tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796299194957972071.post-88925820849615070442007-10-29T12:19:00.000-07:002007-10-30T11:09:28.161-07:00The University of North Dakota's Entrepreneurship Program has consistently been recognized for its excellence by Entrepreneur Magazine. This year, the program was ranked 9th in the nation of the 900 schools reviewed. In 2006, the program was recognized as the 8th best undergrad entrepreneurship program in the nation. Here's what <a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/185744.html">Entrepreneur magazine had to say about UND's Entrepreneurship Program</a>:<br /><br /><p><strong style="font-weight: normal;">Location: </strong>Grand Forks, North Dakota<br /><strong style="font-weight: normal;">No. of entrepreneurship courses:</strong> 10<br /><strong style="font-weight: normal;">Enrolled students</strong><strong style="font-weight: normal;">:</strong><strong style="font-weight: bold;"> </strong>160<br /><strong style="font-weight: normal;">Faculty who are entrepreneurs: </strong><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>100 percent</p><p>The University of North Dakota's "Entrepreneurship 2.0" program focuses on helping students develop an entrepreneurial mindset. The school advocates hands-on experiential understanding in the areas of creativity, discovery and opportunity recognition. Students build on this by learning about resource acquisition, customer relationships and venture growth.</p>Read some local publicity about the recent rankings:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><a href="http://media.www.dakotastudent.com/media/storage/paper970/news/2007/10/19/News/Und-Program.Ranks.In.Top.Ten-3043244.shtml?reffeature=textemailedition">UND Program ranks in the top ten</a>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Dakota Student</span><br /><a href="http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=53447">UND Ranks high in entrepreneurship</a>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Grand Forks Herald<br /></span><a href="http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/LAW03010102007-1.htm">America's Entrepreneurship Programs Continue to Grow, </a><span style="font-style: italic;">PR Newswire<br /><br /></span><a href="http://media.www.dakotastudent.com/media/storage/paper970/news/2007/10/19/News/Und-Program.Ranks.In.Top.Ten-3043244.shtml?reffeature=textemailedition"> </a><div class="blogger-post-footer">For more information about the Center for Innovation, please visit www.innovators.net.</div>Amy Indridasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16591846092387722470noreply@blogger.com