School:University of Georgia

Link to UGA Student Priorities Wiki Page

Contents

Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• 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

Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• 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

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.

Facilitating University-Industry Collaborations

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

Engaging with Regional and Local Development Affairs

• 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