The Entrepreneurship and Management Program
The Entrepreneurship and Management Program was started in 1996 by Professor John Wierman.  A faculty member in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Professor Wierman recognized an unmet need for courses focused on teaching management and leadership skills.  He observed that many Hopkins engineering graduates often moved into leadership positions in private and public enterprises.  Alumni frequently remarked that general business knowledge would have provided them with an edge in their fields and helped them to advance earlier.

In the spring of 1997, the program offered its first two business courses: Financial Accounting and Business Law.  As word spread and demand grew, the program added additional courses each semester.  In 1999, Johns Hopkins Trustee William P. Carey generously endowed the program, and it officially became the W. P. Carey Program in Entrepreneurship and Management.  The program has grown since its inception to include a number of extremely popular courses, such as Introduction to Business, Business Ethics, Principles of Marketing, and Principles of Management. 

The first student holding a minor in Entrepreneurship and Management graduated in 1997.  In 2009, 154 students graduated with the minor, representing 24 majors and approximately 11% of the graduating class.  Today, over 900 students from the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, and the Peabody Institute take our courses each semester.

The Center for Leadership Education
In keeping with our mission of creating leaders, the W. P. Carey Program in Entrepreneurship and Management joined with the Professional Communication Program in 2004 under the auspices of the newly created Center for Leadership Education.  The Professional Communication Program was originally designed to encourage engineering students to develop the written and oral communication skills that are so crucial to future success.  The pairing of the two programs was natural, as their courses share the common ideology of equipping students with practical skills for the business world.

Our classes emphasize concepts and skills necessary to develop as a leader.  In addition, the Center offers several opportunities for students to master the practical applications of our business concepts. Our experiential programs include the annual Johns Hopkins University Business Plan Competition, an internship program, the Marshal L. Salant Student Investment Program, and Hopkins Student Enterprises.