Spin In
Spin In庐 is an experiential learning program to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship in the student community. The program utilizes University assets and partnerships to provide interdisciplinary teams of students with unique opportunities to solve real-world business problems within a real-world entrepreneurial start-up environment. This results in the development of new products, businesses with scalable opportunities, jobs, and a highly skilled workforce to support regional industries and initiatives.
What We Do
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The Spin In Program:
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Stimulates innovation and entrepreneurship in the student community through practical, real-world experiences.
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Workforce Development
Supports workforce development through experiential learning to maximize job success and career pathways.
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Economic Development
Contributes to economic development through the potential creation of new products, businesses and/or jobs.
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How We Do It
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Spin In partners interdisciplinary teams of students with research faculty, experienced entrepreneurs or innovative companies to solve or recommend solutions to technical and business challenges. Teams consist of qualified students with required skill sets based on the entrepreneur鈥檚 proposal and preliminary research indicating market potential. Each Spin In team experience is unique to its goal, its plan and team size. Together, with Spin In leadership and mentors, entrepreneurs remain an integral part of the program and guide student teams as they develop an entrepreneurial approach to solutions and develop workforce readiness skills.
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With appropriate mentoring, students not only develop solutions to challenges, but generate economic development that can result in potential to create new products, new businesses, new opportunities.听听
Who Should Participate
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Undergraduate and graduate students seeking experiential learning opportunities with backgrounds in business, engineering, development, policy, entrepreneurship, and many other fields.
Eager to engage with entrepreneurs and companies to develop innovative solutions to technical challenges
BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING
Mentored opportunity to apply classroom knowledge to world challenges creating real-world impact
On campus employment opportunity in your field of study.
Work as an interdisciplinary product development team while gaining experience in areas of project management, leadership, engineering design, data management, market planning, and methods to advance commercialization.听
ENTREPRENEURS
With an early innovation concept ready for development that isn鈥檛 crucial to the overall business
Willing to engage with an interdisciplinary student team in a mentoring role
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BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING
- Engage with students and coach them through an entrepreneurial process to build real-world working skills
- View one鈥檚 own innovation through a different lens
- Access to the resources 91原创 can provide.
- A chance to see talent and ideas that you might incorporate into your company
MENTORS
With prior startup or entrepreneurship company experience?
Willing to engage with an interdisciplinary student team in a mentoring role throughout the process.
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BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING
Inspire creativity in yourself and others听
Engage with faculty and entrepreneurs in the commercialization of new technologies
Contribute to OEIP鈥檚 growing Spin In program with听 potential to create new products, businesses, and opportunities at 91原创, a first-class research institution
What others are saying
ST91原创ENT TEAM SPOTLIGHT
Amy Lalime, Product & Marketing Mgr., mTrigger, LLC听
"In 2015 the University provided capstone classes, but experiential learning was rare other than off-campus internships. Spin In was a perfect fit. It is on campus, conforms to your schedule and connects classroom theory with real-world practice. The collaborative nature allowed team members to have a real impact while mastering skills both in and outside of one鈥檚 individual field of study. Skills I developed in Spin In - such as collaborative work, goal-setting, identifying project parameters and scope, and creating informative deliverables 鈥 have brought value to my career post-graduation."
ENTREPRENEUR SPOTLIGHT
Brian Pryor, co-founder and CEO at LiteCure
"鈥嬧媅I have found that] the Spin In program offers many benefits to both students and mentors. It establishes a unique connection between education and entrepreneurship. As an entrepreneur, you can gain access to new perspectives and talent, which could create short- and long-term opportunities for your company. Through mentorship, you also get the chance to reflect on your own roles and experiences while helping students gain real-world skills."
MENTOR SPOTLIGHT
Sara Parkison, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on environmental justice engagements fellow
鈥淎s a Ph.D. candidate and fulfilling a mentor role of a Spin In team I was able to publish a paper that grew from the work we [Spin In team] had done together. The detail of the diverse engineering thinking and that of policy and data management brought expertise into the interdisciplinary team I would not have considered myself. At times I taught the principles of entrepreneurial processes but shortly into the first semester weekly meetings became about sharing results that week and reorganizing for the next week. All the expertise in one group self-created the avenue to discovery. Working with the students was an opportunity that I am so grateful for.鈥
Spin in庐 Stories and News
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Spin In-Life Lessons and Attaining Personal Goals
October 31, 2023 | Written by Vanessa Spence -
Origins Of A Company Includes the OEIP Spin In庐 Team
October 31, 2023 | Written by Vanessa Spence -
The Power of "Spin In"
August 28, 2023 | Written by Beth Miller and Vanessa Manges-spence -
Mentoring 101: Looking for That Aha Moment!
May 17, 2023 | Written by Vanessa Spence
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International听Students
If you are an F-1 or J-1听international听student听considering work, volunteering, self-employment, or start-up ventures (even if they are part of a class project or as part of your program of study), please听contact听an immigration advisor at the听Center for Global Programs & Services (CGPS)听to discuss your options and requirements for maintaining status in the U.S. Additional information can be found on the听听page.
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EDA University Center
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In 2021, the 91原创 Spin In Program was awarded and designated as an EDA University Center.
For more information, please visit the 听or learn about the 91原创鈥檚 designation as an EDA University Center.