NEWS AND EVENTS
News
Beginning spring 2023, ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ Law alum Peter Groverman, Esq. ’10, co-founder and vice chairman of Grovara, the leading B2B global marketplace for wellness brands, will serve as the second-ever entrepreneur in residence (EIR) for ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ Law’s John F. Scarpa Center for Entrepreneurship and Law. Groverman is also co-CEO of Product Search Live, executive director of BFY Media, owner of Stretch Gallery and founder of the R.E.L.I.E.F. Foundation.
Mark C. Alexander, The Arthur J. Kania Dean of the ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ University Charles Widger School of Law, has appointed MarySheila McDonald as the new John F. Scarpa Professor of Entrepreneurship. A leader, scholar and innovator, she comes to ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ from the La Salle University School of Business where she served as dean since 2017.
ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ University President, the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, announced a $15 million gift from the John F. Scarpa Foundation to further elevate the Charles Widger School of Law as a leader in entrepreneurship and law, in addition to strengthening entrepreneurial expertise, innovative thinking and collaboration across the University. In recognition of Scarpa’s lifetime giving of more than $20 million to ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥, the Law School building will be named John F. Scarpa Hall.
ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ University School of Law Receives $5 Million Naming Gift from John F. Scarpa for the Center for Law and Entrepreneurship
ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ University School of Law announced that John F. Scarpa, former Co-Chairman and Founder of American Cellular Network Corporation, and his wife, Jana, have committed $5 million for the naming of The John F. Scarpa Center for Law and Entrepreneurship.
Events
2023
2022
- Leadership & Organizational Development (OD) SIG:Ìý"Intrapreneurship: Building an Entrepreneurial Mindset and Culture Inside Your Organization", 9/21
- The Inside Story of Tipper X: A Journey Down the Slippery Slope, 3/23
2021
- Future Business Law Professors Conference, 9/10
MarySheila E. McDonald
John F. Scarpa Professor of Entrepreneurship
Director, Scarpa Center for Law and Entrepreneurship
ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ University Charles Widger School of Law
299 N. Spring Mill Road
ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥, PA 19085
marysheila.mcdonald@law.villanova.edu