This practical session will focus on:
- Developing experiential learning programs for talent pipeline creation
- Identifying key populations
- Cultural aspects to consider (academia, corporate)
- Student engagement by companies beyond recruiting
- Support for student organizations
- Targeted scholarship programs
- Teaching/lecture opportunities for company executives
- Industry-informed curricula
- Integrating Equity through DEI-Focused Collaboration
- Collaborative DEI Programs and Initiatives
- Corporate Support for DEI Scholarships and Fellowships
- Internship and Mentorship Opportunities for Underrepresented Students
- How large corporations work with MIT through its Industrial Liaison Program
- Case studies from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s Biomedical Careers Initiative
- Insight into the inner workings of UW-Madison’s Office of Business Engagement
- How the Handshake platform can be used as a vital tool in your corporate engagement projects
Industry needs your university’s help in building a future-ready workforce. Your ability to satisfy their talent needs can bring with it a steady stream of valuable partnerships and expansion of existing collaborations. But you’ve got to know how to grab the opportunities and effectively tailor your talent development programs.
To help you attract more corporate partners by developing and expanding your industry-focused talent pipeline programs, we’re convening three industry engagement leaders from MIT, Johns Hopkins, and UW-Madison, who are ready to share their best practices and the key strategies behind successful talent development programs.
Access to diverse student talent has become a huge factor in attracting industry partnerships as the competition for the best and brightest from university campuses has become fierce. Corporations are in desperate need of employees with skills in the latest technologies who are prepared to contribute to their future growth plans in a rapidly changing landscape.
So how do you curate an attractive talent pipeline and effectively spread the word that your student population is a well-stocked, diverse talent pool that can meet industry’s needs? By actively listening to corporate talent needs and integrating talent development as a key component of holistic university-industry partnerships.
Join our esteemed panel of presenters – John Garnetti from UW-Madison, Todd Glickman from MIT, and Amy Braun, PhD, with Johns Hopkins School of Medicine — for this strategy-packed program.
