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<span style="font-size:larger;">The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public institution located in Mansfield, Connecticut founded in 1881. Standing as its own village with a student population of around 18,000 undergraduate students and 6,500 graduate students UConn is a medium to large size university. Recently there has been a push towards entrepreneurship and innovation at UConn with an increasing number of events and opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators to partake in.</span>
= STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP <br/> =
<span style="font-size:larger;">At UConn, entrepreneurship is available as a minor provided as a joint effort through multiple schools within the university. There are numerous additional courses that revolve around entrepreneurship and promoting the ideas and values of a successful entrepreneur. These courses are split into three categories business, engineering, and law. Soon A new minor will be offered in Engineering Entrepreneurship which will allow for the fusion of all these disciplines. </span> <span style="font-size:larger;">A different approach to learning about entrepreneurship at UConn would be through the variety of programs offered for aspiring entrepreneurs. One of these is the IDEA Grant program where students can receive smaller amounts of funding for their entrepreneurial ventures without losing ownership of their start-up. Another available resource is the Innovation Quest Program. This is a student innovation competition where participants aim to win to earn funds and mentorship throughout the start of their venture. </span><span style="font-size:larger;">Another example would be the TIP program, in which students interested in interning can work with startup companies founded by UConn students to gain experience on the early beginnings of a company pushing to innovate the future of bioscience and other STEM areas. </span> <span style="font-size:larger;">In addition, a variety of extra-curricular activities revolve around entrepreneurship including multiple student organizations. The two most notable students run entrepreneurship organizations are The UConn Entrepreneurship and Innovation Society (UEIS) and The Student Entrepreneurial Organization (SEO). There is also Innovation House which is a themed housing community that aims to bring likeminded individuals together and provide unique opportunities and connections for new students. </span> <span style="font-size:larger;">One series of opportunities that tend to bring entrepreneurs together across campus includes the entrepreneurship and innovation events that occur every semester. The two largest events include the Yale-UConn CBIT CORE Hackathon and TEDx UConn. The hackathon draws over a hundred students from places all around New England to collaborate at UConn and compete for an entire weekend while problem solving and collaborating.</span>
= FACULTY ENTREPRENEURSHIP<br/> =
