The Fifth Third Bank Entrepreneurship Institute at Northern Kentucky University offers graduate and undergraduate academic and outreach programs in entrepreneurship. The Institute is an exciting partnership between the fastest growing banking organization in the Tri-state region and the fastest growing university in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Northern Kentucky University (NKU) has a singular mission within the Commonwealth of Kentucky as a metropolitan and regional institution to offer community college, baccalaureate, graduate, and professional programs addressing the educational needs of a large and diverse population. Through such programs, the University educates students to be productive citizens, to prepare them for success in careers and occupations, and to pursue a commitment to life-long learning. As an educational, cultural, and social center, the University stimulates economic development and fosters the academic, artistic, and personal freedoms vital to a free society. Northern's enrollment is close to 14,000 students, making it the second largest university in the greater Cincinnati area and third largest in the state of Kentucky.