The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program is now accepting submissions for the 2016 Ureka Big Idea Challenge. Student teams will be matched with an alumna/us, faculty or staff mentor to work on developing a business plan or project model over the course of five months. Teams that successfully complete the mentor program will earn the opportunity to…
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Local Root winter/spring produce availability; order CSA shares till Jan. 15
The Local Root, a Clark University student run venture that sells sustainable produce, has been working over break to prepare for their winter share and farm stand season. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) share orders are still open until Friday, January 15. There are multiple, flexible options if you are interested in taking part in this…
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship announces U-reka finalist prize amounts
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program has counted the votes for this year’s Ureka Big Idea Contest. With only two votes separating first and second place, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program is excited to announce this year’s finalist rankings: First Place ($2,500): The Clark Melting Pot led by Shalmali Ghate ’15, Alexis Church ’15 and Vika…
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Apply now to ‘Rent-A-Locker’ at Goddard Library through new student venture
Rent-A-Locker began as an idea put forward by Ngoc (Minnie) Bui ’13 and Natalia Vega ’12 through the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Department’s U-Reka Big Idea contest. Natalia graduated in December, and Minnie has continued to move the idea forward this spring with the help of her advisers – Will O’Brien of the Graduate School of Management,…
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship Capstone Competition announces winning team
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Department spring capstone teams pitched their ideas to a panel of judges on Monday, April 30th. Teams are judged based on their ability to prove the viability of their idea, how well they have developed a go to market strategy, their understanding of the industry they will compete in and most…
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University Bike Patrol pedals to campus
Officer Bishoy Ibrahim and Sergeant Michael Palermo will be patrolling campus differently, on new mountain bikes, thanks to Daniel Snyder ’11. Daniel entered his idea for a University Bike Patrol and secured enough support to win third place in the 2011 U-Reka Big Idea Contest sponsored by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program (I&E). The University…
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‘The World Is Yours’ explores passions for food and entrepreneurship, March 19
Saturday, March 19 1 p.m., Tilton Hall Come join us to get inspired and learn how you can turn your idea about a restaurant, brewery, cafe, bar, recipe website, even the next Foodzie — or whatever you can dream up — into a reality. We will be featuring keynote speaker Luke Livingston ’07, who founded…
