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| + | · University Crossing: Expected to be fully functional in 2014, this new building will host student services and activities, bookstore, dining, University police, transportation services, and senior administration offices. | ||
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| + | · Pulichino Tong Building: 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. | ||
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| + | · University Suites: 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. | ||
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| + | · Riverview Suites: 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. | ||
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| + | · New Garages: In the past two 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. | ||
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| + | · Health and Social Sciences Building: In 2013, this new criminal justice and criminology, nursing and psychology 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. | ||
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| + | Since 2009, the University has also been heavily updating the existing buildings while acquiring and renovating new ones. UMass Lowell renovated the newly acquired Inn and Conference Center, added Taco Bell and Subway to the University’s dining partners, renovated the newly acquired Tsongas Center, and heavily updated their Dining Hall in the tallest UMass Lowell building, Fox Hall. | ||
= '''Student Entrepreneurship''' = | = '''Student Entrepreneurship''' = | ||
Revision as of 18:57, 6 December 2013
The University of Massachusetts Lowell (also known as UMass Lowell or UML) is a public doctoral/research university in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States,and part of the University of Massachusetts system. With more than 1,100 faculty members and more than 16,000 students, it is the largest university in the Merrimack Valley and the second-largest public institution in the state behind UMass Amherst.</p> 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.
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Overview - A Campus on the Move
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.
· University Crossing: Expected to be fully functional in 2014, this new building will host student services and activities, bookstore, dining, University police, transportation services, and senior administration offices.
· Pulichino Tong Building: 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.
· University Suites: 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.
· Riverview Suites: 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.
· New Garages: In the past two 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.
· Health and Social Sciences Building: In 2013, this new criminal justice and criminology, nursing and psychology 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.
Since 2009, the University has also been heavily updating the existing buildings while acquiring and renovating new ones. UMass Lowell renovated the newly acquired Inn and Conference Center, added Taco Bell and Subway to the University’s dining partners, renovated the newly acquired Tsongas Center, and heavily updated their Dining Hall in the tallest UMass Lowell building, Fox Hall.
Student Entrepreneurship
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Coursework
The entrepreneurship concentration 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:
- Develop the management skills required to identify and launch new business ventures around innovative products, services and technologies.
- Develop an understanding of the concepts and activities associated with entrepreneurship and innovation.
- Understand the financial aspects of an entrepreneurial venture from start-up to "harvest".
- Discover their individual "entrepreneurial spirit" through experiential learning in interdisciplinary classes and the College's Venture Lab.
The required courses within the Entrepreneurship concentration consist of:
- Starting a New Venture
- Corporate Entrepreneurship
- Managing Innovation
- Finance for Emerging Business Enterprises
Departments and Programs
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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.
- Digital Federal Credit Union Innovation Contest
- Creative Venture Competition
Other Organizations
Entrepreneurial Ventures Association
Honors Ambassador Program
Student Stories
Faculty Entrepreneurship
Coming soon
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 Department
Merrimack Valley Sandbox
Lowell Makes
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Deep-Dive Questions
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Future Efforts
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Conclusion
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