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UH President Renu Khator welcomed new and returning students through the Cougar First Impression's organization. This year is the 13th anniversary of the CFI, and the Staff Council sponsored event was held on August 23-24, where students received campus maps, directions to class and bottled water from UH staff members stationed across campus during the first two days of the Fall semester.

As stated on the CFI website, their objectives include developing an annual program that is planned and implemented by the Staff Council, which directly benefits the University, creating a sense of community among staff, faculty and students, and to increasing UH's student retention rate.

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Board approves Khator's raise UH chancellor receives first salary increase in almost three years

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THE DAILY COUGAR The University of Houston Board of Regents unanimously approved a $75,000 raise for President Renu Khator on August 17, her first since her three year tenure. Khator had declined being considered for a pay raise in the past.

“She has served for (almost three years) with no pay adjustment,” Regent Welcome Wilson Sr. said. “At the end of one year she declined to be considered for a raise because of the economy in January 2009. In January

2010 she declined again because we had been unable to give raises to the faculty.”

As soon as the Regents and the UH system were able to afford faculty raises, Khator accepted one for herself.

“We were able to give raises to the faculty effective Sept. 1 this year,” Wilson said. “In the last month, I insisted that she accept a raise because her pay was out of line with her responsibility and her performance.”

Khator serves as both Chancellor and President. UH is the only system in Texas that has only one person filling both

Group praised by community for service

College launches new student based networking site The UH C.T. Bauer College of Business is launching a website designed for student interaction. The site, MyBauerPride.com, officially launched on Monday.

It was completely college-made and started betatesting in the early weeks of August to get student feedback. Students and staff in the business school intended to create an environment that resembles social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.

Mayor Annise Parker declares 'Cougars Making a Difference Day'

The website will have a weekly themed design, and the first week started off with a “Be Proud” concept.

Students can go on the website to take and read polls or just to get familiar with student profile posts. For additional information visit the official website.

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He has received around 80 signatures at the Philip Guthrie Hoffman Hall on Monday, and his goal is to reach 100,000. | Kendra Berglund/The Daily Cougar

The UH Class of 2014, a new student program that is part of Welcome to Cougar Life!, recently volunteered to help the Houston community on Aug. 21.

As part of Cougar Life, a new initiative through Residential Life & Housing, incoming freshmen assisted with maintenance at Hermann Park. This program is set up to welcome freshman to the University and community through several planned activities.

“The primary goal was to give the class of 2014 an opportunity to make a difference at Hermann Park, and to become acquainted with each other through a day of community service,” Associate Director of Career Services Janet Civitelli said.

Hermann Park was donated by George Hermann in 1914, and is one of Houston’s most popular public green spaces. In the 1980’s the park went through a period of dilapidation due to lack of funds and the Friends of Hermann Park was formed to help restore the landscape.

Friends of Hermann Park later became the Hermann Park Conservancy and with the help of many dedicated volunteers, the group continues to maintain the park today.

UH partnered with the Conservancy and the Houston Parks and Recreation Department to assist in the effort.

UH Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Elwyn C. Lee welcomed students and volunteers at the event on Saturday. Houston Mayor Pro Tem and UH Alumna Anne Clutterbuck then kicked off the event by reading a proclamation from Mayor Annise Parker.

In the proclamation Parker commended UH for “its dedication to the beautification of parks in the community” and declared Aug. 21, 2010, “Cougars Making a Difference Day.” COMMUNITY continues on page 3

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Gomes is a U.S. citizen who resided in Boston. He was sentenced to eight years in a hard labor camp for illegally crossing into the country at the China and North Korea border.

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positions; all other Texas systems have separate individuals for the two positions.

“Having observed the UH leadership over six decades, I think our system is right,” Wilson said. “Her new salary is in line both within Texas and nationally.”

This pay raise increases Khator’s salar y to $500,000, excluding deferred compensation.

Khator will receive an additional $200,000 of deferred compensation upon completing an additional three years with the university, Wilson said.

