Category: Alumni

Purdue Political Science & ENTR Student Making A Difference

Anyone who has walked around Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus and has spoken to students soon discovers that no two are alike. The diversity in the student body of approximately 40,000 students is what many would say makes it a...

Purdue Liberal Arts & ENTR Alumna Passes the Torch

Great leaders aren’t just born, they are taught and mentored. They are shown the way by those who have walked in their shoes. Samantha Burke, a 2014 Purdue College of Liberal Arts and ENTR alumna, is making it her life’s...

ENTRnews Spring 2019

Learn more about the latest happenings in the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation program in the Spring 2019 Newsletter.

College of Science & Entrepreneurship Alumnus Making An Impact

Spencer Brown, a 2016 Purdue College of Science and ENTR alumnus, as well as a participant in Purdue’s Honors College began his entrepreneurial endeavors even before stepping foot on Purdue’s campus. In high school, Spencer became the Founder of Exalted...

Giant Leaps in Entrepreneurship Education

As we wrap up our Spotlight month for Purdue’s 150th anniversary, we are taking a moment to reflect on the “Giant Leaps” Purdue’s Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program has made in Entrepreneurship Education.

Purdue Alumna Making a Sustainable Impact

Purdue alumna Mayura Davda-Shah comes from a family of entrepreneurs. Her father was a persistent, resourceful, and driven businessman who instilled the priorities of kindness and goodwill in Mayura.

Purdue Entrepreneurship Alumni Encourage Capstone Students to Make “Giant Leaps”

On Tuesday, February 12th, over 100 Purdue Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation capstone students gathered to hear from five Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation alumni who are making “Giant Leaps” in their respective fields.

ENTR Alum in the Skies

Purdue ENTR Alumni can be found all over the world, even in the skies. Rachel Borsa, a 2015 Polytechnic graduate in Professional Flight Technology with a Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, is one such graduate.

Success with Pizza Spelled Backwards

Brad Niemeier, a 2012 College of Health and Human Sciences and ENTR Alum, knew from his early days as a Purdue student that he wanted to start his own pizza company. Back then he would hold regular pizza tasting nights at his apartment with some of his teammates from the Purdue football team where he would have them try out different recipes he was developing.