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Our Mission

Jayhawk Community Partners secures, strengthens, and expands corporate partnerships with the University of Kansas and its affiliate groups. By leveraging the university’s reach and brand equity, we deliver on partner objectives and advance KU’s mission of research, innovation, and community engagement.


Why partner with KU?

Quantifying your investment

We work with partners to identify key objectives and relevant engagement benchmarks. A successful partnership hits these targets and maximizes a return on your investment.

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Building community profile

Through KU sponsorships, corporate partners of all levels build their brand among the tens of thousands of students, faculty, staff, athletes, alumni, and donors who call themselves Jayhawks.

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Opportunities to improve the world

Partnerships power KU’s transformative mission. From ground-floor initiatives to major enterprises, partner support fuels the innovation and service that sets our university apart.

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Our community reach

36,700+
students, faculty, and staff at KU
4,192
people, on average, supported by externally funded research annually
$21m
in payroll from companies housed in BTBC

Contact us

We’re always ready to begin a conversation. To learn more about partnership opportunities, contact Executive Director David Hayob at jcp@ku.edu or 785-551-8076