$2 Million Gift Launches Accelerate Co-op Experience

Entrepreneurship is one of the power skills of the 21st century. Like technological literacy and critical thinking, entrepreneurship—the ability to see what is, what could be, and how to get from point A to point B—has rapidly become a necessary skill for college graduates.

As part of its commitment to high-value learning and a high ROI for graduates, the university, in partnership with the Accelerate team, is creating opportunities for students to build confidence and competencies around this valuable skillset. For interested students, the Accelerate Co-op Experience, or ACE, will activate their entrepreneurial potential as early as their sophomore year.

Launching this new program was made possible through a generous $2 million gift from the PDB Foundation, which was inspired by the success of their previous gift to support an entrepreneurial co-op experience for rising seniors.