A trio of Indiana University officials played integral roles in a recently established framework that defines the roles that colleges and universities play in modern economic development and the methods they can use to better pursue that mission. The two-year project — taken on by the University Economic Development… Read more »
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OVPE settles into new campus headquarters on the fifth floor of IUPUI's University Hall
University Hall on the campus of IUPUI is now the new home base for IU’s Office of the Vice President for Engagement. The move, which took effect July 2, puts OVPE within close proximity to other key IU administrators, IUPUI researchers and unifies more of the OVPE team under one roof. Prior to the relocation,… Read more »
IU delegation travels to Fort Wayne to tour $20 million Mirro Center for Research & Innovation
Back in May, the $20 million Mirro Center for Research and Innovation at Fort Wayne’s Parkview Regional Medical Center — funded in part by a $1 million donation by the Mirro Family Foundation — opened its doors. On Monday, a seven-member delegation hosted by Dr. Michael J. Mirro, an IU trustee and medical director of… Read more »
Indiana faces a technical skills 'mismatch' that threatens the state's economy, but a unique conference seeks to chart a new path forward
It is an inescapable fact that Indiana faces a growing gap between the number of jobs that require technical skills and the number of workers who possess them. This reality was made abundantly clear in a recent study by HireUp Indy and TechPoint. It found that computer and information technology (IT) jobs in Indiana grew… Read more »
IU campuses encouraged to submit RED Fund economic development proposals by June 5
If your organization has an economic development-related project or initiative in mind, requires funding and is based at one of IU’s regional campuses, the RED Fund can offer valuable financial support. Administered by Indiana University’s Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED), the Regional Economic Development (RED) Fund provides cost-matching grants of up to… Read more »
Exhibit application deadline for upcoming Innovation Showcase is midnight on May 18
Even though Innovation Showcase 2015 — Indiana’s largest exposition for startup companies — is still about two months away (July 9), the deadline for applications is one week away — with midnight on Monday (May 18) being the cutoff time. Last year, more than 70 entrepreneurs exhibited and made minute-long pitches at the Dallara IndyCar… Read more »
BEST competition at IU Bloomington offers $250,000 for student entrepreneurs' top ideas
Four years ago, a group of 10 investors, the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. and IU School of Informatics and Computing Dean Bobby Schnabel helped launch the Building Entrepreneurs in Software and Technology (BEST) competition. The objective was to enhance the entrepreneurial culture at IU Bloomington by giving seniors and graduate students two important… Read more »
It's OK to make money AND address social issues – it's called "social entrepreneurship"
A few weeks ago, our Innovate Indiana blog told readers about a free workshop at Indiana University Northwest in Gary that was offered to small business owners and entrepreneurs. Led by Subir Bandyopadhyay, a professor of marketing at IU Northwest’s School of Business and Economics, the session covered the topic of “social entrepreneurship” — and… Read more »
RED Fund Focus: Kokomo CEO program gives high schoolers entrepreneurial experience
KOKOMO — More than 100 business people recently gathered at Oakbrook Church for a half-day entrepreneurial conference. In every tangible way, it proceeded as if it were professionally managed. Yet the organizers were 14 high school students enrolled in a cutting-edge program known as Kokomo CEO, which stands for Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities. “The students did… Read more »
Indiana University's quarterly CREED meeting is set to convene March 4 at Kokomo campus
The first meeting of Indiana University’s Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development (CREED) to be held outside of Indianapolis will take place March 4 at IU’s Kokomo campus. CREED is an organization of representatives from each of IU’s 10 statewide campuses that seeks to enhance economic development by connecting IU creative and intellectual assets…. Read more »