Our Corporate and Foundation Relations team facilitates and nurtures relationships between the University and business, nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. Critical to the fulfillment of WMU’s credo, “so that all may learn,” these relationships support the University’s vision to empower every person to grow, thrive and belong.
Partnerships Start Here
Boost your organization’s footprint by partnering with us. Our student and faculty talent are equipped to incubate ideas, stimulate innovation, create new products and solve specific organizational challenges. Whether you’re a business eager to collaborate with our faculty for cutting-edge research, a nonprofit in need of student interns or volunteers, or an organization interested in exploring our nationally recognized academic programs, we’re here for you.
Learn more about the WMU Corporate Engagement Team and how we can help you engage with the WMU community to meet the needs of your business or organization.
Building Bridges to Philanthropy
Our Foundation Relations team is committed to connecting WMU’s staff, faculty and student organizations with foundations for charitable grants and sponsorships.
Collaborating with University leadership, colleges and other campus partners, we align WMU strengths and priorities with the interests of funders in research, academic programs and outreach projects. Our team guides faculty, development staff and other grant seekers in finding funding opportunities and offers exceptional support with proposal preparation and submission.
We're ready to assist you with:
Research collaboration: Partner with our faculty, staff and students to accelerate their research pursuits.
Student internships and recruitment: Connect with talented students across our eight colleges and 240 academic programs. Structure targeted recruitment activities at Western and inspire mutually beneficial experiences between your organization and our students.
Professional development: Grow your business and develop strong leaders drawing upon the most effective contemporary approaches to business problem solving and workforce education.
Technology commercialization: Explore opportunities for innovation and bringing new technologies to market.
Philanthropy: Discover ways to support WMU’s mission through charitable giving and sponsorship.
Corporate Sponsorship and Charitable Gifts
If you're a staff or faculty member, or a member of a student organization seeking support from companies for in-kind donations, sponsorships or charitable gifts, we encourage you to complete our request form to schedule a discovery meeting.
Charitable Grants
Looking to secure a charitable grant from a foundation? We can help! Awarded by foundations, corporate foundations or nonprofits, these grants require minimal reporting. Fill out our grant request form and start the conversation today.
We're Here For You
Lindsey Rossiter
Associate Director of Foundation Relations
(269) 387-8749
