{"id":134,"date":"2017-11-09T21:36:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T21:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T21:44:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:44:02","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<section   class=\"callout-resource block-container callout-resource--inner\">\n    <div class=\"callout-resource__inner\">\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup-column\">\n            <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <span class=\"base-lockup__label\">Learn By Doing. Build Skills. Make An Impact. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Funded Summer Opportunities<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Application Period is January 22 &#8211; February 23 at 5 p.m. All interests, majors, and experience levels are welcome to explore our 10-week programs running from Tuesday, May 26 \u2013 Friday, July 31, 2026.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__content-column\">\n            <ul class=\"callout-resource__links-container\">\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/macstartups\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    MacStartups\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/macnest\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    MacNest\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/live-it-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Live It Fund\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/boost-it-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Zia &amp; Priti Fund for Innovation and Impact\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"collection-events block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"collection-events__header-container\">\n        <div class=\"collection-events__header-inner\">\n            <div class=\"collection-events__lockup\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Entrepreneurship &amp; Innovation Events<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            \t            <div class=\"collection-events__header-cta-wrapper\">\n\t                <div class=\"collection-events__header-cta\">\n\t                    <a class=\"base-cta-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/events.macalester.edu\/all\/groups\/Entrepreneurship%20and%20Innovation%20(Dept.%20of)\" target=\"_self\">All Events<\/a>\n\t                <\/div>\n\t            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"collection-events__cards-container\">\n                    <article class=\"collection-events__card\">\n                <div class=\"collection-events__card-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"collection-events__card-inner\">\n                        <div class=\"collection-events__card-datetime\">\n                            4.16\n                        <\/div>\n                        <p class=\"collection-events__card-copy\">Culture, Craft, Community &#8211; Artist Workshop<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"collection-events__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/events.macalester.edu\/event\/16927-culture-craft-community-artist-workshop\" target=\"_self\">Event Details<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \t                <a\n\t                    href=\"https:\/\/events.macalester.edu\/event\/16927-culture-craft-community-artist-workshop\"\n\t                    class=\"collection-events__card-image-link\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n\t                        class=\"collection-events__card-image\"\n\t                        src=\"https:\/\/events.macalester.edu\/live\/image\/gid\/107\/width\/200\/height\/200\/crop\/1\/src_region\/0,0,1800,1800\/1301_Brook_Lafloe_Thumbnail__Beadmaking_Workshop.png\"\n\t                        alt=\"Culture, Craft, Community - Artist Workshop\"\n\t                    >\n\t                    <\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n                    <article class=\"collection-events__card\">\n                <div class=\"collection-events__card-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"collection-events__card-inner\">\n                        <div class=\"collection-events__card-datetime\">\n                            8 p.m. | 4.16\n                        <\/div>\n                        <p class=\"collection-events__card-copy\">Sewing Drop-in Hours<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"collection-events__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/events.macalester.edu\/event\/16217-sewing-drop-in-hours\" target=\"_self\">Event Details<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \t                <a\n\t                    href=\"https:\/\/events.macalester.edu\/event\/16217-sewing-drop-in-hours\"\n\t                    class=\"collection-events__card-image-link\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n\t                        class=\"collection-events__card-image\"\n\t                        src=\"https:\/\/events.macalester.edu\/live\/image\/gid\/107\/width\/200\/height\/200\/crop\/1\/src_region\/0,0,1254,836\/1119_sewing.jpg\"\n\t                        alt=\"Sewing Drop-in Hours\"\n\t                    >\n\t                    <\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n                    <article class=\"collection-events__card\">\n                <div class=\"collection-events__card-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"collection-events__card-inner\">\n                        <div class=\"collection-events__card-datetime\">\n                            8 p.m. | 4.16\n                        <\/div>\n                        <p class=\"collection-events__card-copy\">Mending Drop-in with Idea Lab and Sustainability Office<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"collection-events__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/events.macalester.edu\/event\/16230-mending-drop-in-with-idea-lab-and-sustainability\" target=\"_self\">Event