Press Release – Page 358 – Newswire Pakistan

March 24, 2022

‫کالج طلبہ کی جانب سے کراچی میں تعمیر کردہ ڈگری پروگریشن پلیٹ فارم نے طلبہ کو بااختیار بنانے اور اعلیٰ تعلیم کے بڑے چیلنج کو حل کرنے کے لئے 11 ملین ڈالر جمع کر لئے

سان فرانسسکو، 23 مارچ 2022 /پی آر نیوز وائر/ — سٹیلِک نے آج ایک امریکی ریچ کیپیٹل کی قیادت میں 11 ملین ڈالر کی فنڈنگ کا اعلان کیا ہے جو امریکہ میں قائم مساوی تعلیم پر مرتکز مؤثر فنڈ ہے۔ اب 45 سے زائد کالج اور یونیورسٹیاں، کالج کے انفرادی تجربے پر طلبہ کی ایجنسی کو فروغ دینے اور منتظمین کو قیمتی وقت فراہم کے لئے سٹیلِک کا استعمال کرتی ہیں تاکہ ذاتی معاونت کے نظام کو بہتر پیمانے پر بڑھایا جاسکے۔

2016میں قائم ہونے والی سٹیلِک کی کہانی کا آغاز کراچی، پاکستان کے طلبہ سے ہوتا ہے۔ کارنیگی میلن یونیورسٹی میں بین الاقوامی طلبہ کی حیثیت سے شرکت کے دوران شریک بانی صبیح بن وصی، مصعب پوپٹیا اور رخسار نیاز اپنی بصارت اور ایسے آلات تک رسائی سے محرومی کے باعث الجھن اور پریشانی میں مبتلا ہو گئے جو انہیں بہت سے ڈگری کے تقاضوں یعنی نصابی اور غیر نصابی اور بطور طلبہ اپنے تجربے کو بڑھانے کے لئے دستیاب اختیارات تک نیویگیٹ میں مدد گار ہوں گے۔ حال ہی میں فوربز 30 انڈر 30 کے وصول کنندہ اور اس وقت کے اُبھرتے ہوئے جونیئر صبیح بن وصی نے وسیع کورس کیٹلاگ کو خود ایک منصوبہ ساز کے طور پر ڈیجیٹلائزڈ کیا اورجو ڈگری کی ترقی کے لئے ایک اول سے آخر تک ایک مجموعی پلیٹ فارم بن گیا ہے جس سے اب ان جیسے 300 ہزار سے زائد دیگر طلبہ کو فائدہ ہوا ہے۔ آج، آدھی کمپنی کراچی، پاکستان سے ہے اور زیادہ تر انجینئرنگ پر مبنی ٹیم حبیب یونیورسٹی کے ایک درجن سے زائد سابق طالب علموں کی نمائندگی کرتی ہے جو سٹیلِک کے موجودہ شراکت دار ہیں جو اپنے طلبہ اور انتظامیہ کے لئے اس پلیٹ فارم کا استعمال کرتے ہیں۔

ریچ کیپیٹل کی بانی اور شراکت دار، جینیفر کیرولن نے کہا کہ سٹیلِک کی خوبصورت منصوبہ بندی، شیڈولنگ اور مشورے کی خصوصیات اتنی وجدانی ہیں کہ انہیں صرف طلبا اپنی ضروریات کے لئے حل کرکے ہی تخلیق کر سکتے تھے۔ ہم اس ٹیم کو سی ایم یو سے باہر مدد فراہم کرنے بہت خوش ہیں جو کالج کی ڈگری کی منصوبہ بندی کے تجربے میں جدید ترین ٹیکنالوجی لارہی ہے ۔

