Author: Jeanette L Greener

Purdue University’s Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation moved up 10 slots in the Princeton Review’s and Entrepreneurship Magazine’s 2024 rankings of undergraduate entrepreneurship programs. Purdue ranks 18th nationally and 8th in the Midwest.  “Cross-campus entrepreneurship is one of Purdue’s strengths, and...

Trice Rias-Thompson’s energy is contagious, and she has a spirit for entrepreneurship that continues to bring her success. Trice is a 2012 alumna of Purdue’s Selling and Sales Management program, and she holds the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Today, she is a Managing Producer at a company called Studio 71 in Los Angeles and is the co-owner of Trindi Media Group. She even continues the DJ business she started while at Purdue; most recently, she did an event for the Jim Henson Company!

The Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program has added two talented instructors to their department, Oscar Moralez and Robert (Bob) Paden.

Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation alum, Sophie Nguyen, is now the CEO and Founder of So Gold Marketing, a real estate marketing and media company based in Silicon Valley.

The student venture, Plurimos, was one of 11 teams chosen to compete in the Elevate Nexus Pre-Seed Regional Competition on November 17th in Indianapolis! Elevate Nexus organizes competition into four categories: Regional Pre-Seed, Statewide Pre-Seed, Regional Seed, and Statewide Seed Awards.

Sunny Yuqing Sun is a 2016 graduate of the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation program with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. After graduating from Purdue she attended John Hopkins University where she received a degree in International Studies and Research.

Students’ share appreciation and the value of guest speaker experiences in their entrepreneurship courses. Many speakers have returned to campus, but having the online option has opened up the possibility to engage with entrepreneurs and alumni of the program who live all over the world.  

ENTR Students:Welcome to Purdue! Our staff and instructors look forward to an exciting Fall 2021 semester when we have the opportunity to interact with the most entrepreneurial students on campus.To stay up-to-date on entrepreneurial events and opportunities, we urge you...

We would like to give a warm welcome to two new instructors that have joined our ENTR team! Oscar Moralez will join our team of ENTR 20000 instructors. Oscar comes to us as a Managing Partner at Boomerang Ventures, his...