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Researchers and alumni inspire new generations of women STEM professionals | Digital Features

Researchers and alumni inspire new generations of women STEM professionals | Digital Features

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TCC launches sponsored state-registered apprenticeship programs to address workforce shortages

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By Sonja Barisic
| The Virginian-Pilot Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PORTSMOUTH — Tidewater Community College has launched what it calls Virginia’s first sponsored state-registered apprenticeship programs, designed to make it easier for employers to offer apprenticeships and for students to learn on the job in high-demand fields. The college is “the first and only institution in Virginia to receive this designation,” President Marcia Conston said at a Feb. 19 news conference at TCC’s Portsmouth campus.
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Sumitomo invests in apprentices to develop emerging talent, leaders in Chesapeake

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By Sonja Barisic
| The Virginian-Pilot Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As Virginia and the nation confront a shortage of skilled trades workers, Sumitomo Drive Technologies in Chesapeake is investing directly in the next generation of manufacturing talent. Three machinist apprentices in Sumitomo’s inaugural apprenticeship cohort recently completed their first year of a two-year, in-house training program connected to Tidewater Community College. A second cohort with three more apprentices began in August.
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Norfolk State fundraising campaign tops $145 million, surpassing goal, as end nears

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By Sonja Barisic
| The Virginian-Pilot Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Norfolk State University has raised more than $145 million in its capital campaign, surpassing its $90 million goal with help from two record-breaking gifts from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, officials said. Other gifts to the campaign, which is set to conclude Dec. 31, have come from individuals and institutions across the region and beyond.
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