This new facility has resulted in a 93% enrollment growth in the Professional Pilot program in just three years. that enabled the construction of the new FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center at the Kent State University Airport. Kent State’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering recently received a $6.5 million investment from FedEx Corp. “Jack” Timken, president of The Timken Foundation of Canton. “The Timken Foundation is proud to honor Henry and Louise Timken, pioneers in flight, through this gift to the building expansion at Kent State’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering,” said Ward J. The new Simulation and Cybersecurity Laboratory will support the Cybersecurity Engineering program and research and enable Kent State to partner with the University of Akron’s Timken Cyber Range facilities. The new facilities will also be home to the new cyber.domain that comprises a Cyber Range Laboratory and esports arena as well as a Networking and Server Laboratory. The building addition will also house Maker Alley, a dynamic area that will include a set of three teaching labs – the Pattern and Fabrication Laboratory, the Maker Space and the Design and Innovation Laboratory – which will add to the existing Materials and Processes Lab and Foundry facilities to support innovative design and entrepreneurship across the curriculum and beyond the classroom. The building expansion will also feature an almost 3,000-square-foot auditorium that will provide a high-tech space to support larger classes, student competitions, K-12 outreach events and community-oriented events. The new building expansion will feature a two-story atrium that provides a unique environment for researchers and for the members of the unmanned aircraft systems flight operations program to fly indoors year-round while also creating a dynamic public space to encourage collaboration and community. 1, 2021, as part of its Homecoming Weekend activities. The university will break ground on the expansion on Oct.
The expansion’s two new classrooms, as well as teaching laboratories, will be equipped to enable virtual delivery in a streaming, synchronous mode, which will also support the college’s efforts to create pathway opportunities with our Regional Campuses and partner organizations.” “The new expansion will also incorporate the latest technology to enable synchronous delivery of virtual education. “Kent State recognizes the importance of virtual education in this rapidly changing landscape of higher education,” said Christina Bloebaum, Ph.D., dean of Kent State’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering. This project remains a top university priority, and $12 million has been reallocated internally to support this $19.6 million project.
While higher education is evaluating the need for bricks and mortar investments as a result of the forced virtual engagement brought on by COVID-19, Kent State administrators understand that those disciplines requiring designing, building and operating advanced technological devices and systems still require hands-on engagement and training. The experiential curriculum offered in the college’s programs, coupled with the expanding research of the faculty, requires physical space to accommodate laboratories and collaborative spaces. “We’re very grateful that The Timken Foundation of Canton has partnered with us to enable the College of Aeronautics and Engineering to contribute even more to the sustainability of the region’s engineering and manufacturing workforce – a vision both organizations share.” “The successful completion of this project, as part of our master plan, will support Kent State’s ability to produce the highly qualified STEM graduates needed for the state’s and region’s manufacturing and engineering sectors,” said Kent State President Todd Diacon. In honor of its support, the university will dedicate the building’s new two-story atrium in honor of The Timken Foundation of Canton.
A $1.5 million gift from The Timken Foundation of Canton has allowed the university to advance the groundbreaking timeline for the $19.6 million expansion project.
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