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Erik Anderson is a Schulze Innovation Scholar at The University of St. Thomas with an intended double major in Entrepreneurship and Management. He recognizes and pursues opportunities with an innovative mindset. As a 5th grader, he started his first business, Erik’s Cutting Edge Lawn & Snow Care. The business grew into a business that served 20+ clients and has been in operation for 6+ years, it was also certified by the state of North Dakota. He also served as the Vice President of North Dakota DECA while leading his Football and Track & field teams as the head captain. While at St. Thomas, Erik became the Grand Champion of the Earth Day Innovate-Athon. He is extremely excited to meet other innovative students and complete this Program.
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Erik Anderson was born and raise in Fargo, North Dakota. As a natural entrepreneur, he started Erik’s Cutting Edge Lawn & Snow Care in 5th grade. This experience helped Erik win the Schulze Innovation scholarship, a four year, full tuition scholarship sponsored by Dick Schulze, Founder of Best Buy. At the University of St. Thomas, he studied Entrepreneurship with a minor in business of healthcare. Erik also served as the captain of the Men's Track and Field team, specializing in the hurdle events.
  
  
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Erik was on the 2019-2020 UIF Team after successfully implementing a new curriculum for the first year students, adding a resource to inform students of all the support systems in place. Erik was able to attend the 2022 Silicon Valley Meet up after a few years of COVID delays.
  
Erik worked with his UIF 2019-2020 Team with a goal to improve communication on campus between Administrators and Students. The team identified the problem area after sending out a survey to students. The group then put the proposed solution through the UIF training process. We hope to implement a new Student Board of Trustees Committee on the University of St. Thomas campus.
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Currently, Erik works as a development associate for Scannell Properties in the Minneapolis office. Erik works on large scale industrial developments across the US, with a focus in the Southeastern region.  
  
<br/>Feel free to connect with me in LinkedIn! www.linkedin.com/in/erikaand
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Erik is extremely excited to meet other innovative students and support this program. Feel free to connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikaand/
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:08, 9 June 2023

Erik Anderson was born and raise in Fargo, North Dakota. As a natural entrepreneur, he started Erik’s Cutting Edge Lawn & Snow Care in 5th grade. This experience helped Erik win the Schulze Innovation scholarship, a four year, full tuition scholarship sponsored by Dick Schulze, Founder of Best Buy. At the University of St. Thomas, he studied Entrepreneurship with a minor in business of healthcare. Erik also served as the captain of the Men's Track and Field team, specializing in the hurdle events.


Erik was on the 2019-2020 UIF Team after successfully implementing a new curriculum for the first year students, adding a resource to inform students of all the support systems in place. Erik was able to attend the 2022 Silicon Valley Meet up after a few years of COVID delays.

Currently, Erik works as a development associate for Scannell Properties in the Minneapolis office. Erik works on large scale industrial developments across the US, with a focus in the Southeastern region.


Erik is extremely excited to meet other innovative students and support this program. Feel free to connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikaand/

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