In a traditional blood donation, donors give whole blood–which consists of red cells, plasma and platelets. With the automated process called double red cell donation, donors can give just red cells–but two units of red cells–and that's the component of blood that is in the greatest demand.
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines, to be eligible to donate double red cells:
For more on double red cell technology, read an article or view more on criteria.
Scheduling an appointment for double reds can be done two ways:
| Date | Drive Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 02/09 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Stuckeman Family Building |
| Wed 02/10 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Pasquerilla Spiritual Center |
| Thu 02/11 | 10 AM — 4 PM | HUB, Heritage Hall CDBDC* |
| Fri 02/12 | 10 AM — 4 PM | HUB, Heritage Hall CDBDC* |
| Mon 02/15 | 1 PM — 7 PM | St. Andrews Church |
| Tue 02/16 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Kunkle Lounge, Hammond Building |
| Wed 02/17 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Blue Band Building |
| Thu 02/18 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Penn Stater Hotel |
| Sat 02/20 | 12 PM — 5 PM | IM Building |
| Sun 02/21 | 10 AM — 2 PM | IM Building |
| Tue 03/02 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Bryce Jordan Center |
| Wed 03/17 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Pasquerilla Spiritual Center |
| Mon 03/22 | 9 AM — 2 PM | SCU at Keller Building |
| Tue 03/23 | 9 AM — 2 PM | SCU at Ag. Administration Building |
| Wed 03/24 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Penn Stater |
| Wed 03/24 | 11 AM — 4 PM | SCU at Katz Building |
| Thu 03/25 | 9 AM — 3 PM | Office of Physical Plant |
| Mon 03/29 | 9 AM — 1 PM | 107 Research Building B |
| Wed 03/31 | 10 AM — 4 PM | HUB, Alumni Hall* |
| Wed 04/07 | 1 PM — 7 PM | Brill Hall, Eastview Terrace |
| Thu 04/08 | 1 PM — 7 PM | Redifer Commons-Ground Floor, South Halls |
| Fri 04/09 | 1 PM — 7 PM | Waring Commons, West Halls |
| Mon 04/12 | 1 PM — 7 PM | 124 Findlay Commons, East Halls |
| Tue 04/13 | 1 PM — 7 PM | 124 Findlay Commons, East Halls |
| Wed 04/14 | 1 PM — 7 PM | Warnock Commons, North Halls |
| Fri 04/16 | 1 PM — 7 PM | Pollock Rec. Room |
| Tue 04/20 | 10 AM — 4 PM | HUB, Alumni Hall* |
| Wed 04/21 | 10 AM — 4 PM | HUB, Alumni Hall* |
| Thu 04/22 | 10 AM — 4 PM | HUB, Alumni Hall* |
| Tue 04/27 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Wagner Drill Deck* |
| Tue 04/27 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Innovation Park, Technology Center |
| Wed 04/28 | 10 AM — 4 PM | HUB, Alumni Hall* |
| Thu 04/29 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Deike Building |
| Mon 05/03 | 1 PM — 7 PM | St. Andrews Church |
| Wed 05/05 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Bryce Jordan Center |
| Thu 05/06 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Nittany Lion Inn |
| Wed 05/19 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Business Building |
| Thu 05/20 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Blue Band Building |
| Mon 05/24 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Kunkle Lounge, Hammond Building |
| Tue 05/25 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Chambers Building |
| Wed 05/26 | 2 PM — 7 PM | Pollock Rec. Room |
| Thu 05/27 | 11 AM — 5 PM | HUB, Alumni Hall* |
| Tue 06/01 | 9 AM — 1 PM | 107 Research Building B |
| Mon 06/07 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Stuckeman Family Center |
| Wed 06/16 | 2 PM — 7 PM | Pollock Rec. Room |
| Thu 06/17 | 10 AM — 4 PM | HUB, Alumni Hall* |
| Tue 06/22 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Innovation Park, Outreach Building |
| Wed 06/23 | 10 AM — 4 PM | HUB, Alumni Hall* |
| Tue 06/29 | 10 AM — 4 PM | Bryce Jordan Center |
* Double Red Cell donations locations
Sign up to donate blood from the links above, or schedule an appointment to donate blood.
Can't find where the blood drive is? Click here for a map of campus.