Opportunity Through Collaboration

In 2003, Lilly Endowment awarded DePauw University a $750,000 grant to fund a series of initiatives - including the creation of a new Putnam County Economic Development Partnership Fund - designed to create new economic opportunities and encourage DePauw alumni to remain in the state following graduation.

 

The Opportunity Through Collaboration program

Under the Opportunity Through Collaboration program, DePauw University will encourage students and graduates to seek employment at Indiana start-up, small-, and mid-sized firms in five sectors targeted by the state for leading economic development::

Life science and bio-tech Advanced logistics Advanced manufacturing

Information technology Capital development