School:University of Georgia

Link to UGA Student Priorities Wiki Page

Academic Programs

• College of Engineering
  • Student Research Grants
  • Creativity and Innovation Certificate
• Terry College of Business
  • Terry Accelerator Program
  • UGA's Next Top Entrepreneur
  • Coursework: Entrepreneurship & New Venture Formation; Innovative Business Projects; Innovation Management
• University Clubs/Organizations
  • Society of Entrepreneurs
  • Women in Business Club
  • UGA Robotics Club
  • UGA Enactus
    
  • UGA IEEE Student Robotics Team
  • Engineers without Borders
• Million Dollar Class:
  • Goal of class is to make one million dollars
  • Currently art-focused, but Gregory is working to make this interdisciplinary
• UGA Office of Sustainability
  • Student Grants
• Programs need a higher level of organization, institutionalization and presentation to the student body with coordination between existing departments (President's and Provost's Office, Admissions, Student Government Association, VP for Public Affairs, Economic Development, VP for Research, VP for Public Service & Outreach, Student Affairs, schools and colleges, community partners etc.)

School Resources

• Thinc. at UGA- accelerator program, competitions, workshops (e.g. UGA’s Next Top Entrepreneur)
• Maker Spaces
  • Science Library Maker Space
  • UGA Medical Innovation Studio
• New Media Institute- hosted TEDx UGA
• Interdisciplinary Research Conference at School of Education
• Local Tech Incubators- outside of UGA, but works closely with UGA students for office space and resources
  • TreeFort
  • FourAthens

Community + Capital

• Co-working spaces, mentors, seed grants
  • Georgia BioBusiness Center (UGA)
  • TreeFort (Local)
  • FourAthens (Local)
  • HackYard Athens ( Local)
  • http://atlantatechvillage.com/Atlanta Tech Village (Regional)

Community

• Society of Entrepreneurs
• Women in Business Club
• UGA Enactus
• Engineers without Borders
• Interdisciplinary Research Conference
• TEDx
• Thinc @ UGA

Curriculum

• College of Art & Design
  • Million Dollar Class
• College of Business
  • Entrepreneurship and New Venture Formation
  • Innovative Business Projects
  • Innovation Management
  • Interdisciplinary certificate in Entrepreneurship
  • MBA with a Concentration in Entrepreneurship
  • Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship (currently vacant)
• College of Engineering
  • Entrepreneurship for Engineers and Scientists
• College of Family & Consumer Sciences
  • Interdisciplinary certificate in Entrepreneurship

Actively supporting the university technology transfer function

• The Georgia BioBusiness Center (GBBC) - works with startups based upon UGA developed research and recruited companies with research and technology ties to the University of Georgia.
• The Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) - serves the UGA community by connecting industry with university expertise and inventions for the public good, promoting economic development and increasing research visibility. The University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGARF) administers all intellectual property at The University of Georgia.
• College of Engineering
  • Entrepreneurship for Engineers and Scientists
• College of Family & Consumer Sciences
  • Interdisciplinary certificate in Entrepreneurship

Capital

• Local business/tech Incubators- outside of UGA, but works closely with UGA students for office space and resources
  • TreeFort Athens

Competitions

• UGA’s Next Top Entrepreneur
• UGA Give Back Hack

Leadership Circle (Links to Member Wiki Pages)

• Gregory Wilson (Current)
• T. Stan Gregory (In Training, Not Yet Launched)
• Shalin Jyotishi (In Training, Not Yet Launched)
• Kevin James Wu (In Training, Not Yet Launched)
• Aditya Muralidhar (In Training, Not Yet Launched)

Related Links

• Student Priorities Wiki
• UGA Homepage
• College of Engineering
• College of Business
• Thinc@UGA
• New Media Institute
• FourAthens
• UGA IEEE
• Office of Sustainability
• Link to Launched Fellow Presentation