University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

School:University of Maryland College Park

2014-09-14T21:31:51Z

JordanGreenwald:

[[File:UMD logo.jpeg|thumb|University of Maryland Terrapins]]

= Introduction =

The University of Maryland was founded in 1856 as a land grant institution and the state’s flagship public research university. The University of Maryland, College Park is the largest institution in the University System of Maryland. As of Fall 2013, the University’s undergraduate enrollment was 26,487 and its graduate enrollment totaled 10,500 students. The university offers over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate degrees. The University has strong ties to its region in the greater Washington Metropolitan area, including strong research partnerships with the federal government.

In Princeton Review’s 2014 rankings for the Top 50 Entrepreneurship colleges and business schools, University of Maryland ranked #15 for undergraduate and #16 for graduate schools.

President Wallace D. Loh has committed to support the growth of S.T.E.M. majors, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. There is clearly momentum to increase the number of start-up companies that emerge from the support of the University’s educational and research-oriented atmosphere. As this process unfolds, the University of Maryland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem provides a myriad of programs to expose students to the skill sets needed to create and pursue innovative and entrepreneurial ventures.

= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

== Centers ==

Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship (R.H. Smith School of Business)

Center for Social Value Creation (R.H. Smith School of Business)

MTECH - Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (A.J. Clark School of Engineering)

National Center for Smart Growth (School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation)

== Formal programs ==

Certificate in Innovation Management

Graduate Certificate in Engineering-Technology Ventures and Innovation

Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship

"Fearless Founders" program (The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship) 

== Courses ==

Courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are mainly offered in the college of Engineering and the school of business, though some introductory courses are also available for undergraduates in their freshman or sophomore year. In early 2013, President Loh announced the start of the new Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship which has worked to create mores courses in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students of all majors.

As of Fall 2014, The University of Maryland, College Park offers the following courses in entrepreneurship to undergraduate students:

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ANSC236: Equine Business Management</span>'''

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AREC306: Farm Management and Sustainable Food Production</span>'''
<div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARHU439J: Social Activism and Popular Culture</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398B: Writing for Social Entrepreneurship</span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398N: Writing for Non-Profit Organizations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CMSC498E: Technology for CS Start-ups</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E: Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES140: Foundations in Entrepreneurship </span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES141: Introduction to High-Tech Product Development & Marketing  </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES142: Introduction to Innovative Thinking & Creativity</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES143: Communication Essentials for Entrepreneurs</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP100: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Colloquium</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP143: Foundations in Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP144: Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES210: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis & Decision-Making</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP240: Exploring International Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP241: Social Entrepreneurship Practicum </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES460: Fundamentals of Technology Start-Up Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES461: Advanced Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis in Technology Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES462: Marketing High-Technology Products & Innovations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES463: Strategies for Managing Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES464: International Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES465: Entrepreneurial Design Thinking</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498: Special Topics in Entrepreneurship </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E:  Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498P: Corporate Technology Ventures </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">JOUR455: Media Entrepreneurship</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">PUAF359I: Investing and Leading Social Change: The Art and Science of Philanthropy</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AGNR301: Sustainability</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">LARC471: Capstone Studio: Community Design</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARCH403: Architecture Studio IV</span>'''</div><div><br/></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

== Living Learning Programs ==

These programs provide undergraduates with a linked residential and academic experience. It allows students to make connections with faculty and students with similar academic interests outside of the classroom while engaging them in applied learning opportunities.

The nation’s first living learning entrepreneurship program is the Hinman CEOs. Other living learning programs pertaining to innovation and/or entrepreneurship include: Digital Cultures and Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EIP), Integrated Life Sciences, ACES Cybersecurity, Flexus: Women in Engineering, Virtus: Men in Engineering, Gemstone, and CIVICUS

== Extra Curricular Programs ==

*<u>Innovation Fridays</u> are open to all students regardless of their field of study and are an opportunity to share their ideas with and receive valuable feedback from experienced entrepreneurs.
*<u>University of Maryland Technology Startup Bootcamp</u> [[Www.bootcamp.umd.edu]] Annual intensive, one-day workshop and networking event on how to launch tech ventures
*<u>Entrepreneur Office Hours</u> [[Www.eoh.umd.edu]]Free, open office hours for UM students, faculty, staff, and regional entrepreneurs with tech-based startups or ideas
*<u>30 Days of EnTERPreneurship</u> – Within the past few years, the month of April at the University of Maryland has become a month to highlight the innovation that has occurred throughout the campus. The campus becomes filled with examples of ideation and implementation through a series of workshops, competitions and showcases.
*<u>Mpact Week</u>

== Competitions ==

*University of Maryland $75K Business Plan Competition: ''Annual competition for Faculty, Students, and Recent Alumni to vet new tech venture ideas [http://www.bpc.umd.edu/ http://www.bpc.umd.edu/]''
*Cupid’s Cup [http://www.cupidscup.com/ http://www.cupidscup.com/]
*Pitch Dingman
*Do Good Challenge
*AdVENTURE Challenge: China 
*ACC Clean Energy Challenge [http://www.accnrg.org/ http://www.accnrg.org/]
*Be the Solution Business Plan Challenge [http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition]
*China Business Plan Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship]
*Faculty Venture Fair [http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair]
*Heal the Turtle [https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/ https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/]
*Innovate 4 Healthcare [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4 http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4]
*Mobility Contest [http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/ http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/]
*No Limits Social Impact Pitch Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium]

*Code for Community Challenge [http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html]

== Student-led Groups ==

*mDIL – Maryland Design Impact Lab is a trans-disciplinary student collaborative which leverages the power of diverse expertise colliding in innovative settings to use design-thinking to take ideas to implementation in order to create impact at multiple scales.
*[http://startupshell.org/ Startup Shell] - student-run nonprofit, startup incubator and coworking space for students of any level (undergraduate through PhD).
*[http://bitca.mp Bitcamp] - 750+ student hackathon (part of Major League Hacking)
*[[Entrepreneurship Connector ]]- student group that promotes "hands on" entrepreneurship through networking events, an internship program, and by providing free consulting services to undergraduate student start-ups

== Innovation Spaces ==

*Tech Entrepreneur Research and Prototyping (TERP) Startup Laboratory
*Startup Shell fabrication lab and hackerspace
*Terrapin Hackers (Collider is their makerspace)
*"The Garage" (Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
*"The Ideation Room" (Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

== Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

*Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program www.mips.umd.edu [http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf] Research Funding for Technology Product Development
*VentureAccelerator Program www.va.umd.edu Intense, hands-on venture creation assistance for faculty and students
*Biotechnology Research and Education Program www.brep.umd.edu
*Technology Advancement Program www.tap.umd.edu
*A Scholars Program for Industry-oriented Research in Engineering (ASPIRE) www.aspire.umd.edu
*Funding www.mtech.umd.edu/funding/index.html numerous sources of funding exist to bolster both faculty and student ventures at various stages of their development

== Research Centers ==

University of Maryland is home to over 250 research centers. [http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm]

= University Technology Transfer Function =

The University of Maryland has recently integrated their technology commercialization operations with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in order to combine resources and expertise to yield more startups.

*Office of Tecnology Commercialization [http://www.otc.umd.edu/ http://www.otc.umd.edu/]
*Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center- The University of Maryland School of Law assists students and faculty with legal advice and services pertaining to patenting and intellectual property rights. [http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/ http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/]
*'''See this link for the University of Maryland Intellectual Property Policy: [http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf]'''

= University-Industry Collaboration =

*SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) Entrepreneurial Consulting Practicum
*BioMaryland Center [http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx]

<br/>'''Incubators, with Wet Lab Space'''

*Association For Entrepreneurial Science (AES)
*Bio Innovation Center - UM Biopark
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Hood
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Monocracy
*Germantown Innovation Center
*Shady Grove Innovation Center
*Technical Innovation Center
*Technology Advancement Program (University of Maryland)

<br/>'''Incubators, No Wet Lab Space'''

*Business and Technology Growth Center at University Town Center
*Chesapeake Innovation Center
*Embassy Business Complex
*Emerging Technology Center - Canton
*Emerging Technology Center - Johns Hopkins Eastern Baltimore
*Garrett Information Enterprise Center
*Higher Education and Applied Technology (HEAT) Center
*Neotech Incubator • Prince George's County Technical Assistance Center
*Rockville Innovation Center
*Salisbury Airport Incubator
*Silver Spring Innovation Center
*Tawes Science/Technology Business Incubator
*Towson University Business Globalization Center
*Wheaton Business Innovation Center
*White Oak Innovation Center

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= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts<br/> =

The University of Maryland leverage’s its unique location and proximity to the nation’s capital by forming strategic partnerships with the government as well as regional business networks in order to support the research and ventures of students and faculty.

*DC I-Corps
*Maryland Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC Network)
*Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
*Greater Baltimore Technology Council
*Technology Council of Maryland
*TEDCO
*Maryland Entrepreneurs Resource List (MERL)
*Maryland Business Incubation Association (MBIA)
*National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)

= Landscape Canvas =

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= Entrepreneurship Atmosphere  =

We currently rate the University of Maryland as a 9 out of 10 in reference the culture of I&E. The momentum is quickly spreading throughout the campus, however few student-run initiatives currently exist. Otherwise the University is on the fast track to creating widespread regional impact through its venture creation efforts.

= Related Links =

[[University of Maryland College Park Student Priorities]]

[[Valerie Sherry]]

[[Atin Mittra|Atin Mittra]]

[[Meenu Singh|Meenu Singh]]

[[Jordan_Greenwald|Jordan Greenwald]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Maryland College Park

2014-09-14T21:21:02Z

JordanGreenwald:

[[File:UMD logo.jpeg|thumb|University of Maryland Terrapins]]

= Introduction =

The University of Maryland was founded in 1856 as a land grant institution and the state’s flagship public research university. The University of Maryland, College Park is the largest institution in the University System of Maryland. As of Fall 2013, the University’s undergraduate enrollment was 26,487 and its graduate enrollment totaled 10,500 students. The university offers over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate degrees. The University has strong ties to its region in the greater Washington Metropolitan area, including strong research partnerships with the federal government.

In Princeton Review’s 2014 rankings for the Top 50 Entrepreneurship colleges and business schools, University of Maryland ranked #15 for undergraduate and #16 for graduate schools.

President Wallace D. Loh has committed to support the growth of S.T.E.M. majors, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. There is clearly momentum to increase the number of start-up companies that emerge from the support of the University’s educational and research-oriented atmosphere. As this process unfolds, the University of Maryland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem provides a myriad of programs to expose students to the skill sets needed to create and pursue innovative and entrepreneurial ventures.

= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

== Centers ==

Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship (R.H. Smith School of Business)

Center for Social Value Creation (R.H. Smith School of Business)

MTECH - Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (A.J. Clark School of Engineering)

National Center for Smart Growth (School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation)

== Formal programs ==

Certificate in Innovation Management

Graduate Certificate in Engineering-Technology Ventures and Innovation

Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship

"Fearless Founders" program (The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship) 

== Courses ==

Courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are mainly offered in the college of Engineering and the school of business, though some introductory courses are also available for undergraduates in their freshman or sophomore year. In early 2013, President Loh announced the start of the new Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship which has worked to create mores courses in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students of all majors.

As of Fall 2014, The University of Maryland, College Park offers the following courses in entrepreneurship to undergraduate students:

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ANSC236: Equine Business Management</span>'''

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"></span>''''''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AREC306: Farm Management and Sustainable Food Production</span>'''
<div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARHU439J: Social Activism and Popular Culture</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398B: Writing for Social Entrepreneurship</span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398N: Writing for Non-Profit Organizations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CMSC498E: Technology for CS Start-ups</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E: Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES140: Foundations in Entrepreneurship </span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES141: Introduction to High-Tech Product Development & Marketing  </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES142: Introduction to Innovative Thinking & Creativity</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES143: Communication Essentials for Entrepreneurs</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP100: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Colloquium</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP143: Foundations in Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP144: Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES210: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis & Decision-Making</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP240: Exploring International Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP241: Social Entrepreneurship Practicum </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES460: Fundamentals of Technology Start-Up Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES461: Advanced Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis in Technology Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES462: Marketing High-Technology Products & Innovations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES463: Strategies for Managing Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES464: International Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES465: Entrepreneurial Design Thinking</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498: Special Topics in Entrepreneurship </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E:  Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498P: Corporate Technology Ventures </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">JOUR455: Media Entrepreneurship</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">PUAF359I: Investing and Leading Social Change: The Art and Science of Philanthropy</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AGNR301: Sustainability</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">LARC471: Capstone Studio: Community Design</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARCH403: Architecture Studio IV</span>'''</div><div><br/></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

== Living Learning Programs ==

These programs provide undergraduates with a linked residential and academic experience. It allows students to make connections with faculty and students with similar academic interests outside of the classroom while engaging them in applied learning opportunities.

The nation’s first living learning entrepreneurship program is the Hinman CEOs. Other living learning programs pertaining to innovation and/or entrepreneurship include: Digital Cultures and Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EIP), Integrated Life Sciences, ACES Cybersecurity, Flexus: Women in Engineering, Virtus: Men in Engineering, Gemstone, and CIVICUS

== Extra Curricular Programs ==

*<u>Innovation Fridays</u> are open to all students regardless of their field of study and are an opportunity to share their ideas with and receive valuable feedback from experienced entrepreneurs.
*<u>University of Maryland Technology Startup Bootcamp</u> [[Www.bootcamp.umd.edu]] Annual intensive, one-day workshop and networking event on how to launch tech ventures
*<u>Entrepreneur Office Hours</u> [[Www.eoh.umd.edu]]Free, open office hours for UM students, faculty, staff, and regional entrepreneurs with tech-based startups or ideas
*<u>30 Days of EnTERPreneurship</u> – Within the past few years, the month of April at the University of Maryland has become a month to highlight the innovation that has occurred throughout the campus. The campus becomes filled with examples of ideation and implementation through a series of workshops, competitions and showcases.
*<u>Mpact Week</u>

== Competitions ==

*University of Maryland $75K Business Plan Competition: ''Annual competition for Faculty, Students, and Recent Alumni to vet new tech venture ideas [http://www.bpc.umd.edu/ http://www.bpc.umd.edu/]''
*Cupid’s Cup [http://www.cupidscup.com/ http://www.cupidscup.com/]
*Pitch Dingman
*Do Good Challenge
*AdVENTURE Challenge: China 
*ACC Clean Energy Challenge [http://www.accnrg.org/ http://www.accnrg.org/]
*Be the Solution Business Plan Challenge [http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition]
*China Business Plan Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship]
*Faculty Venture Fair [http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair]
*Heal the Turtle [https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/ https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/]
*Innovate 4 Healthcare [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4 http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4]
*Mobility Contest [http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/ http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/]
*No Limits Social Impact Pitch Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium]

*Code for Community Challenge [http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html]

== Student-led Groups ==

*mDIL – Maryland Design Impact Lab is a trans-disciplinary student collaborative which leverages the power of diverse expertise colliding in innovative settings to use design-thinking to take ideas to implementation in order to create impact at multiple scales.
*[http://startupshell.org/ Startup Shell] - student-run nonprofit, startup incubator and coworking space for students of any level (undergraduate through PhD).
*[http://bitca.mp Bitcamp] - 750+ student hackathon (part of Major League Hacking)
*[[Entrepreneurship Connector ]]- student group that promotes "hands on" entrepreneurship through networking events, an internship program, and by providing free consulting services to undergraduate student start-ups

== Innovation Spaces ==

*Tech Entrepreneur Research and Prototyping (TERP) Startup Laboratory
*Startup Shell fabrication lab and hackerspace
*Terrapin Hackers (Collider is their makerspace)
*"The Garage" (Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
*"The Ideation Room" (Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

== Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

*Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program www.mips.umd.edu [http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf] Research Funding for Technology Product Development
*VentureAccelerator Program www.va.umd.edu Intense, hands-on venture creation assistance for faculty and students
*Biotechnology Research and Education Program www.brep.umd.edu
*Technology Advancement Program www.tap.umd.edu
*A Scholars Program for Industry-oriented Research in Engineering (ASPIRE) www.aspire.umd.edu
*Funding www.mtech.umd.edu/funding/index.html numerous sources of funding exist to bolster both faculty and student ventures at various stages of their development

== Research Centers ==

University of Maryland is home to over 250 research centers. [http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm]

= University Technology Transfer Function =

The University of Maryland has recently integrated their technology commercialization operations with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in order to combine resources and expertise to yield more startups.

