Employer Sponsorship

Put your organization in front of Davenport talent

Turn visibility into opportunity by putting your organization in front of Davenport talent and building meaningful connections with your future workforce.

Davenport University employer sponsorships give your organization more ways to connect with talented students and alumni, while increasing awareness of your company, career opportunities and employer brand.

From campus-wide visibility and digital promotion to face-to-face networking and thought leadership, each sponsorship level is designed to help your organization stand out, build relationships earlier and create a stronger pipeline of future talent. This aligns with Davenport’s broader goal of developing purposeful, long-term employer partnerships that strengthen engagement and talent pipelines.

Gold | $3,000

Employer benefits include: 

• Increase your digital presence with featured placement and a direct link to your organization on Davenport’s career sponsor web page.
• Build brand recognition on campus through visibility on high-traffic digital screens.
• Get face time with students through presentations, employer panels, networking opportunities and smaller-group engagement.
• Promote your opportunities through social content featuring internships, jobs and employer spotlights.
• Engage students one-on-one during an exclusive sponsor networking event featuring resume reviews, mock interviews and meaningful career conversations. 
• Expand your employer-brand reach through inclusion in a professionally produced 30-second promotional video featuring top Davenport employer sponsors and showcased across the university and at events.
• Receive premium digital exposure with animated placement on key career-focused landing pages.
• Tell your employer story through Davenpost content connecting your organization with student and alumni success, internships and career pathways.
• Recruit face-to-face at no additional cost with complimentary career fair attendance.
• Establish your organization as a career thought leader by sharing a career prep tip and stories of students obtaining jobs/internships.
• Create a memorable campus connection through sponsoring a limited-time offer drink or meal at the W.A. Lettinga Grand Rapids Campus.  

Silver | $1,500

Employer benefits include:

• Increase your digital presence with featured placement and a direct link to your organization on Davenport’s career sponsor web page.
• Build brand recognition on campus through visibility on high-traffic digital screens.
• Get face time with students through presentations, employer panels, networking opportunities and smaller-group engagement.
• Promote your opportunities through social content featuring internships, jobs and employer spotlights.
• Engage students one-on-one during an exclusive sponsor networking event featuring résumé reviews, mock interviews and meaningful career conversations.
• Expand your employer-brand reach through inclusion in a professionally produced 30-second promotional video featuring top Davenport employer sponsors and showcased across the university and at events.  

Bronze | $750

Employer benefits include:

• Increase your digital presence with featured placement and a direct link to your organization on Davenport’s career sponsor web page.
• Build brand recognition on campus through visibility on high-traffic digital screens.
• Get face time with students through presentations, employer panels, networking opportunities and smaller-group engagement.
• Promote your opportunities through social content featuring internships, jobs and employer spotlights.

Your investment goes beyond visibility

It puts your organization closer to the people you may want to hire next. 

By becoming a Davenport employer sponsor, you can build awareness before students begin their job search, develop relationships with emerging talent and create more meaningful touchpoints throughout the student-to-career journey. Choose the sponsorship level that aligns with your recruiting and employer-brand goals, and start building your Davenport talent pipeline. 

Interested? Connect with us:

Cassandra Volkers
Executive Director, Office of Career and Personal Development
616.732.1083 | cassandra.volkers@davenport.edu

Eric Cross
Assistant Director, Office of Career and Personal Development 
616.871.6729 | ecross2@davenport.edu