Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, an aeronautics and technology systems engineering company, recently made a more than $12,000 donation to the Center for Lifelong Engineering Education to furnish the Center’s Executive Classroom.
The company donated tables and executive chairs for workspaces for 12 students and one instructor in the Executive Classroom. The Center uses the room for engineers and technical practitioners attending short courses and certificate programs.
“The classroom’s new professional look is important because the room is often a student’s first introduction to the College of Engineering and The University of Texas at Austin. Adding easily movable furniture to this space allows us to create a variety of configurations to enhance student learning,” said Cath Polito, executive director of the Center.
For more than 30 years, the Center for Lifelong Engineering Education at The University of Texas at Austin has provided training and professional development for engineers. Services include public classroom training, conferences, eTraining, on-site courses and customizable training. The Center draws on the strengths of the College of Engineering to offer more than 100 courses worldwide across multiple disciplines, such as aerospace, architectural, biomedical, chemical and civil engineering, among other topics.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has a history of working with and helping the College of Engineering. The annual Lockheed Martin Engineering Teaching Award gives distinguished professors cash prizes, a banquet and a luncheon for all students in the professor's department. The company also provides speakers for engineering student organization events, and often covers the events' expenses.
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