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FEATURE STORY
Above: The Direct Supply Innovation and Technology Center offers many collaboration zones that lead to ongoing discovery and ideation. Far right: An MSOE classroom at the Innovation and Technology Center brings students and faculty into the heart of the action.
A Powerful MSOE and Direct Supply are driven to succeed
One was baffled by the word “partner” spelled with a lot of Rs. Another wondered why a guy was asking him so many questions during their shifts at WMSE. Yet another simply followed a professor’s instructions. That’s how three people describe their early encounters with Direct Supply Inc. Sabrina Stangler ’20 SE, MSOE actuarial science senior John Williams, and Tom Hill ’01 CE each had different introductions to the company. All are beneficiaries of a corporate-university partnership