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Sheneeta White to Lead Schulze School of Entrepreneurship
University NewsThe University of St. Thomas has appointed a passionate educator, seasoned administrator and entrepreneurial business leader to lead the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship as Associate Dean. Dr. Sheneeta White will rejoin the Opus College of Business in her new role on July 1. She takes the role as the Schulze School continues to grow its…
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Outside Consultant: What Are Some of the Most Important Characteristics of an Entrepreneur?
Outside ConsultantThis "Outside Consultant" column by Alec Johnson, an associate professor of entrepreneurship, ran in the Star Tribune on May 16, 2022. There is troubling belief that entrepreneurs have some sort of special vision of the future of opportunities, and it just not so. In fact, it’s this type of myth that serves to dissuade potential entrepreneurs. Over my… -
Outside Consultant: As I Start Working for My Family Business How Can I Help the Company Find New Opportunities to Grow? Where Do I Look?
Outside ConsultantThis "Outside Consultant" column by David Deeds, a professor in the Department of Entrepreneurship, the Schulze Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship and research director of the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, ran in the Star Tribune on May 9, 2022. Searching for, finding and successfully exploiting opportunities for growth is critical to sustain a business. Markets evolve as new… -
e-Fest 2022: Here’s What a $50,000 Idea Looks Like
Business & LawNinety-six entries, 250 students and 58 different universities later, the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship officially wrapped e-Fest 2022 by awarding $215,000 in cash prizes. The $50,000 grand prize was awarded to HydroPhos Solutions from the University of New Hampshire for its solution to extract phosphorus from wastewater so that it can be sold to fertilizer… -
Two St. Thomas Entrepreneurship Teams Vie for $215,000 in Prize Money
Business & LawAs start-ups surge across the country, a group of the nation’s top college entrepreneurs will arrive in Minneapolis this week to pitch their ventures to local business executives and compete for a chance to bring their ideas to life. And two teams from St. Thomas will be among them. In all, 25 teams from colleges… -
Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge Makes In-Person Debut
Business & LawFor the first time since it was launched in 2019, the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge (Fowler GSIC) Campus Finals were held in person. During the April 22 event on the Minneapolis campus, eight St. Thomas teams competed for $11,000 in cash prizes. The top two teams, UWell and ECON Habitat Project, won an all-expenses-paid… -
gBETA St. Thomas Mentors Entrepreneurs
Business & LawAlumni with start-ups express value of accelerator program. gBETA St. Thomas is a free, seven-week accelerator that mentors start-ups with at least one founder who is either a University of St. Thomas alumnus or a current student. Run in collaboration with the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship and the nationally ranked gener8tor accelerator program, each gBETA cohort… -
Creating Video Games to Change the World
Business & LawgBETA participant Jules Porter '18 J.D./MBA is on a mission. Ms. Billie Mahalia Rudolph can run on water, hear ultrasonic sounds and move at supersonic speeds. The 77-year-old African American with an aeronautics degree is one of several senior citizen video game characters created by University of St. Thomas alumna Jules Porter. Porter, who in… -
Class Project Set Alumnus on Entrepreneurial Path
AlumniDwight B. Anderson ’11 came to St. Thomas as an undergraduate, thinking he was going to be a lawyer, not an entrepreneur. But an online platform he built with fellow students for an entrepreneurship class set him on a different trajectory. Today he is CEO of Design Task Group, a virtual graphic design firm on… -
In the News: Richard M. Schulze on Education
In the NewsBest Buy founder and benefactor of the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship Richard M. Schulze wrote an op-ed for CNN, “What every US college should teach their students.” He outlines how education provides a necessary framework that can help students enter the workforce with passion, purpose and confidence. The Schulze School of Entrepreneurship recently cracked the…