Leaders from the University of Connecticut and Lockheed Martin celebrated their longstanding partnership connecting students in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields to careers and internships with a technology demonstration day.
A group of students, faculty and staff take off for a ride in a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter from the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
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A group of students, faculty and staff take off for a ride in a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter from the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
A Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter lands on the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
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A Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter lands on the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
Students, faculty and staff check out Sikorsky Black Hawk, left, and S-76 helicopters on the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
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Students, faculty and staff check out Sikorsky Black Hawk, left, and S-76 helicopters on the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
Students, faculty and staff check out Sikorsky Black Hawk, left, and S-76 helicopters on the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
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Students, faculty and staff check out Sikorsky Black Hawk, left, and S-76 helicopters on the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
Abdullah Alsenan, a graduate student in the School of Business, left, steps out of a Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter on the Student Union Mall during Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
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Abdullah Alsenan, a graduate student in the School of Business, left, steps out of a Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter on the Student Union Mall during Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
Cara Workman '95 (CLAS), '17 MBA sits at the controls of a Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter on the Student Union Mall during Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
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Cara Workman '95 (CLAS), '17 MBA sits at the controls of a Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter on the Student Union Mall during Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
Kicking off the festivities, pilots landed two helicopters from Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, in the middle of the Student Union Mall at the Storrs campus. Selected students joined Lockheed Martin employees and UConn staff on a morning ride in one of the helicopters over the campus and surrounding area.
The daylong event featured TED-style talks by company leaders, simulators, innovative technology, and onsite interviews with Lockheed Martin, a leader in aerospace and defense technology.
