School:University of utah
DISCOVER
Non I&E courses imparting importance of I&E
Reading Methods
- Students in the College of Education learn the latest evidence-based practices for teaching reading and get practice working with students in local elementary schools implementing Tier 2 reading interventions.
- https://uurc.utah.edu
Design Research Studio
- Course for students in Multidisciplinary Design major
- http://design.cap.utah.edu/programs-draft/
Inspiration
TEDx Salt Lake City
- Motivational, informational, and inspirational speaker series featuring local people and their stories.
- https://www.tedxsaltlakecity.com
How-to Workshops
Diversity Lecture Series
- College of Education sponsored lectures featuring national speakers focusing on systemic racism, diversity in education, and culturally relevant pedagogy.
- https://education.utah.edu
Sustainability Lecture Series
- National researchers discuss best practices in sustainability issues.
- https://environment.utah.edu/seminar-series
Humanities Lecture Series
- National and international speakers discuss a range of topics related to the humanities and the arts.
- https://thc.utah.edu/lectures-programs
MLH Local Host - Github Workshop
- Workshop offered by HacktheU teaching interested students how to contribute to open-source coded websites.
- https://hacktheu.org/events
Marketing and communications strategies
STEM Career and Internship Fair
- Offers students in STEM majors the chance to network with employers in their fields; resume and interview tips offered as well.
- https://www.facebook.com/events/1591374967625523
Continuum
- University of Utah magazine featuring stories of and for students and alumni.
- https://continuum.utah.edu
Daily Chronicle
- Daily student newspaper offered in print and digitally featuring stories and investigative journalism on topics related to the university community and the wider community.
- https://dailyutahchronicle.com
Elevates
- Newsletter of the University of Utah College of Education featuring department events, campus events of interest to education students, faculty news and student news.
- https://education.utah.edu/_resources/documents/newsletter/issues/2019SpringNewsletter-compressed.pdf
LEARN
Courses
Masters of Business Creation
- Graduate level course housed in the David Eccles School of Business focused on helping students learn the foundational skills and processes associated with business start up.
- https://eccles.utah.edu/mbc
Summer Program for Undergraduate Research
- Undergraduate program which matches students and faculty to work on original research projects. Offers financial support for students.
- https://our.utah.edu/spur
Entrepreneurship Major
- Undergraduate major in the David Eccles School of Business which trains students in entrepreneurial skills and processes.
- https://eccles.utah.edu/programs/undergraduate/academics/majors/entrepreneurship/
LassondeX
- A three-course program for undergraduates offered through the David Eccles School of Business which allows students from all majors to train in entrepreneurial skills.
- https://eccles.utah.edu/lassondex/
BS Multidisciplinary Design
- Undergraduate program offered in the College of Architecture and Planning which allows undergraduates to train in various principles of design through a multidisciplinary perspective.
- http://design.cap.utah.edu/programs/bachelor-of-science/
Extracurricular clubs and program offerings
Alternative Spring Break
- Offers students the opportunity to earn college credit for service projects around the world; offered through the University of Utah Bennion Center.
- https://bennioncenter.org/students/alternative-breaks/index.php
Global Entrepreneurship Program
- Travel abroad program in the David Eccles School of Business which allows students, faculty, and staff the chance to engage in business learning opportunities with partners abroad.
- https://eccles.utah.edu/students/global/
Workshops
- Workshops for students offered through Lassonde Studios featuring topics such as Adobe software how-to, 3-D printing tutorials, or video production.
- https://lassonde.utah.edu/workshops
Competitions
Utah Entrepreneur Challenge
- Challenge offered through Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute in which students compete for cash prizes by designing and presenting the best business model.
- https://lassonde.utah.edu/uec
Opportunity Quest
- Challenge offered through Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute which offers students from across Utah cash prizes for the best business model presentation and design; winners go on to the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge.
- https://lassonde.utah.edu/oq
Bench to Bedside
- Multidisciplinary student teams participate in the educational program in medical design and innovation offered through the Center for Medical Innovation; offers start-up teams expertise from physicians, engineers, and business professionals from around the region.
- https://uofuhealth.utah.edu/center-for-medical-innovation/bench-2-bedside/
Start-up Weekend, 3-Day Startup, or other engagement catalyzing formation of venture team in pursuit of a specific opportunity
U of U Hack a House
- Hack-a-thon competition offered by Ivory Innovations seeking innovative solutions to housing affordability; winners go on to the Hive Competition in Texas.
- https://ivory-innovations.org/u-of-u-hackahouse
Hack the U
- 24-Hour design anything workshop offering students of all levels the chance to create with support from local specialists.
- https://hacktheu.org
EXPERIMENT
Experiential course (learn-by-doing, hands-on, senior design, apply skills development)
Legislative Internship Seminar
- “This course, which is a collaboration with the Political Science Department, intends to compliment the intense learning experience of the Hinckley Institute's spring Legislative Internship program. Students are given the chance to debrief and better understand the implications of the policies and politics they encountered during the General Utah Legislative Session.”
- https://www.hinckley.utah.edu/hinckley-classes
Infrastructure (i.e. maker, prototyping, or innovation space; engineering lab offering access outside of class, etc.)
Make Program
- “The Make Space at Lassonde Studiosis an open workspace area for all students to work on their projects. The space has plenty of room for big and small projects, workbenches, and Fastenal vending machines for your material needs. Equipment checked out from the Tool Room and Front Desk are to be used in this space.”
