Academic Partners
A National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) grant funded the initial development of the Accelerate to Industry academic partner network between 2019 and 2024. We continue to grow and expand the academic partner network as we approach 40 partners across the United States and internationally.
If you are interested in becoming an academic partner please contact grad-career-readiness@ncsu.edu.
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Current Academic Partner Institutions by Region
North
Pennsylvania State University
University of Delaware
University of Maryland
University of New Hampshire
University of Pittsburgh
South
Auburn University
Clemson University
Duke University
Florida International University
Florida State University
George Mason University
Louisiana State University
Medical University of South Carolina
Mississippi State University
Norfolk State University
North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University
North Carolina Central University
University of Arkansas
University of Florida
University of Louisiana – Lafayette
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina – Charlotte
University of North Carolina – Wilmington
University of Virginia
Virginia Tech University
Wake Forest University
Midwest
Illinois State University
Iowa State University
The Ohio State University
Purdue University
University of North Dakota
University of Toledo – College of Medicine and Life Sciences
West
Oklahoma State University
University of California Irvine
University of California Santa Cruz
University of Houston
University of Oklahoma
University of Texas Medical Branch
International
Concordia Unviersity (Canada)
Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
How to Become an Academic Partner
- Reach out to Kelly Rownd, Director of Career Readiness
kmrownd@ncsu.edu - Review and Sign the License Agreement for A2i
- Take advantage of the ample amount of resources for planning your A2i program (including the partner community, individual resource meetings with NC State, and the A2i Partner Toolkit)
Resources Provided
- Implementation guide
- Module workbooks
- A2i program launch checklist
- Branding guidelines
- Logos and marketing templates
- Program evaluation templates
Why We Need More Industry Immersion Programs
During the Summer of 2020, North Carolina State University held their first virtual A2i Job Search Strategies Session open to all our Academic Partners. Overall, a total of 375 trainees were served across 18 different institutions.
A2i Job Search Strategies
TRAINEE IMPROVEMENT IN COMPETENCY AREAS