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About The Paul J.’69 & Kathleen M. Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship

at Rensselaer’s Lally School of Management & Technology 

Established in 1988, the Paul J. ’69 and Kathleen M. Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship (SCTE) helps foster new generations of budding and successful entrepreneurs through outreach programs, education and research. Centered in Rensselaer’s Kenneth T. and Thelma P. Lally School of Management & Technology, the mission of the SCTE is to integrate educational and research programs by exposing every Rensselaer student to the practices and principles of entrepreneurship; infuse the fundamentals of entrepreneurship throughout the Rensselaer curriculum; extend Rensselaer’s leadership and national prominence in technological entrepreneurship; and enhance the synergy between entrepreneurship and information technology.

About the Lally School of Management & TechnologyRensselaer’s Lally School of Management & Technology was founded in 1963 as an integral part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the nation’s oldest degree-granting technological university. Building on Rensselaer’s heritage of more than 180 years of leadership in science and engineering, the Lally School is dedicated to advancing business through innovation. The Lally School’s curriculum is designed to produce leaders who combine creative passion with the ability to integrate technology across business functions.  

The faculty emphasizes the value of hands-on experience available through campus resources such as the Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship and the nation’s first on-campus business incubator. Rensselaer’s Lally School offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs in management, doctoral programs in management and technology, an Executive MBA program, and an expanding portfolio of collaborative programs with enterprises and academic institutions in the Indian sub-continent, China, Europe, and the Middle East. For more information on the Lally School, go to www.lallyschool.rpi.edu.

About the Severino Interest Group

The Severino Interest Group is a university-community collaborative initiated to galvanize the integration of technological innovation with business. The SIG also serves as a nexus where young innovators and researchers can engage with business leaders and seasoned entrepreneurs to exchange ideas, discuss leading-edge research, and stay informed of current strategic and global polemics shaping the technological and economic landscapes.