Dan Lauer – business alumnus, serial entrepreneur and founder of – has returned to the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ of Missouri–St. Louis to launch UMSL Accelerate, an interdisciplinary initiative that will connect entrepreneurial education across campus.
“UMSL is doing a lot of great things in the areas of innovation and entrepreneurship,” said Lauer. “Accelerate will support and enhance these various resources and present the public with a unified message about entrepreneurship at UMSL.”
The initiative was born out of the Deans Network, a collaborative group composed of UMSL deans ,, , , and .
“Entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and innovation are crucial to career success across disciplines,” said Hoffman, dean of the .
Centered on the three pillars of education, innovation and collaboration, UMSL Accelerate aims to connect faculty, students and the community in a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Reviewed 2016-04-09