INNOVATION
Also garnering headlines in 2013 was Professor Jeff Cornwall, who the United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship named as the Entrepreneurship Educator of the year. Forbes magazine also named his blog, “The Entrepreneurial Mind,” as one of the 100 Best Websites for Entrepreneurs. Cornwall’s protégés are seeing the work invested in his classes come to fruition. In the fall the second annual Entrepreneurship Village on campus showcased the innovation and creativity of 33 student- and alumni-
owned businesses in idea, early startup and revenue-generating phases. Meanwhile on the court, the men’s basketball team made plenty of highlight reels with its 70-68 overtime defeat of Murray State for the 2013 OVC Championship. The victory marked the 1,000th win for the Belmont program, and the Bruins appeared in the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in eight years. In the fall the Bruins stunned then-No. 11 North Carolina 83-80 in a game at Chapel Hill.
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