{"id":21018,"date":"2026-01-13T08:42:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T13:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=21018"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:35:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:35:40","slug":"elizabethtown-college-launches-new-million-dollar-match-to-expand-real-world-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/elizabethtown-college-launches-new-million-dollar-match-to-expand-real-world-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College Launches New Million Dollar Match to Expand Real-World Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elizabethtown College, as part of <\/span>Build Brighter Futures: The Scholarship Campaign for Etown Students<\/span><\/a>, has launched a new <\/span>Million Dollar Match <\/span><\/a>to expand student access to a transformative Etown education through the creation of 20 new $50,000 Signature Learning Experience (SLE) funds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SLEs provide students with personalized, hands-on experiences that serve as the cornerstone of how students learn, grow, and lead beyond the classroom at Etown.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMaking life-changing, real-world educational opportunities available to every student at Elizabethtown College is at the core of what we do each day in fulfilling the promise of this campaign,\u201d Elizabethtown College President Betty Rider said. \u201cWe know our students will take every pathway given to maximize their impact on building a purposeful life for themselves and to improve their communities.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Through a generous $500,000 challenge fund provided by donors, this new initiative will double $25,000 SLE commitments, dollar for dollar, to create 20 new $50,000 SLE funds – generating $1 million in new SLE funding.<\/span><\/p>\n

Students at Etown have the opportunity to transform their courses into demonstrated, guaranteed real-world action by participating in at least two of the College\u2019s five SLEs:<\/span><\/p>\n