The entrepreneurship major at WSU is not just for students who want to start a business. The major will help develop a broader mindset about innovation, risk-taking, and action that is valuable to students who work in large companies, non-profits, and new commercial or social ventures.
Strengths of the program
- WSU hosts career fairs that bring recruiters to campus and the region each year to talk to students about internships and jobs.
- Gain assistance from business professors who help with career decisions and four professional advisors who work full-time to guide students' academic course planning.
- WSU helps build the strength and reputation of the entrepreneurship program by offering a "distinguished professorship" for master educators and researchers with strong ties to the industry.
- Professors in the entrepreneurship program are committed to global outreach and share their experiences with students by organizing such offerings as the Sino-American Management Forum.
- Engage in research projects and business feasibility studies for the WSU Economic Development Administration University Center, which is part of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.