Hill Air Force Base has struck a five-year-long partnership with USU, allowing researchers on the base and military personnel to pursue degrees and certificates at the university.
The partnership, which was signed and made official at the David B. Haight Alumni Center Thursday morning, is to be made valid across the entire university and is the first formal contract between the two bodies. Though according to Dean Jagath Kaluarachchi, they have had several collaborations in the past.
One example of the program Kaluarachchi provided was the sponsoring of senior capstone projects by Hill Air Force Base, allowing experts to identify engineering problems with the project while also allowing students to collaborate with them to solve it throughout the year.From the perspective of Hill Air Force Base, the collaboration presents an opportunity for airmen to pursue higher education during their employment and beyond.
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