The Humanists’ Startup

Presented by The Graduate School in partnership with The Skandalaris Center

Put your PhD-level problem solving and ideation skills to good use and support a start-up!

A local nonprofit startup, EyeSeeMe, has been selected to share a business challenge that they are dealing with. Attendees will analyze EyeSeeMe’s current situation, solo or in teams, to identify possible solutions to EyeSeeMe’s challenge, and then present their ideas to a panel of judges.

Benefits of Participating:

Help a local nonprofit startup in an area of need
Utilize your critical thinking and problem solving skills
Experience what it’s like to advise a company
Winners get the opportunity to implement their solution in a part-time paid internship

Judges:

Jeffrey and Pamela Blair | Founders and CEOs of EyeSeeMe
Mary Brice, PhD in History | Board Chair, Gateway Venture Mentoring Service
Dedric Carter, PhD, MBA | Vice Chancellor for Operations and Technology Transfer
II “Two” Luscri, MPA, PhD (2019) | Managing Director, Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Open to: only graduate students in the humanities and social sciences

Tuesday, September 25, 2018
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Skandalaris Center, Mallinckrodt Rm 128

Light apps provided.

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