NEWS AND EVENTS
News
Beginning spring 2023, ¸ÌéÙÖ±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 ¸ÌéÙÖ±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 ¸ÌéÙÖ±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 ¸ÌéÙÖ±²¥ from the La Salle University School of Business where she served as dean since 2017.
¸ÌéÙÖ±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 ¸ÌéÙÖ±²¥, the Law School building will be named John F. Scarpa Hall.
¸ÌéÙÖ±²¥ University School of Law Receives $5 Million Naming Gift from John F. Scarpa for the Center for Law and Entrepreneurship
¸ÌéÙÖ±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
¸ÌéÙÖ±²¥ University Charles Widger School of Law
299 N. Spring Mill Road
¸ÌéÙÖ±²¥, PA 19085
marysheila.mcdonald@law.villanova.edu