Category: Alumni

Student Startup Lessons Learned

Student Startup Lessons Learned is a panel discussion of four Purdue with student entrepreneurs who have, or are in the process of launching their own startup. They will be speaking about ideation, obstacles they faced and next steps for their companies.  

Certificate Student Excited to Use ENTR Knowledge at First Job

There are many reasons why students decide to attend Purdue. For Kelly Featherstone, mechanical engineering and Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation student, she was impressed that the culture at Purdue was not solely focused on classroom learning, but how to...

ENTR Instructor’s Small Business Recognized

ENTR 20000 Guest Speaker Offers Words of Wisdom

Bob Baird, founder and president of Inverse-Square, shared his series of successes and failures with students in ENTR 20000, a Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation course. He described his journey of finding how entrepreneurship was the right career path for...

MCTP: Sophomore Transitions

ENTR 480 Speaker Shares Inspirational Story

Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation ENTR 48000 instructors, Kris Taylor and Mark Thacker, have always brought insightful speakers to their class. They continue to bring back Tiffany Sauder, Element Three President, who shared her story of struggle and success as she built...

Special Boilermaker – Rita Baker

Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Academic Advisor, Rita Baker, was presented the Special Boilermaker Award at a Purdue home football game Sept. 24. Established in 1981, the Purdue Alumni Association Special Boilermaker Award honors a member of the Purdue faculty or...

Student’s Consulting Startup is a Reflection of ENTR Course Content

Kate Workman, a recent Purdue graduate in public relations and strategic communications and certificate in entrepreneurship and innovation, started an online marketing and communications consulting business in May 2016. She gives credit to her Purdue experience which prepared her to...

ENTR Alumna Plans for a Living; That Wasn’t Always the Plan

Sarah Keeker starts her day by helping couples make their wedding day a success. While owning a wedding planning business has many rewards, she never thought about taking this avenue until her culinary dream job didn’t work out. Keeker, CFS...