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Upcoming Innovation Events!
 
  • Lunch with an Entrepreneur - Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 12:00 p.m., Room 326, Bannan Engineering.  Join us for the first in a new series of events designed to put you in touch with Silicon Valley's movers and shakers for innovation and entrepreneurship.  We're kicking off this lunch series with guest John Giddings.  John  is an adjunct professor at SCU, on the Industry Advisory Board for the Santa Clara University School of Engineering, co-founder of The Silicon Valley Angels (now Tech Angel Group), and Vice President of Business Development at TeleLumen.  More importantly, he's a fantastic supporter of the SCU engineering program and a great resource for students.  The setting will be very informal, and you'll have time to ask John questions about his experiences in the Valley - and we'll buy you lunch!  You MUST RSVP by noon on Feb 20 in order to attend - e-mail Anne Mahacek at amahacek at scu dot edu in order to attend.
  • Win $250 in the SCU Campus Entrepreneur Scavenger Hunt, Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 1:00 p.m., Room 326, Bannan Engineering.  Come with your team of 3-6 students for your chance to win $250! Teams will be given clues about buildings, centers, and offices on campus and will have to take pictures at the various locations. Details and rules about the scavenger hunt can be found here.
  • Montgomery Glider Paper Airplane Competition, Thursday, February 23, 2012, 1:30 p.m., Locatelli Hall, Locatelli Student Activity Center. 
    Join us and test your skills at building paper airplanes. Prizes awarded for farthest distance traveled, longest flight time, and best
    Montgomery Glider replica! Materials and refreshments provided. Details about the competition can be found here.
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Interested in engineering innovation and entrepreneurship? There are many ways you can get involved with SCU's new opportunities for engineers interested in this area.

Join the Club - Join the Santa Clara Entrepreneurs Organization (SCEO), a student club focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. [website]

Get a Mentor - Join us at our next mentoring reception to meet and network with practicing engineers, innovators, and entrepreneurs. The first event for the new academic year will be held in October  - Check back here for information and timing once the schedule is set.. 

Enter a Competition - Several student-based competitions in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship are held each year, and others are available to join throughout the Silicon Valley. [information]

Attend a Seminar - Seminars are held throughout the campus with speakers on the forefront of technology innovation, Silicon Valley startups, and technology corporations. 

Take a Class - Expand your horizons by taking a class to hone your business acumen, learn product design techniques, or engineer community based projects. 

Select the Pathway - The Design Thinking Pathway is dedicated to the concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship.  Stay tuned for more information on a new Certificate Program that is under development.
The Design Thinking Pathway - The Most Popular Pathway on Campus! Looking for a Core Curriculum Pathway? Consider taking the Design Thinking Pathway, which focuses on on a) technical innovation, b) design processes that allow innovation to be incorporated into products/services/systems that solve a customer need, c) enterprise strategies for harnessing the value and ensuring the sustainability of innovative products, and d) social aspects regarding the value and impact of innovation on the world.  Contact Dr. Ruth Davis or Dr. Kitts for additional information.
Joint KEEN Projects - As part of a new initiative with collaborating universities in the KEEN network, SCU students are now jointly developing and operating several engineering systems with students at St. Louis University, Milwaukee School of Engineering and Baylor University.  

The first project, conducted in cooperation with NASA and NOAA, involves the development of a fleet of robotic kayaks to perform advanced sensing of the marine environment.

The second project involves the operation of communication stations that are being used to support the on-orbit control of the NASA O/OREOS spacecraft.  For an update on the O/OREOS mission, see the Mission Dashboard.

Additional information regarding KEEN university collaborations can be found here.

KEEN - Many of our Innovation and Entrepreneurship initiatives are supported through a generous grant from the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN).  
 
KEEN concentrates on curricular enhancements to the undergraduate educational program and on co-curricular and extra-curricular activities that foster the spirit of innovation and the entrepreneurial mindset within the School and across our campus. KEEN is sponsored by the Kern Family Foundation and includes partner universities across the country.
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