“The Business Engagement Center model is widely recognized as defining the leading edge of integrated corporate relations practice.”
Ed Krause
Ford Motor Company
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Increase in corporate research awards at U-M over the past decade
$ Million in corporate investment in FY18
Corporate visits hosted by our office in FY18
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Connecting corporate diversity initiatives with those of the University of Michigan is a strategic priority at the BEC.
News & Events
Transportation, Economics, Energy and the Environment (TE3) Conference
October 18, 2019 8:00-5:00
This conference together international experts from the academic, business and public policy communities for high-level, economically grounded discussions about timely issues facing the transportation sector and its energy and environmental impacts.
Celebrate Invention
October 22, 2019 at Michigan League
A one day event that celebrates business, community, faculty who work with innovation, invention, entrepreneurship.
ECE Career Fair
October 31, 2019 at Duderstadt Center
A targeted career fair for industry that wants to connect to computer science students at U-M.
How does industry inform academia, and vice versa? George Halow shares his vision.
For decades, George Halow worked closely with the University of Michigan to recruit the leaders and best for Ford Motor Company. Now he is a faculty member of practice in the College of Engineering to teach students what he’s learned. Q: Can you speak to your...
U-M researcher partners with Apple to study how noise exposure impacts hearing
Sept. 10, 2019 Contact: Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, morganls@umich.edu ANN ARBOR—A University of Michigan researcher is partnering with Apple to learn how noise exposure impacts hearing. The Apple Hearing Study will be available to participate in through a new...
Staff Profile: Amy Bellas on staying positive, the BEC team, and cleaning up Superfund sites
Amy boomeranged back to the University of Michigan after years in industry in environmental engineering. Her familiarity with the inner workings of the corporate world, including running her own business with her fiance, combined with her deep knowledge of the...
Success Stories
Read about the impact of industry and university connections in our case studies, white papers, faculty features, and corporate engagement articles.