*Office of Tecnology Commercialization [http://www.otc.umd.edu/ http://www.otc.umd.edu/]
*Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center- The University of Maryland School of Law assists students and faculty with legal advice and services pertaining to patenting and intellectual property rights. [http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/ http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/]
*'''See this link for the University of Maryland Intellectual Property Policy: [http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf]'''

= University-Industry Collaboration =

*SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) Entrepreneurial Consulting Practicum
*BioMaryland Center [http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx]

<br/>'''Incubators, with Wet Lab Space'''

*Association For Entrepreneurial Science (AES)
*Bio Innovation Center - UM Biopark
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Hood
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Monocracy
*Germantown Innovation Center
*Shady Grove Innovation Center
*Technical Innovation Center
*Technology Advancement Program (University of Maryland)

<br/>'''Incubators, No Wet Lab Space'''

*Business and Technology Growth Center at University Town Center
*Chesapeake Innovation Center
*Embassy Business Complex
*Emerging Technology Center - Canton
*Emerging Technology Center - Johns Hopkins Eastern Baltimore
*Garrett Information Enterprise Center
*Higher Education and Applied Technology (HEAT) Center
*Neotech Incubator • Prince George's County Technical Assistance Center
*Rockville Innovation Center
*Salisbury Airport Incubator
*Silver Spring Innovation Center
*Tawes Science/Technology Business Incubator
*Towson University Business Globalization Center
*Wheaton Business Innovation Center
*White Oak Innovation Center

{{wide image|DC_Skyline.jpg|1800px|alt=Washington, DC Skyline |[[DC]] The Nation's Capital.}}

= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts<br/> =

The University of Maryland leverage’s its unique location and proximity to the nation’s capital by forming strategic partnerships with the government as well as regional business networks in order to support the research and ventures of students and faculty.

*DC I-Corps
*Maryland Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC Network)
*Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
*Greater Baltimore Technology Council
*Technology Council of Maryland
*TEDCO
*Maryland Entrepreneurs Resource List (MERL)
*Maryland Business Incubation Association (MBIA)
*National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)

= Landscape Canvas =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0AgHBY23xvE2CdDVON1BqVHBHc0RwV09JN0hRejhPbkE|width=1300|height=700}}

= Entrepreneurship Atmosphere  =

We currently rate the University of Maryland as a 9 out of 10 in reference the culture of I&E. The momentum is quickly spreading throughout the campus, however few student-run initiatives currently exist. Otherwise the University is on the fast track to creating widespread regional impact through its venture creation efforts.

= Related Links =

[[University of Maryland College Park Student Priorities]]

[[Valerie Sherry]]

[[Atin Mittra|Atin Mittra]]

[[Meenu Singh|Meenu Singh]]

[[Jordan_Greenwald|Jordan Greenwald]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Maryland College Park

2014-09-14T21:20:31Z

JordanGreenwald:

[[File:UMD logo.jpeg|thumb|University of Maryland Terrapins]]

= Introduction =

The University of Maryland was founded in 1856 as a land grant institution and the state’s flagship public research university. The University of Maryland, College Park is the largest institution in the University System of Maryland. As of Fall 2013, the University’s undergraduate enrollment was 26,487 and its graduate enrollment totaled 10,500 students. The university offers over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate degrees. The University has strong ties to its region in the greater Washington Metropolitan area, including strong research partnerships with the federal government.

In Princeton Review’s 2014 rankings for the Top 50 Entrepreneurship colleges and business schools, University of Maryland ranked #15 for undergraduate and #16 for graduate schools.

President Wallace D. Loh has committed to support the growth of S.T.E.M. majors, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. There is clearly momentum to increase the number of start-up companies that emerge from the support of the University’s educational and research-oriented atmosphere. As this process unfolds, the University of Maryland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem provides a myriad of programs to expose students to the skill sets needed to create and pursue innovative and entrepreneurial ventures.

= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

== Centers ==

Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship (R.H. Smith School of Business)

Center for Social Value Creation (R.H. Smith School of Business)

MTECH - Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (A.J. Clark School of Engineering)

National Center for Smart Growth (School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation)

== Formal programs ==

Certificate in Innovation Management

Graduate Certificate in Engineering-Technology Ventures and Innovation

Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship

"Fearless Founders" program (The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship) 

== Courses ==

Courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are mainly offered in the college of Engineering and the school of business, though some introductory courses are also available for undergraduates in their freshman or sophomore year. In early 2013, President Loh announced the start of the new Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship which has worked to create mores courses in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students of all majors.

As of Fall 2014, The University of Maryland, College Park offers the following courses in entrepreneurship to undergraduate students:

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ANSC236: Equine Business Management</span>'''

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"></span>''''''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AREC306: Farm Management and Sustainable Food Production</span>'''
<div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARHU439J: Social Activism and Popular Culture</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398B: Writing for Social Entrepreneurship</span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398N: Writing for Non-Profit Organizations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CMSC498E: Technology for CS Start-ups</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E: Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES140: Foundations in Entrepreneurship </span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES141: Introduction to High-Tech Product Development & Marketing  </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES142: Introduction to Innovative Thinking & Creativity</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES143: Communication Essentials for Entrepreneurs</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP100: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Colloquium</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP143: Foundations in Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP144: Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES210: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis & Decision-Making</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP240: Exploring International Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP241: Social Entrepreneurship Practicum </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES460: Fundamentals of Technology Start-Up Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES461: Advanced Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis in Technology Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES462: Marketing High-Technology Products & Innovations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES463: Strategies for Managing Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES464: International Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES465: Entrepreneurial Design Thinking</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498: Special Topics in Entrepreneurship </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E:  Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498P: Corporate Technology Ventures </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">JOUR455: Media Entrepreneurship</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">PUAF359I: Investing and Leading Social Change: The Art and Science of Philanthropy</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AGNR301: Sustainability</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">LARC471: Capstone Studio: Community Design</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARCH403: Architecture Studio IV</span>'''</div><div><br/></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

== Living Learning Programs ==

These programs provide undergraduates with a linked residential and academic experience. It allows students to make connections with faculty and students with similar academic interests outside of the classroom while engaging them in applied learning opportunities.

The nation’s first living learning entrepreneurship program is the Hinman CEOs. Other living learning programs pertaining to innovation and/or entrepreneurship include: Digital Cultures and Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EIP), Integrated Life Sciences, ACES Cybersecurity, Flexus: Women in Engineering, Virtus: Men in Engineering, Gemstone, and CIVICUS

== Extra Curricular Programs ==

*<u>Innovation Fridays</u> are open to all students regardless of their field of study and are an opportunity to share their ideas with and receive valuable feedback from experienced entrepreneurs.
*<u>University of Maryland Technology Startup Bootcamp</u> [[Www.bootcamp.umd.edu]] Annual intensive, one-day workshop and networking event on how to launch tech ventures
*<u>Entrepreneur Office Hours</u> [[Www.eoh.umd.edu]]Free, open office hours for UM students, faculty, staff, and regional entrepreneurs with tech-based startups or ideas
*<u>30 Days of EnTERPreneurship</u> – Within the past few years, the month of April at the University of Maryland has become a month to highlight the innovation that has occurred throughout the campus. The campus becomes filled with examples of ideation and implementation through a series of workshops, competitions and showcases.
*<u>Mpact Week</u>

== Competitions ==

*University of Maryland $75K Business Plan Competition: ''Annual competition for Faculty, Students, and Recent Alumni to vet new tech venture ideas [http://www.bpc.umd.edu/ http://www.bpc.umd.edu/]''
*Cupid’s Cup [http://www.cupidscup.com/ http://www.cupidscup.com/]
*Pitch Dingman
*Do Good Challenge
*AdVENTURE Challenge: China 
*ACC Clean Energy Challenge [http://www.accnrg.org/ http://www.accnrg.org/]
*Be the Solution Business Plan Challenge [http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition]
*China Business Plan Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship]
*Faculty Venture Fair [http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair]
*Heal the Turtle [https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/ https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/]
*Innovate 4 Healthcare [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4 http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4]
*Mobility Contest [http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/ http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/]
*No Limits Social Impact Pitch Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium]

*Code for Community Challenge [http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html]

== Student-led Groups ==

*mDIL – Maryland Design Impact Lab is a trans-disciplinary student collaborative which leverages the power of diverse expertise colliding in innovative settings to use design-thinking to take ideas to implementation in order to create impact at multiple scales.
*[http://startupshell.org/ Startup Shell] - student-run nonprofit, startup incubator and coworking space for students of any level (undergraduate through PhD).
*[http://bitca.mp Bitcamp] - 750+ student hackathon (part of Major League Hacking)
*[[Entrepreneurship Connector ]]- student group that promotes "hands on" entrepreneurship through networking events, an internship program, and by providing free consulting services to undergraduate student start-ups

== Innovation Spaces ==

*Tech Entrepreneur Research and Prototyping (TERP) Startup Laboratory
*Startup Shell fabrication lab and hackerspace
*Terrapin Hackers (Collider is their makerspace)
*"The Garage" (Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
*"The Ideation Room" (Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

== Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

*Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program www.mips.umd.edu [http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf] Research Funding for Technology Product Development
*VentureAccelerator Program www.va.umd.edu Intense, hands-on venture creation assistance for faculty and students
*Biotechnology Research and Education Program www.brep.umd.edu
*Technology Advancement Program www.tap.umd.edu
*A Scholars Program for Industry-oriented Research in Engineering (ASPIRE) www.aspire.umd.edu
*Funding www.mtech.umd.edu/funding/index.html numerous sources of funding exist to bolster both faculty and student ventures at various stages of their development

== Research Centers ==

University of Maryland is home to over 250 research centers. [http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm]

= University Technology Transfer Function =

The University of Maryland has recently integrated their technology commercialization operations with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in order to combine resources and expertise to yield more startups.

*Office of Tecnology Commercialization [http://www.otc.umd.edu/ http://www.otc.umd.edu/]
*Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center- The University of Maryland School of Law assists students and faculty with legal advice and services pertaining to patenting and intellectual property rights. [http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/ http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/]
*'''See this link for the University of Maryland Intellectual Property Policy: [http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf]'''

= University-Industry Collaboration =

*SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) Entrepreneurial Consulting Practicum
*BioMaryland Center [http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx]

<br/>'''Incubators, with Wet Lab Space'''

*Association For Entrepreneurial Science (AES)
*Bio Innovation Center - UM Biopark
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Hood
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Monocracy
*Germantown Innovation Center
*Shady Grove Innovation Center
*Technical Innovation Center
*Technology Advancement Program (University of Maryland)

<br/>'''Incubators, No Wet Lab Space'''

*Business and Technology Growth Center at University Town Center
*Chesapeake Innovation Center
*Embassy Business Complex
*Emerging Technology Center - Canton
*Emerging Technology Center - Johns Hopkins Eastern Baltimore
*Garrett Information Enterprise Center
*Higher Education and Applied Technology (HEAT) Center
*Neotech Incubator • Prince George's County Technical Assistance Center
*Rockville Innovation Center
*Salisbury Airport Incubator
*Silver Spring Innovation Center
*Tawes Science/Technology Business Incubator
*Towson University Business Globalization Center
*Wheaton Business Innovation Center
*White Oak Innovation Center

{{wide image|DC_Skyline.jpg|1800px|alt=Washington, DC Skyline |[[DC]] The Nation's Capital.}}

= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts<br/> =

The University of Maryland leverage’s its unique location and proximity to the nation’s capital by forming strategic partnerships with the government as well as regional business networks in order to support the research and ventures of students and faculty.

*DC I-Corps
*Maryland Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC Network)
*Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
*Greater Baltimore Technology Council
*Technology Council of Maryland
*TEDCO
*Maryland Entrepreneurs Resource List (MERL)
*Maryland Business Incubation Association (MBIA)
*National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)

= Landscape Canvas =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0AgHBY23xvE2CdDVON1BqVHBHc0RwV09JN0hRejhPbkE|width=1300|height=700}}

= Entrepreneurship Atmosphere  =

We currently rate the University of Maryland as a 9 out of 10 in reference the culture of I&E. The momentum is quickly spreading throughout the campus, however few student-run initiatives currently exist. Otherwise the University is on the fast track to creating widespread regional impact through its venture creation efforts.

= Related Links =

[[University of Maryland College Park Student Priorities]]

[[Valerie Sherry]]

[[Atin Mittra|Atin Mittra]]

[[Meenu_Singh|Meenu Singh]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Maryland College Park

2014-09-14T21:19:33Z

JordanGreenwald:

[[File:UMD logo.jpeg|thumb|University of Maryland Terrapins]]

= Introduction =

The University of Maryland was founded in 1856 as a land grant institution and the state’s flagship public research university. The University of Maryland, College Park is the largest institution in the University System of Maryland. As of Fall 2013, the University’s undergraduate enrollment was 26,487 and its graduate enrollment totaled 10,500 students. The university offers over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate degrees. The University has strong ties to its region in the greater Washington Metropolitan area, including strong research partnerships with the federal government.

In Princeton Review’s 2014 rankings for the Top 50 Entrepreneurship colleges and business schools, University of Maryland ranked #15 for undergraduate and #16 for graduate schools.

President Wallace D. Loh has committed to support the growth of S.T.E.M. majors, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. There is clearly momentum to increase the number of start-up companies that emerge from the support of the University’s educational and research-oriented atmosphere. As this process unfolds, the University of Maryland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem provides a myriad of programs to expose students to the skill sets needed to create and pursue innovative and entrepreneurial ventures.

= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

== Centers ==

Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship (R.H. Smith School of Business)

Center for Social Value Creation (R.H. Smith School of Business)

MTECH - Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (A.J. Clark School of Engineering)

National Center for Smart Growth (School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation)

== Formal programs ==

Certificate in Innovation Management

Graduate Certificate in Engineering-Technology Ventures and Innovation

Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship

"Fearless Founders" program (The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship) 

== Courses ==

Courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are mainly offered in the college of Engineering and the school of business, though some introductory courses are also available for undergraduates in their freshman or sophomore year. In early 2013, President Loh announced the start of the new Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship which has worked to create mores courses in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students of all majors.

As of Fall 2014, The University of Maryland, College Park offers the following courses in entrepreneurship to undergraduate students:

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ANSC236: Equine Business Management</span>'''

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"></span>''''''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AREC306: Farm Management and Sustainable Food Production</span>'''
<div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARHU439J: Social Activism and Popular Culture</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398B: Writing for Social Entrepreneurship</span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398N: Writing for Non-Profit Organizations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CMSC498E: Technology for CS Start-ups</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E: Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES140: Foundations in Entrepreneurship </span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES141: Introduction to High-Tech Product Development & Marketing  </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES142: Introduction to Innovative Thinking & Creativity</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES143: Communication Essentials for Entrepreneurs</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP100: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Colloquium</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP143: Foundations in Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP144: Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES210: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis & Decision-Making</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP240: Exploring International Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP241: Social Entrepreneurship Practicum </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES460: Fundamentals of Technology Start-Up Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES461: Advanced Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis in Technology Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES462: Marketing High-Technology Products & Innovations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES463: Strategies for Managing Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES464: International Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES465: Entrepreneurial Design Thinking</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498: Special Topics in Entrepreneurship </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E:  Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498P: Corporate Technology Ventures </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">JOUR455: Media Entrepreneurship</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">PUAF359I: Investing and Leading Social Change: The Art and Science of Philanthropy</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AGNR301: Sustainability</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">LARC471: Capstone Studio: Community Design</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARCH403: Architecture Studio IV</span>'''</div><div><br/></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

== Living Learning Programs ==

These programs provide undergraduates with a linked residential and academic experience. It allows students to make connections with faculty and students with similar academic interests outside of the classroom while engaging them in applied learning opportunities.

