Strategic Partnerships Position DePauw's McDermond Center as a gateway for collaboration between higher education institutions and the private sector, highlighting its focus on leadership development, experiential learning, and access to mentors, internships, and workshops to attract corporate partners seeking emerging talent.

Scholarship and Funding Capitalize on the university's recent $10M matching gift and $80M stadium project to offer sponsorships, named programs, or scholarship funds through the Center, aligning donor interests with student entrepreneurship and management education.

Alumni and Networks Leverage DePauw's expanding leadership and media programs (e.g., Pulliam Center) and active student engagement at conferences to propose enterprise internships, mentorships, and co-op opportunities with your organization.

Tech Enablement Highlight the Center’s use of modern tech stack and digital learning tools (Cloudflare, Workday Student, Bootstrap, etc.) as a foundation for offering scalable virtual programs, learning management solutions, and analytics-driven student engagement partnerships.

Talent Pipeline Target for a structured pipeline of business-ready graduates across majors, with the Center serving as a feeder for internships and entry-level roles in analytics, operations, marketing, and entrepreneurship, ideal for early-career recruitment and campus-based pilots.