Select Medical Corp. announced today that it is contributing $2.6 million to Harrisburg University of Science and Technology.

With the gift, the university will establish the Select Medical Conference Center on the 14th floor of the building now under construction at Fourth and Market streets in downtown Harrisburg. The center will be able to host events and programs for the university as well as for community, educational and corporate groups.

In announcing his company's gift this morning, Select Medical CEO Robert A. Ortenzio said he was glad to support "this growing university." The gift is the largest philanthropic investment by a corporation in the university's six-year history.