The Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship at the Charles H. Lundquist College of Business is
the 16th best such center in the nation, according to the recently released U.S.News & World
Report's Best Colleges 2004 rankings. The elite position was earned in the entrepreneurship
undergraduate business specialty category and is based on opinions of deans and senior faculty
in programs across the country accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business (AACSB).
Business Week
In the March 15, 2004 issue of Business Week, the New Venture Championship international
business plan competition was recognized as one of the top 3 university based business plan
competitions in the nation.
In 2003, 2004, and 2005 the Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship was identified as a top
tier entrepreneurship center in a survey initiated by Entrepreneur Magazine. One of only 13
schools listed as a top regional program, the LCE was additionally voted #1 in Alumni
Satisfaction and #2 in peer school recognition in 2003 and #2 in program directors and faculty
recognition in 2004. There are currently over 800 entrepreneurship centers and programs in the
nation.
National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers
The Lundquist center for Entrepreneurship is affiliated with the
National Consortium of Entrepreneurship
Centers founded in 1997 through the support of the Kauffman Foundation Center for
Entrepreneurial Leadership. Each year a conference is held that brings together the best
entrepreneurship centers in the United States. These conferences have lead to greater
collaboration among the directors of Entrepreneurship Centers to enhance and foster
improvements in curriculum, research, outreach, projects, and financial support for
entrepreneurship.
United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE)
USASBE is interdisciplinary, cross-functional and globally connected (as an affiliate of the
International Council for Small Business).
USASBE is the premier network for entrepreneurship educators at all student levels, for
professional practitioners, for entrepreneurship researchers, and for government policy makers.
USASBE offers cutting-edge programs for entrepreneurship education and encourages
research that has practical application.
The Lundquist Center was the winner of the 1998 USASBE award for Innovative Programs at the
MBA level. In 2004, the LCE's Technology and Entrepreneurship Program was runner-up for the
USASBE Outstanding Specialty Entrepreneurship Program Award. LCE faculty and staff regularly
attend and participate in USASBE conferences and activities.
The United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) presented the
University of Oregon's Charles H. Lundquist College of Business with the award for the 1997 National Model Entrepreneurship Program at the M.B.A. Level.
Success Magazine
The Lundquist College of Business continues to be recognized as one of the top centers for
entrepreneurship by SUCCESS magazine. Since 1995 we have been named one of the top 40 schools
for innovative entrepreneurship. This ranking has been maintained in an environment of exploding
growth of entrepreneurship education. In a tribute to the LCE's mission, our New Venture
Championship has been identified as one of the top three external business plan competitions in
the nation.