یہ سرمایہ کاری عالمی سطح پر اعلی تعلیم کے لئے غیر معمولی جوش و ولولے کی بنیاد پر آتی ہے جہاں طلبہ کی شمولیت اہم ہے۔ گزشتہ سال ادارہ جاتی اقدامات میں اضافہ دیکھا گیا ہے جو ردعمل سے فعال مشورے کے نقطہ نظر کی جانب منتقل ہو رہے ہیں تاکہ ہائبرڈ ریموٹ لرننگ ماحول میں ایڈجسٹ ہونے والے طلبہ پر ذاتی توجہ کو بڑھایا جاسکے۔ طلبہ کو ڈگری کے حصول کے سلسلے میں نظر آنے والے آپشنز سے آرستہ کرکے، وہ اپنے ڈگری منصوبوں پر مزید عاملیت کی مشق کرسکتے ہیں اور شعبہ ہائےزندگی اور ترقی کی راہ میں ملنے والی رسد کے ذرائع کے بارے میں بات کرنے کے لئے اپنے صلاح کاروں کے ساتھ مزید بامعنی صلاح و مشورے کی تیاری کرسکتے ہیں ۔

کارنیگی میلن یونیورسٹی کے رجسٹرار جان پاپنچک نے کہا کہ طلبہ نے سٹیلِک کے ساتھ بڑے فوائد دیکھے ہیں جو اب تمام انڈر گریجویٹس اور گریجویٹ طلبہ کی بڑھتی ہوئی تعداد کے لئے دستیاب ہیں۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ آج تک 90 فیصد سے زائد طلبہ نے مستقبل کے سمسٹرز کی منصوبہ بندی کے لیے پلیٹ فارم اپنایا ہے اور انتخاب کی شرح میں مسلسل اضافہ ہو رہا ہے۔ سٹیلِک کے ساتھ، سی ایم یو کے طلبہ اپنے ڈگری پلان میں زیادہ مصروف ہیں اور گریجویشن تک رسائی کا سبب بننے والے اپنے فیصلہ سازی میں پراعتماد ہیں۔

سٹیلِک نئے فنڈز کو سٹیلِک ٹیم اور ادارہ جاتی شراکت داروں کی کمیونٹی کو بڑھانے کے ساتھ ساتھ طلبہ کے سفر کے نئے اہم ٹچ پوائنٹس تک پہنچنے کے لئے پلیٹ فارم میں طلبا پر مبنی صلاحیتوں کو بڑھانے کے لئے وقف کرنے کا ارادہ رکھتا ہے۔

سٹیلِک کے بانی اور سی ای او صبیح بن وصی نے کہا کہ میری نظر میں تیز رفتار ترقی کا یہ حصہ ان اعلیٰ تبدیلیوں کی وجہ سے ہے جن سے اعلی تعلیم اس وقت گزر رہی ہے۔ ہائی اسکول میں اندراج کی تعداد میں کمی کے ساتھ، طلبہ کی برقراری تقریبا ہر یونیورسٹی اور کالج کے لئے اولین ترجیح بن گئی ہے۔ طلبہ کا اطمینان اب تک کی کم ترین سطح پر ہے، خاص طور پر کیمپس ٹیکنالوجی اور مشورے کی معاونت کے معاملات میں۔ بہت سی چیزوں کی طرح کوویڈ نے بھی ان مسائل کو مزید آگے بڑھا دیا ہے۔ ”

سٹیلِک میں انجینئرنگ کے شریک بانی اور سربراہ مصعب پوپٹیا نے کہا کہ جو ٹیم ہم پاکستان میں بنانے پر کامیاب رہے ہیں، مجھے اس ٹیم پر ناقابل یقین حد تک فخر ہےاور میں اپنے مقامی ٹیلنٹ کی جانب سے کی گئی یقین دہانی سے بہت متاثر ہوں۔ اور مجھے پوری امید ہے کہ ہماری کامیابی مزید طلبہ کو انٹرپرینیورشپ کو مناسب موقع دینے کی ترغیب دے سکتی ہے۔

یہاں کلک کریں مزید پڑھنے کے لئے کہ صبیح بن وصی کی جانب سے اس فنڈ ریزنگ کا سٹیلِک کمیونٹی کے لئے کیا مطلب ہے ۔

