Entrepreneurship is where the courageous take on challenges that are bigger than themselves. It is where world problems are solved and where local needs are met. It is where every skill and background intersect, and it is where creative thinking never ends. Such a landscape is our passion at the Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship. We get to work with the best and brightest at Washington University in St. Louis—the change-makers, thought leaders, and visionaries—and we cannot wait to work with you, too.
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Angelica Harris (BS ’21, BSBA ’21, MS ’22) drew from her personal experience struggling with standardized tests when founding her startup, Top Tutors for Us. The company designs educational programs and curricula to help Black and Brown high school students
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Alumnus Matt Bitner-Glindzicz engineers a life-saving solution When McKelvey Engineering alumnus Matt Bitner-Glindzicz was writing his college application essay, he focused on his interest in “space as the next frontier for humanity.” Today, he’s keeping his feet on the ground
Read More...At the Skandalaris Center, our initiatives serve students, faculty, staff, and alumni from all levels and all disciplines. We support WashU entrepreneurship by inspiring the entrepreneurial mindset and empowering our
community to explore and execute solutions to address the world’s problems and meet local needs through innovation and entrepreneurship. To support WashU entrepreneurs, we have developed programs and events to help them:
In addition to the Skandalaris Center staff, we work with entrepreneurs and professionals with a range of experiences and expertise to support WashU entrepreneurship.