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= CAMPUS OVERVIEW =

The leadership circle at Rowan ~~University has learned that while entrepreneurial spirit can be found across campus, most students are unaware of~~ supports entrepreneurship with the ~~resources available to nourish the entrepreneurial mindset. The University has been supportive of innovation~~ Rowan Center for Innovation and entrepreneurship; this may be seen by the recent launch of the Entrepreneurship Across the Campus initiative and investments located in the ~~William~~ Rohrer College of Business ~~and Henry Rowan College of Engineering~~. ~~This is exciting for everyone because alongside the interdisciplinary collaboration it will encourage, it will provide~~ The RCIE provides students ~~from all backgrounds the tools~~ with resources and opportunities to ~~develop a creative mindset~~ get connected with mentors and ~~initiative that is needed in creating a startup or a similar venture~~seed funding for their entrepreneurial ideas. ~~Rowan has also partnered with Hatch House Ventures~~The RCIE hosts 70+ events each semester, ~~a startup incubator that provides students with resources~~ such as ~~consulting, mentorship~~Design Thinking, Prototyping and Innovation Express workshops. These workshops and activities fuel Rowan's entrepreneurial mindset and ~~space to work~~raise innovation exponentially.~~~~

Rowan ~~has thankfully attracted many new faculty members over the years who place a great importance on entrepreneurship and innovation. Just recently, Dr. Sue Lehrman joined the College~~ University provides an Office of ~~Business as the new dean~~Technology Commercialization. ~~Dean Lehrman has influenced the school to invest~~ This office centers around student and faculty research in ~~entrepreneurship-generating programs~~engineering, ~~including Hatch House ventures~~pharmaceuticals, ~~led by President Steve Boerner~~medical technologies, and life sciences. ~~Boerner brings with him years~~ At Rowan, research is one of ~~experience in~~ the ~~world~~ centers of ~~startups~~innovation. ~~His program helps educate students about entrepreneurship, runs business model and plan competitions, and provides incubation and mentorships for all students on campus~~The Office of Technology Commercialization connects this research to unmet marketable needs in industry. ~~Rowan~~ It is ~~moving toward~~ responsible for creating a ~~more entrepreneurship-oriented focus by implementing hands-on learning~~ collaboration between labs at Rowan University and industries in ~~innovation through~~ the ~~new Experimental Learning Lab~~marketplace.

Rowan has delved further into supporting entrepreneurship with the Rowan Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship located in the Rohrer College of Business. The RCIE provides students with resources and opportunities to get connected with mentors and seed funding for their entrepreneurial ideas. The RCIE hosts 70+ events each semester, such as Design Thinking, Prototyping and Innovation Express workshops. These workshops and activities fuel Rowan's entrepreneurial mindset and raise innovation exponentially. ~~Rowan University provides~~ The RCIE routinely inspires students to become entrepreneurs. They host events like "Coffee with an ~~Office~~ Entrepreneur" as well as their more conventional speaker series, where they bring people like Pete Ciarrocchi of ~~Technology Commercialization. This office centers around student~~ Chickie's and ~~faculty research in engineering, pharmaceuticals, medical technologies,~~ Pete's and ~~life sciences. At Rowan, research is one~~ Nick Bayer of ~~the centers of innovation~~Saxby's. ~~The Office~~ They also run about six sections of ~~Technology Commercialization connects this research to unmet marketable needs in industry. It is responsible for creating a collaboration between labs at Rowan University~~ an Entrepreneurship and ~~industries~~ Innovation class, with 30 students in ~~the marketplace~~each.

Rowan University is continuously forming direct relationships with industries in the South Jersey/Philadelphia region but also nationwide. Through an innovative curriculum with the incorporation of “Engineering Clinics”, students of all engineering majors come together to tackle real-time industry research or professor work. Junior and Senior engineers at Rowan can choose what research project to work on as their Clinic course each semester. Some of these courses are sponsored by government companies or industry in which students have the equivalency of working under a company for course credit. These clinic range from designing Mars mining equipment for NASA to implementing medical equipment to providing relief efforts for third-world-countries after natural disaster. Some students even start their own projects to make their own Clinic course with the help of University funding. Industry and research projects go even beyond the classroom at Rowan, however. The addition of our South Jersey Tech Park creates a research facility for a variety of projects, ranging from drone research to a virtual reality center. On top of that, a lot of STEM professors at Rowan conduct independent research projects, in which case they take on a team of interested students for the opportunity to be a part of their research.

The Rowan Innovation Venture Fund, co-founded by Howard Lubert, is a University based $5 million private-equity fund. This was established in 2014 and provides early stage funding to students, faculty, alumni, and companies that have developed and tested products. This Fund heavily contributes to a growing initiative in encouraging entrepreneurial and innovative campus growth. Howard Lubert is also the Area President of the Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic. Through Keiretsu, Rowan students can get funded for projects. The New Jersey Entrepreneurship State Fund is also available to Rowan students as it is awarded to a NJ student on a yearly basis through our State Department.

Annually, Rowan hosts the Idea Challenge in partnership with the Rowan Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The Idea Challenge is designed to connect, educate and help students realize their entrepreneurial potential. The RCIE chooses local industry professionals as judges to qualify which of the team product pitches has the most potential. Once a decision is reached, the winning team is awarded seed funding for their product or service. This event is hosted in the fall to segway entrepreneurial students into the Venture Challenge in the Spring, which offers further financial support for start-up companies. Rowan also hosts the StartupRU, a program designed to give student entrepreneurs a chance to learn about creating and managing startups as well as the opportunity to get their projects funded. Rowan has many opportunities for students to collaborate with industry. Apart from the many corporate partnerships of the school of business and the RCIE, students frequently get co-ops with companies like Subaru and Lockheed Martin. These co-ops can be completed for course credit. In terms of community outreach, UIF faculty member Mike Dominik plans to launch Rowan100, a program to spur small businesses in the Glassboro area to celebrate Rowan's 100 year anniversary. The student UIF cohort of 2021 is planning to work with him in this endeavour.

= IDEAS TO BRING I&E TO CAMPUS =

'''To increase collaboration between the different colleges.'''

*Create a Student Government Association chartered club that brings together students from different clubs to communicate and discuss collaborative efforts. June 2018

*Host competitions that require individuals to team with students who have different skills in diverse fields. February 2017

'''To encourage students to think creatively.'''

*Make students aware of the Hatch House incubator on campus. This is a space where students are free to collaborate, think and relax with other students. February 2017

*Bring a Ted Talk to campus as a means of inspiring and motivating students. September 2018

'''To educate students about what it means to be an entrepreneur.'''

*Host events in which CEO’s come to speak about their entrepreneurial experiences. March 2017

*Host an information session that brings together campus innovators and teaches students about what it means to be a CEO. March 2017

'''To create awareness about Rowan's entrepreneurial resources.'''

*Work with Rowan’s American Marketing Association to market Hatch House Ventures. March 2017

*Speak to the marketing department about using Rowan’s entrepreneurship resources as the project for their marketing plan classes. For this class, dozens of students will work together to produce an extensive marketing plan for the organization or project. April 2017

*Host an orientation-like event for freshmen students that educates them about the resources we have. September 2019

= Related Links =

'''Rowan University'''

[[Melody Tashjian|Melody Tashjian]]

[https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Aatish_Gupta Aatish Gupta]

[https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Kenyon_Burgess_(2021) Kenyon Burgess]

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