ریچ کیپیٹل کے بارے میں

ریچ کیپیٹل بچپن کی ابتدائی تعلیم سے لے کر پیشہ ورانہ ترقی اور درمیان میں ہر چیز تک سیکھنے والوں اور ماہرین تعلیم کو بااختیار بنانے کے لئے پرعزم ہے۔ ان کی سرمایہ کاری لوگوں کو تعلیم کی تبدیلی لانے والی طاقت کے ذریعے اپنی پوری صلاحیت تک پہنچنے کی ترغیب دیتی ہے۔ ریچ سب سے زیادہ متاثر کن، ترقی پذیر اور دلچسپ تعلیمی ٹولز کو بیجنے کے مشن پر ہے جو ماہرین تعلیم اور خاندانوں کو بچوں کی مکمل صلاحیتوں کا ادراک کرنے میں معاون ثابت ہوتا ہے۔

سٹیلِک کے بارے میں

سٹیلِک ایک مرکزی ڈگری پروگریشن پلیٹ فارم ہے جو طلباء کو جدید یونیورسٹی کے تجربے کے چیلنجوں پر قابو پانے میں مدد کرنے کے لئے ڈیزائن کیا گیا ہے۔سٹیلِک کے مشورے، ڈگری آڈٹ، ڈگری پلاننگ اور تجزیاتی ٹولز پر نیویگیٹ کرنا آسان ہے جسے طلبا، صلاح کاروں اور منتظمین کے ذریعہ استعمال کیا جاسکتا ہے تاکہ طلبا کے ٹریک پر رہنے اور ذاتی تعلیمی تجربہ حاصل کرنے کو یقینی بنایا جاسکے جس کے وہ مستحق ہیں۔ سٹیلِک کے بارے میں مزید جاننے کے لئے، براہ مہربانی www.stellic.com پر جائیں۔

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March 23, 2022

Conagen Produces Two Thaumatin Protein Natural Sweeteners at Scale

100,000 times sweeter than table sugar

Bedford, Mass., March 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Food and beverages brands get two more tools for their sugar reduction toolkits as Conagen announced the successful scale-up production of two new high-intensity sweeteners, thaumatin I and thaumatin II. The development will expand commercial partner Sweegen’s robust sugar reduction solutions of zero-sugar natural sweeteners.

Thaumatin is a group of proteins found in the fruits of the tropical plant Thaumatococcus danielli. Each protein, thaumatin I and thaumatin II, varies slightly in sweetness profiles. Both proteins have been evaluated as 100,000 times sweeter than sugar on a molar basis and 3,000 times sweeter on a weight basis. The high sweetness factor can translate into a strategic cost-effective sugar reduction solution for brands seeking to get the most out of a natural sweetener.

The thaumatin proteins were developed from Conagen’s peptide production platform, which had previously been used for the scaled production of another peptide sweetener, brazzein. “Conagen constantly improves its protein and peptide production platforms to generate more exciting new products,” said Casey Lippmeier, vice president of innovation at Conagen. “In this case, the platform has been leveraged to make thaumatin by several innovative approaches, but under a significantly shorter R&D timeline.”

These two new, high-purity thaumatin proteins add to Sweegen’s creative portfolio of sugar reduction solutions to help brands make low-calorie products. Brands can now explore the synergistic benefits of formulations that contain thaumatin and other products from Sweegen’s Signature Sweetener portfolio, including brazzein and stevia. This diversity of natural, high-intensity sweeteners represents the most cost-effective approach for reducing sugar in food and beverages to deliver the best tasting match for the sweetness of sugar.

The desire for natural sweeteners will drive the demand for fruit and plant-based sweeteners, such as thaumatin and stevia, respectively. The main advantages to sweetening food and beverages with thaumatin are its familiarity and acceptance by consumers and the fact that it is approved for use in products by the majority of the countries in the world.

