LAKELAND, Fla. – º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø today signed an industry partnership agreement with A•C•T Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. during a special signing ceremony at the company’s corporate office. The partnership will help to ensure industry-relevant learning experiences for Poly students while connecting A•C•T with emerging high-tech talent.
“We are thrilled to collaborate with A•C•T and are grateful for their commitment to our mission and future students,â€� said º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø Chief Operating Officer Ava Parker. “I’m confident this partnership will help provide the kind of applied learning opportunities that will positively differentiate our graduates as they enter the workforce.â€�
Collaborating with industry to offer students real-world problem solving, work experience, applied research and business leadership opportunities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is at the foundation of º£½Ç³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s curriculum.
“STEM is also at the core of what we do at A•C•T, so we’re excited to lend our experience and insight to º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø and its students,â€� said A•C•T President Rob Kincart. “We’re looking forward to all of the shared possibilities this relationship will bring.â€�
As an industry partner, A•C•T will support º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø by participating in joint research and joint teaching opportunities, helping the university seek research funding, offering industry insight and analysis and opening career development opportunities for º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø students and graduates.
Based in Bartow, Fla. A•C•T is a full-service environmental services company with expertise in environmental and earth sciences, engineering, emergency environmental response, field operations, industrial hygiene and other environmental, engineering and field services.