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=== [http://cce.ucr.edu Cross Campus Entrepreneurs (CCE)] === | === [http://cce.ucr.edu Cross Campus Entrepreneurs (CCE)] === | ||
| − | CCE is a student-run organization at UC Riverside which was established to support | + | CCE is a student-run organization at UC Riverside which was established to support student innovation. The resources offered by the school and community were not well laid out or even known so CCE was created to help facilitate students with the resources they need. The organization also aims to teach their members through workshops in pitching, business modeling, design thinking, and lean startup. |
=== School of Business Administration Entrepreneurship Bootcamp === | === School of Business Administration Entrepreneurship Bootcamp === | ||
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= <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Student Entrepreneurship</span> = | = <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Student Entrepreneurship</span> = | ||
| − | <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Many students don't know of the resources the university or community offers. There are, be it limited, resources to support students from idea creation to full commercialization.</span> | + | <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Many students don't know of the resources the university or community offers. There are, be it limited, resources to support students from idea creation to full commercialization.</span></span> |
=== <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Introduction to Entrepreneurship Business Course</span> === | === <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Introduction to Entrepreneurship Business Course</span> === | ||
| − | <span style="font- | + | <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">This course covers the nature of entrepreneurship and its role in the economy. Topics include identifying and evaluating business opportunities, creating a team, and acquiring financial and other necessary resources. This class is restricted to students majoring in Business or Economics.</span></span> |
=== <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Creat'R Lab</span> === | === <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Creat'R Lab</span> === | ||
| − | <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The development of the Creat'R Lab which is slated for Winter 2017 aims to provide students a space for innovation by providing resources from craft supplies to heavy machinery. </span><span style="font- | + | <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The development of the Creat'R Lab which is slated for Winter 2017 aims to provide students a space for innovation by providing resources from craft supplies to heavy machinery.</span></span>The maker space will encompass several<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">rooms in the Science Library on campus and will be available to the entire student body. The UC Riverside Innovation Fellows along with several student and administrative organization have been participating in an ongoing dialogue to ensure that the Creat'R Lab meets the expectations of the students.</span></span> |
| − | = Faculty Entrepreneurship = | + | = <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Faculty Entrepreneurship</span> = |
| − | UC Riverside is one of the best public research universities in the United States. All faculty are required to conduct research and teach as a secondary function. | + | <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">UC Riverside is one of the best public research universities in the United States. All faculty</span></span><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">are</span></span><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">required to conduct research and teach as a secondary function.</span></span> |
| − | === [https://research.ucr.edu/ Research and Economic Development Center] | + | === <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[https://research.ucr.edu/ Research and Economic Development Center]</span> === |
| − | The emphasis on research has lead to many examples of professors commercializing their research with the help of the university's Research and Economic Development Center. RED supports both faculty and students in securing funding, market research, | + | <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">The emphasis on research has lead to many examples of professors commercializing their research with the help of the university's Research and Economic Development (RED) Center. RED supports both faculty and students in securing funding, executing market research, facilitating intellectual property protection, and more.</span></span> |
| − | = Technology Transfer = | + | = <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Technology Transfer</span> = |
| − | [http://www.ucr.edu/research/otc.html UC Riverside Office of Technology Commercialization] '''(OTC)''' | + | <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://www.ucr.edu/research/otc.html UC Riverside Office of Technology Commercialization] '''(OTC)''' The cutting edge research that is being conducted at UC Riverside produces many patentable innovations. The OTC performs marketable research on the generated intellectual property (IP) and determines appropriate companies to license the technology to. </span></span> |
| − | The cutting edge research that is being conducted at UC Riverside produces many patentable innovations. The OTC performs marketable research on the generated intellectual property (IP) and determines appropriate companies to license the technology to. | ||
| − | = University and Industry Collaboration = | + | = <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">University and Industry Collaboration</span> = |
| − | The Research and Economic Development (RED) department has hired a new Associate Vice Chancellor of Technology Partnership with the directive of reaching out to local companies and strengthening the existing ties. There are several programs beginning to be set up to provide internships for the student body to work at local companies. The staff at RED has also been recruiting local entrepreneurs to serve as mentors for student research and senior design projects and to guide entrepreneurial efforts. A Riverside Toolkit is also in development which will provide participating groups access to reduced cost or free services from the community. | + | <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">The Research and Economic Development (RED) department has hired a new Associate Vice Chancellor of Technology Partnership with the directive of reaching out to local companies and strengthening the existing ties. There are several programs beginning to be set up to provide internships for the student body to work at local companies. The staff at RED has also been recruiting local entrepreneurs to serve as mentors for student research and senior design projects and to guide entrepreneurial efforts. A Riverside Toolkit is also in development which will provide participating groups access to reduced cost or free services from the community. </span></span> |
| − | = Regional and Local Economic Development = | + | = <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Regional and Local Economic Development</span> = |
| − | The local community has begun to get heavily involved with innovation and entrepreneurship, and have been reaching out to incorporate the local universities into the process. At the moment there is | + | <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The local community has begun to get heavily involved with innovation and entrepreneurship, and have been reaching out to incorporate the local universities into the process. At the moment there is</span></span> |
