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Sharang and his team at Cooper Union started the “creat@cooper” ([mailto:create@cooper.org create@cooper.org]). = Introduction =
Sharang and his team at Cooper Union started the create@cooper organization in Fall of 2013 ([mailto:create@cooper.org create@cooper.org]). The motivation of create@cooper, according to Sharang, is to expand students at Cooper Union from ' exposure beyond course work to the real entrepreneurial adventurecultivation of one's creative self. He After a year of championing for entrepreneurship with limited results, Sharang and his fellows have many hands-on project experiences but few continue to push their workcolleagues realized, tested and most validated a new thesis which is resonating well with students focus on their own workin the organization's early days. Cooper Union students have a passion for creativity and innovation. Sharang and his team felt necessary to that by cultivating the strong demand for creative expression amongst engineers and artists on campus, they could “connect -the-dots” and provide a fertile ground for cultivating the dot”entrepreneurial mindset.
= Create@cooper has four parts: create and tell, community workshops, creator stories and journeys to creation.Tell<br/> =
Faculties as well as many local entrepreneurs have been very supportive to [[File:Creattell.png|Creattell.png|link=http://createatcooper.org/create@cooper. The team reached three startups for sponsorship with all said yes. &nbsp;html]]
Due to the size of Cooper Union and Sharang is a senior this year, the team is still looking for new leadership.= Community Workshop<br/> =
Similar to the I2V workshop at Cooper Union, create@cooper incorporated the technological flavor of Cooper Union and engaged the local community of New York City[[File:Workshop. &nbsp;png|Workshop.png|link=http://createatcooper.org/workshops.html]]
= Creator Stories<br/> = [[File:Share.png|Share.png|link=http://createatcooper.org/stories.html]] = Journeys to Creation&nbsp;<br/> = [[File:Journey.png|Journey.png|link=http://createatcooper.org/journeys.html]] = Support = Faculty and many local entrepreneurs have been very supportive of create@cooper. The team raised sponsorships from the Huffington Post Tech, Hackerati and ZocDoc. &nbsp;Given the team's growth plans and the fact that both co-founders are seniors, the team is actively building an organization with an eye towards recruiting future leadership. Similar to the Invention-2-Venture workshop at Cooper Union, create@cooper incorporated the technological flavor of Cooper Union and engaged the local community of New York City. The entrepreneurship path for create@cooper is first to raise community awarenesss, then involve more students, and finally shape them to lead entrepreneurshipat Cooper Union and beyond[[Category:Learn]]