Details<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \t                <a\n\t                    href=\"https:\/\/events.macalester.edu\/event\/16230-mending-drop-in-with-idea-lab-and-sustainability\"\n\t                    class=\"collection-events__card-image-link\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n\t                        class=\"collection-events__card-image\"\n\t                        src=\"https:\/\/events.macalester.edu\/live\/image\/gid\/107\/width\/200\/height\/200\/crop\/1\/src_region\/0,0,213,237\/1120_mending.jpg\"\n\t                        alt=\"Mending Drop-in with Idea Lab and Sustainability Office\"\n\t                    >\n\t                    <\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n                        <div class=\"collection-events__footer-cta-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"collection-events__footer-cta\">\n                <a class=\"base-cta-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/events.macalester.edu\/all\/groups\/Entrepreneurship%20and%20Innovation%20(Dept.%20of)\" target=\"_self\">All Events<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-video-player block-container\" >\n    <swiper-gallery v-once>\n\t\t    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-image-container\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251108_mac_0878-960x0-c-default.jpg\" srcset=\"                    https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251108_mac_0878-480x0-c-default.jpg     480w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251108_mac_0878-720x0-c-default.jpg     720w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251108_mac_0878-960x0-c-default.jpg     960w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251108_mac_0878-1280x0-c-default.jpg    1280w                    \">\n\t\t    \t            <div class=\"swiper-caption\">\n\t\t\t<span>Macathon is Macalester&#8217;s overnight innovation and creativity contest.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-caption-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-image-container\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/10\/2025J-Term-Live-It-Fund-Group-Photo-4-scaled-960x0-c-default.jpeg\" srcset=\"                    https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/10\/2025J-Term-Live-It-Fund-Group-Photo-4-scaled-480x0-c-default.jpeg     480w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/10\/2025J-Term-Live-It-Fund-Group-Photo-4-scaled-720x0-c-default.jpeg     720w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/10\/2025J-Term-Live-It-Fund-Group-Photo-4-scaled-960x0-c-default.jpeg     960w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/10\/2025J-Term-Live-It-Fund-Group-Photo-4-scaled-1280x0-c-default.jpeg    1280w                    \">\n\t\t    \t            <div class=\"swiper-caption\">\n\t\t\t<span>Live It Fund J-Term supports students with hands-on experience to pilot innovative solutions to complex problems.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-caption-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-image-container\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251108_mac_0625-960x0-c-default.jpg\" srcset=\"                    https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251108_mac_0625-480x0-c-default.jpg     480w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251108_mac_0625-720x0-c-default.jpg     720w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251108_mac_0625-960x0-c-default.jpg     960w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251108_mac_0625-1280x0-c-default.jpg    1280w                    \">\n\t\t    \t            <div class=\"swiper-caption\">\n\t\t\t<span>Macathon is the the 24-hour competition where student teams work to develop and present a product or service that will help solve a real-world problem.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-caption-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-image-container\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/Summer-2025-MacNest-Social-Group-scaled-960x0-c-default.jpeg\" srcset=\"                    https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/Summer-2025-MacNest-Social-Group-scaled-480x0-c-default.jpeg     480w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/Summer-2025-MacNest-Social-Group-scaled-720x0-c-default.jpeg     720w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/Summer-2025-MacNest-Social-Group-scaled-960x0-c-default.jpeg     960w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/Summer-2025-MacNest-Social-Group-scaled-1280x0-c-default.jpeg    1280w                    \">\n\t\t    \t            <div class=\"swiper-caption\">\n\t\t\t<span>MacNest is a 10-week summer internship program with early stage Twin Cities startups.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-caption-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-image-container\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251010_mac_0729-scaled-960x0-c-default.jpg\" srcset=\"                    https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251010_mac_0729-scaled-480x0-c-default.jpg     480w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251010_mac_0729-scaled-720x0-c-default.jpg     720w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251010_mac_0729-scaled-960x0-c-default.jpg     960w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251010_mac_0729-scaled-1280x0-c-default.jpg    1280w                    \">\n\t\t    \t            <div class=\"swiper-caption\">\n\t\t\t<span>Program students demonstrate their project outcomes and the impact of storytelling.  <\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-caption-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-image-container\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/IMG_8511-scaled-960x0-c-default.jpg\" srcset=\"                    https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/IMG_8511-scaled-480x0-c-default.jpg     480w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/IMG_8511-scaled-720x0-c-default.jpg     720w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/IMG_8511-scaled-960x0-c-default.jpg     960w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/IMG_8511-scaled-1280x0-c-default.jpg    1280w                    \">\n\t\t    \t            <div class=\"swiper-caption\">\n\t\t\t<span>The Idea Lab is the on campus creativity and community building space.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-caption-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-image-container\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/MacStartups-2024-cropped-scaled-960x0-c-default.jpeg\" srcset=\"                    https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/MacStartups-2024-cropped-scaled-480x0-c-default.jpeg     480w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/MacStartups-2024-cropped-scaled-720x0-c-default.jpeg     720w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/MacStartups-2024-cropped-scaled-960x0-c-default.jpeg     960w,                     https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/MacStartups-2024-cropped-scaled-1280x0-c-default.jpeg    1280w                    \">\n\t\t    \t            <div class=\"swiper-caption\">\n\t\t\t<span>MacStartups students entrepreneurs bring their concept to reality during a 10-week summer program.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-caption-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t    <\/swiper-gallery>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"card-group block-container three-col-txt card-group--3\" >\n        <div class=\"card-group__cards-container\">\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"introduction block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"introduction__content\">\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">We empower Macalester students to transform bold ideas into action through practical skills, resources, and collaboration. Together, we enhance the liberal arts experience with playful, purposeful, and real-world learning.<\/p>\n    \t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vision<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"introduction block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"introduction__content\">\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">We envision a Macalester where every student sees themselves as a curious and confident innovator, ready to navigate uncertainty and shape a more just and sustainable future.<\/p>\n    \t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Values<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"introduction block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"introduction__content\">\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">Our Team values are: Trust &amp; Respect, Whole Person First, Vision and Curiosity, Play &amp; Humor, Teamwork &amp; Initiative, and Order &amp; Structure.<\/p>\n    \t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cta-button-block block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"cta-button-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"cta-button-block__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <div class=\"base-lockup__cta\">\n\t\t\t            <a class=\"base-cta-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/EI-Team-Mission-Vision-Values-8-12-x-11-.png\" target=\"_blank\">Full Team Agreement &#8211; Values<\/a>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"card-group block-container three-col-txt card-group--3\" >\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-container\">\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-inner\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n                                                                <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">News &amp; Highlights<\/h2>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-group__cards-container\">\n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/innovation-fellows-in-california\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_self\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"Faculty fellows in Silicon Valley\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2026\/02\/Innovation-Fellows-Group--640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/innovation-fellows-in-california\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                                                AI and the Liberal Arts\n                                                    <\/a>\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Faculty in Silicon Valley &#8211; Innovation Fellows: conversations about artificial intelligence, teaching, and the future of learning.<\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/innovation-fellows-in-california\/\" target=\"_self\">Read The Full Reflection<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/letter-from-allan-martinez-venegas-14-2\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"Three students in front of a whiteboard\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2026\/01\/20251107_mac_1218-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/letter-from-allan-martinez-venegas-14-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                                Celebrating Momentum &amp; Imagination\n                                                    <\/a>\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">As we begin 2026, we\u2019re excited to celebrate the Macalester\u2019s Entrepreneurship &amp; Innovation community.