On
the these web pages you will see many of the specific examples
of how the generous support from alumni provides direct
benefits to students and their work.
The Student Innovation Center underscores Michigan
Tech's commitment
to undergrad education.
The Lagina Family Student Success Center, primarily
for sophomores and juniors, has been established to help students
progress toward their degrees.
The
Student Innovation Center prepares undergraduates for a "seamless
transition to industry," Dr. William Predebon, chair of the
mechanical engineering - engineering mechanics department, told
a crowd of alumni and well-wishers at the center's grand opening.
The center is a high point of the department's Building for
the Future Campaign, which has raised more than $3.4 million
which is 21% above the goal of $2.8. "This first phase is
focused on the students," Predebon said. The center's high-end
facilities will prepare mechanical engineering undergraduates
for careers in the global marketplace. Combined with the newly
updated curriculum, the center will provide students the hands-on
skills they will need to succeed after graduation
Daniel Rivard, chair of the Building for the Future Campaign,
called the Student Innovation Center "the
physical embodiment of Bill's [Predebon's] vision.
"But as bright and shining as these facilities are, the faculty's
vision is twice as bright," he said, praising their efforts
to develop the department's new curricula. |
