Background – The Syracuse University JPMorgan Chase & Co. Partnership

In June 2007, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Syracuse University established a unique corporate-university collaboration and joint venture. The purpose of the collaboration is to develop education and work experience innovations in the area of financial services information technology, leveraging each other’s knowledge and expertise in the building of a best in class curriculum for entry level technologists and to collaborate on projects of joint interest that provide value to both organizations and to society. Employees of JPMorgan Chase & Co. are joining with Syracuse University faculty and students to create a comprehensive, interdisciplinary curriculum focused on the fields of global enterprise technology systems. Currently, more than 15 SU Professors and 30 JPMorgan Chase & Co. technology experts are collaborating to develop this curriculum.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.8 trillion, operations in more than 60 countries and over 180,000 employees. Under the JPMorgan and Chase brands, the firm serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients. Building on its longstanding commitment to New York State, JPMorgan Chase & Co. is working to establish an innovative university-industry partnership with Syracuse University.

Unique Opportunities For Students

Students will benefit from this partnership in several ways, including:

The opportunity to intern at large technologically intense companies, including JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Participation in JPMorgan Chase & Co. lecture series, featuring prominent leaders from the financial services industry
Ability to take new courses and participate in new academic programs
Interactions with JPMorgan Chase & Co. professionals who will lecture, co-teach, evaluate student projects, and work along side students in a variety of curricular and co-curricular venues