Byron Rich, Executive Director of the Allegheny Lab for Innovation & Creativity, recently appeared on The WPSE Podcast to discuss how Allegheny College’s ALIC @ Bessemer branch campus is bridging the gap between higher education and manufacturing industry workforce development.
Twenty-one local manufacturers and over 200 attendees gathered at Allegheny College’s ALIC @ Bessemer for Built Here, a community showcase celebrating the innovation, technology, and manufacturing expertise driving the region.
Allegheny College’s branch campus Allegheny Lab for Innovation & Creativity (ALIC @ Bessemer) has launched the Tool City Talent Fund, expanding access to workforce training and supporting individuals pursuing careers in advanced manufacturing across Northwestern Pennsylvania through generous funding.
Allegheny College welcomed Senator David McCormick to campus on Monday, December 15, for a focused visit highlighting the College’s expanding role in regional workforce development, innovation, and industry partnership.
The Pittsburgh Business Times featured Allegheny College in a conversation with President Ron Cole. Cole spoke with reporter Ethan Lott about a healthy endowment, and a range of impact that Allegheny College has on area alumni and on generations of students from the Pittsburgh area.
Allegheny College has been awarded a $399,777 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity program.
ALIC @ Bessemer serves as a branch campus of Allegheny College, taking a radical approach to training the next generation of manufacturers and professionals in emerging technologies in the region.
To celebrate the collaboration between government, industry, and education Allegheny College launched its branch campus ALIC @ Bessemer with an official ribbon cutting-ceremony.
Allegheny College launched its branch campus ALIC @ Bessemer, a transformative initiative driving workforce development and education in western Pennsylvania.
Allegheny College proudly announces the accreditation of its Allegheny Lab for Innovation and Creativity (ALIC) branch campus by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Located on Bessemer Street in the heart of Meadville, Pennsylvania, “ALIC @ Bessemer” solidifies Allegheny’s commitment to reimagining the role of liberal arts education in workforce development and advanced manufacturing.
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520 North Main Street
Meadville, PA 16335
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