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Mechanical Engineering (ME) Partners support the education of students and the mission of the department by bringing industry connections through a focus on project-based learning.

What ME Partners Do

• Sponsor senior design and graduate design course projects
• Provide resources to maintain and enhance project-based courses
• Deliver seminars to graduate and undergraduate students
• Serve as guest lecturers for academic courses
• Support plant/lab site visits for students
• Connect students with internship opportunities
• Serve as adjunct faculty members, as needed

What Partners Get In Return

• Network with colleagues
• Student recruitment opportunities for jobs/internships
• Opportunity to shape education for up-and-coming engineers
• Solutions to engineering problems through senior design projects
• New ideas and approaches to company problems
• Functioning hardware with documentation
• Outreach and promotion of your involvement

Meetings

ME Partner meetings are held annually, coinciding with the Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Exposition in April.

Get Involved 

ME Partners must sponsor a senior or graduate design project at least every three years. If you are interested in serving on the ME Partners Committee, please contact julie.steinbrenner@colorado.edu.