The Palmieri Center for Entrepreneurship is an innovative student resource that provides skill building, mentorship and real-world experiences vital to the development of creative critical thinking.
Students can apply a new creative thought process to start a new business, solve a problem that stands in the way of generating positive change, or work with others to achieve high-impact, collaborative, team-driven results. The center and its experiential learning program build upon the Mount’s liberal arts core curriculum to assist students in identifying problems, generating ideas and creating solutions in a practical way
Phone: (301) 447-5568
Email: pce@msmary.edu
Location: Knott Academic Center 323
Director: Garth Patterson, Ph.D.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania / Major: Biochemistry
My most meaningful experience at the Mount has to have been co-founding Ascent Sporting Innovations and developing a patented temperature-regulating insole with one of my fellow teammates over the course of my Mount career. Particularly, being recognized on both ESPN and through an event during one of our men's basketball games for our accomplishments in writing the first student authored patent at the Mount was incredible.
After the Mount: Pursuing medical school / CTO of Ascent Sporting Innovations
Students learn how to elevate ideas from drawing board to reality through interdisciplinary coursework, ideation and by participating in co-curricular activities such as:
Are you a student with a bold business idea or a passion for innovation? We’re excited to offer four scholarships of $2,500 each to support aspiring entrepreneurs from any major on campus! The scholarship was generously funded by Casteel Johnson, C’16, in honor of his father, Randolph Johnson, in recognition of his support for young entrepreneurs.
The Loiello Business Pitch Competition offers an opportunity for students to further refine their nascent and early-stage business goals, and pitch for cash.
The Mount "Big IDEA" Competition encourages students in all disciplines to think about problems and opportunities facing society and to present a novel solution to improve the world (even if only at a local level).
The Mountrepreneur Club promotes and supports active student engagement in entrepreneurial learning and doing activities, on campus and beyond.
Explore your entrepreneurial ideas, understand concepts, and terminology and complete course assignments.
Share fundamentals of various skills central to entrepreneurial success.
Field trips to entrepreneurial events, pitch competitions, and networking opportunities in the regional higher education network and entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The Incubator/Accelerator Meet-Ups offer students structured opportunities to visit local sites supporting startups to meet with emerging entrepreneurial companies.
The Entrepreneurial Guest Sessions invite speakers to campus to share real-life entrepreneurial experiences and lessons learned.
The Virtual Entrepreneurs in Residence (VEIR) program provides opportunities for student entrepreneurs to connect with entrepreneurial alumni.
Community partnerships with regional organizations supporting entrepreneurial and economic development activities promotes student awareness of and access to valuable networking opportunities, technical assistance resources and possible funding sources.
The Palmieri Entrepreneurship center was made possible through a generous $1 million donation from Mount alumni Paul Palmieri, C’92, and Diane Loiello Palmieri, C’83.