about

Who we are.

The purpose of the Office of Engagement is to enhance the competitiveness of regional businesses and drive economic, workforce, and community-development initiatives in northeast Indiana, utilizing our university partners by providing direct access to resources in the following areas:

• Research capabilities (sponsored research and grant collaborations, SBIR/STTR, BAA)
• Intellectual property
• Technical assistance (Purdue Technical Assistance Program, lab facilities, faculty assistance, and student projects)
• Internships, cooperative education, and student hiring
• Workforce-development programs and corporate-training opportunities
• Seminars, outreach, and networking events

Areas from the Purdue Technical Assistance Program, where 40-hours of externally funded (free) technical assistance is available to companies operating in Indiana, to licensing of inventions developed in university labs to faculty research partnerships in SBIR/STTR and other grant programs, custom training, and student-hiring opportunities can be accessed by northeast Indiana companies through this office.

For more information about what we do, read about System Engagement.