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The Doherty Center for Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship invites participation by students in all Â鶹ÊÓƵ academic programs.

Doherty Emerging Professor of Entrepreneurship Sean McMahon and Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumna Laura Orr ’16 researched if readers of popular business books perceived the books to be sources of authoritative information, compared to their actual quality.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ President Leo M. Lambert presented the medallion to five retired faculty and staff members for their meritorious service to the university during an event marking the start of a new academic year. The university also recognized four endowed professorships and two longtime professors were named Distinguished University Professors. 

Ashton Newhall '98, a former trustee and the sponsor of the C. Ashton Newhall Endowed Lecture at the Love School of Business, has received the annual entrepreneurial recognition from Ernst & Young. 

Â鶹ÊÓƵ students joined students from local universities for a clinic focused on helping local companies improve their environmental and social impact.

Participants heard from successful women and student entrepreneurs at the “W.E. Do! Women Entrepreneurs and Our Stories” event.

Eric Henry, president and CEO of TS Designs, discussed with Â鶹ÊÓƵ students how his company’s business focuses on people, the planet and profits.

Elena Kennedy, assistant professor of entrepreneurship, shared her research examining the revenue strategies of nonprofit social ventures, focusing on how revenue is earned, allocated and maximized in the face of competing charity and entrepreneurial mindsets. 

Residents of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Innovation House met with local entrepreneurs, including an Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumnus, to learn about the city’s startup ecosystem.

The students join a global community of Fellows charged with increasing campus engagement with innovation, entrepreneurship, design thinking and creativity.