Author: Terra Kline

Purdue Pickleball Club: A Tale of Rapid Growth and Triumph

Joey Powers, a senior in Computer Science, from Edina, MN, set to graduate in the spring of 2024, has a passion for technology that was nurtured from a young age. Encouraged by his father, he engaged in activities like coding,...

Welcome To Our New Instructor!

Welcome our new instructors to the ENTR Purdue team. We want to welcome Terry Robertson-Smith, Jorge Romero-Day and Lucas Woody.

From 2008 Entrepreneurial Learning Community Participants to a $20M Series A Company

Former Freshman Entrepreneurial Learning Community participants Scott Wilson (Management, 2012) and Jonathan Perl (Computer Science) met during their first day of their ENTR 20000 Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation class. Both were in Purdue’s Entrepreneurial Learning Community program, which offers...

Recognizing Rita Baker’s Contributions to the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program and Celebrating Her New Retirement Adventures

Rita Baker has been an integral part of the success of the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program since 2007, when she became its second staff member. She began working at Purdue University in April 1980, as a Credentials Analyst...
From the Classroom to the Boardroom

From the Classroom to the Boardroom: The Rise of an ENTR Program Star

Zainah Nayef is a Purdue senior studying International Business and Marketing, and pursuing the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Certificate in Collaborative Leadership. Born in Michigan but growing up in Japan, Zainah has traveled to more than 30 countries,...
An ENTR Alum Brings Entrepreneurial Skills to Consulting

An ENTR Alum Brings Entrepreneurial Skills to Consulting

Michael Fouch is a Boilermaker, twice over. In 2016, he earned an undergraduate degree in Management Information Systems, and in 2018 received a master’s degree in Human Resource Management in 2018. Both degrees were from Krannert, now known as the...
Machine Learning to Improve Early Detection of Skin Ailments

Machine Learning to Improve the Detection of Skin Ailments for the Masses

Meet Harsh Shah, an ENTR alum and entrepreneur who applies his expertise in engineering and business to improving healthcare. After earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue in 2013, Harsh went on to work for big automakers including...
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Wild at Heart: How Sarah Bohn Found Her Calling at the National Geographic Society

   Sarah Bohn graduated from Purdue in 2015 and is now a senior UX designer at the National Geographic Society. She considers curiosity to be her constant companion through life, and this in combination with a growth mindset, allows her...

Our Entrepreneurship Program Climbs the Rankings to 28th

Purdue University’s Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation moved up 11 slots in the Princeton Review’s and Entrepreneurship Magazine’s 2023 rankings of undergraduate entrepreneurship programs. Purdue ranks 28th nationally and #8 in the Midwest. “Cross-campus entrepreneurship is one of Purdue’s strengths,...