Cornell Entrepreneurship@Cornell Program (EPE)

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Howard P. Milstein '73 Named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year (CEY) 2008

Howard P. Milstein '73
Co-Chairman, President and CEO, New York Private Bank & Trust

Press release

Mr. Milstein will give the Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration keynote address on Apr. 10, 2008 at 4:30 pm in Statler Auditorium. The address will be fee and open to the public.

Entrepreneurship@Cornell Internships

Preparing the next generation of Cornell business leaders, innovators, creators, and entrepreneurs.

Since 1987, the Entrepreneurship@Cornell Internship Program has placed more than 350 students in small to mid-sized businesses throughout the U.S. and abroad. Learn more...

Students Apply Here
Host Companies Apply Here

Entrepreneurship@Cornell Featured in Cornell Alumni Magazine

To learn more, click on http://cornell-magazine.cornell.edu/Currentissue/depts/AlmaMatters.asp.

The eClips collection contains thousands of video clips that were created from in-depth video interviews or presentations by startup and experienced entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, bankers, angel investors, and employees of startup companies.

http://eclips.cornell.edu

CEN is Cornell's business network for entrepreneurially minded alumni. Check out events across the country.

cen.cornell.edu

Cornell Center for Technology, Enterprise, and Commercialization (CCTEC) fosters university-industry research collaborations, promotes innovation, and encourages entrepreneurship to advance the transfer of Cornell technology into the commercial market.

http//www.cctec.cornell.edu

The Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship (IHE) is a reservoir of information and resources for those interested in services entrepreneurship. (more)

Entrepreneurship at Johnson School

Check out our resources for MBA studends and the Cornell community. (more)

BR Legal
Providing affordable, professional quality legal services that are vital to the formation, operation, and eventual success of any start-up or emerging growth-oriented business.

BR Ventures
Fostering entrepreneurship throughout the Cornell community by identifying, supporting, and adding value to entrepreneurs and funding high-growth companies.

BR Incubator
Providing indispensable consulting and commercial support to help emerging growth companies prosper, assisting the budding entrepreneur in developing an idea into a plan of action.

Highlights from Entrepreneurship@Cornell's University-wide Program, Entrepreneurship@Cornell Newsletters.

Click here for a list of available newsletters.

Entrepreneurship@Cornell
Program Report 2004

UNIVERSITY-WIDE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP@CORNELL

Investing in the Entrepreneurial Future of Cornell Alumni and Students

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Get a copy of the Working Paper
"University-wide Entrepreneurship Education: Alternative Models and Current Trends" (PDF, 613k)

Deborah H. Streeter, John P. Jaquette, Jr., and Kathryn Hovis

Entrepreneurship@Cornell
Program Report 2002

"Visions of Success"
Investing in the Entrepreneurial Future of Cornell Alumni and Students

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(PDF, 8.2 mb)

Mark Your Calendar for Celebration 2008
April 10-11, 2008 in Ithaca, NY

The third annual E@C Celebration will be held here in Ithaca on April 10-11, 2008. Highlights will include: Keynote address from the 2008 Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year; a gala dinner hosted by President Skorton; a resource and technology expo; symposia on the topics of entrepreneurship in hospitality, real estate, health, agriculture, food and life sciences, venture capital and sustainability; and a Cornell Entrepreneur Network (CEN event).

For more information or to be added to our mailing list to receive an invitation and registration information, visit the Celebration '08 web site at http://eship.cornell.edu/events/celebration08/.

Eship Magazine Has Launched!

The first issue of Eship, The Magazine of Entrepreneurship@Cornell was released on November 5. This publication, to be printed twice annually, contains feature stories exploring a sampling of Cornell's entrepreneurial offerings, information on upcoming events, current news, course offerings, faculty profiles and much more.

If you didn't receive a copy but would like one, or if you want to be included on our mailing list for future issues, please email your name and address to Carol Peters (clp7@cornell.edu).

Entrepreneurship@Cornell Course Map Across the Curriculum

NEW AND INTRODUCTORY COURSES (click here)

Fall 2007 Entrepreneurship Expo -- A Huge Success

The seventh Entrepreneurship@Cornell Resource Expo on September 5, 2007 in Willard Straight Hall drew over 200 students. Click here to read the full story.

Kevin McGovern, Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year (CEY) 2007

Kevin McGovern '70
CEO and Chairman,
McGovern Capital, LLC

Press release

View Kevin's Keynote Address during the Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration event, Apr. 19-20, 2007

Visit e-Clips for interviews with Kevin McGovern (free and easy registration)

J. Thomas Clark Professorships
Founded in 1993 by J. Thomas Clark '63, MBA '64 and Nancy W. Clark '62, M. Ed '64.

The J. Thomas Clark Professorship endowment fosters participation in the Entrepreneurship@Cornell Program by faculty and students from all colleges and schools at Cornell. Clark Professors have created new courses integrating entrepreneurship basics into the areas of science, engineering and design. The professorships have also been used to study minority-owned businesses and aid Ithaca area child care businesses, among other projects.

Click here for a copy of the press release naming Clark appointments.

Current J. Thomas Clark Professorships

Current Appointments - J. Thomas Clark Professors
Susan Christopherson, College of Architecture, Art and Planning
Sheila Danko, College of Human Ecology
Per Pinstrup-Andersen, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Zachary Shulman, The Johnson School
Judy Siguaw, School of Hotel Administration
Wesley Sine, The Johnson School

Recent Past Appointments - J. Thomas Clark Professors
Ralph Christy, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Bruce Ganem, College of Arts and Sciences
Suzanne Loker, College of Human Ecology
Michael Lounsbury, School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Michael Timmons, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Thomas Ward named director of Cornell's Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneur Thomas L. Ward has been named director of The Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, effective February 1, 2008. Ward reports to Michael Johnson, dean of the school and E.M. Statler Professor.

Ward will oversee an institute that helps students develop the knowledge and skills required to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors in the hospitality industry. He will provide strategic and operational leadership and direct the institute's business development, programs and symposia. Ward will drive a range of initiatives that facilitate student learning, knowledge sharing, and industry outreach in hospitality entrepreneurship.

A native Ithacan, Ward is a 1981 graduate with distinction of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, and a 1990 graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Business. He spent five years in the U.S. Navy as an intelligence officer, served as mergers and acquisitions director at BTG, Inc., launched several companies, was chief operating officer for Wilmington Finance Inc., and has worked as a consultant to Fannie Mae.

For more information on the Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship, visit: http://www.ihe.cornell.edu.