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[[File:Rowan UIF hosting.jpg|thumb|Rowan UIF Convention April 2017|link=Special:FilePath/Rowan_UIF_hosting.jpg]]
Greetings! My name is [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdominikphd/ Mike Dominik], and I'm a Senior Lecturer faculty member at [https://www.rowan.edu/ Rowan University] in Glassboro, NJ, USA. My academic background includes BS Electrical Engineering (Rutgers), MS Engineering Management of Technology (UPenn), MBA (Rowan), and PhD in Organizational Leadership (Eastern Univ). My professional experience includes 15 years with General Electric and Lockheed Martin, followed by 16 more years as a two-time technology entrepreneur (the software startup I co-founded [https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130910005181/en/PTC-Expands-Technology-Deployment-Options-with-Acquisition-of-Hosting-Provider-NetIDEAS NetIDEAS was acquired by Parametric Technology Corporation]), and now as a Professor at Rowan since 2016.
Rowan University is [https://today.rowan.edu/news/2021/02/rowan-named-fourth-fastest-growing.html the USA's fourth fastest-growing public research university], and has nearly doubled in size in the past decade, from around 10.000 students in 2010 to nearly 20,000 now. With that growth comes challenges - and therefore more OPPORTUNITY to be innovative and entrepreneurial! Our first Leadership Circle of Fellows was formed in 2016, and two more leadership circles followed in 2018 and 2019. COVID in 2020 caused us to put a hold on UIF for one year, but we are back in 2021 with another four students!
Here are the [https://www.facebook.com/rowanuif/ Rowan University Leadership Circles] and what they have notably accomplished as University Innovation Fellows.[[File:Rowan Fellows at meetup 2019.jpg|thumb|Rowan Fellows at 2019 meetup|link=Special:FilePath/Rowan_Fellows_at_meetup_2019.jpg]]'''Rowan UIF LC 1: 2016-2017'''. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandongrahameng/ Brandon Graham] (co-founder and CEO of [https://www.arkelive.com/ Arke Aeronautics]), [https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonia-nuzzolo/ Antonia Nuzzolo], [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayla-callaway-10756b11a/ Kayla Callaway], [https://www.linkedin.com/in/melody-tashjian-6225a578/ Melody Tashjian]. Rowan's first LC is most notable for establishing Rowan University's "maker space", known as [https://rcie.medium.com/explore-studio-231-rowans-experiential-learning-lab-and-makerspace-7130cda0508b Studio 231], which was acknowledged by the AACSB with a [https://www.aacsb.edu/about/advocacy-and-awareness/member-challenges/innovations-that-inspire/2019/rowan-university 2019 Innovations That Inspire] award. This LC held the [https://www.alumni.rowan.edu/s/1653/02-alumni/index.aspx?sid=1653&gid=2&pgid=1397 first UIF E&I convention] at Rowan University, which attracted [https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1534611919890370&set=ms.c.eJxFj0ESBEEEBH80gULz~%3B49NDLvV1wwy0YCnallGHPF8dIDJ6WpBOEHPhPYPaNlMHILWBcKVXEf8QXyV7MOKbQWsxDqUDqudACuYOxAEBjMcAR34QLrx0pWWXMeALFZyVrLpkHXEvWOyIvf9ySqzspcGQft8C38BKphH1g~-~-.bps.a.1534611776557051 more than 100 participants in April 2017]. Their [https://www.facebook.com/rowanuif/videos/1751284451556448 Silicon Valley meetup in early 2017] was a [https://universityinnovationfellows.org/silicon-valley-meetup/uif-dyoe-worksheet-svm-march-2017/ rousing success]! Check out [https://soundcloud.com/profcasts/rowanuifinterview?fbclid=IwAR1cCxp8WxslNuE2KzA5hWVpMxQ7mX65Tx3VdNoIoMvF-jYmvKQj57WWpVQ this podcast interview] with these four Fellows.
'''Rowan UIF LC 12: 20162018-20172019'''. : [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandongrahamengjeffrey-stransky/ Brandon GrahamJeffrey Stransky] (co-founder and CEO of [https://www.arkelive.com/ Arke Aeronautics]now an engineering PhD student), [https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoniasarandeep-nuzzolokaur/ Antonia NuzzoloSarandeep Kaur], [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayla-callaway-10756b11abrandonabaker/ Kayla CallawayBrandon Baker], [https://www.linkedin.com/in/melody-tashjian-6225a578/ Melody Tashjian]Edward Estremera. Rowan's first second LC is most notable for establishing Rowan University's "maker space", known as having delivered some [https://rciebusiness.mediumrowan.comedu/centers_of_excellence1/cie/explorecalendar-studioof-231-rowans-experiential-learning-lab-and-makerspace-7130cda0508b Studio 231events.html 50 Design Thinking workshop events], some of which was acknowledged by then significantly influenced the AACSB with a delivery model of Rowan's "[https://wwwbusiness.aacsbrowan.edu/aboutcenters_of_excellence1/advocacy-cie/tlae.html Think Like an Entrepreneur]" summer academy for underprivileged andunderserved high school students, a now-awareness/member-challenges/innovations-recurring summer program thatuses Design Thinking approaches to develop big-inspire/2019/rowan-university 2019 Innovations That Inspire] award. This LC held world solutions for the [https://wwwsdgs.alumniun.rowan.eduorg/s/1653/02-alumni/indexgoals United Nations Sustainable Development Goals].aspx?sid=1653&gid=2&pgid=1397 first UIF E&I convention] at Thanks to programs like TLAE, Rowan University, which attracted 's [https://wwwbusiness.facebookrowan.comedu/centers_of_excellence1/cie/photo?fbid=1534611919890370&set=msindex.c.eJxFj0ESBEEEBH80gULz~%3B49NDLvV1wwy0YCnallGHPF8dIDJ6WpBOEHPhPYPaNlMHILWBcKVXEf8QXyV7MOKbQWsxDqUDqudACuYOxAEBjMcAR34QLrx0pWWXMeALFZyVrLpkHXEvWOyIvf9ySqzspcGQft8C38BKphH1g~-~-.bps.a.1534611776557051 more than 100 participants in April 2017html Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship]. Their [https://wwwtoday.facebookrowan.comedu/rowanuifnews/videos2021/1751284451556448 Silicon Valley meetup in early 2017] was a [https:09//universityinnovationfellows.org/siliconrowan-center-for-valleyinnovation-meetup/uif-dyoeentrepreneurship-worksheetwins-svmglobal-marchimpact-2017/ rousing success]! Check out [https://soundcloudaward.com/profcasts/rowanuifinterview?fbclid=IwAR1cCxp8WxslNuE2KzA5hWVpMxQ7mX65Tx3VdNoIoMvF-jYmvKQj57WWpVQ this podcast interviewhtml won a 2021 global impact award] with these four Fellowsfrom the International Council for Small Business.
It's a joy and privilege to be the Faculty Champion for Rowan's University Innovation Fellows, and I am excited to see what our 2021-2022 Fellows will accomplish!
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