The Office of Entrepreneurship & Career Development is thrilled to welcome the 2023-2024 student leadership team, as we prepare for the Fall semester. This highly accomplished group will assist us as we continue to expand our support for the IU Jacobs School of Music community. Please join us in welcoming Kearsen Erwin, Jamey Guzman, Faith… Read more »
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Three Paid Student Intern Positions Available in the OECD!
Are you looking for a job that’s exciting and beneficial to your career? The Jacobs School of Music Office of Entrepreneurship & Career Development (OECD) is planning to appoint THREE motivated JSoM students with great management, communications, and organizational skills as paid interns for the 2023-24 academic year. >> Application Deadline is THURSDAY, JUNE 1,… Read more »
April Entrepreneur of the Month: Music in Games Society
“So many students have come up to me to express how gratifying and validating it is to have a space which recognizes their interests and which allows them to meet and hang out with other people who are passionate about similar things.” -Michael Klinberg With their concert coming up on Saturday, we thought this week… Read more »
March Entrepreneur of the Month: Chamber Project Saint Louis
“We knew we wanted to put on concerts that we would want to go to. . . . We also wanted to see ourselves. As a women-led organization, we didn’t see ourselves on stage in traditional concert programming.” -Dana Hotle“Our approach is truly hyper-local. . . . We really try to promote the composers we work with—it’s important… Read more »
Winners of the 2023 Innovation Competition!
We are thrilled to announce that our Entrepreneurs of the Month for February 2023 are the winners of the 10th Annual Jacobs School of Music Innovation Competition. The OECD has been bustling with activities the past few weeks in preparation for our big event which took place last Saturday, February 4. With a record number… Read more »
January Entrepreneur of the Month: Avi Stein
“It is important to make sure you regularly do what gives you true meaning, what made you want to be a musician. . . .It is essential to make sure that you do something that is your personal ideal in some way on a regular basis, even if that’s just a little free concert for… Read more »
October Entrepreneur of the Month: “What Is Opera, Anyway?”
“One of the things that I think gets in a lot of people’s way is feeling like you’re not ready or old enough or established enough to do these things. But chances are if you’re really passionate about your idea, and you have the skill set to do them, and you’re qualified to do it,… Read more »
Aisha Ahmad-Post is our Entrepreneur of the Month
Innovative Ideas from the JSoM Community “The big question is why? What is the value of art? And who gets to make those cultural decisions?” This month we are featuring Jacobs School of Music alumna Aisha Ahmad-Post, who is now Executive Director of the Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts at the… Read more »
Celebrating Composer Leigha Amick
As we finish out the final days of March, we are very pleased to announce our Entrepreneur of the Month: Leigha Amick! Leigha is a composer and JSoM alumna who draws inspiration from nature, mathematics, and stories. Her compositions have been performed by ensembles including the Boulder Philharmonic, the Orlando Philharmonic, the Indiana University New… Read more »
Celebrating Black Entrepreneurs
In celebration of Black History Month, we are featuring several young talented Black Jacobs School of Music alumni as our collective Entrepreneurs of The Month, each of whom offers a unique perspective on what it means to cultivate an engaging and dynamic career in the arts. Keep reading to hear what these amazing artists have… Read more »