Small Business Resource Opportunities

Become a UMSI Client

Each year, UMSI matches 200+ information-focused projects with organizations from across all sectors to be completed by student teams through our client-based courses and programs.

Work with students studying:
• Data Analytics
• User Experience (UX)
• Libraries, Archives, and Knowledge Environments in Society (LAKES)
• Health Informatics Work with UMSI’s client-based courses to gain practical deliverables and insight on your real-world information problems, while supporting experiential learning!

Host a Student Project
Click here to learn more and submit a project idea!

Digital Lakes Micro-Internship program introduces high school students, entering college in the fall, as well as college freshman and sophomore students to a variety of companies while simultaneously providing companies the opportunity to highlight themselves, their innovative projects and company culture to students earlier in their college career. Digital Lakes Micro-Internships create pathways!

Students will have the unique opportunity to participate in three month-long internships at three different companies. Students will see for themselves what types of exciting tech related work is happening at a wide variety of companies and industries…right here in Michigan!

Students are afforded the opportunity to meet with a range of professionals including c-suite executives who all take the time to share their career experiences, ultimately building their networks and resumes.

2026 Brochure

To get engaged, contact: jennifer@digital-lakes.org | (248) 321-2243 | digital-lakes.org