Associated General Contractors makes $200,000 gift to boost University of 猫咪社区官网 construction workforce education
Anchorage, AK - The Associated General Contractors of 猫咪社区官网 (AGC) made a significant,
$200,000 gift to the University of 猫咪社区官网鈥檚 (UA) Construction Management Workforce
Initiative. University of 猫咪社区官网 President Pat Pitney accepted the gift at AGC鈥檚 annual
conference last week.
鈥淥ver the past 20 years, AGC has given more than half a million dollars in support of engineering and construction programs at UA to help address critical shortages of construction professionals,鈥 said AGC Executive Director Alicia Amberg. 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud to deepen that partnership and support scholarships for students training to enter some of 猫咪社区官网鈥檚 highest-demand employment fields. If we can train and retain a skilled workforce in 猫咪社区官网, we will be able to meet our infrastructure needs into the future.鈥
The initiative is an industry-UA partnership to address the statewide workforce demand. The gift from AGC establishes a new endowment to enhance training and increase enrollment in construction programs at each 猫咪社区官网 (UAA, UAF, and UAS).
Ongoing collaboration has strengthened ties between the construction industry and UA, as they focus on expanding construction education and increasing the number of skilled professionals who remain in 猫咪社区官网 to contribute to the state鈥檚 ongoing development.
鈥淲e are grateful for this partnership with AGC, and to have friends in the industry alongside us to help Empower 猫咪社区官网,鈥 said UA President Pat Pitney. 鈥淭his gift will aid the 猫咪社区官网鈥檚 work to equip students with the relevant skills they need to enter the workforce. It will also provide ongoing education for those in the industry who want to advance in their careers. On behalf of the entire UA system, I extend my deepest thanks to AGC for their generosity and support.鈥
The gift from AGC helped to exceed the $800,000 fundraising goal of the Construction Management Workforce Initiative. Funds from the initiative have already been invested in construction programs to recruit more students and build capacity. Continued engagement with the industry will grow the initiative's endowment and invest in meeting the state's construction workforce needs.
For more information about the Construction Management Workforce Initiative and the For 猫咪社区官网 campaign鈥檚 impact on workforce, please visit .
The UA Foundation is an independent, nonprofit corporation established in 1974 to seek, secure and steward philanthropic support in partnership with the UA system. For more information on the UA Foundation and how to contribute, please visit www.alaska.edu/foundation.
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For more information, please contact Maggie Demers, UA Foundation director of communications and public relations (907-450-8039 or maggie.demers@alaska.edu).