Gallaudet Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute

Program Outcomes

GIEI Mentors

GIEI has experienced mentors who are willing to meet, help, and provide direction to students who want to begin the entrepreneurial journey. Students can make an appointment with a mentor by emailing us.

Faculty Goals & Outcomes

• A wider variety of teaching methods for infusing innovation and entrepreneurship concepts across Gallaudet University
• Revising a course to include innovative methods and entrepreneurial principles
• Discover rewarding ways to collaborate
• Share ideas among the community of innovative faculty
• Witness the excitement and inspiration of a business pitch competition

Student Impact

• Students will learn innovative skills that will benefit their careers and entrepreneurial pursuits
• Increased adaptability in a world where many exciting, rewarding career options ten years from now do not even exist yet

University Impact

• Establish a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship across the entire curriculum
• Develop synergy that can result from productive relationships and collaboration of faculty in different programs
• Develop Gallaudet University as a global and regional leader in innovation and entrepreneurship in the Deaf community

Community Impact

• Collaborations and partnerships between local, regional and national businesses and Gallaudet University
• Increased community awareness of Deaf culture, accessibility and the innovative and entrepreneurial endeavors within GIEI and the Gallaudet community