March 3, 2017
Harris Named Interim Director of the Miller School of Entrepreneurship
Dr. Mike Harris
The College of Business is pleased to announce that Dr. Mike Harris has been appointed interim director of the Miller School of Entrepreneurship (MSOE).
Dean Stanley Eakins said the college received more than 50 nationwide applications. At the end of the day, according to Eakins, “Dr. Harris is better qualified than the other available applicants and can readily move the entrepreneurship program forward.”
And moving forward it is.
The Miller School of Entrepreneurship, established in 2015, serves as a regional hub for preparing students to take an entrepreneurial mindset to their communities. The school links with partners throughout the university and region to bring entrepreneurship education and co-curricular student engagement to enable regional transformation.
Under Harris’ guidance, the MSOE is currently working on its curriculum, providing coaching sessions for student teams competing in spring competitions, connecting student entrepreneurs with coaches and regional experts, and hiring additional faculty.
Currently, Harris is the chair of the College’s Department of Management, and for the past 17 years, he has directed the College’s Small Business Institute. He was recently named a Small Business Institute® Fellow, and for that organization, he has previously served as its president, vice president and co-editor of its journal.
Through his small business management classes and engaged learning approach, Harris has supported 700 students who have provided more than 45,000 hours for 120 client projects.