Wake Technical Community College

New Study Highlights the Positive Impact on Student Outcomes of Barnes & Noble Education’s First Day® Complete Equitable Access Program; Results Driving Rapid Growth of the Model across Colleges and Universities

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Thursday, July 6, 2023
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Additionally, BNC continues to see strong institutional adoption of First Day Complete based on the positive student feedback and client endorsement of the model.

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  • Additionally, BNC continues to see strong institutional adoption of First Day Complete based on the positive student feedback and client endorsement of the model.
  • Course material costs are included as part of tuition or applied as a course charge, saving students an average of 35-50%.
  • Students cited affordability, convenience, and preparedness for the semester as the primary reasons for lauding the equitable access model.
  • “These benefits are underscored by the positive feedback we received from students in our May 2023 First Day Complete Student Survey.

Barnes & Noble Education and Wake Tech Community College to Launch Eagle Advantage, a First Day® Complete Program, to Enhance Student Success

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Thursday, May 18, 2023
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Barnes and Noble College (BNC), a Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) company and leading solutions provider for the education industry, announced today the upcoming launch of First Day® Complete at Wake Tech Community College .

Key Points: 
  • Barnes and Noble College (BNC), a Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) company and leading solutions provider for the education industry, announced today the upcoming launch of First Day® Complete at Wake Tech Community College .
  • Barnes & Noble College (BNC), which manages BNED’s campus bookstores and associated school branded e-commerce sites, will implement the Eagle Advantage book program for the 21,000 plus undergraduate students who will attend Wake Tech, starting Fall 2023.
  • For the Fall 2023 semester, the program will be offered to students at no charge, in a Wake Tech promotion called Free Book Fall.
  • “We’re excited about our partnership with Wake Tech Community College, the largest community college in North Carolina,” said Jonathan Shar, President, Barnes & Noble College.

North Carolina’s Largest Community College, Wake Technical, Selects YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to Serve Students at Seven Campuses

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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North Carolina’s largest community college, Wake Technical Community College (Wake Technical) has selected the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to provide a comprehensive video and media creation, hosting, storage and distribution solution across its seven campuses and associated learning facilities that serve more than 70,000 students each year.

Key Points: 
  • North Carolina’s largest community college, Wake Technical Community College (Wake Technical) has selected the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to provide a comprehensive video and media creation, hosting, storage and distribution solution across its seven campuses and associated learning facilities that serve more than 70,000 students each year.
  • YuJa will replace VidGrid, the institution’s former video enterprise learning platform, which is phasing out its education offering.
  • Leaders also wanted a tool that enables simple sharing, management, and organization of media and other digital resources.
  • In addition to these features, YuJa’s Video Platform supports captions, video quizzing, comprehensive analytics, gradebook integration, and more that help create an engaging, collaborative learning environment.

Lilly Plans to Invest Additional $450 million at Manufacturing Site in Research Triangle Park

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced plans to invest an additional $450 million and create at least 100 new jobs to expand its manufacturing capacity at the company's Research Triangle Park facility. The expansion includes additional parenteral filling, device assembly and packaging capacity to support an increased demand for Lilly's incretin products that treat diabetes.

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  • INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced plans to invest an additional $450 million and create at least 100 new jobs to expand its manufacturing capacity at the company's Research Triangle Park facility.
  • "Expanding our operations at Research Triangle Park will accelerate the rate at which we can produce medicines that patients rely on to address serious health challenges like diabetes.
  • Since 2020, Lilly has committed roughly $4 billion to new manufacturing facilities in North Carolina, including $1.7 billion for the development and expansion of its site at Research Triangle Park.
  • The company anticipates initial production at Research Triangle Park to begin this year, with preparations for inspections by the FDA ongoing.

US Foods Welcomes 18 New Culinary Students to the US Foods Scholars Program

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Thursday, October 20, 2022
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The group includes eighteen culinary and hospitality students who will receive scholarships of $20,000 each to support their continued education as well as development opportunities with US Foods culinary professionals.

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  • The group includes eighteen culinary and hospitality students who will receive scholarships of $20,000 each to support their continued education as well as development opportunities with US Foods culinary professionals.
  • These students represent the next generation of culinary talent, and were honored to support their achievements now and in the future.
  • Hometown: Corvallis, Ore.
    We are proud to support US Foods as they welcome another class of deserving students into the US Foods Scholars program, said Scholarship America President and CEO, Mike Nylund.
  • The US Foods Scholars program is administered with the support of Scholarship America and Careers through Culinary Arts Program.

