Ball State names new entrepreneurship center director
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The Ball State University Miller College of Business on Friday announced Rob Mathews as the new executive director of the university’s Entrepreneurship Center.
Mathews is also the executive director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute as well as an assistant teaching professor of management and leadership. He will continue as the director of both centers.
“We are delighted to have Rob join us in these overlapping roles within the Miller College of Business,” Dean Cathy DuBois said in a news release. “His broad experience in these roles and as a facilitator, an entrepreneur, and an author provides him with a well-grounded basis upon which to lead.”
Mathews previously was the Entrepreneurship Center’s assistant director. He earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from Ball State, and called being able to lead the program in which he was a student an “incredible honor.”
“My goal is to both honor the robust heritage built by my mentor, Dr. Don Kuratko, while also putting my own stamp on the program through experiential programming centered on problem-solving, innovation, and entrepreneurial leadership,” Mathews said. “I’m extremely excited for this opportunity and challenge to impact the next generation of entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders.”
The center, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, provides services for students stretching outside the lecture hall, including mentoring, internships and lecture series.