Health-conscious consumers are generally more accepting of natural sweeteners than sugar and artificial sweeteners. According to FMCG Gurus, Top 10 Future Trends 2030, “60% of global consumers currently believe natural sweeteners are healthier alternatives to sugar.” The trend report further stated, “Increasingly, consumers will want only products that contain real and authentic ingredients, and sweeteners will be no exception to the rule. As such, this will drive demand for sweeteners sourced directly from fruits and plants, something that the industry will respond to.”

Like most other proteins, when thaumatin proteins are consumed, they are digested into amino acids. However, because thaumatin communicates such a strong sweet taste, the levels used in most applications contribute almost no calories. It is one of the most intense sweeteners ever discovered.

Consumers increasingly expect to stock their pantries with low-to-no sugar products with food and beverages that fit into their lifestyle and diets. Thaumatin can complement a number of consumer lifestyles, such as diabetic, ketogenic, or low-to-no carbohydrate diets. These sweet proteins are low on the glycemic index.

“Thaumatin is the second announced product generated from our peptide platform, which fits well into our existing world-scale, precision fermentation infrastructure.” Lippmeier further added, “Peptides and small proteins like brazzein and thaumatin can be very difficult to make economically; however, now that we have successfully scaled multiple peptides and proteins, we are willing to collaborate with other customers to make other novel peptide products.”

Regulatory approval for thaumatin as natural sweeteners has passed in the European Union (E957), Israel, and Japan. In the United States, it is generally recognized as safe as a flavoring agent (FEMA GRAS 3732).

About Conagen
Conagen is a product-focused, synthetic biology R&D company with large-scale manufacturing service capabilities. Our scientists and engineers use the latest synthetic biology tools to develop high-quality, sustainable, nature-based products by precision fermentation and enzymatic bioconversion. We focus on the bioproduction of high-value ingredients for food, nutrition, flavors and fragrances, pharmaceutical, and renewable materials industries. www.conagen.com

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March 23, 2022

JETEX AND FOUR SEASONS LAUNCH THE ULTIMATE PRIVATE JET RAMADAN EXPERIENCE

Jetex expands its collection of sensational experiences with the addition of the ultimate Suhoorin the Sky.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jetex, an award-winning global leader in executive aviation, is betting on the future of the global luxury market which increasingly is going experiential. Consumers’ perception of luxury is changing, especially among younger consumers, and the concept is luxury is no longer only about purchasing tangible objects – it is about opulent experiences, travel and instagrammable moments. As wealthy millennial customers shift their money from goods to experiences, Jetex presents the world’s most special Ramadan experience in partnership with Four Seasons.

Building upon the tremendous success of Iftar in the Sky last year, Jetex unveils the ultimate Ramadan experience, which features even more unique elements, blending time-honored traditions with modernity.

Suhoor in the Sky is offered onboard a larger 18-seat private jet that has more space in which to savor the spirit of the Holy Month as the aircraft soars in the moonlight above the United Arab Emirates and the shimmering Arabian Gulf.

The evening commences at the award-winning Jetex VIP Terminal with a trio of traditional musicians and light refreshments in the calm of the private lounges. The passengers are then invited to board the aircraft on one of the Jetex Rolls-Royces that whisk to the aircraft.

Onboard, passengers are warmly welcomed by the Jetex cabin crew as well as the Four Seasons culinary team. For the first time, live traditional music is performed onboard and throughout the flight to create a warm and relaxing ambiance of a private majlis in the sky. As soon as the aircraft reaches its cruising altitude, passengers can enjoy scenic views of the Dubai skyline as well as a delectable Suhoor menu, created especially for the occasion.

From traditional Ramadan starters, freshly baked artisan breads and a wide selection of mezze, to the exquisite Omani lobster, lamb shank in traditional spices and rich poultry – every gourmet taste is considered. Passengers of the 120-minute journey can enjoy Suhoor above the clouds at their own pace as the Jetex crew ensures the most comfortable private jet experience.

As soon as the aircraft arrives back at Dubai, passengers are invited to enjoy a wide range of desserts, teas and coffees at a dedicated lounge at Jetex VIP Terminal, as well as enjoy the leisure facilities of the terminal.

