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Inn CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the council are out of town. The , agreement will be on the council’s agenda for next Wednesday. After the City Council signs the agreement, the Design Development and Review Commission as well as the Planning Commission must con cur before construction begins. Part of the deal between USC and the UNA involves the reno vation of Kirkland Apartments and the Black House, historic buildings currently uninhabited. The deal allows the Black House to be used as the inn’s lobby, and the Kirkland Apartments will house visiting faculty. The plan also physically moves a wood frame cottage from University Foundation property to a private residential zone. Sinclair said the Planning Commission will look at the agree ment to see how it affects traffic in addition to general aesthetics of the construction and renova tion projects. Sofensen said he knew the ho tel has drawn criticism, including anti-USC legislation in the Senate. But Sorensen remains adamant in his efforts. “If Clemson can have a hotel on its campus,” he said, “then it’s appropriate for us to have one.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail. com Program CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 receive signals becomes greater, driving an increased demand for engineers with these skills. “There is a shortage for sig nal-integrity engineers not only nationally but all across the world,” said Brian Knotts. “This program could open the doors for Columbia to be a domestic growth site.” “Within two weeks, the 25 open seats for the program were full,” said Knotts, board manager of Intel’s Columbia Design Center. “The program will at tract students who ordinarily would not come to USC.” Students will complete the pro gram with eight other electrical engineering courses. Intel donated $33,000 worth of high-speed computer worksta tions and other equipment to the program. Ansoft Corporation will contribute high-perform ance electronic design automa tion (EDA) software, valued at $100,000. Chen, who will be teach mg these courses in the fall, said the street value is $2 million. “This will help all other existing research and pro vide USC with more credibility with industry and academia,” said Knotts. Graduates will succeed on sev eral fronts, said Abhi Talwalkar, vice president of Intel’s Enterprise Platform Group. “Graduates of this program, whether they study at the uni versity or through its long-dis tance learning program, will be well positioned to fill the world wide need for engineers in this field, at Intel and elsewhere,” said Talwalkar. Intel employees and other stu dents will be able to take cours es through the university’s dis tance-learning program. Students worldwide can audit the courses, enroll at the university or take the new courses for credit as they pursue master’s degrees in electrical engineering at other institutions. “there is a flood of Intel em ployees worldwide willing to take the courses via distance learning,” Knotts said. Since USC has developed the new signal-integrity program, Intel has invited the university, along with other prestigious uni versities such as Stanford, to travel to their various education career fairs. Intel’s Columbia campus is becoming a cen ter of excellence for signal-in tegrity expertise within Intel’s Enterprise Products and Services Division. Intel employs 160 peo ple in Columbia. The world’s largest chip designer, Intel is also a leading manufacturer of com puter, networking and communi cations products. Richard Mellitz and Hao Li from Intel’s Columbia center will teach the first of two courses this .«k fall. Chen, Jerry Hudgins and former USC Vice Provost for Research Paul Huray will teach the second half of the program in the spring. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com “This program could open the doors for Columbia to be a domestic growth site.” BRIAN KNOTTS BOARD MANAGER OF INTEL’S COLUMBIA DESIGN CENTER Summer Group Exercise Schedule June 2 - August 8, 2003 Blatt PE Center Classes 7 am Noon Noon 1:05 pm 4:30 pm 5:30 pm 5:00 pm Spinning Step Express Body Sculpt Faculty/Staff Fitness Body Sculpting Body Sculpting Spinning Tues. & Thurs. Mon., Tues., &Thurs. Wednesday Mon., Wed., & Thurs. Thursday Tuesday Tues. & Thurs. Wellness & Fitness Center Classes 7:00 am | Noon 1 4:00 pm L 5:00 pm [ 5:30 pm | 5:30 pm Step Step & Sculpt Body Blast Ab Express Step Express Water Exercise Mon. & Wed. Mon., Wed., & Fri. Mon.* - Thurs. Mon. & Wed. Mon. & Wed. Tues. & Wed. Purchase of Stickers Summer, 2003 group exercise stickers may be obtained at the Blatt PE Center front desk or the Wellness & Fitness Center reception desk between the hours of 8:30 am and 5:00 pm. There is a fee of $20 for the summer sticker and all purchases are non-transferable and non-refundable. For information call 576-9375 stc.sc.edu www.sa.sc.edu/pecenter/fit.htm 765-9010 COlUmBIA 1111 Lady St. Downtown Columbia