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Due to financial need, many students are unable to purchase computing tools necessary to support their coursework. With many textbooks and course learning systems delivered online, this creates a significant disadvantage for students. During COVID-19, W. P. Carey learned that a significant percentage of our student population was doing their work on a mobile device as they did not have a personal computer to read their textbooks or complete their assignments. In Fall 2023, W. P. Carey School of Business began a pilot program to provide a laptop to first-year students who expressed that they did not have appropriate computing resources. W. P. Carey is confident that with the additional funding provided by this new fund, they will be able to purchase additional computers and advertise the opportunity more broadly. 

Chris and Christy Hooppaw have committed a generous match of up to $100,000 for gifts made to this fund. The Hooppaw family is aligned with W. P. Carey School of Business in understanding the importance of minimizing barriers to education for any student striving to succeed in life.