Howard University to Receive $70.6 Million from PACE
05 Oktober 2004 - 8:48PM
PR Newswire (US)
Howard University to Receive $70.6 Million from PACE Contribution
Represents the Largest in the University's History WASHINGTON, Oct.
5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative
Engineering Education (PACE) has selected Howard University to join
its academic partnership and receive an in-kind contribution of
software and other technology valued at $70.6 million. The in-kind
contribution, the largest in the University's history, includes
computer-based product management, engineering, design and
manufacturing software as well as hardware and training. A
corporate alliance between General Motors Corp., EDS, Sun
Microsystems Inc. and UGS, PACE was formed in 1999 to enhance
engineering, science and art curricula that prepares students for
careers in the automotive, technology and engineering fields.
PACE's contribution supports "The Campaign for Howard: Leadership
for America and the Global Community," a five-year initiative to
raise $250 million. Launched in March 2002, the campaign aims to
harness resources to enhance the University's academic programs and
create new facilities for research and learning. To date, the
campaign totals more than $163 million in contributions. "The PACE
partnership greatly enhances our interdisciplinary science and
research capabilities," said Howard University President H. Patrick
Swygert. "It plays a critical role in ensuring that Howard
maintains its place among the elite research universities in
America." The software Howard will receive includes modeling and
simulation programs such as NX(TM), Teamcenter(R), MSC Nastran and
Fluent. These programs will enable students to design projects from
airplanes, to hybrid vehicles or biomedical devices. For example,
the Fluent software allows a user to design and run a simulation of
blood flowing through arteries and veins, or the movement of liquid
through an engine. "Digital sculpting, the creation of computer
designs for three-dimensional objects, has become one of the hot
skills for designers around the world," said Ed Welburn, Vice
President, Design, GM North America. "Whether designing new cars or
creating fantastical worlds on the movie screen, digital sculptors
are literally changing the way the world looks. So it is important
that students have the opportunity to work with the latest
math-based tools. Helping provide these resources to schools like
Howard University is what makes PACE such an important program.
Selected universities are invited to participate based on several
criteria, such as: a long-term relationship with GM as a primary
educational partner and a strong recruiting relationship; strength
in design, engineering and science programs; and the institution's
current and intended interest in developing curricula using PACE
products and processes. Other PACE institutions include
Northwestern University, Virginia Tech and Purdue University.
Howard University is one of 48 U.S. private,
doctoral/research-extensive universities and comprises 12 schools
and colleges. Founded in 1867, students pursue studies in more than
120 areas leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional
degrees. Since 1998, the University has produced two Rhodes
Scholars, a Truman Scholar, five Fulbright Scholars and nine
Pickering Fellows. Howard also produces more on-campus
African-American Ph.D.s than any other university in the world. For
more information on Howard University, call 202-238-2330, or visit
the University's web site at http://www.howard.edu/ . For more
information on General Motors, visit http://www.gm.com/ . For more
information on Sun Microsystems, visit http://www.sun.com/ . For
more information on EDS, visit http://www.eds.com/ . For more
information on UGS, visit http://www.ugs.com/ . For more
information on PACE, visit http://www.pacepartners.org/ .
DATASOURCE: General Motors Corporation CONTACT: Brandy Merritt of
GM Communications, +1-586-492-6495, ; or Derede McAlpin of Howard
University, +1-202-238-2332, Web site: http://media.gm.com/
http://www.gm.com/ http://www.howard.edu/ http://www.sun.com/
http://www.eds.com/ http://www.ugs.com/
http://www.pacepartners.org/
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