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Below we feature briefs about each of the [https://www.facebook.com/rowanuif/ Rowan University Leadership Circles] and what they have notably accomplished as University Innovation Fellows.[[File:Rowan Fellows at meetup 2019.jpg|thumb|Rowan Fellows at 2019 meetup|link=Special:FilePath/Rowan_Fellows_at_meetup_2019.jpg]]'''Rowan UIF Cohort 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 cohort 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 cohort 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 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], 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, 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 and is sure to be extraordinary!