Corporate Ambassadors are alumni and alumnae that pledge to stay connected to Rensselaer, champion Rensselaer at the workplace, and keep the value of a Rensselaer degree strong. The Rensselaer Corporate Ambassador community at Pratt & Whitney is led by Jonna Gerken ’96, ’01. The key goals of the group are to:

• Grow the Rensselaer alumni community at Pratt & Whitney
• Connect Pratt & Whitney to the exceptional people and programs at Rensselaer that support Pratt & Whitney’s key business priorities
• Ensure all students have access to a Rensselaer education

Your help is needed – now more than ever – as we continue to prepare our students to join the global network of successful alumni and alumnae after completing their education – particularly challenging during these unprecedented times.

Between May 28 and 2Rπ Giving Day on June 28, we are encouraging alumni and alumnae at Pratt & Whitney to support Rensselaer funding initiatives. Student support is needed more than ever. Your gift will provide critical support to our future alumni and alumnae as global leaders and will show our students just how strong this community is. The company with the highest giving participation among alumni and alumnae between May 28 and June 28 will receive the Rensselaer Corporate Cup.

Funding Priorities

Pratt & Whitney alumni and alumnae donations will help support Rensselaer students in the following areas:

• Rensselaer Annual Fund (area of greatest need): Your gift will help our current generation of students complete their Rensselaer education, and allow them to become the future leaders in science, technology, and innovation. Gifts to the Annual Fund support the area of greatest need, one of our many athletics and scholarship programs, or student-specific funds, among several options.
• Undergraduate Student Relief Fund: The Student Relief fund is an emergency fund for Rensselaer students who face financial hardship that threatens their academic progress during their time at Rensselaer.
• Design/Build/Fly: Design/Build/Fly provides students from a variety of backgrounds with hands-on experience in aircraft design. Your support will ensure students are equipped to thrive in environments where interdisciplinary teamwork and creative problem solving are necessary.
• Engineers Without Borders: The Engineers Without Borders chapter at Rensselaer is currently involved in aiding communities in Panama, Nicaragua, and locally in Troy. Your gift will help to link students with professional mentors, and enable them to provide tangible solutions to real-world issues.
• Society of Women Engineers at Rensselaer: Your gift will help support the success of female undergraduates in engineering programs at Rensselaer, offering a host of opportunities for exceptional women to prepare and succeed in today's technologically advanced and culturally diverse workforce. The Society of Women Engineers at Rensselaer has won several awards, and hosted the regional conference twice in the last ten years.
• Other: You can choose to support any other initiative that interests you, including your school, student projects through weR Gold, athletics through Let’s Go Red!, and many more. Please visit the Rensselaer Giving website for more information.

**Did you know for every donation you make to Rensselaer, Raytheon Technologies will match that gift up to $25,000 each year, no matter where you choose to direct your gift? Even better, the minimum gift Raytheon Technologies will match is just $25. Make your gift today, and double your impact to Rensselaer. After you’ve made your gift, visit the Corporate Gift Match section of our website to start the matching gift process.**