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Isabella Bank Institute for Entrepreneurship

We are a dedicated institute for student entrepreneurs across campus and beyond. We aim to maximize your success by fostering your entrepreneurial mindset, promote inter-disciplinary collaboration and provide support for the creation and development of your new ventures. Jumpstart your ideas and get involved today!

Tune in for excitement!

Passion. Potential. Pitches. Don't miss any of the 2025 New Venture Challenge excitement.

Tune in Friday, April 11 at 1 p.m. for great ideas and fierce competition. Then, join the judges, mentors, spectators and teams as they see who is going home with thousands of dollars in venture financing. The awards broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. and one team will walk away as the overall best venture. 

Start your entrepreneurial journey

Central Michigan University’s College of Business Administration is the home of the Isabella Bank Institute for Entrepreneurship and the first Department of Entrepreneurship in the state of Michigan. We are a student-centric hub where experiential, curricular, and external entrepreneurial opportunities intersect.

Our mission is to maximize student success by fostering a campus-wide entrepreneurial mindset that promotes inter-disciplinary collaboration and the creation of new ventures.

We aim to create innovative programming, boost cross-campus and ecosystem collaboration and provide a comprehensive mentoring program.

Our institute provides extracurricular opportunities and is open to all undergraduate and graduate CMU students.

Student opportunities

  • Meet experienced alumni, faculty, entrepreneurs, investors, and other business and political leaders.
  • Learn practical skills, innovative thinking, and connect with mentors and entrepreneurial resources.
  • Attend skill-building workshops and compete in pitch competitions and Hackathons.
  • Take part in special scholarship programs and travel experiences.
  • Pitch your venture at our signature New Venture Challenge event and compete for up to $20,000 in cash awards.

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      Faculty Receive Exemplary Course Program Awards

      by Sarah Buckley

      Three faculty members from the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences are receiving Exemplary Course Program (ECP) Awards for courses that demonstrate best practices in course design, interaction & collaboration, assessment and learner support.

      Education technology company Anthology is recognizing English faculty member April Burke for her course “TEL 301: Teaching Multilingual Learners: Grades PK-6” and Anthropology faculty members Rachel Caspari and Cathy Willermet for their course “ANT 171 Human Origins: Introduction to Biological Anthropology.”

      For nearly two decades, the Exemplary Course Program has honored faculty from schools, colleges, and universities around the world who develop engaging and innovative courses that represent the very best in technology and learning. To be considered for the honor, applicants must be a user of the Blackboard Learn by Anthology learning management system.

      “These educators represent some of the very best when it comes to developing courses that engage learners and drive student success,” said Jim Brigadier, President of Global Markets at Anthology. “At Anthology, we’re proud to announce the 2023 cohort of Exemplary Course Program Award winners and thank them for their commitment to engaging students and helping them achieve their goals.”

      To learn more, visit Anthology’s Exemplary Course Program website.

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