{"id":298,"date":"2010-03-12T19:39:48","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T19:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/d45h139.public.uconn.edu\/sites\/news\/?p=298"},"modified":"2025-01-31T12:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:50:14","slug":"redefining-business-academic-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2010\/03\/redefining-business-academic-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Redefining Business-Academic Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.engr.uconn.edu\/images\/enews03092010\/big-connect.jpg\" alt=\"the connection banner\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The School of Engineering has announced the formation of a new academic\/business network, dubbed the Connection. According to Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives &amp; Diversity, Kazem Kazerounian, the Connection will allow practicing engineers, businesses and entrepreneurs an avenue for liaison with the School of Engineering, as well as a forum facilitating peer networking.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As it grows, the nascent Connection will be an organic, dynamic network linking practitioners with our faculty, students and resources &#8212; but also with other practicing engineers,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Membership is free of cost and commitment.   Member benefits will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access to interested faculty for funded R&amp;D projects, SBIR partners and the like<\/li>\n<li>Access to our students for internships, co-ops, and full-time employment<\/li>\n<li>Access (for a modest fee) to skilled student\/instructor teams who can tackle design challenges<\/li>\n<li>A means to inform the full membership of your products and services<\/li>\n<li>A dedicated website<\/li>\n<li>Invitation to attend seminars from renowned experts<\/li>\n<li>A monthly news page informing members of breaking engineering news and events, providing members an opportunity to pose technical questions (answered via an &#8220;Ask an Expert&#8221; column) and informing members of interesting seminars\/workshops<\/li>\n<li>Periodic e-meetings among members &#8212; short-format presentations on varying topics of interest such as faculty members&#8217; industry-worthy research projects; SBIR opportunities; member products and services, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Join! It&#8217;s easy to join.  Simply complete the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engr.uconn.edu\/theconnection\/joinconnection.php\">online application form<\/a> or contact Nancy Coogan  at (860) 486-0883 or <a href=\"mailto:connection@engr.uconn.edu\">connection@engr.uconn.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The School of Engineering has announced the formation of a new academic\/business network, dubbed the Connection. 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