Element451 Achieves Record Growth as Colleges Adopt its Student-Centric Engagement Tech

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Monday, July 18, 2022
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RALEIGH, N.C., July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --  Element451 today announced that customer growth has resulted in the company doing as much business in the first half of 2022 as it did in all of 2021.

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  • Each has committed to elevating the student experience and keeping learners engaged and feeling valued in a digital world.
  • To open more doors to previously unreachable students, colleges are using AI and behavioral intelligence to facilitate a highly personalized, student-led engagement experience.
  • "Our clients are seeing higher engagement with prospects because our vast, proprietary database of student engagement behavior is optimizing their efforts," said Ardis Kadiu, CEO of Element451.
  • Element451 clients and the larger higher education community will gather in person and virtually next week for the Engage Summit.

Gift of InstantGMP PRO Software supports Wake Tech's Biopharmaceutical Technology Program and enhances the student experience

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Friday, June 24, 2022
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CARY, N.C., June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- More than $300,000 in specialized software and technical support for manufacturing industries has been gifted to Wake Technical Community College by InstantGMP, a worldwide leader software solution for pharmaceutical, dietary supplement and biotech manufacturers.

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  • Wake Tech's Biopharmaceutical Technology program is essential for ensuring quality and compliance in the manufacturing industry."
  • The total amount of InstantGMP's gift is approximately $305,000 and includes:
    In addition to these items, InstantGMP also includes free software upgrades as part of the gift.
  • "Having access to the innovative InstantGMP PRO software elevates our Biopharmaceutical Technology program to the next level.
  • As a manufacturing software company, InstantGMP pioneered accessible, easy-to-use electronic batch record software for products manufactured using GMPs.

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Breaks Ground on Expansion of its BioProcess Innovation Center

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
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Through the expansion, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies will add approximately 145 skilled positions including researchers and scientists to the RTP site by 2024.

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  • Through the expansion, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies will add approximately 145 skilled positions including researchers and scientists to the RTP site by 2024.
  • During the event FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies highlighted the importance of collaboration and partnership with academic institutions to support workforce development through robust STEM education.
  • ft facility with the purpose of process invention, process design and development, and product characterization for FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies clients.
  • Mitsubishi Corporation is a 20% shareholder of FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies UK, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Watertown, Massachusetts and College Station, Texas sites.

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Gifts $200,000 to Wake Tech Foundation to Establish Early College Suite

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Thursday, March 17, 2022
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Research Triangle Park, N.C., March 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, a world-leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with experience in the development and manufacture of recombinant biopharmaceuticals and viral gene therapies, today announces a $200,000 contribution to the Wake Tech Foundation to establish the FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Early College Suite.

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  • Research Triangle Park, N.C., March 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, a world-leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with experience in the development and manufacture of recombinant biopharmaceuticals and viral gene therapies, today announces a $200,000 contribution to the Wake Tech Foundation to establish the FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Early College Suite.
  • In August 2022, the FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Early College Suite will welcome an initial 150 new high school students to the campus.
  • By partnering with Wake Technical Community College, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies supports the creation and development of learning experiences designed to attract and prepare next-generation talent for the high-growth biopharmaceutical industry.
  • Were extremely grateful for the support of FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, said Dr. Scott Ralls, president, Wake Technical Community College.

Siemens Investing $54M in Its U.S. Manufacturing Footprint to Support National Infrastructure Projects

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Friday, March 4, 2022
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The investment also encompasses a soon-to-be chosen manufacturing location for EV charging equipment, spurring domestic manufacturing of Level 2 charging.

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  • The investment also encompasses a soon-to-be chosen manufacturing location for EV charging equipment, spurring domestic manufacturing of Level 2 charging.
  • After experiencing continued demand for its products in key critical infrastructure markets like data centers, EVs, and semiconductor manufacturing, Siemens is investing over $10 million to expand its existing Smart Infrastructure manufacturing hub in Grand Prairie, TX.
  • Siemens is investing over $40 million to build a greenfield manufacturing site to replace a legacy facility in Pomona, CA.
  • In addition to the investments announced today, Siemens has continued to grow its Smart Infrastructure footprint in the U.S. to meet the need for advanced infrastructure systems.