Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø

Partnerships with academic institutions and industry on a local, regional, or national level can help you achieve a variety of goals, such as preparing students for higher education or the workplace. The following examples of different types of partnerships may give you ideas on forming your own partnership.

• 
  A National Science Foundation multi-institutional collaborative effort addressing major barriers to providing research experiences to younger undergraduate science students

• 
  A workforce non-profit organization for the Alaskan process industry
• 
  A partnership to prepare instrumentation and control technicians for positions in East Texas process and manufacturing industries
• 
  A project to reform bio/chemical, information, and physical technology (materials and manufacturing) curriculum in New York state
• 
  An alliance offering degree programs in the areas of industrial, mechanical, and electrical engineering technology in Oklahoma

• Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI)
  A partnership of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, Illinois College Board, and two- and four-year institutions in Illinois, which developed to facilitate student transfer among Illinois institutions

• 
  Activities currently supported by NSF-ATE, leveraging partnerships to enhance technician programs, professional development for educators, curriculum and educational materials, technical expertise, student laboratory experiences, and applied research
• 
  A national alliance dedicated to faculty, curriculum, and technological development in the field of biotechnology education
• 
  A national alliance of industry, academia, and professional associations that promotes the education of students in the fields of precision agriculture, biotechnology, alternative energy production, natural resource management, and nutritious food production
• 
  A regional alliance serving Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi to develop, improve and maintain standardized process technology curriculum

• 
  An alphabetical list of partnerships among academic institutions, industry, and others, provided by Higher Education Publications.
• 
  A highly successful developmental math program developed by a partnership of community colleges, professional associations, and educational researchers.

Know of a partnership that should be added to the list? Contact the ACS Undergraduate Programs Office at 2YColleges@acs.org or undergrad@acs.org.