Stories about Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship

With Meraki Co. earned the event's top honor, the Joan F. & John M. Thalheimer ’55 Grand Prize, as the student venture project that progressed the furthest during the 2021-22 academic year.

R.I.S.E. addresses the challenges of being a woman entrepreneur while also boosting entrepreneurship programs for underrepresented college students.

Zoe Sherman ’25 is part of a student startup that designed an outdoor fire detection device that monitors a property for signs of fire.

A cohort of 27 students participated in the program, which combined in-person and remote-from-home sessions.

Brian Quispe ’20 ’22G and Graham Patterson ’20 win the Joan F. and John M. Thalheimer ‘55 Grand Prize at Baker Institute’s annual award competitions.

Ben Mesnik ’20 wins Joan F. and John M. Thalheimer ‘55 grand prize at Baker Institute's annual Innovate! Celebrate! event. 

Lehigh’s Baker Institute hosts event to showcase student inventions, projects and businesses.

A team of computer science and business (CSB) students creates a restaurant discovery app.

As Lehigh expands its presence on the West Coast, students participate in the latest LehighSiliconValley trip. 

Would Michael Phelps have won 23 Olympic gold medals if he had never had access to a pool? While he may have been born with genetics that supported athleticism and a competitive spirit, would he have won more medals than any other athlete without awareness, opportunity, training, coaching and conditioning? At Lehigh’s Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation, we provide just that: awareness, opportunity, training, coaching and conditioning.