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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]with these four Fellows.
'''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 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 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.
'''Rowan UIF LC 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 LC 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.