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Customized Solutions For Your Employees
At Brandeis University Online, we are proud to collaborate with a diverse range of industry leaders, providing tailored educational programs that help organizations like yours achieve their goals. Our partnerships span various sectors, offering opportunities for professional development, skill enhancement, and employee retention.
As the Assistant Director of Corporate and Workforce Partnerships, I'm here to ensure that our collaborations are mutually beneficial, strategically aligned, and focused on delivering tangible results. With a deep commitment to fostering these relationships, I look forward to working closely with our partners to create impactful learning experiences.
If you're interested in exploring how a partnership with Brandeis University Online can benefit your organization, I would love to connect with you.
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Tyler McMillan
Assistant Director for Corporate & Workforce Partnerships
Highlighted Partnerships: A Selection of Our Collaborations
Partnership success story
Customized certificates with Pfizer
In April 2023, Brandeis partnered with Pfizer with the goal of providing the company’s employees with high-quality, professional development programs at a discounted tuition rate. The partnership began with extensive meetings with Pfizer’s leadership team, where we discussed the company’s greatest needs regarding workforce development, areas of interest for Pfizer employees, and ways Pfizer could help its employees maximize the company’s educational benefits.
As a result of these discussions, Brandeis developed three bioinformatics-focused certificates tailored to Pfizer’s unique needs: Drug Discovery, Cheminformatics, and Genomics.
Partnership Details
Following the development of the certificates, Brandeis worked with Pfizer’s HR and Communications teams to create a multichannel roll-out plan for employees. We collaborated on the following elements:
- Created a designated landing page where Pfizer employees could learn about the programs as well as how to use their education benefits.
- Hosted information sessions for interested employees.
- Attended Pfizer benefit fairs and hosted meet-and-greets at Pfizer worksites.
- Developed student welcome packet to guide employees through their Brandeis experience.
- Sent designated emails to employees announcing the partnership.
- Included information about the partnership in company newsletters, which included regular reminders about upcoming admissions deadlines.
“I appreciate the support and guidance I received from the GPS team in building out my curriculum. I was fortunate to have some excellent teachers during my studies and the online format and structure gave me the flexibility to complete the program at a pace that worked with my work schedule.”
Christin Clohosey
MS’22, Project and Program Management