Corporate and Professional Partnerships Brochure - 2023

HOW CAN WE

CULTIVATE LEADERS

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EVERY LEVEL?

Corporate and Professional Partnerships with Husson University

HUSSON IS HOW.

We are proud of the difference a Husson education makes. Our longstanding reputation of excellence can be seen in how our graduates reach their goals, how their lives are changed for the better, and how their success ripples through our wider community and economy.

Through our Institute for Strategic Leadership and Workforce Development, your organization can become a corporate partner, with access to the Institute’s customized education, training, and internship opportunities. We will work to tailor programming specific to your organization’s needs — from workforce development and consulting to research, internships and more.

By partnering with us, you can increase employee retention, inspire innovation, develop your team’s career skills and leadership abilities, find your future employees via internships, and advance not only your company’s mission but also the strength of our regional economy.

HUSSON IS MAINE

The heart of Maine is our people. Husson employs hundreds of Mainers and offers a top-quality education to Maine residents while also drawing the best and brightest students and faculty from across the nation and around the world to our great state. We value our role as a social and economic engine and community supporter, and we measure our success by the prosperity of the region. 650+

>1,000

HUSSON PARTNER EMPLOYEES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN ADDITIONAL CAREER AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS

>4,000

HUSSON PARTNER EMPLOYEES HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF TUITION DISCOUNTS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THEIR ORGANIZATION’S FORMAL PARTNERSHIP WITH HUSSON

HUSSON AWARDS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF MBAs IN MAINE EACH YEAR

550+ CERTIFICATES AWARDED SINCE 2016

PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY HUSSON UNIVERSITY

“We chose Husson as a partner because their values match our own—respect, integrity, customer service, perseverance— and because they are Maine-based. They don’t just focus on the education; they focus on building Maine’s social and economic ecosystem. Husson is trying to educate the state of Maine and make sure people stay in Maine with those skills.”

Joe Surace Manager, Learning Design, L.L. Bean

A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES

Maine is an amazing place to learn and grow, but the next great idea or industry could spring up several time zones (or several continents) away. That’s why we bring the world to Husson by giving our students the skills and—through hands-on learning and the most advanced technology—the experiences they need to share Husson with the world.

LEADING BY EXAMPLE

“We’ve partnered with Husson University since 2011. They brought a highly valued MBA program on campus for in-person courses to make the program accessible to our employees. They have also provided access to online programming for all of our employees in Maine, Connecticut and California. This is an important connection for our employees’ personal and professional development.”

Melissa Pantazi Senior Director of Talent Management and Organizational Development, The Jackson Laboratory

HANDS-ON AND FUTURE-FOCUSED

Our students take advantage of diverse opportunities to engage with experiential learning throughout our curriculum.

Take our iEX (pronounced “eye-ex”) Center, for example. It’s an interdisciplinary innovation hub focused on harnessing the potential of Extended Reality technologies and augmented experiences to solve current and future real-world problems with regional partners.

What does that mean for you? Your employees will be able to apply what they learn in the classroom to the real world. They will gain the skills to lead and innovate in the marketplace of tomorrow while they also put those skills to work for your company today.

From local business owners to Fortune 500 executives, defense attorneys to former NCIS agents, former submarine officers to practicing nurses, our faculty hail from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds. Working with faculty members composed of both traditional academics and professors of practice, our Strategic Leadership and Workforce Development Institute participants enter the workforce with up-to-date knowledge and are prepared to become vital team players and valuable leaders.

“We’ve worked closely with Husson to develop an institute for young leaders in northern Maine. It’s a nine-month experience with project learning and outside speakers geared around creating cohesion and leadership skills for the next generation of leaders. Our goal is to bring this offering to small businesses that wouldn’t otherwise have that access and to individuals for whom travel may be an impediment. It’s been very successful.”

Matt McHatten CEO, MMG Insurance

“Northern Light Health has partnered with Husson University for decades to ensure nursing students have realworld experience in the healthcare setting, and many of their nursing graduates either begin their careers at one of our ten hospitals or further their careers in Husson graduate programs. Also, Husson faculty have been a key part of our own internal leadership development program for current and aspiring Northern Light leaders.”

“A number of years ago we learned that many of our own employees had started but not completed degrees for a variety of life reasons. In partnership with Husson, we worked to help as many employees as possible complete their degree. Together we also designed a specialized MBA program that would enable our employees already with a bachelor’s degree to complete a graduate degree in an accessible way while remaining fully employed.”

Bob Montgomery-Rice President & CEO, Bangor Savings Bank

Timothy J. Dentry President & CEO, Northern Light Health

HUSSON IS THE ONLY UNIVERSITY IN MAINE APPROVED FOR GRADUATES TO EARN THE CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNING® CREDENTIAL.

INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

TRAINING SEMINARS

Our seminars are grounded in research-based learning outcomes and provide actionable information to create and sustain a dynamic workforce. With an emphasis on leadership theory, change management, and professional communications, these seminars will help your entry-, mid- and senior-level employees build the confidence and skills that they need to thrive and adapt in a quickly evolving marketplace. We build a personalized curriculum based on your company’s needs, with topics such as:

• Leadership and Followership

• Team Management

• Conflict Resolution

• Spreadsheet Training

• Organizational Change

• Strategic Planning

• Process Improvement

CUSTOMIZATION

• Business Presentations

• Project Management

• Strategic Change Management

• Employment Law

• Employee Engagement

• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We can conduct a comprehensive assessment of your organization to customize a team enrichment plan to fit your needs, including business development coaching, workforce development training, research initiatives, and more.

RESEARCH INITIATIVES

We can work with you to identify short-term and longitudinal studies based on real issues facing your organization and related to emerging and traditional leadership theories, leadership competencies and qualities, and other leadership-related topics.

AFFORDABILITY

We are ranked the #1 lowest-priced private university accredited in Maine. As a Program Partner, you will receive an additional tuition discount.

CONVENIENCE & FLEXIBILITY

We will design a course schedule that works for your employees’ busy lives. Whether studying asynchronously or online, meeting on-site at your location or on our campus, they will receive a quality education that will add value to their careers and to your company.

RELIABILITY

We have a solid track record of success with partnerships across public and private sectors, including organizations such as Bangor Savings Bank, The Jackson Laboratory, MEMIC, Northern Light Health, UNUM, L.L. Bean and many others.

AND MORE

Our Program Partners enjoy a range of additional benefits, including participating in research and case study projects, engaging in recruiting and guest lecture opportunities and working with top-quality interns.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Michael Camire, PhD (c) Program Coordinator, Assistant Professor College of Business School of Business and Management

Email: camirem@husson.edu Phone: 207.941.7641

Stephanie Fazzino

Associate Director of Remote Recruitment Admissions

Email: fazzinos@husson.edu Phone: 207.941.7024

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