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Entrepreneurs Leadership Program (ELP)
BE A LEADER AMONG THE BEST
The Entrepreneurs Leadership Program (ELP) is poised to welcome its third cohort for the 2017-18 academic year. ELP is a new program that launched in Fall 2015 for the top 25 aspiring entrepreneurs at the University of Michigan.
Is entrepreneurship and innovation your career destiny? Do you want to work in-and-alongside leaders who are launching today’s startups (and tomorrow’s disruptors)? Do you want to build a strong network of entrepreneur peers and mentors?
The ELP combines hands-on training from — and access to — experienced entrepreneurs with a paid summer internship at a growing startup. ELP students will experience entrepreneurship.
We are looking for the most driven, passionate and talented students to join this program. Will that be you?
Entrepreneurs Leadership Program Details:
ELP provides deep training and mentorship for a select cohort of entrepreneurial-minded students to develop the functional, managerial, and leadership skills that differentiate the good from the great entrepreneurs. A key experiential component of ELP is a summer internship placement at a startup where students work closely with entrepreneurial leaders outside the university to gain the critical skills and experiences they need to become leaders of innovation and entrepreneurship. Upon completion of the program, ELP fellows pursue opportunities in entrepreneurial ventures as product managers, business development leaders, and founders. Are you among the elite?
Program Highlights:
- Paid internship placement at a Michigan or Bay Area startup, with senior-level mentorship
- 3-Credit Entrepreneurial Leadership Course to gain essential skills in preparation for internship
- 3-Credit Entrepreneurial Action and Vision Course to prepare for entrepreneurial career after ELP
- Co-curricular training through workshops, treks, and networking with entrepreneurial leaders
- Direct mentorship from CFE staff, faculty, and external subject matter experts
- Compatible with Minor in Entrepreneurship and CoE Honors Program
2018 ELP COHORT
Alex Bascom
Earth Science| Class of 2019
Daniel Blyum
Industrial & Operations Engineering | Class of 2020
Katie Casselton
Industrial & Operations Engineering | Class of 2019
David Chang
Biomedical Engineering | Class of 2019
Hope Chen
Information Science | Class of 2019
Hana Coon
Computer Science | Class of 2020
Christiana Cromer
Undeclared | Class of 2020
Aditi Deshpande
Cell & Molecular Biology | Class of 2019
Anika Dholakia
Business Admin | Class of 2020
Wyatt Dudgeon
Business Admin | Class of 2021
Caitlin Endyke
Information Science | Class of 2019
Emma Grife
Business Admin | Class of 2021
Jack Griffin
Business Admin | Class of 2019
Naomi Grossman
Business | Class of 2020
Mark Jin
Computer Science | Class of 2019
Caitlin Ju
Business Admin | Class of 2021
David Kobrosky
Computer Science & Business Admin | Class of 2021
Emily Kuhn
Computer Science | Class of 2020
Sophie Linn
Information Science | Class of 2019
John Marinescu
Business Admin | Class of 2021
Cameron Milne
Sport Management | Class of 2020
Ilya Poltavets
Computer Science | Class of 2020
Alexa Rathi
Computer Science & Business Admin | Class of 2021
Andy Reed
Computer Science & Business Admin | Class of 2020
Dieon Roger
Systems & Mechanical Engineering | Class of 2018
Mira Ruder-Hook
International Studies & French| Class of 2018
Julio Soldevilla
Mathematics | Class of 2022
Natalie Staudacher
Economics | Class of 2019
Sakina Tinwala
Industrial Engineering & Economics | Class of 2020
Andrew Walner
Computer Science| Class of 2019
Betty Wan
Mechanical Engineering | Class of 2020
Grace Wang
Computer Science & Business Admin | Class of 2021
SCHEDULE
Winter Semester 2018 (I)
Enroll in ENTR 490: Entrepreneurial Leadership
Entrepreneurial Leadership (3 credits) will provide deep training and mentorship for a select cohort of students in order to develop the functional, managerial, and leadership skills that differentiate the good from the great entrepreneurs. This training is vital to the student’s forthcoming startup internship and senior-level mentoring experiences.
Treks: Bay Area WUST (Feb. 22-25), DTrek (TBD)
Summer 2018 (II)
May – August 1: Internships
Summer 2016 saw members of ELP Cohort 1 intern at the Desai Accelerator, Detroit Bikes, Ford Dynamic Shuttle, IRLEE (Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy), MailChimp, OptiMize, Rocket Fiber, Service.com, SpellBound, Techstars and ZenDrive.
Fall Semester 2018 (III)
Enroll in ENTR 490: Entrepreneurial Action and Vision
Entrepreneurial Action and Vision (3 cr) will serve as a follow-up to the ELP summer internships and will position ELP students for continued progress as entrepreneurial leaders. This course will include three primary elements: ELP Programmatic Commitments, Topic Focus, and a Capstone Project.
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