The nation’s first living learning entrepreneurship program is the Hinman CEOs. Other living learning programs pertaining to innovation and/or entrepreneurship include: Digital Cultures and Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EIP), Integrated Life Sciences, ACES Cybersecurity, Flexus: Women in Engineering, Virtus: Men in Engineering, Gemstone, and CIVICUS

== Extra Curricular Programs ==

*<u>Innovation Fridays</u> are open to all students regardless of their field of study and are an opportunity to share their ideas with and receive valuable feedback from experienced entrepreneurs.
*<u>University of Maryland Technology Startup Bootcamp</u> [[Www.bootcamp.umd.edu]] Annual intensive, one-day workshop and networking event on how to launch tech ventures
*<u>Entrepreneur Office Hours</u> [[Www.eoh.umd.edu]]Free, open office hours for UM students, faculty, staff, and regional entrepreneurs with tech-based startups or ideas
*<u>30 Days of EnTERPreneurship</u> – Within the past few years, the month of April at the University of Maryland has become a month to highlight the innovation that has occurred throughout the campus. The campus becomes filled with examples of ideation and implementation through a series of workshops, competitions and showcases.
*<u>Mpact Week</u>

== Competitions ==

*University of Maryland $75K Business Plan Competition: ''Annual competition for Faculty, Students, and Recent Alumni to vet new tech venture ideas [http://www.bpc.umd.edu/ http://www.bpc.umd.edu/]''
*Cupid’s Cup [http://www.cupidscup.com/ http://www.cupidscup.com/]
*Pitch Dingman
*Do Good Challenge
*AdVENTURE Challenge: China 
*ACC Clean Energy Challenge [http://www.accnrg.org/ http://www.accnrg.org/]
*Be the Solution Business Plan Challenge [http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition]
*China Business Plan Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship]
*Faculty Venture Fair [http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair]
*Heal the Turtle [https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/ https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/]
*Innovate 4 Healthcare [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4 http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4]
*Mobility Contest [http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/ http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/]
*No Limits Social Impact Pitch Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium]

*Code for Community Challenge [http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html]

== Student-led Groups ==

*mDIL – Maryland Design Impact Lab is a trans-disciplinary student collaborative which leverages the power of diverse expertise colliding in innovative settings to use design-thinking to take ideas to implementation in order to create impact at multiple scales.
*[http://startupshell.org/ Startup Shell] - student-run nonprofit, startup incubator and coworking space for students of any level (undergraduate through PhD).
*[http://bitca.mp Bitcamp] - 750+ student hackathon (part of Major League Hacking)
*[[Entrepreneurship Connector ]]- student group that promotes "hands on" entrepreneurship through networking events, an internship program, and by providing free consulting services to undergraduate student start-ups

== Innovation Spaces ==

*Tech Entrepreneur Research and Prototyping (TERP) Startup Laboratory
*Startup Shell fabrication lab and hackerspace
*Terrapin Hackers (Collider is their makerspace)
*"The Garage" (Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
*"The Ideation Room" (Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

== Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

*Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program www.mips.umd.edu [http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf] Research Funding for Technology Product Development
*VentureAccelerator Program www.va.umd.edu Intense, hands-on venture creation assistance for faculty and students
*Biotechnology Research and Education Program www.brep.umd.edu
*Technology Advancement Program www.tap.umd.edu
*A Scholars Program for Industry-oriented Research in Engineering (ASPIRE) www.aspire.umd.edu
*Funding www.mtech.umd.edu/funding/index.html numerous sources of funding exist to bolster both faculty and student ventures at various stages of their development

== Research Centers ==

University of Maryland is home to over 250 research centers. [http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm]

= University Technology Transfer Function =

The University of Maryland has recently integrated their technology commercialization operations with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in order to combine resources and expertise to yield more startups.

*Office of Tecnology Commercialization [http://www.otc.umd.edu/ http://www.otc.umd.edu/]
*Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center- The University of Maryland School of Law assists students and faculty with legal advice and services pertaining to patenting and intellectual property rights. [http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/ http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/]
*'''See this link for the University of Maryland Intellectual Property Policy: [http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf]'''

= University-Industry Collaboration =

*SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) Entrepreneurial Consulting Practicum
*BioMaryland Center [http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx]

<br/>'''Incubators, with Wet Lab Space'''

*Association For Entrepreneurial Science (AES)
*Bio Innovation Center - UM Biopark
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Hood
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Monocracy
*Germantown Innovation Center
*Shady Grove Innovation Center
*Technical Innovation Center
*Technology Advancement Program (University of Maryland)

<br/>'''Incubators, No Wet Lab Space'''

*Business and Technology Growth Center at University Town Center
*Chesapeake Innovation Center
*Embassy Business Complex
*Emerging Technology Center - Canton
*Emerging Technology Center - Johns Hopkins Eastern Baltimore
*Garrett Information Enterprise Center
*Higher Education and Applied Technology (HEAT) Center
*Neotech Incubator • Prince George's County Technical Assistance Center
*Rockville Innovation Center
*Salisbury Airport Incubator
*Silver Spring Innovation Center
*Tawes Science/Technology Business Incubator
*Towson University Business Globalization Center
*Wheaton Business Innovation Center
*White Oak Innovation Center

{{wide image|DC_Skyline.jpg|1800px|alt=Washington, DC Skyline |[[DC]] The Nation's Capital.}}

= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts<br/> =

The University of Maryland leverage’s its unique location and proximity to the nation’s capital by forming strategic partnerships with the government as well as regional business networks in order to support the research and ventures of students and faculty.

*DC I-Corps
*Maryland Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC Network)
*Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
*Greater Baltimore Technology Council
*Technology Council of Maryland
*TEDCO
*Maryland Entrepreneurs Resource List (MERL)
*Maryland Business Incubation Association (MBIA)
*National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)

= Landscape Canvas =

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= Other =

We currently rate the University of Maryland as a 9 out of 10 in reference the culture of I&E. The momentum is quickly spreading throughout the campus, however few student-run initiatives currently exist. Otherwise the University is on the fast track to creating widespread regional impact through its venture creation efforts.

= Related Links =

[[University of Maryland College Park Student Priorities]]

[[Valerie Sherry]]

[[Atin Mittra|Atin Mittra]]

[[Meenu_Singh|Meenu Singh]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Maryland College Park

2014-09-14T21:17:26Z

JordanGreenwald:

[[File:UMD logo.jpeg|thumb|University of Maryland Terrapins]]

= Introduction =

The University of Maryland was founded in 1856 as a land grant institution and the state’s flagship public research university. The University of Maryland, College Park is the largest institution in the University System of Maryland. As of Fall 2013, the University’s undergraduate enrollment was 26,487 and its graduate enrollment totaled 10,500 students. The university offers over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate degrees. The University has strong ties to its region in the greater Washington Metropolitan area, including strong research partnerships with the federal government.

In Princeton Review’s 2014 rankings for the Top 50 Entrepreneurship colleges and business schools, University of Maryland ranked #15 for undergraduate and #16 for graduate schools.

President Wallace D. Loh has committed to support the growth of S.T.E.M. majors, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. There is clearly momentum to increase the number of start-up companies that emerge from the support of the University’s educational and research-oriented atmosphere. As this process unfolds, the University of Maryland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem provides a myriad of programs to expose students to the skill sets needed to create and pursue innovative and entrepreneurial ventures.

= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

== Centers ==

Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship (R.H. Smith School of Business)

Center for Social Value Creation (R.H. Smith School of Business)

MTECH - Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (A.J. Clark School of Engineering)

National Center for Smart Growth (School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation)

== Formal programs ==

Certificate in Innovation Management

Graduate Certificate in Engineering-Technology Ventures and Innovation

Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship

"Fearless Founders" program (The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship) 

== Courses ==

Courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are mainly offered in the college of Engineering and the school of business, though some introductory courses are also available for undergraduates in their freshman or sophomore year. In early 2013, President Loh announced the start of the new Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship which has worked to create mores courses in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students of all majors.

As of Fall 2014, The University of Maryland, College Park offers the following courses in entrepreneurship to undergraduate students:

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ANSC236: Equine Business Management</span>'''

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"></span>''''''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AREC306: Farm Management and Sustainable Food Production</span>'''
<div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARHU439J: Social Activism and Popular Culture</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398B: Writing for Social Entrepreneurship</span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398N: Writing for Non-Profit Organizations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CMSC498E: Technology for CS Start-ups</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E: Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES140: Foundations in Entrepreneurship </span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES141: Introduction to High-Tech Product Development & Marketing  </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES142: Introduction to Innovative Thinking & Creativity</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES143: Communication Essentials for Entrepreneurs</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP100: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Colloquium</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP143: Foundations in Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP144: Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES210: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis & Decision-Making</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP240: Exploring International Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP241: Social Entrepreneurship Practicum </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES460: Fundamentals of Technology Start-Up Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES461: Advanced Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis in Technology Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES462: Marketing High-Technology Products & Innovations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES463: Strategies for Managing Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES464: International Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES465: Entrepreneurial Design Thinking</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498: Special Topics in Entrepreneurship </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E:  Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498P: Corporate Technology Ventures </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">JOUR455: Media Entrepreneurship</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">PUAF359I: Investing and Leading Social Change: The Art and Science of Philanthropy</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AGNR301: Sustainability</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">LARC471: Capstone Studio: Community Design</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARCH403: Architecture Studio IV</span>'''</div><div><br/></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

== Living Learning Programs ==

These programs provide undergraduates with a linked residential and academic experience. It allows students to make connections with faculty and students with similar academic interests outside of the classroom while engaging them in applied learning opportunities.

The nation’s first living learning entrepreneurship program is the Hinman CEOs. Other living learning programs pertaining to innovation and/or entrepreneurship include: Digital Cultures and Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EIP), Integrated Life Sciences, ACES Cybersecurity, Flexus: Women in Engineering, Virtus: Men in Engineering, Gemstone, and CIVICUS

== Extra Curricular Programs ==

*<u>Innovation Fridays</u> are open to all students regardless of their field of study and are an opportunity to share their ideas with and receive valuable feedback from experienced entrepreneurs.
*<u>University of Maryland Technology Startup Bootcamp</u> [[Www.bootcamp.umd.edu]] Annual intensive, one-day workshop and networking event on how to launch tech ventures
*<u>Entrepreneur Office Hours</u> [[Www.eoh.umd.edu]]Free, open office hours for UM students, faculty, staff, and regional entrepreneurs with tech-based startups or ideas
*<u>30 Days of EnTERPreneurship</u> – Within the past few years, the month of April at the University of Maryland has become a month to highlight the innovation that has occurred throughout the campus. The campus becomes filled with examples of ideation and implementation through a series of workshops, competitions and showcases.
*<u>Mpact Week</u>

== Competitions ==

*University of Maryland $75K Business Plan Competition: ''Annual competition for Faculty, Students, and Recent Alumni to vet new tech venture ideas [http://www.bpc.umd.edu/ http://www.bpc.umd.edu/]''
*Cupid’s Cup [http://www.cupidscup.com/ http://www.cupidscup.com/]
*Pitch Dingman
*Do Good Challenge
*AdVENTURE Challenge: China 
*ACC Clean Energy Challenge [http://www.accnrg.org/ http://www.accnrg.org/]
*Be the Solution Business Plan Challenge [http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition]
*China Business Plan Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship]
*Faculty Venture Fair [http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair]
*Heal the Turtle [https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/ https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/]
*Innovate 4 Healthcare [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4 http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4]
*Mobility Contest [http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/ http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/]
*No Limits Social Impact Pitch Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium]

*Code for Community Challenge [http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html]

== Student-led Groups ==

*mDIL – Maryland Design Impact Lab is a trans-disciplinary student collaborative which leverages the power of diverse expertise colliding in innovative settings to use design-thinking to take ideas to implementation in order to create impact at multiple scales.
*[http://startupshell.org/ Startup Shell] - student-run nonprofit, startup incubator and coworking space for students of any level (undergraduate through PhD).
*[http://bitca.mp Bitcamp] - 750+ student hackathon (part of Major League Hacking)
*[[Entrepreneurship Connector ]]- student group that promotes "hands on" entrepreneurship through networking events, an internship program, and by providing free consulting services to undergraduate student start-ups

== Innovation Spaces ==

*Tech Entrepreneur Research and Prototyping (TERP) Startup Laboratory
*Startup Shell fabrication lab and hackerspace
*Terrapin Hackers (Collider is their makerspace)
*"The Garage" (Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
*"The Ideation Room" (Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

== Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

*Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program www.mips.umd.edu [http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf] Research Funding for Technology Product Development
*VentureAccelerator Program www.va.umd.edu Intense, hands-on venture creation assistance for faculty and students
*Biotechnology Research and Education Program www.brep.umd.edu
*Technology Advancement Program www.tap.umd.edu
*A Scholars Program for Industry-oriented Research in Engineering (ASPIRE) www.aspire.umd.edu
*Funding www.mtech.umd.edu/funding/index.html numerous sources of funding exist to bolster both faculty and student ventures at various stages of their development

== Research Centers ==

University of Maryland is home to over 250 research centers. [http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm]

= University Technology Transfer Function =

The University of Maryland has recently integrated their technology commercialization operations with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in order to combine resources and expertise to yield more startups.

*Office of Tecnology Commercialization [http://www.otc.umd.edu/ http://www.otc.umd.edu/]
*Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center- The University of Maryland School of Law assists students and faculty with legal advice and services pertaining to patenting and intellectual property rights. [http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/ http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/]
*'''See this link for the University of Maryland Intellectual Property Policy: [http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf]'''

= University-Industry Collaboration =

*SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) Entrepreneurial Consulting Practicum
*BioMaryland Center [http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx]

<br/>'''Incubators, with Wet Lab Space'''

*Association For Entrepreneurial Science (AES)
*Bio Innovation Center - UM Biopark
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Hood
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Monocracy
*Germantown Innovation Center
*Shady Grove Innovation Center
*Technical Innovation Center
*Technology Advancement Program (University of Maryland)

<br/>'''Incubators, No Wet Lab Space'''

*Business and Technology Growth Center at University Town Center
*Chesapeake Innovation Center
*Embassy Business Complex
*Emerging Technology Center - Canton
*Emerging Technology Center - Johns Hopkins Eastern Baltimore
*Garrett Information Enterprise Center
*Higher Education and Applied Technology (HEAT) Center
*Neotech Incubator • Prince George's County Technical Assistance Center
*Rockville Innovation Center
*Salisbury Airport Incubator
*Silver Spring Innovation Center
*Tawes Science/Technology Business Incubator
*Towson University Business Globalization Center
*Wheaton Business Innovation Center
*White Oak Innovation Center

{{wide image|DC_Skyline.jpg|1800px|alt=Washington, DC Skyline |[[DC]] The Nation's Capital.}}

= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts<br/> =

The University of Maryland leverage’s its unique location and proximity to the nation’s capital by forming strategic partnerships with the government as well as regional business networks in order to support the research and ventures of students and faculty.

*DC I-Corps
*Maryland Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC Network)
*Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
*Greater Baltimore Technology Council
*Technology Council of Maryland
*TEDCO
*Maryland Entrepreneurs Resource List (MERL)
*Maryland Business Incubation Association (MBIA)
*National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)

= Landscape Canvas =

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= Other =

I would rate the University of Maryland as an 8 out of 10 in the Culture of I&E scale. The momentum is quickly spreading throughout the campus, however few student-run initiatives currently exist. Otherwise the University is on the fast track to creating widespread regional impact through its venture creation efforts.

= Related Links =

[[University of Maryland College Park Student Priorities]]

[[Valerie Sherry]]

[[Atin Mittra|Atin Mittra]]

[[Meenu_Singh|Meenu Singh]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Maryland College Park

2014-09-14T21:16:58Z

JordanGreenwald:

[[File:UMD logo.jpeg|thumb|University of Maryland Terrapins]]

= Introduction =

The University of Maryland was founded in 1856 as a land grant institution and the state’s flagship public research university. The University of Maryland, College Park is the largest institution in the University System of Maryland. As of Fall 2013, the University’s undergraduate enrollment was 26,487 and its graduate enrollment totaled 10,500 students. The university offers over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate degrees. The University has strong ties to its region in the greater Washington Metropolitan area, including strong research partnerships with the federal government.

In Princeton Review’s 2014 rankings for the Top 50 Entrepreneurship colleges and business schools, University of Maryland ranked #15 for undergraduate and #16 for graduate schools.

President Wallace D. Loh has committed to support the growth of S.T.E.M. majors, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. There is clearly momentum to increase the number of start-up companies that emerge from the support of the University’s educational and research-oriented atmosphere. As this process unfolds, the University of Maryland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem provides a myriad of programs to expose students to the skill sets needed to create and pursue innovative and entrepreneurial ventures.

= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

== Centers ==

Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship (R.H. Smith School of Business)

Center for Social Value Creation (R.H. Smith School of Business)

MTECH - Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (A.J. Clark School of Engineering)

National Center for Smart Growth (School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation)

== Formal programs ==

Certificate in Innovation Management

Graduate Certificate in Engineering-Technology Ventures and Innovation

Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship

"Fearless Founders" program (The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship) 

== Courses ==

Courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are mainly offered in the college of Engineering and the school of business, though some introductory courses are also available for undergraduates in their freshman or sophomore year. In early 2013, President Loh announced the start of the new Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship which has worked to create mores courses in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students of all majors.

As of Fall 2014, The University of Maryland, College Park offers the following courses in entrepreneurship to undergraduate students:

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ANSC236: Equine Business Management</span>'''

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"></span>''''''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AREC306: Farm Management and Sustainable Food Production</span>'''
<div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARHU439J: Social Activism and Popular Culture</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398B: Writing for Social Entrepreneurship</span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398N: Writing for Non-Profit Organizations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CMSC498E: Technology for CS Start-ups</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E: Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES140: Foundations in Entrepreneurship </span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES141: Introduction to High-Tech Product Development & Marketing  </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES142: Introduction to Innovative Thinking & Creativity</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES143: Communication Essentials for Entrepreneurs</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP100: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Colloquium</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP143: Foundations in Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP144: Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES210: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis & Decision-Making</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP240: Exploring International Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP241: Social Entrepreneurship Practicum </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES460: Fundamentals of Technology Start-Up Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES461: Advanced Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis in Technology Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES462: Marketing High-Technology Products & Innovations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES463: Strategies for Managing Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES464: International Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES465: Entrepreneurial Design Thinking</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498: Special Topics in Entrepreneurship </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E:  Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498P: Corporate Technology Ventures </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">JOUR455: Media Entrepreneurship</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">PUAF359I: Investing and Leading Social Change: The Art and Science of Philanthropy</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AGNR301: Sustainability</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">LARC471: Capstone Studio: Community Design</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARCH403: Architecture Studio IV</span>'''</div><div><br/></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

== Living Learning Programs ==

These programs provide undergraduates with a linked residential and academic experience. It allows students to make connections with faculty and students with similar academic interests outside of the classroom while engaging them in applied learning opportunities.

