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<span style="font-size:small"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3fa83260-37f7-894f-c956-3c7556937869"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">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.</span></span></span>
== UWM Innovators Expo 2016 ==
<span style="font-size:small"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9f0baffb-36f4-380e-aa95-17e4d91261f1"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">An all campus event that showcased showcases all “Innovators, Creators, and Entrepreneurs” on the UWM Campus. It served serves as an end of the year celebration</span></span></span> <span style="fontbackground-sizecolor:small"><span><span style="font-family: Arialtransparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); verticalfont-alignfamily: baselineArial; white-space: pre-wrap; backgroundfont-colorsize: transparentsmall;">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.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:small"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9f0baffb-36f4-380e-aa95-17e4d91261f1"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">University of Wisconsin Milwaukee i</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: small; background-color: transparent">s 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.</span>
<span style="font-size:small"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9f0baffb-36f4-380e-aa95-17e4d91261f1"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">The Innovators Expo was is 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.</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9f0baffb-36f4-380e-aa95-17e4d91261f1"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">When & Where</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9f0baffb-36f4-380e-aa95-17e4d91261f1"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">May 3, 2016 | 5:30 – 7:30pm | 6pm (short) program</span></span> <span>UWM Golda Meir Library Conference Room</span>
<span style="font-size:small"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9f0baffb-36f4-380e-aa95-17e4d91261f1"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">Supported</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:small"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9f0baffb-36f4-380e-aa95-17e4d91261f1"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">The event was is made possible by Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, UWM Research Foundation, Student Startup Challenge, and University Innovation Fellows. Each entity kicked kicks in funds to support however while the Fellows put in sweat equity.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:small"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9f0baffb-36f4-380e-aa95-17e4d91261f1"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">Who Showcased</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:small"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9f0baffb-36f6-85e4-1928-8f0fbf143cde"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">Final Thoughts</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:small"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9f0baffb-36f6-85e4-1928-8f0fbf143cde"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">This 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.</span></span></span></div></div></div>
= Actively supporting the university technology transfer function =
