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<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Economics professor Mahnaz Madavi established the Center for Women & Financial Independence. Since then, s</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-51b08a59-e08b-3596-e9bd-ddc7ea01d93a"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Student tudent innovation and entrepreneurship at Smith College has recently begun began gaining momentum in both available resources and demonstrated student interest. Smith has a number of at least nine courses and seven workshops, both interdepartmental and department-specific, that introduce the concepts of design thinking and entrepreneurship, allow students to use and experiment with these tools in hands-on settings, and build their creative confidence. &nbsp;These curricular resources are supplemented by other extra-curricular opportunities such as various conferences, competitions, and student organizations that allow students to gain further exposure and enrich their innovative experiences. The recently established Conway Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship , previously the Center for Women & Financial Independence, works hard to inspire and encourage students to engage in innovative venturesthrough classes, workshops, as well as competitions. Every year, the school hosts the Draper Competition for Collegiate Women Entrepreneurs, which is open to students nationwide. Smith College has a Design Thinking Initiative that holds workshops, a makerspace, a prototyping studio, and classes, open to students from all majors and class years.</span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-51b08a59-e08b-3596-e9bd-ddc7ea01d93a"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As a liberal arts college, Smith has mostly focused on encouraging and supporting faculty as researchers and teachers. While this does allow innovation in terms of designing courses and workshops, there is little encouragement towards entrepreneurial ventures. Deeply academic individuals, the faculty demonstrates limited interest in these areas of work. However, a recently launched series of design thinking workshops for faculty, and the Sherrerd Center for Teaching and Learning show promise of an emerging I&E innovation and entrepreneurship culture among the faculty. Further efforts to strengthen and support this transformation is necessary, however, in order to have the culture established and accepted.</span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-51b08a59-e08b-3596-e9bd-ddc7ea01d93a"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrapsmall;">Smith College has limited engagement in connections with local and regional accelerators and other funding sources. &nbsp;Valley Venture Mentors, whose CEO is a Smith Alumna, recently launched a Collgiate Accelerator Program, which gives students the opportunity to develop their business ideas through the mentorship of local development effortsentrepreneurs. In the summer of 2017, and shows little interest in ittwo Smith students developed their ventures through this program. Initiative is yet to be taken to launch such efforts&nbsp;Smith College has recently forged a connection with AmherstWorks, a space that promotes entrepreneurial ventures.</span></span></span>  

<div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span>'''<span style="font-size: small;">University Innovation Fellows Fall 2017</span>'''</div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><br/></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><span style="font-size:small;">[[Lisa_FeidenLisa Feiden|Lisa Feiden]]<br/span><br/span></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><span style="font-size:small;"><br/></span></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><span style="font-size:small;">[[Nybria_AcklinNybria Acklin|Nybria Acklin]]<br/span><br/span></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><span style="font-size:small;"><br/></span></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><span style="font-size:small;">[[LUCY_KNEISSLERLUCY KNEISSLER|Lucy Kneissler]]<br/span><br/span></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><span style="font-size:small;"><br/></span></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><span style="font-size:small;">[[Haven_SandovalHaven Sandoval|Haven Sandoval]]<br/span><br/span></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><span style="font-size:small;"><br/></span></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><span style="font-size:small;">Van Nguyen</span></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br/></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br/></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><br/></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;">'''<span style="font-size: small;">University Innovation Fellows Fall 2016</span>'''</div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><br/></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><span style="font-size: small;">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Amanda_Lavond Amanda Lavond]&nbsp;</span><br/></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><br/></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><span style="font-size: small;">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mandira_Marambe Mandira Marambe]&nbsp;</span><br/></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><br/></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><span style="font-size: small;">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lingxuan_Li Lingxuan Li]&nbsp;</span><br/></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><br/></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><span style="font-size: small;">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jessica_Innis Jessica Innis]&nbsp;</span><br/></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><br/></div><div style="font-size: 13.5135px;"><span style="font-size: small;">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Yi%20Wang Yi Wang]</span></div>