Program Overview

The University Partnerships team assists Bradley University in developing purposeful relationships with academic, business, and nonprofit organizations that operate locally, regionally, and globally.

How It Works

With many resources across campus, we will work with you to find the right opportunity or resources for your needs.

We support our academic, business, and nonprofit partners by:

  • Making our students aware of opportunities beyond the University for experiential learning and community service
  • Leveraging the education, specialized knowledge, and amazing talent of our students through special projects, internships, and job placement
  • Serving as a single point of contact and a source of advice and information for organizations seeking to partner with our many divisions, colleges, school, and offices
  • Accessing the professional expertise, specialized knowledge, and amazing talent of our faculty and staff
  • Assisting with formal and informal partnership agreements

We support our students, faculty, and staff by:

  • Serving as a single point of contact and a source of advice and information for colleagues seeking to connect their students with external partners for real world experience
  • Facilitating additional student opportunities for engagement, special projects, internships, and employment
  • Identifying potentially impactful scholarship, consulting, and service opportunities beyond the University
  • Assisting with formal and informal partnership agreements
  • Helping to ensure partnerships are consistent with Bradley's mission, vision, core values, and policies.
Christopher (Chris) Jones, Ph.D.

Christopher (Chris) Jones, Ph.D.

Executive Director of Academic Partnerships,
Professor of Political Science,
Bradley University

    Bradley Hall 480
    (309) 677-4445
   partnerships@bradley.edu

James (Jim) Foley

James (Jim) Foley

Director of Business and Nonprofit Partnerships,
Director, Turner Center for Entrepreneurship & Foster College International Programs,
Bradley University

    Business and Engineering Convergence Center 1143
    (309) 677-3471
   partnerships@bradley.edu