Foundation and Corporate Giving

One of the most powerful statements an organization can make is its investment in the community.

In the 1960s, Dayton’s early business and civic leaders had a vision—to create a public university positioned to produce a highly trained and educated workforce to meet the needs of our region. Today’s foundation and corporate leaders have the same vision, believing in the transformative power of higher education to change lives and help drive our region’s economy.

The Office of Corporate and Community Engagement at Wright State University specializes in partnering with corporate and community leaders to create strategic initiatives that have a positive impact on the community we share.

We work closely with private and public foundations to advance mutually beneficial partnerships, largely in the areas of education, research, human services, and the arts. We invite you to work with us on programs of a local, national, and global scale with lasting positive impact.

Become involved with top students by supporting their enrollment and retention and enhancing their academic experience

• Establish a corporate scholarship
• Establish co-op/internship opportunities
• Provide an expert speaker for a classroom or event
• Sponsor a student project

Engage with world-class faculty who are key to innovative academic programs and research in areas such as marketing, supply chain management, and computer science

• Establish an endowed faculty or chair position
• Create a joint-appointment faculty position
• Engage in joint research

Provide funding and encouragement to facilitate the development of pioneering academic programming and research

• Serve on an academic advisory board
• Support faculty research
• Support targeted academic and community outreach programs such as STEM education

Corporate-sponsored research can take many directions, from government contracts to academic pursuits

• Establish individualized research collaborations within specific academic units
• Collaborate on clinical and translational research
• Sponsor senior and graduate student research projects

Establish visibility on campus through a multitude of sponsorship opportunities that provide branding and name recognition for your company

• Create a named scholarship
• Sponsor athletic, academic, and alumni events
• Sponsor fine and performing arts events
• Name spaces, buildings, centers, departments, or academic programs

To learn more or discuss customized corporate or foundation partnerships, please contact:

Bill Bigham
Interim Vice President for Advancement/Director of Planned Giving
bill.bigham@wright.edu
937-775-3694