The nation’s first living learning entrepreneurship program is the Hinman CEOs. Other living learning programs pertaining to innovation and/or entrepreneurship include: Digital Cultures and Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EIP), Integrated Life Sciences, ACES Cybersecurity, Flexus: Women in Engineering, Virtus: Men in Engineering, Gemstone, and CIVICUS

== Extra Curricular Programs ==

*<u>Innovation Fridays</u> are open to all students regardless of their field of study and are an opportunity to share their ideas with and receive valuable feedback from experienced entrepreneurs.
*<u>University of Maryland Technology Startup Bootcamp</u> [[Www.bootcamp.umd.edu]] Annual intensive, one-day workshop and networking event on how to launch tech ventures
*<u>Entrepreneur Office Hours</u> [[Www.eoh.umd.edu]]Free, open office hours for UM students, faculty, staff, and regional entrepreneurs with tech-based startups or ideas
*<u>30 Days of EnTERPreneurship</u> – Within the past few years, the month of April at the University of Maryland has become a month to highlight the innovation that has occurred throughout the campus. The campus becomes filled with examples of ideation and implementation through a series of workshops, competitions and showcases.
*<u>Mpact Week</u>

== Competitions ==

*University of Maryland $75K Business Plan Competition: ''Annual competition for Faculty, Students, and Recent Alumni to vet new tech venture ideas [http://www.bpc.umd.edu/ http://www.bpc.umd.edu/]''
*Cupid’s Cup [http://www.cupidscup.com/ http://www.cupidscup.com/]
*Pitch Dingman
*Do Good Challenge
*AdVENTURE Challenge: China 
*ACC Clean Energy Challenge [http://www.accnrg.org/ http://www.accnrg.org/]
*Be the Solution Business Plan Challenge [http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition]
*China Business Plan Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship]
*Faculty Venture Fair [http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair]
*Heal the Turtle [https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/ https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/]
*Innovate 4 Healthcare [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4 http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4]
*Mobility Contest [http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/ http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/]
*No Limits Social Impact Pitch Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium]

*Code for Community Challenge [http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html]

== Student-led Groups ==

*mDIL – Maryland Design Impact Lab is a trans-disciplinary student collaborative which leverages the power of diverse expertise colliding in innovative settings to use design-thinking to take ideas to implementation in order to create impact at multiple scales.
*[http://startupshell.org/ Startup Shell] - student-run nonprofit, startup incubator and coworking space for students of any level (undergraduate through PhD).
*[http://bitca.mp Bitcamp] - 750+ student hackathon (part of Major League Hacking)
*[[Entrepreneurship Connector ]]- student group that promotes "hands on" entrepreneurship through networking events, an internship program, and by providing free consulting services to undergraduate student start-ups

== Innovation Spaces ==

*Tech Entrepreneur Research and Prototyping (TERP) Startup Laboratory
*Startup Shell fabrication lab and hackerspace
*Terrapin Hackers (Collider is their makerspace)
*"The Garage" (Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship)
*"The Ideation Room" (Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

== Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship ==

*Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program www.mips.umd.edu [http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf] Research Funding for Technology Product Development
*VentureAccelerator Program www.va.umd.edu Intense, hands-on venture creation assistance for faculty and students
*Biotechnology Research and Education Program www.brep.umd.edu
*Technology Advancement Program www.tap.umd.edu
*A Scholars Program for Industry-oriented Research in Engineering (ASPIRE) www.aspire.umd.edu
*Funding www.mtech.umd.edu/funding/index.html numerous sources of funding exist to bolster both faculty and student ventures at various stages of their development

== Research Centers ==

University of Maryland is home to over 250 research centers. [http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm]

= University Technology Transfer Function =

The University of Maryland has recently integrated their technology commercialization operations with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in order to combine resources and expertise to yield more startups.

*Office of Tecnology Commercialization [http://www.otc.umd.edu/ http://www.otc.umd.edu/]
*Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center- The University of Maryland School of Law assists students and faculty with legal advice and services pertaining to patenting and intellectual property rights. [http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/ http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/]
*'''See this link for the University of Maryland Intellectual Property Policy: [http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf]'''

= University-Industry Collaboration =

*SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) Entrepreneurial Consulting Practicum
*BioMaryland Center [http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx]

<br/>'''Incubators, with Wet Lab Space'''

*Association For Entrepreneurial Science (AES)
*Bio Innovation Center - UM Biopark
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Hood
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Monocracy
*Germantown Innovation Center
*Shady Grove Innovation Center
*Technical Innovation Center
*Technology Advancement Program (University of Maryland)

<br/>'''Incubators, No Wet Lab Space'''

*Business and Technology Growth Center at University Town Center
*Chesapeake Innovation Center
*Embassy Business Complex
*Emerging Technology Center - Canton
*Emerging Technology Center - Johns Hopkins Eastern Baltimore
*Garrett Information Enterprise Center
*Higher Education and Applied Technology (HEAT) Center
*Neotech Incubator • Prince George's County Technical Assistance Center
*Rockville Innovation Center
*Salisbury Airport Incubator
*Silver Spring Innovation Center
*Tawes Science/Technology Business Incubator
*Towson University Business Globalization Center
*Wheaton Business Innovation Center
*White Oak Innovation Center

{{wide image|DC_Skyline.jpg|1800px|alt=Washington, DC Skyline |[[DC]] The Nation's Capital.}}

= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts<br/> =

The University of Maryland leverage’s its unique location and proximity to the nation’s capital by forming strategic partnerships with the government as well as regional business networks in order to support the research and ventures of students and faculty.

*DC I-Corps
*Maryland Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC Network)
*Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
*Greater Baltimore Technology Council
*Technology Council of Maryland
*TEDCO
*Maryland Entrepreneurs Resource List (MERL)
*Maryland Business Incubation Association (MBIA)
*National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)

= Landscape Canvas =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0AgHBY23xvE2CdDVON1BqVHBHc0RwV09JN0hRejhPbkE|width=1300|height=700}}

= Other =

I would rate the University of Maryland as an 8 out of 10 in the Culture of I&E scale. The momentum is quickly spreading throughout the campus, however few student-run initiatives currently exist. Otherwise the University is on the fast track to creating widespread regional impact through its venture creation efforts.

= Related Links =

[[University of Maryland College Park Student Priorities]]

[[Valerie Sherry]]

[[Atin Mittra|Atin Mittra]]

[[Meenu_Singh|Meenu Singh]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Maryland College Park

2014-09-14T21:15:29Z

JordanGreenwald:

[[File:UMD logo.jpeg|thumb|University of Maryland Terrapins]]

= Introduction =

The University of Maryland was founded in 1856 as a land grant institution and the state’s flagship public research university. The University of Maryland, College Park is the largest institution in the University System of Maryland. As of Fall 2013, the University’s undergraduate enrollment was 26,487 and its graduate enrollment totaled 10,500 students. The university offers over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate degrees. The University has strong ties to its region in the greater Washington Metropolitan area, including strong research partnerships with the federal government.

In Princeton Review’s 2014 rankings for the Top 50 Entrepreneurship colleges and business schools, University of Maryland ranked #15 for undergraduate and #16 for graduate schools.

President Wallace D. Loh has committed to support the growth of S.T.E.M. majors, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. There is clearly momentum to increase the number of start-up companies that emerge from the support of the University’s educational and research-oriented atmosphere. As this process unfolds, the University of Maryland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem provides a myriad of programs to expose students to the skill sets needed to create and pursue innovative and entrepreneurial ventures.

= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

== Centers ==

Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship (R.H. Smith School of Business)

Center for Social Value Creation (R.H. Smith School of Business)

MTECH - Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (A.J. Clark School of Engineering)

National Center for Smart Growth (School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation)

== Formal programs ==

Certificate in Innovation Management

Graduate Certificate in Engineering-Technology Ventures and Innovation

Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship

"Fearless Founders" program (The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship) 

== Courses ==

Courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are mainly offered in the college of Engineering and the school of business, though some introductory courses are also available for undergraduates in their freshman or sophomore year. In early 2013, President Loh announced the start of the new Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship which has worked to create mores courses in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students of all majors.

As of Fall 2014, The University of Maryland, College Park offers the following courses in entrepreneurship to undergraduate students:

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ANSC236: Equine Business Management</span>'''

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"></span>''''''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AREC306: Farm Management and Sustainable Food Production</span>'''
<div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARHU439J: Social Activism and Popular Culture</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398B: Writing for Social Entrepreneurship</span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398N: Writing for Non-Profit Organizations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CMSC498E: Technology for CS Start-ups</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E: Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES140: Foundations in Entrepreneurship </span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES141: Introduction to High-Tech Product Development & Marketing  </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES142: Introduction to Innovative Thinking & Creativity</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES143: Communication Essentials for Entrepreneurs</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP100: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Colloquium</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP143: Foundations in Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP144: Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES210: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis & Decision-Making</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP240: Exploring International Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP241: Social Entrepreneurship Practicum </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES460: Fundamentals of Technology Start-Up Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES461: Advanced Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis in Technology Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES462: Marketing High-Technology Products & Innovations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES463: Strategies for Managing Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES464: International Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES465: Entrepreneurial Design Thinking</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498: Special Topics in Entrepreneurship </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E:  Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498P: Corporate Technology Ventures </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">JOUR455: Media Entrepreneurship</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">PUAF359I: Investing and Leading Social Change: The Art and Science of Philanthropy</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AGNR301: Sustainability</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">LARC471: Capstone Studio: Community Design</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARCH403: Architecture Studio IV</span>'''</div><div><br/></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

== Living Learning Programs ==

These programs provide undergraduates with a linked residential and academic experience. It allows students to make connections with faculty and students with similar academic interests outside of the classroom while engaging them in applied learning opportunities.

The nation’s first living learning entrepreneurship program is the Hinman CEOs. Other living learning programs pertaining to innovation and/or entrepreneurship include: Digital Cultures and Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EIP), Integrated Life Sciences, ACES Cybersecurity, Flexus: Women in Engineering, Virtus: Men in Engineering, Gemstone, and CIVICUS

== Extra Curricular Programs ==

*<u>Innovation Fridays</u> are open to all students regardless of their field of study and are an opportunity to share their ideas with and receive valuable feedback from experienced entrepreneurs.
*<u>University of Maryland Technology Startup Bootcamp</u> [[Www.bootcamp.umd.edu]] Annual intensive, one-day workshop and networking event on how to launch tech ventures
*<u>Entrepreneur Office Hours</u> [[Www.eoh.umd.edu]]Free, open office hours for UM students, faculty, staff, and regional entrepreneurs with tech-based startups or ideas
*<u>30 Days of EnTERPreneurship</u> – Within the past few years, the month of April at the University of Maryland has become a month to highlight the innovation that has occurred throughout the campus. The campus becomes filled with examples of ideation and implementation through a series of workshops, competitions and showcases.
*<u>Mpact Week</u>

== Competitions ==

*University of Maryland $75K Business Plan Competition: ''Annual competition for Faculty, Students, and Recent Alumni to vet new tech venture ideas [http://www.bpc.umd.edu/ http://www.bpc.umd.edu/]''
*Cupid’s Cup [http://www.cupidscup.com/ http://www.cupidscup.com/]
*Pitch Dingman
*Do Good Challenge
*AdVENTURE Challenge: China 
*ACC Clean Energy Challenge [http://www.accnrg.org/ http://www.accnrg.org/]
*Be the Solution Business Plan Challenge [http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition]
*China Business Plan Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship]
*Faculty Venture Fair [http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair]
*Heal the Turtle [https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/ https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/]
*Innovate 4 Healthcare [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4 http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4]
*Mobility Contest [http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/ http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/]
*No Limits Social Impact Pitch Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium]

*Code for Community Challenge [http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html]

== Student-led Groups ==

*mDIL – Maryland Design Impact Lab is a trans-disciplinary student collaborative which leverages the power of diverse expertise colliding in innovative settings to use design-thinking to take ideas to implementation in order to create impact at multiple scales.
*[http://startupshell.org/ Startup Shell] - student-run nonprofit, startup incubator and coworking space for students of any level (undergraduate through PhD).
*[http://bitca.mp Bitcamp] - 750+ student hackathon (part of Major League Hacking)
*[[Entrepreneurship Connector ]]- student group that promotes "hands on" entrepreneurship through networking events, an internship program, and by providing free consulting services to undergraduate student start-ups

== Innovation Spaces ==

*Tech Entrepreneur Research and Prototyping (TERP) Startup Laboratory
*Startup Shell fabrication lab and hackerspace
*Terrapin Hackers (Collider is their makerspace)

== Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship ==

*Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program www.mips.umd.edu [http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf] Research Funding for Technology Product Development
*VentureAccelerator Program www.va.umd.edu Intense, hands-on venture creation assistance for faculty and students
*Biotechnology Research and Education Program www.brep.umd.edu
*Technology Advancement Program www.tap.umd.edu
*A Scholars Program for Industry-oriented Research in Engineering (ASPIRE) www.aspire.umd.edu
*Funding www.mtech.umd.edu/funding/index.html numerous sources of funding exist to bolster both faculty and student ventures at various stages of their development

== Research Centers ==

University of Maryland is home to over 250 research centers. [http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm]

= University Technology Transfer Function =

The University of Maryland has recently integrated their technology commercialization operations with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in order to combine resources and expertise to yield more startups.

*Office of Tecnology Commercialization [http://www.otc.umd.edu/ http://www.otc.umd.edu/]
*Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center- The University of Maryland School of Law assists students and faculty with legal advice and services pertaining to patenting and intellectual property rights. [http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/ http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/]
*'''See this link for the University of Maryland Intellectual Property Policy: [http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf]'''

= University-Industry Collaboration =

*SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) Entrepreneurial Consulting Practicum
*BioMaryland Center [http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx]

<br/>'''Incubators, with Wet Lab Space'''

*Association For Entrepreneurial Science (AES)
*Bio Innovation Center - UM Biopark
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Hood
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Monocracy
*Germantown Innovation Center
*Shady Grove Innovation Center
*Technical Innovation Center
*Technology Advancement Program (University of Maryland)

<br/>'''Incubators, No Wet Lab Space'''

*Business and Technology Growth Center at University Town Center
*Chesapeake Innovation Center
*Embassy Business Complex
*Emerging Technology Center - Canton
*Emerging Technology Center - Johns Hopkins Eastern Baltimore
*Garrett Information Enterprise Center
*Higher Education and Applied Technology (HEAT) Center
*Neotech Incubator • Prince George's County Technical Assistance Center
*Rockville Innovation Center
*Salisbury Airport Incubator
*Silver Spring Innovation Center
*Tawes Science/Technology Business Incubator
*Towson University Business Globalization Center
*Wheaton Business Innovation Center
*White Oak Innovation Center

{{wide image|DC_Skyline.jpg|1800px|alt=Washington, DC Skyline |[[DC]] The Nation's Capital.}}

= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts<br/> =

The University of Maryland leverage’s its unique location and proximity to the nation’s capital by forming strategic partnerships with the government as well as regional business networks in order to support the research and ventures of students and faculty.

*DC I-Corps
*Maryland Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC Network)
*Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
*Greater Baltimore Technology Council
*Technology Council of Maryland
*TEDCO
*Maryland Entrepreneurs Resource List (MERL)
*Maryland Business Incubation Association (MBIA)
*National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)

= Landscape Canvas =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0AgHBY23xvE2CdDVON1BqVHBHc0RwV09JN0hRejhPbkE|width=1300|height=700}}

= Other =

I would rate the University of Maryland as an 8 out of 10 in the Culture of I&E scale. The momentum is quickly spreading throughout the campus, however few student-run initiatives currently exist. Otherwise the University is on the fast track to creating widespread regional impact through its venture creation efforts.

= Related Links =

[[University of Maryland College Park Student Priorities]]

[[Valerie Sherry]]

[[Atin Mittra|Atin Mittra]]

[[Meenu_Singh|Meenu Singh]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Maryland College Park

2014-09-14T21:14:35Z

JordanGreenwald:

[[File:UMD logo.jpeg|thumb|University of Maryland Terrapins]]

= Introduction =

The University of Maryland was founded in 1856 as a land grant institution and the state’s flagship public research university. The University of Maryland, College Park is the largest institution in the University System of Maryland. As of Fall 2013, the University’s undergraduate enrollment was 26,487 and its graduate enrollment totaled 10,500 students. The university offers over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate degrees. The University has strong ties to its region in the greater Washington Metropolitan area, including strong research partnerships with the federal government.

