SUCCESS STORIES
The Graduate Business Programs at PSU partner with a wide variety of organizations that span several industries and functions. We are committed to building relationships with the Portland area business community in a variety of ways. Primarily, our relationships focus on developing future business leaders to meet our partners’ hiring needs. Many companies in our region also look to the Graduate Business Programs at PSU to offer the necessary continuing education to prepare their top talent for future management opportunities.
Our business partners find value in their relationships with the PSU School of Business because we provide meaningful, leading-edge career preparation to future business professionals. In addition, the flexible nature of our curriculum, combined with the international reach of our program, ensures that a wide variety of business visions will be nourished by our system.
The PSU School of Business provides value to local businesses in a number of ways. Our graduate business students are more than just a pool of promising future employees; they can be a reliable and capable source of low-cost student labor through our Internship Program and our Business Project Program. We also strive to be a resource for bringing the latest academic scholarship to the business community through annual conferences and other events. We serve a vital role as a meeting ground for Portland business leaders, future business professionals, and the international business community. Within these doors one may find knowledge, scholarship, investigation and research, networking, innovation, and opportunity.
Our business partners find a wide variety of opportunities to work with the Graduate Business Programs at PSU. These partnerships include Recruiting Opportunities, Mentorships, the Internship Program, Student Business Projects, plus a range of programs designed to bring business executives into the classroom experience.
Check this space again soon for profiles of successful business partnerships with the Graduate Business Programs at PSU!
Quotes from PSU Student Business Project Partners
"The team was outstanding. Their youth, energy, hope and competence made it a pleasure for myself and others that worked with them."
Jay Berens
VP/Business Development, TecoMetrix, Inc
"We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the two international teams for their tremendous research and analysis of our new product. Their observations and insights confirmed some of our thoughts as well as opened up some new thinking in directions and uncovered some potential obstacles. We have forwarded copies of the reports to our European and Australian sales offices for incorporation into their business planning."
Randy Norris
Director, International Sales, Warn Industries, Inc.

