Events

Distinguished Speakers and Innovators Seminars

December 4, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Stamps Auditorium in the Walgreen Drama Center
1226 Murfin, Ann Arbor, MI

The Center for Entrepreneurship presents a weekly lecture series featuring entrepreneurs and innovators on Fridays. For more information please visit http://cfe.engin.umich.edu/seminar.

Michigan Business Challenge

December 4, 2009 - February 19, 2010
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Stephen M. Ross School of Business


All Unviersity of Michigan students with business idea who would like to put their ideas and skills to the test against other entrepreneurs should participate in the Michigan Business Challenge. Aside from providing immediate feedback, this format builds networks and rewards successful businesses with prize money. Student entrepreneurs also have the opportunity to compete in additional business plan competitions hosted by other universities.

Round 1: December 4, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Round 2: January 22, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Finals: February 19, 2010 starting at 9:00 a.m., Great Lakes Room of Palmer Commons

From more information, click here.

1000 Pitches: Award Ceremony

December 5, 2009
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Blau Auditorium
Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Ann Arbor

Come celebrate the accomplishments of student entrepreneurs for the 1000 Pitches Competition. Award ceremony will be followed by a light reception and a chance to mingle with fellow finalist, faculty, and sponsors.

Design and Control of Hybrid Vehicles

December 7 - 9, 2009
University of Michigan

University of Michigan's Zoran Filipi and Huei Peng will offer a professional short course on the integration of the hybrid vehicle and how systems work together. It is unique because of its focus on modeling and control instead of hardware components. The design method has many other vehicle powertrain applications in addition to hybrids. This dynamic method has been used in designing six different concept vehicles over the last eight years.

To learn more and to register for this event click here.

Higher Education and Economic Growth in Michigan: Looking Back and Looking Ahead on the Fifth Anniversary of the Cherry Commission

December 10, 2009
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Michigan Union, Pendelton Room
530 S. State Street, Ann Arbor

In 2004, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm charged the Lieutenant Governor’s Commission on Higher Education and Economic Growth with identifying strategies to improve postsecondary attainment and completion in Michigan.
To mark the five-year anniversary of the Cherry Commission, leaders of the education and business communities in Michigan will address the past, present, and future of higher education and economic growth in Michigan.

Panelists:
John Cherry, Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
Mary Sue Coleman, President, University of Michigan
Michael Hansen, President, Michigan Community College Association
Mark Murray, President, Meijer Inc.

Co-sponsored by the Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) external link, and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Medical Entrepreneur Program

January 18, 2010

As part of its Medical Entrepreneur Program, the Medical Innovation Center offers series of online videos enhanced with professionally facilitated discussion sessions. The series focuses on the "front end" of the innovation process...identifying and validating strong clinical needs for ideas that will actually be adopted. The sessions begin January 18, 2010 and continue weekly through March. Pre-registration for this free educational opportunity is required. To sign up for the series, please contact Jennifer Stovall at jstovall@med.umich.edu. Space is limited.

For more information, click here.

University Research Corridor Environmental Health Sciences Conference

January 20, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Wayne State University

Wayne State University will host a conference in partnership with the University Research Corridor on environmental health sciences. The conference will feature Dr. Linda Birnbaum, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the NIH. For more information, go to http://www.events.wayne.edu/.

MPowered Career Fair

January 26, 2010
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
University of Michigan Union

MPowered Entrepreneurship and Center for Entrepreneurship present the 2010 MPowered Career Fair, a door to truly experience entrepreneurship. This annual fair is a great opportunity for students across all majors to get jobs and internships with ambitious small companies and start-up firms.