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Vision saw opportunity in the desert, and Las Vegas was born. Today, that same entrepreneurial spirit is sweeping the globe. Will the next big idea come from Shanghai, Bangalore or Dublin? Thanks to a generous gift from Wells Fargo, the College of Business hopes the next big idea will come from young entrepreneurs who started their education at UNLV in the fall of 2009.
The Wells Fargo Global Entrepreneurship Experience resolves to attract creative, high-achieving high school students to UNLV to experience entrepreneurship on a global scale. Through a highly selective curriculum that combines immersive learning, leadership development and international perspective, students will get hands-on experience in developing unique business models to bring new products and services to world markets.
"UNLV has time and again proven itself to be a leader in designing curriculum that helps students succeed, both academically and professionally," says Jay Kornmayer, executive vice president of Wells Fargos gaming and Native American banking services division. "Through this grant, we proudly continue to support our hometown university and students in the College of Business, who will become our next generation of leaders."
Thanks to Wells Fargo, aspiring entrepreneurs will receive significant scholarships, take specialized courses in sequence and as a cohort, learn from experienced entrepreneurs, and compete in business plan competitions throughout the U.S. This signature series is not a substitute for a
traditional major, but rather a complementary curriculum that gives students
from any major the tools to become entrepreneurial in their chosen profession.
"We hope the program will help to differentiate UNLV," says Paul Jarley, dean of the College of Business. "This new signature program is the first in a series of initiatives designed to reinvent the undergraduate experience at the College and develop national prominence in areas unique to the Las Vegas community. A nationally prominent business school in Las Vegas is another big idea whose time has come."
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