Why Sponsorship Makes Sense

As the global economy strengthens the companies that will benefit most will be those that are prepared to seize upon new and exciting opportunities. Businesses that dedicate recourses and dollars to talent development will be positioned to take full advantage during the recovery. 

More than 250 of Wisconsin's top businesses have supported students in the Evening MBA program at the Wisconsin School of Business since its inception in 1998.

These companies have offered their support in a number of ways-from giving students time off to participate in the many opportunities that take place outside of normal class time, to financial sponsorship. In offering support, companies acknowledge that furthering an employee's education is just as good an investment for them as it is for the individual. The Evening MBA program provides an outstanding return on investment, allowing companies to reward, retain, and transform individuals within their organizations.

Students are able to access expanded professional networks and immediately apply best practices to current business problems. By gaining an understanding of developing trends, students benefit from enhanced skills, insights, and perspectives to help position their organizations for success now and in the future.

Here is a selection of companies that have recently had students in the program:

Alliant Energy
American Family Insurance
American Girl
Covance Laboratories
Cummins

CUNA Mutual Group
Deans Health Plan
Epic Systems
GE Health Care
Harley-Davidson
John Deere
Kraft Foods/Oscar Mayer
Lands' End
M&I Bank
MGE Energy
Spectrum Brands
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Telephone & Data System
Therma-Stor
Trek Bicycle
University of Wisconsin
US Cellular
UW Hospitals and Clinics
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Wisconsin Physician Services