In Princeton Review’s 2014 rankings for the Top 50 Entrepreneurship colleges and business schools, University of Maryland ranked #15 for undergraduate and #16 for graduate schools.

President Wallace D. Loh has committed to support the growth of S.T.E.M. majors, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. There is clearly momentum to increase the number of start-up companies that emerge from the support of the University’s educational and research-oriented atmosphere. As this process unfolds, the University of Maryland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem provides a myriad of programs to expose students to the skill sets needed to create and pursue innovative and entrepreneurial ventures.

= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

== Centers ==

Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship (R.H. Smith School of Business)

Center for Social Value Creation (R.H. Smith School of Business)

MTECH - Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (A.J. Clark School of Engineering)

National Center for Smart Growth (School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation)

== Formal programs ==

Certificate in Innovation Management

Graduate Certificate in Engineering-Technology Ventures and Innovation

Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship

"Fearless Founders" program (The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship) 

== Courses ==

Courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are mainly offered in the college of Engineering and the school of business, though some introductory courses are also available for undergraduates in their freshman or sophomore year. In early 2013, President Loh announced the start of the new Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship which has worked to create mores courses in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students of all majors.

As of Fall 2014, The University of Maryland, College Park offers the following courses in entrepreneurship to undergraduate students:

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ANSC236: Equine Business Management</span>'''

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"></span>''''''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AREC306: Farm Management and Sustainable Food Production</span>'''
<div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARHU439J: Social Activism and Popular Culture</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398B: Writing for Social Entrepreneurship</span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398N: Writing for Non-Profit Organizations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CMSC498E: Technology for CS Start-ups</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E: Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES140: Foundations in Entrepreneurship </span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES141: Introduction to High-Tech Product Development & Marketing  </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES142: Introduction to Innovative Thinking & Creativity</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES143: Communication Essentials for Entrepreneurs</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP100: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Colloquium</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP143: Foundations in Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP144: Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES210: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis & Decision-Making</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP240: Exploring International Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP241: Social Entrepreneurship Practicum </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES460: Fundamentals of Technology Start-Up Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES461: Advanced Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis in Technology Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES462: Marketing High-Technology Products & Innovations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES463: Strategies for Managing Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES464: International Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES465: Entrepreneurial Design Thinking</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498: Special Topics in Entrepreneurship </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E:  Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498P: Corporate Technology Ventures </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">JOUR455: Media Entrepreneurship</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">PUAF359I: Investing and Leading Social Change: The Art and Science of Philanthropy</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AGNR301: Sustainability</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">LARC471: Capstone Studio: Community Design</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARCH403: Architecture Studio IV</span>'''</div><div><br/></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

== Living Learning Programs ==

These programs provide undergraduates with a linked residential and academic experience. It allows students to make connections with faculty and students with similar academic interests outside of the classroom while engaging them in applied learning opportunities.

The nation’s first living learning entrepreneurship program is the Hinman CEOs. Other living learning programs pertaining to innovation and/or entrepreneurship include: Digital Cultures and Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EIP), Integrated Life Sciences, ACES Cybersecurity, Flexus: Women in Engineering, Virtus: Men in Engineering, Gemstone, and CIVICUS

== Extra Curricular Programs ==

*<u>Innovation Fridays</u> are open to all students regardless of their field of study and are an opportunity to share their ideas with and receive valuable feedback from experienced entrepreneurs.
*<u>University of Maryland Technology Startup Bootcamp</u> [[Www.bootcamp.umd.edu]] Annual intensive, one-day workshop and networking event on how to launch tech ventures
*<u>Entrepreneur Office Hours</u> [[Www.eoh.umd.edu]]Free, open office hours for UM students, faculty, staff, and regional entrepreneurs with tech-based startups or ideas
*<u>30 Days of EnTERPreneurship</u> – Within the past few years, the month of April at the University of Maryland has become a month to highlight the innovation that has occurred throughout the campus. The campus becomes filled with examples of ideation and implementation through a series of workshops, competitions and showcases.
*<u>Mpact Week</u>

== Competitions ==

*University of Maryland $75K Business Plan Competition: ''Annual competition for Faculty, Students, and Recent Alumni to vet new tech venture ideas [http://www.bpc.umd.edu/ http://www.bpc.umd.edu/]''
*Cupid’s Cup [http://www.cupidscup.com/ http://www.cupidscup.com/]
*Pitch Dingman
*Do Good Challenge
*AdVENTURE Challenge: China 
*ACC Clean Energy Challenge [http://www.accnrg.org/ http://www.accnrg.org/]
*Be the Solution Business Plan Challenge [http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition]
*China Business Plan Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship]
*Faculty Venture Fair [http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair]
*Heal the Turtle [https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/ https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/]
*Innovate 4 Healthcare [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4 http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4]
*Mobility Contest [http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/ http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/]
*No Limits Social Impact Pitch Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium]

*Code for Community Challenge [http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html]

== Student-led Groups ==

*mDIL – Maryland Design Impact Lab is a trans-disciplinary student collaborative which leverages the power of diverse expertise colliding in innovative settings to use design-thinking to take ideas to implementation in order to create impact at multiple scales.
*[http://startupshell.org/ Startup Shell] - student-run nonprofit, startup incubator and coworking space for students of any level (undergraduate through PhD).
*[http://bitca.mp Bitcamp] - 750+ student hackathon (part of Major League Hacking)
*[[www.umdeconnector.com|Entrepreneurship Connector ]]- student group that promotes "hands on" entrepreneurship through networking events, an internship program, and by providing free consulting services to undergraduate student start-ups

== Innovation Spaces ==

*Tech Entrepreneur Research and Prototyping (TERP) Startup Laboratory
*Startup Shell fabrication lab and hackerspace
*Terrapin Hackers (Collider is their makerspace)

== Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship ==

*Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program www.mips.umd.edu [http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf] Research Funding for Technology Product Development
*VentureAccelerator Program www.va.umd.edu Intense, hands-on venture creation assistance for faculty and students
*Biotechnology Research and Education Program www.brep.umd.edu
*Technology Advancement Program www.tap.umd.edu
*A Scholars Program for Industry-oriented Research in Engineering (ASPIRE) www.aspire.umd.edu
*Funding www.mtech.umd.edu/funding/index.html numerous sources of funding exist to bolster both faculty and student ventures at various stages of their development

== Research Centers ==

University of Maryland is home to over 250 research centers. [http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm]

= University Technology Transfer Function =

The University of Maryland has recently integrated their technology commercialization operations with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in order to combine resources and expertise to yield more startups.

*Office of Tecnology Commercialization [http://www.otc.umd.edu/ http://www.otc.umd.edu/]
*Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center- The University of Maryland School of Law assists students and faculty with legal advice and services pertaining to patenting and intellectual property rights. [http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/ http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/]
*'''See this link for the University of Maryland Intellectual Property Policy: [http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf]'''

= University-Industry Collaboration =

*SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) Entrepreneurial Consulting Practicum
*BioMaryland Center [http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx]

<br/>'''Incubators, with Wet Lab Space'''

*Association For Entrepreneurial Science (AES)
*Bio Innovation Center - UM Biopark
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Hood
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Monocracy
*Germantown Innovation Center
*Shady Grove Innovation Center
*Technical Innovation Center
*Technology Advancement Program (University of Maryland)

<br/>'''Incubators, No Wet Lab Space'''

*Business and Technology Growth Center at University Town Center
*Chesapeake Innovation Center
*Embassy Business Complex
*Emerging Technology Center - Canton
*Emerging Technology Center - Johns Hopkins Eastern Baltimore
*Garrett Information Enterprise Center
*Higher Education and Applied Technology (HEAT) Center
*Neotech Incubator • Prince George's County Technical Assistance Center
*Rockville Innovation Center
*Salisbury Airport Incubator
*Silver Spring Innovation Center
*Tawes Science/Technology Business Incubator
*Towson University Business Globalization Center
*Wheaton Business Innovation Center
*White Oak Innovation Center

{{wide image|DC_Skyline.jpg|1800px|alt=Washington, DC Skyline |[[DC]] The Nation's Capital.}}

= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts<br/> =

The University of Maryland leverage’s its unique location and proximity to the nation’s capital by forming strategic partnerships with the government as well as regional business networks in order to support the research and ventures of students and faculty.

*DC I-Corps
*Maryland Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC Network)
*Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
*Greater Baltimore Technology Council
*Technology Council of Maryland
*TEDCO
*Maryland Entrepreneurs Resource List (MERL)
*Maryland Business Incubation Association (MBIA)
*National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)

= Landscape Canvas =

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= Other =

I would rate the University of Maryland as an 8 out of 10 in the Culture of I&E scale. The momentum is quickly spreading throughout the campus, however few student-run initiatives currently exist. Otherwise the University is on the fast track to creating widespread regional impact through its venture creation efforts.

= Related Links =

[[University of Maryland College Park Student Priorities]]

[[Valerie Sherry]]

[[Atin Mittra|Atin Mittra]]

[[Meenu_Singh|Meenu Singh]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Maryland College Park

2014-09-14T21:10:44Z

JordanGreenwald:

[[File:UMD logo.jpeg|thumb|University of Maryland Terrapins]]

= Introduction =

The University of Maryland was founded in 1856 as a land grant institution and the state’s flagship public research university. The University of Maryland, College Park is the largest institution in the University System of Maryland. As of Fall 2013, the University’s undergraduate enrollment was 26,487 and its graduate enrollment totaled 10,500 students. The university offers over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate degrees. The University has strong ties to its region in the greater Washington Metropolitan area, including strong research partnerships with the federal government.

In Princeton Review’s 2014 rankings for the Top 50 Entrepreneurship colleges and business schools, University of Maryland ranked #15 for undergraduate and #16 for graduate schools.

President Wallace D. Loh has committed to support the growth of S.T.E.M. majors, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. There is clearly momentum to increase the number of start-up companies that emerge from the support of the University’s educational and research-oriented atmosphere. As this process unfolds, the University of Maryland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem provides a myriad of programs to expose students to the skill sets needed to create and pursue innovative and entrepreneurial ventures.

= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

== Centers ==

Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship (R.H. Smith School of Business)

Center for Social Value Creation (R.H. Smith School of Business)

MTECH - Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (A.J. Clark School of Engineering)

National Center for Smart Growth (School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation)

== Formal programs ==

Certificate in Innovation Management

Graduate Certificate in Engineering-Technology Ventures and Innovation

Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship

"Fearless Founders" program (The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship) 

== Courses ==

Courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are mainly offered in the college of Engineering and the school of business, though some introductory courses are also available for undergraduates in their freshman or sophomore year. In early 2013, President Loh announced the start of the new Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship which has worked to create mores courses in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students of all majors.

As of Fall 2014, The University of Maryland, College Park offers the following courses in entrepreneurship to undergraduate students:

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ANSC236: Equine Business Management</span>'''

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"></span>''''''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AREC306: Farm Management and Sustainable Food Production</span>'''
<div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARHU439J: Social Activism and Popular Culture</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398B: Writing for Social Entrepreneurship</span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398N: Writing for Non-Profit Organizations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CMSC498E: Technology for CS Start-ups</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E: Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES140: Foundations in Entrepreneurship </span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES141: Introduction to High-Tech Product Development & Marketing  </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES142: Introduction to Innovative Thinking & Creativity</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES143: Communication Essentials for Entrepreneurs</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP100: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Colloquium</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP143: Foundations in Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP144: Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES210: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis & Decision-Making</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP240: Exploring International Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP241: Social Entrepreneurship Practicum </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES460: Fundamentals of Technology Start-Up Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES461: Advanced Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis in Technology Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES462: Marketing High-Technology Products & Innovations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES463: Strategies for Managing Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES464: International Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES465: Entrepreneurial Design Thinking</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498: Special Topics in Entrepreneurship </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E:  Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498P: Corporate Technology Ventures </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">JOUR455: Media Entrepreneurship</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">PUAF359I: Investing and Leading Social Change: The Art and Science of Philanthropy</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AGNR301: Sustainability</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">LARC471: Capstone Studio: Community Design</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARCH403: Architecture Studio IV</span>'''</div><div><br/></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

== Living Learning Programs ==

These programs provide undergraduates with a linked residential and academic experience. It allows students to make connections with faculty and students with similar academic interests outside of the classroom while engaging them in applied learning opportunities.

The nation’s first living learning entrepreneurship program is the Hinman CEOs. Other living learning programs pertaining to innovation and/or entrepreneurship include: Digital Cultures and Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EIP), Integrated Life Sciences, ACES Cybersecurity, Flexus: Women in Engineering, Virtus: Men in Engineering, Gemstone, and CIVICUS

== Extra Curricular Programs ==

*<u>Innovation Fridays</u> are open to all students regardless of their field of study and are an opportunity to share their ideas with and receive valuable feedback from experienced entrepreneurs.
*<u>University of Maryland Technology Startup Bootcamp</u> [[Www.bootcamp.umd.edu]] Annual intensive, one-day workshop and networking event on how to launch tech ventures
*<u>Entrepreneur Office Hours</u> [[Www.eoh.umd.edu]]Free, open office hours for UM students, faculty, staff, and regional entrepreneurs with tech-based startups or ideas
*<u>30 Days of EnTERPreneurship</u> – Within the past few years, the month of April at the University of Maryland has become a month to highlight the innovation that has occurred throughout the campus. The campus becomes filled with examples of ideation and implementation through a series of workshops, competitions and showcases.
*<u>Mpact Week</u>

== Competitions ==

*University of Maryland $75K Business Plan Competition: ''Annual competition for Faculty, Students, and Recent Alumni to vet new tech venture ideas [http://www.bpc.umd.edu/ http://www.bpc.umd.edu/]''
*Cupid’s Cup [http://www.cupidscup.com/ http://www.cupidscup.com/]
*Pitch Dingman
*Do Good Challenge
*AdVENTURE Challenge: China 
*ACC Clean Energy Challenge [http://www.accnrg.org/ http://www.accnrg.org/]
*Be the Solution Business Plan Challenge [http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition]
*China Business Plan Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship]
*Faculty Venture Fair [http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair]
*Heal the Turtle [https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/ https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/]
*Innovate 4 Healthcare [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4 http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4]
*Mobility Contest [http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/ http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/]
*No Limits Social Impact Pitch Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium]

*Code for Community Challenge [http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html]

== Student-led Groups ==

*mDIL – maryland Design Impact Lab is a trans-disciplinary student collaborative which leverages the power of diverse expertise colliding in innovative settings to use design-thinking to take ideas to implementation in order to create impact at multiple scales.
*[http://startupshell.org/ Startup Shell] - student-run nonprofit, startup incubator and coworking space for students of any level (undergraduate through PhD).
*[http://bitca.mp Bitcamp] - 750+ student hackathon (part of Major League Hacking)

== Innovation Spaces ==

*Tech Entrepreneur Research and Prototyping (TERP) Startup Laboratory
*Startup Shell fabrication lab and hackerspace
*Terrapin Hackers (Collider is their makerspace)

== Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship ==

*Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program www.mips.umd.edu [http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf] Research Funding for Technology Product Development
*VentureAccelerator Program www.va.umd.edu Intense, hands-on venture creation assistance for faculty and students
*Biotechnology Research and Education Program www.brep.umd.edu
*Technology Advancement Program www.tap.umd.edu
*A Scholars Program for Industry-oriented Research in Engineering (ASPIRE) www.aspire.umd.edu
*Funding www.mtech.umd.edu/funding/index.html numerous sources of funding exist to bolster both faculty and student ventures at various stages of their development

== Research Centers ==

University of Maryland is home to over 250 research centers. [http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm]

= University Technology Transfer Function =

The University of Maryland has recently integrated their technology commercialization operations with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in order to combine resources and expertise to yield more startups.

*Office of Tecnology Commercialization [http://www.otc.umd.edu/ http://www.otc.umd.edu/]
*Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center- The University of Maryland School of Law assists students and faculty with legal advice and services pertaining to patenting and intellectual property rights. [http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/ http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/]
*'''See this link for the University of Maryland Intellectual Property Policy: [http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf]'''

= University-Industry Collaboration =

*SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) Entrepreneurial Consulting Practicum
*BioMaryland Center [http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx]

<br/>'''Incubators, with Wet Lab Space'''

*Association For Entrepreneurial Science (AES)
*Bio Innovation Center - UM Biopark
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Hood
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Monocracy
*Germantown Innovation Center
*Shady Grove Innovation Center
*Technical Innovation Center
*Technology Advancement Program (University of Maryland)

<br/>'''Incubators, No Wet Lab Space'''

*Business and Technology Growth Center at University Town Center
*Chesapeake Innovation Center
*Embassy Business Complex
*Emerging Technology Center - Canton
*Emerging Technology Center - Johns Hopkins Eastern Baltimore
*Garrett Information Enterprise Center
*Higher Education and Applied Technology (HEAT) Center
*Neotech Incubator • Prince George's County Technical Assistance Center
*Rockville Innovation Center
*Salisbury Airport Incubator
*Silver Spring Innovation Center
*Tawes Science/Technology Business Incubator
*Towson University Business Globalization Center
*Wheaton Business Innovation Center
*White Oak Innovation Center

{{wide image|DC_Skyline.jpg|1800px|alt=Washington, DC Skyline |[[DC]] The Nation's Capital.}}

= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts<br/> =

The University of Maryland leverage’s its unique location and proximity to the nation’s capital by forming strategic partnerships with the government as well as regional business networks in order to support the research and ventures of students and faculty.

