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<span id="docs-internal-guid-347424c5-318c-82a0-f79f-a3ac8aa0072b"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There is an </span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Entrepreneurial Scholars Program</span><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which is comprised of a competitively selected group of undergraduate students and teaches the fundamental skillsets of developing a business model, pairs students with a local mentor related to their field, and offers domestic and international travel opportunities to learn about conducting business in diverse markets. Students are responsible for creating a new business venture or social enterprise, as well as implement innovative products and delivery models for these organizations. Every year we also hold a 100k Competition, where students are able to pitch their ideas and ventures to a group of investors for the possibility of receiving funds to support full-scale launch. We are in the construction process of a brand new innovation maker-space and assessing the possibility of starting a student venture fund. </span>[https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/GaW1CmLKx2u5CAzuKTt7aobEwOaMzCaYuwTlrNBTGaq0VfBFZ5cjWVmI9yRk6vxpsOwu9eCB-z8DPDZziP3o9mEYnycRGhXSLIa7KucE_HCtz1f8Jozw-dKhjI4edvMhfwhttps://lh3.googleusercontent.com/GaW1CmLKx2u5CAzuKTt7aobEwOaMzCaYuwTlrNBTGaq0VfBFZ5cjWVmI9yRk6vxpsOwu9eCB-z8DPDZziP3o9mEYnycRGhXSLIa7KucE_HCtz1f8Jozw-dKhjI4edvMhfw]</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-347424c5-318c-82a0-f79f-a3ac8aa0072b"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The students, who will be mentored by alumnus and UP Entrepreneur in Residence Balakrishnan Srinivasan, are challenged to develop a marketable project that addresses an important technical need in the local or global community. The group’s business is named Audibility, and aims to address a global lack of access to hearing aids in a manner that is unique, innovative, and consumer oriented. Their first project is developing a new, advanced headphone.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-347424c5-318c-82a0-f79f-a3ac8aa0072b"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We also have recently introduced the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Leadership Certification Program</span><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which is available to any student of any major that wishes to enhance their skills in working with teams, as well as how to direct others in an efficient and respectful way. This program was just implemented this year!!!</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-347424c5-318c-82a0-f79f-a3ac8aa0072b"><span style="font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Candidate Links:</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-347424c5-318c-82a0-f79f-a3ac8aa0072b">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Cole_Preece <span style="font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cole Preece: </span>][https://novoed.com/epicenter-uif-spring-2015/users/colepreece <span style="font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://novoed.com/epicenter-uif-spring-2015/users/colepreece </span>]</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-347424c5-318c-82a0-f79f-a3ac8aa0072b"><span style="font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Taylor Hendricks: </span>[http://www.up.edu/cfe/default.aspx?cid=12946&pid=7874 <span style="font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.up.edu/cfe/default.aspx?cid=12946&pid=7874</span>]</span>