WIU gets $1 mil for new engineering program
Posted February 25, 2009 10:00 pm
MOLINE -- Western Illinois University says it has gotten gifts totaling $1 million for its new engineering program that'll begin this fall.
The John Deere Foundation gave $500,000 and The Moline Foundation gave another $500,000. School officials said Wednesday that the money will help pay to lease space and buy equipment.
Officials say the university will invest an additional $2 million in the engineering program over the next four years. But after that, WIU will need more community help.
Students can earn the engineering degree at the WIU-Macomb and WIU-Quad Cities campuses. A search is under way for a director.
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