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<div style="float: right; clear: right; margin-left: 10em; margin-right: 10em"><img src="/images/6/62/Bucknell_University_Seal.jpg" _fck_mw_filename="[[File:Bucknell University Seal.jpg" alt="" />]]</div><p><a href="[http://www.bucknell.edu"<b>&lt;b&gt;Bucknell University&lt;</b&gt;</a> ] is a private liberal arts institution that was founded in 1846. With the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering and the School Freeman College of Management, Bucknell has always been aiming to educate well-rounded college graduates with an interdisciplinary mindset. </p><h2> = Introduction </h2>= <p><a href="[http://www.bucknell.edu">&lt;b&gt;Bucknell University]&lt;/b&gtnbsp;</a> has never lack of lacked entrepreneurial pursuits. Over the years, Bucknellians have gone on to found <a href="[http://www.lendingtree.com">Lending Tree</a>], <a href="[http://www.stellaservice.com">StellaService</a>], <a href="[http://www.homedepot.com">Home Depot</a>], <a href="[http://www.kiva.org">Kiva.org</a>], <a href="[http://www.quidsi.com">Quidsi</a>], <a href="[http://www.thepit.com">The Pit</a>], <a href="[http://ycomibnator.com">Y-Combinator</a>], <a href="[http://www.integralife.com">Integra Life Sciences</a>], 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 <i>''essential</i> '' or <i>''very important</i> '' 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, As a result of Bucknell President John Bravman's extensive support on improving for the entrepreneurship entrepreneurial ecosystem on -campus, many previously uncoordinated efforts have been synthesized in a much more effective way. In the rest of the This article, details the detailed entrepreneurship programs available for both student students and faculty, as well as the resources available to further nurture the allocated towards these entrepreneurial endeavors.</p><h2> = Innovation and Entrepreneurship </h2>= <h3> == Student </h3>== <h4> === Curricular Activities <=== [https:/h4><hr /><p><b>Bwww.Abucknell. in Entrepreneurial Studies for Engineers<edu/life-bucknell/first-year-experience/pre-orientation-programs/b>The B.A. in Entrepreneurial Studies for Engineers would provide design-thinking-leadership '''Design Thinking Leadership Pre-Orientation Program''']&nbsp;is a structure pre-orientation program for students to develop problem-solving skillsfirst years that fosters interpersonal collaboration, analytical thinkingpartnering with local businesses, and an understanding of the teaches design process as well thinking before the opportunity to combine these fundamentals start of their college years. The program has partnered with businesses that are in engineering with an entrepreneurially minded set of courses within the College of Engineeringdesign, architecture, the School of Managementtechnology, and the College education industries. The program hosts 25 first years, who are selected from a pool of Arts &amp; Sciencesapplicants. Required courses may include:</p><ul><li>MGMT 100: Management PastAdditionally, Present, and Future</li><li>ECON 103: Economic Principles and Problems</li><li>MGMT 201: Marketing</li><li>MIDE 300: Marketingthe program is fully funded by the school, Innovation, and Design</li><li>MIDE 303: Entrepreneurship</li><li>Two IDEAS Design Studios within the College of Engineering</li></ul>only pre-orientation program at Bucknell that has this feature.<p><br /><a href="[https://www.bucknell.edu/academics/schoolfreeman-ofcollege-management/degree-programs/curriculummajors-basicsdepartments/markets-innovation-and-design.html"<b>&lt;b&gt;Markets, Innovation, &amp; Design (MIDE) Program&lt;</b&gt;</a>] 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.</p><p><a href="http[https://www.bucknell.edu/x44757.xml"news/journal-spotlights-bucknells-groundbreaking-management-101-course <b>&lt;b&gt;Management 101&lt;</b&gt;</a>] 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.</p><p><a href="http[https://www.bucknell.edu/academics/majorscool-classes-andshould-minors/coursewe-catalog/chemicalstart-engineering.html"company <b>&lt;b&gt;CHEG 475/MIDE 375/UNIV 375: &lt;<i&gt;>Should We Start This Company?&lt;</i&gt;&lt;></b&gt;</a> ] Professor Erin Jablonski(Chemical Engineering) offers a cross-listed course on entrepreneurship. This is a projectcentered project-centered 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. </p><p><b>'''K-WIDE ([https://engineeringunleashed.com/institution/36 KEEN Winter Interdisciplinary Design Experience])</b></p>'''&nbsp;This program draws the most dedicated engineers back to campus each winter break to embark on a ten-day journey immersed in the creative design process. &nbsp;They begin by defining a problem statement and develop a solution all the way through the prototyping stage. &nbsp;These students must work collaboratively on a team and exercise oral presentation skills.

