Build Your Entrepreneurship Program: Navigating the NACCE Institute, AI Credentials, and $10K Grants Webinar
Discover how to launch or strengthen your campus entrepreneurship program.
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Discover how to launch or strengthen your campus entrepreneurship program in this practical, insight-packed webinar. We’ll walk you through the NACCE Institute, explore emerging Google AI credentials that can give your students a competitive edge, and break down how to access $10,000 entrepreneur grant opportunities for your students initiatives. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to expand, you’ll leave with clear next steps and valuable resources.
Who Should Attend:
- Entrepreneurship Faculty, and Instructors
- Deans, Department Chairs, and Workforce Development and Continuing Ed Professionals
- Entrepreneurs
Takeaways from this Webinar:
1. A roadmap to build or scale your entrepreneurship program
Understand how to leverage the NACCE Institute to design, launch, or enhance entrepreneurship initiatives on your campus.
2. How to integrate in-demand Google AI credentials
Learn practical ways to incorporate AI-focused credentials that boost student skills and workforce readiness.
3. How to access $10K in grant funding for entrepreneursGet step-by-step insight into available entrepreneur grant opportunities, including what’s required and how to position your program for success.
About the Speakers:
Katie Calabrese, NACCE, Sr. Director, Verizon Programs
With over 15 years of experience in higher education, Katie has built a career around connecting ideas, people, and purpose to create meaningful impact. For the past eight years, she has been part of NACCE, where she has had the opportunity to lead and contribute to initiatives that strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems and expand opportunities for communities nationwide.
Her background as a project manager has shaped how she approaches work, balancing strategy with execution, and always keeping people at the center. She is especially passionate about designing and delivering projects that don’t just succeed on paper, but leave a lasting, positive mark. Many of the programs she has helped lead have been recognized as award-winning, reflecting the collaboration and shared vision behind each effort.
Outside of her professional work, she brings a love of learning and connection into everything she does. Katie holds a Master of Education, has spent over seven years as a corporate trainer, and am also a certified fine wine sommelier, experiences that have deepened her appreciation for storytelling, nuance, and creating memorable experiences. At home, she is a proud mom of three and wife to an entrepreneur who owns several businesses, an environment that continuously inspires her passion for innovation, resilience, and building something meaningful.
At the heart of it all, she is driven by the opportunity to make an impact, whether that’s through building programs, supporting people, or helping ideas grow into something lasting.
Elizabeth Anderson, NACCE, Manager of Communications & Special Projects
Elizabeth serves as the Manager of Communications & Special Projects at NACCE, where she leads communications efforts, supports national events, and manages strategic initiatives that elevate NACCE’s visibility and impact.
She develops and distributes NACCE’s communications and marketing materials, highlights member success stories, and supports messaging for conferences, summits, and special events. Elizabeth also coordinates sponsorship fulfillment and manages communications for major programs such as the NACCE Institute powered by Verizon Small Business Digital Ready, InfoSys workforce innovation initiatives, the Baker Hill CEED Initiative, and SkillPointe workforce projects.
She plays a key role in event coordination, sponsor engagement, and cross-department collaboration. With a strong background in logistics, client relations, and storytelling, Elizabeth is dedicated to strengthening partnerships, enhancing efficiency, and supporting NACCE’s mission to foster an entrepreneurial mindset and innovative action across community colleges.
Elizabeth holds an Associate of Arts degree from Wake Technical Community College and a Bachelor of Science in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management from NC State University, with a minor in Cross-Disciplinary Leadership Perspectives.