The Toro Company Announces Five-Year Commitment to The Atlanta University Center Consortium’s Dual Degree Engineering Program
02 Februar 2023 - 2:30PM
Business Wire
Newly established partnership will provide a
$375,000 grant to support student scholarships, in addition to
engineering internships across The Toro Company and its
businesses
Continuing a long-standing commitment to furthering education
and advancing diversity in our industries, The Toro Company is
joining with the Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC) and
its Dual Degree Engineering Program (DDEP) to expand opportunities
for Black students to pursue careers in engineering.
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The Toro Company announces five-year
commitment to The Atlanta University Center Consortium’s Dual
Degree Engineering Program. (Photo: Business Wire)
Over the next five years, The Toro Company has committed
$375,000 to fund scholarships for engineering students from the
member institutions. The grant includes financial assistance for
tuition and indirect costs associated with student scholarships. In
addition to scholarships, The Toro Company will provide paid
internship opportunities for DDEP students to gain deeper
experiences across its many businesses.
“As we seek to create new partnerships and opportunities to help
shape the future of our workforce, we are very excited to partner
with the AUCC and support students pursuing degrees in the
engineering field,” said Dr. Carliss Miller, Senior Manager,
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at The Toro Company. “Students who
are selected for the program will have many opportunities, such as
learning from leadership and subject matter experts in the industry
to support their academic and professional development.”
“We are very excited that The Toro Company has chosen to invest
in the AUCC’s Dual Degree Engineering Program. Their commitment to
diversifying their workforce aligns with our mission to diversify
the engineering profession to help supply companies like Toro with
high-quality engineers,” said Dr. Said Sewell, Chief Academic,
Research, and Student Success Officer and Director The Atlanta
University Center Consortium, Inc. “For over 50 years, we, in
partnership with our engineering schools, have been producing Black
engineers who go on to lead lives of leadership and service. Our
success in many ways is the result of industry partners like Toro
choosing to support our students academically and professionally
through scholarships and paid internships. We look forward to a
long and fruitful partnership with The Toro Company.”
This investment and partnership comes as the demand for jobs in
the area of STEM are projected to rise due to an increasing number
of people who are transferring to other occupations or exiting the
workforce. It also aligns with The Toro Company’s strategic
commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and goal to increase
the number of women and racial and ethnic minorities in leadership
positions by at least 20% by fiscal 2025 as compared to fiscal
2021.
About The Toro Company
The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) is a leading worldwide provider of
innovative solutions for the outdoor environment including turf and
landscape maintenance, snow and ice management, underground utility
construction, rental and specialty construction, and irrigation and
outdoor lighting solutions. With net sales of $4.5 billion in
fiscal 2022, The Toro Company’s global presence extends to more
than 125 countries through a family of brands that includes Toro,
Ditch Witch, Exmark, Spartan Mowers, BOSS Snowplow, Ventrac,
American Augers, Trencor, Pope, Subsite Electronics, HammerHead,
Radius HDD, Perrot, Hayter, Unique Lighting Systems, Irritrol, and
Lawn-Boy. Through constant innovation and caring relationships
built on trust and integrity, The Toro Company and its family of
brands have built a legacy of excellence by helping customers work
on golf courses, sports fields, construction sites, public green
spaces, commercial and residential properties and agricultural
operations. For more information, visit www.thetorocompany.com.
About The Atlanta University Center Consortium
The Atlanta University Center Consortium, a 501 (c)(3)
non-profit corporation under the laws of the State of Georgia,
formed in 1929 to operate on behalf of its member
institutions–Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse
School of Medicine, and Spelman College—is the world’s oldest and
largest association of historically Black colleges and
universities. The Consortium is a vibrant intellectual community
with a long tradition of scholarship, service, and community
engagement.
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