Purdue University Northwest marked record participation on its 12th annual PNW Day of Giving April 30.

The university received over 3,100 gifts. Siblings Jonathan, Juliet and Carolyn Yackel made a gift to establish an endowed scholarship. The Yackel family’s scholarship fund recognizes former Chancellor James Yackel and his wife, Professor Emerita of Mathematics Education Erna Yackel.

PNW Day of Giving is the university’s largest one-day fundraising event to enhance opportunities for students.

Lisa Goodnight, vice chancellor of Institutional Advancement, expressed her gratitude to the donors.

“Year after year, our alumni, community partners, friends of the university and our faculty and staff participate in PNW Day of Giving to show their support,” Goodnight said in a press release. “The collective gifts demonstrate how changing students’ lives starts with us and creates a ripple effect of positive change on campus and in Northwest Indiana.”