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<div style="float: right; clear: right;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif; ">[[File:UMass-Lowell-logo.png]]</span></div><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The&nbsp;University of Massachusetts Lowell&nbsp;(also known as&nbsp;UMass Lowell&nbsp;or&nbsp;UML) is a&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_university public]&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_research_universities_in_the_United_States doctoral/research]&nbsp;university in&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell,_Massachusetts Lowell],&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts Massachusetts],&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States],and part of the&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts University of Massachusetts]&nbsp;system. With more than 1,100 faculty members and more than 16,000 students, it is the largest university in the&nbsp;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrimack_Valley Merrimack Valley]&nbsp;and the second-largest public institution in the state behind UMass Amherst.&lt;/p&gt; The university offers more than 120 degree choices, internships, bachelor’s to master’s programs and doctoral studies in the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; College of Health Sciences; College of Sciences; the Francis College of Engineering; the Graduate School of Education; and the Manning School of Business.</span>

= <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Overview - A Campus on the On The Move''' </span> =

<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">UMass Lowell has been evolving in every aspect; upgraded classrooms, libraries and labs; new and renovated student living and activity spaces; and enhanced parking facilities are a few on the list of what has been updated and changed over the past decade of campus improvement.</span>

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif; ">University Crossing</span>**<span style="font-family: Expected to be fully functional in 2014verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Officially completed and operating, this new building will host hosts student services and activities, bookstore, dining, University police, transportation services, and senior administration offices.</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Pulichino Tong Building</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The University’s current construction project, the Tong Building will replace the now-relocated Honor’s Eames Dorm building on UMass Lowell’s North Campus and will house the entirety of the Robert J. Manning School of Business.</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">University Suites</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">This brand new dorm on UMass Lowell’s East campus provides housing for 472 students in four- and six-bed suites. There is a ground-floor common area with a café - Hawk's Nest - featuring fresh bakery, grab & go items and a late night Asian menu, in addition to delicious Red Mango frozen yogurt & smoothies and "We proudly serve" Starbucks Coffee. A multi-purpose room is open to the UMass Lowell community. Each residential floor has two common kitchen/lounge areas, two quiet study rooms and a group study room.</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Riverview Suites</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The other half of the two-dorm addition to UMass Lowell in 2013, Riverview Suites has either two or three bedroom suites complete with a live-in kitchen, classroom and meeting rooms inside the building, and a gym inside the facility. The University leases the property from Soho Development, who also built the $42 million facility.</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">New Garages</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">In the past three years, UMass Lowell has added two large parking garages to each of its largest parking lots, greatly increasing the parking capacity for the strong commuter presence attending the school.</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Health and Social Sciences Building</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">In 2013, this new criminal justice and criminology, nursing&nbsp;and&nbsp;psychology&nbsp;building had its grand opening. The construction of this building marked the first new construction in 30 years on the University’s South Campus, including all campuses in the University’s recent wave of evolution.</span>

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif; Pulichino Tong Building: The University’s current construction project">Since 2009, the Tong Building will replace University has also been heavily updating the now-relocated Honor’s Eames Dorm building on existing buildings while acquiring and renovating new ones. UMass Lowell’s North Campus Lowell renovated the newly acquired Inn and will house Conference Center, added Taco Bell and Subway to the University’s dining partners, renovated the entirety of newly acquired Tsongas Center, and heavily updated their Dining Hall in the Robert J. Manning School of Business.tallest UMass Lowell building, Fox Hall&nbsp;</span>

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; University Suites== <span style="font-family: This brand new dorm on UMass Lowell’s East campus provides housing for 472 students in four- and six-bed suites. There is a ground-floor common area with a café - Hawk's Nest - featuring fresh bakeryverdana, grab & go items and a late night Asian menugeneva, in addition to delicious Red Mango frozen yogurt & smoothies and "We proudly servesans-serif;" Starbucks Coffee. A multi-purpose room is open to the UMass Lowell community. Each residential floor has two common kitchen>2015 Innovation Fellows Plans</lounge areas, two quiet study rooms and a group study room.span> ==

