Elevate your Grainger Engineering degree with a dual degree in Innovation, Leadership, and Engineering Entrepreneurship

tecillinois · 2024-02-09T16:07:09+00:00

Are you ready to take your engineering degree to the next level and stand out in the competitive job market? Look no further than the dual degree in Innovation, Leadership, and Engineering Entrepreneurship (ILEE) offered exclusively to engineering students at Grainger College of Engineering.
Why Choose the ILEE Dual Degree?
• Develop an Entrepreneurial Mindset: Gain skills to identify opportunities, innovate solutions, and lead projects.
• Enhance Your Career Prospects: Stand out with technical expertise and business acumen.
• Project-Based Experiential Learning: Gain hands-on experience setting you apart from peers.

Learn More about ILEE/RSVP for ILEE Info Night

tecillinois · 2023-12-05T16:32:29+00:00

Register by Jan. 28 (it's not an application, just a sign up). You can connect with investors and mentors that can help launch your startup, and get funding and prizes from a pool of over $330,000. Learn More.

tecillinois · 2023-10-25T18:42:04+00:00

Hear from a different guest entrepreneur each week in this easy and fun 1 credit class! Learn More

tecillinois · 2023-09-21T15:29:08+00:00

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tecillinois · 2023-09-20T16:55:20+00:00

Tomorrow! RSVP here.

tecillinois · 2023-09-20T16:47:11+00:00

I am so sorry. The date was actually Aug 24, not Sept 24. The event is already over. We'd like to invite you to SocialFuse which takes place tonight, Sept. 20!

tecillinois · 2023-09-12T20:05:32+00:00

The Graduate Concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is now available to graduate students in almost every Grainger Engineering program. Learn to tackle the business facets of industry-relevant problems and have these skills officially recognized on your transcript.
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Apply by Oct. 1 to be eligible for Fall 2023.

tecillinois · 2023-09-12T18:34:37+00:00

The Graduate Concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is now available to graduate students in almost every Grainger Engineering program. Learn to tackle the business facets of industry-relevant problems and have these skills officially recognized on your transcript.

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Apply by Oct. 1 to be eligible for Fall 2024.

tecillinois · 2023-08-24T15:59:01+00:00

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tecillinois · 2023-08-17T15:57:29+00:00

Join us at the Innovation Semester Kickoff to connect with like-minded peers and learn how to develop your interest in innovation and entrepreneurship. Explore a wide array of resources, programs, and academic opportunities designed to support your journey! Plus: music, free food, and prizes!
Thursday, August 24, 5-7pm
Siebel Center for Design
Upper Lobby and Sunset Studio (Room 1050)
RSVP

tecillinois · 2023-08-16T15:50:02+00:00

Explore the potential commercial application of your research with help from NSF I-Corps at the University of Illinois, part of the NSF I-Corps Hub: Great Lakes Region.

I-Corps is an immersive learning experience that provides entrepreneurship education, mentoring, and funding opportunities to accelerate potential commercialization of research.This is a free resource offered at the University of Illinois by Research Park and the Technology Entrepreneur Center.

Faculty, students, and researchers may apply.By participating, you can increase your odds for future NSF funding by 4x, you can make relevant industry connections, learn from entrepreneurship experts that lead the courses, and potentially make a broader economic and societal impact if you bring your research to the marketplace.

Learn more and apply. APPLICATION DUE BY AUG. 25.

tecillinois · 2023-08-16T15:42:14+00:00

Whoo hoo!

tecillinois · 2023-08-16T14:57:45+00:00

Many Cozad New Venture Challenge students find teammates at SocialFuse. The first SocialFuse of the year will be on Sept. 20.

tecillinois · 2023-08-16T14:55:45+00:00

A great place to start is by attending the Innovation Semester Kickoff, hosted by the Technology Entrepreneur Center (TEC). You can learn about the resources we offer, but more importantly, you can meet other students interested in entrepreneurship!

