Western Illinois University Quad-Cities awarded a grant to expand STEM labs, programming
The Western Illinois University Quad-Cities Campus. Originally posted by Lexi Yoggerst of WIU's Office of University Communications & Marketing Con...
The Western Illinois University Quad-Cities Campus. Originally posted by Lexi Yoggerst of WIU's Office of University Communications & Marketing Contributed The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust awarded Western Illinois University a $136,919 grant to equip and expand science laboratories at its Quad-Cities campus to help meet the region's need for STEM-focused college graduates and provide more hands-on experience to prepare students for careers in the industry. Jim Rabchuk, assistant dean of WIU's College of Arts and Sciences, said in a press release that they've known "for some time" of the area's unmet demand for affordable, high-quality, STEM-focused programs provide the sort of skilled labor area businesses are seeking: "We are so excited that the Roy J.