A Guide to Working with Coporations and Foundations: A Resource for Faculty/Staff
- Establishes strategic partnerships with corporations to create mutually beneficial relationships between businesses and industries and Western Kentucky University.
These alliances build upon complementary strengths and needs in recruitment/hiring, financial aid for students, internship opportunities, research collaborations, faculty/business consultations, lectureships, and technology transfer.
- Opens portals to the University by providing corporations with access to exemplary faculty and students, and cutting-edge technologies. Through scholarships, fellowships, faculty chairs, capital improvements and facilities, program and research grants, equipment, in-kind gifts, and employee matching gift programs, businesses have the opportunity to provide Western students with a quality educational experience.
- Welcomes corporate sponsorship of academic activities such as symposia or colloquia, events or exhibits at the Kentucky Museum and University Libraries, the performing arts, public broadcasting and athletic events.
Recent gifts from corporations and foundations:
- Allen County School District And WKU Announce Two New Scholarships; Lead Gift From Laura Goad Turner Charitable Foundation Key To The Partnership
- Jessie Ball Dupont Fund Makes $150,000 Commitment To WKU-Housing Authority Of Bowling Green Partnership
- Unique Gift From U.S. Bank To Support Various WKU Programs
For additional information, please contact the office of our Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations at (270)745-5405 or via e-mail at rick.dubose@wku.edu