Through the Corporate Associates program, companies invest in the School by participating in programs and through financial support.
Some businesses provide resources in the form of unrestricted operating support.
These funds are used for faculty recruitment and development, student scholarship and to seed new program initiatives. Other businesses prefer to provide funds for the development and operations of specified initiatives in programs such as the Management of Innovation and Technology, Supply and Logistics Management, Business Outreach or the Food Industry Leadership Center. The PSU School of Business Administration, located in downtown Portland and in close proximity to Oregon's Silicon Forest, serves approximately 400 graduate and 2,000 undergraduate students each year. Distinguished by its close connections to the business community and the excellence of its faculty, the school provides a balance of academic and practical experience.