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With a distinctive combination of premier scholars, international reach and multidisciplinary achievement, the University of Michigan College of Engineering is a global leader in engineering education and research. The College is flourishing, with current highlights that include:
  • Renovation and expansion of the Lurie Nanofabrication Facility, a premier laboratory space of its kind
  • Establishment of the Center for Entrepreneurship, a new venture designed to empower student entrepreneurs
  • Creation of the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute, a new University-wide energy initiative that will enable the College, corporate partners and local governments to lead the nation in developing alternative energy sources
  • Continuing development of our international and multidisciplinary project design programs
  • Resource growth, as a result of the $300-million Progress & Promise: 150th Anniversary Campaign
Please visit the College of Engineering website to learn more about the many great opportunities Michigan Engineering has to offer.

Ford Motor Company is a global industry leader that manufactures and distributes automobiles on six continents. Based in Dearborn, Michigan, with approximately 176,000 employees and 80 plants worldwide, its core and affiliated automotive brands include Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, and Volvo. Its automotive financing business is Ford Motor Credit Company.

The company operates as a globally integrated worldwide team with four key priorities: aggressively restructuring to operate profitably at the current demand and changing mix, accelerating development of new products customers want and value, financing its plan and improving its balance sheet, and working together effectively as a global team.

General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), one of the world's largest automakers, was founded in 1908, and today manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 204,000 people in every major region of the world, and sells and services vehicles in some 140 countries.

In 2008, GM sold 8.35 million cars and trucks globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall and Wuling. GM's largest national market is the United States, followed by China, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia and Germany. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services.

Delta Air Lines is the world’s largest airline. From its hubs in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City, Amsterdam and Tokyo-Narita, Delta, its Northwest subsidiary and Delta Connection carriers offer service to 368 destinations in 66 countries and serve more than 170 million passengers each year.

Delta’s marketing alliances allow customers to earn and redeem either SkyMiles or WorldPerks on more than 16,000 daily flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Including the SkyTeam and worldwide codeshare partners, Delta offers flights to 567 worldwide destinations in 112 countries.

AT&T is bringing it all together for our customers, from the revolutionary iPhone 3GS to next-generation TV services and sophisticated solutions for multi-national businesses. For more than a century, we have consistently provided innovative, reliable, high-quality products and services and excellent customer care. Today, our mission is to connect people with their world, everywhere they live and work, and do it better than anyone else. We're fulfilling this vision by creating new solutions for consumers and businesses and by driving innovation in the communications and entertainment industry.