4月12日, Lieutenant Governor Peggy 弗拉纳根 toured Bridgeman Hall, home to the 明尼苏达州 Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence and the department of Technology, 艺术与设计. 

访问期间, Lieutenant Governor 弗拉纳根 and her team talked with 杰里米Leffelman, 该中心的执行主任, to discuss two crucial grants awarded to the Center by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) to strengthen Minnesota’s advanced manufacturing workforce. 这些补助金包括: 

• 机器人基金和STEM实习: This initiative expands high school robotics programs, introduces students from underrepresented communities to STEM careers and offers internship opportunities. 
• 推动五个劳动力计划: This grant aims to grow Minnesota’s manufacturing workforce by training and placing individuals in family-sustaining wage careers over the next 15 months. 

Both grants directly align with the Center’s mission of creating a robust pipeline for advanced manufacturing careers and empowering the next generation of manufacturing professionals. 

蒂姆·努森, Wells Technology的副总裁, 总部设在贝米吉的制造公司, was present on the tour and emphasized the importance of their ongoing partnership with the Center. He spoke about the value of internship opportunities created by the grants and collaborative efforts to build a strong pipeline for future manufacturing professionals. 

“We are grateful for all the support we have received from the Center,” he said. “今年, with the help of Jeremy and his team at the Center, we are going to be able to bring students from Red Lake High School into our training center to give them an introduction to CNC (computer numerical control) machining and we hope that can launch them into a formal degree program or an apprenticeship program.” 

Leffelman pointed to Knudson’s collaborative example and emphasized the grants’ role in not only bolstering the manufacturing workforce but also fostering the vital connection between education and industry. 

“The Center is dedicated to solidifying the bridge between manufacturing and education,勒费尔曼说. “We are committed to equipping individuals with the skills and training necessary for success in advanced manufacturing careers, 最终导致维持家庭生计的工资, fulfilling employment and significant contributions to Minnesota’s economic well-being.” 

Lieutenant Governor 弗拉纳根’s tour included Bridgeman Hall, 波士顿州立大学的技术学院在哪里, 艺术与设计. 值得注意的是, the TAD program boasts the nation’s only undergraduate exhibit design major and a remarkable 100% job placement rate for graduates. The tour encompassed visits to four of the building’s labs: machining, 大幅面印刷, 扩展/虚拟现实和3D打印. 泰德还与该中心密切合作. 

参观期间, Leffelman和Sachel Josefson, 工业科技学院副教授, 展示舞台背景, designed and created by TAD students specifically for the Center’s upcoming event, the 1st Annual Minnesota Manufactured™ Statewide Tour Awards Banquet on April 25th at Saint Paul College. This collaborative project exemplifies the strong partnership between the Center and the School of Technology, 艺术与设计. 

Drew Graham, associate professor and chair of TAD, led the tour through the department’s labs. 另外, BSU President John Hoffman discussed the university’s positive enrollment trends with Lieutenant Governor 弗拉纳根. 

在整个旅程中, 弗拉纳根表达了她对赠款的热情, 中心的倡议, TAD’s programs and the positive enrollment trends at the university. 

 “It’s so fun to see where we have made investments as a state that we don’t always get to see firsthand,弗拉纳根总结道. “谢谢你.” 

新葡京博彩官网 the 明尼苏达州 Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence  

明尼苏达州 Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence is one of eight Centers of Excellence throughout 明尼苏达州, the state college and university system that was  

developed to serve the needs of industry through education and outreach. The Center is located at 贝米吉州立大学 in Bemidji, MN是一种创新, collaborative effort between education and industry to recruit, educate and train workers for dynamic careers in advanced manufacturing. 该中心与工业界合作, education and workforce development partners to foster innovation, enhance skills and establish career pathways in advanced manufacturing.   

联系人:   

杰里米Leffelman, executive director of the 明尼苏达州 Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence, (218) 755-4222, 杰里米.leffelman@minnstate.edu