The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation has contributed $15.5 million to the university — creating the A. James Clark Scholars Program in the Penn State College of Engineering. This donation will serve those in the college who are high-achieving and need financial aid, according to a press release.
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Penn State Engineering Gets $15.5 Million for Scholarship Program
Penn State is the newest home of the A. James Clark Scholars Program, which pledged $15.5 million to increase underrepresented students in engineering at the university.
Clark Foundation Commits $15.5 Million to ‘Create Life-Changing Opportunities’ for Penn State Engineering Students with Financial Need
A foundation’s $15.5 million investment will create a new scholars program to support high-achieving Penn State College of Engineering students who have significant financial need.
Penn State President Eric Barron announced on Monday the commitment from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation, which will establish the A. James Clark Scholars Program at Penn State.
Penn State Engineering gets $15.5 million for scholarship program
Penn State is the newest home of the A. James Clark Scholars Program, which pledged $15.5 million to increase underrepresented students in engineering at the university.
$15.5 Million Investment Creates Engineering Scholars Program at Penn State
The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation has committed $15.5 million to create the A. James Clark Scholars Program in the Penn State College of Engineering to support high-achieving engineering students with significant financial need. Penn State President Eric J. Barron announced the milestone commitment today, Feb. 10, at an event with Clark Foundation representatives at the Hintz Family Alumni Center.
Gov. Hogan announces funding for research positions at 4 universities
Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the Maryland Department of Commerce, Loyola University Maryland, the University of Maryland, College Park; the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Washington College have endowed a total of more than $10.6 million in new research professorships and positions.
The endowments were made through the Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Fund, a state program created to spur basic and applied research in scientific and technical fields at the colleges and universities.
Turning Scholarships into Job Opportunities
Aahna Smith discovered she wanted to be an engineer at the age of eight. For five years, her mom enrolled her in a National Society of Black Engineers summer program for young students in Washington D.C. From there, Smith continued pursuing her interests at an engineering magnet school, where she found her introduction into the field. Now she’s a second-year electrical engineering student at Georgia Tech and a Clark Scholar taking advantage of internship opportunities just outside D.C.
Duke First-Year Designers Get a Lift from Skanska
The company constructing Duke’s newest engineering building challenged students to solve a tricky safety problem.
After listening, thinking and prototyping, the student design team decided that the heart of their safety-device solution would be a $150 repair lift for dirt bikes.
First Year Clark Scholar sports his CS gear while explaining his team’s design project that improves scissor lift safety
First Year Clark Scholar sports his CS gear while explaining his team’s design project that improves scissor lift safety
STEM Program At Stevens Institute Wins Innovation Award
The New Jersey Tech Council recognized the Stevens ACES (Accessing Careers in Engineering and Science) program, created by Stevens Institute of Technology President Nariman Farvardin, with its 2019 Innovation in Education Award. The award is given to a program that uses innovative technology while encouraging students to pursue higher education in STEM.