CARLSBAD, Calif., July 18,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a
global communications company, has partnered with the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego)
to sponsor the university's ENLACE bi-national summer research
program, encouraging cross-border research and study between
Mexico and California. The program is bringing 120 high
school and university students from both sides of the
U.S.-Mexico border to UC San Diego
for several weeks this summer, providing opportunities for the
students to explore STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts
and math) research and careers.
Through ENLACE, the students get hands-on technology experience
and education at UC San Diego, while tackling challenging
engineering problems on bi-national teams. The students will have
the opportunity to visit Viasat and meet with Viasat senior
executives and engineers to learn about career opportunities that
can help transform their communities and countries.
"We are thrilled to be working with UC San Diego on their ENLACE
program, as promoting STEAM education globally is critically
important to driving the next generation of engineers," said
Rick Baldridge, president and chief
operating officer, Viasat. "As we continue to invest and grow our
presence in Mexico, supporting
local students through this program is vital. We are committed to
building the workforce of the future, and investing in education in
the countries we operate in."
"The ENLACE program, now in its seventh year, has seen record
enrollment this summer, growing from just five students in our
first year to 120 this year. We are proud to name Viasat as an
ENLACE partner—as they will help provide life-changing
opportunities to ambitious students from Mexico and San
Diego," said ENLACE founder Olivia
Graeve, a mechanical engineering professor at the UC San
Diego Jacobs School of Engineering.
The ENLACE program is a seven-week program that runs from late
June to early August 2019. It focuses
on providing an educational link and enriching experiences for
students between Mexico and
San Diego.
For more information about the program, please visit the website
here.
About Viasat
Viasat is a global communications company
that believes everyone and everything in the world can be
connected. For more than 30 years, Viasat has helped shape how
consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the world
communicate. Today, the Company is developing the ultimate global
communications network to power high-quality, secure, affordable,
fast connections to impact people's lives anywhere they are—on the
ground, in the air or at sea. To learn more about Viasat, visit:
www.viasat.com, go to Viasat's Corporate Blog, or follow the
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors
created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include statements
about Viasat's plan to help educate students as part of the ENLACE
initiative. Readers are cautioned that actual results could differ
materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.
In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in Viasat's
SEC filings available at www.sec.gov, including Viasat's most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on
which they are made. Viasat undertakes no obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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