Khator’s accomplishments and contributions include motivating the faculty, the staff, and the students. She also hires world-class faculty members and researchers.

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graduation rate has risen by 10 percent and expenditures have decreased, while avoiding a decline in quality.

She has had outstanding hires for Provost, deans, and athletic directors, Wilson said.

“I could go on and on,” he said.

“My first responsibility when I became chairman of the Regents three years ago was to hire a new president/chancellor. Hiring her is my proudest achievement as chairman.” news@thedailycougar.com

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UH students, faculty, staff and alumni all pitched in. They worked together to restore park benches, remove unwanted plants and debris and tend the gardens.

“Participants worked on several projects identified by Hermann Park staff as high priority for maintaining the park’s beauty,” Civitelli said.

This project was made possible through the generous donations of sponsors like the Conservancy, Houston Parks & Recreation Department, City of Houston Volunteer Initiatives Program, Capital One Bank, H-E-B, Canteen Vending, and Waste Management.

The project received a large enough outcome for UH staff to consider repeating it next year.

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s if there weren’t already enough reasons for students to cast their ballots in the upcoming election, red-light camera foes now have the chance to vote against them, and supporters have a chance to defend the cameras.

In a city council session on Tuesday, Mayor Annise Parker urged council members to allow the charter amendment proposal on the ballot, even though Parker herself supports the cameras.

“It is your (the city council’s) absolute sworn duty to place this on the ballot,” said Parker. And although she maintains that the red-light cameras are beneficial to the city, she’s aware that a vast majority of Houstonians do not concur — and have a right to voice their dissent. Parker practices what she preaches; in 2001, she voted in favor of a charter amendment proposal that excluded same-sex partners from the benefits of married couples, an amendment that was approved by voters, even though it wasn’t in her or her partner’s best interest.

And on Tuesday, she urged council members to do the same. But not everyone agreed.

“Items like this don’t belong in the city charter,” said Councilwoman Anne Clutterbuck, the only member to vote against ordering the charter amendment election. “Otherwise, we would be like California, [and] anything we vote on at this table could be overturned by petition.”

Clutterbuck challenged the legality of the proposal, saying that it broke the rule in the city charter that to overturn city ordinances through referendum, the referendum must be concluded with 30 days of the law taking effect.

But this is a law, not an iPod warranty.

So which will it be, Houston? A lot of the money collected goes to trauma hospitals — $13 million of the $44 million gathered since the cameras went online in 2006 — but how many of us don’t come to complete stops before turning right at a red light? These days, that would probably be a lot of us, and the opposition consists largely of these individuals.

So in November, don’t just cast a ballot for governor; cast your ballot with a well-informed opinion on all the issues — this one included.

here is a good chance that if you attend college in Houston or frequent any of the independently owned retail businesses around town you've seen the petition; maybe you have signed it too. The petition I'm talking about is the one that is focused on showing opposition Andrew to the sale of KTRU, Taylor the mostly student-run radio station of Rice University.

While there may be valid arguments and unknown behind-the-scenes stories from both sides involved in the deal, the solution will not come from arguing about the imminent sale.

To solve the real problem, which is the fact that now neither university located in Houston has a student run radio station, we must work together to find a solution to satisfy the students and

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ow that the new semester has begun, keeping up with the latest television shows is going to become a problem for most college students. Whether it is because their dorm or apartment does not have a television, because they are busy, or simply because they forget, students who desire top economic standing will have less Casey time to be TV junkies. As Goodwin the semester progresses, the chances that a student will find his or herself sitting down in front of a television at a set time once a week is rarely an assured thing.

There are many ways to catch up with missed shows, of course. Lucky students can simply set their DVR to record every new episode of the shows they like as they

only then do we have a chance of selling to whom it may concern. It would only make sense that both universities have some interest in attracting students to their school for a radio program that they are nothing but proud of.

