Community Colleges as Incubators of Innovation (eBook, PDF)

Unleashing Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Communities and Students
Redaktion: Corbin, Rebecca A.; Thomas, Ron

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book addresses the urgent need for community colleges to prioritize entrepreneurship education both to remain relevant in a changing economy and to give graduate students the flexible and interdisciplinary mindsets needed for the future of society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000971668
• Artikelnr.: 68356588

Autorenporträt

Rebecca A. Corbin has served in leadership roles in the community college system for the past decade, as president and CEO of NACCE, and as vice president of institutional advancement and executive director of the Foundation for Rowan College at Burlington County in New Jersey. Her passion is fundraising, and sharing thought leadership and practical applications for infusing entrepreneurship on campus and in communities by writing articles and presenting at national and international conferences. She has an Ed.D. in innovation and organizational leadership from Wilmington University in Delaware, a master's of public administration from the University of Akron, and a bachelor's degree from Kent State University. Ron Thomas served for 17 years as president of two-year colleges. He joined the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship in 2003, serving as a board member and chairman for two years. During his tenure as chairman Thomas was instrumental in the launch of the Presidents for Entrepreneurship Pledge (PFEP) in 2011. His passion for entrepreneurship includes writing articles, presenting at national conferences, and working to create entrepreneurship programs and opportunities. He has a Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, a master's degree from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, and an undergraduate degree from Truman State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Andy Stoll Acknowledgments
Rebecca A. Corbin and Ron Thomas Introduction. The Impetus for Entrepreneurial Education
Rebecca A. Corbin and Ron Thomas1. Leading With an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Bree Langemo 2. An Entrepreneurial Approach to Entrepreneurial Education
Andrew Gold and Mary Beth Kerly 3. Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. Innovate and Flourish
Eugene Giovannini 4. Entrepreneurial and Workforce Development
Christopher Mullin and Doan Winkel 5. Invisible Opportunities. How Collaboration Supports the Growth of an Urban Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Steven Tello 6. The Ecosystem that Thrives
Deborah Hoover 7. Creating an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Rural Appalachia
Charles Terrell and Joe Kapp 8. Community Colleges as Entrepreneurial Catalysts
Madeline M. Pumariega and Carrie Henderson 9. The Power of Collective Action. A Five
Year Journey
Van Ton
Quinlivan Conclusion. Entrepreneurial Community Colleges. Sustainability and Lessons from the League
Rufus Glasper Afterword
J. Noah Brown Appendix NACCE. A Retrospective
Rebecca A. Corbin and Ron Thomas About the Contributors Index