Nov 17 – Journey to Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Missouri S&T – Register Now!

 

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Let Dr. Bonnie Bachman, professor of Economics, and John Lovitt, 1970 computer science alum, and investor and advisor to technology and startup companies, take you on a “Journey to Innovation and Entreprenuership at Missouri S&T.  Since June 2014, an initiative to build a collaborative learning and doing community has created a stir in all corners of the campus. Sign up for the Tuesday, November 17 WebEx session at 8 pm CST to learn about:

  • innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E)  activities contributing to this initiative such as the  NSF Innovation-Corps (I-Corps) project teams,
  • mapping the campus innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, I&E campus  goals,
  • creation of a core student (University Innovation Fellows) who become agents of change for I&E,
  • new courses and proposed new minor, Innovation Fund to support activities,
  • new innovation competition teams (Enactus),  development of mentor networks and much more.

The campus is igniting with the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, learn how you can catch it too!  Register yourself and invite a college to register too.  See details below.

 

Journey to Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Missouri S&T
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
8:00 pm  |  Central Standard Time (Chicago, GMT-06:00)  |  1 hr

 

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After your request has been approved, you’ll receive instructions for joining the meeting. If you already registered for this meeting, you do not need to register again.   If you have any difficulties registering, please contact Dulce Alford at dulce@mst.edu

This seminar is part of the Computer Science Golden Jubilee Speaker Series.  For more information on the Computer Science Golden Jubilee, including links to pictures and videos from our Homecoming kickoff, see:  cs.mst.edu/50years.

 

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