• Enhance faculty and student research and scholarships
• Enhance the undergraduate and graduate programs at BSC
• Provide outreach activities that contribute to the local economy
• Support student engagement in community and global issues
• Stimulate interdisciplinary interactions among faculty, students, librarians and staff
• Enhance the institution's visibility and identity
• Generate external financial support

Our Director

Dr. Shannon Donovan, DBA, MFS, is an Associate Professor in the School of Business and Co-Founder and Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship Studies at Bridgewater State College. She teaches undergraduate and graduate finance, entrepreneurship and accounting courses, including Entrepreneurial Consulting, Managerial Finance, Managerial Accounting, Investments, Real Estate and Capital Budgeting. She has also taught at Northeastern University. Dr. Donovan was awarded the 2007 MCO best online course award for her extensive use of technology in the classroom and she authors online, chapter exercises in finance textbooks. Dr. Donovan also had a paper published in the 2005 Journal of Business and Information Technology.

A 10-year veteran in the investment industry, Dr. Donovan is an active member of various college committees and community organizations, including many local chambers of commerce including South Shore, Metro South and Cranberry County and Plymouth, where she has made presentations on cash budgeting and projected business statements. She is a member of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Finance Management Association, American Finance Association, the Eastern Finance Association, the American Risk and Insurance Association and the Academy of Management. Dr. Donovan earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Boston College and her Doctorate degree from Nova Southeastern University.

Click here to see a list of conferences where Dr. Donovan has made presentations.

Our Advisory Boards

• External Community Board, made up of: CES Director(s); the Dean of the School of Business; representatives of distinguished entrepreneurs; members of government and non-government agencies assisting entrepreneurs; heads of local Chambers of Commerce and community bankers.
  
  This board assists the Director(s) and the Dean in decisions about the strategic direction of the Center. They also help publicize the Center and help with ideas and contacts for the speaker series, conferences and sponsors.



• Internal BSC Board, consisting of: CES Director(s); the Dean of the School of Business; faculty members from the School of Business; representatives from the School of Arts and Sciences and representatives from the School of Education.
  
  This board helps with decisions concerning programs enhancing the academic programs and research at BSC. It also maintains working relationships with deans and faculty at the different schools and helps with coordinating activities across schools. One of the goals of this group is to encourage interdisciplinary activities.