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·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New Garages<span style="font-family: In the past two yearsverdana, UMass Lowell has added two large parking garages to each of its largest parking lotsgeneva, greatly increasing the parking capacity for the strong commuter presence attending the schoolsans-serif;">[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1o3F2IN8YoWKMk83r0SoAfr5NH_qUw7RFa2ZxjslksQM/edit?usp=sharing Lean Startup Presentation]</span>

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Health and Social Sciences Building= <span style="font-family: In 2013verdana, this new criminal justice and criminologygeneva, nursing&nbsp;and&nbsp;psychology&nbspsans-serif;building had its grand opening. The construction of this building marked the first new construction in 30 years on the University’s South Campus, including all campuses in the University’s recent wave of evolution.">'''Student Entrepreneurship'''</span> =

==== <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''NonSpec&nbsp;'''</span> ====

Since 2009<span style="font-family:verdana, geneva,sans-serif;">[http://www.nonspec.org/ NonSpec] participated in the University has also been heavily updating 2013 first annual DifferenceMaker™ Idea Challenge where they showed dedication and enthusiasm by attending each educational workshop and event throughout the existing buildings while acquiring and renovating new onesprocess which aided in their success. UMass Lowell renovated &nbsp; At the Idea Challenge they received the newly acquired Inn prestigious title of “Campus Wide DifferenceMaker™” and Conference Centerthe top award of $5, added Taco Bell and Subway 000. This prize represents the project most likely to make a significant difference in the University’s dining partners, renovated the newly acquired Tsongas Centercommunity, region and heavily updated their Dining Hall in the tallest UMass Lowell building, Fox Hallworld.</span>

<span style= '''Student Entrepreneurship''' ="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The $5,000 award has allowed Nonspec to move their initiative forward by creating their first batch of prosthetic limbs. With a projected 15% market share in the next five years, Nonspec plans to use this market presence to launch a foundation called “Give a Hand”. The purpose of this foundation would be to spread their mission, goals, charitable cause, and products around the world in order to make a difference in developing nations.</span>

=<span style== Coursework =="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Departments and Programs</span> =

The == <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''entrepreneurship concentration'Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship'' prepares students to be an "outside of the box" thinker and innovator in today's complex global economy. Using an interdisciplinary focus, students who complete the concentration will:</span> ==

*Develop <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship offers students and faculty of all disciplines the management skills required opportunity to identify work together to develop innovative and launch new business ventures around innovative productsentrepreneurial solutions to the major problems facing our community, services the region and technologiesthe world.&nbsp;*Develop an understanding of The Center hosts several programs that encourage social innovation and entrepreneurship among UMass Lowell students as well as the concepts broader community in which we live. The DifferenceMaker program provides training, mentoring and activities associated with entrepreneurship other resources to UMass Lowell students and innovation.&nbsp;*Understand the financial aspects of an entrepreneurial venture from start-up faculty who wish to "harvest".&nbsp;*Discover their individual "entrepreneurial spirit" through experiential learning address social, environmental and economic problems in interdisciplinary classes and the College's Venture Labour community.</span>

The required courses within the Entrepreneurship concentration consist of== <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''DifferenceMaker™'''</span> ==

#Starting <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The DifferenceMaker™ Program sponsors specific events and activities that support students in solving big problems through innovation and entrepreneurship. The Program is highly experiential by offering students a New Venture&nbsp;#Corporate Entrepreneurship&nbsp;#Managing Innovation&nbsp;#Finance for Emerging Business Enterprisesseries of workshops that they can engage in to better understand innovation, entrepreneurship and launching a start-up of their interest.</span>

<span style=== Departments "font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Students of all majors and disciplines are welcome to join this Program and make a difference at UMass Lowell, in the community or in the world through innovative and Programs ===entrepreneurial action.</span>

===<span style= Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship ="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Goals of DifferenceMaker™</span> ===

If you have an idea*<span style="font-family:verdana, enjoy thinking creatively and innovativelygeneva, want sans-serif;">Introduce all UMass students to solve a creative problemsolving, innovation and entrepreneurship</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Accelerate purpose in each students education</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva, start a new business or make a difference...DifferenceMakers is for YOU! All sans-serif;">Connect current students are welcomed to make a difference at UMass Lowellalumni experience</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva, make sans-serif;">Encourage a difference in the community and make a difference in society.social responsibility ethos</span>

