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Learning community teaches spirit of entrepreneurship

November 25, 2009 /

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In high school, computer programmer Tim McGowan enrolled in advanced-placement Latin. When it came time to study for the big exam, he was ready to admit that languages weren’t his thing.

Desperate for a more effective way to study, McGowan turned to his computer and created a virtual-flashcards application.

It’s this kind of ingenuity that sets the young residents of the Entrepreneurial Residential Learning College (ELRC) apart from their classmates. Now in its second year on campus, the ERLC is home to 65 creative University of Wisconsin-Madison students who live on their own floor in Sellery Hall.

"The real goal is fostering the entrepreneurial student, and that’s a student who’s entrepreneurial in his or her whole life."

Kiera Wiatrak

Full Story: http://wistechnology.com/articles/6857/

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