November Library Book Sale Weds. Nov. 20th, 9AM - 4PM; Thurs. Nov. 21st, 9AM - 4PM Wednesday, November 20th, 9AM - 4PM
Thursday, November 21st - 9AM - 4PM

Location: AOK Library, first floor behind the Reference room

Items sold include books, CDs, LPs and more! Prices generally range from $.25 to $5 with some individually priced items. We accept cash or checks - sorry, no credit cards. Proceeds will be used to purchase new library materials and equipment.

The book sale is open the the public. Contact 410-455-2341 for further information.
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AccessEngineering  provides access to regularly updated engineering reference information  from such standard resources as Perry's Handbook for Chemical Engineers and Marks' Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, as well as newer resources, such as Mechatronics in Medicine.

Additional features include:

On campus access requires no additional login. Off campus users must sign in first using the VPN (requires UMBC username and password).

The trial runs through December 10, 2013. Feedback on the usefulness of this database is appreciated. Leave us a comment to let us know what you think.



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Throughout the event make sure you are tweeting your thoughts and votes on the event #GotIdeas

Come out and enjoy hearing some of UMBC's brightest entrepreneurs pitch their innovative ideas to a panel of seasoned entrepreneurs as well as a crowd of their fellow students. 

There were over 40 ideas submitted, the 10 best have been chosen to compete for prizes up to $750 in cash.

YOUR VOTE COUNTS, come show your support.

Finalist(s) & Idea Topic

  • MARKUS PROCTOR - BrainCAD: BRAIN POWERED COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
  • EMILY SCHULTHEIS - 3D PRINTING MADE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL UMBC STUDENTS
  • PERRY OGWUCHE - HACKATHON IDEA
  • JENNIFER LASBURY - PROJECT SPEAKedu
  • MOHAMMED DANISH AKBAR - INSTARIDE: CARPOOLING MADE EASY
  • TITUS JONES - CHATSEATS: CREATING CONVERSATIONS IN EVERY DAY LIFE
  • KRYAN RICHARDSON, PERCY ADDO - INSOURCE
  • ABDULHADI AL RUWAITHI - SJ HELMET
  • NEIL AGARWAL - WASTE HEAT DRIVEN ETHANOL DISTILLATION
  • CODY KENLAK - DYNAMIK BEATZ
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Have you always wanted to go to a Ted event? Now is your opportunity, and for only $15!!


Ted has a way of bringing out some of the most influential and inspiring people from the surrounding area. 

Take advantage of this opportunity. 

I believe they are also still excepting recommendations for speakers, if you know a professor or student you think would be a great addition, let them know. 


This years topic: Pioneers, O Pioneers!

"We celebrate those who harbor vulnerability. We seek out those who carry the creative flame. We yearn for those who call deep on their courage to march, impatient, and full of action. Pioneers! And we honor the cause that there is more to live, to do, to experience, and to discover than what is known today." 

Speakers


Medea Benjamin   Cofounder of CODEPINK
Medea Benjamin has been an advocate for social justice for over 30 years. She is a cofounder of CODEPINK, a women-initiated grassroots movement, and the international human rights organization Global Exchange. Her latest book is “Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control,” and she has been campaigning to stop the use of killer drones. 

Nick Cienski   Under Armour Senior Director of Innovation
Nick Cienski is a Senior Director of Innovation at Under Armour and an accomplished mountaineer. For over a decade, Nick’s expeditions focused on difficult routes without supplemental oxygen, and with limited funding and minimal equipment. In 2014 he will climb six of the world's 26,000+ foot peaks in less than one year, setting a world record.

Haben Girma   Disability Rights Advocate
Haben Girma is the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School. She applies her unique perspective as a Skadden Fellowship Attorney at Disability Rights Advocates to remove access barriers for students with disabilities. The White House has recognized Haben as a Champion of Change.

Molly McGrath Tierney   Director of Social Services
Molly McGrath Tierney is the Director for the Baltimore City Department of Social Services, managing the City’s child welfare and public assistance programs. Over the past six years, she has led a massive reform effort to dramatically improve the impact of services to vulnerable citizens of Baltimore. Molly’s work is considered a national model for modern social services.

Chris Kraft   Psychologist
Dr. Chris Kraft is the co-director of clinical services and instructor at the Sexual Behaviors Consultation Unit at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He’s a licensed psychologist and a certified sex therapist working with couples and individuals to improve their happiness as it is related to sexual intimacy, expression and identity. 

