{"id":15300,"date":"2025-06-26T08:12:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T12:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rmff.org\/?p=15300"},"modified":"2025-12-05T17:59:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:59:40","slug":"e-s-witchger-school-of-engineering-expands-stem-access-for-hoosier-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rmff.org\/it\/2025\/06\/e-s-witchger-school-of-engineering-expands-stem-access-for-hoosier-students\/","title":{"rendered":"E. S. Witchger School of Engineering Expands STEM Access for Hoosier Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15300\" class=\"elementor elementor-15300\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e448f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45e448f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c1f800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34c1f800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.15px;\">In 2023, <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: 0.15px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marian.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marian University<\/a><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.15px;\"> cut the ribbon on a new $45 million, 70,000-square-foot engineering building, which now plays host to students enrolled in the <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: 0.15px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marian.edu\/school-of-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">E. S. Witchger School of Engineering<\/a><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.15px;\">. With the goal of creating more opportunities for Hoosier students to access high-quality STEM education that leads to high-demand careers, the Witchger School of Engineering offers degrees in biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, and mechanical engineering, as well as engineering physics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.15px;\">In 2022, the Fairbanks Foundation awarded a $5 million grant to Marian University to support the Witchger School of Engineering. The grant from the Fairbanks Foundation helped enable Marian to hire faculty and staff, complete construction, and obtain critical equipment \u2013 ensuring students receive hands-on training and curriculum. 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