#GivingTuesday GU: Benn Jane '23

Published: April 13, 2021

GU offered everything Panther Preferred Scholar Benn Jane 23 wanted in a university: excellent degree programs in criminal justice and Spanish, a culture that values diversity, and a soccer program that allows him to pursue the sport he loves.

Unfortunately, financial concerns cast a cloud of uncertainty over his plans to pursue higher education. He wasnt sure he could swing four years of undergrad tuition at GUuntil the Panther Preferred Scholarship opportunity came.

I was very worried about the financials, Benn remembers. The Panther Preferred Scholarship made it more affordable to get a good degree.

He still remembers the phone call that informed him of his scholarship. I was immensely relieved . . . without [the scholarship] my life would look a lot different right now.

Benn hopes to join the Illinois State Police after graduation and ultimately move to Miami, Florida, to continue his law enforcement career.