The Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program is beginning its 8th year. Thank you for suggesting the program to your hard-working, eager students. Our instructors indicate that their classes stay strong when they are filled with motivated students looking to add some turbo to their major areas of study.
To date, 965 Certificates have been awarded to students and 105 are scheduled to complete requirements in December 2012. We anticipate a large group of recipients in May 2013. Our alumni stay actively engaged through our LinkedIn group.
We continue to offer 7 sections of 44 spaces of ENTR 20000 (3) Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation, each fall and spring. The total number of students who have taken ENTR 20000 since launch in fall 2005 is over 4000.
Just as a reminder – in order to complete the Certificate, students need to complete:
ENTR 20000, Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation
ENTR 31000, Marketing and Management for New Ventures
Two Option courses and One Capstone course, some of which may already be woven in to their major requirements. Check out the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation website for details and more information about our program, academic requirements, events, and stories on student entrepreneurs.
This fall we once again co-sponsored with the Department of Communication, ENTR 47000/COM 49100 Women and Leadership, designed to encourage young women to become the entrepreneurs and business leaders of tomorrow. This course has been well received by students of every major. It fills an option requirement for the certificate. We plan to offer it each fall. It is a fact that women run a large percentage of successful startups.
During Maymester 2013, we will offer our 7th Global Entrepreneurship Study Abroad opportunity to China. Interested students should write soon to Jessie Thayer, jthayer@purdue.edu, to get their names on the email list and with questions. The trip is worth 3 credits and students may choose to use the class as either an option or capstone course.
We will continue to send information to you about upcoming events and scheduling. If you are a new on staff we can provide you with an ENTR Toolkit folder which includes tools to help you track students through the program. We appreciate your input and could not offer this opportunity without you.
Contacts:
Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Director
Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program
Associate Director, Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship
Purdue University, 1201 State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907
765-494-7068, natduval@purdue.edu
Rita Baker, Coordinating Academic Advisor
Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program
Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship 220D
Purdue University
1201 West State St., West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: 765-496-7912, bakerr@purdue.edu
FAX: 765-494-9870