School:University of Georgia

University of Georgia Leadership Circle Landscape Analysis

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 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 and presentation to the student body

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)

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

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 (Current Fellows + Fellows in Training)

• 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)

University of Geogia Leadership Circle Student Priorities

Launched Fellow Presentation:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hp-Hk3l3x4

Interactive Map of I&E Ecosystem at UGA:http://themadresearcher.com/ugaroadmap/roadmap.html