cathed.jpgThere was a SSP meeting this past week, and they were talking about something I never really thought about before, but might be a good opportunity. One of the more recent things SSP has worked on is getting an Office of Entrepreneurial Development started at Pitt, and to link it with similar offices at other universities in the area. The idea behind them is to work with researchers (both faculty and student) who want to spin their work off into companies or organizations and help them to develop their plans, assist with marketing, and to also connect them with big venture capitalist firms and grant makers in the area. It’s been operating for a few years now, and just recently they started a program focused on connecting undergraduates to these new start-up companies for internships and post-graduation employment.

It makes a ton of sense to me, because Universities are magnets for new ideas and one of their main purposes is to educate the future workforce. I’m really excited about it because most of the internships I hear about for liberal arts majors are for research or admin-type positions at non-profits, and nothing so far has really seemed very interesting to me. Anyway, I’m planning on going to the office tomorrow to see what sorts of places are looking for people, especially History & Psych majors who are clueless about where their life is headed!

I know, I’m such an attractive prospective employee… :)