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Entrepreneur understands the importance of liberal arts and business integration Bryant's curriculum integrates business and liberal arts courses to offer students the skills and tools they need to succeed in all aspects of their lives. Joe D'Ambrose '08 of Middletown, CT embraces this blend. He started at Bryant studying finance but soon realized that a greater emphasis on the liberal arts would give him more of the skills he would need to become a successful entrepreneur. While the business skills are important, being able to think holistically about the world is vital, he said. "I think it is important, especially in business, to figure out how people work and how the greater world is working," said D'Ambrose, who is now focusing on sociology and economics. His growing knowledge, and entrepreneurial spirit, has led him to create several companies while still a student. As part of a Business 101 class, D'Ambrose and three friends created Expedient Laundry, a door-to-door professional laundry service for Bryant students. He also co-founded a website design business in 2004 called Normal Kings. "I am able to major in the liberal arts but still get a really strong business base," which he said would be valuable when he pursues an advanced degree in business in the future. He relays this experience in his role as an Admissions Ambassador when prospective students ask him what he can do with a degree in sociology. "I am going to do business," he tells them. According to The Business Report, 60 percent of the nation's CEOs have liberal arts degrees. Along with superior academic programs it was the sense of community and the chance to get involved that made Bryant a perfect fit, said D'Ambrose. He is part of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO) at Bryant that has sponsored "Elevator Pitch" competitions where students have only about a minute to sell someone on the benefits of their business idea. He is the host of a radio show on WJMF, the webmaster for the Finance Association, and he is working with a group of students to develop a new Sociology Organization. In addition, he is in the honors program. He is planning to write his thesis on his experience with the laundry business combined with sociology and economics, which he described as "The Economics of the Group Dynamic in an Entrepreneurial Setting." He describes his entrepreneurial mindset as "just taking an idea, putting it into action and creating work," he said. The synergy between the business school and the arts and sciences is providing a well-rounded education that is essential for future success. "It is a perfect mix of abilities and skills that I know I need for graduate school or whatever I chose to do in the future," said D'Ambrose.
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