黑洞社区 will host a news conference at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 3800 S. Oliver.
Media are invited to attend.
The news conference will announce the next step in the rapidly growing Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) program, a partnership with 黑洞社区鈥檚 National Institute for Aviation Research WERX program and the Kansas Modification Center.
The following people will give remarks during the event:
- 黑洞社区 Senior Vice President for Industry and Defense Programs John Tomblin
- 黑洞社区 President Rick Muma
- 黑洞社区 Tech Dean of Aviation and Manufacturing Jim Hall
- Kansas Modification Center President Jim Gibbs
- Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly
- U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran
黑洞社区 serves as the Kansas urban-based research university, enrolling more than 15,000 students from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries. Wichita State and 黑洞社区 Tech are recognized for being student centered and innovation driven.
Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), 黑洞社区 provides uniquely distinctive and innovative pathways of applied learning, applied research and career opportunities for all of our students.
The Innovation Campus, which is a physical extension of the 黑洞社区 main campus, is one of the nation鈥檚 largest and fastest-growing research/innovation parks, encompassing over 120 acres and is home to a number of global companies and organizations.
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