What: Redefining Entrepreneurship
When: Wednesday, November 2
Time: 4:30-5:30 p.m. PEL Coffee Hour with Gary Schoeniger; 7 p.m. Lecture & Book Signing
Place: James Center (CMLS Building) lobby area for Coffee Hour / Fox Hall for Lecture
PEL Executive Director Amanda Hagood announced Gary G. Schoeniger, founder and CEO of the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative, will speak at Eckerd College on Wednesday, November 2, at 7 p.m. as part of the Fall College Program Series. Schoeniger's talk, "Redefining Entrepreneurship," is sponsored by the Program for Experienced Learners (PEL), the Office of the Dean of Students, and the Academy of Senior Professionals at Eckerd College (ASPEC).
Schoeniger, an internationally recognized thought leader in the field and co-author (with Clifton Taulbert) of Who Owns the Ice House? Eight Life Lessons from an Unlikely Entrepreneur, believes everyone can benefit by employing an entrepreneurial mindset.
"Schoeniger moves beyond the traditional concept of entrepreneurship as the creation and management of small businesses," Hagood said. "Rather, he links entrepreneurship to cultivating qualities such as persistence, creativity, and excellent observational skills, which help build strong communities."
Entrepreneurial thinking as a framework for Imagining Justice
The 2016-2017 CPS theme of Imagining Justice invites varied ways of approaching the issue of justice, whether justice is defined as building a just society, living a just life, or an ideal that changes with time and place, noted Hagood.
"The Redefining Entrepreneurship keynote builds upon this theme by encouraging audience members to think about entrepreneurship as a framework for thinking, acting, and creative problem solving for the purpose of social innovation and change," Hagood explained, "especially as a means for building enterprises that address poverty, inequity, and many other forms of injustice.
Hagood said this understanding of entrepreneurship emphasizes many of the same practices—that of seeking empathy, close observation, creative thinking, and intercultural communication—that Imagining Justice will promote through its diverse course materials.
"This talk also reflects the larger mission of Schoeniger’s Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative, developed through support from the Kauffman Foundation, which seeks to assist people from diverse communities across the globe to develop their own ability to improve their socioeconomic status and strengthen their communities," said Hagood.Hagood said Schoeniger's books will be available for sale at the event, and he will sign books following the talk.
PEL students and alumni invited to pre-event Coffee Hour
While Schoeniger's keynote is open to the public, PEL's Alumni Ambassadors invite current PEL students and PEL alumni to attend a pre-event Coffee Hour from 4:30 to 5:30 in the lobby of the James Center (in the CMS building) with Schoeniger.
"Many of our PEL students are currently taking or plan to take a course we are offering this year called Cultivating the Entrepreneurial Mindset, taught by Professor James Welch," said Hagood. "Our Alumni Ambassadors are pleased to offer PEL students and alumni this extra opportunity to learn from one of the foremost leaders in the field."
"We hope to spark a campus-wide conversation about this particular approach to imagining justice," Hagood said.
Interested in attending the Coffee Hour with Gary Schoeniger? Call or email Amanda Hagood at (727) 826-8366 or hagoodca@eckerd.edu.
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