Engineers PRODUCED in Virginia
An Initiative of the School of Engineering and Applied Science
PRODUCED in Virginia in the News
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Engineers PRODUCED in Virginia Program is Helping Meet Demand for a Tech-Savvy Workforce
Despite a largely bleak job market, engineers remain in high demand. According to a recent survey by Milwaukee-based Manpower Inc., engineering jobs are the toughest to fill in the United States. With a lack of students pursuing engineering degrees and federal stimulus money pegged for infrastructure and green energy projects, the demand is expected to grow.
(June 10, 2009)
U.Va. and Virginia Community College System Engineering Leaders Meet to Coordinate Academic Programs
On Friday June 12th, engineering leaders from the University of Virginia and thirteen of Virginia’s community colleges met to discuss ways to further coordination and cooperation between their respective programs. (June 12, 2009)
U.Va. Engineering School Addressing Shared Challenges with AREVA
With state funding for higher education constricting, the U.Va. School of Engineering and Applied Science is increasingly looking to the private sector to help fund education and research programs. From a corporate perspective, the Engineering School serves as a pipeline of well-qualified engineers. (June 9, 2009)
Virginia General Assembly Commends UVa and CVCC for establishing the PRODUCED in Virginia program
House Joint Resolution No. 653 commending the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Central Virginia Community College for establishing the PRODUCED in Virginia program is adopted by the House unanimously. (February 26, 2009)
Sharing Ideas: Tough Times Encourage Colleges to Collaborate
PRODUCED in Virginia profiled in The Chronicle of Higher Education
(February 13, 2009)
Governor Kaine praises PRODUCED in Virginia and JTCC
Governor Kaine congratulates John Tyler Community College and the University of Virginia Engineering School for PRODUCED partnership.
(October 11, 2008)
Gift to let John Tyler offer new program: Students earning an engineering degree can move on to U.Va.
A two-year engineering program will begin next fall at John Tyler Community College with help from a $400,000 grant from Altria. Students who earn the first engineering associate degrees at John Tyler in 2011 will be able to go on to an engineering bachelor's degree at the community college in Chesterfield County by taking distance-education courses from the University of Virginia, if all goes according to plan.
(October 12, 2008)
CVCC to use $2M grant to target would-be engineers
Central Virginia Community College plans to use a $2 million National Science Foundation grant to provide more scholarships to more engineering students from more locations. The college announced Thursday that it has been awarded the grant to use over five years for its engineering program with the University of Virginia. The money will fund scholarships for potentially hundreds of students... Part of the funding also will go to UVa for building infrastucture and services for the program...
(June 05, 2008)
CVCC's collaborative training efforts with Region 2000 business and industry
(March, 2008)
Engineering School Partnership Will Allow Students to Complete Four-Year Engineering Program in Lynchburg
(March 12, 2007)
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