The potential for a dual solution seems obvious. If UH buys KTRU and then nears a monopoly on university affiliated radio in Houston, why can't there be a program started for the cohort of people who want to earn a degree in the related areas of radio broadcasting?

It would surely be in the best interest of UH with all it's radio technology to develop a program for that part of the academic market.

This might also be where Rice University comes in. The staff who were already dedicated to teaching radio broadcasting shouldn't be forced to go elsewhere or retire. The cooperation of both universities could lead to an amazing program that would further the growth and

air. This doesn’t work for everyone, as being able to do that one would need to purchase a cable subscription that comes with a box that has recording capabilities, requiring a budget most college students don’t have.

Buying the episodes on iTunes is also an expense that quickly adds up. Most popular TV shows cost $2.99 per episode.

It’s not a lot but those three dollars add up quickly.

Television studios, such as ABC, NBC, Fox and their various competitors, provide free alternatives. Fans can generally stream shows on Hulu.com or the networks’ website the next day. Of course, these streams are often of choppy quality due to a slow internet connection and riddled with commercials that are even more annoying to see on computer screens than on TVs. To make matters worse for this alternative, many popular shows are only

prestige of our great city, not to mention attract people from all over for a program located in Houston.

Even if the universities eventually ceased to cooperate and the radio stations along with their educational programs belonged to just one campus, the city of Houston would still be better off.

We must also not forget what a student run radio station brings to our city. In the interest of all, a student run radio station would allow Houstonians to have one more choice when turning their radio dial.

As Rice University demonstrated to Houston, a student run radio program helps out local music and the undiscovered talent that we all are looking for.

Both universities should realize that the solution lies with a radio station that is as diverse as it's population.

Andrew Taylor is an economics senior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com

released to official websites a week after they aired, not the next day or the next hour, as viewers would prefer.

That leaves the not-quite-legal methods of viewing TV shows. Once a show airs in the U.S., there is no way for television studios to stop technologically savvy pirates from creating and sharing digital copies of the latest episode with the world. This means that all anyone needs is to know what they are doing (or have a friend willing to explain it to them), click on a couple of links and instantly download or stream a high-quality version of their favorite show in a matter of minutes. A quick Google search will generally bring up a dozen websites to watch any given episode of a television show. This is not legal in America because of copyright laws, but it is a whole lot cheaper and Goodwin continues on page 6

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Now, here is the truly confusing part: television studios show no signs of looking for ways to compete with the ease provided by the internet. Instead, according to the New York Post, many television networks, including CBS and NBC, have refused to even consider a TV show rental deal proposed

by Apple. The company wants to provide two-day rentals of new episodes for $0.99 the day after each

episode airs, a method significantly cheaper for consumer than $2.99 purchases. More importantly, it allows television networks to make a profit, something they will likely miss out on if the trends of current TV junkies continue.

The truth is that people just want to see their shows. Few care whether their methods are legal or moral, so long as they do not suffer any consequences. Since networks rarely bother to take legal action against people who watch episodes illegally, the number of people who watch television using illegal methods will only increase with time.

If networks want to profit, they need to find a way to change that.

Casey Goodwin is a mechanical engineering sophomore and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com

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“I am enthusiastic about his accomplishments at UH-V, but I look forward to the important contributions he will make in this next phase of his career," Chancellor Renu Khator said. "His broad range of experience in international education makes him an ideal choice to work with our presidents throughout the UH System to expand and enhance our existing programs and initiatives.”

Hudson will work with the Regents to establish international study programs. He already has initiated and formed more than 40 studyabroad programs world-wide.

During his time as UH-V president, Hudson achieved a list of accomplishments, one being the Regents' recent support for a $61.5 million project to expand the campus by constructing new building and about $7 million for special funding.

Hudson said in a news release that he will continue to support the push for UH-V to expand.

"Of course the board and I, the chancellor, the community, our legislative leaders and numerous other

constituents support the continuing development of a destination university in Victoria," he said.

