AsThe Path To Success And Fulfillment (NAPSA)—The United States has long been considered a leaderin entrepreneurialpursuits, with everyone from ambitiousself-starters to certified moguls making their way here from around the globeto transform dreamsinto realities. According to the Global Entrepreneurship DevelopmentInstitute, the United States provides the best environmentfor cultivating entrepreneurship, ranking first out of 138 countries. Ontheflip side, however, first-time College students can learn to run their own businesses whilestill benbusiness ownershaveonly an 18 percent efiting from liberal arts education. chanceof succeeding. So how to bridge the gap between the dreamers and the triumphant? If you're a student looking for a way to makeyourpassion into your career, you “My No. 1 objective is to create a world-class experiencefor students by may be glad to learn there’s a college joining the liberal arts with entrepreneurship;’ said Welch. “I believe that the core knowledge of any entrepre- path, while also providing you with a study, whetherthat is biology, archae- program that can put you onthe right classic liberal arts education. The new Entrepreneurship minorcourse of study neuris first his or her primary field of ology, music or any of the other majors at Lycoming. Then add the practical at Pennsylvania's Lycoming College pro- knowledge and skills necessary to help vides a modern approach to a liberal our students becomesuccessful entrearts education, while preparing students to start a company oftheir own, to work for another entrepreneurial company or to be more entrepreneurial within a larger company. “The programis headed by Marshall D. Welch III, the Sloter Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship at Lycoming College, who is an accomplished entrepreneur with extensive experience advising and managing organizations, merger integration and emerging growth companies. He also approaches entrepreneurship differently from others. Welch believes that entrepreneurship,at its core, is finding andcreating value, andthat studying entrepreneurship as an academic disci- plinehelps students learnto be innovative in whatever field they ultimately pursue. In less than one year, Lycoming College's entrepreneurship classes have becomea sought-after, valued addition to many students’ class schedules. The program is built on the notion that any student's core education, regardless of academicmajor, can be augmentedwith the practical knowledge andskills nec- essaryto take a businessideatofruition, such as innovation, digital marketing, intellectual property andfinancialskills. preneurs or even work for entrepre- neurial companies” Firmly grounded in the liberal arts, the College has modernized its approach to higher education by offer- ing courses that better prepare students for the 21st century. Still in its infancy, the program is already attracting well-known speakers to campus. Jay Ducote, celebrity chef and restaurateur, who has appeared on Food Network and Travel Channel, recently lectured to the College commu- nity on howhe followedhis passion and tookrisks onhis roadto success. “Lycoming is resolute in its mission to offer students a 21st-century education, andI believe our entrepreneurship offerings are an importantpart of that charge. Thinking deeply and making bold decisions to do something the world has never seen, while also stay- ing true to your passions, accurately describes the students at this institution—a truth that also closely aligns with theprinciplesof entrepreneurship? said Welch. Learn More Forfurtherfacts orto register, go to wwwilycoming.edu.
