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[http://www.bucknell.edu '''Bucknell University'''] has never lack of entrepreneurial pursuits. Over the years, Bucknellians have gone on to found [http://www.lendingtree.com Lending Tree], [http://www.stellaservice.com StellaService], [http://www.homedepot.com Home Depot], [http://www.kiva.org Kiva.org], [http://www.quidsi.com Quidsi], [http://www.thepit.com The Pit], [http://ycomibnator.com Y-Combinator], [http://www.integralife.com Integra Life Sciences], and countless other successful ventures. In the latest Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) survey, 35% of incoming Bucknell students indicated that "Becoming successful in a business of my own" was ''essential'' or ''very important'' to them. At Bucknell, there are many actions have been taken to create a better entrepreneurial ecosystem with the belief that this is something students want. With its new president, President John Bravman's extensive support on improving the entrepreneurship on campus, many previously uncoordinated efforts have been synthesized in a much more effective way. In the rest of the article, the detailed entrepreneurship programs available for both student faculty, as well as the resources available to further nurture the entrepreneurial endeavors.
== Innovation and Entrepreneurship ===== Student ======= Curricular Activities ====---- '''B.A. in Entrepreneurial Studies for Engineers'''The B.A. in Entrepreneurial Studies for Engineers would provide a structure for students to develop problem-solving skills, analytical thinking, and an understanding of the design process as well the opportunity to combine these fundamentals in engineering with an entrepreneurially minded set of courses within the College of Engineering, the School of Management, and the College of Arts & Sciences. Required courses may include:*MGMT 100: Management Past, Present, and Future*ECON 103: Economic Principles and Problems*MGMT 201: Marketing*MIDE 300: Marketing, Innovation, and Design*MIDE 303: Entrepreneurship*Two IDEAS Design Studios within the College of Engineering [https://www.bucknell.edu/academics/school-of-management/degree-programs/curriculum-basics/markets-innovation -and-design.html '''Markets, Innovation, & Design (MIDE) Program''']The largest of the School of Management’s four new academic majors is a dedicated track designed to prepare students for a wide range of careers related to the creation and marketing of innovative products and services. The program’s design includes a series of courses focused on how to identify consumer needs, how to realize innovative ideas and analyze their market potential, and how to bring products and services to market through existing marketing organizations or through new ventures. The MIDE program includes a dedicated course in entrepreneurship, MIDE 303. [http://www.bucknell.edu/x44757.xml '''Management 101''']Bucknell's collaborative, experiential organization and management projectcourse teaches about how, when, and why people work together to accomplish tasks. In the course, students create and manage companies. These companies are not "simulations" or"games.” They operate with a budget of $3,000-5,000 in order to deliver real services to clients and develop and sell real products to customers. Currently, one in every four Bucknell graduates takes MGMT 101, and over the past thirty years, literally thousands of Bucknellians have started their careers in this one course. For aspiring entrepreneurs, MGMT 101 already comprises one possible gateway to gain skills and take a first step toward engaging with the entrepreneurship ecosystem. [http://www.bucknell.edu/academics/majors-and-minors/course-catalog/chemical-engineering.html '''CHEG 475/MIDE 375/UNIV 375: ''Should We Start This Company?'''''] Professor Erin Jablonski(Chemical Engineering) offers a cross-listed course on entrepreneurship. This is a projectcentered course in entrepreneurship, generating new business ideas, and product or service design and development through business planning that was first offered in the fall of 2012. [https://www.bucknell.edu/academics/majors-and-minors/course-catalog/arts-entrepreneurship -minor.html '''Arts Entrepreneurship Minor''']This minor offers an opportunity to acquire entrepreneurial acumen in the field of arts management. Students interested in working in and with the arts will acquire practical tools by which to become arts professionals — to manage, market, and promote individual businesses, community arts organizations, and not-for-profit arts endeavors in the visual, performing, media, and/or literary arts. The minor bridges the gap between the disciplinary depth of each arts-based major with a pragmatic skill set that can facilitate entry into various entrepreneurial endeavors in the arts. The core anchor course in arts entrepreneurship is currently being offered as ENGL 290: Arts Entrepreneurship. ====Student Affairs / Co-Curricular ====---- '''Residential Colleges'''The Residential Colleges provide a living and learning community experience to first-year students at Bucknell. Currently there are eight different themes and a ninth has been approved for the Fall of 2013. The current “Society and Technology” themed Residential College and recently approved “Discovery College” render themselves well to being incorporated into Bucknell’s entrepreneurship ecosystem. '''Affinity Housing Program'''The AHP provides a unique living and learning experience that enables a group of students to live together while exploring a common area of interest. Student groups ranging from a cadre of like-minded individuals to members of the same student organization apply to live together in one of Bucknell University’s Small Houses or residence halls. Two Affinity Housing Programs have been approved for the year 2013 – 2014 that shouldbe considered part of Bucknell’s emerging Ecology of Entrepreneurship. These are the “Technology for a Sustainable Environment” and “Engineering and Innovation” programs. '''Entrepreneurial Club'''The Entrepreneurial Club is recognized by the Bucknell Student Government and falls under the umbrella of Campus Activities and Programs. Thegroup articulates a mission to “promote an entrepreneurial mindset on Bucknell’s campus through interaction with other similarly minded organizations and through providing opportunities for students to collaborate with one another over the topic.” The Club’s activities include bringing entrepreneurs to campus to speak to students. '''Bucknell Business Pitch Competition'''The Business Pitch Competition was launched in 2012 to inspire and engage aspiring student entrepreneurs. Student entrepreneurs create and deliver a professional and engaging business pitch presenting an innovative and marketable business concept. The inaugural event engaged over fifty students on 18 venture teams, attracted $10,000 in alumni giving towards prizes and promotions, featured nine faculty and staff members as preliminary round judges, and engaged six distinguished alumni as judges and mentors for the final round of competitors. Winners were awarded monetary prizes and offers of informal mentorship from the alumni judges. The first prize winner also received a one year residency in Bucknell’sEntrepreneurs Incubator. '''Venture Plan Competition'''Venture Plan Competition offers students a complementary and expanded experience to the pitch competition and pits Bucknell students against students from Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) partner institutions Bloomsburg and Susquehanna Universities. This competition is currently organized by the Greater Susquehanna KIZ. === Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship ==='''
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