In August 2009, Hudson joined Gov. Rick Perry, Khator and numerous city officials at a ceremonial signing of House Bill 1056, which paved the way for the university to add freshman- and sophomore-level courses in the fall of 2010.

“Tim Hudson is a proven leader who has helped UH-Victoria grow into an ambitious, productive institution that has become a full-fledged four-year ‘Destination University’ that now attracts 4,000 students," Khator said.

Hudson's contract as president with the school ends Aug. 31.

Suzanne LaBrecque, UH-Victoria provost and vice president for academic affairs took over presidential duties until a new president was named.

The Regents did a national search and decided Don Noel Smith will replace Tim Hudson.

Khator said in a Houston Chronicle article that his term was up anyway and her and him have been in talks for a while.

Khator also said the goal will be to recruit more international students, as well as to find additional opportunities for faculty and students to work and study abroad. "(The new position is) a demanding and rewarding responsibility I am passionate about," Hudson said. news@thedailycougar.com

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Being productive overrated anyway OK, so there is this one-column story to the side of the newspaper.

You must really be bored, and the Sudoku most be halfway finished by now. So what are you going to do Travis when you finish Hensley this story?

There are a lot of things you could do that would be productive, like making index cards for class or even reading the textbook. But while that might be the responsible thing to do, it’s about as interesting as reading a one-column story.

Every students needs to know of a few activities that will in no way assist their academic career but will kill time so they don’t have to leave campus and lose their parking spot.

The next time you see a student running to class, ask yourself, “Are they running late to class or are they in a hurry to get to the restroom?”

The next game involves getting up and moving around, so it might not be for everyone. It's referred to as the “looking for change” game.

Walk around campus until you find enough coins to purchase a soda, a coffee or some beverage of your choice. I don't suggest smoothies, though, because that will take you all day.

While strolling around campus looking for dropped change, tell everyone you encounter that you went to high school with them.

If, however, you actually run into someone you went to high school with, you must pretend that you didn’t go to high school with him or her.

If moving around in the heat seems to be a bad idea, then you could always pretend to be a human statue inside the UC-Satellite. Now, being a make-believe statue is not as easy as one might think, so be sure to pick a position in which you'll be comfortable. You don’t have to pick the first position that you come up with, so explore your range of motion first.

If anyone asks, you're practicing a new form of yoga.

For students who are already tired of the UC-Satellite, it's always fun to attend classes you aren't enrolled in, especially early in the semester when everyone's getting to know what another. This is free education, so ask questions to ensure everyone knows that you’re there to stay. We suggest this specifically to students who are only studying their chosen major for their parents' peace of mind.

After the class lets out, ask around to the different students and see if you can get people to let you borrow their notes with the promise that you will return them next class.

Some people might actually believe you because it is so early in the semester.

Then again, if all else fails, you could always attend your classes, read textbooks, study hard and try to regulate your sleep schedule.

But where's the fun in that? arts@thedailycougar.com

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By Keith Cordero Jr.

The Daily Cougar The UH volleyball program enters a new era this season as head coach Molly Alvey begins her first season with the Cougars.

Alvey will fill the shoes worn by former coach Bill Walton, who guided the Cougars for the last 24 seasons before retiring at the end of last season.

This is Alvey’s second stint as a head coach. Her first came in 2004, when she led Division II Southern Indiana to a 24-7 (15-1 conference) record as a part of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

“I think it was a good challenge that I’m now familiar with, and I’ve been through it once," Alvey said.

"It just made the transition a little bit easier here at Houston."

Alvey, 31, became the fifth head coach in program history leaving Ole Miss, where she spent the last five seasons as an associate and assistant head coach.

“The difference here is that now it’s going back to all the teaching of the basic things that you don’t even think about, the jargon that you use every day, what your expectations are in certain drills and expectations on performance; all that stuff is stuff that I have to re-teach,” Alvey said. “That’s’ just simply part of being at a new program around new players.”

