{"id":23689,"date":"2022-10-10T16:13:52","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T16:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=23689"},"modified":"2022-10-10T16:13:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T16:13:53","slug":"k-state-salina-receives-largest-corporate-gift-in-university-history-from-general-atomics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/kansas\/k-state-salina-receives-largest-corporate-gift-in-university-history-from-general-atomics\/%20","title":{"rendered":"K-State Salina Receives Largest Corporate Gift in University History from General Atomics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kansas State University Salina<\/a> Aerospace and Technology Campus is launching a revitalization plan for its aerospace teaching and research facilities thanks to the support of California-based company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. The company’s $10 million dollar gift marks the largest corporate gift to an academic program in Kansas State University’s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the General Atomics gift, K-State Salina will create\nthe General Atomics Aerospace Innovation Ramp, a first in the campus’s\naerospace history. The innovation ramp will encompass the southernmost portion\nof the K-State Salina campus and transform its footprint, revitalizing land\nthat was home to the former Schilling Air Force Base. It will also enhance the\ncampus’s learning environment to meet the needs of the ever-changing aerospace\nindustry, eventually making the campus one of the premier learning spaces in\nthe country for aerospace education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The innovation ramp will include the area west of Scanlan\nAvenue and north of Beechcraft Road. K-State Salina’s campus master plan calls\nfor this space to eventually also be home to the Kansas Advanced Simulation\nCenter, the K-State Salina Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence, Aviation\nMaintenance Training Center, Advanced Composites Lab and a state-of-the-art\nengineering teaching facility and model factory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, Kansas, was one of the many public\nrepresentatives who played an integral role in the new education space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“K-State Salina is a leader in educating pilots, and\nthis partnership with General Atomics will help the Aerospace and Technology\nCampus expand and grow its operations,” Moran said. “General Atomics’\ninvestment in K-State is a testament to the university’s education program and\nan investment in the future of American aviation.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General Atomics has been a trusted partner of K-State Salina\nin recent years. Since 2017, the two have collaborated on projects focused on\nadvancing the aerospace industry. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems CEO\nLinden Blue is excited about what the General Atomics Aerospace Ramp at the\nK-State Salina campus will provide to the current challenges facing the\nindustry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We have been working with K-State Salina for several\nyears and recognize that now is the time to invest in the Aerospace and\nTechnology campus,” Blue said. “Their campus has a laser-focused\nvision to be a leader in aerospace and technology, and we are ready to support\nthem in this vision. As General Atomics looks to the future of the aerospace\nindustry, we are proud to have K-State Salina as our educational partner.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K-State Salina is focused on meeting the entire spectrum of\ncareer entry points and workforce needs of a niche industry. For the last three\nyears, the campus has been conversing with industry partners to determine\nfuture workforce needs and working to adjust programmatic offerings for the\naerospace needs of the future. The new campus master plan and planned\ndevelopments will anchor the teaching and research activities of the new\naerospace programs in the years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The General Atomics Innovation Ramp will set the\nAerospace and Technology Campus apart from many other aerospace-focused\ninstitutions through the research and education it will provide,” said\nK-State President Richard Linton. “The new ramp will foster K-State\nSalina’s 2030 strategic initiatives and commitment to the residents of Kansas\nand this region. Not only will this space elevate how our Aerospace and\nTechnology Campus trains future leaders, but it also is a testament to\nK-State’s mission to elevate the quality of education at this campus and the\nuniversity as a whole.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information about the new General Atomics Aerospace Innovation\nRamp at the K-State Salina campus will be announced in the coming months on the\nK-State Salina website, salina.k-state.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus is launching a revitalization plan for its aerospace teaching and research facilities thanks to the support of California-based company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. The company’s $10 million dollar gift marks the largest corporate gift to an academic program in Kansas State University’s history. With the General Atomics […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[144,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aerospace-education","category-kansas"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23689"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23690,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23689\/revisions\/23690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}