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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. 

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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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      Interim CMU police chief named

      by Aaron Mills

      Mary Hill, vice president for finance and administrative services and chief financial officer, has announced the appointment of Lt. Mike Morrow as the interim chief of the Central Michigan University Police Department.

      Morrow brings 25 years of law enforcement service to the role – including the past 24 years with CMU PD. During that time, he has served as a road patrol officer, detective, detective undercover drug unit, detective sergeant, road patrol sergeant, Emergency Services Team member (SWAT), Threat Assessment Team member, CARE Team member and BIT Team member. As a lieutenant, he has led the road patrol unit, dispatch unit and investigative unit.  

      “Mike has a wide breadth of experience in every area of policing and has gained the utmost respect from his colleagues and staff through his leadership style during the past 24 years working at CMU,” Hill said. “I’m confident Mike will do an outstanding job leading the CMU Police Department during this transitional period.”

      Morrow takes over for Larry Klaus, who announced his retirement in March after 14 years with CMU PD, including the last five years as chief.

      “It's an honor to follow in Chief Klaus' footsteps,” Morrow said. “We have a very professional organization and workforce at CMU PD, which will make this role a simple transition. Our goal is to maintain or continue the positive direction set by Chief Klaus and ensure the next Chief of Police takes over a department that is well organized and focused on our mission.”

      The search for the next chief of police is underway.

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