- Tyrone Adam Burroughs School of Business and Entrepreneurship
- Tracy Dunn
Tracy Dunn
- Tyrone Adam Burroughs School of Business and Entrepreneurship
- Tracy Dunn
Dr. Dunn holds both an MBA and Ph.D. in Business Administration from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. Prior to that, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in German from Wofford College and a Master of Science in Journalism from Boston University. Her academic pursuits included international studies in Germany (Goethe Institute – Prien and Rothenburg), England (Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester), and Russia (Moscow International Business School).
TRAINING:
Entrepreneurship Specialization – Wharton Online, University of Pennsylvania
Design Thinking for Innovation Certificate – Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
Entrepreneurship Center Management Certification – International Business Innovation Association (InBIA)
Palmetto Venture Fellowship – VentureSouth & South Carolina Department of Commerce, Office of Innovation
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS/PRESENTATIONS
Dunn, Tracy (2025), “Advancing Economic Development by Focusing on High-Growth Ventures and Small Businesses,” 14th International Conference on Business and Economic Development (ICBED)
Green, Daryl and Tracy Dunn (2024), “Moving from Faculty to Chair/Dean: Navigating Leadership Transitions in Business Education,” Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs Leadership Symposium.
Dunn, Tracy (2024), “The Innovation Journey of Benedict College,” 2024 International Triple Helix Conference.
Dunn, Tracy (2023), “What is Your Innovative Leadership IQ?” ACBSP 2023 Women’s Academic Leadership Summit.
Green, Daryl and Tracy Dunn (2022), “Innovative Engagement of Gen Z,” Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs Region 6 Conference.
Dunn, Tracy (2022), “Building an HBCU Innovation Ecosystem: The Power of Alliances” Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs Region 3 Conference.
Dunn, Tracy (2022), “Pushing Innovation Beyond the B-School Walls: A Case Study,” National HBCU Business Deans Roundtable Summit.
Dunn, Tracy, Melvin Miller, and Iva Walters (2020), “Building Business Leaders for a Better Tomorrow through Service-Learning,” Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs Region 3 Conference.
FUNDED GRANTS:
Improving the Campus Innovation Ecosystem Through an Entrepreneurship Certificate & Minor for Non-business Majors
VentureWell Course & Program Grant
PI: Tracy H. Dunn, Ph.D.
VentureWell
$30,000
February 1, 2024 – August 31, 2027
Burroughs Enterprise, Startup, and Technology (B.E.S.T.) Innovation Lab
NSF Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity Grant
PI: Tracy H. Dunn, Ph.D.
National Science Foundation
$400,000
October 1, 2023 – October 31, 2026
Burroughs Enterprise, Startup, and Technology (B.E.S.T.) Innovation Lab
Entrepreneurship Education Innovation Grant
PI: Tracy H. Dunn, Ph.D.
Howard University & PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship
$25,000
September 1, 2023 – September 1, 2024
Benedict College Statewide Investment Accelerator
Economic Development Administration (EDA) Build to Scale (B2S) Grant
PI: Tracy H. Dunn, Ph.D.
United States Department of Commerce
$525,000
January 1, 2023 – December 30, 2025
Burroughs Enterprise, Startup, and Technology (B.E.S.T.) Innovation Lab
Relentless Challenge Grant
PI: Tracy H. Dunn, Ph.D.
South Carolina Department of Commerce, Office of Innovation
$43,000
January 15, 2022 – January 31, 2023
INVITE PANELISTS
2024 ACEEU Americas Forum (July 2024) – Americas Most Impactful University of the Year Plenary Session
2024 SCRA Summit (April 2024) – IDEATE Breakout Session 2: Lab to Market
Inclusive Tech Expo (ITX) (November 2022) – Developing an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem – A True Practice
National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) 2021 Competency Symposium – Strategies for Institution-wide Competency Development – Pillar 2A (March 31, 2021) –The Role of Faculty and Curriculum in Competency Development