Bates Center for Entrepreneurship & Leadership ~ Lewis & Clark College

Students at a small school can achieve big things. At Lewis & Clark College, our programming and academic minor are not just about starting a business. It is about using the entrepreneurial mindset to analyze, adapt, innovate, and advocate. We enable students to integrate their liberal arts critical thinking, analytical abilities, and communication skills to create and test impact-based solutions for the for-profit and nonprofit world. Through the study of entrepreneurship and substantial hands-on experience, students develop a greater understanding of themselves and others in order to collaborate more effectively and create positive change. Students gain a powerful toolkit and network enabling them to translate their liberal arts education into action as they prepare for the future of work, ventures, and adventures.