EVEN Prof. Lupita Montoya received funding for a project to integrate entrepreneurship principles focusing on the needs of Latino and Native American communities in an existing sustainable design course taught in a Residential Academic Program, expanding the course offering to all majors.
Eleven teams of CU-Boulder faculty and staff from across campus have been offered seed funding, ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 each, after a call went out in September for applications. The 11 awards granted are out of 26 total submittals.
The cross-campus Entrepreneurship Initiative steering committee selected the awardees and is administering the funding with assistance from CU-Boulder’s Silicon Flatirons Center at the University of Colorado Law School.
The seed grants are meant to encourage entrepreneurial initiative and to inspire faculty and staff to take risks and develop new projects, particularly those that involve collaboration across schools and departments on campus. Dan Caruso, chairman and CEO of Zayo -- a bandwidth infrastructure services provider -- as well as successful entrepreneur, provided generous support for the initiative.
“The breadth of innovative ideas and expertise from CU-Boulder faculty and staff when they are presented a problem-solving opportunity is vast and impressive,” said CU-Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano. “With their entrepreneurial mindsets and interdisciplinary missions, our faculty and staff are not only advancing the campus but also study in their fields.” Read more here