Changes

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship<br/> ==

Profile: [http://www1.wne.edu/engineering/bme/index.cfm?selection=doc.8361 http://www1.wne.edu/engineering/bme/index.cfm?selection=doc.8361]

Students and Alumni Receive Recognition at Grinspoon Banquet. (L-R) Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Robert Gettens, Jhonatan Nagasako, Professional Educator of Marketing Jim McKeon, and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Glen Vallee. Jhonatan Nagasako, a sophomore majoring in Biomedical Engineering, won second place in the Elevator Pitch contest for his "Smash Cap" product which is a wireless brain concussion measuring and monitoring device using accelerometer technology. The Smash Cap is a recent innovation of the multidisciplinary course called Product Development and Innovation, which teams business students with engineering students and tasks them with creating a new innovative product. The University has applied for a utility patent for Smash Cap. Nagasako competed against representatives of fourteen area colleges and universities.&nbsp;More can be found here:&nbsp;[http://www1.wne.edu/news/index.cfm?selection=doc.2507&DCIid=15834 http://www1.wne.edu/news/index.cfm?selection=doc.2507&DCIid=15834]

[[File:Gettens team.jpg]]

Students Compete with Marshmallows and Spaghetti. The first Innovation Challenge event was a towering success as 17 teams of students competed to build the tallest structure possible within 20 minutes, using uncooked spaghetti, tape, string and a marshmallow on top. More can be found here:&nbsp;[http://www1.wne.edu/news/index.cfm?selection=doc.2507&DCIid=16302 http://www1.wne.edu/news/index.cfm?selection=doc.2507&DCIid=16302]

[[File:Walter team.jpg]]

Five Students Honored for Entrepreneurial Spirit. (L-R) Naomi Guteng, College of Business Associate Dean Marilyn Pelosi, Professional Educator of Marketing Jim McKeon, Thomas McLeod, College of Business Dean Julie Siciliano, Nicholas Starr, Chair/Professor of Sport Management Sharianne Walker, and Chair/Professor of Marketing Paul Costanzo. The 9th Annual Harold Grinspoon Entrepreneurship Awards Banquet took place on April 25 at the Log Cabin. The event recognized local college students for their entrepreneurial spirit. Over 500 students, faculty, and community business leaders were in attendance as five Western New England University College of Business students were honored. The students include Thomas McLeod, Nicholas Starr, Naomi Guteng, Rhiannon Goebel, and Sabrina Cordiliko. More can be found here:&nbsp;[http://www1.wne.edu/news/index.cfm?selection=doc.2507&DCIid=15136 http://www1.wne.edu/news/index.cfm?selection=doc.2507&DCIid=15136]

Seniors Receive Awards at American Society of Mechanical Engineers Student Professional Development Conference. (Back L-R) Evan Butcher, Richard Mindek, Logan Greaney, Chase Vajcovec, and Glenn Vallee. (Front L-R) Joe Conti, Micah Bowen, Mike Emery, and Chris Menino. Chair and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Richard Mindek, Jr. and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Glenn Vallee brought seven Western New England Mechanical Engineering seniors to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Student Professional Development Conference (SPDC), which took place on April 2nd at the University of Connecticut. More can be found here:&nbsp;[http://www1.wne.edu/engineering/index.cfm?selection=doc.8557&tag=67 http://www1.wne.edu/engineering/index.cfm?selection=doc.8557&tag=67]

== Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function ==