Penn State University Uni Park Engineering Entrepreneurship Minor

Penn State University - Uni. Park Engineering Entrepreneurship Minor Liz Kisenwether, Director Liz. K@psu. edu /http: //e-ship. ecsel. psu. edu Roundtable on Entrepreneurship Education - Program Highlights -

Mission Statement Develop students’ life skills so they can: • thrive in product-focused, diverse-skilled teams • generate concepts of high IP value to patent, launch a company, or license • use Intelligent Fast Failure • develop solid, sustainable business models • use passion, leadership, and hard work to lead innovation in a new or existing company Roundtable on Entrepreneurship Education - Program Highlights -

Program Audience: Number of Faculty 5 tenured or tenure track 5 fixed-term Number of Courses offered each semester: 4 core courses (132 students) 3 supporting courses (115 students) Roundtable on Entrepreneurship Education - Program Highlights -

What are your most exciting activities? Course creation and teaching: Smeal College of Business + College of Engineering • BA/ENGR 497 G – Intro. To E-SHIP • BA/ENGR 497 E – Market-Pull Tech. Commercialization New external E-SHIP Advisory Board Roundtable on Entrepreneurship Education - Program Highlights -

What is the biggest challenge you face? • Minor operates in academic “cocoon”: what are best ways to bring in realities of technology entrepreneurship? • Resource usage: focus on few high-potential students or the many students with e-ship interest Roundtable on Entrepreneurship Education - Program Highlights -

What new initiatives are you planning? International E-SHIP experience (Budapest, Hungary) • 1 credit seminar Spring 05 • 2 credit trip May 05 PSU New Venture Competition • E-SHIP MBAs mentor undergrad teams • Prize = trip to business plan competitions Roundtable on Entrepreneurship Education - Program Highlights -