In the summer of 2020, the GCEC launched a virtual connection series to better connect members and continue the conversation outside of the annual conference. Sessions are held on the last Friday of each month. You can check out recordings of our previous sessions below.
Thank you to GCEC Advisory Board member Jeff Reid, Director of the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative, for launching and moderating these virtual sessions.
Friday, September 27, 2024 at 1:00pm EST
Attendees will learn different approaches to launching and developing summer accelerator programs and how these approaches can be implemented at one’s center.
Friday, August 23, 2024 at 1:00pm EST
The GCEC is introducing networking sessions as part of the GCEC Virtual Connections. This will be a great opportunity to speak and meet with colleagues outside of the conference. Attendees will be broken up by role to network and speak with other GCEC members in their positions.
Friday, July 26, 2024 1:00pm EST
Attendees will learn AI tools they can utilize at their center to deliver more effective support to their stakeholders.
Krystal Geyer
Assistant Professor of Instruction; Associate Director, Center for Entrepreneurship
Friday, June 7, 2024 | 12:00 pm CST
Attendees will learn best practices to submit a proposal for the 2024 GCEC Conference hosted by Babson College and hear about new conference programming.
Friday, May 31, 2024 | 11:30am CST
A presentation and discussion with Paul Cheek, Executive Director of the Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship at MIT. Paul will discuss his new book, “Disciplined Entrepreneurship: Startup Tactics” and take questions from the audience.
Friday, April 26, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. (Noon) CST
Mo Fong, Executive Director of STVP – the Stanford Engineering Entrepreneurship Center, will present an interactive session covering Artificial Intelligence and how it is changing the game for center directors, instructors, and researchers. She will talk about GenAI as a tool to advance entrepreneurship education, implications for center directors, ideas for incorporating GenAI into the classroom, and ethical considerations. There will be time for Q&A.
Friday, March 22, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. (Noon) CST
Attendees will learn how centers and students can use no-code software tools to run successful programs and ventures.
Friday, February 23, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. (Noon) CST
Attendees will learn different approaches to inclusive entrepreneurship and how these approaches can be implemented at one’s center.
Friday, January 26, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. (Noon) CST
The GCEC is introducing networking sessions as part of the GCEC Virtual Connections. This will be a great opportunity to speak and meet with colleagues outside of the conference. The January session will be divided by regions.
Friday, November 17, 2023 | 12:00 p.m. (Noon) Eastern Time
Attendees will learn best practices on how to develop a global mindset for student entrepreneurs.
Friday, August 25, 2023 | 12:00pm CST
Attendees will learn best practices for working with arts entrepreneurs, discuss the unique challenges they face, and how your center can develop programming and content that meets the needs of this population.
Friday, July 28, 2023 | 12:00pm CST
Attendees will learn best practices for integrating and creating entrepreneurship internship programs at their centers.
Friday, May 19, 2023 | 12:00pm CST
Attendees will learn best practices for integrating personal entrepreneurship development into their venture development curriculum.
Friday, April 28, 2023 | 12:00pm CST
Attendees will learn best practices to submit a proposal for the 2023 GCEC Conference hosted by the University of Texas at Dallas.
Friday, March 31, 2023 | 11:00am CST
In this session, attendees will learn best practices on how to engage your alumni effectively at your entrepreneurship center.
Friday, February 24, 2023 | 12:00pm CST
In this session, attendees will learn about proven funding models ranging from philanthropy and grants to securing university support.
Friday, January 27, 2023 | 12:00pm CST
In this session, we will talk about center trends in Entrepreneurship Education. You will hear how about different types of research studies being conducted at entrepreneurship centers.
Friday, September 30, 2022 | 12:00pm CST
In this session, we will talk about student led venture funds. You will hear how different funds were developed and the role the center has with these student led groups.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 | 12:00pm CST
In this session, we will talk about innovation spaces on campus. You will hear how different campuses have set-up their innovation spaces and how to make the most of the space you have.
