Friends and Alumni
Since its creation in 2002, the minor has had hundreds of students participate in E-SHIP courses. We have also worked with many independent businesses and industry partners. Each person that works with the program, whether student or sponsor, is an important part of our history.
If you are a friend of the E-SHIP minor, tell us what E-SHIP has meant to you! Visit our newsroom to see current E-SHIP products, read our news archives, and see what other E-SHIP alumni have accomplished beyond the classroom.
How you can support E-SHIP
The E-SHIP minor relies on the support of our friends, industry partners, and alumni to produce dynamic courses. How can you support the minor? Here are a few suggestions:
Share a story (to be posted in our media center) about your experiences in an E-SHIP minor course, on a project, or as an entrepreneur.
Mentor a student team or entire class. A new perspective often gives students inspiration to start their own businesses.
Join the Engineering Entrepreneurship Advisory Board to help shape the minor as a whole.
Provide a project for an E-SHIP class. E-SHIP classes have performed market analysis, provided repositioning advice, and even redesigned products for existing businesses. Any new intellectual property can be assigned back to the sponsoring company or individual.
Fund an E-SHIP course or special project. Your gift may support an up-and-coming entrepreneur or help develop the next great invention. A contribution to E-SHIP is an investment, not a donation!
The E-SHIP minor was founded thanks to a grant from the GE Learning Excellence Fund and the Penn State Leonard Center. The minor is now partially funded through the Gaelen Endowment for Engineering Entrepreneurship and Leadership, the E. V. Bishoff Engineering Entrepreneur in Residence, the Keen Endowment for Engineering Entrepreneurship, and the Eberhardt Endowment for Entrepreneurship in Engineering.
Are you ready to support the E-SHIP minor? Contact us today!
Created in 2002 with a grant from the
GE Learning Excellence Fund, the Engineering Entrepreneurship (E-SHIP) minor teaches students how to combine technology and business skills with creativity and risk management.