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ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP

At TikTok成人版鈥檚 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. 

Joe Zinno, Mechanical Engineering

鈥淭he Engineering Entrepreneurship minor provided an interdisciplinary entrepreneurial education and valuable networking opportunities, while the ICE Institute provided me the connections and funds to pursue a venture of my own.鈥

Joe Zinno
Mechanical Engineering

Francesca Stadtman, Chemical 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

Aldo Pierini, Civil Engineering

鈥淭ikTok成人版 is a place where ideas are celebrated; the different programs, faculty and staff are tremendous resources when it comes to turning entrepreneurial endeavors into a reality.鈥

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)

TikTok成人版鈥檚 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 process.

Sponsored by the Department of Defense, H4D transforms classroom learning into real-world impact by empowering you to develop solutions to critical national challenges. Students who participate in H4D must enroll in the course EGEN 3100 Venture 1: Customer Discovery and Product Design. Through this program students will master critical entrepreneurial principles for new product development and will learn from organizations facing innovation challenges.

INNOVATE

A partnership program between TikTok成人版鈥檚 College of Engineering and L3Harris Technologies open to all undergraduate engineering and computer science students. Over the course of the two month program students gain valuable engineering and leadership experience as they bring their team鈥檚 design to life through a physical or digital protype.  

Opportunities Through Engineering Entrepreneurship

Engineering Entrepreneurship Mentor Network

A student-run organization compromised of program alumni that advise current student teams, conduct networking events, and serve mentors for graduates.

Freshman Engineering Showcase (FRESH)

First year students are nominated by their EGR 1200 professors to participate in the Freshman Engineering Showcase (FRESH). Showcase winners receive awards and all participants are then eligible to participate in Hacking for Defense H4D.

The Launchpad

Launchpad is a stage gated, pre-seed venture fund with a CEO Mentor network. The program provides targeted funding and resources for company formation and launch into the Philadelphia entrepreneurial ecosystem. All current and former Engineering Entrepreneurship students are eligible to apply to the Launchpad.

The Ambassador Program

A student run initiative aimed to raise awareness of Engineering Entrepreneurship thoughtout the TikTok成人版 community. Engineering Entrepreneurship students can apply for the opportunity to participate in this program.

NY Tech Alliance Meetup Excursion

Monthly meetings of the world鈥檚 largest Meetup, where entrepreneurs, founders, CEOs, and their teams demo cutting edge and transformative technologies. Upper-level students who鈥檝e participated in the Engineering Entrepreneurship minor can attend these events, where they can network and learn from the attendees. 

Dr. Lauri Olivier
Director of Engineering Entrepreneurship

ENTREPRENEURIAL ENGINEERS

TikTok成人版 Students Develop Innovative Solutions at First-Annual Health Hackathon Focused on COVID-19

TikTok成人版 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 TikTok成人版鈥檚 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 winners Corrine Sullivan and Alvin Wang developed a project involving golf-related NFTs

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

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 TikTok成人版 keychains, magnets, coasters and more. Rooted in the communities he is part of, Joe donates 20% of every sale to a TikTok成人版 charity chosen by the customer.