Thursday, July 28, 2022 | 12:00pm CST
You will hear from Dana Gavish-Fridman from Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Ben-Gurion of the Negev was one of the 2021 GCEC Award winners in Outstanding Student Engagement and Leadership. In this session, Dana will discuss Yazamut 360, student programming that uses entrepreneurship to empower students by building a power of responsibility, teaching leadership skills, emphasizing real-world experience, and connecting entrepreneurship to a diverse array of disciplines.
You will also hear from Brad Burke and Nadine Bentis on how to nominate your school for a GCEC 2022 award.
Friday, April 29, 2022 | 12:00pm CST
You will hear best practices on how to develop and implement entrepreneurship education for veterans.
Friday, March 18, 2022 | 12:00pm CST
You will hear best practices on how to promote venture creation with your students, alumni and external community.
Friday, February 25, 2022 | 12:00pm CST
Come join in a robust conversation with previous GCEC Award Winners in the Category “Entrepreneurship Teaching & Pedagogical Innovation award” on how to teach entrepreneurship in concentrated immersive experiences.
Friday, January 28, 2022 | 12:00pm CST
Come join in a robust conversation with our 2021 GCEC Award Winners in the Category “Excellence in Specialty in Entrepreneurship Education” on programming that targets and promotes women in entrepreneurship and focuses on the success of female founded ventures.
Friday, November 19, 2021 | 12:00pm CST
Promoting Entrepreneurship across Campus and Disciplines-Best Practices
A challenge faced by entrepreneurship centers is how to promote entrepreneurship across campus and increase student participation across schools and majors. Come join in a robust conversation with our 2021 GCEC Award Winners in the Category “Exceptional Activities in Entrepreneurship Across Disciplines” on programming that promotes entrepreneurship beyond the business school and student.
Friday, September 17, 2021 | 12:00 p.m. CST
Is this your first GCEC Conference or your first in-person conference since the pandemic started? GCEC would like to invite you to attend this webinar to hear from the GCEC Baltimore Conference co-chairs about how to prepare for the conference, session descriptions, protocols for sessions, and Covid protocols and safety measures. Also, we will preview one of the sessions from GCEC Baltimore and provide an overview of the virtual conference option.
Thursday, July 8, 2021 | 12:00 p.m. CST (rescheduled from June 15th)
Each year, the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) recognizes the top entrepreneurship programs in several categories, as nominated by you and chosen by a committee of judges led by past winners. The GCEC Awards submissions will open on July 6. These awards are designed to showcase and celebrate the very best of university entrepreneurship
Winners will be announced during the annual GCEC 2021 Awards Ceremony hosted by Loyola University Maryland and University of Baltimore. A leader from your Center must be registered for and attend the conference to be considered for an award.
For those who are new to the awards process, we are offering a webinar using Zoom on July 8 at 12 p.m. CST. During this session, we will present a short overview of the awards process and criteria. Much of the session will be used to answer questions from members. Registration details can be found below.
Holly Dearmond
University of Maryland
Friday, June 25, 2021 | 12:00 p.m. CST
This webinar will present a blueprint along with specific strategies and recommendations for increasing participation in your entrepreneurship programs for underrepresented individuals and groups. With the understanding that systemic inequities have denied some groups of people meaningful participation, VentureWell commissioned a nationwide study in 2019 to identify promising practices for broadening participation in higher education entrepreneurship.
The study identified action steps in six areas to ensure more diverse, equitable participation, which will be discussed and explained during the webinar:
If you are interested in testing or scaling strategies to increase equitable and inclusive student participation in your entrepreneurship courses, programs, and initiatives, we invite you to participate in this upcoming webinar, led by Phil Weilerstein, President & CEO, VentureWell and his colleagues Kristen Golden, Senior Development Officer and Shaheen Mamawala, Director, Planning & Partnerships , who published their findings in a VentureWell report in summer 2020.
In addition to learning about the blueprint and action steps, you will have an opportunity for open discussion with your colleagues from other universities who are faced with the same challenges in creating diverse, inclusive, and equitable programs for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Phil Weilerstein
President & CEO, VentureWell
Kristen Golden
Senior Development Officer, VentureWell
Shaheen Mamawala
Director, Planning & Partnerships
Friday, April 30, 2021 | 12:00 p.m. CST
One of the most important programs that a university entrepreneurship center can offer is the startup incubator or accelerator. Come join in a robust conversation on how we can help our startups get the most out of the time they spend with us in these specialized sessions.
