Bobcat, Doosan Dedicate New STEM Building at NDSU
North Dakota State University (NDSU), with Bobcat Company and Doosan, dedicated the university's new Science,Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Classroom and Lab Building. According to NDSU, the cross-functional design of the facility — which opens to students in January — breaks from the tradition of an academic building belonging to a particular discipline or department.
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| Bobcat Company and Doosan executive team joined North Dakota State University (NDSU) to dedicate its new STEM classroom and Lab Building, which will support studies in science, technology, engineering and math. |
It is a student-focused structure made up entirely of classrooms, labs and study areas, with an emphasis on STEM courses. It is also the first building of its kind at NDSU and in North Dakota, designed for flexibility, interdisciplinary collaboration and teaching innovation.
In September, Doosan, Bobcat Company and NDSU announced the 2015 academic year scholarship recipients benefiting from an endowment funded by a $3 million donation from Doosan and Bobcat Company and $1.5 million from the state of North Dakota. The initial scholarship distribution awarded $2,000 to 10 students. When fully funded, the endowment will distribute approximately $180,000 in scholarships per year in perpetuity, benefiting countless students and their families.
“We have a vested interest in nurturing future innovators,” said Rich Goldsbury, president of Doosan and Bobcat Company, North America and Oceania. “Whether graduates from these programs end up working for Doosan and Bobcat Company or other organizations in the region, having more technology-minded individuals in our communities is a benefit to all of us.”
Doosan and Bobcat Company began a research partnership with NDSU in 2005, becoming the anchor tenant at the NDSU Technology Incubator, part of the NDSU Research and Technology Park.
“What’s most exciting is that there is no end to the potential — we will all continue to benefit from students who go through these programs and study in this building five, 15 and 20 years from now,” Goldsbury said.
Doosan and Bobcat Company have expanded their STEM education support at all levels — elementary, middle school, high school and college — through in-class participation, production facility tours and field trips, grants, and other scholarship programs.
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