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<p><a href="[https://wwwcoursecatalog.bucknell.edu/academicscollegeofartsandsciencescurricula/majors-and-minorsareasofstudy/course-catalogartsleadershipminor/arts-entrepreneurship-minor.html"<b>&lt;b&gt;Arts Entrepreneurship Leadership Minor&lt;</b&gt;</a>] This minor offers an opportunity to acquire entrepreneurial acumen in the field of arts management. Students interested in working in and with within 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.</p><h4> Student Affairs / Co'''Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management''' -Curricular <As a highly selective 8 week summer program, ILTM brings together 24 highly motivatived students from all three schools/h4><hr /><p><b>Residential Colleges</b>The Residential Colleges provide colleges to particpate in a living interdiscinplinary learning experiences. Speakers and learning community experience alumni are brought to campus to first-year share their own expertise and advice with the students at Bucknell. Currently there all while they are eight different themes and involved in a ninth has been approved consulting project for the Fall of 2013a real company. The current “Society Past companies that have participated include General Electric, Deloitte, Comcast and Technology” themed Residential College and recently approved “Discovery College” render themselves the Save the Children as well to being incorporated into Bucknell’s entrepreneurship ecosystemas numerous other companies including start-ups.&nbsp; <=== Student Affairs / Co-Curricular ==='''[https:/p><p><b>Affinity Housing Program</b>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. bsg.blogs.bucknell.edu/ Bucknell Student groups ranging from Government]&nbsp;'''is a cadre cohort of likeelected student representatives that plans campus-minded individuals to members wide community events and allocates funds for clubs. '''Engineering Advisory Board'''&nbsp;is a board of students across a variety of disciplines from the same student organization apply to live together in one College of Bucknell University’s Small Houses or residence halls. Two Affinity Housing Programs have been approved Engineering, who plan large-scale events for the year 2013 – 2014 that shouldcollege. One event hosted by them annually is the Homecoming Alumni event. be considered part of Bucknell’s emerging Ecology of Entrepreneurship'''[https://www. These are the “Technology for a Sustainable Environment” and “Engineering and Innovation” programsbucknell.<edu/p><p><b>Entrepreneurial Club<academics/b>The Entrepreneurial Club freeman-college-management/advisory-board Management Advisory Board]&nbsp;'''is recognized by a board of students across a variety of disciplines from the Bucknell Student Government and falls under the umbrella College of Campus Activities and ProgramsEngineering, who plan events for the college. 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.” '''[https://www.bucknell.edu/life-bucknell/first-year-experience/residential-colleges Residential Colleges]''' The Club’s activities include bringing entrepreneurs to campus to speak Residential Colleges provide a living and learning community experience to first-year studentsat Bucknell. Currently there are nine different themes. The current “Society and Technology” themed Residential College and recently approved “Discovery College” render themselves well to being incorporated into Bucknell’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.</p><p><b>Bucknell Business Leaders</b>Bucknell Business Leaders is an ambitious student run organization that providesstudents with real'''[https://www.bucknell.edu/life-bucknell/housing-life business experiences. Every semester, Bucknell BusinessLeaders will brainstorm, research, design, order, services/campus-living-options/affinity-housing Affinity Housing Program]''' The AHP provides a unique living and sell at least one product learning experience thathopefully enables a wide range group of Bucknellians will love. Participation in this organization will givestudents to live together while exploring a glimpse common area of many aspects interest. Student groups ranging from a cadre of like-minded individuals to members of a real business: product research and design,finance, marketing, advertising, sales, and teamwork. Students who participate the same student organization apply to live together in thiscampus organization, management and non-management majors, will not only learn agreat deal about business but have lots of funone of Bucknell University’s Small Houses or residence halls.</p><p><b>Bucknell Business Pitch Competition</b>The Business Pitch Competition was launched in 2012 to inspire and engage aspiring student entrepreneursTwo Affinity Housing Programs were approved for the year 2013 – 2014 that should be considered part of Bucknell’s emerging Ecology of Entrepreneurship. Student entrepreneurs create These are the “Technology for a Sustainable Environment” and deliver a professional “Entrepreneurship and engaging business pitch presenting an innovative and marketable business conceptInnovation” programs. '''[https://bucknell. The inaugural event engaged over fifty students on 18 venture teams, attracted $10,000 in alumni giving towards prizes and promotions, featured nine faculty campuslabs.com/engage/organization/ec Entrepreneurial Club]''' The Entrepreneurial Club is recognized by the Bucknell Student Government and staff members as preliminary round judges, and engaged six distinguished alumni as judges and mentors for falls under the final round umbrella of competitors. Winners were awarded monetary prizes Campus Activities and offers of informal mentorship from the alumni judgesPrograms. The first prize winner also received group articulates a one year residency in mission to “promote an entrepreneurial mindset on Bucknell’s Entrepreneurs Incubatorcampus through interaction with other similarly minded organizations and through providing opportunities for students to collaborate with one another over the topic.