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Rowan University has doubled in size in the past decade, from around 10.000 students in 2010 to nearly 20,000 now. With that growth comes challenges - and therefore more OPPORTUNITY to be innovative and entrepreneurial! Our first Leadership Circle of Fellows was formed in 2016, and two more leadership circles followed in 2018 and 2019. COVID in 2020 caused us to put a hold on a leadership circle, but we are back in 2021 with another four students!
Here are the [https://www.facebook.com/rowanuif/ Rowan University Leadership Circles ] and what they have notably accomplished as University Innovation Fellows.
'''Rowan UIF LC 1: 2016-2017'''. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandongrahameng/ Brandon Graham] (co-founder and CEO of [https://www.arkelive.com/ Arke Aeronautics]), [https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonia-nuzzolo/ Antonia Nuzzolo], [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayla-callaway-10756b11a/ Kayla Callaway], [https://www.linkedin.com/in/melody-tashjian-6225a578/ Melody Tashjian]. Rowan's first LC is most notable for establishing Rowan University's "maker space", known as [https://rcie.medium.com/explore-studio-231-rowans-experiential-learning-lab-and-makerspace-7130cda0508b Studio 231], which was acknowledged by the AACSB with a [https://www.aacsb.edu/about/advocacy-and-awareness/member-challenges/innovations-that-inspire/2019/rowan-university 2019 Innovations That Inspire] award. This LC held the [https://www.alumni.rowan.edu/s/1653/02-alumni/index.aspx?sid=1653&gid=2&pgid=1397 first UIF E&I convention] at Rowan University, which attracted [https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1534611919890370&set=ms.c.eJxFj0ESBEEEBH80gULz~%3B49NDLvV1wwy0YCnallGHPF8dIDJ6WpBOEHPhPYPaNlMHILWBcKVXEf8QXyV7MOKbQWsxDqUDqudACuYOxAEBjMcAR34QLrx0pWWXMeALFZyVrLpkHXEvWOyIvf9ySqzspcGQft8C38BKphH1g~-~-.bps.a.1534611776557051 more than 100 participants in April 2017]. Their [https://www.facebook.com/rowanuif/videos/1751284451556448 Silicon Valley meetup in early 2017] was a [https://universityinnovationfellows.org/silicon-valley-meetup/uif-dyoe-worksheet-svm-march-2017/ rousing success]! Check out [https://soundcloud.com/profcasts/rowanuifinterview?fbclid=IwAR1cCxp8WxslNuE2KzA5hWVpMxQ7mX65Tx3VdNoIoMvF-jYmvKQj57WWpVQ this podcast interview].
'''Rowan UIF LC 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], Edward Estremera. Rowan's second LC is notable for having delivered more than [https://business.rowan.edu/centers_of_excellence1/cie/calendar-of-events.html 50 Design Thinking workshop events], some of 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, which uses Design Thinking approaches to develop big-world solutions for the [https://sdgs.un.org/goals United Nations Sustainable Development Goals]. Thanks to programs like TLAE, 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 won a 2021 global impact award] from the International Council for Small Business.