Cohort 23 Application - Entrepreneurship for the Public Good for the Public Good

EPG Application

EPG is a multi-year, interdisciplinary program in Entrepreneurial Leadership and Social Innovation. For the 2027 Cohort, 15-16 students will be admitted through a competitive application process. Once accepted into the program, EPG Junior Associates will complete a once-a-week 2-hour Spring semester course in the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, leadership, and social innovation. This required course will prepare the cohort for the immersive, field-based EPG institute to take place during the 4-week May term. The institute includes extensive travel throughout the region, meetings with entrepreneurs and community leaders, and team-based and leadership experiences. Throughout the program, students will apply the entrepreneurial mindset and skillset to develop socially innovative solutions to the region’s most pressing problems. All Associates will receive a total of 1.5 credits and a stipend for participating in the program.

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Personal Info

Name * Required

First Last

Gender

Classification * Required

Freshman

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

How did you hear about EPG? * Required

Contact Info

CPO * Required

Are you living off campus? * Required

Yes

Off-Campus Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Cell Phone Number

Campus Email * Required

Personal Email (not @berea.edu)

Please give us the address of your home or last place of residence, not your Berea mailing address * Required

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Academic Info

Intended Major/Minor

Current GPA * Required

(Midterm GPA for freshmen)

Anticipated Graduation Date * Required

Academic Advisor * Required

Labor Position * Required

International Status? * Required

F-1 International

Domestic

Are you a Bonner Scholar? * Required

Yes

Are you a part of the Emerging Scholar Program? * Required

Yes

List your on-campus activities, community involvement, leadership roles, and any other significant responsibility, including dates and your role. For example: "Economics and Data Science Association, Vice President, August 2025 – Present"

Have you helped create, improve, organize, or lead a project, event, business or community initiative? Briefly describe your contribution.

Are you currently on any form of probation? (check all that apply)

Academic Probation

Labor Probation

Social Probation

EPG Commitment

The EPG Program requires full availability for the Summer Institute during May term, beginning May 10, including extensive travel and potentially weekend availability at times during the term. Are you able to make this commitment? * Required

Yes

The EPG Program requires a completion of the .5 credit Introduction to Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship course in the Spring semester, currently scheduled for Wednesdays 4-6. Are you able to enroll in this course? * Required

Yes

The EPG Program requires a Directed Field Experience, usually completed in the second summer. A Directed Field Experience is an internship or a special project that utilizes the fundamental skills taught in the EPG program. If you are a junior, the internship MUST be completed immediately following the May term. Are you able to commit to the Directed Field Experience in Summer 2027 or Summer 2028? * Required

Yes

The EPG Program requires significant participation in co-curricular programming throughout the year following the Summer Institute, including regular student-directed meetings and events. Are you willing to commit to this co-curricular participation? * Required

Yes

Do you have any special concerns about your ability to participate in the EPG Summer programs?

Short answer (no more than 300 words). You may want to compose your responses in a Word document and copy it over.

Tell us about a person, organization, or project that is creating a positive change in a way you find interesting. What about their approach stands out to you? * Required

Tell us about a time when something did not go as planned despite your efforts. How did you respond? What did you learn or do differently afterward * Required

What do you expect to gain from the EPG program and how will you apply that to your future goals? * Required

What will you bring to the EPG program? How can your experiences, perspectives, interestes, or strengths contribute to the cohort? * Required

What is something you would like us to know about you?

Resources

Please fill out the information for your on-campus references below. This form will send them an automated email asking them to complete a recommendation for you. Be sure to ask them for permission to list them as a reference prior to doing so.

References must be professors or staff. Students cannot provide references.

You must pick two different people.

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Reference #2 * Required

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If you have questions you can call 859-985-3554 or e-mail us at epg@berea.edu. You may also stop by the EPG offices on the third floor of Stephenson Hall (formerly the Bruce-Trades Building).