MSOE was founded out of a desire to collaborate to support shared objectives with industry and the community at large. We support a variety of mutually beneficial partnerships at a university, department, program, and classroom level. If you are viewing this page, you likely want to know how you can either develop and/or expand a relationship with MSOE. Navigating universities can sometimes be difficult. So let’s start with what you are trying to accomplish. 

Talent Attraction

Typically an entry point for most corporate relationships, your organization wants our graduates to know about your company when it comes time for them to start seeking employment. Your first step is to set up an employer profile on Handshake and select MSOE as a ‘school of choice’ so that MSOE students and faculty can learn about opportunities at your company. Companies with a profile on Handshake are the first to hear about the annual MSOE Career Fair. Please refer to the career services webpage for additional ways to engage with students (on-campus interviews, etc.).

Emerging Talent Development

Your organization wants to develop a relationship with students and have the opportunity to inform what students are learning to be ready for the future of work. We have students who are looking for purposeful projects and/or work experiences to apply what they are learning at MSOE. Partnerships formed for the purpose of talent development result in graduates who are uniquely ready to take on the challenges and opportunities today and into the future. Consider:

• Supporting student organizations on campus
• Volunteering your time on an Industry Advisory Council
• Structuring a classroom project and/or mentoring a project team to support the MSOE mindset in partnership with the CREATE Institute
• Sponsoring a senior design/undergraduate research/capstone/thesis project
• Working with students as part of an internship/practicum/clinical rotation

STEM Outreach for K12

Your organization wants to help build a strong and diverse talent pipeline. Our STEM Outreach program serves over 5,000 K-12 students annually. We can use your help. If this aligns to your mission, vision or values, please consider getting involved in STEM Outreach programming at MSOE. Check out these additional options that specifically server high school students. 

Upskilling Existing Talent

Your organization wants to identify ways for you or your employees to stay current and/or advance their skills. At MSOE, we have a variety of different options to meet your needs.

• Graduate programs
• Professional education programs offered through either the Rader School of Business, PERD or through one of our Academic Departments
• The Corporate Partnership Center at Diercks Hall (coming soon!)

Applied Research

Your organization has challenges without a defined solution and/or are trying to secure a competitive advantage and feel MSOE can help. This can form the basis of an applied research project. Chartering an applied research project is dependent on availability of faculty expertise/capacity and typically involves an MOU with a mutual NDA. In many cases, these projects are initiated by faculty members in partnership with their corporate partners. MSOE has also structured the following research centers to provide innovative industry solutions plus education and networking to create a competitive differentiation for your organization. Discuss your next challenge with the:

• Fluid Power Institute
• Rapid Prototyping Center
• The Corporate Partnership Center at Diercks Hall (coming soon!)

Consulting Services/Contracted Work

Your organization needs the expertise of faculty members and/or is interested in supporting their professional development objectives. Many faculty members are willing to entertain offers for contracted work and/or summer externships. These arrangements are developed directly with the faculty member and typically do not involve MSOE. But if you don’t know where to start, please contact the Dean of Applied Research and/or one of our Academic Chairs who can suggest the best contact for your project. Please know that MSOE is first and foremost a teaching university. Consequently, faculty time can be limited and has to be prioritized in relation to their personal and professional goals.

Brand Awareness/Event Support

We love to have MSOE’s brand out in the community and we also welcome the opportunity to reinforce the brand of those that are aligned to our mission, vision and values. We typically host events at the Kern Center, the Grohmann Tower, the Grohmann Museum, and Diercks Hall. We also can help reach your target audience through radio spots on the university-owned radio station WMSE. Please contact Marketing Communications to discuss your ideas in more detail. They will involve others as needed to support defined objectives.

Alumni Engagement

Your organization employs MSOE Alumni but aren’t quite sure how to engage them in advancing your organization’s relationship with MSOE. Please review the information on the MSOE alumni relations page to get started.

Philanthropy

Philanthropic giving is an important part of a mutually beneficial university partnership. Simply put, it is difficult to prioritize all of the great ideas you might have about how MSOE can improve without financial support. All philanthropic gifts are administered through MSOE’s Development Department. Philanthropy can support any/all of the objectives listed by providing funding for/via:

• Annual giving campaigns
• Program Support
• Equipment/Software
• Scholarships (summer programs, tuition, competitions, conferences, etc.)
• Capital Improvements
• Naming rights on campus spaces
• Event Sponsorships
• Student Organizations
• We are open to your ideas!

Comprehensive University Partnership Planning

Our most valuable partnerships are strategic in nature, align activities to specific objectives, and involve aspects of many (if not all) of the items above. These partnerships have many moving parts and may benefit from the development of a Comprehensive University Partnership Plan.