Alvey played volleyball at Centre College, where she was a four-year letterman as a setter and holds that program's assists record with 4,340.

Alvey said her experience helps her relate to her players.

“I try to see the game as a player," Alvey said. "As I coach, I see the game through a player's eyes so even though I can’t be out there, I feel as if you know when I’m out here in practice or I’m at the matches. I feel as if I’m playing the game as well, so I think that helps."

Recruiting in Texas and in Houston as a part of Conference USA will be a different animal than that of recruiting at Ole Miss and in the hard-nosed Southeastern Conference.

“At Ole Miss, we didn’t necessarily have these kids in our own backyard, and at a place like Houston, we can reach out to a lot more kids,” Alvey said. “Eighty percent of our job is to get the right kids here.”

During her last season at Ole Miss, Alvey served as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator, helping bring the 23rd-ranked recruiting class to the Rebels. She hopes to produce similar results at UH. The road to success for the Alvey-led Cougars gets going Friday when UH heads north to Austin for the Texas Invitational. The Cougars will open the season against TCU

New head coach Molly Alvey hopes to improve upon the Cougars' 2009 record of 9-23 in the 2009. She replaces Bill Walton, who served for 24 years as head coach. | File Photo/The Daily Cougar before facing McNeese State later that day.

On Saturday, the Cougars will face arguably their toughest opponent of the season, Texas, the defending national runner-up.

“I don’t have any jitters," Alvey said. "Whoever steps on the other

side of the court, whether it be TCU, Texas or McNeese that first weekend, we got to be ready to compete at our best level against any one of those three teams."

The Cougars are coming off a rough season, finishing 9-23 overall with a 6-10 record in

C-USA, culminating in Walton’s resignation. Senior defensive specialist Amanda Carson and junior middle blocker Lucy Charuk will be key players for Alvey in her first season as coach. sports@thedailycougar.com

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By John Brannen

The Daily Cougar On Monday, the UH athletics department announced that former Yates High School basketball standout Joseph Young has enrolled in classes and will join the team.

Young, a 6-3 guard, has a knack for scoring, averaging 27.5 points per game as a senior. He was also instrumental in leading Yates to consecutive Class 4A state championships. His father, Michael Young, is the director of the operations for the team and was a key member of the Cougars' Phi Slama Jama squad of the early 1980s.

But all of this comes with a stipulation and scandal.

Young signed a National Letter of Intent to play at Providence in the fall of 2009, but got cold feet.

Young’s aunt is battling a serious heart condition, which made him want to stay closer to home.

In June, Young asked Providence to release him from his commitment, but the request was denied. Providence thought that Young’s aunt wasn’t immediate family.

He appealed the decision through the National Letter of Intent Policy and Review Committee. It agreed with Providence coach Keno Davis, also declining to let Young out of his commitment.

This means Young will lose a year of eligibility, but he will be able to practice with UH this year.

Davis said since Young originally chose Providence he should be “expected to fulfill his commitment,” and his boss agreed.

“The governing body of the NLI didn’t feel his appeal warranted a release and neither did I. It’s my feeling that he needs to fulfill his commitment, and we’d love to have him at Providence,” Providence athletic director Bob Driscoll told the Providence Journal.

After the Providence's disregard for Young’s aunt, playing for that program was out of the question for Young.

His farger was vexed at Providence and the NLI’s decision to back Davis.

“He’s a bad guy,” Michael Young told KRIV Channel 26.

“Keno Davis and Providence had no sympathy for this situation.

Keno said he doesn’t care who is ill.”

Providence is bitter because they felt the elder Young was guilty of nepotism with his position at UH. But, the result of the decision seems as if Providence is apathetic about the Youngs’ family situation.

Coming off a 12-19 season, Providence is rightfully upset to lose Young. But punishing a teenager for indecision will not help its recruiting.

Young’s playing career will now be delayed and possibly harmed by losing a year of competitive playing experience. sports@thedailycougar.com

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The Daily Cougar As a defensive special assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles last year and a defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys from 2007-09, firstyear defensive coordinator Brian Stewart has a long list of credentials.