Luis Martínez
Trinity University
Singari Seshadri
Stanford University
Eamon Curtin
University College Cork
Friday, March 26, 2021 | 12:00 p.m. CST
DE&I issues continue to take center stage for many entrepreneurship centers. This session will provide a chance for center leaders to discuss their efforts and challenges related to DE&I in small group breakout sessions with their peers.
The purpose for this session is to lean-in and engage in open, honest conversation that can help us all learn from each other and support each other.
Please look over the questions below and think about them prior to our session. We look forward to the conversations.
With regards to diversity, equity, and inclusion in your entrepreneurship programs:
As we go through these conversations, we will be exploring what resources, strategies, or ideas do you have to offer peers at other institutions. Also, is there something that GCEC could do as an organizing body to help facilitate discussion, support, etc.
We will provide a guide to focus your conversations and will ask that each breakout room take some notes, and we will share some highlights when we come back together as a group.
Friday, February 26, 2021 | 12:00 p.m. CST
Most of us teach the importance of metrics for aspiring entrepreneurs, but how do we measure success of our own efforts? Donors, grantors, alumni, deans, accreditors, and ranking agencies all ask for quantitative metrics, but generally not the same ones. And how can you measure something like “entrepreneurial mindset”? Join us for a panel of entrepreneurship center leaders discussing metrics in entrepreneurship education.
Friday, January 29, 2021
As we cross the midway point in this most interesting academic year, this session will provide a chance for entrepreneurship center leaders to reflect on their challenges and find ways to help one another. Jeff Reid and Vickie Gibbs will set the stage, then attendees will connect with their peers in small, group breakout discussions prompted by the following questions.
The purpose for this session is to lean-in and engage in open, honest conversation that can help us all learn from each other, and support each other during these unusual times. Our goal for this session is that we each leave refreshed, engaged, supported, and that we uncover potential topics that we can discuss as a group in the coming months. This is also a test to see how this format works, so we will be looking for your feedback on how useful this was for you personally.
Friday, September 25, 2020
As programming becomes all-virtual at many universities, what are the best practices for running a virtual pitch competition? This webinar discussed the pro’s and con’s of various technology platforms and formats, and provides a preview of an upcoming breakout session at the 2020 GCEC Conference at the end of October.
Friday, August 28, 2020
This session explored how the needs of our students are changing as a result of the pandemic and virtual learning, and how entrepreneurship centers should reevaluate which programming is best to offer for the coming year. The session went beyond the question of “how do I move my events online” to examine “which types of programs are even worth offering.”
July 31, 2020
A discussion on how entrepreneurship centers can best contribute to their campus’ climate with regard to diversity, equity & inclusion.
How can entrepreneurship educators ensure that they properly engage with issues around diversity, equity, and inclusion? What are best practices for engaging students from diverse backgrounds? How do we make sure we don’t unintentionally exclude students or other members of our community? Join us for a rousing conversation about these extremely important issues in entrepreneurship education led by Jeff Reid of Georgetown University. This will be an interactive Zoom session with opportunities for attendees to engage with panelists.
June 26, 2020
As leaders in entrepreneurship education, we are constantly challenged with ethical questions, from how we manage the tension between educational and commercial outcomes to how we teach ethics to our students. This was a conversation about ethical issues in entrepreneurship education, led by Tom Byers of Stanford University.
May 29, 2020
How is your entrepreneurship center adapting to the new pandemic-affected landscape? This roundtable discussion shared how your peers are leaning in, hunkering down, and Zooming through our many new challenges.
July 16, 2020
The How’s and Why’s of applying for 2020 GCEC Annual Awards in 9 categories
Holly Dearmond
University of Maryland
Bonus Session: Summer 2020 Lean Educators COVID-19 Dialogue – Hosted by Common Mission Project and Supported by GCEC
July 24, 2020
More Info: https://www.commonmission.us/summit
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