Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program
Harness your creativity and passion for innovation!
Learn to identify, create, and develop an entrepreneurial mindset. Participate in challenges, competitions, classes, events, and other activities through the newly created Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program, a university-wide collaborative program for undergraduate and graduate students.
Contacts
Brian A. Marks, J.D., Ph.D.
Executive Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program and Practitioner in Residence,
Department of Economics & Business Analytics, Pompea College of Business
Brian Kench, Ph.D.
Dean, Pompea College of Business and Professor, Department of Economics, Pompea College
of Business
Ronald S. Harichandran, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE
Dean, Tagliatela College of Engineering, and Professor, Civil Engineering, Tagliatela
College of Engineering
Vasiliki Kosmidou, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Assistant Professor of Management, Pompea College of Business
Co-Curricular
University Hosted:
- Charger Startup Weekend
- Charger Business Plan Competition
- Living and Learning Community
- Entrepreneurial Visits
- Speakers
- Internships
Curricular
In addition to existing courses offered by the colleges of the university, courses that have been featured as part of this program include:
- Business Plan Bootcamp
- Business Principles and Entrepreneurship for Engineers and Scientists
- Venture Capital Economics & Business Governance
Participation in Entrepreneurial Events and Programs sponsored by Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN)
Learn More About Our Colleges
Pompea College of Business
The business program is AACSB accredited, the highest level of accreditation that a business school may receive internationally.
Tagliatela College of Engineering
In the latest ranking compiled by U.S. News & World Report, the Tagliatela College of Engineering is No. 55 out of nearly 200 schools in its category.
On the Spot
On the Spot is the place for students to pitch their new business idea, get feedback and feel what its like to be "on the spot". At On the Spot, we invite students from all over Connecticut to stand "on the spot" and pitch their business ideas to a panel of expert judges. After each pitch, our judges will decide if their pitch has what it takes to make it through to the next round. If so, we help students refine their pitches before returning to the spot to pitch again for a chance to compete in our Pitch Off at the end of the season, battling it out for an all expense paid trip to a nationally recognized Entrepreneurship Conference. On the Spot is filmed at the University of New Haven's state-of-the art television studio in conjunction with the University's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program.
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