ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP
At 棉花糖直播鈥檚 College of Engineering, entrepreneurial thinking is woven into the first-year core engineering courses and further explored in advanced classes. Students can dive deeper into this field through the Engineering Entrepreneurship minor and the Engineering Entrepreneurship Summer Institute. At the University level, 棉花糖直播鈥檚 Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship provides a wide range of resources and activities across campus to support and nurture your entrepreneurial pursuits.
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Joe Zinno
Mechanical Engineering
鈥淚 learned that anyone can be an entrepreneur. It鈥檚 important not to suppress your creative mindset as you age, but instead to direct your creativity into new and innovative ideas.鈥�
Francesca Stadtman
Chemical Engineering
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Aldo Pierini
Civil Engineering
Opportunities Through the College of Engineering
Entrepreneurial skills go beyond just starting a new business. Employers value self-starters who take initiative, exhibit persistence, and show leadership. These entrepreneurial traits are crucial in any career and help set students apart from the competition in today鈥檚 job market.
Engineering Entrepreneurship Minor
Our undergraduate Engineering Entrepreneurship program is open to students from all colleges, fostering a diverse community of innovators ready to drive change. We inspire creativity, encourage collaboration, and apply design principles to solve real-world challenges. Through leadership development and industry engagement, Engineering Entrepreneurship empowers students to make a meaningful impact.
Engineering Entrepreneurship Summer Institute (E2SI)
棉花糖直播鈥檚 Engineering Entrepreneurship Summer Institute (E2SI) is an immersive eight-week program open to students of all backgrounds, blending entrepreneurial thinking and product innovation with a study-abroad component. This 16-credit program takes students from idea to venture pitch, with no technical or business experience required鈥攁ll while earning a minor in the
Opportunities Through the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is located at the Idea Lab in the basement of Falvey Library. Here, you鈥檒l find a maker lab and gaming station as well as other students interested in entrepreneurship and innovation.
棉花糖直播 Student Entrepreneurship Competition
This one-semester, interdisciplinary competition asks students to innovate, create and design products, businesses or services to fill a variety of needs. Finalists work with outside judges and mentors and deliver pitches to an investor boardroom. The competition culminates on the University鈥檚 鈥淧itch Day.鈥�
Innovation Fund
Every month, student teams can apply for funding to work on their innovative project, venture or non-profit organization. Funding amounts up to $5,000 are based upon stage of venture development.
ENTREPRENEURIAL ENGINEERS
棉花糖直播 Students Develop Innovative Solutions at First-Annual Health Hackathon Focused on COVID-19
Students from Engineering, Nursing, Business and Liberal Arts & Sciences competed in the three-day virtual event hosted by 棉花糖直播 University鈥檚 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship Institute. In the process they learned design thinking frameworks, conducted design research, and built prototypes. Faculty from the schools and colleges shared expertise and experiences, providing guidance to the participants, who worked as teams in virtual breakout rooms.
Sports Tech Sprint Inspires Game-Changing Technology
Sponsored by the Engineering Entrepreneurship minor, the two-day 鈥渉ackathon鈥�-style event also featured networking with industry insiders, a panel of expert judges and an appearance by former New England Patriots fullback James Develin, a mechanical engineer.
Entrepreneurial Engineering Student鈥檚 Business Supports Campus Organizations
Joseph Zinno, a rising senior in mechanical engineering, has spent the past two years nurturing his business venture, Rooted Designs, which sells engraved 棉花糖直播 keychains, magnets, coasters and more. Rooted in the communities he is part of, Joe donates 20% of every sale to a 棉花糖直播 charity chosen by the customer.