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Call for Participants: Startup UNC

Startup UNC, a hands-on entrepreneurship course taught through Kenan-Flagler Business School, is now open for participants (undergrads, grads, business and non-business majors, faculty, alumni). The class starts Tuesday October 23, 5pm. The deadline for signing up as a new venture or free agent/team member is midnight Friday, Oct. 19. You can participate in several ways:

Bryan Fellowship Application Due!

The Robert E. Bryan Fellowship in the APPLES Service-Learning program is designed for undergraduate student teams interested in creating social impact locally and/or globally through the creation of an innovative project that addresses a community-identified need. The fellowship goals are to: Provide practical support and mentorship to students in developing their projects, Contribute to addressing

Innovation in Action: Dinner and Dialogue with Darshan Mundada

UNC School of Social Work 325 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill

Darshan Mundada MSW '11 will share his journey  as a social entrepreneur in India and emerging issues, trends and developments in social entrepreneurship from a global perspective. Free to attend and dinner will be provided! Hosted at Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship Lab 1 18 Tate Turner Kuralt Building

Taco Tuesday

1789 Venture Lab 173 1/2 E. Franklin Street

The 1789 community is full of students looking to join teams, established startups looking for talent and successful student clubs who could join forces. Let’s get to know each other. Join us for a Walking Taco social hour in the co-working space and network with other 1789 members and mentors. Come and go as you

Machine Learning Panel

Smashing Boxes 506 Ramseur Street, Durham, NC, United States

Join us for a panel discussion on Machine Learning, what it is, how it's affecting us as individuals and businesses today, and where it's going next. Food and beverages will be served. For more information about panelists and registration click here

Launch Chapel Hill Open House

Launch Chapel Hill 321 W Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Anyone interested in learning more about the program should attend. Launch has opened our application for Cohort 11. Launch is looking for entrepreneurs who are committed to growing their early stage-businesses through its 22-week program starting January 14, 2019. Register now

SYSTEMS THINKING WORKSHOP

Blue Makerspace at Carmichael Residence Hall 101 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join us at BLUE innovation space for a workshop around systems thinking. In this workshop, participants will learn about feedback loops and systems mapping, and will use these tools to create visual representations of real-world problems that matter to them. We will start with the basics and provide the structure needed to go deeper into

Systems Thinking Workshop

Blue Makerspace at Carmichael Residence Hall 101 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join us at BLUE innovation space for a workshop around systems thinking. In this workshop, participants will learn about feedback loops and systems mapping, and will use these tools to create visual representations of real-world problems that matter to them. We will start with the basics and provide the structure needed to go deeper into

Application Deadline: Global Leadership Program in Prague

Travel. Learn. Lead! 20th Annual Global Leadership Program in Prague July 1-30, 2019 Sullivan Scholars Summer Experience Scholarship Sullivan Foundation is sponsoring a special course for our 20th Annual Global Leadership Program in Prague.  The course Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship will be co-taught by professors from Ole Miss and Randolph Macon College. The course is

Application Deadline: Kenan Biddle Partnership

Do you have a great idea that needs funding? The Kenan Biddle Partnership invites students at Duke and UNC to work together to explore the power of partnership. Collaborate on initiatives that offer innovative solutions to social or environmental issues with your campus communities, the Triangle, or beyond. Apply by October 25 to receive up

Application Deadline: Empowering People Award 2019

Win a chance to springboard to a sustainable future. The award aims to identify simple technological innovations with business potential and make them accessible in developing areas. Main winners: 50,000 Euros, 30,000 Euros, 20,000 Euros Runners-up: 7 x 10,000 Euros each Special WASH Award supported by Knorr Bremse Global Care: 20,000 Euros Community Prize: 10,000 Euros Additional benefits: All winners

Innovate Carolina Network Forum – Talent: The Currency of Innovation

Toy Lounge (Dey Hall) 200 South Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27514, NC, United States

Join us for the second event in our 2018 Innovate Carolina Network Forum series. Students in today’s Innovation Generation enter a workforce where changes in technology, processes and culture outpace our capacity to adapt. In this environment, emerging and established industries demand an innovation mindset and skillset —  in areas such as entrepreneurship, design thinking,