April 21, 2014
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING'S APPRENTICE SCHOOL TO FORMALIZE PARTNERSHIP WITH OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY
ADVISORY, April 21, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What:
Signing of memorandum of understanding between The Apprentice School and Old Dominion University (ODU) to offer new bachelor's degree program in mechanical and electrical engineering
When:
10 a.m. Wednesday, April 23
Where:
3101 Washington Ave. in downtown Newport News
**Parking will be available on Washington Avenue in front of The Apprentice School
RSVP:
Christie Miller, Huntington Ingalls Industries, (757) 380-3581
Christine.Miller@hii-co.com
The Apprentice School is the only registered apprenticeship program in the country to offer a bachelor's degree as part of its academic instruction program, thanks to a partnership with ODU. Danny Hunley, Newport News Shipbuilding's vice president of operations, and Everett Jordan, director of education for The Apprentice School, will be joined by John R. Broderick, president of ODU; Oktay Baysal, dean of ODU's Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology; and Renee Olander, associate vice president for regional higher education centers, to sign a memorandum of understanding formalizing the program.
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