ANNUAL CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM

VSB's O’Donnell Center for Professional Development Annual Corporate Sponsorship Program offers your organization the opportunity to expand its involvement in VSB’s career and professional development initiatives throughout the academic year and is designed to complement Villanova University Career Center’s Employer Partner program. The Program enables you to target brand-building efforts to undergraduate and graduate business students. Our sponsorship levels provide mutual benefits to your organization and VSB by connecting you to future talent and assisting VSB in preparing students professional success through programs such as Backpack to Briefcase (B2B), the Presenting Opportunities for Women (POW) Conference, the Summer Business Institute, and various other career education events.

Additionally, the Annual Corporate Sponsorship Program will enhance your organization’s opportunity to: 

• engage with a diverse group of high-achieving business students through a wide variety of exclusive events. 

• gain exposure to over 2,000 undergraduate and graduate business students AND more than 100 faculty and staff members who provide valuable career advice to our students. 

• promote awareness and availability of career paths within your organization. 

• provide an avenue for identifying future leaders of your organization. 

• directly connect you with the student leaders of relevant business groups.   

Please review the following opportunities and consider becoming an O’Donnell Center for Professional Development Corporate Sponsor for the 2022-2023 academic year! 

Sincerely, 

VSB O’Donnell Center for Professional Development

2022-2023 Annual Corporate Sponsorship Packages 

Platinum - $3,000 (Limited Partnerships Available) 

• All benefits of Gold 

• Bartley Takeover - This is a customizable option and can be conducted either in-person or virtual, depending on which option best aligns with your organization’s policies. Your Takeover can include but is not limited to: signage of your brand throughout the building, hosting an information table in the Bartley Hall (home of VSB) Atrium, creative use of the Bartley Hall Chalkboard Wall, hosting an event with a related student business society(s), a roundtable luncheon, resume review sessions and/or information table(s). Your Bartley Takeover will also include an “Instagram Takeover”, an opportunity for you to provide exclusive content for VSB’s Instagram account for one day during your designated week.
  

Your “Bartley Takeover” will take place over 3 days (Tuesday - Thursday) either once in the fall semester or once in the spring semester. Only four Takeovers will be hosted each semester and Takeover dates are determined on a first come, first serve basis. We request selection of Takeover dates no later than July 29, 2022. Selection of Takeover dates after July 29 could result in additional programming being scheduled in Bartley Hall during your Takeover.

• VSB Council of Presidents & Business Societies/NOVAdance (Spring) – your company will be listed as a sponsor on t-shirts for the NOVAdance philanthropic event and the NOVAdance website. This event raises funds to support childhood cancer research and is supported by VSB business societies.

• “Refining Your Brand” Program with VSB’s Diversity Societies (Spring) – Early in the Spring 2023 semester, professionals from your organization will be invited to participate in a program involving members of VSB’s Affinity Student Groups focusing on assisting students with strengthening their personal brands through activities such as LinkedIn Reviews, Resume Reviews, and Practice Interviews.
  
  
• Summer Business Institute (SBI) Platinum Sponsor Meetup & Coffee Chats (Summer) – VSB’s Summer Business Institute (SBI) is a 10-week academic program that provides non-business majors with an opportunity to earn a general business minor over the course of one summer. Annual enrollment is approximately 100 students from an array of class years and disciplines within engineering, the sciences, and liberal arts. SBI is currently a virtual program. During the SBI program (late May-late July), your organization will be invited to participate in a Virtual Platinum Sponsor Meetup, where you will have the opportunity to conduct a virtual information session alongside other Platinum sponsors, followed by Coffee Chat sessions where students can sign up for individual virtual meetings with professionals from your organization.
  

Gold - $2,000

• All benefits of Silver
  
  
• VSB’s 100^th First Day of Business Education Anniversary Celebration  

• Logo displayed during VSB’s Admissions and New Student Orientation events

• Logo displayed Fall VSB Business Society Fair
  

• One representative invited to be a guest speaker in a section of B2B VSB 2000: Sophomore Professional Development Seminar (Fall or Spring)

• One representative invited to serve as a judge for the B2B VSB 3000:  Bartley BriefCASE Challenge, a case competition required of all juniors (Fall & Spring) 

• Your organization’s Handshake internship postings to be included in weekly “Featured Internships” promotions shared with students through the Clay Center/O’Donnell Center/VSB social media accounts and Bartley digital screens

Details

VSB’s 100^th First Day of Business Education Anniversary - Your organization will be featured during VSB’s 100 Years of Business Education Celebration on the first day of the Fall semester – Wednesday, August 24.  The 100^th First Day of Business Education activities will serve as the kick-off to a year-long celebration and will generate VSB-wide attention. Throughout the day, corporate sponsors will have the opportunity to host an information table,  interact with VSB students, and share branded materials in and around Bartley Hall (home of the School of Business).

VSB Student Business Society Fair (Fall) – Held at the start of the Fall the Fair is targeted at and typically attracts 200+ First Year students to expose them to VSB-specific student professional groups and interact with their leadership. Your organization’s logo will be displayed as a sponsor of this event.

B2B VSB 2000: Sophomore Professional Development Seminar (Fall/Spring) – VSB sophomores participate in a one-credit seminar focusing on interviewing skills, the internship/job search process, business ethics, networking, business etiquette, etc. Your representative will be invited to speak on course-related topic.

B2B VSB 3000: Bartley Briefcase Challenge (Fall & Spring) – this course includes prep sessions on the topics of written and verbal communication skills, business research methods, core business competencies, team dynamics and leadership, and culminates in an internal case competition judged by corporate sponsor representatives and other business professionals. The case competitions are held on Saturdays.

Silver - $500

• Logo on the  O’Donnell Center for Professional Development web page

• Logo on the Clay Center @ VSB / O’Donnell Center Facebook cover photo 

• Logo on digital monitors in Bartley Hall, home of the Villanova School of Business, including screens in the Atrium, Nydick Family Commons and Clay Center at VSB/O’Donnell Center for Professional Development

• Directly connected to student leaders of relevant VSB Student Business Societies

Villanova Women in Business “Presenting Opportunities for Women” (POW) Conference - $1,000 (limited to one sponsor)  (Fall Semester) - consists of a keynote speaker, an interactive presentation and a networking reception; all Villanova students invited. This sponsorship is limited to one sponsor and will be available on a first come/first serve basis. 

VSB Mentor Program – Meet Up Event Host - Opportunities exist to host a VSB Mentor Program Meet Up event at your office location. Meet Up events typically include students (sophomores through seniors) and alumni mentors. The Program Director and Advisory Board will collaborate with employer to coordinate program agenda and food arrangements. Typically held on a week night after work hours; hosting an event includes provision of venue and catering (may range from an informal reception to buffet dinner).