Penn State Behrend has received a $2 million estate gift to expand and enhance support services for students, faculty and staff at the college. 

The funding, provided by Risa Glick a 1986 graduate, will provide direct assistance for temporary or ongoing needs and will be administered by the college's Office of Disability Services. 

Glick says the gift was inspired by her cousin who has autism. He attended a youth sports camp at Behrend. 

“He particularly loved basketball camp,” said Glick, a resident of the greater Washington, D.C., area, where she works as a senior proposal manager at Arcfield, a U.S. defense, space and intelligence contractor. “Even though he would never attend Behrend as a student, the community still went above and beyond to provide the best possible experience for him. That meant a lot to our family.”