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<span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">For business and arts students, Entrepreneurship is available as a minor and geared towards teaching students the business fundamentals involved in a starting your own venture. This minor pays special t</span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">ribute to the significance employers place on intrapreneurial ability regardless of position in the company. These classes encourage Villanovans to think creatively and hone in on entrepreneurial skills such as creativity and innovation even within any organization. Another popular option amongst business and arts students is the '''ICE CaPS '''certificate program for sophomores. This programs lets students meet with mentor</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">s, chat&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">with CFOs of start-ups, and collaborate with other students, creating a very hands-on curriculum that enhances their entrepreneurial abilities.</span>

<span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Beyond these for-credit opportunities, there are a number of on extra-curricular displays of student entrepreneurship. Villanova held its second annual Another popular option among sophomore students is the '''TEDxICE CaPS ''' in the fall of 2013 and it wacertificate program. This program lets students meet with mentor</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">s a great success. A number [[File:VillanovaTedx.png|thumb|VillanovaTedx.png]]of, chat&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">short speeches given by students, graduates and faculty members revolving around the theme with CFOs of “Createstart-ups, Innovate, Inspire” were astoundingly thought-and-conversation provoking. Between conferencescollaborate with other students, as&nbsp;</span><span style="fontcreating a very hands-family: georgia, serif;">is&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">customary with TED events, the inspired audience was able to network and connecton curriculum that enhances their entrepreneurial abilities.</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">The </span>Beyond these for-credit opportunities, there are a number of on extra-curricular displays of student entrepreneurship. Villanova held its fourth annual '''Villanova Student Entrepreneurship Competition TEDx'''in the fall of 2015 and it wa</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">provides s a more hands-on approach to entrepreneurial educationgreat success. A number [[File:VillanovaTedx.png|thumb|VillanovaTedx. This student-only competition focused on making the world a better place was founded in 2009png]]of&nbsp;by graduate engineering students Ronald Warzoha and Timothy Montalbano, and it operates with the </span>'''Beyond Ideas: The Art of Entrepreneurship'''<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">group (See Faculty Entrepreneurship)short speeches given by students, graduates and faculty members revolving around the theme of “Let's Imagine” were astoundingly thought-and-conversation provoking. The cBetween conferences, as&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">ompetition allows students to showcase ideas by pitching them initially on the is&nbsp;</span>'''IdeaBounce'''<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">page. This publicizes their idea and shares it customary with TED events, the Villanova inspired audience was able to network, helping them hunt down any resources necessary to further their idea (and can be done by anyone at any time even outside of the VSEC competition). For further stages of the competition the students pitch their idea, create a video, executive summaries, posters and financial tables to persuade a panel of judges. The top teams walk away with $10,000 total in prizesconnect.</span>

  <span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">The </span>'''Villanova Student Entrepreneurship Competition (VESC)&nbsp;'''<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">provides a more hands-on approach to entrepreneurial education. This student-only competition focused on making the world a better place was founded in 2009&nbsp;by graduate engineering students Ronald Warzoha and Timothy Montalbano, and it operates with the </span>'''Beyond Ideas: The Art of Entrepreneurship&nbsp;'''<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">group (See Faculty Entrepreneurship). The c</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">ompetition allows students to showcase ideas by pitching them initially on the </span>'''IdeaBounce&nbsp;'''<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">page. This publicizes their idea and shares it with the Villanova network, helping them hunt down any resources necessary to further their idea (and can be done by anyone at any time even outside of the VSEC competition). For further stages of the competition the students pitch their idea, create a video, executive summaries, posters and financial tables to persuade a panel of judges. The top teams walk away with $10,000 total in prizes.</span> <span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Another prevalent competition is the '''Villanova''' '''Innovation Chase.''' For this competition three teams of engineering students go through a preliminary round at Villanova in which they come up with a solution to a problem- last year several years ago it was an on-campus transportation problem. The students work through the process of researching, designing, prototyping and presenting their solutions to a panel of judges. The top two teams that survive this qualifier travel to the annual '''Chicago Innovation Chase''' intercollegiate-student entrepreneurship competition.</span>

