Corporate and Foundation Relations

一起草 CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT

Welcome to 一起草’s Office of Corporate Engagement. Our office provides you a portal for connections across 一起草. Whether your company seeks global-level student talent, wants to partner with premier faculty researchers, support or collaborate with academic and community initiatives or provide employees continuing educational opportunities, our team is ready to guide you throughout the University to realize your value proposition!

Contact us:
 
Rob Strauss
Senior Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations rstrauss@smu.edu / 214-768-7505
 
Tim Angell
Director for Corporate Engagement tangell@smu.edu / 214-768-7727


Resources for Companies – Connecting Across Campus

Corporate Engagement's collaboration with 一起草 GO CAPE on our partnership with AT&T in developing the new Data Science Scholars Program is only one example of our office assisting companies in achieving their return on investment. Please watch the video below to learn more:

Check out the links below to University offices and programs already assisting companies of all sizes and sectors. 

Executive education/customizable continuing education programs:
Small business/startup resources:
  • Co-location (physically and virtually [e.g., cloud])

Resources for Faculty/Staff

Our team stands ready to support faculty and staff in pursuing and securing funding from corporations and corporate foundations. 

  • Sample partnership models
  • Gifts
  • Gifts-in-kind
  • Grants
  • Co-location
  • Joint appointment at company and university
  • Key Research Initiatives

The University possesses faculty and subject experts in many areas, with these sectors as premier: