How it works

Seven steps

From a posted problem to an internship

Partners and members work side by side until a review gate, where a partner who moves to implement can hire the member as an intern.

The pipeline turns low-stakes experience into student-business relationships, with little friction.

Phase 1, the parallel pipeline

Partners post problems: Partner organizations submit their challenges to the notice board.
Members claim and start work: A member claims a project with an action plan, faculty approve it, and the work begins.
Project milestones: Members post their progress, and partners follow it from a distance.
Submission review: Faculty reps evaluate the submission with the member, and partners read the submission report.

Partners and members meet: At the partner's request, reps introduce the two to go over the prototype and discuss implementation.

Hired as an intern: If the partner moves to implement, the member joins the organization as an intern and reps stay in the loop.
Project completion: The work ships, and the member leaves with an industry relationship and a line on the résumé.