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Isabella Bank Institute for Entrepreneurship
We empower entrepreneurial thinkers—whether you’re launching a venture, building a family business, creating social impact, or driving innovation inside an organization. Turn ideas into action.
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At Central Michigan University, the Isabella Bank Institute for Entrepreneurship is more than a program—it’s where students from every major turn ideas into real impact. As Michigan’s first Department of Entrepreneurship, we’re a hub for hands-on learning, innovation, and mentorship.
Here, you’ll:
- Build an entrepreneurial mindset that sets you apart in any career path—launching ventures, shaping social missions, advancing family businesses, or driving innovation inside established companies.
- Collaborate across disciplines to create projects that matter.
- Learn from alumni, faculty, and industry leaders who’ve built their own paths.
- Gain real-world experience through workshops, hackathons, and pitch competitions.
- Compete in the New Venture Challenge, where students win up to $10,000 in cash and grants to grow their ideas.
Whether you want to start something new or transform what already exists, the Institute is your launchpad.
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When you’re ready to get started, stop by Grawn 164 to join the team or visit the Idea Den in Grawn 166—your space to brainstorm, build, and take the next step.
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In the competitive field of poetry publishing, it is extremely challenging to win awards and publish books, even for writers who’ve been laboring long at the trade. But apparently not for Weston Wise, a Breckenridge senior majoring in English and Anthropology, who just received news that his most recent poetry manuscript—and the second this year—has won an award and been accepted for publication.
Wise’s new chapbook, The Songs of the Long Land, will be published by Beyond Words Magazine in February of 2024.
“It feels unreal,” said Wise. “The name of the press describes it well: Beyond Words.”
In Spring 2023, Weston’s chapbook, A Gentle and Modern Ape, was selected by the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS) in their College Undergraduate Poetry Competition as a winner of the Edna Meudt Memorial Award (PDF).
"Securing publication for not just one but two chapbook manuscripts with reputable publishers is an astounding accomplishment for an undergraduate," said poet and Department of English Language and Literature faculty member Jeffrey Bean. "Weston is on fire!"
In October, Weston read his poetry as a featured student at the Wellspring Literary Series. Founded by poet and English Professor Robert Fanning, this annual series features Michigan poets and musicians at Art Reach of Mid Michigan in downtown Mount Pleasant.
“Weston’s smart, bold, witty poems draw on a range of subjects and are widely appealing," said Fanning. "This is only the beginning of his successes.”
To summarize? Look to the skies for Weston Wise. He’s another CMU poet on the rise.
Visit our website to learn more about CMU's Creative Writing minor, undergraduate certificate, or master's degree or contact the English Department at 989-774-3171.