Internships and Field Experience
Internships and field experiences provide valuable opportunities for our students to apply the practical skills and learnings from your classroom to professional settings in their chosen fields. Through internships and field experience, our students:
- Gain important and valuable real-world work experience
- Are prepared and career-ready to enter the workplace after graduation
Contact Buffy Nespodzany to learn more about how you can help our students gain the experiences they need to succeed in their careers.
Academic Expertise and Industry
Through mutually beneficial partnerships with industry, our faculty can have access to industry guidance and trends, as well as resources for your projects that drive innovation and solve complex problems. If you wish to:
- Enhance your teaching and research
- Make beneficial connections to industry
Contact Lisa Garcia to find out how you can elevate and innovate your work through connections to our corporate partners.
Research
As faculty at WMU, we know you are involved in cutting-edge research which is resulting in new findings, developments, and discoveries that benefit society. If you seek to improve your research potential in the following areas:
- Work with companies regarding IP issues and sponsored research
- Secure IP rights (e.g. patents, licenses, copyrights) and/or develop IP commercialization strategies
- Maximize your research impact by combining publications with IP rights
Contact Steve Weber to find out how you can commercialize your innovations and amplify your research impact.
Community Partnerships
WMU is committed to working with our community partners to solve challenges of mutual interest and ultimately, create a better community around us. If you are a faculty or staff member who wants to:
- Engage with a corporate or community organization for a project/class/volunteer or service opportunity
- Connect your students with local volunteer and civic engagement opportunities
Contact Kara Wood to find out how you collaborate with community partners in our region and beyond.
Philanthropy
Through financial gifts and support, WMU is able to recruit and retain high-quality faculty. Additionally, our faculty are also able to provide innovative classroom experiences and further their research. If you are a faculty member in need of:
- Financial resources for your classroom experiences, research, and projects
- Support for fellowships or endowed professorships
Contact Tiana Gee to find out how you can receive support for your teaching and research activities.
Education and Training
WMU offers a breadth of opportunities for you to expand your critical thinking skills and grow professionally. If you are a faculty or staff member who wishes to:
- Provide your expertise in professional development and/or executive education
- Participate in professional development and/or continuing education opportunities to further your learning and knowledge
Contact Amy Routhier to find out how you can grow and develop your skills through training and education.