RJI Student Competition Leads to Policy Change That Earns National Entrepreneurship Recognition
COLUMBIA, Mo – The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has recognized the University of Missouri System as a “Kauffman Commercialization Leader” and has awarded a $100,000 grant to help advance student entrepreneurship. As part of the new grant, the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) will document the progress of student entrepreneurs, recording their efforts as they negotiate the various steps in the commercialization process. The resulting assembly of short video clips will be made available as a repository of digital learning objects, providing on-demand instruction for other