Faculty are able to remain current in their fields and to direct research contracts and grants.
These research opportunities enhance the university's reputation and provide income to purchase additional equipment. Students learn to perform projects on modern equipment, and our graduates are highly sought after by industry because they can move with ease from the classroom to the workplace. I would like to highlight some of our cherished relationships. A large cash grant from IBM enabled us to build a Networks Laboratory that, with an IBM-ECST internship program, has paid tremendous dividends for both college and corporation. Maxim Integrated Products also established generous scholarships for our graduate and undergraduate electrical and computer engineering students.