“Jetex delivers unique experiences to discerning travelers and is known for blending the world of private aviation with exceptional hospitality. We are proud to deliver this new experience in partnership with Four Seasons, the brand synonymous with excellence in luxury hospitality. Every element of Suhoor in the Sky is designed to create timeless, one-of-a-kind lifelong memories for anyone who experiences it,” said Adel Mardini, Founder & CEO of Jetex.

“Dreaming up inspired experiences is a core passion for us at Four Seasons Dubai,” said Leonardo Baiocchi, Regional Vice President and General Manager, Four Seasons. “We are delighted to partner with Jetex throughout the Holy Month of Ramadan, to create a Suhoor experience that is nothing less than spectacular. With our trademark Four Seasons hospitality and the exceptional private aviation standards that Jetex is known for, we will be elevating luxury to a new cruising altitude.”

To ensure utmost safety and comfort of travelers, aircraft cabin will be thoroughly sanitized using the signature Jetex bipolar ionization technology before and after each flight.

The unforgettable travel experience is priced from AED 140,000 for up to 14 travelers and will be available between 1 and 30 April 2022. All passengers are required to carry their passports to board the flight.

For reservations, please contact Jetex Premier Experience at experience@jetex.com.

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About Jetex:

An award-winning global leader in executive aviation, Jetex is recognized for delivering flexible, best-in-class trip support solutions to customers worldwide. Jetex provides exceptional private terminals (FBOs), aircraft fueling, ground handling and global trip planning. The company caters to both owners and operators of business jets for corporate, commercial and personal air travel. To find out more about Jetex, visit www.jetex.com and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

About Four Seasons:

As the world’s leading operator of luxury hotels, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts currently manages 122 properties in 47 countries. Open since November 2014, Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach offers a vacation experience of unlimited variety, and the highly personalized, anticipatory service that Four Seasons guests expect and value around the world. Recent awards and honors include Condé Nast Traveler Gold List and Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Awards. For more information on Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach, visit press.fourseasons.com/Dubai or check us out on www.instagram.com/fsdubai.

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Four Seasons
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March 23, 2022

Karachi-built degree progression platform created by college students raises $11 Million to empower students and solve higher education’s major challenge

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Stellic today announced $11 million in funding led by Reach Capital, a U.S. based impact fund focused on equitable education. More than 45 colleges and universities now use Stellic to promote student agency over the individual college experience and return precious time to administrators in order to better scale personalized support systems.

Founded in 2016, the Stellic story starts with students from Karachi, Pakistan. While attending Carnegie Mellon University as international students, co-founders Sabih Bin Wasi, Musab Popatia and Rukhsar Neyaz were confused and overwhelmed with their lack of visibility and access to tools that would help them navigate the many degree requirements – curricular and non-curricular – and options available to them to maximize their experience as students. Sabih Bin Wasi, a recent Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient and rising junior at the time, digitized the extensive course catalog himself into a planner and landed on what would become a holistic, end-to-end platform for degree progression that now benefits more than 300 thousand other students like himself. Today, half the company is based out of Karachi, Pakistan and the predominantly engineering-based team represents more than a dozen alumni from Habib University, a current partner of Stellic that utilizes the platform for its own students and administration.

“Stellic’s beautiful planning, scheduling and advising features are so intuitive they could only have been created by students solving for their own needs,” said Jennifer Carolan, Reach Capital Founder and Partner. “We are thrilled to back this team out of CMU, bringing cutting edge technology to the college degree planning experience.”

The investment arrives on the heels of unprecedented turbulence to higher education globally where student engagement is critical. This past year has seen a rise of institutional initiatives shifting from reactive to proactive advising approaches in order to scale personalized attention to students adjusting to hybrid remote learning environments. By equipping students with more visibility into their degree pathway options, they can practice more agency over their degree plans and prepare for more meaningful interactions with their advisors to talk about other areas of life and logistics that might be getting in the way of progress.

