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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Elon is located in the Triad and is very close to the Research Triangle. Our Student Professional Development Center works to connect students with businesses in both of these areas. We In addition, Elon also have hosts large job and internship fairs that bring in startups and large companies from around the US, like Deloitte and Oracle. These programs are very common among most schools and we are currently working to expand them. Because of the Elon is surrounded by many other schools in the area universities with strong research focuses , it is can be difficult to attract larger research projects but there are some smaller companies that we have . Despite this struggle, Elon has been able to work build meaningful relationships and provide opportunities for collaboration withsome smaller local companies. Our For example, our Environmental Department has been involved with doing some really neat testing for products that will be sold to Kobalt . Working on similar projects with other local businesses and there are many other projects taking place within our throughout other Elon departments.
As is something we could definitely continue to push for as a Leadership Circle this is an area I think we could improve in. To do this we will need to reach continue to build connections by reaching out to many of the local companies to see what types of projects and research they might need validatedthat Elon students could help progress. Because Additionally, because we are such a small school compared to schools like NC State there are some smaller projects that we , Elon could work on that would be very helpful also benefit from reaching out to those businessesthese other, larger universities. The first step for us will be getting involved with Creating a connection between these schools could expand the Chamber network of Commerceopportunities for college students all around North Carolina.</span>