Through the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship=== <span style="font-family:verdana, along with affiliated faculty and other campus programsgeneva, the University is introducing a range of activities that help students make a difference in the world. Upcoming student activities include:sans-serif;">DifferenceMaker™ Available Activities</span> ===

*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''DifferenceMaker™ Enterprise Co-op'''DifferenceMaker $25k </span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Throughout each year, DifferenceMaker™ will hire several students from various majors to participate in paid co-op experiences. Student Competitionco-ops assist in conducting and summarizing entrepreneurial research, developing and distributing marketing materials for various center initiatives, and provide center support for faculty and innovation fellows affiliate with the center.&nbsp;–&nbsp</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Freshman Make A Difference Orientation'''</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">During the summer sessions, DifferenceMaker™ has a large presence in the Freshman Orientation days. Through the Office of Orientation, Student Activities and Leadership, and ResLife, DifferenceMaker™ was able to present to every attending freshman and gain exposure to all of the new students at UMass Lowell.</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Freshman DifferenceMaker™ Convocation''See '</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">At the beginning of each academic year, we present DifferenceMaker™ to every incoming freshman at Convocation. Each year we perform a fun activity to engage students in our program.</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Introduction to DifferenceMaker™'''</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Freshman Seminars-A series of in-class discussions in collaboration with the Manning School of Business, The Francis College of Engineering, The College of Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, and The College of Health Sciences in order to introduce the DifferenceMaker™ Program to students of all disciplines and to inspire them to explore their passions through creative problem? Want solving.</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Introduction to the DifferenceMaker™ Program'''</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">A series of events were held on both the north and south campuses to introduce students to DifferenceMaker™ Program concepts, allow them to share their ideas and interests, explore possible projects and solution, and to connected with each other to form teams. These events included the DifferenceMaker™ Convocation Pitch, the Climate Change Teach-in, a DifferenceMaker™ Team Building Dinner, and others.</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''DifferenceMaker™ LLC'''</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Having a presence in the student residence halls as well as the classroom is important to motivate students and discover new ideas waiting to solve it? Put happen. The DifferenceMaker™ Living/Learning Community brings new students together a in the ResLife environment for innovation and brainstorming outside of the classroom.</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Honors DifferenceMaker™ Program'''</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">In collaboration with UMass Lowell Honors Program, this concerted effort to embed elements of social entrepreneurship in our Honors Program includes coursework and community-based student efforts that have specific focus on innovation and entrepreneurial practices.</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Introduction to Engineering Extra Credit Project'''</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">This activity was a collaboration effort between the DifferenceMaker™ Program and The Francis College of Engineering to introduce freshman engineering majors to the DifferenceMaker™ Program, innovation, and entrepreneurship. In this introductory activity, the students’ innovative ideas were explored and presented in a format which would enable their projects to be candidates for both the DifferenceMaker™ Program Idea Challenge and Campus Catalyst program.</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Creative Venture Competition'''</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">This contest held in October of 2013 hosted by DifferenceMaker™ focused on innovation from Arts, Humanities, and Social Science students. $2500 was awarded to the best entrepreneurial business a proposal, and $250 to each finalist teamwas also awarded.</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Digital Federal Credit Union Innovation Contest'''&nbsp;</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">In November of 2013, present DifferenceMaker™ along with DCU hosted an Innovation Contest focusing on banking and financial innovation in the industry. With a grand prize of $500 per team member and peripheral prizes of $100 per team member, the contest gave thousands to innovative teams and cutting edge ideas.</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''DifferenceMaker™ Reverse Pitch'''</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">This pitch event was debuted on November 19, 2013. This event was a spin-off of “normal” idea challenges and hackathons. Instead of students pitching their ideas to funding sources or judges, businesses and community partners actually pitched their existing problems to a student audience in the hopes that they can develop a solution .</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''DifferenceMaker™ Idea Challenge'''</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''​'''DifferenceMaker™ is hosting its fourth annual Idea Challenge; this challenge is for student entrepreneurial teams to come up with sustainable ideas that will make some sort of impact on the world or their community. Help in the form of various workshops in the months leading up to the Idea Challenge is available, teaching students how to properly pitch their ideas and compete how to flesh out their business plans. There are various subcategories for $25each team to have a chance at winning spread out across over many different disciplines, encouraging all students to participate and welcoming all ideas.</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''DifferenceMaker™ Workshops'''</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Team Building Mixer</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Identifying Problems and Opportunities</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Developing Solutions</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Identifying Resources</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Rocket Pitch Coaching</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Campus Catalyst Program'''</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''​'''The DifferenceMaker™ Program works closely with 'E For All', a community business accelerator funded by the Deshpande Foundation,000 in cash order to encourage students to generate and prizesdevelop their entrepreneurial ideas. The Sandbox Campus Catalyst program provided seed funding for student social and business solutions with potential.&nbsp;</span>