“Students have seen major benefits with Stellic, which is now available to all undergraduates and an increasing number of graduate students,” said John Papinchak, Registrar at Carnegie Mellon University. “To date, over 90% of students have adopted the platform to plan for future semesters, and adoption rates continue to grow. With Stellic, CMU students are more engaged in their degree plan and confident in their decision making leading to graduation.”

Stellic plans to dedicate the new funds to growing the Stellic team and community of institutional partners, as well as enhancing the student-centric capabilities in the platform to reach new critical touchpoints of the student journey.

“In my view, part of this accelerated growth is due to the critical changes higher ed is going through right now,” said Sabih Bin Wasi, Founder and CEO of Stellic. “With declining high school enrollment numbers, student retention has become the top priority for nearly every university and college. Student satisfaction is at an all-time low, particularly with the campus technology and advising support. Like many things, COVID surfaced these issues even further.”

“I am incredibly proud of the team we have been able to build in Pakistan, and impressed with the promise shown by our local talent,” said Musab Popatia, Co-Founder and Head of Engineering at Stellic. “And I sincerely hope that our success can inspire more students to give entrepreneurship a fair shot.”

Click here to read more from Sabih Bin Wasi on what this fundraise means to the Stellic community.

About Reach Capital

Reach Capital is committed to empowering learners and educators from early childhood education to professional development and everything in between. Their investments inspire people to reach their full potential through the transformative power of education. Reach is on a mission to seed the most inspirational, uplifting and engaging educational tools which help educators and families realize children’s full potential.

About Stellic

Stellic is a centralized degree progression platform designed to help students conquer the challenges of the modern university experience. Stellic’s easy to navigate advising, degree audit, degree planning, and analytics tools can be utilized by students, advisors, and administrators to ensure students stay on track and receive the personalized educational experience they deserve. To learn more about Stellic, please visit www.stellic.com.

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March 22, 2022

Pritzker Military Museum & Library Announces Selected Design in International Design Competition for the Cold War Veterans Memorial

“Orbits” by Oyler Wu Collaborative Selected for Cold War Veterans Memorial in Somers, Wisconsin

Somers, Wisconsin, March 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Contact:

Erika Davis

Senior Communications Associate

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Pritzker Military Museum & Library Announces Selected Design in

International Design Competition for the Cold War Veterans Memorial

“Orbits” by Oyler Wu Collaborative Selected for Cold War Veterans Memorial in Somers, Wisconsin

SOMERS, WI (March 22, 2022) – In April 2021, the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, located in Chicago, launched an international competition for the new Cold War Veterans Memorial to be built in Somers, Wisconsin, as a part of the Pritzker Archives & Memorial Park Center (PAMPC) project. After reviewing an impressive number of inspiring design concepts, Orbits has been selected as the final design of the competition.

Orbits is designed by Jenny Wu and Dwayne Oyler of Oyler Wu Collaborative in Los Angeles, California. From its formal structure to its shaped surroundings, the memorial emerges from the ground to become an architectural tribute to Cold War veterans, embodying the dedication, optimism, and hope that is emblematic of their enduring spirit. Collectively, the memorial unifies these complex narratives through juxtaposition, recognizing its interconnected history – one of sacrifice, triumph, and innovation.

“Each submitted design was remarkable and very inspiring. The final decision was tough, but after much discussion, we believe that the Orbits design will truly resemble a place where everyone who contributed to the Cold War will be honored. This memorial is special and very dear to many because people who sacrificed during this era are not recognized enough. Our goal is to make sure that our gratitude to these individuals is signified through this project,” said Col. Jennifer Pritzker, Founder of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.

The Design Competition was a two-stage juried process. Stage 1 was an open call to submit design concepts for the memorial. In Stage 2, the finalists evolved their concepts for the memorial to create fully defined designs. The design challenge was to provide a conceptual design for the Cold War Veterans Memorial that embraces the mission statement, exemplifies the guiding vision, and achieves the design goals authored by the Cold War Veterans Memorial Steering Committee. The finalists rose to the challenge and submitted designs that showed their passionate exploration of how to portray the scale and complexity of the Cold War for current and future generations.

