e landscape for generations to come, said Chair Ed Burr. The Florida State University Board of Trustees is thrilled to approve the naming of this new school, and the entire FSU family is deeply grateful to Jan Moran and The Jim Moran Foundation for their support of entrepreneurial education.
A significant portion of the gift, he said, will continue to fund the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship, which has a long, 20-year history of serving entrepreneurs and small businesses throughout Florida. The Jim Moran Institute will remain administratively in the FSU College of Busine
asher said. The Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship and the Jim Moran Institute, in conjunction with Florida State University, will become the focal point for collegiate entrepreneurial education and the lifeline for training and assistance to entrepreneurs, small businesses and non-profits. The c
In 1995, when my husband, Jim Moran, and Dr. Melvin Stith (then Dean of the FSU College of Business) established the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship, the term entrepreneurship was not commonly used, said Jan Moran.
Jim believed The future belongs to those who prepare for it, she said. With this gift, we forever secure the legacy of Jim Moran and his passion for supporting entrepreneurism so that current and future generations will have the knowledge and skills they need to be successful. Im excited abou
I am also pleased that the Jim Moran Institute will now be able to continue the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities programs and establish them as an ongoing veteran service component, Jan said.Jim Morans legacy of giving to Florida State continues with this $100 million gif
FSU is proud to partner with The Jim Moran Foundation and Jan Moran to create the largest truly entrepreneurial school in America, said Tom Jennings, vice president for Advancement and President of the FSU Foundation. We are grateful to Jan Moran and The Jim Moran Foundation for their vision, the
ecause of the vision and generosity of Jim and Jan Moran and The Jim Moran Foundation, Florida State students will have the unique ability to study and practice entrepreneurship from a valuable perspective in the arts, sciences, humanities, education, communication, law, medicine and, of course, bus
A faculty director, appointed by the provost, will lead the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship. The undergraduate entrepreneurship programs currently housed in the College of Business will be moved to the school, which will award both the Bachelor of Science degree and Bachelor of Arts degree in E
The official launch date of the school is scheduled for Aug. 8, 2018 which would have been the 100th birthday of Jim Moran. Between now and then, FSU faculty members and the entrepreneurs-in-residence will work to create the interdisciplinary curriculum.