*'=== <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Honors DifferenceMaker DifferenceMaker™ Program'&nbsp;–Available Resources''' In collaboration with UMass Lowell Honors Program, this concerted effort to embed elements of social entrepreneurship in our Honors Program includes coursework and community-based student efforts.</span> ===

*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''DifferenceMaker™ Central''Freshman Make A Difference'</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Large open office collaboration space equipped with Wi-Fi, 3 Mac computers, printer/copier, 2 46” LCD TV monitors with projection capabilities, 6 white boards, 10 tables with chairs all equipped with wheels that can be easily rearranged for optimal use and collaboration, refrigerator, sink, cabinet space, coffee maker and other necessary office supplies.</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Hawk&nbsp;–Hatch'''</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Philanthropic Crowd Funding Source</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Grants'' In collaboration with UMass Lowell Orientation'</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Networking'''</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Mentors</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva, Student Activities sans-serif;">Faculty Fellows and Leadership and Residence Life OfficesDifferenceMaker™ Staff</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Events'''</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Series of Educational Entrepreneurial Workshops including materials</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Problem, Opportunity, Solution, Resources, Pitch Coaching</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Team Building Assistance</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva, this a yearsans-long effort aims to engage freshmen in solving local and regional problems through entrepreneurial action.serif;">TeamMaker Platform, Team Building Mixer</span>

*'''DifferenceMaker Enterprise Co<span style="font-op Students&nbspfamily:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;– '''The ">Through the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship will recruit , along with affiliated faculty and sponsor DifferenceMaker Co-op other campus programs, the University has introduced a range of activities that help students who will assist make a difference in the implementation of DifferenceMaker activities and programsworld.</span>

*=== <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Campus Catalyst Competition&nbsp;–&nbsp;DifferenceMaker™ Future Efforts'''The Merrimack Valley Sandbox supports student teams with innovative ideas. An initial grant of $500 plus support and growth opportunities are provided to the most promising projects.[http:<//merrimackvalleysandbox.org/catalyst-programs-2/catalyst-programs Learn more].span> ===

<span style=== Other Organizations ==="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">In order to assist students to both record and encourage their participation in DifferenceMaker™ events, they are planning the development and implementation of a DifferenceMaker™ Passport Program. Consistent with the goals of the UMass Lowell DifferenceMaker™ Program, the Passport Program will assist students to identify, record and collect experiences meant to:&nbsp;</span>

*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Develop individual entrepreneurial identity</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Develop entrepreneurial skills and self-confidence</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Develop creative and sustainable solutions to complex problems</span>*<span style= Entrepreneurial Ventures Association ===="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Connect with the University, E For All&nbsp;and community entrepreneurial ecosystems</span>

<span style==== Honors Ambassador "font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">They anticipate that the number of students engaged in the DifferenceMaker™ Program and related activities will increase each year. As they encourage and reward the formation of various types of student ventures and projects, the need for mentors who can consult with student teams will increase. They plan to guide these students and track their progress through a professional Mentor Program. The UMass Lowell Mentor Program ====will provide a committed network of mentors with a broad set of skills and professional experiences, who can assist UMass Lowell entrepreneurs in developing the knowledge and skills, needed to grow an idea into a successful, new venture.</span>

