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WSUV has a growing entrepreneurial focused club system.&nbsp; Students play an integral part in the fostering of entrepreneurship and under the Office of Student Involvement they have formed multiple entrepreneurial clubs including WSUV DECA[[#_ftn11|<supref><sup>[11]<http://vdeca.org/sup></supref>]], KougRadio[[#_ftn12|<supref><sup>[12]<http://www.kougradio.com/sup></supref>]] and others.&nbsp;

The Professional Sales Certificate Program<supref>[[#_ftn13|[13]]]http://business.vancouver.wsu.edu/professional-sales</supref>, under the direction of Dr. Ron Pimental, prepares performance ready sales professionals for successful careers. The program is open to all majors throughout the campus and enhances professional sales expertize and collaborates closely with local businesses for experienced based learning.&nbsp; Professional Sales students also have the opportunity to participate in a variety of collegiate sales competitions&nbsp;<supref>[[#_ftn14|[14]]]http://business.vancouver.wsu.edu/professional-sales/sales-competitions</supref> to further develop their selling skills.

WSUV markets itself as a premier research university, encouraging faculty to conduct research of regional, national and international impact. By offering state of the art lab space, the ability to collaborate with one another, graduate students and under graduate students, the faculty promotes innovation strongly on the campus. &nbsp;Although the focus of faculty research has a tendency to lean towards the more innovative side, the entrepreneurial mindset is growing among the faculty and being passed along to their students. The university also provides a quarterly newsletter[[#_ftn15|<supref>[15]http://admin.vancouver.wsu.edu/academic-affairs/research-newsletter</supref>]] describing the research of their faculty.

Washington State University Vancouver holds an annual research showcase[[#_ftn16|<supref>[16]http://admin.vancouver.wsu.edu/academic-affairs/research/research-showcase</supref>]] where students and faculty are encouraged to display and discuss their work.&nbsp; The show highlights research ranging from digital technology, to biology and engineering and even business administration work.&nbsp; The showcase also brings many keynote speakers and offers faculty and students the chance to win awards and learn more about the research of their peers.

Christine Portfors, associate professor of biology and neuroscience and head of the Hearing and Communication Laboratory at Washington State University Vancouver, has received two federal grants totaling more than $1.1 million over three years. The grants will be used to study how neurons in the brains of mice detect, discriminate and categorize the different types of sounds mice use to communicate.[[#_ftn17|<supref>[http://news.wsu.edu/2013/10/17]/vancouver-professor-receives-1-1-million-in-grants-to-study-how-the-brain-understands-what-it-hears/</supref>]]