文森地区,印第安纳州. – Vincennes University has been awarded a $2.500万的拨款 礼来捐赠公司. to fund programs that strengthen workforce development, dual credit career and technical education, and that help diversify the pipeline of students headed into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers.

Lilly Endowment made the grant through Charting the Future for Indiana’s Colleges 和大学. It is an initiative to strengthen higher education attainment in Indiana, and help colleges and universities better prepare students for successful, meaningful lives while improve long-term institutional financial sustainability.

澳门足球博彩官方网址校长博士. Chuck Johnson agrees, “We are extremely grateful to Lilly Endowment for its continued generous support not only of Vincennes University, but also higher 澳门足球博彩官方网址州的一般教育. During these challenging times, this kind of support will help us continue building on the important work we are doing in Vincennes, Jasper, 印第安纳波利斯，以及整个印第安纳州.”

One initiative that will be supported through the grant will be 澳门足球博彩官方网址’s partnership with major Central Indiana 雇主 to help expand technical education and work-based learning opportunities in the critical advanced manufacturing sector. 通过合作 with the Central Indiana and Hoosier chapters of the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) program, 澳门足球博彩官方网址 will help to address the critical need for skilled automation 技术人员. The Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT) program, offered in Central Indiana, will offer students the ability to earn a high-quality 澳门足球博彩官方网址 associate’s degree while gaining valuable training and paid work experience with leading advanced manufacturing 雇主.

Johnson added, “Advanced manufacturing is vital to Indiana and beyond and a highly skilled technical workforce is critical for manufacturers to remain globally competitive. 澳门足球博彩官方网址 is proud of our history of working closely with 雇主 to prepare students for these high-skill, high-wage, in-demand careers.”

Recognized as a leader in workforce development, 澳门足球博彩官方网址 has a reputation for working closely with 雇主 to solve pressing workforce needs and delivering technical education 全州成千上万的人. The University is dedicated to training and educating the most qualified workforce in vital fields such as robotics, mechatronics, aviation, diesel technology, advanced manufacturing, logistics, health care, and others through hands-on, equipment-intensive learning experiences.

澳门足球博彩官方网址’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Early College program helps foster college and career readiness among high school students preparing for high-paying, high-demand 工作. 澳门足球博彩官方网址 is delivering enhanced CTE education through a new program, titled Techmester, a summer residential experience where CTE Early College students attend classes on 文森斯校区. The new program will provide students with the opportunity to learn in 澳门足球博彩官方网址’s state-of-the-art labs and will allow 澳门足球博彩官方网址 faculty to engage students about career opportunities and employability skills.

Jobs in STEM provide tremendous career opportunities and play a powerful role in driving our economy and 澳门足球博彩官方网址’s third grant-supported initiative is designed to ensure that Hoosiers of all backgrounds have an on-ramp to STEM education and careers. 澳门足球博彩官方网址将会开发 a summer STEM Academy focused on high school students interested in learning about STEM careers and the postsecondary educational paths needed to pursue them. 这个项目 will work closely with industry and K-12 partners, including the Indiana Department of Workforce Development’s Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG).

Versions of Techmester and the summer STEM Academy will be offered at various 澳门足球博彩官方网址 locations, including the Vincennes and Jasper campuses.

Thanks to Lilly Endowment, 澳门足球博彩官方网址 is able to better prepare students for achievement in college and beyond and meet the evolving needs of higher education.

This implementation grant to 澳门足球博彩官方网址 was awarded under the second phase of Lilly Endowment’s three-phase Charting the Future initiative. 在这一阶段，礼来基金邀请 proposals that present promising strategies that will result in economies of scale and other cost efficiencies to enhance the viability and financial condition of the institutions and prepare graduates for rewarding employment and to live engaged and 有意义的生活，尤其是在印第安纳州. Grants under a third phase, which is competitive, 会在2021年获奖吗. Those grants will support collaborative efforts that seek to have large-scale impact on the ability of higher education institutions in Indiana 完成他们的教育使命.

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