February 2020

Dean Ray Braun '80

Greetings from the College of Business as we approach the official start of spring in a few weeks!

The campus is bustling with students and the College's faculty and staff are preparing to move into the Robert W. and Patricia A. Maurer Center by the end of spring. We are excited to transfer our nationally recognized business program to the state-of-the-art facility designed to prepare the next generation of innovative business leaders.

Our business program continues to be ranked among the top 30 public business programs in the country by Poets&Quants. The ranking for 2020 maintains BGSU's #29 spot, evidence of the world-class business education students receive here.

Besides our move to the new business building, we anticipate another highly successful celebration of entrepreneurship (E-Week) the week of April 20. This issue of Biz News is devoted to stories about these events and about entrepreneurship.

BGSU is also launching a new summer camp for high school students - Hatch® the Next Big Idea. Campers will work to plan, develop and showcase their own unique ideas for a chance to be sponsored by local companies. Learn more and apply for Hatch® the Next Big Idea.

Spring semester will be full of examples of how our College goes beyond business as usual. I hope to see many of you at our spring events!

Warm Regards,
Ray Braun '80
Dean

Be sure to follow the College's happenings through social media!

Hatchlings 2020 Prepare to Pitch Business Ventures at The Hatch®

A new group of aspiring entrepreneurs have been selected and are currently hard at work with their Hatch Mentors polishing their business presentations. These students will pitch their innovative business ideas to a panel of alumni investors on April 23.

Meet the Hatchlings!

Celebrate the Spirit of Entrepreneurship During an Entire Week of Events and Activities

This year E-week is April 20-24. We will honor trailblazing innovators at the Paul J. Hooker Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 22. The Hatch® is April 23 and the week is capped off with the annual Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship on April 24. This year's theme is "Innovation Nation: Everyone is an Entrepreneur", featuring keynote John Nottingham, co-founder of Nottingham Spirk Family Office. He is one of the top individual patent holders in the U.S.

Read more about E-Week events.

Biz Headlines

Online MBA program exceeds enrollment expectations

Entrepreneurship Minor Propels Recent Graduates to New Ventures

Maurer Center's Student Success Center Named for Dedicated Educator and Humanitarian

Marketing in Latin America Course Takes Students to Panama for Experiential Learning

College of Business students help to gather and analyze regional economic and workforce information

Biz Bits

Learn more about what's happening in the College of Business