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Feb 16, 2011 (Daily News - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- For mechanical engineering students, actual experience in the field is an important part of their education.
A new partnership between Western Kentucky University and Logan Aluminum will help build relationships between the university's Department of Engineering and area corporations, benefiting the school, students and local industries, according to officials behind the plan.
On Tuesday, WKU announced that Logan Aluminum made a $300,000 gift to create the Logan Aluminum Industrial Partnership Program and an endowment to fund the Logan Aluminum Student Fellowships.
&quot;We've had strong relationships with industries for a long time,&quot; said Julie Ellis, head of the WKU Department of Engineering. &quot;But this will formalize those relationships.&quot;
Randy Schumaker, president of Logan Aluminum Inc., said WKU's engineering department has made great strides over the past five years and the company felt it was time to help take the program to the next level.
&quot;In our view, this means providing WKU's engineering students with greater access to real-life problem-solving opportunities in the local manufacturing companies throughout Bowling Green and the surrounding counties,&quot; Schumaker said.
Schumaker said Logan Aluminum and most companies that hire engineering graduates look for that &quot;real world&quot; experience on a resum/.
&quot;This program will expand the number and scope of opportunities that students have to get those experiences,&quot; Schumaker said.
Matt Rice, a senior mechanical engineering student who has worked with Logan Aluminum, said experience with an industry is vital.
&quot;I really gained knowledge and the practical applications of the course work I'd been studying,&quot; Rice said. &quot;The experience you can gain from these projects is unbelievable.&quot;
Chris Byrne, a professor of engineering, said partnerships with industries will be great for current students and will attract more students.
&quot;Families look for a school where a student can get experience,&quot; Byrne said.
Byrne said that while many engineering programs require a summer internship, WKU's program integrates those experiences into the curriculum and partnerships with local industries help do that.
Blaine Ferrell, dean of WKU's Ogden College of Science and Engineering, said local industries like to hire people educated in the area because they are more likely to stay in the area.
&quot;It is hard for many to attract and retain engineers, technologists, scientists and mathematicians from other areas of the country, so it is important for the university to respond to their need by preparing such professionals,&quot; Ferrell said.
When this program is fully functional, Schumaker said, WKU's Department of Engineering and its students will have ample access to industry-based projects, summer work, special assignments and perhaps even a cooperative education program.
&quot;Also, we envision that this Industrial Partnership will provide professors with the opportunity to do sabbatical and short-term projects on site to refresh their passion for industrial work, and IP members will gain value through that consultation,&quot; Schumaker said.
Ellis said the program will be structured to provide partnering companies with incentives to participate, and it will include a staff position at WKU assigned to cultivate relationships between WKU engineering and WKU's regional industrial partners, first among them being Logan Aluminum.
&quot;We appreciate all the long history and the future we have with Logan Aluminum,&quot; Ellis said.
In a news release, WKU President Gary Ransdell said the university has named the conference room in the Center for Engineering and Biological Sciences in honor of Logan Aluminum. 
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