[http<span style="font-family://wwwverdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The DM UMass Lowell Mentor Program will seek to connect DifferenceMaker™ students with successful experienced entrepreneurs and alumnus, as well as faculty and staff.umlhonors&nbsp; The Mentor Program will focus on assisting students to further develop solutions as part of the DifferenceMaker™ Program.com wwwMentors will provide guidance in further refining student team objectives and help them in building their entrepreneurial skillsets.umlhonors.com]</span>

<span style=== Student Stories ==="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">They are planning to offer DifferenceMaker™ Faculty Workshops to help faculty consider how they might engage their own students in DifferenceMaker™ activities through course related activities and through co-curricular activities. Our hope is that by engaging more faculty, they in turn will serve as both mentors and catalysts for students, encouraging and guiding student project selection and development. They have also observed that student teams often need support and guidance from faculty from different disciplines, these workshops and an accompanying seed grant program are meant as catalysts to encourage interdisciplinary engagement among faculty,</span>

<span style= '''"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">While the overarching goal of the DifferenceMaker™ program is to encourage UMass Lowell students to develop sustainable and entrepreneurial solutions to the challenges and opportunities they will confront in this world, they anticipate another, potentially significant impact on the University community itself. Our students will only be successful if they have the support of faculty, alumni, business and community members. During our first year of program activities, they have found these constituents to be most supportive and willing to mentor and work with our students.&nbsp; Alumni are mentoring and investing in student ventures.&nbsp; Faculty Entrepreneurship''' =are working across disciplines to ensure their student teams make progress. Local profit and non-profit businesses are eager to work with student teams, providing real-world problems and opportunities for student projects. In one short year, the DifferenceMaker™ program has been embraced by the greater University community. Our hope and plan is to anchor this program in the curriculum and culture of the University, so all UMass Lowell students have an opportunity to make a difference in this world.</span>

= = <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''University EntrepreneurshipCommercial Venture and Intellectual Property Office (CVIP)''' </span> ==

<span style=== Creative New Academic Programs ==="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''CVIP Mission'''</span>

<span style=== Entrepreneurial Capital Projects "font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The mission of UMass Lowell’s Office of Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property (CVIP) is to facilitate the transfer of technology arising from government, foundation and industrial sponsored university research to the private sector. They facilitate development of inventions toward commercial relevance and utility, nurture mutually beneficial and sustainable relationships between the University and industry, promote an innovative and entrepreneurial culture at the University and contribute to the economic vibrancy and well-being of the Commonwealth. CVIP’s activities enable the successful transfer of commercially viable technology from the laboratory to the marketplace for public use and Acquisitions ===benefit.&nbsp;</span>

<span style==== Emerging Technology and Innovation Center ===="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''CVIP Functions'''</span>

<span style==== Health and Social Sciences Building ===="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The main objectives of CVIP are:</span>

*<span style= '''"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">to license patents and other protections to industry in order to promote the development of inventions toward practical application;</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">to foster a culture of innovation, facilitate commercially promising endeavors, and positively contribute to the University’s entrepreneurial ecosystem;</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">to seek new business opportunities and form productive collaborations with industry in an effort to increase research and licensing revenue to the University;</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-Industry Collaboration''' serif;">to generate income for inventors and the University as a whole for use in supporting further research, technology development and transfer;</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">to advocate for the research community and seek to create incentives, provide rewards and obtain resources to advance commercialization of the technologies they generate.</span>

==<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style= Major Research Activity =="font-size:large;">New Venture Initiative</span></span> ==

<span style==== Office "font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">New Venture Initiative (NVI) is a mix of university resources and equity investment designed to provide a path to and facilitate more start-up activity at UMass Lowell.&nbsp; As part of the larger Commercial Ventures Venture and Intellectual Property ====Office (CVIP), the NVI fund focuses on inventions, discoveries, products and services that have been developed in whole or in part at UMass Lowell, have achieved proof of concept (or an early prototype) and are ready for commercial product development, rather than those requiring further basic research. &nbsp;</span>

==<span style== "font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center for Industrial Competitiveness ==(M2D2):'''</span> ==

