Bradley University

Bradley University is a private, mid-sized university in Peoria, Illinois, offering comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs with a hands-on, career-focused ethos. Industry engagement is enabled by the 270,000‑sq‑ft Business and Engineering Convergence Center, which co-locates engineering and business to accelerate cross-disciplinary work with partners. Bradley also manages the Peoria NEXT Innovation Center near campus, a startup incubator with wet labs that connects corporate R&D to regional innovators and to faculty and student talent. A centralized co‑op and internship infrastructure through the Smith Career Center’s Springer Center streamlines employer engagement and talent pipelines. Entrepreneurship and technology commercialization services are delivered through the Turner Center for Entrepreneurship and the Illinois Small Business Development Center, with programs supported by competitive federal and state funding, including recent Illinois DCEO investment.