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University Partnerships

Overview

The University Partnerships team assists Bradley University in developing purposeful relationships with academic, business, and nonprofit organizations that operate locally, regionally, and globally.

With many resources across campus, we will work with you to find the right opportunity or resources for your needs.

We support our academic, business, and nonprofit partners by:

  • Making our students aware of opportunities beyond the University for experiential learning and community service
  • Leveraging the education, specialized knowledge, and amazing talent of our students through special projects, internships, and job placement
  • Serving as a single point of contact and a source of advice and information for organizations seeking to partner with our many divisions, colleges, school, and offices
  • Accessing the professional expertise, specialized knowledge, and amazing talent of our faculty and staff
  • Assisting with formal and informal partnership agreements


We support our students, faculty, and staff by:

  • Serving as a single point of contact and a source of advice and information for colleagues seeking to connect their students with external partners for real world experience
  • Facilitating additional student opportunities for engagement, special projects, internships, and employment
  • Identifying potentially impactful scholarship, consulting, and service opportunities beyond the University
  • Assisting with formal and informal partnership agreements
  • Helping to ensure partnerships are consistent with Bradley’s mission, vision, core values, and policies.

Christopher (Chris) Jones, Ph.D. – Executive Director of Academic Partnerships

James (Jim) Foley – Director of Business and Nonprofit Partnerships

Partner With Us

Learn more about the partnership opportunities available to you.Bradley University is ready to consult with you to help identify and develop engagement opportunities with our faculty, staff, and students. If you would like to explore working with us, please contact the University Partnerships team at [email protected].

If you already know you are interested in connecting in a specific area, you are invited to contact one of our experts directly. The individuals, centers, and programs below are ready to assist you. You can find contact details as well as additional information at the websites listed below.


For all other inquiries, including sponsored engagement, connecting with our world-class faculty in specific disciplines, partnering with our knowledgeable staff, and building meaningful local, regional, and global relationships with Bradley University, please contact Dr. Chris Jones (Academic Partnerships) and Mr. Jim Foley (Business and Nonprofit Partnerships) to learn more.

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Faculty & Staff Partnerships

Faculty and staff who are interested in connecting with our community and external partners can find more information here.

We work directly with faculty and staff seeking to develop impactful relationships with academic, business, and nonprofit partners as well as to explore sponsored engagement. Partnerships can have a local, regional, or global focus.

For information or to set up a meeting to discuss potential opportunities, contact Mr. Jim Foley, Director of Business and Nonprofit Partnerships, and Dr. Chris Jones, Executive Director of Academic Partnerships, at [email protected].

Interested faculty or staff will have an introductory meeting with one of our team members to discuss the needs, goals, and develop an implementation plan to guide you through the process. We will help you identify an assess potential partners that will maximize the benefits for all parties.

We can help you connect with potential partners or sponsors and work with all parties to develop any necessary agreements. These may be informal or through the use of agreements or contracts. Additionally, we can help to continue fostering these relationships as well as assess continued experiences.

It is important for Bradley University to recognize colleagues and credit students for ongoing, outstanding work with partners. Please make us aware of your work in this area by completing this form.

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