Center for Advancement

The Center for Advancement operates within the division of Student and University Affairs and is responsible for activities that generate support and advance the general interests of Clarion University. The Center for Advancement consists of the offices of Alumni and Development and the Clarion University Foundation, Inc.

Alumni and Development

The office of alumni relations is the principal liaison between Clarion and its graduates. The office supports alumni programming and events, while maintaining a database of more than 40,000 alumni. The office of Alumni, along with the Alumni Association Board of Directors and student Eagle Ambassadors, offers support to the efforts of the university and the Clarion University Foundation, Inc. in serving alumni, friends, parents, and the university community at large. The office is involved in attracting students, establishing a base of financial support, fostering lifelong affiliations with alumni (beginning with current students), and continuing in outreach programming to all alumni.

Clarion University Foundation, Inc.

The Clarion University Foundation, Inc., a Pennsylvania not-for-profit corporation founded in 1969, is charged with promoting the educational purposes of, or at the request of, Clarion University. The organization, further described as a tax-exempt charity by section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, has been designated by the Council of Trustees to receive and manage private sector gifts on behalf of Clarion University.

The Foundation Board of Directors, through its executive director, oversees the management and operation of the organization including distribution of resources, management of assets, student housing operations, and personnel.