STEM Partnership Archeology 101

If you've ever taken over a partnership project from someone who left only to discover they took all the "real knowledge" with them, this issue is for you. If you are trying to start a new partnership with an existing partnering organization that has many prior connections, this issue is for you. We're tackling the quiet crisis (or loud frustrations) when partnership expertise walks out the door with no trail left behind. Whether you're a dean trying to maintain industry relationships through staff transitions, or a faculty leader wondering how to capture what you've learned about your partnerships, after today's issue you can go on with your day with a documentation system your team can implement immediately. This is one issue of many that will help to turn those vanishing partnerships into lasting institutional knowledge, using a bit of partnership archeology.