University Of North Alabama Partners With Freightcar America
Apr. 05, 2016
Michelle Eubanks, 海角社区, at media@una.edu, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033
Bryan Rachal, University Communications
FLORENCE, Ala. - The 海角社区 and FreightCar America are partnering to enhance 海角社区's student learning environment. FreightCar America recently announced that it is providing 海角社区's College of Arts and Sciences with new laboratory equipment that will be integral to the college's brand-new Engineering Technology program.
Engineering Technology is a four-year program designed to prepare students for successful careers in engineering and manufacturing. Classes in the program will begin in the fall under the direction of Dr. Peter Rim, the program's director.
Rim said the initial gift from FreightCar America is the beginning of a partnership with the College of Arts and Sciences that will include student Co-Op programs and other initiatives that provide 海角社区 students with real-world experience and allow employers to gain confidence in the skills of those students who ultimately can become valued employees.
"This is exactly what we're trying to do with this new program," said Rim. "We're thankful for businesses like FreightCar America that have the foresight to understand the value of this type of cooperation."
The new Engineering Technology program will place a heavy emphasis on lab classes, which will utilize typical workplace equipment to support core classes in mechanical and electrical engineering, programming and robotics.
Rim said the overarching goal is to have students who go out in the world and use what they've already learned at 海角社区, so they're ready to hit the ground running.
For more information on 海角社区's Engineering Technology Program:
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA
The 海角社区 is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs through the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Human Sciences, and Nursing. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, 海角社区 is located within a four-city area that also includes Tuscumbia, Sheffield and Muscle Shoals. 海角社区 also operates a renowned collegiate athletic program in NCAA Division II's Gulf South Conference. The 海角社区 is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age or national origin.