Volume 1, Issue 8 | 10.25.2013
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Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Application Deadline: 11/1
Undergrads interested in the KEY program this fall must submit their applications to Liz Monte in Lattimore 312 by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, November 1. Seniors are only permitted to apply in the fall semester. Other students may apply in the spring. Applications are available to download online.
Lecture on Interacting with the Deaf Community: 11/5
Matthew Starr, public health practitioner, will give a lecture called "Interacting with the Deaf Community: A Linguistic Minority Group" on Tuesday, November 5 at 6:30 p.m. in the Gowen Room, Wilson Commons, University of Rochester River Campus. This lecture is free and open to the public and part of a Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Scholar project. For more information, email Marisa Straub.
Student Volunteers Needed to Judge High School Students' Business Plans: 11/7
Undergrad and graduate volunteers are needed to judge high school students’ Virtual Enterprise (VE) business plans on Thursday, November 7 at 6:30 p.m. in Gleason Hall, room 118. Some business experience is a plus but all areas of study are welcome. New this year, volunteers will use PitchBurner, an online business competition management system, to judge the plans. Volunteers must bring their laptop, netbook, or tablet to the event on November 7. Additionally, volunteers must share their email address with PitchBurner to access the VE business plans and online judging rubric. PitchBurner will use the provided email addresses only to communicate with the judges for this specific VE event. PitchBurner does not sell or share email addresses of judges. Pizza and beverages will be provided to all volunteers. Register online or call the Center for Entrepreneurship at 276-3500 for more information. This event is part of the University’s celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Global Entrepreneurship Week Events: 11/18-11/22
Save these dates! The Center for Entrepreneurship is organizing several events, free and open to the public, to celebrate the 2013 Global Entrepreneurship Week, a worldwide movement encouraging people to pursue entrepreneurial ideas.
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Wednesday, November 20 @ Noon | LeChase Hall, Genrich-Russling Room
Warner Lunch Hour: "An Online Course on Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Educators," hosted by Dean Raffaella Borasi, Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Registration not required
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Wednesday, November 20 @ 4:45 p.m. | Gleason Hall, Room 318/418
CFE Lecture featuring Ted Ruppel, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Corporate Compliance Officer for Vascular Dynamics, Inc., a medical device company developing a novel treatment for Resistive Hypertension
Register online or call 585.406.5004
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Thursday, November 21 @ 3:30 p.m. | Schlegel Hall, Room 407
A conversation with Elizabeth Schirmer, Vice President of Sales and Customer Advocacy for Sweetwater Energy and founder of Untapped Shores International, a non-profit organization with the vision of a world where every person has the means to grow their own food, regardless of geographic location.
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Friday, November 22 @ 4 p.m. | Munnerlyn Atrium
Hajim School Engineering Social featuring Entrepreneurship and TEAM Program
Only open to the Hajim School community
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TBD
UR Entrepreneurs Film Screening: The Startup Kids
Breast Cancer Startup Challenge: Submit Letters of Intent
The Avon Foundation (AF), The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and The Center for Advancing Innovation (CAI) are partnering to accelerate and increase the volume of technology transfer and commercialization of Federal agency and AF grantee inventions. Using selected NCI inventions from the HHS patent portfolio and an AF grantee invention, we are organizing a first-of-a-kind national, university student-based competition (that may also involve faculty, alumni, regional entrepreneurs and other professionals), the Breast Cancer Startup Challenge. To enter, all teams must join the CAI Startup Challenge Wiggio Group, as well as create their own team Wiggio Group. To join Wiggio, an online platform, email Jonathan Liu to request a private invitation. Teams must submit a Letter of Intent no later than November 1 and only 10 teams will be accepted.
Syracuse Startup Weekend: 11/15-11/17
Take an idea and turn it into a reality in just 54 hours at Syracuse Startup Weekend. Work on innovative ideas, develop new skills, and compete to win AMAZING prizes. Network with entrepreneurs, investors, and industry professionals to kick start your career! Register online for the weekend taking place on Friday, November 15 to Sunday, November 17 at the Syracuse Tech Garden, 235 Harrison St., Syracuse. Tickets are $50 for students and $99 for developers, designers, and non-technical folks.
Rice Business Plan Competition for Grad Students Now Accepting Applications
The 2014 Rice Business Plan Competition is now accepting applications. Only current graduate and doctoral students are eligible to apply (see eligibility requirements). Submissions are due February 21, 2014 and they require: 1) Creating an account on the iStart online platform; 2) Application; and 3) Executive Summary; and there is also an Optional Video Pitch that is strongly encouraged. Apply online today.
Apply for The Startup USA, Reality Show for College Entrepreneurs
The Startup USA, is a reality show for budding-driven-to-achieve college entrepreneurs with a crowd-funding platform. Startups can be entered in the following categories of Art, Comics, Dance, Design, Fashion, Film, Food, Games, Music, Photography, Publishing, and Technology. Every startup must have a clear project goal, like making an album, a book, an app, or a work of art. Entries must be submitted online by November 20, 2013. Please email the Center for Entrepreneurship if you are interested in applying.
UR Students: Apply to the Student Incubator
The University of Rochester has opened student incubator space at High Tech Rochester, made possible by Simon alumnus Mark S. Ain ’67S (MBA). Student Incubator companies will have access to all client amenities within the HTR Lennox Tech Enterprise Center, as well as access to High Tech Rochester’s Director of New Ventures and Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, who can provide additional coaching, mentoring, and connections. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; Rochester students at any level of study can apply. The incubator is accessible on the bus loop. Learn more about eligibility requirements and download an application.
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