{"id":20995,"date":"2026-01-20T08:18:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=20995"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:48:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:48:38","slug":"brighter-futures-in-focus-max-lauver-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/brighter-futures-in-focus-max-lauver-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Brighter Futures in Focus: Max Lauver \u201926"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_21032\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21032\" class=\"wp-image-21032 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2026\/01\/Lauver-Brighter-futures-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2026\/01\/Lauver-Brighter-futures-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2026\/01\/Lauver-Brighter-futures-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2026\/01\/Lauver-Brighter-futures-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2026\/01\/Lauver-Brighter-futures.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-21032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Max Lauver &#8217;26<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Max Lauver \u201926 has devoted his time at Elizabethtown College to growth, both academically and personally. Through engaging internship opportunities and dedicated campus involvement, Lauver has gained skills and knowledge that go far beyond the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>A Finance major and member of the Etown Men\u2019s Tennis team, Lauver serves his fellow student-athletes through his involvement in the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC). Lauver has sought every opportunity to give back to his campus community, all while balancing a rigorous course load.<\/p>\n<p>Scholarship support has allotted Lauver the freedom to pursue academic and personal goals and seek opportunities that will enhance his skill set for his future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do scholarships help students like you reach their goals at Etown?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The scholarship I received has had a significant impact on my time and experiences at Elizabethtown College. That encouragement has motivated me to stay committed to my goals, work hard in my courses, and give back to the campus community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What would you like to say to the donors who made your scholarship possible?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your generous support, which has truly made a difference in my college journey. Because of your contribution, I have been able to pursue my education and grow both personally and academically.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your goals or plans for after graduation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a Finance major, I aspire to work in corporate banking or financial consulting, where I can help individuals and businesses make strategic financial decisions. In the long term, I hope to earn my CFA designation and assume a leadership role in the financial industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Build Brighter Futures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elizabethtown College\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etown.edu\/offices\/advancement\/scholarship.aspx\">\u201cBuild Brighter Futures: The Scholarship Campaign for Etown Students<\/a>\u201d is the most significant scholarship fundraising effort in the institution\u2019s history and aims to raise $40 million to expand access through scholarship support.<\/p>\n<p>Supporting scholarships at Etown ensures future Blue Jays thrive in our relationship-rich environment, advancing Etown\u2019s mission to educate compassionate leaders and changemakers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etown.edu\/scholarship\">Build a brighter future<\/a> by creating a scholarship or high-impact learning fund. Contact Institutional Advancement at ia@etown.edu or 800-877-9658 to learn more or create a scholarship today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Max Lauver \u201926 has devoted his time at Elizabethtown College to growth, both academically and personally. Through engaging internship opportunities and dedicated campus involvement, Lauver has gained skills and knowledge that go far beyond the classroom. A Finance major and member of the Etown Men\u2019s Tennis team, Lauver serves his fellow student-athletes through his involvement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":158,"featured_media":21031,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1338,775],"tags":[2525,197,1350,1727],"class_list":["post-20995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-and-research","category-campus","tag-build-brighter-futures","tag-elizabethtown-college","tag-etown","tag-etown-scholarships","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/158"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20995"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21035,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20995\/revisions\/21035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}