*DC I-Corps
*Maryland Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC Network)
*Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
*Greater Baltimore Technology Council
*Technology Council of Maryland
*TEDCO
*Maryland Entrepreneurs Resource List (MERL)
*Maryland Business Incubation Association (MBIA)
*National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)

= Landscape Canvas =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0AgHBY23xvE2CdDVON1BqVHBHc0RwV09JN0hRejhPbkE|width=1300|height=700}}

= Other =

I would rate the University of Maryland as an 8 out of 10 in the Culture of I&E scale. The momentum is quickly spreading throughout the campus, however few student-run initiatives currently exist. Otherwise the University is on the fast track to creating widespread regional impact through its venture creation efforts.

= Related Links =

[[University of Maryland College Park Student Priorities]]

[[Valerie Sherry]]

[[Atin Mittra|Atin Mittra]]

[[Meenu_Singh|Meenu Singh]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Maryland College Park

2014-09-14T21:10:07Z

JordanGreenwald:

[[File:UMD logo.jpeg|thumb|University of Maryland Terrapins]]

= Introduction =

The University of Maryland was founded in 1856 as a land grant institution and the state’s flagship public research university. The University of Maryland, College Park is the largest institution in the University System of Maryland. As of Fall 2013, the University’s undergraduate enrollment was 26,487 and its graduate enrollment totaled 10,500 students. The university offers over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate degrees. The University has strong ties to its region in the greater Washington Metropolitan area, including strong research partnerships with the federal government.

In Princeton Review’s 2014 rankings for the Top 50 Entrepreneurship colleges and business schools, University of Maryland ranked #15 for undergraduate and #16 for graduate schools.

President Wallace D. Loh has committed to support the growth of S.T.E.M. majors, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. There is clearly momentum to increase the number of start-up companies that emerge from the support of the University’s educational and research-oriented atmosphere. As this process unfolds, the University of Maryland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem provides a myriad of programs to expose students to the skill sets needed to create and pursue innovative and entrepreneurial ventures.

= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

== Centers ==

Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship (R.H. Smith School of Business)

Center for Social Value Creation (R.H. Smith School of Business)

MTECH - Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (A.J. Clark School of Engineering)

National Center for Smart Growth (School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation)

== Formal programs ==

Certificate in Innovation Management

Graduate Certificate in Engineering-Technology Ventures and Innovation

Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship

"Fearless Founders" program (The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship) 

== Courses ==

Courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are mainly offered in the college of Engineering and the school of business, though some introductory courses are also available for undergraduates in their freshman or sophomore year. In early 2013, President Loh announced the start of the new Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship which has worked to create mores courses in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students of all majors.

As of Fall 2014, The University of Maryland, College Park offers the following courses in entrepreneurship to undergraduate students:

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ANSC236: Equine Business Management</span>'''

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AREC306: Farm Management and Sustainable Food Production</span>'''
<div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARHU439J: Social Activism and Popular Culture</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398B: Writing for Social Entrepreneurship</span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398N: Writing for Non-Profit Organizations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CMSC498E: Technology for CS Start-ups</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E: Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES140: Foundations in Entrepreneurship </span>'''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES141: Introduction to High-Tech Product Development & Marketing  </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES142: Introduction to Innovative Thinking & Creativity</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES143: Communication Essentials for Entrepreneurs</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP100: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Colloquium</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP143: Foundations in Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP144: Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES210: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis & Decision-Making</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP240: Exploring International Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP241: Social Entrepreneurship Practicum </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES460: Fundamentals of Technology Start-Up Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES461: Advanced Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis in Technology Ventures</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES462: Marketing High-Technology Products & Innovations</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES463: Strategies for Managing Innovation</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES464: International Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES465: Entrepreneurial Design Thinking</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498: Special Topics in Entrepreneurship </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E:  Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498P: Corporate Technology Ventures </span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">JOUR455: Media Entrepreneurship</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">PUAF359I: Investing and Leading Social Change: The Art and Science of Philanthropy</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AGNR301: Sustainability</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">LARC471: Capstone Studio: Community Design</span>'''</div><div><br/></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARCH403: Architecture Studio IV</span>'''</div><div><br/></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

== Living Learning Programs ==

These programs provide undergraduates with a linked residential and academic experience. It allows students to make connections with faculty and students with similar academic interests outside of the classroom while engaging them in applied learning opportunities.

The nation’s first living learning entrepreneurship program is the Hinman CEOs. Other living learning programs pertaining to innovation and/or entrepreneurship include: Digital Cultures and Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EIP), Integrated Life Sciences, ACES Cybersecurity, Flexus: Women in Engineering, Virtus: Men in Engineering, Gemstone, and CIVICUS

== Extra Curricular Programs ==

*<u>Innovation Fridays</u> are open to all students regardless of their field of study and are an opportunity to share their ideas with and receive valuable feedback from experienced entrepreneurs.
*<u>University of Maryland Technology Startup Bootcamp</u> [[Www.bootcamp.umd.edu]] Annual intensive, one-day workshop and networking event on how to launch tech ventures
*<u>Entrepreneur Office Hours</u> [[Www.eoh.umd.edu]]Free, open office hours for UM students, faculty, staff, and regional entrepreneurs with tech-based startups or ideas
*<u>30 Days of EnTERPreneurship</u> – Within the past few years, the month of April at the University of Maryland has become a month to highlight the innovation that has occurred throughout the campus. The campus becomes filled with examples of ideation and implementation through a series of workshops, competitions and showcases.
*<u>Mpact Week</u>

== Competitions ==

*University of Maryland $75K Business Plan Competition: ''Annual competition for Faculty, Students, and Recent Alumni to vet new tech venture ideas [http://www.bpc.umd.edu/ http://www.bpc.umd.edu/]''
*Cupid’s Cup [http://www.cupidscup.com/ http://www.cupidscup.com/]
*Pitch Dingman
*Do Good Challenge
*AdVENTURE Challenge: China 
*ACC Clean Energy Challenge [http://www.accnrg.org/ http://www.accnrg.org/]
*Be the Solution Business Plan Challenge [http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition]
*China Business Plan Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship]
*Faculty Venture Fair [http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair]
*Heal the Turtle [https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/ https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/]
*Innovate 4 Healthcare [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4 http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4]
*Mobility Contest [http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/ http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/]
*No Limits Social Impact Pitch Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium]

*Code for Community Challenge [http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html]

== Student-led Groups ==

*mDIL – maryland Design Impact Lab is a trans-disciplinary student collaborative which leverages the power of diverse expertise colliding in innovative settings to use design-thinking to take ideas to implementation in order to create impact at multiple scales.
*[http://startupshell.org/ Startup Shell] - student-run nonprofit, startup incubator and coworking space for students of any level (undergraduate through PhD).
*[http://bitca.mp Bitcamp] - 750+ student hackathon (part of Major League Hacking)

== Innovation Spaces ==

*Tech Entrepreneur Research and Prototyping (TERP) Startup Laboratory
*Startup Shell fabrication lab and hackerspace
*Terrapin Hackers (Collider is their makerspace)

== Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship ==

*Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program www.mips.umd.edu [http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf] Research Funding for Technology Product Development
*VentureAccelerator Program www.va.umd.edu Intense, hands-on venture creation assistance for faculty and students
*Biotechnology Research and Education Program www.brep.umd.edu
*Technology Advancement Program www.tap.umd.edu
*A Scholars Program for Industry-oriented Research in Engineering (ASPIRE) www.aspire.umd.edu
*Funding www.mtech.umd.edu/funding/index.html numerous sources of funding exist to bolster both faculty and student ventures at various stages of their development

== Research Centers ==

University of Maryland is home to over 250 research centers. [http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm]

= University Technology Transfer Function =

The University of Maryland has recently integrated their technology commercialization operations with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in order to combine resources and expertise to yield more startups.

*Office of Tecnology Commercialization [http://www.otc.umd.edu/ http://www.otc.umd.edu/]
*Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center- The University of Maryland School of Law assists students and faculty with legal advice and services pertaining to patenting and intellectual property rights. [http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/ http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/]
*'''See this link for the University of Maryland Intellectual Property Policy: [http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf]'''

= University-Industry Collaboration =

*SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) Entrepreneurial Consulting Practicum
*BioMaryland Center [http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx]

<br/>'''Incubators, with Wet Lab Space'''

*Association For Entrepreneurial Science (AES)
*Bio Innovation Center - UM Biopark
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Hood
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Monocracy
*Germantown Innovation Center
*Shady Grove Innovation Center
*Technical Innovation Center
*Technology Advancement Program (University of Maryland)

<br/>'''Incubators, No Wet Lab Space'''

*Business and Technology Growth Center at University Town Center
*Chesapeake Innovation Center
*Embassy Business Complex
*Emerging Technology Center - Canton
*Emerging Technology Center - Johns Hopkins Eastern Baltimore
*Garrett Information Enterprise Center
*Higher Education and Applied Technology (HEAT) Center
*Neotech Incubator • Prince George's County Technical Assistance Center
*Rockville Innovation Center
*Salisbury Airport Incubator
*Silver Spring Innovation Center
*Tawes Science/Technology Business Incubator
*Towson University Business Globalization Center
*Wheaton Business Innovation Center
*White Oak Innovation Center

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= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts<br/> =

The University of Maryland leverage’s its unique location and proximity to the nation’s capital by forming strategic partnerships with the government as well as regional business networks in order to support the research and ventures of students and faculty.

*DC I-Corps
*Maryland Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC Network)
*Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
*Greater Baltimore Technology Council
*Technology Council of Maryland
*TEDCO
*Maryland Entrepreneurs Resource List (MERL)
*Maryland Business Incubation Association (MBIA)
*National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)

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= Other =

I would rate the University of Maryland as an 8 out of 10 in the Culture of I&E scale. The momentum is quickly spreading throughout the campus, however few student-run initiatives currently exist. Otherwise the University is on the fast track to creating widespread regional impact through its venture creation efforts.

= Related Links =

[[University of Maryland College Park Student Priorities]]

[[Valerie Sherry]]

[[Atin Mittra|Atin Mittra]]

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[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Maryland College Park

2014-09-14T21:09:30Z

JordanGreenwald:

[[File:UMD logo.jpeg|thumb|University of Maryland Terrapins]]

= Introduction =

The University of Maryland was founded in 1856 as a land grant institution and the state’s flagship public research university. The University of Maryland, College Park is the largest institution in the University System of Maryland. As of Fall 2013, the University’s undergraduate enrollment was 26,487 and its graduate enrollment totaled 10,500 students. The university offers over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate degrees. The University has strong ties to its region in the greater Washington Metropolitan area, including strong research partnerships with the federal government.

In Princeton Review’s 2014 rankings for the Top 50 Entrepreneurship colleges and business schools, University of Maryland ranked #15 for undergraduate and #16 for graduate schools.

President Wallace D. Loh has committed to support the growth of S.T.E.M. majors, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. There is clearly momentum to increase the number of start-up companies that emerge from the support of the University’s educational and research-oriented atmosphere. As this process unfolds, the University of Maryland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem provides a myriad of programs to expose students to the skill sets needed to create and pursue innovative and entrepreneurial ventures.

= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

== Centers ==

Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship (R.H. Smith School of Business)

Center for Social Value Creation (R.H. Smith School of Business)

MTECH - Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (A.J. Clark School of Engineering)

National Center for Smart Growth (School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation)

== Formal programs ==

Certificate in Innovation Management

Graduate Certificate in Engineering-Technology Ventures and Innovation

Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship

"Fearless Founders" program (The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship) 

== Courses ==

Courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are mainly offered in the college of Engineering and the school of business, though some introductory courses are also available for undergraduates in their freshman or sophomore year. In early 2013, President Loh announced the start of the new Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship which has worked to create mores courses in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students of all majors.

As of Fall 2014, The University of Maryland, College Park offers the following courses in entrepreneurship to undergraduate students:

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ANSC236: Equine Business Management</span>'''

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AREC306: Farm Management and Sustainable Food Production</span>'''
<div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARHU439J: Social Activism and Popular Culture</span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398B: Writing for Social Entrepreneurship<br/></span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENGL398N: Writing for Non-Profit Organizations</span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CMSC498E: Technology for CS Start-ups</span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E: Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences</span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES140: Foundations in Entrepreneurship <br/></span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES141: Introduction to High-Tech Product Development & Marketing  </span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES142: Introduction to Innovative Thinking & Creativity</span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES143: Communication Essentials for Entrepreneurs</span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP100: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Colloquium</span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP143: Foundations in Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP144: Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES210: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis & Decision-Making</span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP240: Exploring International Entrepreneurship & Innovation </span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">HEIP241: Social Entrepreneurship Practicum </span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES460: Fundamentals of Technology Start-Up Ventures</span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES461: Advanced Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis in Technology Ventures</span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES462: Marketing High-Technology Products & Innovations</span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES463: Strategies for Managing Innovation</span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES464: International Entrepreneurship & Innovation</span>'''</div></div></div></div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES465: Entrepreneurial Design Thinking</span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498: Special Topics in Entrepreneurship </span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">CHEM498E:  Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences </span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ENES498P: Corporate Technology Ventures </span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">JOUR455: Media Entrepreneurship</span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">PUAF359I: Investing and Leading Social Change: The Art and Science of Philanthropy</span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">AGNR301: Sustainability</span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">LARC471: Capstone Studio: Community Design</span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><br/></span>'''</div><div>'''<span style="font-size:smaller;">ARCH403: Architecture Studio IV</span>'''</div><div><br/></div></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div></div><div><br/></div></div></div></div><div><br/></div></div><div><br/></div></div><div><br/></div></div><div><br/></div></div><div><br/></div></div><div><br/></div><div> </div><div><br/></div></div></div><div><br/></div>

== Living Learning Programs ==

These programs provide undergraduates with a linked residential and academic experience. It allows students to make connections with faculty and students with similar academic interests outside of the classroom while engaging them in applied learning opportunities.

The nation’s first living learning entrepreneurship program is the Hinman CEOs. Other living learning programs pertaining to innovation and/or entrepreneurship include: Digital Cultures and Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EIP), Integrated Life Sciences, ACES Cybersecurity, Flexus: Women in Engineering, Virtus: Men in Engineering, Gemstone, and CIVICUS

== Extra Curricular Programs ==

*<u>Innovation Fridays</u> are open to all students regardless of their field of study and are an opportunity to share their ideas with and receive valuable feedback from experienced entrepreneurs.
*<u>University of Maryland Technology Startup Bootcamp</u> [[Www.bootcamp.umd.edu]] Annual intensive, one-day workshop and networking event on how to launch tech ventures
*<u>Entrepreneur Office Hours</u> [[Www.eoh.umd.edu]]Free, open office hours for UM students, faculty, staff, and regional entrepreneurs with tech-based startups or ideas
*<u>30 Days of EnTERPreneurship</u> – Within the past few years, the month of April at the University of Maryland has become a month to highlight the innovation that has occurred throughout the campus. The campus becomes filled with examples of ideation and implementation through a series of workshops, competitions and showcases.
*<u>Mpact Week</u>

== Competitions ==

*University of Maryland $75K Business Plan Competition: ''Annual competition for Faculty, Students, and Recent Alumni to vet new tech venture ideas [http://www.bpc.umd.edu/ http://www.bpc.umd.edu/]''
*Cupid’s Cup [http://www.cupidscup.com/ http://www.cupidscup.com/]
*Pitch Dingman
*Do Good Challenge
*AdVENTURE Challenge: China 
*ACC Clean Energy Challenge [http://www.accnrg.org/ http://www.accnrg.org/]
*Be the Solution Business Plan Challenge [http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition]
*China Business Plan Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship]
*Faculty Venture Fair [http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair]
*Heal the Turtle [https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/ https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/]
*Innovate 4 Healthcare [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4 http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4]
*Mobility Contest [http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/ http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/]
*No Limits Social Impact Pitch Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium]

*Code for Community Challenge [http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html]

== Student-led Groups ==

*mDIL – maryland Design Impact Lab is a trans-disciplinary student collaborative which leverages the power of diverse expertise colliding in innovative settings to use design-thinking to take ideas to implementation in order to create impact at multiple scales.
*[http://startupshell.org/ Startup Shell] - student-run nonprofit, startup incubator and coworking space for students of any level (undergraduate through PhD).
*[http://bitca.mp Bitcamp] - 750+ student hackathon (part of Major League Hacking)

== Innovation Spaces ==

*Tech Entrepreneur Research and Prototyping (TERP) Startup Laboratory
*Startup Shell fabrication lab and hackerspace
*Terrapin Hackers (Collider is their makerspace)

== Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship ==

*Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program www.mips.umd.edu [http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf] Research Funding for Technology Product Development
*VentureAccelerator Program www.va.umd.edu Intense, hands-on venture creation assistance for faculty and students
*Biotechnology Research and Education Program www.brep.umd.edu
*Technology Advancement Program www.tap.umd.edu
*A Scholars Program for Industry-oriented Research in Engineering (ASPIRE) www.aspire.umd.edu
*Funding www.mtech.umd.edu/funding/index.html numerous sources of funding exist to bolster both faculty and student ventures at various stages of their development

== Research Centers ==

University of Maryland is home to over 250 research centers. [http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm]

= University Technology Transfer Function =

The University of Maryland has recently integrated their technology commercialization operations with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in order to combine resources and expertise to yield more startups.

