We have a new cash to card machine in the print/copy/scan area! Now you don’t have to go to the RLC only to add money to your ID card.

It takes general funds for printing/copying/scanning, food funds, etc., and you have to specify which you are adding. The new machine takes any bill between $1.00 and $100.00, but doesn’t give change.

The guest card you can buy here is $ 0.50.

Directions for use are on the top of the machine.

(Noon, University Center 310) 

Shelly Blake-Plock is the CEO & Co-Founder of An Estuary. He will be speaking to our students about the art of self re-invention. 

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Have an idea on how to improve or change the world? Burning up with ideas to help the environment, society, business, your friends, social media or anything else you can dream up? UMBC wants to give you $750 for telling us your idea! How can you win cash for your innovative solution? 

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(Noon, entreSpace) 

[entreSpace is in the old theater building, next to the commons garage. Room 139]

Taught by: Jamie McDonald (Chief Giving Officer at Network for Good)
The details of this talk are still being determined, but I can assure you Ms. McDonald is an enthralling speaker and you will come away ready to make change in the world. 

(Noon, entreSpace) 

[entreSpace is in the old theater building, next to the commons garage. Room 139]

Taught by: Jason Pappas (Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Antson Capital Partners, and Entrepreneurial Instructor at UMBC)

If you have an idea for a business and are looking for ways to fund it beyond asking your friends and family, this is the workshop for you. Jason is a wealth of knowledge and experience (pun intended) and will help you figure out your next steps. If you aren't sure of an idea, just love numbers and getting to know people, this will also be worth your time. 

The purpose of the Joseph and Frieda Faiman Eisenberg/VPC Endowed Scholarship is to provide a $500 scholarship award to an outstanding UMBC undergraduate interested in becoming an entrepreneur.

This award is associated with UMBC’s Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship. The scholarship will be awarded for the 2014-2015 academic year.

The student selected to receive this award should:

• Be a full-time degree-seeking student in good standing at UMBC
• Submit a personal statement about their interest in entrepreneurship
• Demonstrate an interest in becoming an entrepreneur
• Have a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average

APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 30, 2014

To apply, download the attached form and deliver to Vivian Armor by the date above. 

All events will be held in the entreSpace in the old Theater Building, room 139 at Noon. 

1. Tell us a little about your company, and what makes your business 

unique?

"EduPal is a FREE ‘by students for students' app designed around your needs as a college student. We have created an adaptive and responsive tool that organizes your life, promotes collaborative learning, and enhances social engagement. Because we are students ourselves, we understand the importance of time management and maintaining a healthy social life so we made an app to do just that. Students can now feel confident that their devices will support them as they journey through college and focus on what is really important: their learning. At this stage of EduPal: students can get all homework, quizzes, exams, and pretty much everything else from the syllabus organized into a color coded calendar.

What makes us beautifully unique is that our tool does NOT require teachers to do anything. Students can grab the steering wheel and make EduPal the most valuable resource on campus all on their own. This nontraditional crowd sourcing model is very disruptive in the EdTech market."

"ENTR201: Helped me to polish my public speaking skills and understand the type of thinker I am.

INDS330: I was required to write a lot of papers and plugged in EduPal as much as possible. Not only did it help me understand my product better, I also adopted a mentor (the instructor) who helped me solidify my idea for the CBIC."

Elance: Freelancer contracting website that I use to outsource complex coding work

CoFoundersLab: Website to find other entrepreneurial minded people in your area

Lean StartUp: Must read for all entrepreneurs (Markus isn't the first to recommend this one!) 

LinkedIn: Search professionals and students by skill

Craigslist: Might find your next business partner here as well

I also follow Forbes & Inc Magazine on Twitter

"The toughest decision I made recently was the decision to change my major. It doesn't sound like much but when you are a Junior, there are some ramifications. The good news is that I am satisfied with choosing INDS to tailor my own education. My new major allows me to readily apply what I learn in the classroom directly into EduPal."

"Student entrepreneurs need to realize that they are the worst critic of their own ideas.

My advice is for students to get out of their comfort zone and pitch their concept to as many people as possible...especially their target audience. Why? because validation is critical before you start spending time and money building the best product no one wants."

Reach out to Markus & Visit the EduPal Website to learn more. 

The first book sale of the semester will be on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 16th and 17th, 9am to 4pm both days.

Library book sales are located in the back of the Reference room. For more information contact Lidia or Kathy at 410 455-2341 or illcm@umbc.edu

Have an idea on how to improve or change the world? Burning up with ideas to help the environment, society, business, your friends, social media or anything else you can dream up? UMBC wants to give you $750 for telling us your idea! How can you win cash for your innovative solution? Read on!

The UMBC Idea competition is designed to challenge you to think about problems and opportunities facing society. If UMBC is one of the most innovative schools in the nation, then UMBC students are just the kind of innovators that can really change the world. Now’s your chance to make it happen.

Submit your idea online via the entry form. And you can also grab your camera or smartphone and post a YouTube video in which you pitch your idea. The top entries will be judged, live, by a panel of professionals and alumni along with a crowd of students at the final competition held November 12, 2014, in the Sports Zone in The Commons. The top 3 winners, determined by the results of student and panel voting, will receive cash prizes up to $750.

How to Enter
To enter the competition, complete the UMBC Idea Competition Entry Form, which asks you to (i) describe a problem or opportunity, and (ii) describe your idea for addressing it. Submission forms will be limited to one page, so you will need to articulate the problem you have identified and your idea succinctly. You will also be allowed to post a video to YouTube in which you can personally pitch your idea to the campus. The videos are not required, but they are encouraged as an effective way to communicate ideas to the review committee. YouTube videos are limited to 60 seconds and creativity is encouraged. Videos longer than 60 seconds will not be considered by the judges.

For a full list of the rules, visit http://entrepreneurship.umbc.edu/competitions/umbcs-idea-competition/

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS:

OCTOBER 9, 2014 AT 5:00PM