</p><p><b>Venture Plan Competition</b>A competition offered for undergraduate students ” The Club’s activities include bringing entrepreneurs to campus to promote entrepreneurship and new ventures. The competition was started in 2009 at Bucknell University and has awarded more than $17,000 speak to students creating new ventures. Students participating in the competition are responsible for creating a full written Venture Plan and have  '''Bucknell Business Leaders''' Bucknell Business Leaders is an opportunity to present it to a panel of seasoned judges ambitious student run organization that come from a variety ofbackgrounds including startprovides students with real-ups, life business strategyexperiences. Every semester, Bucknell Business Leaders will brainstorm, research, design, order, and venture capitalsell at least one product that hopefully a wide range of Bucknellians will love.Venture Plan Competition offers Participation in this organization will give students a complementary glimpse of many aspects of a real business: product research and expanded experience to the pitch competition design, finance, marketing, advertising, sales, and pits Bucknell students against students from Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) partner institutions Bloomsburg and Susquehanna Universitiesteamwork. This competition is currently organized by the Greater Susquehanna KIZ.</p><h3> Faculty </h3>Students who participate in this campus organization, management and non-management majors, will not only learn a great deal about business but have lots of fun. <p><a href="http'''[https://bucknellinnovationgroup.blogswww.bucknell.edu/">&lt;b&gt;Bucknell Innovation Group&lt;academics/b&gt;<beyond-classroom/a>The bizpitch-competition Bucknell Innovation Group (BIG) is made up of Bucknell professors representing academic disciplines such as, art Business Pitch Competition]''' The Business Pitch Competition was launched in 2012 to inspire and art history, comparative humanities, education, engineering, English, management, music, engage aspiring student entrepreneurs. Student entrepreneurs create and theater deliver a professional and dance. The principle behind BIG is to “make engaging business pitch presenting an impact” through a campus-wide innovation initiativeinnovative and marketable business concept. BIG aims to create an environment that supports those for whom innovation is a primary focus The inaugural event engaged over fifty students on 18 venture teams, attracted $10,000 in alumni giving towards prizes and helps others discover their innovative impulsespromotions, 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’s Entrepreneurs Incubator.</p><h2> University technology transfer function </h2><h3> <a href="http://www.bucknell'''Venture Plan Competition''' A competition offered for undergraduate students to promote entrepreneurship and new ventures.edu/x7025.xml">Small Business Development Center (SBDC)</a> </h3><p>The Bucknell SBDC provides free consultingThe competition was started in 2009 at Bucknell University and has awarded more than $17, information, and low-cost educational programs to entrepreneurs and small businesses, including student entrepreneurs and ventures000 to students creating new ventures. It offers a business pitch Students participating in the competition are responsible for students, internships, creating a full written Venture Plan and facilitates class projects engaging students with area entrepreneurs and small firms. The SBDC is part have an opportunity to present it to a panel of seasoned judges that come from a variety of statewide backgrounds including start-ups, business strategy, and national networks of centers offering these core services venture capital. Venture Plan Competition offers students a complementary and various specialty programs expanded experience to the pitch competition and received support pits Bucknell students against students from DCED, Bucknell, and the Small Business Administration Keystone Innovation Zone (SBAKIZ). Bucknell’s SBDC provides Engineering Development Services to assist clients with product development partner institutions Bloomsburg and commercializationSusquehanna Universities.This competition is currently organized by the Greater Susquehanna KIZ. </p><h3> <a href="'''[https://www.bucknell.edu/aboutacademics/beyond-bucknellclassroom/administrativeacademic-officesevents/smallinnovate-business-development-center/entrepreneurs-incubatorbucknell Bucknell Innovates Competition]'''A competition offered to undergraduate students to encourage innovation and design.html&nbsp;The competition is in the form of a 24 hour ">Entrepreneurs Incubator</a> </h3><p>The Bucknell University Entrepreneurs Incubator provides space for Hackathon" and gives students24 hours to brainstorm, facultybuild, and community members hack. &nbsp;The competition also gives students the opportunity to start their business ventureswork with local partners such as Gilson Boards and Playworld Systems. Located &nbsp;The competition began in 2015 and will be going into its third straight year in downtown Lewisburg on the second floor spring of the Dewitt Building2017.