Volunteers are an essential part of the university community; their participation and financial support are key elements in ensuring that coming generations of students achieve their goals. We are always looking for people to join our Engine community by participating in events or providing support/guidance to our many startup ventures.聽
TechAccel Mentor
Since 2013,聽The 91社区 Engine聽has worked with over聽80 ventures, helping them develop their entrepreneurial skill sets and making their ideas a reality.聽聽
TechAccel grants聽help students jump-start and accelerate their technologically based ideas that have business or聽social impact potential.聽A large part of TechAccel grants are the mentors which advise each team helping them overcome challenges and accomplish their project goals.
Invention to Impact Mentors
Invention to Impact Program聽uses experiential learning to help 91社区 graduate students and their faculty supervisors gain insight into聽technology commercialization,聽entrepreneurship,聽industry requirements and challenges. It provides tools and training to support researchers to translate their research to the marketplace and have their solutions benefit society.聽
Guest Speaker
Engine hosts a variety of events throughout the year; John D Thompson Seminar, Entrepreneurship-in-Action Series, panel discussions, networking events, etc. We are always looking for guest speakers to participate in our many events.聽
WRSA Proposal Reviewer
The William and Rhea Seath Awards (WRSAs)聽recognize outstanding students and professors, who have innovative technological ideas or research results with potential for commercialization.聽
TechIdea Pitch Competition Judge
We host an annual pitch competition during the John D.Thompson Entrepreneurial Development Seminar where 5 teams pitch their TechIdea聽and a panel of judges provide聽feedback and select the top three teams. Each year we look for judges with varied backgrounds to participate. Please reach out if you are interested in becoming a聽TechIdea pitch competition judge for our next event!聽
General Advising & Coaching
We are currently expanding our聽network of聽industry experts to help our聽Mentors or startups when the have questions or need specific guidance. Depending on the assistance needed our mentors will connect teams with an industry expert聽that matches the profile they are looking for. Depending on your availability you could be contacted once or multiple times a year.聽
