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== Parfait ==
<div>[http://parfaitmobiledev.blogspot.com/ Parfait ]is UVA’s first club dedicated solely to mobile development (Android and iOS). Created with the goal of connecting teams of student programmers with mobile projects, Parfait will create a framework for programmers interested in mobile development to work together and carry a project to completion. Parfait is a student run mobile development club at the University of Virginia. The group caters to students of all backgrounds who are interested in mobile dev and have some prior coding knowledge.</div><div><br/></div>
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== The Inventor's Society ==
<div>The Inventor's Society at the University of Virginia was founded in 2013 with the goal of giving students real world hands on engineering experience while also innovating for the community. They strive to create solutions for challengeing problems within the UVA and Charlottesville communities. Projects that the considers come from its members and local organizations, businesses and individuals. The society also sponsors workshops that are meant to educate students on practical engineering topics like electronics and 3D printing. Guest speakers will also be invited to give talks about topics such as how to effectively lead a group of engineers, how to turn an idea into a real product, and how ideas invented by society can be protected. </div>
== Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development (SEED)<br/> ==
<div>[http://www.seedatuva.com/ Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development (SEED) ]is a passionate group of students committed to fostering sustainable development in communities around the world. They do this by giving free consulting services to NGOs and social entrepreneurs wherever they need them, with an emphasis on sound microfinance. By forging long-term relationships, they are able to increase the efficacy and efficiency of their partners, and intensify the positive social change in their communities. They also seek educational and personal development within the University of Virginia. Through working in teams to solve problems for their partners, students are able to broaden their knowledge horizons while actively practicing the skills they learn in class. By developing a partnership with the McIntire School of Commerce, SEED has been able to utilize the full resources offered to them, while still maintaining the UVA motto of student self-governance. With over 250+ members working on projects for NGOs around the world, SEED has now established itself in the University of Virginia community, attracting members from all schools and disciplines within the University.</div><div><br/></div><div>
ReinventED Lab is a Charlottesville-based organization for creative problem-solving in education, supported by 4.0 Schools' Community Catalyst program. Charlottesville has been selected for the Community Catalyst program to join 5 other cities (New Orleans, New York, DC, Birmingham, and Austin) in a growing national network of education innovation organizations.
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= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =
