Industry Partnership Opportunities
Collaborate with the UMD College of Information (INFO), where students and faculty bring a unique combination of technical, ethical, and management skills to our partners’ projects and goals. Recruit top talent, tackle real world challenges alongside students, and partner in research and innovation. Connect with Justin Zielke, Manager of External Relations, to discuss any of the programs below or to create a custom partnership package. If you are interested in exploring opportunities, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We look forward to connecting with you!
Have Students Tackle Your Projects
Students bring fresh ideas and extra hands to your projects
- Provide a real project to students for a win-win partnership through INFO’s iConsultancy program
- Bring students on-site through UMD’s Internship for a Day program
Shape the Next Generation
Industry professionals are invaluable to the education of information students
- Be a Guest Lecturer to an INFO class
- Teach as an Adjunct Lecturer
- Establish a Scholarship Fund
- Become a mentor (UMD alumni only) to a student via Terrapins Connect
Build Your Brand
3,000 students, 150 faculty and staff members, 9,000 alumni + network
- Sponsor the HCIL Symposium attended by top HCI experts
- Name a space in the INFO Commons, the gathering place of INFO students, soon to be renovated to add study spaces, labs, and more
Recruit Top Talent
INFO graduates are technically savvy, socially aware, and ethically grounded
- Share jobs and internships
- Host an event on campus
- Attend a Career Fair
- Conduct On-Campus Interviews
Collaborate on Research
From AI to archives, industry and academy collaborations advance possibilities
- Work with UMD’s Kidsteam to co-design technology with youth
- Join an INFO research lab or group