About the Center

Center Vision & Values

Inspiring innovation and entrepreneurship on the earth, in the air and into space.

We value:

• Clarity
• Rigor
• Resilience
• Action
• Scale
• Impact
• Concinnity

Mission Statement

The Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship educates and connects entrepreneurs seeking to establish and grow high-value, high-growth companies. We integrate knowledge in aeronautics, aerospace and adjacent technologies with business acumen to build world-class companies. 

How Do We Serve?

We create programs that foster the development of an entrepreneurial mindset with the abilities to:

• Identify problems and opportunities.
• Understand the problem/opportunity through potential customers.
• Craft and narrow plausible solutions to said problem/opportunity.

Our approach is:

• Think
• Solve
• Build

Who Do We Serve?

• We serve students through educational programming, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.
• We provide access to expertise and talent for entrepreneurially minded companies.
• We provide research opportunities to faculty in the academic investigation of entrepreneurial activities and translating their technological innovations into products and services.