<\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/letter-from-allan-martinez-venegas-14-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn What&#8217;s Ahead &#8211; Spring 2026<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/letter-from-allan-martinez-venegas-14\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"Allan Martinez Venegas with the E&#038;I Team\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/09\/EI-Team-Macalester-Sign-scaled-640x0-c-default.jpeg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/letter-from-allan-martinez-venegas-14\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                                Welcome New Director\n                                                    <\/a>\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Allan Martinez Venegas \u201914 joins the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation as new Director. <\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/letter-from-allan-martinez-venegas-14\/\" target=\"_blank\">Welcome and Guiding Letter October 2025<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2024\/11\/empowering-entrepreneurship\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"A person standing at a microphone with a presentation screen in the background\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/02\/Basir-Talayee-25-1080x0-c-default-640x0-c-default.png\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2024\/11\/empowering-entrepreneurship\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                                Empowering Entrepreneurs\n                                                    <\/a>\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Basir Talayee \u201925 awarded Live It Fund and Zia and Priti Fund for Innovation and Impact supports \u201clife-changing\u201d opportunites.<\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2024\/11\/empowering-entrepreneurship\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mac News November 2024 <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/how-it-started-how-its-going\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"A split photo of a student in a laboratory and a headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/02\/How-It-Started-How-Its-Going-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/how-it-started-how-its-going\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                                How It Started, How It\u2019s Going\n                                                    <\/a>\n                         \n                        <\/h3>\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">&#8220;At Macalester, students are encouraged to pair their entrepreneurial drive with a grounding in the liberal arts to build skills that will benefit them long beyond their time on campus.&#8221;<\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/how-it-started-how-its-going\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mac News February 2024 <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IDEAS TO ACTION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Entrepreneurship is not just studied at Macalester, it is lived.&nbsp;Driven by the college&#8217;s mission, the entrepreneurial spirit has been a part of Macalester&#8217;s culture from the very beginning. The urban environment of the Twin Cities provides an incredible ecosystem for students to experience entrepreneurship first hand and alumni across the world provide significant entrepreneurial opportunities for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At its core, entrepreneurship at Macalester inspires students to put their ideas into action. It gives students the courage to follow their dreams, the creativity to solve problems, and the resilience, grit, and hope necessary to create lasting change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HOW IT BEGAN<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2014, the college produced its strategic plan <strong>Thrive<\/strong>, which made Entrepreneurship a key strategic priority for the future. It called for the college to &#8220;draw upon the energy of our students, the success of our alumni, and the vibrancy of our urban location to make entrepreneurship, including social, commercial, and artistic, an area of distinctive strength at Macalester.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students have many opportunities in entrepreneurship, and often these opportunities were created by entrepreneurial students themselves. They include <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/classes\/\">coursework<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/macnest\/\">internship opportunities<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/boost-it-fund\/\">seed funding<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/macstartups\/\">a 10-week accelerator program<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/live-it-fund\/\">community project funding<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/macathon\">hackathons<\/a><\/strong>. &nbsp;In 2017, the college unveiled the Idea Lab, a 7000 sq ft remodel of the library to open up a collaborative and innovative space for students, faculty, and staff. Additionally, students embed themselves in the Twin Cities startup community and continue to find new ways to innovate and create their own entrepreneurial experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Macalester does not encompass a narrow definition of entrepreneurship but understands the broad tools of entrepreneurship to be powerful catalysts for change. <em>&#8220;Entrepreneurship broadly understood means the bringing of creative thinking and a willingness to take risks to the formation of new businesses, the revitalization of existing businesses, and the mitigation of social problems. More fundamentally, in the words of a successful Macalester alumnus, it means having the courage, confidence, and necessary skills to follow the path to your dream.&#8221; &nbsp;-Thrive Strategic Plan.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Vision Values IDEAS TO ACTION Entrepreneurship is not just studied at Macalester, it is lived.&nbsp;Driven by the college&#8217;s mission, the entrepreneurial spirit has been a part of Macalester&#8217;s culture from the very beginning. 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