OUR MISSION
ABOUT US
The Petrick Idea Center is where students will come together who want to do more than build a resume. We're building something to help: a state-of-the-art center with fully-equipped makerspaces, an amphitheater for pitches and workshops, startup offices, and numerous collaboration spaces.
Student-Made is an experiential program that partners with colleges and universities to identify, engage and support creative student entrepreneurs of all kinds. Through the creation of an online marketplace, student Creators and Managers learn tangible entrepreneurial skills.
WHAT WE DO
-
GROWING SUPPORT FOR STUDENT BUSINESSES
Student entrepreneurs are being promoted more effectively to customers within our campus community.
-
HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENT MANAGERS
Our Student-Manager Team works in a real company environment to grow Student-Made on campus.
-
ACCESSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE CAMPUS COMMUNITY
Students, faculty, alumni and parents have the chance to support student ventures like never before.
The Petrick Idea Center
Building new solutions for a challenging world takes more than a good idea — it also takes the right kind of people. When people with different skills team up together, they can create a plan that truly makes an impact for good.
Innovation and entrepreneurship is for more than just business or engineering. The best solutions come from collaborative, cross-discipline creativity with a conscience. Plan to start your origin story at The Petrick Idea Center at Illinois Wesleyan University.
Our Growing Network
Being part of the Student-Made network of campuses means our entrepreneurial students have access to supporters far beyond campus, and our manager team is collaborating with other student teams across the country.
