Daveler & Kauanui School of Entrepreneurship (DKSOE): Caught in the Act of Academic Excellence
October 14, 2026 / Tags: Student Success, Academic Excellence, National Rankings, Academic Affairs News, DKSOE
Caught in the Act: The people and practices behind the Daveler & Kauanui School of Entrepreneurship (DKSOE) and its award-winning teaching, national rankings, and student ventures.
Greg Desrosiers at the Experiential Classroom conference.
Two Wins at The Experiential Classroom
Teaching is at the heart of DKSOE, and two of its faculty just proved it on a national
stage. At the Experiential Classroom conference, an annual experiential learning conference
attended by over fifty entrepreneurship faculty from across the world, assistant professor
Moses Osofero won the Case Study Teaching Demonstration and instructor Greg Desrosiers won the Business Case Simulator Challenge.
(Above) DKSOE stole ceremony.
No. 3 in the Nation in Entrepreneurship Degree Production
DKSOE ranks No. 3 in the country for degrees awarded in entrepreneurship, and first
among public universities, according to data from The National Center for Education
Statistics IPEDS database, compiled by Dr. William McDowell, dean of DKSOE.
From Pitch to Podium
DKSOE alum Dillon Rosenthal (cover, right), the school's 2025-26 Undergraduate Student of the Year, took his startup
BounceBack Pickle all the way to Google's London headquarters as a Top 8 finalist
for the Hult Prize this September, a global student startup competition with a $1
million award. Back home, he won the SCORE Pitch Contest in Naples, with fellow FGCU
alum and Runway Program winner Justin Fiorello (cover, left) of Hoop-Dee Mats taking second.
(Above) Greg Desrosiers at the Experiential Classroom conference.
Deep Tech Club takes off
Led by visiting research scholars Luca Principi and Mattia Barbarossa, the new Deep Tech Club brings together more than 50 engineering and entrepreneurship
students to turn emerging technologies into real ventures.
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