*Office of Tecnology Commercialization [http://www.otc.umd.edu/ http://www.otc.umd.edu/]
*Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center- The University of Maryland School of Law assists students and faculty with legal advice and services pertaining to patenting and intellectual property rights. [http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/ http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/]
*'''See this link for the University of Maryland Intellectual Property Policy: [http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf]'''

= University-Industry Collaboration =

*SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) Entrepreneurial Consulting Practicum
*BioMaryland Center [http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx]

<br/>'''Incubators, with Wet Lab Space'''

*Association For Entrepreneurial Science (AES)
*Bio Innovation Center - UM Biopark
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Hood
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Monocracy
*Germantown Innovation Center
*Shady Grove Innovation Center
*Technical Innovation Center
*Technology Advancement Program (University of Maryland)

<br/>'''Incubators, No Wet Lab Space'''

*Business and Technology Growth Center at University Town Center
*Chesapeake Innovation Center
*Embassy Business Complex
*Emerging Technology Center - Canton
*Emerging Technology Center - Johns Hopkins Eastern Baltimore
*Garrett Information Enterprise Center
*Higher Education and Applied Technology (HEAT) Center
*Neotech Incubator • Prince George's County Technical Assistance Center
*Rockville Innovation Center
*Salisbury Airport Incubator
*Silver Spring Innovation Center
*Tawes Science/Technology Business Incubator
*Towson University Business Globalization Center
*Wheaton Business Innovation Center
*White Oak Innovation Center

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= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts<br/> =

The University of Maryland leverage’s its unique location and proximity to the nation’s capital by forming strategic partnerships with the government as well as regional business networks in order to support the research and ventures of students and faculty.

*DC I-Corps
*Maryland Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC Network)
*Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
*Greater Baltimore Technology Council
*Technology Council of Maryland
*TEDCO
*Maryland Entrepreneurs Resource List (MERL)
*Maryland Business Incubation Association (MBIA)
*National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)

= Landscape Canvas =

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= Other =

I would rate the University of Maryland as an 8 out of 10 in the Culture of I&E scale. The momentum is quickly spreading throughout the campus, however few student-run initiatives currently exist. Otherwise the University is on the fast track to creating widespread regional impact through its venture creation efforts.

= Related Links =

[[University of Maryland College Park Student Priorities]]

[[Valerie Sherry]]

[[Atin Mittra|Atin Mittra]]

[[Meenu_Singh|Meenu Singh]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Maryland College Park

2014-09-14T21:03:39Z

JordanGreenwald:

[[File:UMD logo.jpeg|thumb|University of Maryland Terrapins]]

= Introduction =

The University of Maryland was founded in 1856 as a land grant institution and the state’s flagship public research university. The University of Maryland, College Park is the largest institution in the University System of Maryland. As of Fall 2013, the University’s undergraduate enrollment was 26,487 and its graduate enrollment totaled 10,500 students. The university offers over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate degrees. The University has strong ties to its region in the greater Washington Metropolitan area, including strong research partnerships with the federal government.

In Princeton Review’s 2014 rankings for the Top 50 Entrepreneurship colleges and business schools, University of Maryland ranked #15 for undergraduate and #16 for graduate schools.

President Wallace D. Loh has committed to support the growth of S.T.E.M. majors, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. There is clearly momentum to increase the number of start-up companies that emerge from the support of the University’s educational and research-oriented atmosphere. As this process unfolds, the University of Maryland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem provides a myriad of programs to expose students to the skill sets needed to create and pursue innovative and entrepreneurial ventures.

= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

== Centers ==

Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship (R.H. Smith School of Business)

Center for Social Value Creation (R.H. Smith School of Business)

MTECH - Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (A.J. Clark School of Engineering)

National Center for Smart Growth (School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation)

== Formal programs ==

Certificate in Innovation Management

Graduate Certificate in Engineering-Technology Ventures and Innovation

Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship

"Fearless Founders" program (The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship) 

== Courses ==

Courses in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are mainly offered in the college of Engineering and the school of business, though some introductory courses are also available for undergraduates in their freshman or sophomore year. In early 2013, President Loh announced the start of the new Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship which has worked to create mores courses in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students of all majors.

As of Fall 2014, The University of Maryland, College Park offers the following courses in entrepreneurship to undergraduate students:

ANSC236: Equine Business Management

AREC306: Farm Management and Sustainable Food Production
<div><div>ARHU439J: Social Activism and Popular Culture</div><div><br/></div><div><div>ENGL398B: Writing for Social Entrepreneurship<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>ENGL398N: Writing for Non-Profit Organizations</div><div><br/></div><div>CMSC498E: Technology for CS Start-ups</div><div><br/></div><div><div>CHEM498E: Entrepreneurship in Chemical and Life Sciences</div><div><br/></div><div><div>ENES140: Foundations in Entrepreneurship <br/></div><div><br/></div><div>ENES141: Introduction to High-Tech Product Development & Marketing  </div><div><br/></div><div>ENES142: Introduction to Innovative Thinking & Creativity</div><div><br/></div><div><div>ENES143: Communication Essentials for Entrepreneurs</div><div><br/></div><div><div>HEIP100: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Colloquium</div><div><br/></div><div><div>HEIP143: Foundations in Entrepreneurship & Innovation</div><div><br/></div><div><div>HEIP144: Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship & Innovation </div><div><br/></div><div><div>ENES210: Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis & Decision-Making</div><div><br/></div><div><div>HEIP240: Exploring International Entrepreneurship & Innovation </div><div><br/></div><div>HEIP241: Social Entrepreneurship Practicum </div><div><br/></div><div><div>ENES460: Fundamentals of Technology Start-Up Ventures</div><div><br/></div><div><div>ENES461: Advanced Entrepreneurial Opportunity Analysis in Technology Ventures</div><div><br/></div><div><div>ENES462: Marketing High-Technology Products & Innovations</div><div><br/></div><div>ENES463: Strategies for Managing Innovation</div><div><br/></div><div><div>ENES464: International Entrepreneurship & Innovation</div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div></div><div><br/></div></div></div></div><div><br/></div></div><div><br/></div></div><div><br/></div></div><div><br/></div></div><div><br/></div></div><div><br/></div><div> </div><div><br/></div></div></div><div><br/></div>

== Living Learning Programs ==

These programs provide undergraduates with a linked residential and academic experience. It allows students to make connections with faculty and students with similar academic interests outside of the classroom while engaging them in applied learning opportunities.

The nation’s first living learning entrepreneurship program is the Hinman CEOs. Other living learning programs pertaining to innovation and/or entrepreneurship include: Digital Cultures and Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EIP), Integrated Life Sciences, ACES Cybersecurity, Flexus: Women in Engineering, Virtus: Men in Engineering, Gemstone, and CIVICUS

== Extra Curricular Programs ==

*<u>Innovation Fridays</u> are open to all students regardless of their field of study and are an opportunity to share their ideas with and receive valuable feedback from experienced entrepreneurs.
*<u>University of Maryland Technology Startup Bootcamp</u> [[Www.bootcamp.umd.edu]] Annual intensive, one-day workshop and networking event on how to launch tech ventures
*<u>Entrepreneur Office Hours</u> [[Www.eoh.umd.edu]]Free, open office hours for UM students, faculty, staff, and regional entrepreneurs with tech-based startups or ideas
*<u>30 Days of EnTERPreneurship</u> – Within the past few years, the month of April at the University of Maryland has become a month to highlight the innovation that has occurred throughout the campus. The campus becomes filled with examples of ideation and implementation through a series of workshops, competitions and showcases.
*<u>Mpact Week</u>

== Competitions ==

*University of Maryland $75K Business Plan Competition: ''Annual competition for Faculty, Students, and Recent Alumni to vet new tech venture ideas [http://www.bpc.umd.edu/ http://www.bpc.umd.edu/]''
*Cupid’s Cup [http://www.cupidscup.com/ http://www.cupidscup.com/]
*Pitch Dingman
*Do Good Challenge
*AdVENTURE Challenge: China 
*ACC Clean Energy Challenge [http://www.accnrg.org/ http://www.accnrg.org/]
*Be the Solution Business Plan Challenge [http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition http://www.bsos.umd.edu/news-events/2013-be-solution-competition]
*China Business Plan Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/dingman-center-entrepreneurship]
*Faculty Venture Fair [http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair http://bioscienceday.umd.edu/schedule-events/professor-venture-fair]
*Heal the Turtle [https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/ https://sites.google.com/site/healthcontestumd/]
*Innovate 4 Healthcare [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4 http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/center-health-information-decision-systems/initiatives-programs/innovate-4]
*Mobility Contest [http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/ http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/mobilitycontest/]
*No Limits Social Impact Pitch Competition [http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/student-life-resources/signature-events/social-enterprise-symposium]

*Code for Community Challenge [http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html http://www.arch.umd.edu/planning/cfc/CfCteam.html]

== Student-led Groups ==

*mDIL – maryland Design Impact Lab is a trans-disciplinary student collaborative which leverages the power of diverse expertise colliding in innovative settings to use design-thinking to take ideas to implementation in order to create impact at multiple scales.
*[http://startupshell.org/ Startup Shell] - student-run nonprofit, startup incubator and coworking space for students of any level (undergraduate through PhD).
*[http://bitca.mp Bitcamp] - 750+ student hackathon (part of Major League Hacking)

== Innovation Spaces ==

*Tech Entrepreneur Research and Prototyping (TERP) Startup Laboratory
*Startup Shell fabrication lab and hackerspace
*Terrapin Hackers (Collider is their makerspace)

== Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship ==

*Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program www.mips.umd.edu [http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf http://www.mtech.umd.edu/faculty.html#sthash.f4y728PN.dpuf] Research Funding for Technology Product Development
*VentureAccelerator Program www.va.umd.edu Intense, hands-on venture creation assistance for faculty and students
*Biotechnology Research and Education Program www.brep.umd.edu
*Technology Advancement Program www.tap.umd.edu
*A Scholars Program for Industry-oriented Research in Engineering (ASPIRE) www.aspire.umd.edu
*Funding www.mtech.umd.edu/funding/index.html numerous sources of funding exist to bolster both faculty and student ventures at various stages of their development

== Research Centers ==

University of Maryland is home to over 250 research centers. [http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm http://www.umd.edu/directories/centers.cfm]

= University Technology Transfer Function =

The University of Maryland has recently integrated their technology commercialization operations with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in order to combine resources and expertise to yield more startups.

*Office of Tecnology Commercialization [http://www.otc.umd.edu/ http://www.otc.umd.edu/]
*Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center- The University of Maryland School of Law assists students and faculty with legal advice and services pertaining to patenting and intellectual property rights. [http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/ http://www.law.umaryland.edu/programs/iplaw/miplrc/]
*'''See this link for the University of Maryland Intellectual Property Policy: [http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/docs/IV-320A.pdf]'''

= University-Industry Collaboration =

*SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) Entrepreneurial Consulting Practicum
*BioMaryland Center [http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx http://bio.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx]

<br/>'''Incubators, with Wet Lab Space'''

*Association For Entrepreneurial Science (AES)
*Bio Innovation Center - UM Biopark
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Hood
*Frederick Innovative Technology Center @ Monocracy
*Germantown Innovation Center
*Shady Grove Innovation Center
*Technical Innovation Center
*Technology Advancement Program (University of Maryland)

<br/>'''Incubators, No Wet Lab Space'''

*Business and Technology Growth Center at University Town Center
*Chesapeake Innovation Center
*Embassy Business Complex
*Emerging Technology Center - Canton
*Emerging Technology Center - Johns Hopkins Eastern Baltimore
*Garrett Information Enterprise Center
*Higher Education and Applied Technology (HEAT) Center
*Neotech Incubator • Prince George's County Technical Assistance Center
*Rockville Innovation Center
*Salisbury Airport Incubator
*Silver Spring Innovation Center
*Tawes Science/Technology Business Incubator
*Towson University Business Globalization Center
*Wheaton Business Innovation Center
*White Oak Innovation Center

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= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts<br/> =

The University of Maryland leverage’s its unique location and proximity to the nation’s capital by forming strategic partnerships with the government as well as regional business networks in order to support the research and ventures of students and faculty.

*DC I-Corps
*Maryland Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC Network)
*Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
*Greater Baltimore Technology Council
*Technology Council of Maryland
*TEDCO
*Maryland Entrepreneurs Resource List (MERL)
*Maryland Business Incubation Association (MBIA)
*National Business Incubation Association (NBIA)

= Landscape Canvas =

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= Other =

I would rate the University of Maryland as an 8 out of 10 in the Culture of I&E scale. The momentum is quickly spreading throughout the campus, however few student-run initiatives currently exist. Otherwise the University is on the fast track to creating widespread regional impact through its venture creation efforts.

= Related Links =

[[University of Maryland College Park Student Priorities]]

[[Valerie Sherry]]

[[Atin Mittra|Atin Mittra]]

[[Meenu_Singh|Meenu Singh]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Maryland College Park

2014-09-14T20:46:32Z

JordanGreenwald:

School:University of Maryland College Park

2014-09-14T20:45:43Z

JordanGreenwald:

School:University of Maryland College Park

2014-09-14T20:44:14Z

JordanGreenwald:

Resource:How to lead national policy change (IP Student Rights)

2014-09-14T20:37:21Z

JordanGreenwald:

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why leading a national policy change is important</span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Leading a national policy movement becomes necessary when university educational structures stifle innovation and entrepreneurship on their respective campuses. In the context of student intellectual property rights, leading a movement for change becomes even more important since the current system in place only lets students/researchers keep 25% of what they make.  If students and researchers are under the impression they are not going to have ownership of what they create, they become dissuaded from exploring new ventures, entrepreneur opportunities, and creative endeavours. What this translates into is a flight of these very universities most valuable asset: human capital.</span></span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Current student IP rights </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The situation for entrepreneurs, students, and researchers at Universities is bleak. The key players within the entrepreneurial community are holding off on creating new game changing innovations, all because they are concerned about ownership. The current system used by almost all universities across the country allocates IP in the following manner:</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">   25% Office of technology transfer</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">   25% Chancellor</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">   25% Provost  </span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">   25% Actual owner (student, researcher)</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is almost insane to think that you can only keep 25% of the intellectual property and 25% of the profits from invention you created, while attending school. In reality, this system should be completely switched, and the owner of the idea should get at least 75%, allocating the rest to the Office of Technology Transfer.</span></span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why this should be changed</span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Intellectual property has never been an important policy for the federal government. That is why that there does not exist any federal policies for students right to intellectual property. The federal government has never seen undergraduate research as full researchers. The team pushing this movement see that there is an opportunity to institute policy for change. The movement so far has attracted support from the White House and US officials. The current percentages of ownership give students reason to not want to do research. By creating a federal policy, each institution would not have to construct their own policy. This type of system will produce a more uniform structure for students IP rights for all institutions and also will be fair to the innovative student.</span></span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Team currently working on this</span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Caleb Carr is a top researcher at University of Colorado and is leading the movement for student IP rights. Under Caleb, there are students all across the country working to make this change possible. The students associated with this movement are apart of the University Innovators Fellowship program. Even though this is a UIF project, it does not share the same affiliates such as NCIIA. This would be a conflict of interest due to that these organizations are federally funded programs.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Caleb Carr and possible team members plan to present this student IP change to Legislature in November.</span>

For more information about this national policy change effort, go to [http://studentsforiprights.com/ studentsforiprights.com]

