Meet Jacob Couture, a senior majoring in Finance and Management in the Krannert School of Management and pursuing a Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. At Purdue, Jacob has been taking great leaps to foster his entrepreneurial spirit.
Meet Tony Coiro, a Purdue 2012 College of Science graduate and recipient of the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Tony is now the Lead Manufacturing Engineer for SpaceX.
The purpose of this one credit course is the help students gain an understanding of what it takes to successfully transfer academic skills to a workplace setting and develop an entrepreneurial mindset that sets them apart from other job seekers.
This team-taught and highly interactive course is designed to provide a social and historical perspective of women in leadership, as well as the practical skills students can use to develop their own leadership abilities. Students have opportunities to meet with women leaders from a variety of organizations. Topics of social, political, and economic interest are covered, as are discussions of current issues and research relevant to leadership success.
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