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There are many variations of pitch competitions that the University may hold. &nbsp;UC Merced will push forward by offering as many oppurtunies to students to advance their pitch and showcase thier idea to the student body. &nbsp; <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This The Leadership Circle is a pitch event where students have 20 minutes working to present 20 slides based on a project that they’re a part of--which is more geared towards those students already participating in Mobile App Challenge, Engineering Service Learning, and Capstone but can be more broadly applied to students with any significant project that they wish to present. Student researchers are also welcome. This event is meant to help students exercise their presentation delivery skills and to reward those who are successful in both their presentation increase the outreach and their respective projects. Students compete against one another for a cash prize.</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; white-space: pre-wrap;">ESUM stands for The Entrepreneurs Society at UC Merced, which is a student-run RCO (Registered Club Organization) hosting a pitch competition for students where entrepreneurs can pitch their ideas to a panel of judges. The judges are made up attandance of entrepreneurs, IP lawyers and angel investors. The Entrepreneurial Seminar and Pitch fest competition also hosts workshops which are intended to support student entrepreneurs. The competition was partially funded by the student government at UC Merced, ASUCM (Associated Students of UC Merced).</span>current&nbsp;