News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2004 Contact: Robin Micket (860) 548-7894 Technological Entrepreneurship Program at Rensselaer’s Lally School of Management and Technology Ranked among the Top 12 in the Nation by Entrepreneur Magazine HARTFORD, CONN – Entrepreneur magazine has named the technological entrepreneurship program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lally School of Management and Technology one of the top 12 schools in the nation. The rankings are posted on the magazine’s Web site and will be published in the May 2004 issue. The Lally School was among 13 business schools that represent "the top tier of the very best programs in the country," according to Entrepreneur magazine. Rankings are based on more than 30 criteria including course offerings, teaching and research faculty, business-community outreach, research centers and institutes, advisory boards, off-campus programs, entrepreneurial initiatives, degrees and certificates offered, and faculty and alumni evaluations. The complete list is available online at: www.entrepreneur.com/topcolleges. "The Entrepreneur ranking is an affirmation of the Lally School’s excellent faculty. Their ability to provide the experiential learning required to develop the next generation of technological entrepreneurs has been proven time and time again," said Denis Fred Simon, Dean of the Lally School. "We are thrilled to be recognized for our success in helping students realize their goals to develop new, innovative products and services, and in so doing, create the jobs of the future that will enable their companies to compete in an ever-changing global economy." Technological entrepreneurship–the ability to manage risk and translate new knowledge into commercial opportunity–has long been a strategic focus at Rensselaer. Rensselaer’s Lally School of Management and Technology is an accredited member of AACSB International, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. The Lally School of Management and Technology is comprised of two departments: one in Hartford, Connecticut, and one in Troy, New York. # # # BACK to News and Events