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Lawrence Tech offers 50 scholarships

Wayne-Westland Community students."
Schools and Lawrence Technological Lawrence Technological Univer-
University have partnered to offer sity is a private university founded in
students the opportunity to earn a 1932 that offers more than 100 pro-
college scholarship to pursue ca- grams through the doctoral level in
reers in science, technology, engi- Colleges of Architecture and Design,
neering, arts, or math (STEAM). The Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and
Blue Devil Wayne-Westland Scholars Management.
program will provide scholarships to The Brookings Institution ranks
50 Wayne-Westland students from Lawrence Tech fifth nationwide for
John Glenn and Wayne Memorial boosting graduates’ earning power,
High School and the William D. Ford PayScale lists it among the nation’s
Career-Technical Center. Each schol- top 100 universities for graduates’
arship is worth $80,000. salaries, and U.S. News and World
“This new partnership accom- Report places it in the top tier of best
plishes several of our goals as a Lawrence Technological University President and CEO Dr. Virinder Moudgil and Midwestern universities. Students
school district. We want to create Wayne-Westland Community Schools President David Cox signed a memorandum of benefit from small class sizes and a
more STEAM scholars to fill the real-world, hands-on, “theory and
huge talent gap in those disciplines. understanding that includes $4 million in college scholarships. practice” education with an empha-
This gap is especially severe in · Host students in its “Extreme "The programs and degrees sis on leadership. Activities on
Southeast Michigan,” said Dr. John Science Saturdays” program. Lawrence Tech offers in the STEAM Lawrence Tech’s 107-acre campus in
Dignan, superintendent, Wayne-West- · Establish a focused STEAM ex- disciplines lead to exciting, well-pay- Southfield, Michigan, include over
land Community Schools. ploration day for Wayne-Westland ing careers that can help solve some 60 student organizations and NAIA,
In addition to the Blue Devil middle schools. of society's biggest problems, from varsity, junior varsity, intramural,
Wayne-Westland Scholars program, · Host campus tours for Wayne- sustainability to better health care," and club sports.
LTU will also: Westland students. LTU president Virinder Moudgil said. Wayne-Westland Community
· Design middle school summer · Provide workshops for Wayne- "Higher education improves people's Schools provides the best educa-
camps in the STEAM disciplines that Westland teachers in teaching tech- lives in profound ways, and we're tional opportunities for our 9,500
will provide educational and career niques known as Active happy to partner with the Wayne- students from Westland, Wayne, Can-
exploration for students in the mid- Collaborative Learning and Project- Westland Community Schools to ton, Dearborn Heights, Inkster, and
dle schools. Based Learning. offer more opportunities for their Romulus.

18 · November 2021 · The Wayne Dispatch