Six KEIP Interns Making a Difference During Fall Semester 2002

October 9, 2002 – The Kauffman Entrepreneur Internship Program (KEIP) at the Syracuse University School of Management has placed six entrepreneurial interns for the Fall Semester.

The internship program is funded by the School of Management Program in Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE), with additional funding from the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. It is designed to give students a direct and hands-on view of how fast-growth entrepreneurial firms operate, and the issues facing those firms.

This fall, six School of Management students have been placed as interns at local companies. Julie Abrams, a junior entrepreneurship major, is working at DEALTEK® in Syracuse. Two seniors, Robert Blink, double majoring in supply chain management and accounting, and Colleen Fadden, double majoring in entrepreneurship and accounting, have both been positioned as interns for Sensis Corporation of Dewitt. Elizabeth Dickey, a junior double majoring in marketing and entrepreneurship, is interning at Welch Allyn, Inc. in Skaneateles. Brian Morris, a senior double majoring in entrepreneurship and finance, is working with Syracuse University’s CASE Center. And Jamie Podhaizer, a junior dual majoring in marketing and international relations, is at CABLExpress Corporation in Syracuse.

DEALTEK® provides technology-driven solutions to optimize strategic decisions regarding a company’s capital investment projects. They specialize in the development, expansion/consolidation, and location/relocation of business operations and facilities. They are involved in domestic and cross-border decisions ranging from building a company’s own capabilities (through new facilities or M&A transactions), to forming new business relationships (through strategic alliances or joint ventures).

Sensis Corporation is a privately held firm with two distinct divisions: Sensis Air Defense Systems increases tactical capabilities through advanced radar detection and surveillance integration products. Customers include the United States Marine Corps, Ballistic Missile Defense Office, Israeli Air Force, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Royal Danish Air Force, Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Norwegian Air Force, Royal Singapore Air Force, Saudi Air Force, United States Air Force, United States Customs Service, and the United States Navy. Sensis Air Traffic Systems develops surveillance sensors and information systems aimed at increasing aviation safety, capacity, and efficiency through improved situational awareness. Clients include Aeroports de Paris, Airservices Australia, the Federal Aviation Administration, Lockheed Martin, NASA, National Air Traffic Services, and the United States Navy.
Welch Allyn, Inc. is a worldwide, privately held company, applying related technologies to the medical diagnostic and allied therapeutic instrumentation, data collection, inspection systems, and selected specialty lighting application markets.
CASE Center is the New York State Center for Advanced Technology in Computer Applications and Software Engineering (CASE) uses University faculty, students, staff, and other resources to help nurture New York's high-tech economy. Its success is linked to the success of technology companies in New York State, specifically in terms of jobs, cost savings, and new products. Its activities span from applied research in areas as systems assurance; networked and distributed computing; RF and wireless information systems; and applied computing, to running an incubator whose mission is to product venture-ready technology businesses.

CABLExpress Corporation is a global provider of network solutions. It is a leader in the IT marketplace, offering new and equal2new® certified computer networking equipment. Among its offerings are: networking hardware, testing equipment, mainframe data center products, computer cables and connectors, wiring systems, data communications equipment and computer connectivity products from leading manufacturers. CABLExpress Technologies also provides expert technical support, corporate buying programs and quantity discounts.

These interns work 15 - 20 hours per week and are employed for the entire semester, through early December. They also consult to one another, sharing insights, problems and approaches, and participate in a series of interventions with Dr. Michael Morris, their faculty sponsor. The host companies and the EEE department share the cost of the interns’ stipends.