Introducing Entrepreneurship to Ursinus College: Pitfalls and Progress April Kontostathis U-Imagine Center for Integrative and Entrepreneurial Studies

President, Ursinus College 2011-2014 Dr. Bobby Fong 1950 – 2014 President, Ursinus College 2011-2014

COMPETITIONS INSPIRE IMPACT DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM BEAR Pitch BEAR Innovation Marketing Competition INSPIRE Speakers Networking Events On and Off Campus IMPACT Innovative Curriculum Focus on Ethics Pay it Forward Mentality DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM Community Outreach

Internal Advisory Board U-Imagine Center Academic Depts Admin Depts External Partners Internal Advisory Board

Goals Values Permeate the Life of the Campus All Members of the Community E-Thinking becomes part of the Culture Goals Inclusivity Persistence Collaboration Values

U-Imagine Center Established 2013 U-Imagine Center Established 2014 BEAR Competitions 2015 INSPIRE Series 2016 IMPACT Curriculum 2017 Community Outreach

We thank VentureWell for their generous support of our programs U-Imagine Center for Integrative and Entrepreneurial Studies April Kontostathis Founding Co-Director liberal-arts-entrepreneurship-network@googlegroups.com www.ursinus.edu/uimagine UImagine@ursinus.edu akontostathis@ursinus.edu Thank you! We thank VentureWell for their generous support of our programs This presentation is supported iin part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1456172.   Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.