Courses
Learn more about our KS WELI Sponsored Courses that offer interdisciplinary opportunities in leadership, management, design, and entrepreneurship.
Open to all registered UT Austin students regardless of sex.
Apply Today for the Women in Entrepreneurship Course
This class, led by UT professor of record and entrepreneur Jan Ryan, with featured speaker and industry leader Kendra Scott, will immerse students in the core tenets of building a new business from the perspective of a female founder.
(Open to all students at UT regardless of sex.) The Fall 2025 class will be held onsite at Kendra Scott Headquarters on Tuesdays from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Applications are now open, and will be due on or before April 6, 2025.
Current Sponsored Courses
Experience KS WELI Sponsored Courses
FA355 // Women in Entreprenuership
MAN 347P // Entrepreneurship Practicum: Passion Industries
TXA 341E / MAN 337 // Accessory Design, Development and Merchandising
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Meet the KS WELI Professors




Women in Entreprenuership (WiE) Specialization
The Women in Entrepreneurship (WiE) Specialization is a partnership between the McCombs Entrepreneurship Minor and the Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute, and The University of Texas at Austin. The first of its kind, the WiE specialization offers all UT Austin undergraduate students, a variety of classes that are able to meet requirements #4 and/or #5 of the McCombs Entrepreneurship Minor.
To be a part of the WiE specialization, UT Austin students are required to take courses sponsored by the KS WELI. Additional applications may be required per class. All undergraduate students are required to apply to the McCombs Entrepreneurship Minor and complete all 5 requirements to graduate with the Entrepreneurship Minor credential.
All qualified students are eligible to apply for the Entrepreneurship Minor and WiE Specialization regardless of sex.


#2
Undergraduate Programs for Entrepreneurship
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#5
Graduate Programs for Entrepreneurs
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Lesley Robinson
Director, KS WELI // Lecturer, McCombs School of Business & College of Fine Arts
Linley Morris, '23
Chemical Engineering, FA355 // Women in Entrepreneurship
Grace Robertson '23
Sociology and Public Relations, FA371 / MAN377 // Entrepreneurial LeadHERship