The Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

10/08/2026

2026 IU Entrepreneurial Connection Day!

Connecting ideas. Inspiring innovation. Building futures.

We were honored to recognize Brigit Zimmerman (IU alumna) with the Distinguished Entrepreneurial Leadership Award at this year's IU Entrepreneurial Connection Day.

The event provided students with meaningful opportunities to engage with alumni, expand their networks, and gain perspectives that extend beyond the classroom.

09/10/2026

Please join us on Friday, October 2 for the 2026 IU Entrepreneurial Connection Day!

04/15/2026

03/13/2026

Another great Velocity Conference! Thank you to the Kelley Entrepreneurial Innovation Academy MBA students (2nd year MBAs), Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering Master students, College of Arts and Sciences PhD/Master students.

02/10/2026

Got a game-changing business idea? Register by February 20 before midnight for the 2026 Vernon CLAPP Idea Competition and win up to $35,000. Your innovation could be the game-changer: seize this opportunity at https://bit.ly/492kb7N.

02/04/2026

09/30/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Donald F. Kuratko (“Dr. K”) on being awarded the 2025 Tracy M. Sonneborn Award, which recognizes exceptional achievement in both teaching and research. Dr. K will deliver the Sonneborn Lecture, "Corporate Entrepreneurship: How Research Shaped a Field," on October 15 at the Whittenberger Auditorium. Register here: https://bit.ly/46H1whU

09/02/2025

Great kick-off to this year’s Entrepreneurial Innovation Academy with Elevate Ventures! Outstanding job to Team 5 (Billy Von Arx, Arun Balaji Palavesa Muthu and Aparna Shridharan) for receiving 1st place.

04/11/2025

Congrats to Alexander Kaluzna with Capshock—winner of the 2025 Clapp IDEA Competition! The Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation competition included student startups from all over IU. These students got the chance to pitch their ground-breaking business ideas to a panel of accomplished entrepreneurs & investors and win.

03/17/2025

2025 Velocity Conference success! Amazing students attending this year from Kelley MBA, College of Arts and Sciences and the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering.

Group Pictures: Fogarty Innovation, Extreme Networks, Plug and Play, and Google Cloud.