Industry-University Partnership Case Study

This paper describes a partnership between an engineering equipment manufacturer and a local private university. The industrial partner provides adjunct instructors to teach several mechanical engineering courses, serves on the industrial engineering advisory board, and supports the university in a number of other ways. The students benefit from being taught by experienced industry engineers who have a passion for teaching. The industry partner benefits from direct exposure to potential hires and providing an outlet for its employees to teach and keep their technical skills sharp.

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