The College of Business Administration at K-State and the KSU Center for Leadership will help develop future entrepreneurs with a grant from a Kansas City, Mo., foundation that promotes entrepreneurship. K-State was one of 17 colleges and universities to receive a grant, joining Harvard, UCLA, Stanford, Colorado and Illinois as recipients. Nearly 60 schools applied for the grants. To be successful, business managers need to have a portfolio of practical skills.
Internships can provide students with opportunities to develop such portfolios.
Qualified students will be matched with a participating entrepreneur and will be required to work 15 to 20 hours per week. Student interns will receive course credit for their participation, and the program will be offered in the fall, spring and summer sessions. Several Manhattan businesses already have agreed to participate in the program, including Kansas State Bank, The Master Teacher, Barry's Drug, Keating and Associates, Commerce Bank, Carson Homes, Curtin Company, It's Greek to Me, Ballard's Sporting Goods, Pizza Hut and Campbell Distributors. Also participating will be the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce. Burke will serve as director of the internship program, which will be housed at the College of Business Administration.