Introduction to the Tufts Entrepreneurship Center - we help Tufts students, alumni and community members acquire an entrepreneurial mindset and skillset

1. February 2021
Helping Tufts Entrepreneurs
Transform The World

2. We empower them to solve societal problems
and transform the world via new venture creation
We help Tufts students and alumni embrace an
entrepreneurial mindset and skillset

3. Who we serve:
Students, alumni and community members

4. How we help our students and alumni learn
Studying entrepreneurship
inside the classroom
ACADEMIC
COURSES
CO-CURRICULAR
PROGRAMS
Learning & engagement
outside the classroom

5. For-credit academic offerings:
Open to Tufts undergraduate students
Entrepreneurship
minor
Entrepreneurship for
Social Impact minor
Foundational
Courses
(ENT101 etc)
Skills deep
dive
(Law, Talent
etc)
Introductory
courses
(Creativity)
Sector
specific
(Tech, Social,
Computer
Science)
Immersive
experiences
(Internships,
field study)
1
2
3
4
Undergraduate courses Minor programs

7. Co-curricular offerings: Some programs are
open to all; others serve students & alumni
Self-service
learning portal
Educational
workshops
Events &
meetups
1x1 Coaching &
mentoring
Competitions &
prizes
Summer
accelerator
Students
Alumni
Community

8. Self Service portal

9. “Jumbo Café’s”: Educational Workshops
Fall: Getting Started Series Spring: Deep Dive Series

10. Speaker events and interactive meetups

11. 1x1 Coaching & Mentorship
Entrepreneurial coaches
Elaine Chen
Director, TEC
Professor of the Practice in Eship
Sean Harrington
Co-Founder & CEO,
Notemeal
Phillip Ellison
Manhattan Borough
Advocate
Melissa Pickering
Director, LEGO
Education Product
Experience
Noah Elion
Co-Founder & CEO,
Chums
Sam Laber
Co-Founder & CMO,
Spoonful
Farah Momen
Associate,
Fed Tech
Amanda Wang
Co-Founder & CEO,
Potencia
Alumni expert mentors

12. Competitions and prizes
Pitch Competitions Prizes
Ricci Prize
Friedman Prize
Friedman Prize

13. Tufts Venture Accelerator

14. Graduate programs at the Tufts Gordon
Institute – TEC’s parent organization
Master of Science in
Innovation & Management
MSIM + MS in Engineering:
Dual Degree Master’s Program

15. Innovation and Entrepreneurship courses
beyond TGI & TEC
EIB212: Starting new ventures
EN1-11 Civil Infrastructure
EXP-0005-S Innovation,
Entrepreneurship & Startups
EXP-0011-F Innovation: From
Idea to Intellectual Property

16. At TEC, we practice what we teach
BUILD
MEASURE
LEARN
Experimental
programming
Experimental
Courses
Creativity,
Innovation &
Entrepreneur-
ship

17. Alumni success stories

18. Team
Elaine Chen
Director, TEC
Cummings Family
Professor of the Practice
in Entrepreneurship
Carol Denning
Program Manager
Albert Tseng
Intern
David Sollod
Intern
+100-150 volunteers throughout the year

19. Upcoming Tufts Entrepreneurship Center
happenings: February 2021
Educational
Workshops via
TEC & Friedman
Pop up
1x1
Coaching
48h Social
Entrepreneurship
Ideathon
$100k
New Ventures
Competition

20. Connect with us!
Follow us on LinkedIn