The UD Lerner Co-op Program was recently featured in the September/October issue of Delaware Business Magazine by the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce.
The program, which launched in early 2025, has placed undergraduate business students in extended, hands-on work experiences with 16 companies across the state in its pilot year. In just its first six months, the program filled 22 co-op roles — nearly half of which went to non-Delawareans.
Funded by the Delaware Workforce Development Board and the Delaware Department of Labor, the program enables rising juniors and seniors to work full-time over the summer and part-time during the academic year, all while completing their business degrees. For employers, the co-op provides early access to motivated, high-potential talent, and a chance to shape that talent within their workplace culture. Participating companies included WSFS Bank, CSC, The Siegfried Group, DuPont, Diamond Technologies, REACH Riverside, HOMEstretch, and M. Davis & Sons, with additional employers actively interviewing for upcoming cycles.
To read the full story, written by Lerner Career Services Assistant Director Minda Watson, click here.