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.