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TEC PROVIDES STUDENTS AND FACULTY WITH THE SKILLS, RESOURCES AND EXPERIENCES NECESSARY TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL INNOVATORS, ENTREPRENEURS AND LEADERS WHO TACKLE GRAND CHALLENGES AND CHANGE THE WORLD.
• Needed to reach students earlier in their academic careers
• Worked collaboratively with University Housing to develop
proposal
• Opened Innovation LLC in Fall 2010
Located in the Illinois Street Residence Halls
(ISR), Innovation Living-Learning
Community (LLC) provides residents with resources that
can help to make their creative and
entrepreneurial dreams realities.
PARTNERS INCLUDE:
• Technology Entrepreneur Center (TEC)• University Housing• Office of the Vice President for Research• Office of the Provost• IllinoisVENTURES
RESOURCES AVAILABLE: Orientation allows students to network and
connect with campus and community resources before classes even start.
On site classes, workshops, lectures & competitions on innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship
The Innovation Garage, a workshop space for residents to use as they work on their projects
On site staff & peer leaders that help students connect with the ample creative and entrepreneurial resources available on campus and in the Champaign-Urbana community.
ORIENTATION
Community building
Brainstorming Idea pitching Team
development Campus
exploration Introduction to
growing startup companies
All before anyone else even moves in!
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Brainstorming Team
development Pitching and
public speaking
Creative exploration
Introduction to campus and community resources
OTHER POPULAR ON SITE CLASSES
RST 330: Leisure and Consumer Culture
BADM 199: Introduction to
EntrepreneurshipENG/TE 360:
Lectures in Engineering Entrepreneurship
Our How I Failed… lecture series introduces students to successful entrepreneurs, innovators, and creative people who talk about how their initial pitfalls, challenges and failures lead them to success.
Past guests include:• Drew Banks
(Prezi.com)• Roger
Dickey (Mafia Wars, Fishville)
• Amit Kulkarni (Do.com)
• Lori Patterson (Pixo.com)
• Nina Paley (filmmaker, Sita Sings the Blues)
• Entrepreneurial Living-Learning Community Roundtable• Inaugural roundtable held SU12• Next roundtable: July 2013 Chicago
• EpiCenter• Stanford
• OPEN Conference 2013• Panel Discussion
• Handbook• Found our on website:
www.tec.illinois.edu/innovation-llc
KEY COLLABORATIONS
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Check out our website at:www.tec.illinois.edu/innovation-llc
Or contact:Jennifer Bechtel (Program Specialist)(217)[email protected]
Stephanie Larson (Program Coordinator)(217)[email protected]
“The people here have great ideas and they want to better the community and themselves.” – Jagie Daya
“There are people here who understand me and understand what I’m trying to do with my life.”-Janna Eaves