Call for
Course and Project Support
Course Support
Funding support in any amount to
further the course's teaching mission is always welcomed. Monetary gifts
support approved project expenses, administrative costs, honoraria for guest
lecturers, and the end-of-term celebration.
Project Support
Support for student projects is needed.
A monetary gift of $5000 per project supports approved project expenses,
administrative costs, and honoraria for speakers. Contributions of lesser
amounts will also be considered.
Company Benefits
Companies are encouraged to support the
course and to suggest student projects. The
benefits of involvement include opportunities to:
- work with a team of bright Stanford
students on a project that you have suggested
- participate in the training of new
engineers
- increase the visibility of your
company on campus
- make progress on lower priority
projects inexpensively
- try a new way of looking at and
solving problems
- influence a future product design
through the students' efforts
- attend the final student project
presentation
- receive a copy of the students'
final project report
- gain access to and assess the
qualities and capabilities of students for recruitment and prospective
hiring
Donor Letter
Monetary gifts must be accompanied by a
signed donor letter addressed
to:
- Professor Drew Nelson
- Stanford University -
MC4021
- Mechanical Engineering Design
Group
- 416 Escondido Mall, Room
114
- Stanford,
CA 94305-2203
Checks
Checks must be made out to Stanford
University and include Gift in the memo field. Furthermore, the
person who signs the donor letter must be the individual who writes the check
or is a representative of the entity (company or organization) who writes the
check - the same name and entity must appear on both the check and donor
letter.
Credit or Purchase
Cards
Support via a credit or purchase card
can be accomplished by visiting the Mechanical Engineering
Make a Gift webpage. Click
on the big red rectangle, "Support Stanford / Make a Gift". Under "I Want to
Support", change "Engineering Fund" to "Engineering Other". In the "Special
Instructions / Other Designation" field, type GENUC : Assistive Technology
Course Gift.
Please contact me if you have any
questions about the course and thank you for your willingness to support the
course or a student project.
- David L. Jaffe, MS
- dljaffe -at-
stanford.edu
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