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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:11pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-94821db9-234b-21c6-122d-4dd07e546048"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NYU-SOE students are ingrained with a strong sense of innovation and entrepreneurship. Here, Students are constantly applying the </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">E</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">("I squared E" - invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship) philosophy in our classrooms, competitions, organizations, workspaces, career development opportunities, and funding.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:11pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-94821db9-234b-21c6-122d-4dd07e546048"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The premier organizations on campus supporting this ideology are “The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Association” (EIA) and “The Design Tinkering Club” (DTC). EIA seeks to create an entrepreneurial ecosystem based on the </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">E</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">philosophy by hosting a student-faculty forum to “learn the concepts of entrepreneurship, provide the benefits of self-employment, and [learn] the step-by-step path involved in launching and commercializing” their own ideas. Each year they host events, workshops, and challenges such as</span>[http://engineering.nyu.edu/innovention <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Inno/Vention</span>]<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span>[http://riskyideas.com/ <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Risky Ideas</span>],&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and App Challenge. In addition, they actively participate in the</span>[http://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/berkley-center/programs/venture-competitions/index.htm <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NYU Entrepreneur Challenge</span>]<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:11pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-94821db9-234b-21c6-122d-4dd07e546048"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Design Tinkering Club, originally the OpenIDEO Student Chapter, uses design thinking to cultivate viable solutions for social issues. Each year, DTC champions the</span>[http://www.openideo.com/ <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">OpenIDEO Challenge</span>]&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">across campus to spark engagement and awareness of the world’s most pressing social issues. In conjunction with NYU-SOE administrators and stakeholders such as NCIIA and NSF, DTC launched The Greenhouse, a collaborative workspace for students and faculty to inspire, ideate, prototype, and share their newest innovations and entrepreneurial ventures. The Greenhouse wants to further educate and cultivate design thinkers through events like Youth Cafe: bi-weekly workshops and talks featuring professionals in entrepreneurship and innovation worlds.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.4;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:11pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-94821db9-234b-21c6-122d-4dd07e546048"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NYU-SOE students can learn first hand what it takes to be a working entrepreneur through SPIKE: the </span>[http://engineering.nyu.edu/SPIKE <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Skill-based Program for Incubator Knowledge and Employment</span>]<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. This program aims to support early-stage companies developing in SOE's incubators while simultaneously providing an opportunity for students to learn the skills necessary to find employment after completing their studies. These internships are held at one of the three offices in the</span>[http://engineering.nyu.edu/business/incubators <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NYU-SOE Incubators</span>]<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. These spaces are also open to current NYU & NYU-SOE students to work on their own ventures free of charge. In addition to career development, NYU-SOE is also a part of the</span>[http://www.nyu.edu/about/university-initiatives/entrepreneurship-at-nyu/accelerate/nyu-summer-launchpad.html <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NYU Summer LaunchPad</span>]<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: a 10 week summer program for graduating student teams to accelerate their new entrepreneurship ventures.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-94821db9-234b-21c6-122d-4dd07e546048"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While NYU-SOE students have access to a variety of funds to get their ideas and ventures of the ground, such as the</span>[http://www.nyu.edu/about/university-initiatives/entrepreneurship-at-nyu/fund/nyu-prototyping-fund.html <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Prototyping Fund</span>]&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and the </span>[http://www.nyu.edu/about/university-initiatives/entrepreneurship-at-nyu/fund/innovation-venture-fund.html <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Innovation Venture</span>]<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>[https://www.nyu.edu/about/university-initiatives/entrepreneurship-at-nyu/fund/innovation-venture-fund.html <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fund</span>]<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, you can find the full listing</span>[http://www.nyu.edu/about/university-initiatives/entrepreneurship-at-nyu/fund.html <span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span>]<span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br/></div>