莫泽创业领导力中心 Launched at Carson-Newman

The future of creative enterprise received a boost Tuesday as Carson-Newman University unveiled the new 莫泽创业领导力中心, expanding learning opportunities for both students and the business community alike.

Named in honor of sixth generation Jefferson County entrepreneur Jay Moser, the center is designed to develop expanded opportunities in various areas. Curriculum benefits students wanting to enter the business arena as well as regional organizations to grow opportunities in their respective fields.

The launch of the center comes on the heels of development of a new MBA in Entrepreneurial Leadership starting fall 2024 at Carson-Newman

“The distinctiveness of the 莫泽创业领导力中心 is multi-faceted,查尔斯·A说. 福勒，卡森-纽曼公司的总裁. “第一, both the MBA program and the Moser Center are designed to partner actual entrepreneurs with the great faculty we have here at Mossy Creek. 第二个, 教学及课程发展, 符合我校的办学宗旨, 使用以基督为中心的方法, looking at the business world from a biblical worldview.”

称其为美国生产力的支柱, Moser said creativity is critical in growing industry, 无论大小. 适应业务面临的变化, 从竞争, 停滞的市场或破坏性的流行病, all are components enhanced by developing entrepreneurs in leadership.

 “There were a lot of people Carson-Newman could have named this center after,” said Moser. “In my career, I have simply tried to find a need and work in businesses that help address that need. As a result, my family and I have been involved in a lot of different enterprises. I am a sixth-generation Jefferson County businessman and my grandkids make that eight generations. It has taken some entrepreneurship along the way to last that long. It is an honor to have my name associated with such a program.”

This latest academic offering at Carson-Newman ties into the business framework of East Tennessee and the Southeast Region as a whole. 根据美国国务院的最新消息.S. 小企业管理局，1999年.5% of establishments in Tennessee are considered small businesses. 小企业雇佣了超过1名员工.志愿者州有200万人口. 话题.com 州数接近一半，48个.1%, of entrepreneurs grew up in a family business.

招生人数超过2人,000 with students from more than 40 states and 40 countries, Carson-Newman itself creates an $84 million economic impact on Jefferson County and the surrounding area each year. Adding programs in the classroom just makes sense said University Provost Dr. 杰里米·J. Buckner.

“Whether an incoming student with incredible ideas, a current student who wants to establish his or her own business or leaders at an existing business who are interested in their workforce looking at their future through a different lens, this center provides opportunities to address all those areas and to do it through a Christ-centered focus,巴克纳说. “Our goal is not to just teach a subject at Carson-Newman but develop the person.”

For more information about the 莫泽创业领导力中心 or the MBA program, 请访问: 5p8m.bdgjxy.com/mosercenter