If you would like to get involved in this movement, email Caleb Carr at CALEB.CARR@ucdenver.edu<font color="#555555" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space: nowrap;">.</span></font>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Prepare</span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Preparation is just as important as execution when leading a national policy change movement. At the macro level, you must analyze where you want your movement to end up, and work backwards from there. Create a list of everything that needs to happen between right now, and the day your movement succeeded. For a policy movement this means:</span></span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1) </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Go to Capitol Hill, and talk to everyone. See where politicians, companies, lobbyist, and citizens stand on the issue. This will be an important tool to map out how you must move forward.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2) </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Create a strategy. What is going to make this movement successful, and stand out from the rest? It is important to ask yourself this and identify the key characteristic or plan which will make your movement succeed and reach the goals you set for it. Insights from the previous step will help you create a policy that many can get behind.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3)</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Figure out what the decision makers will support. From the previous two steps, you should have a pretty good idea of what people will want, and not just what you want. Build the core principles and purpose of your movement around what everyone wants to see happen.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4)</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recruit. Get as much man power as possible. You are going to need a ton of volunteers to help you build, market, and operate a complex movement.</span>

<br/><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">Start The Movement</span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The next step is to start the movement. Follow this framework to get the ball rolling on your national policy initiative, and make sure to follow each step in order!</span></span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1) </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Get support. Pitch your initiative to those with influence. This means talking to politicians, lobbyists, school administrators, and those who can possibly fund your campaign later down the line.   </span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2) </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Define key tasks. What needs to be done? Create a laundry list of key tasks, meetings, and calls you need to make.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3) </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recruit project leaders. These people will be your inner circle for the movement, and need to be reliable good leaders.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4)</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recruit volunteers. You will need a serious amount of volunteers to help with the daily operations of your movement. Anywhere from 5 to 15 volunteers should be supporting each project lead.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5)</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Delegate tasks to project leaders, and then volunteers. Compile everything that needs to be done into a few major categories, and delegate these to the team leads. Team leads will then work to delegate tasks to volunteers underneath them, and make sure their aspect of project is moving forward.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">6) </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Communicate with project leaders. Keep an open line of communication with your inner circle, and monitor each teams progress. It is important to manage every aspect of the movement at first, and have tight quality control.</span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Manage the team</span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are many different management styles out there, but the important thing is to be always thinking about the movement. You have to rely on every member of your organization to succeed, and it is always necessary to contingency plan.  If a volunteer is sick, or cannot complete their work,it falls back on you to delegate that back out. It really comes down to communication, if there is an issue your team needs to be comfortable enough with you to call, text, or email you right away. Always check up on everyones progress, and don’t be afraid to have a backup for every task. If you have one person that is supposed to hand out fliers, tell another person they may be needed as well. This mitigates the risk of a team member flaking, and also engages more volunteers.</span></span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Budget</span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Budgeting is a key issue that must be completely thought out prior to launching your campaign. Even if your movement never intends to turn a profit, you will undoubtedly encounter costs in your daily operations. Key financials concerns will mostly comprise advertising and promotion. Your logo, social media campaigns, website, and other marketing collateral will all cost money, and no matter how much people support your movement, your not getting all of that for free.</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition, a key cost is sending team members to Washington DC to lobby. Team members need to be on site talking with changemakers and decision makers, and if you are not located closely to capitol hill, travel costs can build up quickly. Typical movements send about 10 volunteers to Washington DC for about 1 week.</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Funding can come through many different avenues, whether it be via grants, other policy movements, or donation. The important thing to keep in mind is the obligations of your grants, as they may restrict funding and support from specific types of organizations.  </span></span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Obstacles you encounter  </span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As with creating any organization, there will be obstacles on the road to success. The biggest hold up on moving forward will always be lobbying. The outcome of the entire effort of the movement must be a clear policy change, and the only way to do this is to pressure politicians. You basically must be pushing congressional leaders constantly, and sometimes you don't get the best responses.</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fundraising may also be an obstacle you encounter, but if you study the operations of similar movements you may figure out how they obtained robust funding. You must be persistent and resilient throughout the ups and downs of the perpetual funding process.</span></span>

''<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Just remember that at the end of the day, it’s all politics.</span></span>''

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Resource:How to lead national policy change (IP Student Rights)

2014-09-14T20:36:25Z

JordanGreenwald:

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why leading a national policy change is important</span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Leading a national policy movement becomes necessary when university educational structures stifle innovation and entrepreneurship on their respective campuses. In the context of student intellectual property rights, leading a movement for change becomes even more important since the current system in place only lets students/researchers keep 25% of what they make.  If students and researchers are under the impression they are not going to have ownership of what they create, they become dissuaded from exploring new ventures, entrepreneur opportunities, and creative endeavours. What this translates into is a flight of these very universities most valuable asset: human capital.</span></span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Current student IP rights </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The situation for entrepreneurs, students, and researchers at Universities is bleak. The key players within the entrepreneurial community are holding off on creating new game changing innovations, all because they are concerned about ownership. The current system used by almost all universities across the country allocates IP in the following manner:</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">   25% Office of technology transfer</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">   25% Chancellor</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">   25% Provost  </span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">   25% Actual owner (student, researcher)</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is almost insane to think that you can only keep 25% of the intellectual property and 25% of the profits from invention you created, while attending school. In reality, this system should be completely switched, and the owner of the idea should get at least 75%, allocating the rest to the Office of Technology Transfer.</span></span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why this should be changed</span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Intellectual property has never been an important policy for the federal government. That is why that there does not exist any federal policies for students right to intellectual property. The federal government has never seen undergraduate research as full researchers. The team pushing this movement see that there is an opportunity to institute policy for change. The movement so far has attracted support from the White House and US officials. The current percentages of ownership give students reason to not want to do research. By creating a federal policy, each institution would not have to construct their own policy. This type of system will produce a more uniform structure for students IP rights for all institutions and also will be fair to the innovative student.</span></span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Team currently working on this</span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Caleb Carr is a top researcher at University of Colorado and is leading the movement for student IP rights. Under Caleb, there are students all across the country working to make this change possible. The students associated with this movement are apart of the University Innovators Fellowship program. Even though this is a UIF project, it does not share the same affiliates such as NCIIA. This would be a conflict of interest due to that these organizations are federally funded programs.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Caleb Carr and possible team members plan to present this student IP change to Legislature in November.</span>

For more information about this national policy chabge effort, go to [http://studentsforiprights.com/ studentsforiprights.com]

If you would like to get involved in this movement, email Caleb Carr at CALEB.CARR@ucdenver.edu<font color="#555555" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space: nowrap;">.</span></font>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Prepare</span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Preparation is just as important as execution when leading a national policy change movement. At the macro level, you must analyze where you want your movement to end up, and work backwards from there. Create a list of everything that needs to happen between right now, and the day your movement succeeded. For a policy movement this means:</span></span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1) </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Go to Capitol Hill, and talk to everyone. See where politicians, companies, lobbyist, and citizens stand on the issue. This will be an important tool to map out how you must move forward.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2) </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Create a strategy. What is going to make this movement successful, and stand out from the rest? It is important to ask yourself this and identify the key characteristic or plan which will make your movement succeed and reach the goals you set for it. Insights from the previous step will help you create a policy that many can get behind.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3)</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Figure out what the decision makers will support. From the previous two steps, you should have a pretty good idea of what people will want, and not just what you want. Build the core principles and purpose of your movement around what everyone wants to see happen.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4)</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recruit. Get as much man power as possible. You are going to need a ton of volunteers to help you build, market, and operate a complex movement.</span>

<br/><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">Start The Movement</span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The next step is to start the movement. Follow this framework to get the ball rolling on your national policy initiative, and make sure to follow each step in order!</span></span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1) </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Get support. Pitch your initiative to those with influence. This means talking to politicians, lobbyists, school administrators, and those who can possibly fund your campaign later down the line.   </span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2) </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Define key tasks. What needs to be done? Create a laundry list of key tasks, meetings, and calls you need to make.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3) </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recruit project leaders. These people will be your inner circle for the movement, and need to be reliable good leaders.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4)</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recruit volunteers. You will need a serious amount of volunteers to help with the daily operations of your movement. Anywhere from 5 to 15 volunteers should be supporting each project lead.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5)</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Delegate tasks to project leaders, and then volunteers. Compile everything that needs to be done into a few major categories, and delegate these to the team leads. Team leads will then work to delegate tasks to volunteers underneath them, and make sure their aspect of project is moving forward.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">6) </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Communicate with project leaders. Keep an open line of communication with your inner circle, and monitor each teams progress. It is important to manage every aspect of the movement at first, and have tight quality control.</span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Manage the team</span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are many different management styles out there, but the important thing is to be always thinking about the movement. You have to rely on every member of your organization to succeed, and it is always necessary to contingency plan.  If a volunteer is sick, or cannot complete their work,it falls back on you to delegate that back out. It really comes down to communication, if there is an issue your team needs to be comfortable enough with you to call, text, or email you right away. Always check up on everyones progress, and don’t be afraid to have a backup for every task. If you have one person that is supposed to hand out fliers, tell another person they may be needed as well. This mitigates the risk of a team member flaking, and also engages more volunteers.</span></span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Budget</span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Budgeting is a key issue that must be completely thought out prior to launching your campaign. Even if your movement never intends to turn a profit, you will undoubtedly encounter costs in your daily operations. Key financials concerns will mostly comprise advertising and promotion. Your logo, social media campaigns, website, and other marketing collateral will all cost money, and no matter how much people support your movement, your not getting all of that for free.</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition, a key cost is sending team members to Washington DC to lobby. Team members need to be on site talking with changemakers and decision makers, and if you are not located closely to capitol hill, travel costs can build up quickly. Typical movements send about 10 volunteers to Washington DC for about 1 week.</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Funding can come through many different avenues, whether it be via grants, other policy movements, or donation. The important thing to keep in mind is the obligations of your grants, as they may restrict funding and support from specific types of organizations.  </span></span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Obstacles you encounter  </span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As with creating any organization, there will be obstacles on the road to success. The biggest hold up on moving forward will always be lobbying. The outcome of the entire effort of the movement must be a clear policy change, and the only way to do this is to pressure politicians. You basically must be pushing congressional leaders constantly, and sometimes you don't get the best responses.</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fundraising may also be an obstacle you encounter, but if you study the operations of similar movements you may figure out how they obtained robust funding. You must be persistent and resilient throughout the ups and downs of the perpetual funding process.</span></span>

''<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Just remember that at the end of the day, it’s all politics.</span></span>''

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Resource:How to lead national policy change (IP Student Rights)

2014-09-14T20:31:49Z

JordanGreenwald:

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why leading a national policy change is important</span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Leading a national policy movement becomes necessary when university educational structures stifle innovation and entrepreneurship on their respective campuses. In the context of student intellectual property rights, leading a movement for change becomes even more important since the current system in place only lets students/researchers keep 25% of what they make.  If students and researchers are under the impression they are not going to have ownership of what they create, they become dissuaded from exploring new ventures, entrepreneur opportunities, and creative endeavours. What this translates into is a flight of these very universities most valuable asset: human capital.</span></span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Current student IP rights </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The situation for entrepreneurs, students, and researchers at Universities is bleak. The key players within the entrepreneurial community are holding off on creating new game changing innovations, all because they are concerned about ownership. The current system used by almost all universities across the country allocates IP in the following manner:</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">   25% Office of technology transfer</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">   25% Chancellor</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">   25% Provost  </span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">   25% Actual owner (student, researcher)</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is almost insane to think that you can only keep 25% of the intellectual property and 25% of the profits from invention you created, while attending school. In reality, this system should be completely switched, and the owner of the idea should get at least 75%, allocating the rest to the Office of Technology Transfer.</span></span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why this should be changed</span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Intellectual property has never been an important policy for the federal government. That is why that there does not exist any federal policies for students right to intellectual property. The federal government has never seen undergraduate research as full researchers. The team pushing this movement see that there is an opportunity to institute policy for change. The movement so far has attracted support from the White House and US officials. The current percentages of ownership give students reason to not want to do research. By creating a federal policy, each institution would not have to construct their own policy. This type of system will produce a more uniform structure for students IP rights for all institutions and also will be fair to the innovative student.</span></span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Team currently working on this</span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Caleb Carr is a top researcher at University of Colorado and is leading the movement for student IP rights. Under Caleb, there are students all across the country working to make this change possible. The students associated with this movement are apart of the University Innovators Fellowship program. Even though this is a UIF project, it does not share the same affiliates such as NCIIA. This would be a conflict of interest due to that these organizations are federally funded programs.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Caleb Carr and possible team members plan to present this student IP change to Legislature in November.</span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Prepare</span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Preparation is just as important as execution when leading a national policy change movement. At the macro level, you must analyze where you want your movement to end up, and work backwards from there. Create a list of everything that needs to happen between right now, and the day your movement succeeded. For a policy movement this means:</span></span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1) </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Go to Capitol Hill, and talk to everyone. See where politicians, companies, lobbyist, and citizens stand on the issue. This will be an important tool to map out how you must move forward.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2) </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Create a strategy. What is going to make this movement successful, and stand out from the rest? It is important to ask yourself this and identify the key characteristic or plan which will make your movement succeed and reach the goals you set for it. Insights from the previous step will help you create a policy that many can get behind.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3)</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Figure out what the decision makers will support. From the previous two steps, you should have a pretty good idea of what people will want, and not just what you want. Build the core principles and purpose of your movement around what everyone wants to see happen.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4)</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recruit. Get as much man power as possible. You are going to need a ton of volunteers to help you build, market, and operate a complex movement.</span>

<br/><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">Start The Movement</span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The next step is to start the movement. Follow this framework to get the ball rolling on your national policy initiative, and make sure to follow each step in order!</span></span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1) </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Get support. Pitch your initiative to those with influence. This means talking to politicians, lobbyists, school administrators, and those who can possibly fund your campaign later down the line.   </span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2) </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Define key tasks. What needs to be done? Create a laundry list of key tasks, meetings, and calls you need to make.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3) </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recruit project leaders. These people will be your inner circle for the movement, and need to be reliable good leaders.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4)</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recruit volunteers. You will need a serious amount of volunteers to help with the daily operations of your movement. Anywhere from 5 to 15 volunteers should be supporting each project lead.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5)</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Delegate tasks to project leaders, and then volunteers. Compile everything that needs to be done into a few major categories, and delegate these to the team leads. Team leads will then work to delegate tasks to volunteers underneath them, and make sure their aspect of project is moving forward.</span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">6) </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Communicate with project leaders. Keep an open line of communication with your inner circle, and monitor each teams progress. It is important to manage every aspect of the movement at first, and have tight quality control.</span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Manage the team</span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are many different management styles out there, but the important thing is to be always thinking about the movement. You have to rely on every member of your organization to succeed, and it is always necessary to contingency plan.  If a volunteer is sick, or cannot complete their work,it falls back on you to delegate that back out. It really comes down to communication, if there is an issue your team needs to be comfortable enough with you to call, text, or email you right away. Always check up on everyones progress, and don’t be afraid to have a backup for every task. If you have one person that is supposed to hand out fliers, tell another person they may be needed as well. This mitigates the risk of a team member flaking, and also engages more volunteers.</span></span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Budget</span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Budgeting is a key issue that must be completely thought out prior to launching your campaign. Even if your movement never intends to turn a profit, you will undoubtedly encounter costs in your daily operations. Key financials concerns will mostly comprise advertising and promotion. Your logo, social media campaigns, website, and other marketing collateral will all cost money, and no matter how much people support your movement, your not getting all of that for free.</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition, a key cost is sending team members to Washington DC to lobby. Team members need to be on site talking with changemakers and decision makers, and if you are not located closely to capitol hill, travel costs can build up quickly. Typical movements send about 10 volunteers to Washington DC for about 1 week.</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Funding can come through many different avenues, whether it be via grants, other policy movements, or donation. The important thing to keep in mind is the obligations of your grants, as they may restrict funding and support from specific types of organizations.  </span></span>

= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 24px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Obstacles you encounter  </span></span> =

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As with creating any organization, there will be obstacles on the road to success. The biggest hold up on moving forward will always be lobbying. The outcome of the entire effort of the movement must be a clear policy change, and the only way to do this is to pressure politicians. You basically must be pushing congressional leaders constantly, and sometimes you don't get the best responses.</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fundraising may also be an obstacle you encounter, but if you study the operations of similar movements you may figure out how they obtained robust funding. You must be persistent and resilient throughout the ups and downs of the perpetual funding process.</span></span>

''<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7b44c3-5279-e015-0e0c-b5c7b662c213"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Just remember that at the end of the day, it’s all politics.</span></span>''

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[[File:JordanGreenwald.jpg|thumb|JordanGreenwald.jpg]]<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Jordan Greenwald is currently a senior at The University of Maryland, College Park pursuing a degree in Economics. Jordan is an aspiring entrepreneur with operations, strategy, and leadership experience in several different sectors. </span><br/><br/><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">In December 2013, Jordan co-founded The Entrepreneurship Connector Club with four other students. The organization hosts three networking events each semester, connects students with internship opportunities at local startups, and provides free consulting services to undergraduate student startups.</span><br/><br/><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Topics such as social entrepreneurship, venture financing activities, disruptive technologies, politics, and history interest Jordan, as well as snowboarding. </span>

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JordanGreenwald: University of Maryland undergraduate, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Entrepreneurship Connector.

University of Maryland undergraduate, entrepreneur, and co-founder
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