IOWA LAKES STUDENTS TO ATTEND ENTREPRENEURIAL INSTITUTE

Four students from Iowa Lakes Community College will participate in the Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute in early August.  This is the second year for the institute and first time Iowa Lakes students have participated.

Dahmon Gullord, Fairmont, Minn., a sophomore student in the Accounting Specialist/Business Transfer program; Kara Kramer, Spencer, a summer graduate of the Business Administration and Management program; Beth Lee, Fargo, S.D., a summer graduate of the Business Administration and Management/Graphic Design program; and Daniel Niemeier, Cherokee, a second-year student in the Ag Transfer program with an emphasis in Ag Business; are the students who went through a screening process and were selected to attend the institute.

The conference will be in the Iowa Great Lakes August 5-10. Participants attend educational topics on entrepreneurship and work in teams to complete a computer simulation to start a company.  Attendees also have a chance to network with some of northwest Iowa's finest entrepreneurs as well as earn three college credits.

In addition to the Iowa Lakes students, two faculty members will attend.  Joni Anderson, Business Administration and Management assistant professor, and Lecia Berven, Accounting Specialist Associate Professor; will assist at the opening sessions and also lead a class on networking strategies.

The Okoboji Institute is a cooperative effort of the State Board of Regents, the Iowa Department of Economic Development, the Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Centers at the University of Iowa, Iowa State
University, and University of Northern Iowa as well as the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation and Iowa Lakes Community College.