AUBURN HILLS, Mich.,
Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- BorgWarner is taking further action in its commitment to
diversity through a donation of $925,000 for scholarships for Kettering University students. The BorgWarner
Scholars Program will aim to distribute annual scholarships to
students in financial need, with a primary focus on African
American and Hispanic students who have an interest in
participating in an engineering co-op at BorgWarner.
Kettering University and BorgWarner
will work together to identify students in underserved communities
through various recruitment efforts. Through the endowment,
Kettering University will be able to
award scholarships – with nearly $40,000 earmarked annually. Students will be
on-site, full time at BorgWarner during their paid co-op rotations
which start freshmen year. During these rotations, students will
gain over two years of real-world experience working alongside
BorgWarner engineers and mentors, gaining skills to support and
supplement their schoolwork and eventual transition into salaried,
full-time employment.
Separately, BorgWarner donated $100,000 to support a new Kettering University initiative and help expand it
to more corporate sponsors.
"At BorgWarner, we're dedicated to cultivating a diverse
workforce and in order to do so, we need to take action at the
student level and help talented, bright, diverse minds overcome the
barriers they are facing," said Felecia
Pryor, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources
Officer, BorgWarner Inc. "We relate well with Kettering University's commitment to education that
embodies technology and innovation and believe this endowment will
be truly successful in opening doors and creating opportunities for
students in the field who are most in need."
Though science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
employment is surging, African American and Hispanic professionals
are significantly under-represented in the field. This is in-part
because many underrepresented students lack the resources and
vision to realize STEM success is achievable for them. Kettering University is working with BorgWarner,
among other industry partners, to provide gateway opportunities
that foster and promote curiosity, provide and leverage educational
resources and focus on career transition into STEM fields for the
long-term.
"We are grateful to BorgWarner for investing in experiential, as
well as financial, opportunities for students," said Sue Davies, Vice President of University
Advancement and External Relations at Kettering. "The impact this,
coupled with our unique Co-op and educational experience, will have
on these students immediately prepares them to be innovators and
leaders in STEM industries around the world. I'm most excited about
how this will complement and further enhance our existing Office of
Multicultural Students Initiatives (OMSI) which provides tutoring,
mentorship and other support services to ensure our students'
success."
BorgWarner presented the $1,025,000 check to Kettering University on February 25, fortifying the partnership.
About BorgWarner
BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) is a global product leader in clean
and efficient technology solutions for combustion, hybrid and
electric vehicles. Building on its original equipment expertise,
BorgWarner also brings market leading product and service solutions
to the global aftermarket. With manufacturing and technical
facilities in 96 locations in 24 countries, the company employs
approximately 50,000 worldwide. For more information, please visit
borgwarner.com.
About Kettering
University
Kettering University, formerly known
as GMI, is a Flint, Michigan-based
private, nonprofit university recognized as one of the nation's
premier science, technology, engineering and business leaders in
higher education. Dedicated to offering a curriculum that uniquely
integrates classroom learning with experiential co-operative
opportunities, Kettering consistently ranks in U.S. News &
World Report's listing for elite specialty schools. The University
has more than 27,000 square feet of lab and research space used by
faculty, students and industry collaborators, and boasts the only
ABET-accredited applied physics program in the world. It also
houses the first and only FIRST Robotics Community Center on a
college campus in the United
States. According to a 2019 analysis of federal data ranking
4,500 schools nationwide, Kettering
University degree holders have the highest lifetime return
on investment (ROI) in the state of Michigan. The University celebrated its
centennial year in 2019. For more information go to
kettering.edu.
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