Break down

silos

Collaborate

broadly

Build pipeline

of inclusive

human capital

Engage

beyond our

boundaries

Strategically

invest in

strengths

Innovation imperative for

universities

“Nothing short of madness…”

Thomas Jefferson

“…so desolate, it would make

an owl weep to fly over it.”

An 18th Century Visitor to Central New York UNIVERSITY

CITY

The audacity of the

entrepreneurial university

Arts, technology

& designEnvironmental

sustainability

Inclusive urban

education

Economic & social

entrepreneurshipThe global

marketplace

Breaking out of the ivory tower

• Entrepreneurial

“SWAT” Teams

• eProfessors

• ePractitioners

• eProjects

• Infuse curricula

Technology

Neighborhoods

Arts &

culture

January

2008

Cultivating the next generation of

entrepreneurs

Nimble industry

clusters

Global partners

Enterprising

students Bullish investors

Creative young

professionals

Energized

neighborhoods

Entrepreneurial

faculty

Innovative schools

Visionary

philanthropists

Courageous

public leaders

Socialentrepreneurs

Risk-takingcorporations

It takes an entrepreneurial village…

“This is an eraser as you see. It fixes

your mistakes. I wish it fixes the

world’s mistakes.”

Justus Lacey, 5th Grader—Ed Smith

Elementary School, Syracuse NY