The Richard T. Farmer School of Business at Miami University seeks
candidates for the Cintas Chair in Entrepreneurship. The successful
candidate will advance the national reputation in entrepreneurship
enjoyed by the University. Responsibilities include working with
students, faculty and business leaders to increase interest and
activity in entrepreneurship. The Chair is expected to provide
intellectual leadership through contributions in curriculum
development, teaching, scholarship, and service to the community and
the profession.
Over five hundred students are enrolled in the entrepreneurship
program at Miami University. The nine-course entrepreneurship
curriculum, entitled Imagine and Implement, Dream and Do (IIDD),
together with support programs and related initiatives was recognized
by the United States Association for Small Business and
Entrepreneurship (USASBE) as the "Model Undergraduate Entrepreneurship
Program" in the nation. Miami's business plan teams have taken first
place in the Nebraska National Business Plan Competition for two
consecutive years.
The Thomas C. Page Center for Entrepreneurship advocates and sponsors
programs promoting student exposure to entrepreneurship and provides
students opportunities to develop entrepreneurial skills and
behaviors. The student run entrepreneurship club, Ingenuity Inc., has
an active membership of approximately 50 students. The Entrepreneurial
Resource Lab houses seven major Page Center programs, including the
Redhawk Hatchery, a student business incubator, the Innovation
Factory, the IdeaLab, and the Kaufman Entrepreneurial Internship
Program.
The Richard T. Farmer School of Business has 150 full-time faculty in
seven academic departments, approximately 4,500 undergraduate students
in 11 baccalaureate degree programs, and 140 graduate students in
three master's degree programs. The mission of the School is to be a
premier business program that provides students with the life long
ability to seek and acquire knowledge and translate it into
responsible action in a competitive global environment. Towards that
end, the School endorses a commitment to liberal education, as well as
to the business-specific curriculum. The School has been accredited by
the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) at
the undergraduate level since 1932 and at the graduate level since
1961.
Miami University is a state-assisted university located in
southwestern Ohio. Established in 1809, Miami is a selective public
university with a long tradition of dedication to teaching excellence
and undergraduate liberal education. Miami has an enrollment of more
than 21,000 students on four campuses and awards baccalaureate degrees
in over 70 areas, master's degrees in 50 areas, and doctoral degrees
in 9 disciplines. The Central campus is in Oxford, a city with a
population of 10,500, located 35 miles north of Cincinnati and 45
miles southwest of Dayton.
Information for Candidates: Candidates must have an earned doctorate
with significant accomplishment as a scholar and teacher. The rank and
tenure status of the Cintas Chair will depend upon the professional
accomplishments of the candidate. Review of applications will continue
until the position is filled. Miami does not discriminate on the basis
of gender, race, color, religion, national origin, handicap or age in
its programs, activities, admissions or employment policies. For
additional information see
http://www.sba.muohio.edu/cintaschair.htm
All nominations, applications and requests for further information
about the positions should be directed to: James M. Stearns, Chair,
Search Committee Cintas Chair in Entrepreneurship, Richard T. Farmer
School of Business Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, Fax: (513)
529-1290, Phone: (513) 529-1213, Email:
stearnjm@muohio.edu