Contents
Overview
Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship
Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship
Actively supporting the university technology transfer function
Facilitating University Industry Collaboration
Engaging with Regional and Local Development Efforts
Previous UIF Projects
University Innovation Fellows Students: Jeffrey Ackerman and Ian Hamilton, Mission: To identify and help fill gaps for the enhancement and promotion of student entrepreneurship and innovation at Purdue What’s already happening on campus? View the Prezi presentation above to learn more about current entrepreneurial and innovation initiatives are on campus, and ideas for future projects.
Makers Club Purdue University Innovation Fellows (formerly Student Ambassador Program) Jeffrey Ackerman and Ian Hamilton held a recent Google hangout to discuss the program and their current work plan. Ian Hamilton is working to develop an entrepreneurship portal to help students learn about and make the best use of existing entrepreneurial resources at Purdue. Jeffrey Ackerman is working with the students from the Makers Club and members of the community to develop a large Maker Space at Purdue for the Purdue community to work on personal projects. This first hangout started a dialogue with a number of interested students and community members to get feedback on these initiatives. For more information, watch the hangout below:
Jeffrey Ackerman and Ian Hamilton's Landscape Analysis (Presentation Summary)
Academic Programs
- Lean Launchpad Course
- Certificate in Entrepreneurship program
- Technology Realization Course
- Senior Design Classes
- PREPP Fellowship
Student Initiatives
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Club
- Science and Engineering Business Club
- Makers Club
- Need for ideation group and better connections between current clubs/organizations
School Resources
- Office of Technology Commercialization
- Center for Entrepreneurship
- Tech Ventures
- Technology Center in the Research Park
- Startup Weekend
- TEDx
- Business Plan Competitions
- Elevator Pitch Competition
- Innovation Funds
If you are a Purdue student, you can help make Purdue an even better place for student entrepreneurship! To find out how, get in touch with the current University Innovation Fellows @ Purdue and consider joining team: Jeffrey Ackerman, ackermaj@purdue.edu Ian Hamilton, ihamilt@purdue.edu