Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Leavey School of Business Gets New Director; SCU Alumnus Kevin Holmes Heads up Interdisciplinary Center.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- Kevin Holmes, whose undergraduate days at Santa Clara University included work with the national collegiate col·le·giate adj. 1. Of, relating to, or held to resemble a college. 2. Of, for, or typical of college students. 3. Of or relating to a collegiate church. marketing firm, AllDorm, Inc, has joined the Leavey School of Business The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University was founded in 1923 and accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business twenty years later. as executive director of its Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE (Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage, International Commission on Illumination, Vienna, Austria, www.cie.co.at) An international organization that sets standards for all aspects of lighting and illumination, including colorimetry, photometry and the measurement of visible and ). Holmes, a 2001 history graduate, served as chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for AllDorm, and helped to strategically reposition the company from an e-commerce site begun while its founders were Santa Clara University undergraduate students, into a niche marketing A niche market also known as a target market is a focused, targetable portion (subset) of a market sector. By definition, then, a business that focuses on a niche market is addressing a need for a product or service that is not being addressed by mainstream providers. firm, enjoying a 1,200-campus network. "Kevin brings a unique combination of start-up experience and connections to established Silicon Valley firms," said Barry Z. Posner, dean of the School of Business, in announcing the appointment. "His background is ideal in helping us integrate the entrepreneurial perspective into our undergraduate and graduate curriculum." As executive director of the Center, Holmes will be responsible for developing strategic plans in conjunction with the School's academic directors and the Center's Executive Fellows. In addition, he will develop program partnerships and alliances for the Center's initiatives, and mentor SCU SCU Santa Clara University SCU Southern Cross University (New South Wales, Australia) SCU Southern California University of Health Sciences (Whittier, California) SCU Serious Crimes Unit SCU Special Care Unit students in entrepreneurial endeavors. "With the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship as a curriculum partner and SCU's School of Business connections with Silicon Valley, students can leverage these resources as they develop their business skills," said Holmes. "It's an incredible launching point for the newest products and services." Holmes adds, "The values of SCU's Business School, developing leaders of principled prin·ci·pled adj. Based on, marked by, or manifesting principle: a principled decision; a highly principled person. confidence who know how to build powerful teams, will be foundational to the work of CIE." About the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Launched as an interdisciplinary research initiative of Santa Clara University's School of Business in 1997, the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has grown to provide program support for business student organizations, serve as a resource center for business leaders, and to connect global entrepreneurs with business thought leaders on the business school faculty. About the Leavey School of Business The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University began in 1926, and was one of the first business schools in the country to receive national accreditation. Its undergraduate business program is recognized as one of the best in California, and its MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration program is ranked 10th in the nation among part-time graduate programs for working professionals. More than 80 percent of its 1,100 MBA student body are working professionals in the Bay Area. About Santa Clara University Santa Clara University, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located in California's Silicon Valley, offers its 8,213 students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, plus master's and law degrees. Distinguished nationally by the third-highest graduation rate among all U.S. master's universities, California's oldest higher-education institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social justice. More information is online at www.scu.edu. |
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