Corporate Relations at UC Davis College of Engineering
The UC Davis College of Engineering and its corporate partners are forging connections that will serve both our interests, while advancing engineering research and preparing engineers who will meet the challenge of the future.
The mission of the Office of Corporate Relations is to strengthen such partnerships and also find new opportunities for collaboration. In the process, we build awareness of CoE resources, connect corporations with faculty and students, and elevate the quality of our engineering education through support for research and teaching.
We have well-established partnerships with a wide range of corporations, from Fortune 500 companies to startups and young businesses that hold great promise of success and will make significant contributions to technical progress and the California economy.
Why UC Davis College of Engineering?
Engineering plays a central role in the mission of UC Davis, one of the nation’s top public research universities and the most intensively committed and comprehensive science and technology campus in the UC system. We are national and global leaders in research that addresses some of the most urgent problems facing society today.
Engineering Corporate Connections (ECC)
ECC members constitute an elite group of corporations who believe that the UC Davis College of Engineering should have the resources necessary to find answers to problems, and educate future engineers in a way that will serve society as well as the long-term engineering needs of the business community. The collaboration of our corporate partners will ensure the best student experience and education possible.
Member Benefits
- Single point of contact to connect you to the right people.
- Recognition among your peers for your investment with the College.
- Connections to students, faculty and research facilities.
- VIP Invitations to Special Seminars and Research Institute Events.
- Participation in meetings and presentations provided by student and faculty researchers.
- Brand your company with events tailored to your business needs.
- Increase your visibility by speaking directly to graduate and undergraduate students.
- Connect with faculty and explore their areas of research that are vital to your company’s future.
- Discover our research and training capabilities in micro and nano fabrication, utilizing our 10,000+ square foot, Class 100 Cleanroom.
To Join ECC
Corporations provide an annual philanthropic investment at the level of their choice. Your contribution will be used to support ECC programs, student awards and faculty research.
Partnership Levels
- $25,000 - Professor
- $15,000 - Graduate student
- $10,000 - Undergraduate student
Corporations who have a cumulative annual strategic investment in excess of $100,000 to any department(s) or research unit(s) within the College of Engineering will automatically become enrolled.
ECC members gain annual naming opportunities, corporate visibility and personal attention for sourcing and targeting student talent, academic contacts, and other key resources within the College and University.
For more information, please contact:
Greg Gibbs, Director of Development and Corporate Relations
Engineering Corporate Connections
Phone: 530-754-9673