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Fellow:Chris Atkinson

2016-12-01T22:34:24Z

JoshHalverson:

Chris Atkinson is currently attending the University of Minnesota after transferring from Iowa State in the spring of 2015. There, he is a Junior pursuing [[File:Chris Atkinson Headshot.png|thumb]]a degree in computer science with a management minor. While he is studying computer science, he also has a great interest in hardware, robotics, and all other forms of technology. While at Iowa State Chris was a member of the industry relations committee in IEEE. He also attended hack-a-thons and was on the schools quidditch team. At the University of Minnesota he is currently involved with the 10,000 makes project, a make-a-thon for rapid prototyping.He loves to talk with anyone about ideas and ways to impact the world. Along with all that he is also a huge reader, fitness enthusiast, and loves to surf. One day, Chris hopes to be a product manager for Google, and to eventually start his own company. 

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'''Chris Atkinson'''

[[Matt Finley|Matt Finley]]

[[Josh Halverson]]

[[Bri Schlangen|Bri Schlangen]]

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Fellow:Bri Schlangen

2016-12-01T22:34:13Z

JoshHalverson:

Bri is a junior at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities completing a bachelors degree in Computer Engineering with a minor in product design. This [[File:BriSchlangen.jpg|thumb|BriSchlangen.jpg]]summer she participated in an internship which focused on project management and software testing  at Cray Inc., and will be continuing to work there part time throughout the school year.  She is the president of a student group called Tesla Works which gives students the opportunity to create any project they have an interest in. Within the university and surrounding community, she has become passionate about fostering an innovative maker community which encourages learning-by-doing and cross-discipline collaboration. This passion led to her becoming a University Innovation Fellows candidate and an active member in a start-up called CoCreateX. CoCreateX is an organization which organizes networking events at key locations in the Twin Cities area and connects driven individuals with other driven individuals to make spectacular things happen.

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[[University of Minnesota - Twin Cities|University of Minnesota]] - Twin Cities

[[University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Student Priorities|University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Student Priorites]]

[[Chris Atkinson|Chris Atkinson]]

[[Matt Finley|Matt Finley]]

[[Josh Halverson]]

'''Bri Schlangen'''

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Fellow:Matt Finley

2016-12-01T22:33:40Z

JoshHalverson:

Matt Finley is a 2015 candidate for the University Innovation Fellows program. He attends the University of Minnesota where he studies Computer Science, Information Systems, and Entrepreneurial Management.[[File:Matt Finley.JPG|thumb|Matt Finley.JPG]] For electives, Matt likes to take classes from the Center for Spirituality and learn about personal growth from a non-traditional perspective. Matt enjoys helping others find their inner peace and bring out the best in themselves. In his free time, Matt likes snowboard out west, cycle, read, and practice yoga/mediation.

Matt is also involved in a variety of extracurriculars and projects on campus. He is in the professional business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi, where he is both webmaster and tech chair. Matt is also working on a few startups, one of which is geared towards educational collaboration and is called [http://theclasspulse.com/ theClassPulse]. This interactive web app allows students and professors to connect in real time real time via a Facebook type messenger.

Aside from entrepreneurial ventures, Matt also has experience in the corporate environment. He interned at UnitedHealth Group his freshman year where he worked on a corporate strategy team, providing executive solutions to ad hoc issues. Just a week ago, Matt finished his internship at Cargill, where he worked IT Infrastructure and coded an interactive application to aid in cotton trading.

This coming school year, Matt will be taking a year-long course called Entrepreneurship in Action, where he will work with a team of students to create a business from start to finish. Matt also created the [http://10000makes.com/ 10,000 Makes] hardware make-a-thon website and will be assisting in documentation day-of logistics.

All in all, Matt is passionate about innovation and is determined to make the University of Minnesota a more cohesive environment. He enjoys sharing his story and hearing others discuss their passions. Matt is able to shed on light on any problem and influence others to think about it in a different way. Matt is what one would call a divergent creative thinker. He enjoys networking with new people about potential start-up ideas or just life, and can be reached by [https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=finley.matthewt@gmail.com Email] or [https://www.linkedin.com/in/finleymatt LinkedIn].

== Related Links ==

[[University of Minnesota - Twin Cities|University of Minnesota]] - Twin Cities

[[University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Student Priorities|University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Student Priorites]]

[[Chris Atkinson|Chris Atkinson]]

'''Matt Finley'''

[[Josh Halverson]]

[[Bri Schlangen|Bri Schlangen]]

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2016-12-01T22:25:13Z

JoshHalverson:

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2015-08-30T23:52:18Z

JoshHalverson: