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'''Rowan UIF Cohort 2: 2018-2019''': [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-stransky/ Jeffrey Stransky] (now an engineering PhD student), [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarandeep-kaur/ Sarandeep Kaur], [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonabaker/ Brandon Baker], [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Edward_Estremera Edward Estremera]. Rowan's second cohort is notable for having delivered some [https://business.rowan.edu/centers_of_excellence1/cie/calendar-of-events.html 50 Design Thinking workshop events], which then significantly influenced the delivery model of Rowan's "[https://business.rowan.edu/centers_of_excellence1/cie/tlae.html Think Like an Entrepreneur]" summer academy for underprivileged and underserved high school students, a now-recurring summer program that uses Design Thinking approaches to develop big-world solutions for the [https://sdgs.un.org/goals United Nations Sustainable Development Goals]. Thanks to the groundbreaking work by this cohort, programs like TLAE helped Rowan's [https://business.rowan.edu/centers_of_excellence1/cie/index.html Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship] [https://today.rowan.edu/news/2021/09/rowan-center-for-innovation--entrepreneurship-wins-global-impact-award.html win a 2021 global impact award] from the International Council for Small Business.
'''Rowan UIF Cohort 3: 2019-2020''': [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-weinberg-rowan/ Michael Weinberg], [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-price-a3a05b195/ Alison Price], [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillian-castaldo-aa277617a/ Gillian Castaldo], [https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-debiasse-5a8649163/ Erin DeBiasse]. Rowan's third cohort worked hard to successfully design an impactful program based on [https://sites.rowan.edu/publicsafety/clery/csa/index.html campus public safety], but COVID-19 arrived in early 2020, and the team had to back off from its ambitious plans. Erin is now studying at the [https://www.upf.edu/en/ Univeritat Pompeu Fabara] in Barcelona, Spain, while Alison has launched her biomedical engineering career in the New York City area at [https://celularity.com/ Celularity], and Gillian has started her career at [https://www.stonefieldeng.com/ Stonefield Engineering] in Princeton NJ. Michael will graduate in Spring 2022, and brings his Design Thinking skills to his work as a freelance 3D printing entrepreneur. [[File:Dominik Rowan headshot 2021 resized smaller.jpg|thumb|link=Special:FilePath/Dominik_Rowan_headshot_2021_resized_smaller.jpg|Dr. Michael Dominik|218x218px]]'''Rowan UIF Cohort 4 (candidates): 2021-2022''': [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenyon-burgess-a33144200/ Kenyon Burgess], [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aatish-gupta-8b830419a/ Aatish Gupta], [https://www.linkedin.com/in/shruti-dalwadi/ Shruti Dalwadi], [https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabella-marshall-20bb41194/ Isabella Marshall]. Ambitious and motivated, our fourth Rowan cohort may have the most upside of all of our Fellows. Overachievers all, their UIF program is taking shape . They are hosting a three-day on-campus event in April 2022 for students to engage in a massive Design Thinking event to develop ideas and is sure solutions to be extraordinary!address problems such as mental health resources and improvements for the classroom experience.
It's a joy and privilege to be the Faculty Champion for Rowan's University Innovation Fellows, and I am excited to see what our 2021-2022 Fellows will accomplish!
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