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*Need to connect resources from different schools to serve more students, develop more spaces and resources for innovation
 
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Revision as of 22:10, 4 November 2013

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Landscape Analysis Presentation

Gregory Wilson's Landscape Analysis (Presentation Summary)

Academic Programs

  • College of Engineering founded in 2012
  • Terry College of Business- center of entrepreneurship on campus
  • Ideas for Creative Exploration focus/grant
  • Million Dollar Class:
    • Goal of class is to make one million dollars
    • Currently art-focused, but Gregory is working to make this interdisciplinary
  • Creativity and Innovation Certificate in School of Engineering
  • Need to connect resources from different schools to serve more students, develop more spaces and resources for innovation

School Resources

  • Thinc. at UGA- accelerator program, competitions, workshops (e.g. UGA’s Next Top Entrepreneur)
  • New Media Institute- hosted TEDx UGA
  • Interdisciplinary Research Conference at School of Education
  • Four Athens Incubator- outside of UGA, but works closely with UGA students for office space and resources

CommunityCurriculum

Community + Capital

  • Four Athens [1] - coworking space, mentors, seed capital
  • Terry College of Business Accelerator Program + Terry Innovation Fund- provides student start-ups with a board of experienced, successful entrepreneurs, advisors, and investors that help student entrepreneurs grow revenues and profits, stay focused on the right strategic issue, and develop key contacts.


Community

  • Society of Entrepreneurs - for students interested in developing an entrepreneurial mindset. The group offers meetings and guest speakers.
  • Interdisciplinary Research Conference [2]

Curriculum

  • Art X's Million Dollar Class
  • MGMT 5500 Entrepreneurship and New Venture Formation
  • TEDxUGA [3]
  • Thinc @ UGA Entrepreneurial Week [4]


Capital

  • Ideas for Creative Exploration Project Grant [5] - a catalyst for innovative, interdisciplinary creative projects, advanced research and critical discourse in the arts, and for creative applications of technologies, concepts, and practices found across disciplines.


Competitions

  • UGA's Next Top Entrepreneur [6]