User:Kdzug
Serving as UIF since: Spring 2013 http://universityinnovation.org/images/b/be/KatieDzugan.jpg School: Southern Illinios 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; finding the next generation of Fellows at your school; or just in general as your #1 hype girl
Katie is a former University Innovation Fellow who graduated from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and joined the University Innovation Fellows team to expand the national student movement. By groomingstudents 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 similar strategies and who collaborate regionally. In addition, Katie is expanding the programs network strategies in her role as Network Development Director, to meet the aggressive program growth goals.
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 nationwide. 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 communication.
Related Links
Souther Illinois University Student Priorities
University Innovation Fellows
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Katie Dzugan
