Poole Initiatives
Poole College is home to five dedicated thought leadership hubs that connect the academy and industry — for everyone's benefit.
Insights and Engagement
At Poole College, our mission isn’t just to teach students and create new knowledge. As the business school of NC State — a public research university that excels at innovation — we have a duty to support business professionals and help them solve real-world problems.
Five initiatives underpin our college’s research strengths, which include business sustainability, entrepreneurship, enterprise risk management, business analytics and the supply chain. For industry, these initiatives are the gateways to everything Poole has to offer: actionable insights, a wealth of engagement opportunities, and a deep well of faculty and student talent.
In short, our thought leadership is your competitive advantage.
Mutual Benefits
Research projects. Semiannual roundtables. Student practicums. Workshops and executive education. There are a host of ways for business leaders to engage with the initiatives. By partnering with us, you can tap some of the brightest faculty and student minds around — and help us bring their research to the wider world.
For students, your engagement with hundreds of corporate partners adds value to your degree and helps launch your career. From consulting with ventures seeking B Corp certification to starting your own through the Entrepreneurship Clinic, our initiatives ensure your Poole College education includes firsthand experience.
Poole Thought Leadership
Business in Action
Poole College is a bustling hub for engagement, and our initiatives are key to that activity — from an enterprise risk management practicum that gives accounting master’s students real-world experience to holistic entrepreneurship programming that helps budding entrepreneurs bring their startups to the next level.
Below, you’ll get a glimpse at the intersection between the academy and industry.
