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New College of Business Faculty Member Brings Entrepreneurship to the Forefront

A new faculty member at Michigan Tech smiles outside in the snow with the College of Business headquarters in the Academic Office Building in the background.
Both the natural and the entrepreneurial environments were a draw for Patrick Woock, who joined the Michigan Tech College of Business Faculty and took the helm as director of Husky Innovate at the start of spring semester.

Patrick Woock, the newest member of the Michigan Tech College of Business faculty, begins teaching classes next fall. But he’s already busy laying the groundwork for the next iteration of Husky Innovate, one of Michigan Tech’s most promising student-focused entrepreneurial engines.

Woock comes to Michigan Tech from Houston, Texas. When he and his wife first visited Tech, she disappeared—camera in hand—to explore the trails, parks, and vistas that are an integral part of the Keweenaw landscape.

“That’s when I knew,” Woock said. “This is a place where you can be at peace. A place where you can adventure. A place where you can be a human being.”