TCU CEO club wins award for outstanding contributions to TCU and the community

Fort Worth, TX

5/24/2007

The TCU Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO) from the Neeley School of Business was awarded the highest honor for student organizations on campus. The Student Organization Excellence Award is a "Lifetime Achievement Award" for student groups that continuously engage in outstanding programs, leadership and service. There are currently 174 student organizations at TCU.

The TCU Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization is one of the largest student organizations on campus, with 350 student members from a broad range of majors, including business, the liberal arts and the sciences. TCU CEO offers a wide range of extracurricular activities, which provide mentoring relationships as well as experiential learning. TCU CEO is a student-led organization within the Neeley Entrepreneurship Program. It is the largest chapter of the National Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization, the premier global entrepreneurship network serving more than 500 colleges and universities.

TCU CEO focuses on education and encouraging students to succeed as entrepreneurs. The fundamental purpose of TCU CEO is to foster interest in the field of entrepreneurship, develop sound entrepreneurial theory, improve methods and techniques of business management, teach students how to create an entrepreneurial venture, encourage sound and honest practices in pursuit of entrepreneurial opportunities, utilize entrepreneurial skills through community outreach efforts, and develop lasting relationships among students, faculty and the business community.

Organizations nominated for this award must have been present on the TCU campus for at least five years, must display vision and take initiative to effect positive change on campus, and must demonstrate successful collaboration between the campus and the community.