At ribbon-cutting ceremonies Feb. 5., GE renewed its relationship with MSU and celebrated a $200,000 gift in support of the College of Engineering.
Officials from MSU and GE dedicated the redesigned third-floor lobby in East Wilson Hall, which serves as home to the college’s CoRe Experience.
CoRe is MSU’s first-year engineering program that integrates the academic program with a living-learning community that connects students to their engineering future.
Participating in the event was MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon; Mike Wagner, general manager, electronics components, controls & accessories value stream, GE Aviation; MSU engineering dean Leo Kempel, as well as other MSU and GE officials.
The updated lobby offers a space that encourages student collaboration.
“Our goal is to encourage students to use this colorful and upbeat space to fine tune team-building skills, which are essential at our company,” said Wagner, who also is a 1990 alumnus of MSU’s Eli Broad College of Business.
GE also hosted games and networking throughout the day of celebration.
“GE’s re-commitment to CoRe is even more meaningful than their original support because it shows they have seen the value of being engaged with CoRe these past three years,” said Kempel. “ It benefits our students to have the strong support of engineering industry employers in the college.”
Headquartered in Fairfield, Conn., GE has offices in 175 countries and employs 305,000 people -- 136,000 in the U.S. GE created some of the world’s most important devices – such as the X-ray machine, electronic locomotives, and the electric fan. It works in more than a dozen industries — from aviation and retail to health care and food and beverages.