<span style= '''Regional "font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center (M2D2) is a lifeline for the state’s smaller medical device companies, offering inventors and executives easy, affordable, and coordinated access to world-class researchers and resources at the Lowell and Local Economic Development''' =Worcester campuses of the University of Massachusetts.</span>

<span style==== Economic Development of Regions Department ===="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''M2D2 Available Resources'''</span>

*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">9000 square feet of space on second floor including:</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">6 wet laboratory suites</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Two office suites</span>**<span style= Merrimack Valley Sandbox "font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Large open office collaboration area</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Board room</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Reception area</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Break Room equipped with a table and chairs, full size refrigerator, microwave, sink, dishwasher, and coffee maker</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">5000 square feet of space on first floor including:</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Six individual offices&nbsp;</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Bright shared kitchen space equipped with a table and chairs, full size refrigerator and sink</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">One large state of the art conference room with full pull down screen, computer with web access and a projector&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">All conference rooms contain a 46" Aquos LCD screen, as well as computer with web access and a projector</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Business and medical feasibility assessments</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Product development space</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Medical and clinical pathway assistance</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Connection to additional services such as laboratory use, incubator space for start-ups and clinical trial support through the product life cycle</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">SBIR and STTR research</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Access to capital</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Networking events</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">New Venture Competitions</span>

==<span style== Lowell Makes =="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Entrepreneurship For All'''</span> ==

<span style==== Mill No"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'E for All' is a project of the&nbsp;Deshpande Foundation, which has encouraged the use of entrepreneurship and innovation as catalysts for sustainable change in the United States, India and Canada since 1996.5Deshpande supported centers including the&nbsp; ====MIT Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation, the Deshpande Center for Social Innovation&nbsp;in Hubli, India, the Pond-Deshpande Centre&nbsp;at the&nbsp;University of New Brunswick, and our own 'E For All' &nbsp;at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. 'E for All' includes higher education partners (Middlesex Community College, Merrimack College and Northern Essex Community College) and a host of regional community and business partners.</span>

<span style= "font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Deep-Dive QuestionsE for All Mission'''<br/span> =

<span style="font-sizefamily: 12pxverdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Coming soonThe mission of 'E For All' is to connect and strengthen the ecosystem in Lowell and Lawrence, Massachusetts, around entrepreneurship and leadership. This mission is supported by the following three principle 'E For All' programs:</span>

*<span style= "font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Future EffortsCatalysts ''' - The Catalyst program provides seed funding and mentoring support to foster initiative around new ideas and programs among local high school and college students.</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Entrepreneurship&nbsp;'''- The Entrepreneur Program is a community-wide initiative supporting entrepreneurship. More than 30 partner organizations and institutions are participating in this initiative,&nbsp;which gives entrepreneurs a greater chance at success through pitch contests, workshops and intensive programs.&nbsp;</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Leadership&nbsp;'''- The 'E For All' Leadership Institute (SLI) offers leadership development for individuals that live, work or are interested in the communities of Lawrence and Lowell.&nbsp;</span>

<span style= "font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''ConclusionEntrepreneurial Ventures Association''' =: EVA is an&nbsp;interdisciplinary&nbsp;organization that is open to all majors; they share resources, advice, and&nbsp;interests&nbsp;with other COM and UML clubs to help students turn their entrepreneurial ideas into reality.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>

