Training the Next Generation of Student Entrepreneurs
Lancie Affonso from the Department of Computer Science and Tate Center for Entrepreneurship, and his students at the College of Charleston have a program designed to help students get hands on experience while benefiting the community. The NetGen Student Consultants Program puts students out into the world to make a difference.
Our mission is to provide social entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations in the Charleston area with informational technology support that they would be unable to afford otherwise.
Our students act as consultants offering whatever assistance they can. Projects include building web sites, setting up networks, improving upon existing information systems, creating databases, providing training, and the list goes on.
Students represent a largely untapped resource on most campuses. But not just any students --- hire students who are trained, confident, well-managed, and backed by a professional staff. Students, consulting effectively with faculty, staff, and other students, can extend your scarce resources while increasing the computing competence of your users.
Contact the following Student groups if you are interested in student consultants:
(SIFE) STUDENTS IN FREE ENTERPRISE | College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Educating the Net Generation
The Net Generation has grown up with information technology. The aptitudes, attitudes, expectations, and learning styles of Net Gen students reflect the environment in which they were raised—one that is decidedly different from that which existed when faculty and administrators were growing up.