W&M to be US academic home of submarine production

[Anonymous]

Weird

It should be UConn or Yale partnering with the coast guard academy

CT (yes VA does as well) builds boomers and UConn and Yale have engineering departments.

Yale-UConn-USCGA joint academic center would've been ideal

[Anonymous]

St John’s College would have been perfect. They also have no engineering dept!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Location, location, location. Best school located near major US submarine production facility.

GDEB in CT is the prime and yale is 49 miles away

NN is the subcontractor and W&M is 200 miles away

this is purely political.

The academic home should be at Yale or UConn

[Anonymous]

I work for a manufacturer that is prime and physical distance is no consideration. However, an engineering department would be a consideration so your point stands.

[Anonymous]

ODU must be livid, as they are similarly close and have a substantial engineering program across multiple disciplines.

VT must be livid as the top engineering program in the state, although little or no presence in tidewater.

That noted, W&M does have a MUCH better international reputation than ODU.

Maybe W&M will leverage this to add engineering. It would be a good addition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ODU must be livid, as they are similarly close and have a substantial engineering program across multiple disciplines.

VT must be livid as the top engineering program in the state, although little or no presence in tidewater.

That noted, W&M does have a MUCH better international reputation than ODU.

Maybe W&M will leverage this to add engineering. It would be a good addition.

UVA is definitely upset because they cut a deal with the federal government and aren't getting special treatment

[Anonymous]

Will the submarines be quirky?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t ODU be better for location and engineering?

Yes. Absolutely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will the submarines be quirky?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well it’s near Newport News so makes sense in that way?

True it's just interesting its the singular US school selected vs a jumbo research university

The school needs to stay relevant

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t ODU be better for location and engineering?

Yes. Absolutely.

And yet I imagine how that W&M has R1 status more and more grants and programs pass over ODU for W&M

[Anonymous]

How? What?

Do they even have basic engineering classes? Like nova community college level pre engineering classes?

[Anonymous]

I thought W&M was the school you attend if you want to major in poetry or womens studies. How does this happen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How? What?

Do they even have basic engineering classes? Like nova community college level pre engineering classes?

Yes they have an engineering physics program and an applied science department. There's an intro to engineering class and a material science class

[Anonymous]

It not just engineering. It's finance, supply chain, operations, fundraising. Many different components. Read the article.