<span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">As a final note, a number of students are in the process of or have already brought their ideas to life using aforementioned resources combined with resources at the newly formed&nbsp;'''ICE Center'''. This Center for Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship at Villanova works to accelerate opportunities for students across disciplines and colleges so they can develop their entrepreneurial ability and learn from each other to become more innovative thinkers. For example, the ICE Center typically has an a its very own Entrepreneur in Residencethat works with students throughout the week. This is an alum (currently Eric Adams) or a member of the community, who has experience with Entrepreneurship and comes in to educate Villanovans about effective ways to engage startups.&nbsp;Another interesting opportunity that the ICE Center provides is '''Phillanova ICE'''. This program supports students who wish to connect with the Philadelphia entrepreneurship ecosystem. ICE helps students fund their entry and travel to various events across the Philadelphia area. Events that aren’t already preapproved parts of the program can be requested by students who wish to access them.&nbsp;</span>

<span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Villanova Faculty members are active participants in an entrepreneurial lifestyle, and their lasting careers as entrepreneurs inspire the students. This year Professor Edmond Dougherty, - assistant professor of engineering and director of the Engineering Entrepreneurship program, - was recently honored with the faculty '''Meyer ICE award'''. This award was created and endowed by Patrick Meyer, a 1974 graduate of the Villanova School of Business. The award is meant to recognize those who embrace an innovative, creative, and entrepreneurial spirit. Professor Dougherty embodies these traits and showed this by helping to create the Engineering Entrepreneurship minor. On campus, Dougherty is a VSEC committee member, he manages ECE Senior Capstone Projects and ECE Day, and he is a founder of the Beyond Ideas program which has let him lead student entrepreneurship teams in competitions like the Ford Contest and Innovation Chase. Outside of Villanova, Dougherty has over a dozen patents in his name, and is the president of Ablaze Development Corp, founder of Wavecam Media, and founder of August Design, LLC.</span>

<span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Other resources where students Students can connect and collaborate include in the '''Multidisciplinary Design Lab, '''which has a 3D printer available, and the '''Machine Shop''',&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">which offers a number of machines and materials available&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">for the development of prototypes. Also, the law school library has a meeting environment for students.&nbsp;</span> <span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">The college of Engineering has recently renovated two labs as&nbsp;'''Interdisciplinary Innovation Labs'''. These rooms contain smart technology, open space, and are available for all Villanova Students to utilize. Members of the&nbsp;'''Engineering Entrepreneurship Minor'''&nbsp;meet in those labs for their classes. The layouts of these rooms are used to help inspire creativity in the students who utilize them. The college of Engineering also plans to use expand the building to include a new&nbsp;'''Student Learning Commons''' and&nbsp;'''Innovation Wing.'''&nbsp;These areas will be designed to help students realize their fullest potential.&nbsp;</span> <span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">The School of Businesshas recently undergone some renovations. There is a more open flow in the building, to help students feel more comfortable and let their ideas prosper more. There is a new&nbsp;'''Innovation Classroom, '''which has glass doors and whiteboard walls. Students pursuing an&nbsp;'''Entrepreneurship Minor,'''&nbsp;through the business school meet there, but when class is not in session, the room is open to all students.</span> <span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Villanova has recently built the&nbsp;'''C.A.V.E.''', a virtual reality room that is open to all students and is using&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">KEEN Foundation grants to create an idea accelerator '''Idea Accelerator&nbsp;'''space and a tinkerer’s lab .&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Another&nbsp;</span>'''Tinkerer's Lab'''<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">&nbsp;is also currently in the the processes of being built in the futureengineering college, which was included through Villanova's newest campus expansion plan.</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">There will be workshops and speakers for student interested in pursuing an entrepreneurial path.&nbsp;</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Villanova University has an incredible amount of resources to offer its students. From courses, clubs and competitions, an incredibly talented faculty and number of available mentors, to external resources offered by businesses and many more. Students have everything they need to let their inner innovator grow and flourish. &nbsp;Just a few years ago, such entrepreneurial activity would not have been so evident. Thanks to a grant by the KEEN Foundation, the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program and many of the competitions have been born and sponsored within the past few years. </span> <span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Furthermore, due to the efforts of the Beyond Ideas Committee all of the colleges have been recently linked to create an influx of entrepreneurial communication and networking across the school.</span> <span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">This rapid progression of entrepreneurial development at Villanova continues with no sign of slowing. Within the next few years Villanova hopes to offer an expand resources in the idea accelerator, a create more pre-capstone experience experiences and tinkerer’s lab, an increase in innovator and artist in residencepresence on campus, an expansion of the OSRP, a relocation for the ICE Center, &nbsp;a Forum for Innovation, Research and Entrepreneurship, additional summer faculty workshops, and more. Villanovans recognize the importance of developing their innovative and creative abilities and look forward to expanding the entrepreneurial offerings available on and off campus.</span>

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