Marquette University has formed many partnerships with organizations that share our values, vision and innovation. Below are a few examples:
In June of 2018, Northwestern Mutual began a five-year partnership with Marquette and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to create the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute.
“As a business needs change, the field of data science has accelerated rapidly, says John Schlifske, chairman, president, and CEO of Northwestern Mutual. "Preparing our future workforce and aligning curriculum with business needs is critical to the economic vibrancy of Milwaukee. Through our partnership with Marquette University and UW-Milwaukee, we will establish Milwaukee as a data science capital with leading academic programs and career opportunities.”
Benefits to Marquette created by Northwestern Mutual partnership include:
With $15 million in corporate support and a $12 million investment from both Marquette and UW-Milwaukee, advancements in data science and technology learning will strengthen the talent pipeline in Milwaukee, making the city a national hub for technology, research, business, and talent development.
In the Spring of 2018, Marquette University and Wintrust, the parent company for Wisconsin’s Town Bank, began a 10-year relationship which seeks to serve both students and the broader community. This collaboration is uniquely mission-oriented with the goals of increasing access to and affordability of a Marquette education, preparing students to succeed in making a positive impact on the community. Students will also be prepared to affect change in a market where Marquette and Wintrust are deeply invested, and where Wintrust seeks to grow its presence.
Many benefits from this partnership are already visible throughout campus and Milwaukee:
“The Marquette University partnership with Wintrust and Town Bank couldn’t be a better fit… we’re growing in Milwaukee, so the opportunity to work with Marquette on initiatives consistent with our mission and growth goals is attractive to us.” - Jay Mack, President and CEO, Town Bank.
With a partnership spanning one hundred years, Kohler Company has touched the lives of many at Marquette with generous donations made through the Kohler Foundation, Inc. Through their engagement with the Marquette community, Kohler has been integral in the creation of important facilities and valued opportunities for students at Marquette.
Kohler Company has given approximately $4 million in donations to the university, and since 1945, more than 160 Marquette alumni have worked or are working at the Kohler Company.
In order to create opportunities for Marquette’s engineering and business professors, staff, and students, Marquette partnered with Rexnord to create the Bridge to Business program. Established with a $1 million investment by Rexnord, this program quickly became a major success, training early-career engineers in necessary business fundamentals. It also advances research and technology in ways that drive innovation at Rexnord while supporting the university’s mission and initiatives.
Rexnord is also a founding investor of the Water Equipment and Policy Research Center (WEP), a research center built on the collaboration between industry and the university. Here, new technologies are developed to help launch new companies and grow employment
Marquette engineering faculty have conducted sponsored research through WEP that is now applicable to Rexnord product development, and WEP also gives Marquette students real-world experience in the fields they will one day have careers in. Rexnord has also sponsored Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF), a senior design class, and the Product Realization course in the Opus College of Engineering.
Our partnership provides high-quality executive education and elevates the brand for the company and the university. With the funding provided by Rexnord, Marquette can continue to guide more business-savvy and professional engineers to become future leaders who meet industry needs at Rexnord and beyond.
This multifaceted partnership is designed to advance research and industry technology, preparing Marquette students with business-relevant skills and experience.
Engagement initiatives are driven by Marquette alumni in senior management roles at ITW, leading to continuing opportunities to collaborate more extensively across ITW’s business segments. These opportunities advance both organizations, expand the talent pipeline, and help students from underrepresented backgrounds develop STEM skills.
“As ITW builds its relationship across Marquette, we build our company image and recognition with the students, and this has led to boosting the number of Marquette students with internships at ITW companies…” -Mark Boutelle, Group President, ITW.
Other positives that have been created for ITW, Marquette, and the community as a result of this partnership include:
In order to create opportunities for Marquette’s engineering staff, professors, and students, the university has partnered with Badger Meter, a leader in the water industry. Badger Meter is responsible for managing flow measurement technologies and the development of control technologies for the flow of liquids used for a variety of applications.
This partnership promotes water technology research with the main focus being on the establishment and on-going support of the national Water Equipment and Policy Research Center (WEP). This research center is a collaboration between industry/ and university efforts which drives innovation to advance the water industry.
As a partner of the university, both Marquette and Badger Meter have benefitted from this relationship with new breakthroughs in technology and career opportunities for students. Some of the benefits created by this partnership include:
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