Educational Opportunity Fund Book Fund

The EOF book fund provides scholarships for highly motivated low income scholars to purchase/rent books for their courses. The average cost of books per semester can range from $200-$600 and continues to rise.

In November 1967, in the aftermath of the previous summer's riots in Newark, New Jersey's newly-appointed Chancellor of Higher Education, Ralph A. Dungan, directed a memorandum to the presidents of all of the state's institutions of higher education. In it he outlined a proposed program of special assistance to young men and women from economically and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds.  The message called for the establishment of a broad range of programs to address the basic conditions the Commission had cited as contributing to the summer's unrest. Among those programs was the Educational Opportunity Fund, established by legislation sponsored by then - freshman legislator Thomas Kean.

In the past 50+, years, EOF has been established on over 55 campuses in the state of New Jersey and sets the pace for many initiatives which today are widely incorporated into college life. Among the many powerful strategies implemented by EOF are pre-college articulation, basic skills testing and remediation, systematic retention efforts, peer counseling and peer tutoring, academic support courses, multicultural curricula and human relations programming, student leadership development, and outcomes-based program evaluation.  

Today, the EOF program at Montclair State serves low-income, highly motivated first-generation students who have demonstrated commitment, motivation, and potential for success in every county of the state.

$1,500
EOF Book Scholarship - Greg Collins '79 Challenge
Raise $1,500 for the EOF Book Scholarship Fund and unlock $1,500 from Greg Collins, '79 and Chair of The Foundation Board
$1,500 / $1,500 Raised
Completed
$8,000
Alumni Challenge - Halfway There Challenge
Halfway There Challege! Let's get 50 more donors to unlock $8,000 from alumna, Judy Graef '66
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
$50,000
Anonymous Alumna Challenge
Get to 250 alumni donors to unlock $50,000
250 / 250 Donors
Completed
$150,000
Eisen Challenge
Eisen Challenge - Let's go Red Hawks! Thanks to the generosity of the Eisen's, we have a 1:1 match. When we come together to raise $150,000, we can unlock $150,000. Let's Go Red Hawks!
$150,000 / $150,000 Raised
Completed
Leaderboard
Who's going all in for One Day for Montclair?
The entire Montclair community of alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff, and friends coming together. Let's see who's going all in for One Day and transforming every day!
What is your relationship to Montclair State University?
Rank Answer Amount
1 Alumni $183,309.19
2 Friend $106,365.04
3 Faculty/Staff $29,379.65
4 Parent $22,453.28
5 Student $5,699.83
Ended
Leaderboard
Transforming Every Day by Decade for One Day
Transforming Every Day by Decade for One Day
What decade did you graduate?
Rank Answer Amount
1 2000-2009 $15,139.16
2 2010-2019 $9,943.32
3 1980-1989 $8,810.00
4 1990-1999 $7,070.24
5 1970-1979 $4,938.83
6 1960-1969 $1,494.08
7 2020-2022 $1,244.21
8 2024 $698.40
9 2023 $420.00
Ended
$20,000
Let's get started early - Louis Gilleran, MD '79 Challenge
Raise $10,000 to unlock $20,000 from Louis Gilleran, MD '79!
$10,000 / $10,000 Raised
Completed
$21,500
Twilight Donor - Karl W. Huelsenbeck
Beginning 4:00 p.m. through midnight - get to 50 donors to unlock $21,500
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
$20,000
Scrofani Donor Challenge
We can unlock $20,000 when 1,000 donors make a gift thanks to the generosity of Manny '61 and Meg Scrofani
1,000 / 1,000 Donors
Completed
Leaderboard
Fund Donor Leaderboard
Which University Fund is getting the most participation?
Rank Fund Donor Leaderboard Donors
1 The Fund for Montclair State 552
2 Football 246
3 Women's Basketball 166
4 Lacrosse Men's and Women's 90
5 Men's Basketball 72
Ended
Leaderboard
Which fund has raised the most dollars on One Day for Montclair
Which fund has raised the most dollars on One Day for Montclair
Rank Department Raised
1 The Fund for Montclair State $284,111.83
2 Feliciano School of Business $76,214.75
3 John J. Cali School of Music $37,875.00
4 Swimming and Diving $23,946.45
5 Football $23,723.95
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