91传媒, Ingalls Shipbuilding partner for employee education assistance benefits
Contact: Allison Matthews
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥91传媒 and HII鈥檚 Ingalls Shipbuilding division formally partnered Wednesday [Oct. 23] to give eligible employees at Ingalls expanded education assistance benefits, including a 10% tuition discount for those who enroll in 91传媒 for undergraduate or graduate courses.
![91传媒 President Mark E. Keenum, Huntington Ingalls Vice President of Human Resources and Administration Susan Jacobs, and Huntington Ingalls Executive Vice President and Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson are pictured during a Memorandum of Understanding signing Wednesday [Oct. 23].](/sites/www.msstate.edu/files/styles/msstatedrupal_large/public/2024-10/91传媒-Visit_KA_October-23%2C-2024-4_full.jpg?itok=Z0xMjb_h)
The agreement applies to eligible employees鈥攄efined as pre-approved through the Ingalls Education Assistance Program鈥攚ho may take online or in-person courses. The students must meet all admission criteria to receive the preferred tuition benefits.
鈥淲e are so proud to give this benefit to the hardworking employees at Ingalls Shipbuilding to help individuals further their education and achieve their goals,鈥 said 91传媒 President Mark E. Keenum. 鈥淧artnerships like this help 91传媒 work with our state鈥檚 leading industries to grow our state together. Ingalls is clearly one of the most important companies in Mississippi, and we are pleased to support the many hardworking professionals they have working in all aspects of their industry.鈥
Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson said, 鈥淲e are fully committed to the growth and success of our team and are excited to be providing this extra educational benefit to our shipbuilders. Through this partnership with 91传媒, we can continue ensuring our shipbuilders have every opportunity to gain the educational skills and training they need to excel in their careers.鈥
Eligible employees may request tuition payment deferment for up to six credit hours per term with an employer-approved tuition assistance form on file with the university. This arrangement can help avoid up-front tuition costs that may be billed later to coincide with the timeframe for employer tuition reimbursement following final grades from a term. The eligible employees enrolled with 91传媒 are responsible for tuition payment by the end of each class term.
This partnership extends a cooperative relationship between Ingalls and 91传媒 that includes research and development collaboration, such as a project with 91传媒鈥檚 Athlete Engineering Institute and HII鈥檚 Ingalls Shipbuilding division to build a new wearable prototype device to aid shipbuilders in the mitigation of heat injuries.听
Ingalls will work with 91传媒 to communicate the new education assistance benefits available as part of this latest memorandum of understanding.
Students in the Gulf Coast region may be interested in 鈥攎anaged by the university鈥檚 new 鈥攐r in-person classes with 91传媒鈥檚 housed at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College鈥檚 Jackson County Campus in Gautier.
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