SanDisk Donates $1 Million to UC Berkeley
April 21 2014 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash
storage solutions, today announced a $1 million donation to the
College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
The donation will fund recently completed renovations to Cory Hall,
home of the College’s Department of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Sciences, and the undergraduate student Computing Lab,
which has been renamed the SanDisk Computing Lab.
SanDisk's donation to UC Berkeley will
fund recently completed renovations to Cory Hall, and the
undergraduate student Computing Lab, which has been renamed the
SanDisk Computing Lab. (Photo: Business Wire)
“SanDisk has been our valued partner on many fronts: providing
scholarship and fellowship support and now making possible a
cutting-edge computing facility for our students,” said S. Shankar
Sastry, dean and Carlson professor of engineering at UC Berkeley.
“By supporting a public university that draws students from every
stratum of society, SanDisk is advancing STEM education and
preparing more engineers to lead economic growth.”
“As a company built on a strong engineering heritage, SanDisk
places a priority on making contributions that will help foster the
education and growth of tomorrow’s engineers,” said Sanjay
Mehrotra, president, chief executive officer and co-founder of
SanDisk. “No doubt, the students that use these facilities will go
on to have an incredible impact on our region, nation and world,
and we’re honored to contribute to the formative experience they
will receive while at UC Berkeley.”
The SanDisk Computing Lab was unveiled at a ribbon cutting
ceremony on April 18, 2014, during which Mr. Mehrotra, a UC
Berkeley graduate and member of the College of Engineering Advisory
Board, met with students. Additionally, the donation will fund
renovations to the main corridors of Cory Hall, as well as the
acquisition and installation of up-to-date equipment and
furnishings for facilities used by undergraduate and graduate
students.
The announcement underscores SanDisk’s ongoing commitment to
furthering STEM education, and follows the recent announcement of
recipients for the 2013-2014 SanDisk Scholars Program. The program
provided more than $1 million in scholarships and grants to nearly
100 undergraduate and graduate university students in the United
States to support their pursuit of degrees in a science,
technology, engineering or mathematics discipline.
About the SanDisk Foundation
SanDisk’s mission in its philanthropic efforts is to support
programs and organizations that address the needs of communities
where our company has a significant presence. SanDisk strives to be
an exemplary corporate citizen within the global community. The
SanDisk Foundation, a corporate advised fund of the Silicon Valley
Community Foundation, helps carry out this mission by making
donations to nonprofit organizations and community groups within
key focus areas: K-12 education, promoting STEM-focused programs,
and children’s health and well-being. Since 2003, the SanDisk
Foundation has awarded more than $25 million to almost 1,000
charitable organizations worldwide. The SanDisk Scholars Program,
created in 2012, utilizes a $1.5 million annual budget to award
scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing
education and university research in STEM fields.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a Fortune 500 and S&P
500 company, is a global leader in flash storage solutions. For
more than 25 years, SanDisk has expanded the possibilities of
storage, providing trusted and innovative products that have
transformed the electronics industry. Today, SanDisk’s quality,
state-of-the-art solutions are at the heart of many of the world's
largest data centers, and embedded in advanced smart phones,
tablets and PCs. SanDisk’s consumer products are available at
hundreds of thousands of retail stores worldwide. For more
information, visit www.sandisk.com.
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the United States and other countries. Other brand names mentioned
herein are for identification purposes only and may be the
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