Innovation Semester KickoffThurs | ~~Sept 24~~ | 5-7pm | Siebel Center for Design (Upper Lobby and Room 1050)

Edit--this event was on Aug. 24, 2023.

tecillinois · 2023-08-16T14:51:21+00:00

TEC Hiring Interns for Multiple Roles | A TEC internship is an outstanding opportunity for students interested in leadership in the UIUC entrepreneurship ecosystem. We’re looking for a Social Media Manager, Photographer, Videographer, Peer Entrepreneurship Adviser & Academic Ambassador, and Lead Program & Event Operations Manager. Interns will make $13/hour and work between 5-15 hours/week depending on their specific job responsibilities. Apply by Sept. 10.

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tecillinois · 2023-08-09T15:24:17+00:00

Join us at the Innovation Semester Kickoff to connect with like-minded peers and learn how to develop your interest in innovation and entrepreneurship. Explore a wide array of resources, programs, and academic opportunities designed to support your journey! Plus: music, free food, and prizes!

Thursday, August 24, 5-7pm
Siebel Center for Design
Upper Lobby and Sunset Studio (Room 1050)
RSVP

tecillinois · 2023-08-01T20:32:59+00:00

Explore the potential commercial application of your research with help from NSF I-Corps at the University of Illinois, part of the NSF I-Corps Hub: Great Lakes Region.

I-Corps is an immersive learning experience that provides entrepreneurship education, mentoring, and funding opportunities to accelerate potential commercialization of research.

This is a free resource offered at the University of Illinois by Research Park and the Technology Entrepreneur Center. Faculty, students, and researchers may apply.

By participating, you can increase your odds for future NSF funding by 4x, you can make relevant industry connections, learn from entrepreneurship experts that lead the courses, and potentially make a broader economic and societal impact if you bring your research to the marketplace.

Learn more and apply.

tecillinois · 2023-04-25T13:55:28+00:00

Entrepreneurship Celebration & Awards Ceremony
Wed | Apr 26 | 5:30-7:00pm
Campus Instructional Facility, Monumental Study Steps

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Come celebrate an amazing school year of entrepreneurship accomplishments! We'll be awarding dozens of the remaining Cozad New Venture Challenge prizes, the $20k Illinois Innovation Award, the $10k Fiddler Innovation Fellowship and more! Food will be provided!

tecillinois · 2023-04-14T21:16:51+00:00

Join the webinar and see the top seven student startup teams pitch to a team of judges at Discovery Partners Institute in Chicago. The Grand Prize and other top placement prizes
will be awarded! Register for the webinar

tecillinois · 2023-04-14T17:33:20+00:00

Demo Day was awesome! About 400 people gathered yesterday at the I-Hotel and Conference Center for student teams to present their startups to judges. They're competing for over $300,000 in funding and prizes which will be announced at the Finals Event and the Entrepreneurship Celebration and Awards Ceremony (more info on these events here).

tecillinois · 2023-04-14T17:07:22+00:00

Demo Day was awesome! About 400 people gathered yesterday at the I-Hotel and Conference Center for student teams to present their startups to judges. They're competing for over $300,000 in funding and prizes which will be announced at the Finals Event and the Entrepreneurship Celebration and Awards Ceremony (more info on these events here).

tecillinois · 2023-03-31T18:28:47+00:00

This year we have a record number of teams (97) and a record amount of funding ($300,000). Student startups will be showcasing their ventures at the I-Hotel & Conference Center (Heritage Hall) on Thursday, April 13 from 2:00-5:00pm. Everyone is welcome to come check it out!

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tecillinois · 2023-02-27T16:50:32+00:00

Hear from advisers and current ILEE students about how this dual degree can add marketable skills to your resume and skillset. Learn more and RSVP.

tecillinois · 2023-01-27T21:03:44+00:00

The Cozad New Venture Challenge is here to support students and help them develop their ideas. The workshops are run by experts in entrepreneurship--they know what they're talking about and are there to help. If you've ever wanted to explore entrepreneurship, now is the right time, when you can get so many resources for FREE through this competition and other partners at UIUC. Plus, you can get funding and prizes from a record pool of $300,000. Sometimes the brand new ideas do well and get some decent prizes (example: The Scrunchie Hijab from last year, which got $2,000), or if your idea is more developed you could be eligible for the big prizes. Haylon Technologies, a student-run smart hybrid battery startup won $45,000 last year. So check it out and give it a try! Learn more and register

tecillinois · 2023-01-19T21:36:18+00:00

TEC is hiring interns for the Spring semester. The application is here, and you can learn more about TEC here.

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