- https://lassonde.utah.edu/make/tools/
Cowork
- “Coworking is the space where students meet to work. If you’re new to Lassonde or an experienced entrepreneur, there is a place for you in our cohesive community.”
- https://lassonde.utah.edu/cowork
Extracurricular formation and nuturing of design teams, vetting of opportunities
Learning Abroad Opportunities
- https://global.utah.edu/
- “Global U is your central source for connecting to international resources and OFFICE FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT programs at the University of Utah. “
Meetups
- “The Meetups team creates networking events focused on connecting students from all backgrounds and disciplines. The goal of every event is to help students create meaningful connections that can lead to a potential startup, business, and network”.
- https://lassonde.utah.edu/meetups
Entrepreneur Club
- https://lassonde.utah.edu/eclub
- “Join our community of founders, collaborators and bootstrappers. The Entrepreneur Club provides students with an opportunity to connect with like-minded students from across campus. “
Internship, co-op opportunity or business plan projects with external partners
Talent Utah
- http://www.talentreadyutah.com/contact/
- “Talent Ready Utah focuses and optimizes the efforts businesses make to enhance education. Talent Ready Utah support businesses as they become involved with education in activities such as job shadows, internships, donations, industry tours and in-classroom presentations.”
Crimson Projects
- “Crimson Projects provide students with experiential professional development, while companies enjoy early access to talented U students. As a special Internship program, Crimson Projects focuses deeper in the mentoring aspect in developing students, with learning objectives, while working on a specific need of the participating company.”
- https://careers.utah.edu/crimson-projects-overview/
Hours with Experts
- “Hours with Experts allows students to get advice from professionals in many fields. We have lawyers, designers, accountants, manufacturing experts, marketers and more. The program offers two event types. First, students can attend group discussions with an expert. This is a great opportunity to learn about diverse topics and hear what questions other students are asking to learn from their experience. Second, students sign up for one-on-one sessionsto meet with an expert in private to discuss a project.”
- https://lassonde.utah.edu/experthours
Local/international internships
- “The Hinckley Institute’s globally acclaimed internship programs offer transformative experiences to more than 400 students annually. We pride ourselves on helping interns participate in the causes and campaigns that will solidify their education and provide the real-life experience that employers need.”
- https://www.hinckley.utah.edu/internships
PURSUE
Incubator, venture accelerator, bootcamp or startup venture space
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
- “UROP provides a $1,200 stipend (effective Summer 2019) and educational programming for students who assist with a faculty member’s research or creative project or who carry out a project of their own under the supervision of a faculty member. Students may apply for UROP any semester and may be eligible for a one-semester renewal. UROP awardees are hired as temporary, part-time UROP Participants by the Office of Undergraduate Research and are paid $1,200 (effective Summer 2019) for 120 hours of research or creative work during the semester.”
- https://our.utah.edu/urop/
Undergraduate Research Journal
- The Undergraduate Research Journal‘s primary mission is to make more visible the rich and diverse scholarship conducted by University of Utah undergraduates. All undergraduate students at the University of Utah are strongly encouraged to submit their research for publication in the Journal.
- https://our.utah.edu/for-students/undergraduate-research-journal/
The Foundry
- Learn key skills in management, leadership and productivity
- Course offered only in Spring
- https://lassonde.utah.edu/foundry
Seed funding sources
Travel & Small Grants
- The Office of Undergraduate Research provides funding opportunities for students whose research requires travel or other support.
- For full-time undergrad students, must be working with a U of U professor on a research project.
- https://our.utah.edu/for-students/travel-small-grants/
UROP
- UROP provides a $1,200 stipend (effective Summer 2019) and educational programming for students who assist with a faculty member’s research or creative project or who carry out a project of their own under the supervision of a faculty member. Students may apply for UROP any semester and may be eligible for a one-semester renewal. UROP awardees are hired as temporary, part-time UROP Participants by the Office of Undergraduate Research and are paid $1,200 (effective Summer 2019) for 120 hours of research or creative work during the semester.
- https://our.utah.edu/urop/
Get Seeded
- Monthly Get Seeded events are student-run pitch events for aspiring student entrepreneurs.
- https://lassonde.utah.edu/getseeded
Grant-writing, legal and/or other venture assistance
Nonprofit Academy for Excellence
- The mission of the Nonprofit Academy for Excellence at the University of Utah is to inspire excellence in nonprofit professionals and to help build sustainable nonprofit organizations.
- Includes individual classes, nonprofit certificate program and intensive workshops/seminars.
- https://continue.utah.edu/nonprofit
Company Launch
- The Company Launch program provides student entrepreneurs access to office space, in-kind resources and more to grow their ideas into businesses.
- https://lassonde.utah.edu/launch
SPIN OUT
Regional sources of capital (angel, VC, state or institutional funds)
Procurement Technical Assistance Center
- Procurement Technical Assistance Center is through the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development
Mentoring, advisory or business networks
Utah Non-Profit Association
- PTAC’s mission is to help Utah small businesses successfully compete in the government marketplace by providing knowledgeable and outstanding customer service.
Career Services
- On-campus resource to connect students with careers.
ArtsForce
- a year-long series of student-organized workshops and events. These workshops focus on helping College of Fine Arts students discover the value of their degree and help students to connect with resources on campus, such as University Career Services.
Fellows 2019