It is co-directed by a faculty member from each Center. The CEOs Program is a living-learning program offered to undergraduate students who have demonstrated interest and potential strength in entrepreneurial ventures. Students from all majors can apply, and all aspects of diversity are sought. In the first year of the Program only juniors and seniors were eligible for participation, but in successive years, sophomores will be accepted and gradually phased into activities with upper-class CEOs. Admittance into the program is based on GPA and an essay that discusses both the applicants interest in the Program and his or her initial ideas for an entrepreneurial venture.
Students can enter the program individually or as teams.
A variety of team-building activities are used to help students to identify others with complementary skills to make up balanced teams. Activities include team-building workshops to facilitate team formation and educational modules that focus on development of strategies for working together for development of skills including idea generation and time management skills. Students who participate in the Program are referred to as CEOs. The Program promotes the development of student teams that have the goal of pursuing an entrepreneurial venture. Each student team is assisted in the development of a business idea from conception, through design and ultimately to the formation of a company.