West Virginia University at Parkersburg to receive additional funding from Metallica Scholars Initiative
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PARKERSBURG -- West Virginia University at Parkersburg for the fifth year will receive funding through the Metallica Scholars Initiative.
The funding, through the All Within My Hands foundation created by the heavy-metal band Metallica, will be used to enhance career and technical education programs.
The college is pleased, according to President Torie Jackson, who quoted from a song by Metallica, "For Whom the Bell Tolls."
"I like to say, 'For whom the bell does toll, at WVU Parkersburg, it tolls for you,"' WVUP President Torie Jackson said. "Yes, that is a reference to a Metallica song, but it is even more of a reference to the strategic partnerships they have made with colleges like WVUP we are thrilled to be growing in areas like computer science, computer information technology, and digital media production -- the programs we use as part of the Metallica Scholars Initiative."
The Metallica Scholars Initiative was launched in 2019 by All Within My with the American Association of Community Colleges. The program supports 42 community colleges across 33 states and by the end of this year, will have helped over 6,000 students pursuing careers in the trades.