Partnering with OICF

Partnering with the OICF is an outstanding way to connect with Oregon’s leading independent colleges and universities, as well as position your organization as a destination for thousands of students who graduate annually from these institutions.

With an average enrollment of 1,700 and student to faculty ratios of approximately 12:1, OICF colleges and universities provide students with a personal educational experience where:

  • Leadership opportunities abound
  • Critical thinking is refined
  • Communication skills are honed
  • Ethics are a hallmark of the academic experience

Partnership Opportunities

Access to key OICF Campus Leaders and Faculty

Interested in developing a direct connection with key OICF campus leaders and faculty to identify students and alumni for career opportunities?  Let the OICF work for you through introductions with top administrators and faculty across the network of member colleges and universities.

Named Scholarships

Typically sponsored by corporate or foundation partners, named scholarships can be directed to students for academic merit, financial need, or other criteria while building corporate name recognition and goodwill among the OICF colleges and business community.  Many corporate sponsors use this relationship to identify new talent.  Named scholarship sponsorships begin at $10,000 to provide a minimum of $1,000 per campus.

Pathways to Leadership: Campus Diversity – POWER of 10/The Oregon Private College Access & Success Network

Partnering with the OICF is a great way to reach students from diverse backgrounds, including students of color and those who are the first in their family to attend college.  Focusing on student scholarship, student aid (e.g., MESA College Initiative), outreach, and retention programming, the OICF has formal partnerships with a number of Oregon community organizations

Workforce Development – POWER of 10/The Oregon Private College Career Network

Reach top talent from the OICF colleges and universities via the POWER of 10/The Oregon Private College Career Network, a program of the OICF to create opportunities and venues for students, alumni and corporate partners to interact with one another in personal and intimate settings that focus on career and professional development.

Ethics & Leadership Programming (Ethics Bowl)

OICF colleges and universities integrate ethics education into all aspects of the campus experience, including academics, student life, and athletics. In an effort to connect this focus with the business community, the OICF launched its Ethics Bowl in 2006.

The OICF Ethics Bowl is an academic competition designed to increase discourse among students and area business and community leaders about the importance of ethics in leadership, decision-making, and interpersonal relations. Using the ‘college bowl’ model of academic competition between student teams, business and community leaders evaluate team presentations, providing a unique opportunity for “the classroom to interact with the boardroom.”

Contact the OICF today to learn more about partnership opportunities.