Northrop Grumman Gives Grant to Minority Program
Northrop Grumman Corp. donated $20,000 to Loyola Marymount University to establish a minority engineering and science program.
The grant will allow the private school to assist students with tutoring, financial aid, counseling and job placement, said Gerald Jakubowski, dean of the College of Science and Engineering.
The program will encourage racial and ethnic minorities to study science and engineering--two fields in which they have been historically underrepresented.
“LMU does a pretty good job of counseling, advising, retaining and graduating minority students,” said Jakubowski. “The funds from Northrop Grumman will help us do an even better job.”
The university is ranked among the top 15 schools nationwide in retention and graduation of minority engineering students, according to a report by the national Action Council for Minorities in Engineering.
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