Services for Local Businesses

We work closely with companies to expand and strengthen their connections with our network of students, faculty, research, programs and infrastructure. We look at the entire business to find points of intersection with Hood College, focusing on collaborations that can take root and flourish over many years. 

Build your Workforce

Recruit from our talented students on campus and nurture future talent through internships and high-impact learning projects. For more information, contact Maura Page, assistant director of employer relations.

NeighborHOOD Partner Program

This program provides tuition discount for graduate and undergraduate credits to full-time employees of our partner organizations and their dependents. For more information, contact Helen Propheter, director of corporate and government relations.

Hodson Science & Technology Center

A three-story, 32,000-square foot addition that will provide the instructional and laboratory space needed to accommodate program growth.  The expansion will create wet lab training space, conference and meeting space, classrooms with virtual technology and an 80-seat auditorium and green house. For more information, contact Helen Propheter, director of corporate and government relations.

Biomedical Research & Training Center

The Biomedical Research and Training Center will receive $610,000 from the Department of Education’s FIPSE. The Maryland Department of Commerce’s E-Novation Initiative Fund has provided $1 million to fund an endowed Director of the Biomedical Research and Training Center. For more information, contact April Boulton, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School. 

Data Driven Frederick

Data Driven Frederick is a state-of-the-art classroom that serves centralized repository of information about the region’s health, economy, social welfare, land use and infrastructure, serving as a dynamic local and regional resource for area leaders in all business sectors. For more information, contact David Gurzick, Ph.D., associate professor of management science.

Collaborate on Research

Develop breakthrough technologies by engaging with faculty and students through collaborative problem solving, co-teaching and the Summer Research Institute. For more information, contact Helen Propheter, director of corporate and government relations.

Customized Business Trainings

The Hood College Educational Partner Program is built upon your greatest asset – your employees! Hood College offers your business or organization the opportunity to hold a cohort-based degree or certificate program. For more information, contact April Boulton, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School. 

Employer-Provided Education Assistance Tax Benefit

For more information, contact Helen Propheter, director of corporate and government relations.

Veteran & Active-Duty Military Benefits

For more information, contact Becca Reitmeyer, undergraduate admission counselor or Tanith Fowler Corsi, director of graduate admission.

Conference, Meeting Space & Catering

With our campus located in the heart of the City of Frederick, Hood can accommodate any type of event, from weddings to corporate conferences to theater performances. Our beautiful landscaping and historic buildings create a charming and intimate backdrop for your guests. For more information, contact Britton Muir, director of conference and events services.

Printing

Print@Hood is your trusted print partner your business deserves! We offer a wide variety of print, signage, direct mail, screen printing, embroidery and promotional items. Our team of experts will work directly with you during every step of the process. For more information, contact Richard Elliott, director of Print@Hood.

Blazer Athletics

Sponsorships, the Blue & Grey Club and naming rights. For more information, contact Susan Kolb, Ph.D., director of athletics.

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