Wisconsin School of Business' entrepreneurship program is one of the best in the country, according to a national survey published recently by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine.
The Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at UW-Madison ranks 13th nationwide in the Top 50 Entrepreneurial Graduate Colleges in the U.S."" out of more than 2,300 undergraduate and graduate schools surveyed for the list. The center stands seventh among public universities.
The survey distinguished the best entrepreneurship programs through an analysis of questions regarding student and faculty performance.
Dan Olszewski, director of the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship, said the center has a large amount of interaction between students and actual entrepreneurs.
""We have entrepreneurs that are often guest speakers, we work on projects with local companies, and have a strong advisory mentoring board,"" he said. ""All which provide the students with a lot of great feedback and opportunity.""
Michael Knetter, dean of the Wisconsin School of Business, said the successes of the entrepreneurship program is spread throughout the entire business school.
""The program and the school are doing a lot of great things to spur entrepreneurship and to spur leadership across the whole campus,"" he said. ""We try to raise awareness and teach the concepts that allow people to more systematically take an idea into productive action.""
Although in their sixth year of rankings, this is the first year the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine ranked UW-Madison.
Olizewski said he is confident it will not be the only time the Weinert Center is a part of the top-50 entrepreneurship programs in the nation.
""I think we have a great base and we are continuing to grow and add new features to the program '¦ I think the program itself will continue to get better,"" he said.
