Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The School of Engineering, the School of Business Administration and the School of Law joined forces in 2007 to create a more comprehensive experience of the innovation process for students and to raise awareness of the business aspects of engineering to engineering faculty and students. And it's working!
"We are convinced that the outstanding relationship developed between entrepreneurship and engineering helps the entrepreneurship program stay ranked among the nation's best programs, despite increasing competition." —Dean McFarlin, Chair, Department of Management and Marketing
Our Partners in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
During the past several years, we have implemented nearly 20 projects that have resulted in business plans. Some teams have entered the Business Plan Competition in the School of Business Administration. For five years straight, the entrepreneurship program in the School of Business Administration has been rated among the top 10 undergraduate programs in the nation. Meet our partners:
- School of Business Administration
- School of Law
- College of Arts and Sciences
- University of Dayton Research Institute
- Dayton Development Coalition
- The Entrepreneur Center
- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- Institute for the Development and Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology (IDCAST)
- Dayton RFID Convergence Center (DRCC)
Project Portfolio
- traditional projects involving ideation and innovation to solve problems in manufacturing and industry
- entrepreneurship projects sponsored outside of corporate environment
- entrepreneurs seeking patents and venture capital
- intrapreneurship projects involving innovation and new product development in corporate environment