Event provides professional attire for undergraduate students
The Fit for the Future event allowed students to peruse donated professional clothing and allow them to select a shirt or blouse, pants, shoes, socks, belt and a jacket free of charge.
Corporate & Community Engagement
DIVISION OVERVIEW
Driving Economic Prosperity
The Corporate & Community Engagement team serves as 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 bridge between campus and community, fostering collaborations that drive innovation, workforce development, and regional growth.
By cultivating partnerships with industry, government, and nonprofits, the department advances research, supports entrepreneurship, and strengthens economic vitality across Georgia. Its mission is to connect the university鈥檚 expertise and resources with community needs, creating opportunities that benefit students, partners, and the state鈥檚 economy.
Our team includes Corporate Engagement, Entrepreneurship and Community Innovation, Workforce Development, Continuing Education and Community Engagement.
DISCOVER
Our Impact
麻豆果冻传媒 plays a vital role in driving Georgia鈥檚 economy, generating more than $1.6 billion in total economic impact in FY 2024 and supporting over 11,500 jobs across the state. Through education, research, health care, and innovation, the university fuels growth and opportunity, strengthening both the local community and the broader region.
Economic Impact across The State
Marking a 4.6% increase over the previous year 鈥� and generated 11,543 jobs. This is according to the University System of Georgia鈥檚 annual 鈥淓conomic Impact of University System of Georgia Institutions.鈥�
Research Partnerships
Through 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 research institutes, labs, and collaborative centers, we actively encourage partnerships with industry, government, and other academic institutions. Connecting to translating ideas into solutions. Look at our researcher profiles at 麻豆果冻传媒.
Graduates and Workforce
麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 degree trends show that annual conferrals across disciplines, including STEM, cyber, health sciences, and business, are steadily rising as part of the institution鈥檚 growing portfolio.
Academic Partnerships
麻豆果冻传媒 partners with several colleges and training entities for the benefit of student success. Check out our various academic partnerships with these many transfer agreements, pathways, and pipelines.
Innovation & Economic Prosperity Designation
The IEP designation aligns with 麻豆果冻传媒's strategic plan by enhancing our role as a leader in innovation, talent, and place. It reflects our commitment to fostering economic growth, supporting local partnerships, and advancing opportunities that strengthen our region and improve lives.
Advisory Councils
Our councils help shape programs, ensure curricula stay relevant to industry needs, and open doors for students through internships, mentorship, and networking. By aligning academic strengths with community and workforce priorities, advisory councils play a key role in keeping 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 programs forward-looking and impactful.
Community Engagement Leadership Council
The council鈥檚 work is to share best practices and increase communication to promote opportunities in campus-community partnership, emerging community-engaged scholarship and research, and other related initiatives.
Regional Innovation Advisory Committee
Our mission is to spark innovation through shared expertise, creative problem-solving, and actionable insights that address economic, technological, and social challenges in the 麻豆果冻传媒 River Region.
Our Team
We are a group of professionals operating within the Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training center at 麻豆果冻传媒.
PARTNERING FOR PROGRESS
Economic Development Related News
See how we are growing our economic development efforts to span the region, state, and nation enhancing collaboration for the benefit of community success.
MCG鈥檚 Addiction Medicine Fellowship enters a new phase of growth
"We are expanding our fellowship from four to five fellows, which will expand our availability to help the population served by MCG," says Jasmine E. Shell, MD.
麻豆果冻传媒 earns Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement
"Together, we are strengthening our communities while advancing the mission of 麻豆果冻传媒," says 麻豆果冻传媒 President Russell T. Keen.
HUB, MCG partnership wins $200,000 NIH Build UP Trust Challenge
The HUB received the $200,000 award in acknowledgement of its program that serves high school students and their families to help meet their physical and social needs.