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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

Pennsylvania State University

University of Delaware

University of Maryland

University of New Hampshire

University of Pittsburgh

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

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

Oklahoma State University

University of California Irvine

University of California Santa Cruz

University of Houston

University of Oklahoma

University of Texas Medical Branch

Concordia Unviersity (Canada)

Stellenbosch University (South Africa)

How to Become an Academic Partner

  1. Reach out to Kelly Rownd, Director of Career Readiness
    kmrownd@ncsu.edu
  2. Review and Sign the License Agreement for A2i
  3. 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

Tova Williams, a PhD student in fiber and polymer science, learned to erase her fears of being incapable of performing up to job standards.

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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.