This event was created to encourage HBCU's to prepare their students to take advantage of entrepreneurial opportunities. This is accomplished through HBCU faculty introducing concepts of entrepreneurship into the courses and taking a leadership role in infusing such thinking into the broader curriculum on their campuses. During the conference, HBCU faculty are invited to participate and discuss ways to develop and implement programs, raise awareness and involvement of the activities on thier campuses, and develop and expand course offerings and co-curricular activities.

Howard University was selected as a Kauffman Campus site in a nationwide competition to develop an entrepreneurial climate across campus. The program seeks to transform the way entrepreneurship is taught and experienced so that any student, regardless of their field of study, will have the opportunity to participate. With matching support from Howard University and other partners, the Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Innovation Institute (ELI), was created and has worked diligently to enhance existing programs and establish new ones in four major focus areas: academic programs; research; business and community development; and entrepreneurial thought.

Faculty Repository
Visit the ELI Institutes Faculty Repository to access abstracts, presentations, and resources from past conferences or that have been shared through national research programs.