Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship
Opened: 2004
Cost: $7 million
Address
Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship
1201 Mitch Daniels Blvd.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057
Major Funding
Burton D. Morgan Foundation
Space
16,000 assignable square feet, including space for offices, meetings and conferences.
Programs
Purdue University’s innovation, entrepreneurship, commercialization and partnership programs are co-located in the Burton D. Morgan building in an effort to streamline access to these programs. The Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship programs are housed in the facility along with the Office for Corporate and Global Partnerships. In 2013, the Purdue Research Foundation launched the Purdue Foundry, a commercialization hub designed to enhance the University's robust entrepreneurial ecosystem involving every Purdue college, school and department. The Office of Technology Commercialization also staffs an office in the building. Burton Morgan also provides space for the Certificate for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program, and the Small Business Development Office. In addition, it offers central meeting places for workshops, seminars and classes, The integration of innovation and entrepreneurship with corporate and global partnerships positions the Burton D. Morgan building as Purdue’s gateway for turning research advances into new technologies, companies and products.
Unique Features
The facility includes the Venture Café, a central meeting place for faculty, staff and students to network and for more formal events and workshops in Discovery Park District. An outdoor patio, overlooking the scenic funtain in McGinley Plaza, provides a comfortable spot for interaction and informal meetings. The 80-seat lecture hall in Room 121 is open to campus for presentations, workshops, business-plan competition presentations and other activities. The facility won the Boston Society of Architects' 2005 Design Excellence Honor Award.
Contact
Steve Rudolph, Building Deputy
765-496-2380
sgrudolph@purdue.edu