| − | *a coworking space, [http://www.riverside.io/ Riverside I/O], which provides cheaper membership to students, | + | *<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">a coworking space, [http://www.riverside.io/ Riverside I/O], which provides cheaper membership to students,</span></span> |
| − | *several incubator spaces including [http://exciteriverside.org/ ExCITE | + | *<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">several incubator spaces including [http://exciteriverside.org/ ExCITE Incubator], [http://www.innovatemurrieta.org/ Murrieta][http://www.innovatemurrieta.org/ Innovation Center], and the [http://temeculaca.gov/912/TVE2-Temecula-Valley-Entrepreneurs-Excha Temecula Valley Entrepreneurs Exchange]</span></span> |
| − | *a meetup group dedicated to local entrepreneurs, [https://www.meetup.com/startupie/ Startup IE,] and a [http://www.1millioncups.com/riverside 1 Million Cups] group meeting every week | + | *<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">a meetup group dedicated to local entrepreneurs, [https://www.meetup.com/startupie/ Startup IE,] and a [http://www.1millioncups.com/riverside 1 Million Cups] group meeting every week</span></span> |
| − | *Riverside was also a [https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/technology/techhire TechHire Community] in the third wave under the Obama administration which has sparked a partnership with code.org | + | *<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Riverside was also a [https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/technology/techhire TechHire Community] in the third wave under the Obama administration which has sparked a partnership with code.org</span></span> |
| − | *and '''many more resources soon to come!''' | + | *<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">and '''many more resources soon to come!'''</span></span> |
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| + | = Related Links = | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Riverside University of California, Riverside] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Riverside_Student_Priorities University of California, Riverside Student Priorities] | ||
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| + | === Campus Innovation Fellows === | ||
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| + | '''Fall 2016''' | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nick_Blaney Nick Blaney] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brian_Crites Brian Crites] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jeffrey_McDaniel Jeffrey McDaniel] | ||
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| + | [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/John_Pham John Pham] | ||
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| + | [[Category:University_of_California_Riverside]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:46, 5 June 2020
The University of California Riverside is one of the 9 UC campuses. It prides itself in holding not only diversity of backgrounds but also diversity in research and innovation. Despite being one of the youngest UC campus, the faculty and students have shown and proven that UC Riverside has the ability to innovate. Check out our landscape canvas and synthesis.
Contents
Cross Campus Entrepreneurs (CCE)
CCE is a student-run organization at UC Riverside which was established to support student innovation. The resources offered by the school and community were not well laid out or even known so CCE was created to help facilitate students with the resources they need. The organization also aims to teach their members through workshops in pitching, business modeling, design thinking, and lean startup.
School of Business Administration Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
The School of Business Administration (SoBA) currently holds an annual, one-day workshop called Entrepreneurship Bootcamp. During the 10-long event, participants learn entrepreneurship fundamentals in a seminar-style environment. Additionally, the students engage in a variety of activities to foster soft-skills, creative thinking, and team development. Subsequently, the participants form into teams and have around three hours to ideate, conduct market research, and develop a business plan. The event culminates in a pitch competition judged by business professors, deans, and the visiting speakers. Small prizes are given to the winning team and all students receive a certificate of participation. This event is restricted to students enrolled in SoBA.
Student Entrepreneurship
Many students don't know of the resources the university or community offers. There are, be it limited, resources to support students from idea creation to full commercialization.
Introduction to Entrepreneurship Business Course
This course covers the nature of entrepreneurship and its role in the economy. Topics include identifying and evaluating business opportunities, creating a team, and acquiring financial and other necessary resources. This class is restricted to students majoring in Business or Economics.
Creat'R Lab
The development of the Creat'R Lab which is slated for Winter 2017 aims to provide students a space for innovation by providing resources from craft supplies to heavy machinery.The maker space will encompass severalrooms in the Science Library on campus and will be available to the entire student body. The UC Riverside Innovation Fellows along with several student and administrative organization have been participating in an ongoing dialogue to ensure that the Creat'R Lab meets the expectations of the students.
Faculty Entrepreneurship
UC Riverside is one of the best public research universities in the United States. All facultyarerequired to conduct research and teach as a secondary function.
Research and Economic Development Center
The emphasis on research has lead to many examples of professors commercializing their research with the help of the university's Research and Economic Development (RED) Center. RED supports both faculty and students in securing funding, executing market research, facilitating intellectual property protection, and more.
Technology Transfer
UC Riverside Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) The cutting edge research that is being conducted at UC Riverside produces many patentable innovations. The OTC performs marketable research on the generated intellectual property (IP) and determines appropriate companies to license the technology to.
University and Industry Collaboration
The Research and Economic Development (RED) department has hired a new Associate Vice Chancellor of Technology Partnership with the directive of reaching out to local companies and strengthening the existing ties. There are several programs beginning to be set up to provide internships for the student body to work at local companies. The staff at RED has also been recruiting local entrepreneurs to serve as mentors for student research and senior design projects and to guide entrepreneurial efforts. A Riverside Toolkit is also in development which will provide participating groups access to reduced cost or free services from the community.
Regional and Local Economic Development
The local community has begun to get heavily involved with innovation and entrepreneurship, and have been reaching out to incorporate the local universities into the process. At the moment there is
- a coworking space, Riverside I/O, which provides cheaper membership to students,
- several incubator spaces including ExCITE Incubator, MurrietaInnovation Center, and the Temecula Valley Entrepreneurs Exchange
- a meetup group dedicated to local entrepreneurs, Startup IE, and a 1 Million Cups group meeting every week
- Riverside was also a TechHire Community in the third wave under the Obama administration which has sparked a partnership with code.org
- and many more resources soon to come!
Related Links
University of California, Riverside
University of California, Riverside Student Priorities
Campus Innovation Fellows
Fall 2016
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