  = <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''University Entrepreneurship'''</span> = == <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Creative New Academic Programs</span> == ==== <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''The Manning School of Business'''&nbsp;</span><br/> ==== <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Undergraduate - Entrepreneurship Concentration''': Prepares students to be "outside-of-the-box" thinkers and innovators in today's complex global economy.</span> *<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The&nbsp;'''entrepreneurship concentration'''&nbsp;prepares students to be an "outside of the box" thinker and innovator in today's complex global economy. Using an interdisciplinary focus, students who complete the concentration will:</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Develop the management skills required to identify and launch new business ventures around innovative products, services and technologies.&nbsp;</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Develop an understanding of the concepts and activities associated with entrepreneurship and innovation.&nbsp;</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Understand the financial aspects of an entrepreneurial venture from start-up to "harvest".&nbsp;</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Discover their individual "entrepreneurial spirit" through experiential learning in interdisciplinary classes and the College's Venture Lab.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Graduate - Master of Science in Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship (MSITE)''': Provides engineers, business majors and scientists with the skills and knowledge required to drive innovation in today's collaborative, global workforce.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Graduate - Master of Science in Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship (MSITE) Healthcare Innovation & Entrepreneurship (HI+E) Option''': This option is targeted towards healthcare professionals, such as hospital managers/administrators, clinicians, physicians and other medical professionals who need to understand and manage the impact of emerging technologies and innovations in the healthcare industry. The Program will also benefit recent graduates who wish to enter the healthcare industries as a career choice.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Graduate Certificate - New Venture Creation''': This program is focused specifically on the creation of technology-based ventures and is designed to assist professionals with undergraduate and career experience in science, engineering, technology or business fields in better understanding how to develop and launch a technology-based business.</span> ==== <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''College of Sciences, Computer Science Department'''</span> ==== <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The Computer Science Department offers an&nbsp;entrepreneurship option&nbsp;in their master's degree. It is directed at those with a strong undergraduate background in Computer Science who are interested in both deepening their technical knowledge and in understanding the tools required for developing a company directed towards software services and products.</span> ==== <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Assistive Technology Program'''</span> ==== <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">A component of the undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering program, senior ECE students complete a&nbsp;senior capstone project&nbsp;aimed at designing and producing an assistive technology device for a person with a disability. Engineering students can apply the knowledge they have learned from their courses and help solve problems for disabled people through creating technological advances.&nbsp;</span> == <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Entrepreneurial Capital Projects and Acquisitions</span> == === <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''The Mark and Elisia Saab Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center'''</span> === <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">This new UMass Lowell 2012-13 construction is a building developed for bringing innovation and industry together. Faculty and student researchers use the resources available in this building to meet industry challenges and improve lives using UMass Lowell technologies and patents. Core facilities for use in fundamental and translational research are available to faculty and students; it contains class 100, 1,000, and 10,000 cleanroom spaces, wet lab and engineering lab space, and a plastics processing high bay. The ETIC is has LEED Gold Certification, and is considered green. The construction of this building also is estimated to supporting at least 130 new jobs.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span> === <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Health and Social Sciences Building'''&nbsp;</span> === <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">This new building that houses criminal justice and criminology, nursing, and psychology provides classrooms, simulation laboratories, observation facilities, a demonstration hospital wing, and ample meeting space for community projects. The construction of this new building supported more than 800 construction and related jobs, and provided the much needed resources and space for UMass Lowell’s growing social science population.</span> = <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''University-Industry Collaboration'''</span> = <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Research Activities'''</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">UMass Lowell places a large focus on professional research, as evidenced by the ample lab space professors have to work with in buildings such as the ETIC. A comprehensive list of all research areas and information about them can be found on the UMass Lowell website.&nbsp;</span> ==== <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Center for Industrial Competitiveness</span> ==== <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">For nearly 20 years, UMass Lowell’s Center for Industrial Competitiveness has conducted research on industrial innovation, regional development, corporate governance, financialization, and sustainable prosperity. Resources available stretch all around the world through collaborative networks and relationships, providing ample information and a global understanding on development. Research also includes local industrial development in Massachusetts.&nbsp;</span> = <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Regional and Local Economic Development'''</span> = <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Economic and Social Development of Regions Department:'''</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">This graduate program focuses on giving an interdisciplinary education that is tailored to fit the needs of the individual. By educating both the private and public sectors of economic and social development, this program aims to create work ready individuals that can bring innovation and change to shifting social and economic environment.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Lowell Makes'''&nbsp;</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 22px;">Lowell Makes&nbsp;is a non-profit, shared community workshop and laboratory. It is an organized group of local artists, engineers, makers, and thinkers who work together to provide tools and learning resources to the public.&nbsp;They use these resources to collaborate on individual and community projects in order to promote science, technology and art; while working and experimenting on innovative ideas to encourage learning within the community.</span></span></span>   <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Mill No.5'''</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Mill No.5 is one of the few non-UML entrepreneurial constructs in the Lowell urban environment. Like many mills in Lowell, it has been renovated and repurposed. 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