Directors of corporate engagement have developed an intake process to work closely with our strategic corporate partners to determine their goals and areas of interest in order to vet their needs. Then, we help guide them through establishing and nurturing a sound relationship with Penn State researchers, saving time and effort for both our corporate partner and Penn State researchers. We work with the extended team, University leadership, and research databases to help identify appropriate researchers and opportunities based on our partner’s specific needs, arrange introductory meetings or conference calls, and interface with other administrative offices. Our team can connect our partners with the experts at Penn State to employ a Non-Disclosure Agreement, where appropriate, to handle the disclosure and receipt of confidential/proprietary information between company representatives and University researchers. We can also connect partners with the right experts to help them select, very early in the process, the appropriate contract mechanism to achieve their goals within the necessary timeframe. If you feel you have a research opportunity that could be mutually beneficial for the University and a corporate partner, please contact the Corporate Engagement Center.

Please send the following information to corporations@psu.edu or in the contact form:

• Name of Event
• Contact Person (with email and/or phone number)
• Date of Event
• Brief Description (with links to event website and/or registration site if applicable)
• Any Sponsorship Opportunities (with levels and benefits of sponsorship)

While we offer support and resources for all levels of corporate engagement, the directors of corporate engagement focus on large, multi-national corporations with interest and activity that span Career Services, research, and strategic giving across multiple colleges, campuses, and/or units in the University.

The Corporate Engagement center is committed to maximizing the benefits of strategically aligned, University-industry relationships. Whether you have existing relationships with industry or would like to establish mutually beneficial relationships, you can tap into the center for resources, expertise, and connections.

Some easy ways to engage with us are:

• Join meetings before and after corporate visits to stay in the know
• Check our calendar for corporate-facing events
• Check the website for new tools and resources (Coming soon)
• Join the InfoReady and Innovation Gateway mailing lists for research partnership opportunities
• Participate in faculty and staff trainings
• Participate in strategy surveys
• Touch base with your area’s development staff, career service representatives, research deans, and/or industry liaisons to see what’s happening with corporate engagement in your specific college, campus, or unit.