Coffee Cup Hour #3Project Directors Only

December 10, 2010

Joseph Roberts, Columbia College ChicagoClark McCain, The Coleman Foundation

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Welcome to the 2010-2011 Coleman Foundation Faculty Entrepreneurship Fellows Program

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The Coleman Fellows Program Goals• Build support for entrepreneurship education in

departments across campuses of participating schools– Aid Project Directors in developing local champions in new parts of

campus– Establish new avenues for Awareness, Exploration and Action

• Directly advance the Coleman Foundation’s Definition of Entrepreneurship– Focus on business enterprise creation– Risk, control and reward

• Cultivate cohorts of entrepreneurship educators– On a single campus; and – Across multiple disciplines

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Coffee Hours, CEO Evaluation

• 2 Coffee Hours (Concepts, Pedagogy)– Evaluations = 3.8/5.0

• Interest in more interaction, less lecture

• CEO pre-conference session– Evaluation = 4.3/5.0

• Opportunity for logistical improvements (less room noise, more coffee!)

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Convergence of:• Key concepts• Learning objectives

102 funded Fellows from 21 campuses

Monthly programming------- -------to Fellows------ -------- --------from Fellows------- --------- ---------Aug Sept 10 Oct 15 Nov 4 Jan 21 Feb 25 Mar 18 Apr 15 May 20Tech Concepts Pedagogy CEO* Fellows SEA* Fellows Fellows Wrap-up

Divergence of:• Concept placement• Pedagogical approaches

Community of practice

Coffee Hours will help us converge on key concepts and tools to apply in divergent disciplines

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Interim reports are due 1/31/11

1. Introductory videos, Fellows bios2. Copies of all syllabi developed under the

grant 3. A report from each Fellow summarizing

activities and results 4. A report from the Project Director

summarizing lessons learned during the program and plans for future action

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Introductory Videos, Bios• Videos received from:

– Finlandia U– Quincy U– Saint Louis U– MSOE– California State U,

Fresno– Iowa State U– UNCG– Western Kentucky U

• Fellows bios posted by:– TCU– Beloit– Illinois State– MSOE– Saint Louis U

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Copies of all syllabi

• Should be posted to relevant area of Entrepreneurship Syllabus Exchange

• Categorized as appropriate• Postings to date from:

– Lawrence University (Entrepreneurship in the Arts and Society)

– TCU (Entrepreneurship in Modern China)

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A report from each Fellow

• Summarizing activities and results to-date• Submitted at colemanfellows.com• Post to:

– Section: Coleman Fellows– Category: Profiles

• This section is visible to the public– Write reports in a way that a broad audience

can benefit from them

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A report from the Project Director

• Submitted at colemanfellows.com• Post to:

– Section: Coleman Directors– Category: Profiles

• This section will be visible only to other Directors and the Foundation– Write your report in a way that your

colleagues will learn from your successes and challenges

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A report from the Project Director

• In your report, please include:– How frequently you are meeting with your

Fellows and what you do at meetings– Any “culture change” in them and across

campus because of their work– Any impact on students– Any impact on alumni or local entrepreneur

involvement in your program

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Convergence of:• Key concepts• Learning objectives

102 funded Fellows from 21 campuses

Monthly programming------- -------to Fellows------ -------- --------from Fellows------- --------- ---------Aug Sept 10 Oct 15 Nov 4 Jan 21 Feb 25 Mar 18 Apr 15 May 20Tech Concepts Pedagogy CEO* Fellows SEA* Fellows Fellows Wrap-up

Divergence of:• Concept placement• Pedagogical approaches

Community of practice

We’ll next identify content for our remaining Coffee Hour sessions

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Jan 21 and March 18

• We are looking for 4 schools to make brief Powerpoint presentations– 2 in Jan and 2 in March

• Highlight key successes, beyond just the syllabus

• 5-10 minute presentation, Q and A• Contact Joe or Clark to submit 1-page

overview

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Apr 15

• We are looking for 2 schools to prepare brief multi-media presentations

• Highlight key successes, beyond just the syllabus

• 3-5 minute video segment, Q and A• Contact Joe or Clark to submit 1-page

overview

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SEA Conference• February 25-26, 2011• Hilton Hotel, Lisle, IL• Pre-conference session morning of

February 25. – 8:30 a.m. start.

• Conference begins 1 p.m. Friday and runs through 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon

• Visit www.selfemploymentinthearts.com