Nearly three dozen high school students passionate about entrepreneurship gained valuable exposure to AU’s culture of innovation during an immersive visit to campus last month.
On November 17, Northern Virginia-based Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHS) students, the nation’s fifth-ranked school, toured the AU campus and spent time at the Kogod School of Business.
As part of their half-day visit, the group from LaunchX, the premier entrepreneurship-driven club at TJHS, attended two sessions at the Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship, AU’s cross-campus catalyst promoting entrepreneurial mindsets.
Veloric Center for Entrepreneurship Assistant Director Danielle Vogel led students in a discussion exploring what it takes to be a successful business leader while detailing how AU’s culture of collaboration and dynamic learning helps prepare students for entrepreneurial careers.
The LaunchX group also heard from a panel of five AU student founders currently working to advance ventures through the Entrepreneurship Incubator, AU’s on-campus resource that helps current students and recent graduates get startups off the ground.