As Dwyan Oyler and Jenny Wu stated in their submittal, “In recognition of the profound complexity of the Cold War, our design draws from a range of meaningful artifacts and imagery from the era to create an immersive experience — evoking a range of cultural associations organized as a set of circular ‘orbits’ through the landscape.”

The Cold War Veterans Memorial’s guiding vision is to create permanent recognition that stimulates ongoing thought and study that honors American military members and civilians who served and sacrificed during the Cold War era (1945-1991). In line with the Pritzker Military Museum & Library’s mission, the Cold War Veterans Memorial aims to increase the public understanding of military history and how its lessons have contributed to the history we create today.

“We are extremely honored to have received so many submissions from such talented national and international designers and seen the professional skill the finalists brought to the second stage,” said Susan Rifkin, Pritzker Military Museum & Library Interim CEO. “We are really looking forward to working with Jenny Wu and Dwayne Oyler to create a memorial that honors the lives and legacies of those who served and helped during the Cold War.”

The concept Orbits by Oyler Wu Collaborative received the unanimous recommendation of the jury as the selected design and the design team. In their summary report, the Jury said the imagery of this concept invites discovery, the setting is respectful of the site, and a variety of paths and experiences can be explored and provide a palette for interpretation.

All information on the design competition can be found at coldwarveteransmemorial.org.

Please view the design submission by Jenny Wu and Dwayne Oyler of Oyler Wu Collaborative in Los Angeles, California, here.

Pritzker Archives & Memorial Park Center

The PAMPC was created out of a need for additional space to house some of the circulating book collection and the archival collections of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library and will be completed in phases over an estimated ten years.

The first phase of the PAMPC project will include the Pritzker Military Archives Center to house the collections and provide workspace for the continued curation for future exhibits; Commercial Archives based on demand where private collectors, public institutions, and others may store their archives; a facility specializing in firearms education and training; a Community Green Space expertly landscaped with walking and biking paths; and the Cold War Veterans Memorial.

About the Cold War Veterans Memorial

In line with the Pritzker Military Museum & Library’s mission, the Cold War Veterans Memorial aims to increase the public understanding of military history. It will be a lasting tribute to the courage and tenacity found in the U.S. Armed Forces and civilian personnel who faithfully and honorably served during the Cold War era, September 2, 1945, to December 26, 1991. The Memorial will be a publicly accessible display where citizens can honor, reflect, and learn about the bravery and sacrifice displayed to further our country’s freedom. To learn more, visit www.coldwarveteransmemorial.org.

About Pritzker Archives & Memorial Park Center

Located in Somers, Wisconsin, The Pritzker Archives & Memorial Park Center supports the Pritzker Military Museum & Library’s mission of preserving the past, present, and future of the citizen soldier. This project has various components, the first being the Pritzker Archives Center, a state-of-the-art archive space to restore, preserve, and provide storage for the Pritzker Military Museum & Library’s collections that include books, artifacts, and other historical materials. Other components of the project include a Commercial Archives Center, a firearms education center, the Cold War Veterans Memorial, and community green space. To learn more, visit www.pritzkerarchivespark.com.

About the Pritzker Military Museum & Library

The Pritzker Military Museum & Library aims to increase the public’s understanding of military history, military affairs, and national security by providing a forum for the study and exploration of our military – past, present, and future – with a specific focus on their stories, sacrifices, and values. With national and global reach, these spaces and events aim to share the stories of those who served and their contributions as citizen soldiers, helping citizens everywhere appreciate the relationship between the armed forces and the civilians whose freedoms they protect. A non-governmental, non-partisan organization, the Museum & Library features diverse collections, scholarly initiatives, and public programs from its flagship center in downtown Chicago to its world-class research center and park currently under construction in Somers, Wisconsin.

Erika Davis
Pritzker Archives & Memorial Park Center 
erika.davis@tawani.net

March 22, 2022

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