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Dr. Jay Kayne is director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and the Cintas Chair in Entrepreneurship at Miami University's Farmer School of Business.
In a survey of over 2300 schools just released by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine, the Miami Institute for Entrepreneurship, Farmer School of Business ranked 16th among undergraduate entrepreneurship programs.
This is the second time in the past three years Miami has been designated as a Top 25 program. The results of the survey will appear in the October issue of Entrepreneur, which hits newsstands on September 23.
The survey examines each school’s curriculum, extra-curricular programs, the quality of the faculty and the impact on students’ career choices. Over the past three years, the Institute has expanded the number of entrepreneurship courses, emphasized “learning by doing”, helped students build their own personal networks and engaged more than 100 alumni through a volunteer program called the “E-Corps.”
“Thoughtful strategic planning, a culture of continuous improvement, an energetic and engaged advisory board, a ‘hands-on’ immersive curriculum, and a dedicated faculty and staff have all played significant roles in advancing the quality and reputation of our entrepreneurship program,” said Farmer School Dean Roger L. Jenkins. “It’s wonderful to have our efforts receive this level of recognition.”
This summer the Institute surveyed more than 150 Miami graduates who earned an entrepreneurship minor since the degree was first offered in 1999. More than 25 percent of those surveyed have started their own business since graduating from Miami and another 50 percent indicated they hope to start a business in the next three to five years.
“We believe this honor validates changes we have made to the entrepreneurship curriculum and programmatic offerings to make our educational experience more than just a classroom exercise,” said Institute director and Cintas Chair in Entrepreneurship Jay Kayne. “A growing number of post-graduation activities and opportunities for students now means the Miami University Institute for Entrepreneurship is truly our students’ ‘entrepreneurship home for life.’”
The establishment of an Institute for Entrepreneurship in 2004 represents the continuing evolution of entrepreneurship study and practice at Miami which began with the endowment of the Thomas C. Page Center for Entrepreneurship in 1992.
The Institute now consists of three centers. The Thomas C. Page Center for Entrepreneurial Studies provides students with innovative classroom experiences including the opportunity to learn along-side practicing entrepreneurs. The internationally recognized Center for Social Entrepreneurship brings entrepreneurial thinking and behavior in support of social missions. The Center for an Entrepreneurial Economy focuses on the needs of aspiring entrepreneurs in Southwest Ohio and the business environment in which they operate.
Additional information can be found at www.fsb.muohio.edu/page-center or by emailing pagecenter@muohio.edu.
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