&nbsp; '''Bucknell GreenPitch''' is a new event that allows students to make pitches for changes to Bucknell's operations, that will positively affect the incubator offers affordable office space, bundled office services, environment and opportunities for consulting and networking to earlystage companies in the Susquehanna Valley Regionreduce Bucknell's carbon impact. Its close proximity to This competition is funded by the University and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) allows entrepreneurs to access these resources conveniently and efficiently[https://www. The incubator is situated within the Greater Susquehanna Keystone Innovation Zone (GSKIZ)bucknell. Qualifying businesses that locate there may be eligible for GSKIZ assistance and benefits, including loans, grants, and tax-creditsedu/life-bucknell/sustainability/green-fund Bucknell Green Fund]. The role of the incubator in the ecosystem is still evolving as the space may be used in different ways to support student, community, and alumni facing activities == Faculty == [http://bucknellinnovationgroup.blogs.<bucknell.edu/p><h3b> Engineering Laboratories Bucknell Innovation Group</h3><p><b>Project Development Lab ] The Bucknell Innovation Group (PDLBIG)</b>The Project Development Lab is a manufacturing facility located in the ground floor made up of Dana Engineering building. It is designed to support senior design projectsBucknell professors representing academic disciplines such as, art and art history, comparative humanities, education, engineering, English, management, produce new lab equipmentmusic, and support the Small Business Development Center with design theater and fabrication needsdance. The lab consist of conventional machine tools (generally directly operation controlled), and nonprinciple behind BIG is to “make an impact” through a campus-conventional machining equipment (computer aided design (CAD) and computer aided manufacturing (CAM)wide innovation initiative.</p><p><b>Mooney Innovation Laboratory</b>This laboratory consists primarily of BIG aims to create an environment that supports those for whom innovation is a large project development space, a design studio, and a manufacturing space dedicated principally to welding, grinding and brazingprimary focus and helps others discover their innovative impulses.</p><h2> = University-Industry collaboration </h2>Technology Transfer Function = <p><a href="= [http://www.geisingerbucknell.orgedu/">&lt;b&gt;Geisinger&lt;/b&gt;</a>x7025.xml Small Business Development Center (SBDC)] == is a physicianThe Bucknell SBDC provides free consulting, information, and low-led health care system, dedicated cost educational programs to health careentrepreneurs and small businesses, educationincluding student entrepreneurs and ventures. It offers a business pitch competition for students, researchinternships, and service. Geisinger and Bucknell have partnered on a Healthcare Research Initiative, and Geisinger also provides opportunities for biomedical engineering facilitates class projects engaging students to work with surgeons to create cutting-edge medical devices to solve real-world problems.</p><p><a href="http://wwwarea entrepreneurs and small firms. The SBDC is part of statewide and national networks of centers offering these core services and various specialty programs and received support from DCED, Bucknell, and the Small Business Administration (SBA).lsgpaBucknell’s SBDC provides Engineering Development Services to assist clients with product development and commercialization.com == [https://">&lt;b&gt;Life Science Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania (LSGPA)&lt;www.bucknell.edu/about-bucknell/b&gt;<administrative-offices/a>is a publicsmall-business-development-center/private venture whose mission is to commercialize bioscience technologiesentrepreneurs-incubator. html Entrepreneurs Incubator] == The LSGPA can facilitate Bucknell University Entrepreneurs Incubator provides space for students, faculty research commercialization through early-stage investment, targeted business development services, and connections community members to strategic partnersstart their business ventures.