Lumsdaine to give entrepreneurship lecture

Edward Lumsdaine, author of the book “Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and Effective Problem Solving” will be giving the first annual Harold Frank Engineering Entrepreneurship Institute lecture on at 4 p.m., Thursday, Sept 22. in Carpenter 102 on the Pullman campus of Washington State University.

Lumsdaine will speak on “Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Competitiveness: Why Are They Important to Your Future?”

Lumsdaine, professor of mechanical engineering at Michigan Technological University and a management consultant for the Ford Motor Company, has been involved in research, teaching, and developing curriculum in the area of design, creative problem solving, entrepreneurship and innovation, and has co-authored several books on these subjects.

He assisted in the start-up of the Institute for Enterprise and Innovation(UNIEI) in the School of Business at the University of Nottingham, England. As special professor of business, he assisted in strategic planning for the UNIEI and teaches innovation and entrepreneurship courses in England, Singapore, and Malaysia.

He has also served as consultant to many companies and lectured overseas for the National Academy of Sciences, UNESCO, and the U.S. Information Service.With his wife, he developed the Math/Science Saturday Academy program for secondary school students, and they teach creative problem solving workshops in many organizations in the U.S. and abroad.

The lecture is being held in conjunction with the College of Engineering and Architecture’s Harold Frank Engineering Entrepreneurship Institute. The institute was established last year with a $3 million gift from Harold and Diana Frank for the purpose of assisting students who are interested in entrepreneurship to give them the tools and experiences needed to pursue their entrepreneurial goals. The institute sponsors programs designed to empower student innovators to take their ideas to the marketplace, providing support for mentors and resources to help the students create innovative products within multidisciplinary teams.

The lecture is open to faculty and students and the community at large. A reception will follow.

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