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==== Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==== | ==== Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==== | ||
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| + | If you have an idea, enjoy thinking creatively and innovatively, want to solve a problem, start a new business or make a difference...DifferenceMakers is for YOU! All students are welcomed to make a difference at UMass Lowell, make a difference in the community and make a difference in society. | ||
| − | See a problem? Want to solve it? Put together a UMass Lowell student team, present an innovative solution and compete for $25,000 in cash and prizes. | + | Through the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, along with affiliated faculty and other campus programs, the University is introducing a range of activities that help students make a difference in the world. Upcoming student activities include: |
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| − | + | '''DifferenceMaker $25k Student Competition''' – See a problem? Want to solve it? Put together a UMass Lowell student team, present an innovative solution and compete for $25,000 in cash and prizes. | |
| − | 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. | + | </li> |
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| − | + | ''''''Honors DifferenceMaker Program'''<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal;"> – 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>''' | |
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| − | In collaboration with UMass Lowell Orientation, Student Activities and Leadership and Residence Life Offices, this a year-long effort aims to engage freshmen in solving local and regional problems through entrepreneurial action. | + | <li> |
| − | + | ''''''Freshman Make A Difference'''<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal;"> – In collaboration with UMass Lowell Orientation, Student Activities and Leadership and Residence Life Offices, this a year-long effort aims to engage freshmen in solving local and regional problems through entrepreneurial action.</span>''' | |
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| − | The Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship will recruit and sponsor DifferenceMaker Co-op students who will assist in the implementation of DifferenceMaker activities and programs. | + | '''DifferenceMaker Enterprise Co-op Students''' – The Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship will recruit and sponsor DifferenceMaker Co-op students who will assist in the implementation of DifferenceMaker activities and programs. |
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| − | + | '''Campus Catalyst Competition''' – 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]. | |
| − | 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. | + | </li> |
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=== Other Organizations === | === Other Organizations === | ||
Revision as of 21:15, 7 November 2013
Contents
Overview - A Campus on the Move
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Student Entrepreneurship
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Coursework
Departments and Programs
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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If you have an idea, enjoy thinking creatively and innovatively, want to solve a problem, start a new business or make a difference...DifferenceMakers is for YOU! All students are welcomed to make a difference at UMass Lowell, make a difference in the community and make a difference in society.
Through the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, along with affiliated faculty and other campus programs, the University is introducing a range of activities that help students make a difference in the world. Upcoming student activities include:
- DifferenceMaker $25k Student Competition – See a problem? Want to solve it? Put together a UMass Lowell student team, present an innovative solution and compete for $25,000 in cash and prizes.
- 'Honors DifferenceMaker Program' – 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.
- 'Freshman Make A Difference' – In collaboration with UMass Lowell Orientation, Student Activities and Leadership and Residence Life Offices, this a year-long effort aims to engage freshmen in solving local and regional problems through entrepreneurial action.
- DifferenceMaker Enterprise Co-op Students – The Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship will recruit and sponsor DifferenceMaker Co-op students who will assist in the implementation of DifferenceMaker activities and programs.
- Campus Catalyst Competition – 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.Learn more.
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Other Organizations
Student Stories
Faculty Entrepreneurship
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University Entrepreneurship
Creative New Academic Programs
Entrepreneurial Capital Projects and Acquisitions
Emerging Technology and Innovation Center
Health and Social Sciences Building
University-Industry Collaboration
Major Research Activity
Office of Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property
Center for Industrial Competitiveness
Regional and Local Economic Development
Economic Development of Regions
Deep-Dive Questions
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Future Efforts
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Conclusion
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