Partnership Opportunities: Join Us!

The Enterprise Program is Michigan Tech's answer to private industry's need for graduates who not only have technical competence but also understand the practical application of skills and knowledge:

• We develop strong skills in communication, relationships, conflict resolution, leadership, and teamwork
  
• We study and experience global markets and competition
  
• We create an appreciation of other cultures and outlooks
  
• We build a firm grounding in environmental and social issues, ethics, and professional responsibilities
  
• We practice the ability to solve problems and think critically
  
• We work with business sense and management skills
  
• We demonstrate the facility to learn continuously and to turn information into knowledge

Members of the Wireless Communication Enterprise
visit their Team's site

How You Can Participate

The success of the Enterprise Program relies heavily on the support of industry, and Michigan Tech seeks creative and forward-thinking partners to help set a new standard for engineering education by making the following commitments:

• You can invest $45,000 a year for three years for instructional modules, supplies, equipment and student travel
  
• You can identify a real-world engineering topic
  
• You can designate professionals as mentors who communicate with students by phone and e-mail about technical matters
  
• You can facilitate two visits to the campus for program planning and evaluation of student reports and presentations
  
• You can provide materials relevant to the project
  
• You can create access to testing and processing facilities not available on campus

Two or more partners can co-sponsor a team and share in the commitment

Additional partnership opportunities:

In addition to sponsoring one of the Enterprise Teams, there are numerous other ways for industry to get involved and help ensure the success of this exciting new curriculum including:

• guest lectureships
  
• team mentorships
  
• financial support for equipment, furnishings, facilities
  
• donations of equipment and furnishings
  
• participation in year-end Enterprise Team presentation sessions
  
• suggestions for additional course module topics of relevance to your industry
  
• sponsorship of a senior design project team

We invite you to becoming an industry partner in Michigan Tech's Enterprise Program. To learn more about the rewards and responsibilities of participating in the Enterprise Program, we encourage you to contact:

Mary Raber
Industrial Project Coordinator
Michigan Technological University
College of Engineering
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931
Phone: (906) 487-2005
Fax: (906) 487-2782
Email: mraber@mtu.edu