Excerpt from the Sidney Daily News
Wright State University has been awarded nearly $1 million in Choose Ohio First scholarships from the state for computer science and related fields.
The Ohio Department of Higher Education said the $971,355 grant will help support student recruitment and continuation for the first two academic years.
“Your proposal to provide computer science scholarships will help improve Ohio’s workforce development capacity to innovate and grow our economy,” Chancellor Randy Gardner wrote in a letter to Wright State President Cheryl B. Schrader.
Awards in later years will be subject to budget appropriations by the Ohio General Assembly, performance and budget modifications of the chancellor.
Brian Rigling, dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, called the award great news for Wright State.
“Regional employers have a critical need for more workforce in computer science and related fields, and generally they look to Wright State first,” he said. “This grant will be an incredible resource to help our college recruit more students into these areas. I am thankful to ODHE for its decisive action on this front.
Photo caption: From left: Mike Alfaro, Kyle Ahearn, Darin McCarren, Alison Guyton and Josh Harris are among the computer science and computer engineering students who participated in the Make-It-Wright hackathon last April.
