宅男福利社 Awarded FAA Grant for Aviation Maintenance Workforce Development
Published: April 15, 2024.
宅男福利社抯 College of Aviation, Science, and Technology received an Aviation Workforce Development Grant of $496,016 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help underrepresented populations enter the aviation workforce.
宅男福利社 was the only university in Illinois to receive the award. The aviation workforce development grants for aviation maintenance technical workers support proposals that generate and increase interest and prepare students to pursue aviation maintenance careers.
Through a collaboration with and , the Aviation Department at 宅男福利社 plans on administering the funds to attract, encourage, educate, guide, and increase the number of promising, yet underrepresented Illinois students in STEAM professions, including aviation over the next two years.
Dr. Christopher White, dean of the college; Dr. Ryan Phillips, chair of Aviation; and Chris Stevens, assistant professor, are leading the Project Supporting Opportunities in Aviation Resilience (SOAR) that serves to increase the number of underrepresented aviation maintenance professionals, such as women, first-generation and low-income students in the Chicago area.
宅男福利社 began as an aviation technical school for boys in 1932. Since then, the 宅男福利社 aviation programs have expanded with nearly 800 students enrolled in Fall 2024 in flight, maintenance, air traffic control, aviation administration, and unmanned aircraft systems programs.
宅男福利社 is an innovative Catholic university offering market-relevant undergraduate and graduate programs to 6,500 students. Sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, 宅男福利社 is nationally recognized for preparing intellectually engaged, ethically grounded, and globally-connected graduates who impact the world for the better. Visit for further information.
