• Comprised of two separate accounts: the IMP and GBEP portfolios.
• The IMP account's objective: To provide high school seniors planning to major finance with scholarships to attend Shippensburg University.
• The GBEP account's objective: To provide scholarships to students of the John L. Grove College of Business who wish to study aboard.
• Both accounts must reach $100,000 before scholarships are to be awarded.

• One of less than 10 student-managed investment programs nationally that are exclusively for undergraduate students.
• Started in January 1995.
• Private gifts and funds from the John L. Grove College of Business provided a $26,646 base.
• Since its inception, the portfolio has returned over 175 percent, outperforming most standard indices of measuring stock performance.

Benefits for Donors

• To provide a tax-write off.
• To get recognition at the annual presentation.
• To provide the satisfaction of knowing that his/her donation assisted in educating the students and made a difference in the quality of education.
• To directly observe the educational value through interaction with students.