Post by John Wright

The 2025–2026 academic year marked a major step forward for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Marquette University - just a few highlights: -Launch of the Marquette University CEO with a great group of student leaders, -Engagement with the 707 Hub, our on-campus incubator supporting student ventures, -Awarding over $20K awarded at the Marquette Invitational Pitch Competition, where student-founders from five area universities participated, -Increased experiential learning in the classroom across our four, core courses. What’s been most rewarding is seeing students identify real-world problems, then move from ideas → customer discovery to building, testing, pitching, and learning in real time with many having paying customers! Huge thank you to the alumni, founders, partners, and supporters who are helping us create a true entrepreneurial ecosystem at Marquette Business. Take a read of this year's summary newsletter: https://lnkd.in/eRzMupyf If you’re interested in mentoring, engaging with, or supporting student founders, please let me know! #Entrepreneurship #HigherEd #Startups #Milwaukee #Innovation #StudentFounders Patrick Monahan Gary Adams Rusty Zosel Sarah Sanchez Drew Goetz Kalpa Vithalani Stacy Tolomeo, MBA