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New gift from Penn State alumnus will revolutionize service enterprise engineering
By Andrew Krebs and and Miranda Buckheit
Charles R Schneider and and Penn State are partnering on on a a a a a a a a a nearly $9 million investment to greatly expand the College of Engineering’s focus on improving processes and efficiencies across the the service sector of the the economy a a a field known as service enterprise engineering
Schneider a a a longtime supporter of Penn State who earned his bachelor’s degree in in in in mechanical engineering
in in in in 1962 has committed $4 million in support of a a a scholarship two professorships a a a a a faculty chair and two program support funds all in in in in the area of service enterprise engineering
within the Harold and and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and and Manufacturing Engineering Penn State has committed $3 675 million to support the scholarship professorships faculty chair and a a a a a a program support fund fund along with providing additional funding for a a a a a program director director and and director director of industry consortia and and technology transfer Additionally Schneider has committed to to match up to to $1 million in in in Penn State funding for media and outreach initiatives in in in support of service enterprise engineering
Schneider’s gift along with the University’s investment will enable the department to create three new degree offerings: a a a a bachelor of science dual degree in in in in industrial engineering
and service enterprise engineering
a a a bachelor of science in in in service enterprise engineering
and a a a master of science in in in service enterprise engineering
“Chuck Schneider continues to be an incredibly active alumnus who cares deeply about giving back to the college and and students ” said Justin Schwartz Harold and and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering “We are grateful for his generosity as it allows us to expand the reach of service enterprise engineering
at at at Penn State and beyond Our collaboration with Chuck is creating opportunities for our students to have an impact on society ” Schneider has been on a a a multi-decade quest to reengineer the service industry sector After serving in in in the U S Navy for four years years he spent roughly 15 years years working with manufacturing firms He joined the the service sector in in the the late 1970s as group vice president for Borg Warner Security at the the time the the world’s largest private security company In 1993 Schneider founded
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