University to Upgrade Tech Offerings
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By Karlyn Barker
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 6, 2004; Page B08
Howard University has been selected to receive nearly $71 million worth of engineering software and related computer technology to help prepare its students for jobs in the automotive and engineering fields.
The gift, the largest in-kind contribution in the university's history, was announced yesterday by Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education, a corporate alliance formed in 1999 by General Motors Corp., EDS, Sun Microsystems Inc. and UGS to enhance engineering, science and art education for potential employees.
"This is a tremendous vote of confidence in the university and in our ability to make good use of this program," H. Patrick Swygert, Howard's president, said yesterday in a telephone interview.