His main job this year will be incorporating the 3-4 set into the Cougars' defense.

“We were ranked 111th last year, so expectations are high because we want to represent ourselves better than that,” Stewart said. “I am excited, the players are excited, and so we are anxious to start playing.”

Stewart will be place most of his attention on safeties, who will make different reads now that the defense has shifted to the 3-4 scheme.

“I think it (3-4) makes us faster and more athletic,” Stewart said.

Stewart replaced John Skladany as the defensive coordinator.

Stewart’s defensive philosophy is navigating the Cougars away from a more common 4-3 scheme.

Problems with the defense surfaced in the two final games against East

Carolina in the Conference USA Championship and Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl.

“Proof is in the pudding," Stewart said. "When we play we will get the opportunity to see how we adapted to it, but as far as practice and spring I think they have adapted well."

Stewart mentored multiple college teams before making his NFL coaching debut as a defensive backs assistant with the Texans in 2002.

Head coach Kevin Sumlin is pleased to have him as part of the coaching staff.

“He’s been through it all. I like the energy he has our guys playing with, and I like the scheme,” Sumlin said.

“For the first time since we have been here, my philosophy has changed as a coach. Now we have a defense that can fulfill all of those changes.”

Transfers Matangi Tonga and Sammy Brown will play at defensive tackle and linebacker, respectively.

Stewart said he thinks Brown and Tonga are the missing pieces that complete the puzzle.

"Sammy is doing a good job as one of our outside linebackers, and I think Matangi Tonga is going to do

Defensive coordinator Brian Stewart hopes his unit will make stops and swarm to the ball carrier with the installation of a 3-4 scheme. | File Photo/The Daily Cougar a good job anchoring as our nose tackle," Stewart said.

As the defense makes adjustments to complement the new scheme, Stewart has had to make the transition from coaching NFL players to coordinating a college defense.

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Robbie & Bobby by Jason Poland

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Corporate Entrepreneurship Certificate

(Non – Business Majors)

The purpose of this certificate is to increase the students’ value as employees to the employers.

The Global Business minor provides nonbusiness majors with a broad understanding of the business process, both for corporate and entrepreneurial business, along with an understanding of the historical, political, and economic context within which business operates.

ENTR 3312 • Hands-on Corporate Entrepreneurial Experience; Discover key factors to your future success; Understand the business process; Gain CEO perspective

Course Requirement ENTR 3310 Entrepreneurship Overview ENTR 3312 Corporate Entrepreneurship

Natalie Merritt, Marketing & Entrepreneurship Advisor 713.743.4792 nmerritt@.edu

Fall 2010 Entrepreneurship Class Schedule ENTR 3310 (10946) TTH 10:00-11:30am Veedell (10588) TTH 11:30-1:00pm Ortega (10590) TTH 1:00-2:30pm Ortega (29882) Online Smith (30270) Online Smith

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ENTR 3310 • Business Planning; Leadership; Negotiations; Entrepreneurial Thinking; Idea Generation

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Course Requirement ENTR 3310 Entrepreneurship Overview ENTR 3312 Corporate Entrepreneurship INTB 3351 History of Globalization INTB 3352 Politics of Globalization INTB 3353 Economics of Globalization

C. T. Bauer College of Business Melcher Hall Suite 250 Phone: 713.743.4752 E-mail: wce@uh.edu

ENTR 3312 (10962) TTH 10:00-11:30am Lish (31716) TTH 2:30-4pm Ortega (10598) TTh 11:30-1:00pm Lish (10592) Online Karonika (10594) Online Karonika (10596) Online Karonika (10600) Online Karonika

For details, call 713-743-4752 or e-mail wce@uh.edu

LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES: AUG 30TH

Since 1996 the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship has educated over 14,000 students and has consistently been named one of the top two undergraduate programs of its kind in the country by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine

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