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June 26, 2003

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UCSD SELECTED FOR KAUFFMAN PROGRAM
TO EXPAND ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION

The University of California, San Diego has been selected by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City, Mo., to participate in the Foundation’s “Kauffman Campuses Initiative,” a new program aimed at making entrepreneurship education a common and accessible campus-wide opportunity.

The Kauffman program builds on an emerging trend among colleges and universities to expand entrepreneurship education beyond business schools so that entrepreneurship training and experiences are available across departments and to students of diverse disciplines.

“UC San Diego deeply believes that entrepreneurship and technology innovation need to be opportunities presented to our entire community, including traditional students, faculty, researchers, staff and supporters,” noted Robert Sullivan, founding dean of the School of Management at UCSD. “Our proposed initiatives would set the bar for entrepreneurship at research universities, and we welcome this opportunity to play a leadership role.”

UCSD will use an initial $50,000 planning grant awarded by the Kauffman Foundation to help fund development of a proposal to be presented this December. The Foundation then will award five to seven challenge grants of up to $5 million based on demonstrated ability in several areas.

UCSD School of Management

These include making entrepreneurship a common and accessible experience for all students, infusing entrepreneurship into campus culture, adopting a unique, innovative and potentially break-away approach, providing support of top university leadership, and positioning UCSD to serve as a model for other colleges and universities.

UCSD was among 15 universities in the U.S. selected by the Foundation to participate in the new program.