Hi,
I am from Gary, IN. I have always wanted to help people and I have always carried creative ideas that would help support people's need. Although I am majoring in Health and Kinesiolgy to become an Athletic Trainer. I feel as though my entrepreneurial skills can benefit me in this area as well. I am taking this course and going into the program for that matter to better understand what I don't understand. I hope to use my skills and become a millionaire or atleast close to it by the time I am twenty-one. I hope to reach my expectaions and I hope to meet new people along the way that may help my vison to prosper

It's time to introduce ourselves, so I'll start:

I'm now in my seventh year here at Purdue, and I have enjoyed every minute of my time here. Before 2000, I taught at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, for eleven years. My "home" is probably Southern California, where I spent all my time in grad school at SDSU and USC. I was promoted to full professor here at Purdue last year, and I also direct Purdue's Professional Writing major for the English department. My scholarly work clusters around a variety of subjects, including rhetorical theory (aka "persuasion"), the teaching of writing, professional writing, communication technologies, visual rhetoric, digital and print publishing, multimedia, and film.

Now, I guess the big question (at least for me!) is, "Why am I here in ENTR 200, teaching entrepreneurship and innovation?" . . .