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DEPARTMENT OF
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
A L V A J . C A L D E R W O O D S C H O O L O F A R T S & L E T T E R S
DEPARTMENT FACULTY
Timothy J. Sweet ’85
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Timothy S. Mech, Ph.D.
Professor of Business/Finance
and Entrepreneurship
George B. Howley
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Yvonne J. English ’97
Director of Grove City College Center for
Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Guest
Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
Cedric E. Lewis
Guest Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
Brian H. Howley
Guest Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
Grove City College (www.gcc.edu) is a highly rated, private liberal arts school that ofers a high-quality educaton in a thoroughly Christan environment for about half the cost of other schools. Founded in 1876,
the College is commited to the principles of faith and freedom, a pioneer in independent private educaton and accepts no federal funds. It ofers its 2,500 students degrees in more than 50 majors in the liberal
arts, sciences, engineering and music on a picturesque 188-acre campus north of Pitsburgh. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Educaton and routnely ranked among the best colleges and
universites by Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report and others. Consumers Digest calls Grove City College a Top Value and Money magazine lists it among the Best Schools for Your Money. It is one of the
Top Conservatve Schools in the country, according to The Young America’s Foundaton and a Christan College of Distncton.
Whether you are interested in
media, ecommerce or nitty-gritty
?nancials, there are electives you
can choose to tailor the major to ?t
your career objectives.
– Laura Mamo ’13
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
The Department of Entrepreneurship prepares and inspires principled, aspiring entrepreneurs
whose innovations improve people’s lives and solve important problems. The department
fosters an academic environment that includes real-world entrepreneurial experience, an
idea-generating culture and an emphasis on ethical decision-making. Entrepreneurship majors
develop valuable, versatile skills including business modeling, ideation, accounting, ?nance,
marketing, technology, strategy and creative problem-solving abilities.
Students learn how to identify problems and evaluate opportunities. They acquire a framework
to conceptualize, ?nance, launch, manage and harvest a wide variety of new ventures. These
include commercial startups, social ventures and the development of kingdom-minded,
blended-value enterprises. Students may choose to apply their entrepreneurial knowledge to
existing family businesses or elect to create new ventures or products within large corporations.
ACCREDITATION
The Department of Entrepreneurship is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business
Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
SPECIAL DEPARTMENTAL AREAS OF INTEREST
In addition to department’s focus on the development of commercial, social and kingdom-minded
businesses using a lean startup approach, the department works closely with the Grove City
College Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, which sponsors annual elevator pitch and
business plan competitions, startup weekend experiences and the Richard G. Staley ’62 Visionary
Entrepreneur Speaker Series.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
The department provides numerous opportunities for real-world research, including our own
Venture Lab, startup weekends, Praxis Academy (summer) and research opportunities in
entrepreneurship and engineering, technology and the Internet and healthcare innovation.
INTERNSHIPS
Students typically select internships in commercial startups, social enterprises, family businesses
and corporations, with tracks in innovation, sales, business development, management,
marketing, retail and technology.
CAREER AND GRADUATION OPPORTUNITIES
Students choose from a variety of career paths, including launching their own startup business,
corporate management and innovation, Internet and other technology professions, and non-pro?t
and social enterprise management. Some students elect to go on to graduate school, including
M.B.A and Law programs.
MAJORS:
Bachelor of Arts in Entrepreneurship
The degree includes 34 hours of core entrepreneurial requirements, 15 hours of business core
requirements, 12 hours of entrepreneurial electives and six hours of major-related requirements.
MINORS:
The department offers six kinds of minors consisting of 21-22 hours each, including
Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise, Social Innovation, Internet
Entrepreneurship and Legal Studies.
CONTACT
Timothy J. Sweet ’85
Chair and Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
724-450-4080 | [email protected] | www.gcc.edu/entr
100 Campus Drive, Box 2865, Grove City, Pennsylvania 16127
doc_280463824.pdf
Brief illustration relating to department of entrepreneurship.
