Corporate Partners
BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Organization
City
Associated Bank BMO Harris Bank
Stevens Point, WI Stevens Point, WI
Church Mutual Insurance CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Merrill, WI
Bridget Culbert and Elizabeth Martin, Ph.D. Outreach Specialist; Anderson C2C Center Founding Director School of Business and Economics
Stevens Point, WI Stevens Point, WI Milwaukee, WI Stevens Point, WI Marshfield, WI Stevens Point, WI Stevens Point, WI Schofield, WI Marshfield, WI
Delta Dental
Enterprise Fastenal
Forward Bank
The connections between the School of Business and Economics and our many alumni and organizational partners, both business and community, make all of us stronger. We are able to provide our students with up-to-date career guidance and opportunities because of support from our alumni and partners. At the same time, we offer benefits to organizations searching for new talent by introducing them to our students. We also connect with and support our alumni across the state, nation and world. 2019-20 ACTIVITIES The past year saw the establishment of many new outreach programs as well as the strengthening of existing programs, connecting us with employers, alumni and new graduates. Outreach leads to valuable connections with students! We had 256 guests at C2C Center programs during 2019-20, representing 71 different organizations. Besides many Corporate Partners representatives, we had 113 guests representing 39 other business and non-profit organizations. CONNECTING WITH KEY EMPLOYERS: CORPORATE PARTNERS PROGRAM Organizations wanting to connect with our students on a frequent, ongoing basis can join our Corporate Partners program. Corporate Partners organizations enrich our students’ learning beyond the classroom and provide professional-development opportunities. Nothing engages students as much as hearing from industry experts! We had 32 official Corporate Partners during 2019-20, mainly large local employers and chambers of commerce. The employers were quite diverse, representing eight industry sectors and 24 different industries. Our best sources of new partners are alumni (e.g., we connected in 2019 with SMC Corporation of Indianapolis through its national sales director who is an alum) and companies who have recently hired our graduates (e.g., we connected with Integrity Insurance after the company hired one of our 2020 graduates).
Gamber-Johnson
Great Lakes Greenheck
Hawkins Ash CPAs Klismith Accounting
Plover, WI
Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Marshfield, WI Marshfield, WI Marshfield, WI Stevens Point, WI
Masonite
Nelson-Jameson, Inc. NextHome Priority Northwestern Mutual
Appleton, WI
Portage County Business Council
Stevens Point, WI Marshfield, WI Stevens Point, WI Marshfield, WI Stevens Point, WI Stevens Point, WI Germantown, WI Stevens Point, WI Stevens Point, WI Stevens Point, WI
Prevention Genetics
Rettler Corp.
Roehl Transport, Inc.
Sentry Insurance
Skyward, Inc.
SMC Corp.
Spectrum Insurance Thrivent Financial
U.S. Bank
Wausau Windows & Doors
Wausau, WI
Wipfli
Marshfield, WI; Wausau, WI
WoodTrust Bank
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Wysocki Family of Companies
Bancroft, WI
We reach out to our Corporate Partners many times throughout the academic year with invitations to participate in various student activities, both in classes and at Smiley Professional Events outside of classes. Some of the larger activities during the past year were our Senior Banquets, Internship Expos, in-class practice networking receptions and capstone presentations. A total of 143 Corporate Partner representatives attended such activities during the past year. Our most active Corporate Partner organizations were Church Mutual Insurance, Forward Bank, Northwestern Mutual, Sentry Insurance and Skyward.
“Thank you for all of the partnerships between School of Business and Economics students and PCBC/Ignite. It is invigorating to see how engaged you are with the community and so willing to help students grow outside the classroom.” – Todd Kuckkahn Executive Director, Portage County Business Council
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Anderson Classroom to Career Center
Annual Report 2019-2020
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