User:Kdzug
Serving as UIF Since: Spring 2013
School: Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
What she does now: Network Development Director, UIF
What that means: creates ways for Fellows to connect and designs opportunities for Fellows to share their impact
Contact her about: student incubators; branding; desinging learning experiences; finding the next generation of Fellows at your school; her love of coffee <3 or just in general as your #1 hype girl
Email: katie@universityinnovation.org
Phone: (413) 274-7077
Katie is a former University Innovation Fellow who graduated from Southern Illinois University atCarbondale and joined the University Innovation Fellows program to expand the global student movement. By grooming students to be change agents on campus, the Fellows program empowers students to create programming and resources to support the growing student interest in innovation and entrepreneurship.
Katie provides support to communities of Fellows working to deploy change strategies and who collaborate regionally. In addition, Katie is expanding the programs network strategies by connecting Fellows to different national communities around topics of interest. She continues to pursue her passion for learning about the entrepreneurial mindset and lending her knowledge to student catalysts changing the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem on campuses across the globe. Katie holds a B.S. in Management, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship, as well as a dual Master’s of Business Administration and Master’s of Arts focused on the nonprofit sector and strategic communications.
Here's a video about the University Innovation Fellows program through the lense of the Silicon Valley Meetup help in March 2017:
Related Links
Souther Illinois University Student Priorities
University Innovation Fellows
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Katie Dzugan