DEPARTMENT OF
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
A L V A J . C A L D E R W O O D S C H O O L O F A R T S & L E T T E R S
DEPARTMENT FACULTY
Timothy J. Sweet ’85
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Timothy S. Mech, Ph.D.
Professor of Business/Finance
and Entrepreneurship
George B. Howley
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Yvonne J. English ’97
Director of Grove City College Center for
Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Guest
Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
Cedric E. Lewis
Guest Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
Brian H. Howley
Guest Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
Grove City College (www.gcc.edu) is a highly rated, private liberal arts school that ofers a high-quality educaton in a thoroughly Christan environment for about half the cost of other schools. Founded in 1876,
the College is commited to the principles of faith and freedom, a pioneer in independent private educaton and accepts no federal funds. It ofers its 2,500 students degrees in more than 50 majors in the liberal
arts, sciences, engineering and music on a picturesque 188-acre campus north of Pitsburgh. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Educaton and routnely ranked among the best colleges and
universites by Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report and others. Consumers Digest calls Grove City College a Top Value and Money magazine lists it among the Best Schools for Your Money. It is one of the
Top Conservatve Schools in the country, according to The Young America’s Foundaton and a Christan College of Distncton.
Whether you are interested in
media, ecommerce or nitty-gritty
?nancials, there are electives you
can choose to tailor the major to ?t
your career objectives.
– Laura Mamo ’13
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
The Department of Entrepreneurship prepares and inspires principled, aspiring entrepreneurs
whose innovations improve people’s lives and solve important problems. The department
fosters an academic environment that includes real-world entrepreneurial experience, an
idea-generating culture and an emphasis on ethical decision-making. Entrepreneurship majors
develop valuable, versatile skills including business modeling, ideation, accounting, ?nance,
marketing, technology, strategy and creative problem-solving abilities.
Students learn how to identify problems and evaluate opportunities. They acquire a framework
to conceptualize, ?nance, launch, manage and harvest a wide variety of new ventures. These
include commercial startups, social ventures and the development of kingdom-minded,
blended-value enterprises. Students may choose to apply their entrepreneurial knowledge to
existing family businesses or elect to create new ventures or products within large corporations.
ACCREDITATION
The Department of Entrepreneurship is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business
Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
SPECIAL DEPARTMENTAL AREAS OF INTEREST
In addition to department’s focus on the development of commercial, social and kingdom-minded
businesses using a lean startup approach, the department works closely with the Grove City
College Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, which sponsors annual elevator pitch and
business plan competitions, startup weekend experiences and the Richard G. Staley ’62 Visionary
Entrepreneur Speaker Series.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
The department provides numerous opportunities for real-world research, including our own
Venture Lab, startup weekends, Praxis Academy (summer) and research opportunities in
entrepreneurship and engineering, technology and the Internet and healthcare innovation.
INTERNSHIPS
Students typically select internships in commercial startups, social enterprises, family businesses
and corporations, with tracks in innovation, sales, business development, management,
marketing, retail and technology.
CAREER AND GRADUATION OPPORTUNITIES
Students choose from a variety of career paths, including launching their own startup business,
corporate management and innovation, Internet and other technology professions, and non-pro?t
and social enterprise management. Some students elect to go on to graduate school, including
M.B.A and Law programs.
MAJORS:
Bachelor of Arts in Entrepreneurship
The degree includes 34 hours of core entrepreneurial requirements, 15 hours of business core
requirements, 12 hours of entrepreneurial electives and six hours of major-related requirements.
MINORS:
The department offers six kinds of minors consisting of 21-22 hours each, including
Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise, Social Innovation, Internet
Entrepreneurship and Legal Studies.
CONTACT
Timothy J. Sweet ’85
Chair and Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
724-450-4080 | [email protected] | www.gcc.edu/entr
100 Campus Drive, Box 2865, Grove City, Pennsylvania 16127
doc_280463824.pdf