Company Connections
Industry Labs has relationships with over 300 senior leaders across 100+ firms within a 45 minute drive of campus. Our partners range from $9M precision machine shops to publicly traded fortune 500 companies.
We support world-class experiences for students and advance faculty research through connections to the region's most dynamic firms.
Spotlight Tours
We host bi-monthly tours at partner companies to highlight the exceptional capabilities in our region and spark new collaboration opportunities. Tour attendees include leaders from regional firms and Notre Dame faculty and staff. Tours start with a company overview from executive leadership, followed by a site walk-through, and post-tour refreshments and networking. Interested in attending a spotlight tour?
Email Michael at mshoemak@nd.edu.
Course Projects
We respond to faculty requests for real-world problems and case studies that students can tackle as applied projects within a course. Industry Labs will work with faculty to define the ideal company and project profile, and reach out to companies in our network to find the right fit.
Guest Lecturers
We help faculty and student clubs source guest speakers from our network of regional c-suite executives.
Student Treks
We respond to requests from faculty, staff, and student groups to visit regional businesses. We work to understand student interests and/or curricular objectives, and facilitate connections to partner companies willing to host student groups. Student treks are a great way to expose students to values-driven executive leadership at our region's most dynamic companies, and help the connect the dots between classroom learning and real-world business and manufacturing environments.
Private Business Valuation Clinic
iNDustry Labs has spots open for our Fall Private Business Valuation clinic.
Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business student teams, advised by the Institute for Global Investing, will provide a benchmark valuation of your privately held business and help map the levers that could influence the valuation over the next few years.
AI Community of Practice
To learn more about opportunities for faculty and students to engage with companies on AI, check out our AI Community of Practice.
Are you a faculty member interested in engaging with regional companies?
Contact Dave Hemler at dhemler@nd.edu
Are you a company interested in engaging with Notre Dame faculty and students?
Contact Michael Shoemaker at mshoemak@nd.edu