Lavin Entrepreneur Program

The Lavin Entrepreneurship Program is dedicated to building the next generation of entrepreneurs by welcoming students from all majors to explore the exciting world of entrepreneurship. Through interdisciplinary collaboration and networking, the program offers free extracurricular weekly programing that will ignite an entrepreneurial mindset for both undergraduate and graduate students.  

The Lavin Entrepreneurship Program will take place once a week.  If you are selected for this opportunity you agree to attend all of the weekly meetings for the entire academic year.

Lavin Entrepreneur Program 2024-2025

  • Schedule for the 1 year Lavin Cohort:  Fridays from 10-11:30
  • Schedule for Lavin 2: Tuesdays from 11-11:50

FAQ

One year program that is extracurricular and meets weekly for upto two hours. The Lavin Entrepreneurship program is designed to inspire the entrepreneurial mindset. Through a series of hands-on projects, participants not only learn about the process and challenges faced by entrepreneurs but also engage with real-world problems. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the latest trends from experts in the field. A centerpiece of the program, each participant receives support and career guidance, from mentors from the San Diego entrepreneurship and innovation community.

  • Open to all SDSU Students
  • All majors
  • All Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Application opens on March 1, 2024 and closes on June 15, 2024

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Lavin Entrepreneurship Program is an extracurricular program for the entrepreneurial curious.  Undergraduate or Graduate students.

Participants in the Lavin Entrepreneurship Program (Lavins) will receive the following benefits:

  • Networking: Cross campus cohort of entrepreneurial minded students, creating the opportunity to increase your on campus network.
  • Fundamentals: Participate in hands-on workshops on the fundamentals of the entrepreneurship mindset.
  • Mentor: A centerpiece of the program, each participant receives support and career guidance, from mentors from the entrepreneurship/innovation community. Mentoring on career guidance, entrepreneurship mindset fundamentals, networking, experiential learning opportunities around latest trends.
  • Hands-on learning modules related to the infrastructure needs of startup infrastructure, such as latest AI tools, social media marketing trends, other critical components of the startup infrastructure.

The Lavin Entrepreneur Program will no longer be for credit. Those in the 2023-2025 cohort will be the last to receive credit for the program.

 

Second Year Lavin Cohort will meet Tuesdays 11-12:30.

First Year Lavin Cohort will meet Fridays from 10-11:30 am.

Yes, you can apply as a graduate student. 

 

Yes, you can apply as a freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student.

The application is open from March 15 - May 15 for current students to apply for the following school year.  From June 1-15 it will be open for transfer students to apply.

Please contact [email protected].