Grand Valley Magazine Winter 2014 - (Page 30)

Q&A Q&A Bill HolsingerRobinson by Michele Coffill Nearly two years ago, Bill Holsinger-Robinson was named the first Frederik Meijer Endowed Honors Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, a lengthy title that means he helps guide students in their entrepreneurial pursuits as well as in the emerging world of social entrepreneurship. GVM: How was this position pitched to you? BHR: Oh, the job description was really a sentence. I think university leaders knew that the people who would be interested in this role were entrepreneurial themselves, and the details of the job would be left to them to figure out. GVM: You teach an honors college seminar. What types of students enroll in your class? BHR: It's interesting. Their majors are all over the place, but none from business. It's a project-based class; we start companies or we plan and host events and the students define what the user experience is like. They do everything from raising money to handling details like catering. 30 Winter '14 photo by Bernadine Carey-Tucker

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Grand Valley Magazine Winter 2014

Campus News
International Education
Arts
Athletics
Donor Impact
Covenant House provides education, opportunity
Going the extra Medical Mile
Seeds of Promise
Student media: creating community, content and careers
Q&A Bill Holsinger-Robinson
Research
Off the Path
Alumni

Grand Valley Magazine Winter 2014