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Beyond the business competition and design courses, students are showcasing their involvement in entrepreneurship through three key student organizations: Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization, American Marketing Association, and Student Entrepreneurship Startup Organization. Lastly, beyond the extracurricular activities students can always take courses focused on entrepreneurship such as Product Realization, Innovation and Commercialization, Entrepreneurship as well as many other courses.

[[File:UWM-new business venture glory 1.gif|UWM-new business venture glory 1.gif]][http://universityinnovation.org/images/d/d8/UWM-startup_logo-gray.pnghttp://universityinnovation.org/images/d/d8/UWM-startup_logo-gray.png]{{#Widget:Youtube|id=RQFVlcGu6Rg}}<div><div> </div>'''Student Leadership Circle''':</div> UIF Fall 2015: Aaron Davis ([mailto:mojtahe2@uwm.edu aarondavis1216@gmail.com]) ; Tahereh Hosseini ([mailto:mojtahe2@uwm.edu hossei22@uwm.edu])

At the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee innovation and entrepreneurship are encouraged within their faculty and staff. Faculty are urged to forge partnerships with local businesses to collaborate on research projects and develop new technologies. The UWM Research Foundation is an auxiliary resource for the university and the catalyst on campus for faculty innovation. The goals of the UWM-RF is to provide opportunities for faculty and staff to gain venture funding, develop intellectual property, form a business unit, and truly go out and create a business. The UWM Research Foundation has created a set of programs designed to bridge the gap between research and commercialization. These programs target a range of activities from early discovery through commercialization. The Research Fellows Program provides grants to graduate students over and above other types of support; these "kicker grants" help UWM faculty in key areas to attract and retain the best and brightest students who play a critical role in their research programs. The Catalyst Grant Program provides seed funding to research projects with high potential for return on investment - through commercialization or ability to attract funding from other sources. The objective with faculty entrepreneurs is also to promote corporate partnerships and startup companies in hopes that they can commercialize ideas as they reach later stages of maturity. Underlying all of these activities is the management of intellectual property - which including assessing ideas, protecting intellectual property through patents and copyrights as well as licensing activities.

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'''Faculty Leadership Circle''':

In the Spring of 2014 the University Innovations Fellow candidates at UWM plan to bring this Student Leadership Circle together for the first time for a kickoff event. Leaders from various student organizations will help lead teams of innovative students through the opportune program from 3DS. Meanwhile, the Faculty Leadership Circle will be able to provide valuable resources such as campus space, publicity for their competitions, and guidance for new ideas.

== UWM Innovators Expo 2016 == An all campus event that showcased all “Innovators, Creators, and Entrepreneurs” on the UWM Campus. It served as an end of the year celebration for these people to be the main event for the campus to see the research, programs, startups, student orgs, winners, and support among the innovation ecosystem. It included over 25 student winners, 10 student organization and a total of 70+ participants. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee is a large campus with a big innovation ecosystem that includes many initiatives. We wanted to find a way that all of these people, orgs, programs could be represented in one evening so the community surrounding UWM can survey what our University has been doing. The Innovators Expo was also important for the UWM community to be exposed to other components on campus. The business, engineering, freshwater science’s, art and more all have some innovation and entrepreneurial activities happening.  The event is a seed that has been planted, hoping to grow within an active entrepreneurial and innovative ecosystem leading up to programing and events to be housed in the new Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship on campus. When & Where May 3, 2016 | 5:30 – 7:30pm | 6pm (short) program UWM Golda Meir Library Conference Room Supported The event was made possible by Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, UWM Research Foundation, Student Startup Challenge, and University Innovation Fellows. Each entity kicked in funds to support however the Fellows put in sweat equity. Who Showcased There were five teams that represented the I-Corps program and seven from Student Startup Challenge. Two teams from our Design and Visual Communications program, four from the business school, one national team winners of the maker’s competition, and one from Big Idea Tournament. In addition to winners, there were five student organizations, one entity called the App Brewery and a high school group Student Startup Challenge has partnered with through the year. The Lubar School of Business and the UWM Research Foundation also had tables to showcase their winners. Panther Bucks While at the event, guests were given fake money worth three million PantherBucks. Their duty was to invest in ideas they felt were “good.” All money could be given to one team or split up among teams. The winner with most money in their box at the end of the night is the winning PantherBuck winner and receives a real $100. Name Badges Each exhibitor and special guest that came to the event was given a laser cut wood badge with the the event logo cut out. The badges were designed by one UIF, Nicole Green and 70 badges were cut by another UIF, Alex Francis. Laser cutting parameters: ⅛” Basswood (we used 8” x 24” sheets) 35 W Laser cutter settings: In addition to the badges, people that were attendees of the event were able to fill out a written name tag that had printed with the logo and event branding. <div>Short Program Key stakeholders on campus for innovation and entrepreneurship spoke about their support for the ecosystem.  These stakeholders included Pathways members Ilya Avdeev and Brian Thompson as well as the UWM Chancellor Mark Mone, and business school dean Kanti Prasad.  Their insights and discussions showcased entrepreneurial activity on campus, competitions, new startups, and building activities for a brand new entrepreneurship center.<div> </div><div>''Organizing Expoers'' It took a lot effort, if not the most stress of it all, to organize all the presenters. We had to get all the participants names (to be etched on the wood name badge), emails and other important details like the name of their startup, short description, logo. We were also very persistent about confirming their participation. The organizing team found that it was best to have participants fill out a google form for all of this information. When discussing details with the presenters, we stressed the importance that they “own their space.” Each participant was given a four foot table space and they were advised to bring computer monitors, posters, displays and so on. While planning the space, it was important to know if a participant was expecting a space near an electrical outlet. Pre-Meeting (Pop-Up) The organizational team planned a meeting for all the participants. It went over details of the night, set up time, and expectations. Additionally we hosted a Pop-Up class which is a platform we have established at UWM. They are two hour classes open to anyone focused on startup/entrepreneurial topics. After the expectation portion of the meeting, our Pop-Up commenced focusing on large crowd showcasing. Setup and Preparation On the day of event, the space was open to all of the expoers to come and set up their space the way they would like. The setup began at 1 and open until 4:30pm. Someone who was “in charge” of the event was there throughout the duration of the setup time.  <div> </div><div>Final ThoughtsThis event was impressive. This event was definitely a highlight for the UWM community for all stakeholders. We learned that we needed to adjust a few things, but overall, it was a successful event.</div></div></div>

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