Metropolitan State University of Denver has received $5.2 million to fund planning, pre-construction and utility work for its proposed Aerospace and Engineering Sciences building.
The $60 million project is expected to break ground next fall and open in the spring of 2017. In addition to the funds received from the Spillover Appropriation Fund by the state Capital Development Committee, MSU Denver has committed $20 million of its own capital. It is seeking an additional $15 million from the state and $20 million from the private sector.
MSU Denver is working with aerospace industry leaders to create a curriculum that will foster advantageous connections between aviation and aerospace science; mechanical, electrical and civil engineering technologies; industrial design; physics; computer information systems and computer science.
"MSU Denver's Aerospace and Engineering Sciences initiative will directly address one of the biggest workforce challenges in Colorado: how to better create a pipeline of highly skilled graduates to meet the specific needs of Colorado industries," says Stephen Jordan, the university's president. "Colorado has the country's third-largest aerospace economy, but industry leaders can't find the talent they need to maintain that position of strength. We're working closely with those industry leaders to design a ground-breaking program to develop the nation's most workforce-ready advanced manufacturing professionals."
Contact Confluence Denver Development News Editor Margaret Jackson with tips and leads for future stories at margaret@confluence-denver.com.
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