Knowles Gifts $200K to Advance Gender Diversity in Engineering
09 Maio 2023 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
The donation will enrich scholarships,
professional development for female students at the University of
Illinois Chicago College of Engineering
Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN), a market leader and global
provider of advanced micro-acoustic microphones and speakers, audio
processing, and precision device solutions, today announced it has
committed $200,000 to the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
College of Engineering to support the enrollment and academic
success of female students pursuing STEM degrees. As part of a
perennial sponsorship from Knowles, this year's donation supports
the university’s efforts to empower diverse groups of students to
access opportunities in the engineering field.
“A diverse workforce is crucial for ensuring innovation in
technology,” said Jeffrey Niew, President and CEO of Knowles and
chairman of the UIC College of Engineering Advisory Board. “This
gift will further support UIC in attracting, retaining and
developing the talent to accelerate change in the technology sector
while advancing the growth of underrepresented groups in STEM.
Knowles is proudly committed to helping more students achieve their
highest educational goals and realize both personal and
professional success.”
The $200,000 donation will be distributed across the following
critical initiatives:
- The UIC Knowles Electronics Scholarships for Women Fund:
Knowles believes that access to financial resources is critical in
attracting and retaining female STEM students. High-achieving
first-year STEM students who identify as female are eligible for
UIC’s College of Engineering Society of Women Engineers Knowles
Scholarships.
- UIC’s Women in Engineering Summer Program (WIESP): The
annual intensive program exposes junior- and senior-level female
high school students to various engineering fields. The program
focuses on engineering concepts, robotics and spatial competencies.
Each year, Knowles hosts these students at its corporate
headquarters in Itasca for a day that includes hands-on learning
about careers in engineering and live interactions with the Knowles
staff, including female engineers.
- The UIC Engineering Advisory Board Annual Gift
Fund: The Knowles gift will support Advisory Board
initiatives, including career placement, facilities, research,
scholarships, chaired professorships, and more. These initiatives
are necessary to uphold the high standard of educational excellence
at UIC.
“The College of Engineering is immensely thankful for Knowles
Corporation’s continued support of our mission and students.
Knowles’ commitment to increasing diversity in STEM mirrors our
goal of creating opportunities for students of all backgrounds to
better their own lives and improve the world through engineering,”
said Peter Nelson, Dean of UIC’s College of Engineering.
In addition to its longstanding support for the UIC College of
Engineering, Knowles prides itself on fostering gender diversity in
the workplace through mentorship, leadership and career
opportunities. For more information about Knowles’ advocacy for
women in engineering, visit www.knowles.com/womeninengineering.
About Knowles
Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN) is a market leader and global
provider of advanced micro-acoustic microphones and speakers, audio
solutions, and high-performance capacitors and RF products, serving
the consumer electronics, communications, Medtech, defense,
electric vehicle, and industrial markets. Knowles uses its leading
position in SiSonic™ MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems)
microphones and strong capabilities in audio processing
technologies to optimize audio systems and improve the user
experience across consumer applications. Knowles is also a leader
in hearing health acoustics, high-performance capacitors and RF
solutions for a diverse set of markets. Knowles’ focus on the
customer, combined with unique technology, proprietary
manufacturing techniques, and global operational expertise, enables
it to deliver innovative solutions at scale across multiple
applications. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Itasca,
Illinois, Knowles is a global organization with employees in over a
dozen countries. For more information, visit knowles.com.
About University of Illinois Chicago
UIC ranks among the nation's leading research universities and
is Chicago's largest university with more than 33,500 students,
nearly 3,000 faculty members, 16 colleges and the state's major
public medical center. UIC was ranked in 2020 by The Wall Street
Journal and Times Higher Education as #10 in the United States for
best value, a designation given to universities that provide an
excellent education for their net cost. A hallmark of the campus is
the Great Cities Commitment, through which UIC faculty, students
and staff engage with community, corporate, foundation and
government partners to improve the quality of life in metropolitan
areas around the world. For more information about UIC, please
visit www.uic.edu.
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