Summary of Educational Activities for the Thomas Family Center of Entrepreneurship

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1 Summary of Educational Activities for the Thomas Family Center of Entrepreneurship 1. Entrepreneurship Certificate Program 2. Minor in Entrepreneurship 3. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a track in Entrepreneurship 4. Master of Business Administration with Four Entrepreneurship Courses 5. Non-Credit Course in Entrepreneurship through the Regional Center 6. Entrepreneurial Summit in Robeson County 7. Sandhills Entrepreneurial Summit in Moore County 8. Community Outreach Presentations in Robeson, Hoke, Moore, and Scotland Counties 9. Research in Entrepreneurship 10. Judging the National I2P Competition 11. Partnerships with Other Schools 12. National Recognition

2 1. Enrollment in the Certificate and Minor Programs Management, Marketing and International Business 11 Music 8 Accounting/Information Technology 6 Undecided 5 Mass Communications 4 Psychology 3 Biology 2 Elementary Education 2 Criminal Justice 2 Nursing 2 Theatre 2 Economics and Finance 1 Computer Science 1 Recreation Management 1 History 1 Total 51 Breakdown ENTR ENTR Completed ENTR 2000 and still in program 1 Future students starting next semester 5 Total 51 Departments with students in the program 15 Departments in the program 22 Courses offered by the various departments 119

3 2. Minor Program has added a stronger finance course. 3. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Approved by the Faculty Senate and should be offered in the Fall of 2009 This program has been endorsed by Robeson and Sandhills Community Colleges. 4. MBA Program (Dr. Howard Ling)-Interested students can take four courses in entrepreneurship including Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance, Law for Entrepreneurs, and Entrepreneurial Strategy. 5. Non-credit courses (Ms. Sylvia Pate) Courses are being developed for people in the community. 6. Entrepreneurial Summit in Robeson County-Dr. Carmen Calabrese

4 7. Sandhills Entrepreneurial Summit in Moore County 9: 00 Welcome 9:10 Dr. John Parnell William Henry Belk Distinguished Professor-UNCP Entrepreneurial Success in a Down Economy 9:40 Business Panel Dr. Carmen Calabrese, Moderator Dr. James M. Hamilton, Southern Pines Equine Associates, PLLC Dr. Thomas Daniel, Jr., Southern Pines Equine Associates, PLLC Mark A Scott, Thermal Metal Treating, Inc. Jerry Ritter, Thermal Metal Treating, Inc. Moore County Business of the Year Representative Keller Williams Realty-Kim Stout 10:20 Education Panel Dr. Michael Menefee, Moderator Heidi Dent, UNCP Jason Scribner, UNCP Jessica Silberhorn, SCC/UNCP 10:50 Leslie Scott, NC Rural Center-Director for Rural Entrepreneurship NC Economic Update 11:00 Keynote Address Dr. Sam Florance Serial Entrepreneur and Founding Director of the Gateways Program at Purdue University I don t know what it is, but I want it Noon Adjourn

5 8. Presentations and visits to groups in Robeson, Hoke, Scotland, and Moore-Chambers of Commerce, Civic Groups, Tourism Groups, Community Colleges 9. Research in Entrepreneurship Parnell, J. A., Menefee, M. L. and Long, Z. (2009). American and Chinese perspectives on global trade, 2009 Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of International Business, Chicago, IL. Menefee, M. L. and Vandeveer, R. C. (2009). Ace Binding, 2009 Proceedings of the Southwest Case Research Association, Oklahoma City, OK, CD, 18. Vandeveer, R. C., and Menefee, M. L. (2009). Human Behavior in Organizations, Second Edition (including an instructor s manual, test bank, power point presentations, and a website). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall/Pearson, 392 pages. Lester, D., Parnell, J., and Menefee, M. (2008/2009). Organizational life cycle and innovation among entrepreneurial enterprises. Journal of Small Business Strategy, 19(2/3), Winter,

6 10. Judging the National I2P Competition Dr. Menefee was one of five judges chosen for the National I2P Competition for college students. 11. Partnerships with Other Schools Robeson Community College-Programs Sandhills Community College-Summits and Programs Fayetteville State University-Incubator Elon College-Entrepreneurial Projects Middle Tennessee State University-Rural Outsourcing Purdue University-Technical Assistance Program 12. National Recognition Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)