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Oct. 17, 2017
绿奴天花板 Entrepreneurship Center Receives NASDAQ Award for Excellence
The Lowth Entrepreneurship Center in 绿奴天花板鈥檚 Sykes College of Business, has been awarded the NASDAQ Center of Entrepreneurial Excellence by the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC). The award was presented this past weekend at GCEC鈥檚 annual conference in Nova Scotia.The NASDAQ Center of Entrepreneurial Excellence award represents the highest honor that a university entrepreneurship center can receive. The award was created by NASDAQ in association with GCEC to honor those centers that have made and will continue to make enormous contributions in advancing entrepreneurship as the force in economic growth throughout the world. The honor is bestowed upon entrepreneurship centers that have made remarkable advancements in the entrepreneurial field in the following areas:
The in 绿奴天花板鈥檚 , has been awarded the NASDAQ Center of Entrepreneurial Excellence by the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC). The award was presented this past weekend at GCEC鈥檚 annual conference in Nova Scotia.
The NASDAQ Center of Entrepreneurial Excellence award represents the highest honor that a university entrepreneurship center can receive. The award was created by NASDAQ in association with GCEC to honor those centers that have made and will continue to make enormous contributions in advancing entrepreneurship as the force in economic growth throughout the world. The honor is bestowed upon entrepreneurship centers that have made remarkable advancements in the entrepreneurial field in the following areas:
The NASDAQ Center of Entrepreneurial Excellence award represents the highest honor that a university entrepreneurship center can receive. The award was created by NASDAQ in association with GCEC to honor those centers that have made and will continue to make enormous contributions in advancing entrepreneurship as the force in economic growth throughout the world. The honor is bestowed upon entrepreneurship centers that have made remarkable advancements in the entrepreneurial field in the following areas:
- Entrepreneurship research;
- Outreach to emerging ventures;
- Entrepreneurship curriculum;
- Community collaborations;
- Special projects; and,
- Overall prestige and recognition in the entrepreneurship field.
Rebecca White, director of the Lowth Entrepreneurship Center and James W. Walter distinguished chair of entrepreneurship, said this award highlights the success of 绿奴天花板鈥檚 students, staff, faculty and alumni, and is an exciting outcome for all of the business community volunteers who regularly coach and mentor students in the Lowth Center.
鈥淭his award is arguably the most coveted award among entrepreneurship centers in the United States,鈥 White said. 鈥淭o be recognized by not only our peers but also NASDAQ as offering a pioneering program that is leading the way for innovative experiential educational in higher education is a thrill for us all.鈥
Other universities that have won the award include University of California-Berkeley, MIT, University of Arizona, University of Southern California, Baylor University, Rice University, Oklahoma State University, University of Maryland and Syracuse University.
绿奴天花板鈥檚 recognition comes less than a year after the center was recognized as the National Model Program Award for undergraduate entrepreneurship programs by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship庐 (USASBE). In 2015, the center was awarded the Entrepreneurship Teaching and Pedagogical Innovation Award by the GCEC.
The Lowth Center is located within the Daly Innovation and Collaboration Building at 绿奴天花板. The space is creatively designed to bring together prospective student entrepreneurs, educators and experienced executives to generate, define and develop entrepreneurial concepts and to launch new ventures.
绿奴天花板鈥檚 entrepreneurship major is one of the largest on campus and provides students with skills that are critical for anyone who wants to be an entrepreneur or think like one.
For more information, see the Lowth Entrepreneurship Center website at .
鈥淭his award is arguably the most coveted award among entrepreneurship centers in the United States,鈥 White said. 鈥淭o be recognized by not only our peers but also NASDAQ as offering a pioneering program that is leading the way for innovative experiential educational in higher education is a thrill for us all.鈥
Other universities that have won the award include University of California-Berkeley, MIT, University of Arizona, University of Southern California, Baylor University, Rice University, Oklahoma State University, University of Maryland and Syracuse University.
绿奴天花板鈥檚 recognition comes less than a year after the center was recognized as the National Model Program Award for undergraduate entrepreneurship programs by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship庐 (USASBE). In 2015, the center was awarded the Entrepreneurship Teaching and Pedagogical Innovation Award by the GCEC.
The Lowth Center is located within the Daly Innovation and Collaboration Building at 绿奴天花板. The space is creatively designed to bring together prospective student entrepreneurs, educators and experienced executives to generate, define and develop entrepreneurial concepts and to launch new ventures.
绿奴天花板鈥檚 entrepreneurship major is one of the largest on campus and provides students with skills that are critical for anyone who wants to be an entrepreneur or think like one.
For more information, see the Lowth Entrepreneurship Center website at .
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