</p><h2> Regional and local economic development efforts </h2><h3> <a href="http://www.bucknell.edu/x7025Located in downtown Lewisburg on the second floor of the Dewitt Building, the incubator offers affordable office space, bundled office services, and opportunities for consulting and networking to earlystage companies in the Susquehanna Valley Region.xml">Its close proximity to the University and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC)</a> </h3><p>allows entrepreneurs to access these resources conveniently and efficiently. The Bucknell University SBDC incubator is situated within the first in the nation to be hosted by a College of Engineering Greater Susquehanna Keystone Innovation Zone (GSKIZ). Qualifying businesses that locate there may be eligible for GSKIZ assistance and benefits, including loans, grants, and provides Engineering Development Servicestax-credits. Not only it utilizes BucknellThe role of the incubator in the ecosystem is still evolving as the space may be used in different ways to support student, community, and alumni facing activities. == Engineering Laboratories == '''Project Development Lab (PDL)''' The Project Development Lab is a manufacturing facility located in the ground floor of Dana Engineering building. It is designed to support senior design projects, produce new lab equipment, and support the Small Business Development Center with design and fabrication needs. The lab consist of conventional machine tools (generally directly operation controlled), and non-conventional machining equipment (computer aided design (CAD) and computer aided manufacturing (CAM). '''Mooney Innovation Laboratory''' This laboratory consists primarily of a large project development space, a design studio, and a manufacturing space dedicated principally to welding, grinding and brazing. '''Maker Space&nbsp;'''The newly opened maker space is an upgrade to the Craft Center, a creative space open to all students on Bucknell's Engineering specialty helped many local small businesses, but also it provides an opportunity for students having real-world consulting experiences. campus. The space allows for geniune student creation with a variety of tools like a laser cutter, a 3D printer, a 3D scanner, and hand tools, as supplement to the traditional creative tools and mediums already available in the Craft Center. These include pottery, silk-screening, sewing, and small-scale woodworking. '''Maker E'''&nbsp;This laboratory is a electronics-focused space for students to learn about or engage in programming, 3D printing, modeling, and electronics. = University-Industry Collaboration = [http://www.geisinger.org/ <b>Geisinger</b>] is a physician-led health care system, dedicated to health care, education, research, and service. Geisinger and Bucknell have partnered on a Healthcare Research Initiative, and Geisinger also provides opportunities for biomedical engineering students to work with surgeons to create cutting-edge medical devices to solve real-world problems. [http://www.lsgpa.com/ <b>Life Science Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania (LSGPA)</b>] is a public/private venture whose mission is to commercialize bioscience technologies. The LSGPA can facilitate faculty research commercialization through early-stage investment, targeted business development services, and connections to strategic partners. = Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts = == [https://www.bucknell.edu/azdirectory/small-business-development-center Bucknell Small Business Development Center (SBDC)] == The Bucknell University SBDC is the first in the nation to be hosted by a College of Engineering and provides Engineering Development Services. Not only it utilizes Bucknell's Engineering specialty helped many local small businesses, but also it provides an opportunity for students having real-world consulting experiences.   == [https://www.bucknell.edu/azdirectory/small-business-development-center/sbdc-services/startup-lewisburg Startup Lewisburg] == The Lewisburg Entrepreneurs Incubator, or Startup Lewisburg, is the home for innovators of the local community to discuss resources, strategize on developments, and expand networks for growing projects. As a hub for entrepreneurs, the center provides consulting services, broadband internet service, and aids in the establishment of key connections in the region for aspiring creators. = Landscape Canvas = {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0AgHBY23xvE2CdGZxUldxRUp5em56ZjZyRVVkSmNpY0E|width=1|height=1}} == [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IwM3nP3jdk-6f3wuNwiO1toRotOah8H2k0FO8prrxT0/edit?usp=sharing Updated Landscape Canvas as of Fall 2020] == = References = K. Buffinton, D. Foreman, K. Horissian, M. Johnson-Cramer, N. Sharif, S. Stumbris, M. Toole, ''"Report of the Working Group on Bucknell’s Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship"'', May 6, 2013 = Student Priorities & Fellows = [[Bucknell University Student Priorities]] [[Fellow:Julia Knox|Julia Knox]] [[Ryan_Bailis|Ryan Bailis]] [[Emily Goldman|Emily Goldman]] [[User:Ksharma|Kartikeya Sharma]] [[Fellow:Caitlyn Schuette|Caitlyn Schuette]] [[Fellow:Nick DeMarchis|Nick DeMarchis]] [[Fellow:Taylor Graybill|Taylor Graybill]] [[Fellow:Colleen Hull|Colleen Hull]] == Graduated Fellows == [[User:Eobasi|Effiem Obasi]] [[User:Adl008|Aaron Li]] [[User:Collinmills|Collin Mills]] [[William Wall|William_Wall]] [[Jae Young Lee|Jae_Young_Lee]] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Caitlin_mahoney Caitlin Mahoney] [[Sami Golaski|Sami Golaski]] [[Reid Sanchez|Reid Sanchez]] [[Aleksandar Antonov|Aleksandar Antonov]] [[Alex Breakstone|Alex Breakstone]] [[Emily Campbell|Emily Campbell]] [[Yifan Ge|Yifan Ge]] [[Peter Puleo|Peter Puleo]] </p>[[Alejandro Ramirez de Arellano|Alejandro Ramirez de Arellano]]<h2> Other </h2>