Ed McVaney's vision of establishing a premier curriculum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that educates future innovators, product developers, entrepreneurs, and corporate leaders in the information technology has been highly regarded as one of the most innovative academic curriculums in the nation. The Raikes School at the University of Nebraska, in alignment with the University Foundation, is introducing a corporate program for building ongoing long-term corporate support.

The purpose of this program is to build strategic support with business and technology firms. This insures that the Raikes School is current with industry trends and continues to provide students with real life business challenges from which to learn. Ultimately, the partnerships are a foundation for the continued growth of the program and an investment focus for local and regional businesses. The mission is to draw heavily on expertise and shared intellectual capital from the information technology industry and to fulfill professional opportunities.

Design Studio Clients | Projects 2009-2010

Partner	Project
Assurity Life Insurance	ISU Document Indexing
Cerner Corporation	iGo Project
Crete Carrier Corporation	Transportation & Logistics Support
Fiserv	Exploration of Financial Information
IBM	Lotus Connections Mobile Client
Innovation Accelerator	Social Network Platform
Joslyn	EcoSTEP
Microsoft	HR Time & Attendance
Mutual of Omaha	Portal Conversion
Perot Systems	Critical Practice Assessment

Design Studio Clients | Projects 2008-2009

Partner	Project
Ameritas	Customer Segmentation
Assurity Life Insurance Company	Virtual Balanced Scorecard
Information Technology, Inc.	Millennial Bank
Jacob North Companies	Closed-Loop Sales & Marketing System
IBM
Interact	VoiceXML/CCXML Application Development Environment
Microsoft Dynamics 1	Unified Communications for Microsoft Dynamics GP
Microsoft Dynamics 2	Excel-based Budgeting for Microsoft Dynamics AX
Mutual of Omaha	DTC Budget Tool
Nanonation	Digital Media Rendering Framework

Past Design Studio Clients | Projects 2007-2008

Partner	Project
Allied Strategy	Personalized Insurance Search
Assurity Life Insurance Company	Web Calculators
Continuum Worldwide	Web Portal
Duncan Aviation	Content Management Integration Project
IBM	Proactive Service Management
Information Technology, Inc.	Premier Education Management System
Microsoft Dynamics 1	Vendor Approval Workflow
Microsoft Dynamics 2	Expense Management
Pen-Link	Thin Client Application
Software Technology, Inc.	Order Processing System
UNL College of Arts & Sciences	Graduate Admissions Management System and Graduate Information Management System

Past Design Studio Clients | Projects 2006-2007

Partner	Project
Agile Sports Technologies	Virtual Playbook
Ciscare Inc.	Mobile Electronic Physician Ordering
CSG Systems, Inc.	Intelligent Business Reporting
Design Data	SDS/2 Web Review
Information Technology, Inc.	Mobile Contact Management
Microsoft Dynamics	Microsoft Dynamics
Mutual of Omaha	Customer Access Reorganization
Nelnet Business Solutions	Content Management System
Sandhills Publishing	Mobile Action Results and Inventory Tracking Modules

Past Design Studio Clients | Projects 2005-2006

Partner	Project
America First	Tenant Management System
Information Technology, Inc. (ITI)	Accounts Payable System
Kearney Area Ag Producers Alliance (KAAPA)	KAAPA Country Adventures Website
Lincoln Electric System	Corporate Financial Model
Mutual of Omaha	IRAdvantage Wealth Builder Pricing System
PayPal	PayPal
Sandhills Publishing	Advanced Technical Support Center Software
State of Nebraska Department of Administrative Services	Bank Reconciliation System

Past Design Studio Clients | Projects 2004-2005

Partner	Project
Allied Strategy	Decision Support Network
Office of Equity, Access and Diversity Programs	Equity, Access and Diversity Programs Training System
Lincoln Electric System	Gas Transaction System
Mutual of Omaha	Single Premium Group and Terminal Funding Annuity Pricing System
NU Office of the President	Contact and Event Management System
Senior Technologies	Senior Technologies
State of Nebraska	Property Assessment and Taxation
University of Nebraska Foundation	NU Foundation Online

Past Design Studio Clients | Projects 2003-2004

Partner	Project
Allied Strategy	Decision Support Network
Lincoln Electric System	Outage Visual Information Display System
Madonna	Rehabilitation Hospital Project
Mutual of Omaha	Web Bill Collections Project
State of Nebraska Department of Agriculture	Nebraska Animal Verification Enhancement Project
University of Nebraska Press	Web Enhancements Project
Nebraska Rural Initiative	BizFIND Project
United States Department of Agriculture	ISIS Project

Past Design Studio Clients | Projects 2002-2003

Partner	Project
City of Lincoln	Constituent Services Tracking System
GIS Workshop	Web-based School Bus Routing Tool
i2rd	Structured Web Information and Service Supplier (SWISS)
Lincoln Electric System	Central Log Analysis System
Mutual of Omaha	Automated Verification Interface
Nanonation	Interactive Games for Kiosk Use
United States Department of Agriculture	Homeland Security Project

Past Design Studio Clients | Projects 2001-2002

Partner	Project
DigitalIMS	WebMetrics
GIS Workshop	Emergency Response Project
Lincoln Electric System	Compatible Units Migration Project
Nebraska Network for Children and Families	TeamPage
Trans/Mid-America (TMA)	Routing Tool - Knowledge Management System
United States Department of Agriculture	PDA Field Assistant application