As
Intel®
breaks
ground
for
its
Ohio
semiconductor
manufacturing
plant,
a
new
higher
education
partnership
launches
to
help
train
the
state's
tech
hub
workforce.
Baldwin
Wallace
University
is
joining
a
network
of
14
Ohio
higher
education
institutions
to
prepare
the
workforce
for
the
state's
future
advanced
semiconductor
and
microelectronics
industry,
which
provides
components
for
devices
like
cell
phones,
laptops,
appliances,
gaming
consoles
and
more.
Intel
is
announcing
the
grant
support
for
eight
such
Ohio
educational
collaborations
as
the
company
breaks
ground
today
for
its
semiconductor
manufacturing
plant
in
New
Albany,
Ohio,
with
President
Joe
Biden
and
Ohio
Gov.
Mike
DeWine
expected
to
be
on
hand.
Intel
investment
in
Ohio
education
The
BW
group,
led
by
Kent
State
University,
will
be
part
of
the
Intel
Semiconductor
Education
and
Research
Program
for
Ohio.
The
program
is
part
of
the
company's
investment
of
$100
million
in
education
and
research
collaborations
with
universities,
community
colleges
and
technical
educators
in
Ohio
and
across
the
U.S.,
with
$50
million
designated
to
Ohio
colleges
and
universities.
"Moving
forward,
BW
will
join
our
partners
to
develop
innovative
research,
teaching
and
applied
learning
experiences
that
best
support
Intel
and
the
industry's
workforce
needs,"
said
BW
President
Bob
Helmer.
"Working
together,
we
can
build
a
more
powerful,
comprehensive
effort
to
fuel
the
much-needed
growth
in
the
domestic
semiconductor
and
microelectronics
industry."
Opportunities
for
BW
Students
Dr.
Jim
McCargar,
associate
dean
of
the
BW
School
of
Natural
Sciences,
Mathematics,
and
Computing,
who,
along
with
Dr.
Jennifer
Kadlowec,
chair
of
the
department
of
engineering,
serves
as
the
BW
liaison
to
the
Kent
State-led
partnership,
expects
that
"this
initiative
will
provide
unique
educational
and
experiential
opportunities
for
BW
students."
Intel
expects
this
first
round
of
the
program
to
produce
nearly
9,000
graduates
for
the
industry
and
provide
more
than
2,300
scholarships
over
three
years
to
"address
immediate
semiconductor
manufacturing
technical
challenges
and
workforce
shortages."
Tech
Skills
for
the
Future
"At
Intel,
we
strongly
believe
that
investing
in
education
is
necessary
to
ensure
we
have
the
right
talent
to
support
our
growth
and
help
the
U.S.
regain
leadership
in
semiconductor
manufacturing,"
said
Christy
Pambianchi,
Intel
executive
vice
president
and
chief
people
officer.
"Intel
is
committed
to
preparing
America's
workforce
with
the
technology
skills
needed
now
and
into
the
future."
To
learn
more
about
Intel's
innovations,
go
to
newsroom.intel.com.