Niki Ernst   TEDx Ambassador
Niki’s work involves running a design firm in Austria with offices in Vienna and Salzburg, and raising a global network of innovation agencies (IACy). He is currently launching an accelerator to support Austrian startups growing their professional network to Silicon Valley (AICsv), and additionally serves as a TEDx Ambassador for Europe.

Stay up-to-date with TedX Baltimore:
Twitter
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Make sure to connect with other UMBC Entrepreneurs (FB/Twitter) & students while you're at the event. 

Date
January 31, 2014

Location
Morgan State University
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The Greater Baltimore Tech Council (gb.tc) hosted their annual Tech Night last night. It is Baltimore’s annual celebration of our region’s tech culture. gb.tc honors innovators in each of Baltimore's vibrant tech sectors and highlight entrepreneurs and service providers across the spectrum of our community. The focus is on the people and companies doing remarkable things in Baltimore.

But it was so much more than that. 

I was lucky enough to attend with some of UMBC's other student entrepreneurs: Adrian Rosebrock and Perry Ogwuche, as well as some of the universities corporate relations representatives and VP of Institutional Advancement, Greg Simmons. 

The event was held at Baltimore's Port Discovery. "Port Discovery offers three floors of interactive, educational exhibits and ever-changing programs for children ages birth through 10," or adult entrepreneurs and tech lovers. 

As we all stood around the check-in table, using a 64 pack of Crayola Crayons to decorate our name tags, conversations couldn't help but being ensued. Events like these are fantastic for making connections. Immediately I met a web developer who later connected with Perry and will be collaborating with him and other members of the Hack-a-thon being held at UMBC on December 6. 

Later I met with the Director of the JHU Center for Leadership Education. What a great connection to make as an entrepreneur and as a major in Leadership Development! These are the connections you never expect to make when you sign-up for events such as these. 

There were over 400 people at the event, and I was only able to chat with a handful. However, everyone I connected with was welcome to ideas and connection. Some were an obvious fit for my interests and others weren't, but worthwhile all the same. 

Doctoral candidate and UMBC Student Entrepreneur Adrian Rosebrock had a table displaying his ID My Pill mobile app. Everytime I walked by he was swamped by prospective users and purchasers of the API. Seriously, he was so busy I had to get him a drink. 

The night concluded two and a half hours later with shots of milk and a table of Berger cookies and goodie bags. 

Before I headed home I made a point of introducing myself to Jason Hardebeck and told him how excited I was to hear him speak on campus, Monday. Jason is the Executive Director of the gb.tc and, while obviously busy, made time to chat with me about my projects and aspirations. 

You never know the connections you will make at networking events and they are almost always worth the time and money to attend them. 

Keep an eye out on the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship news and events for upcoming networking opportunities. 
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Commons 331, Noon - 1pm 

If you guys are interested in getting to hear an amazing story about entrepreneurship, failure, success, and what it takes to make it you don't want to miss his story. 


He will also be sticking around for the Fall 2013 Idea Competition and so should you. 

Commons Sportzone, 7:00 pm - 9:00pm

Finalists and topics include:

  • MARKUS PROCTOR – BrainCAD: BRAIN POWERED COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
  • EMILY SCHULTHEIS – 3D PRINTING MADE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL UMBC STUDENTS
  • PERRY OGWUCHE – HACKATHON IDEA
  • JENNIFER LASBURY – PROJECT SPEAKedu
  • MOHAMMED DANISH AKBAR – INSTARIDE: CARPOOLING MADE EASY
  • TITUS JONES – CHATSEATS: CREATING CONVERSATIONS IN EVERY DAY LIFE
  • KRYAN RICHARDSON, PERCY ADDO – INSOURCE
  • ABDULHADI AL RUWAITHI – SJ HELMET
  • NEIL AGARWAL – WASTE HEAT DRIVEN ETHANOL DISTILLATION
  • CODY KENLAK – DYNAMIK BEATZ
It's a great time to meet some of the most energetic student entrepreneurs on campus. You never know where these students will end up and it's a fun chance to get to hear some innovative ideas.

Not to mention, your vote counts when it comes to deciding the winner. The winner/winning team will receive $750 in cash! 

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I am a lover of entrepreneurship and philosophy and feel that there is a lot to be learned from great minds of the past. Below is a blog entry I read recently on the Entrepreneur Magazine blog (on of my favorites) about lessons learned by the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. Enjoy!


5 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From German Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche

BY RAY HENNESSEY 

Turns out, you can learn a lot about running a business from Friedrich Nietzsche, the German philosopher and philologist who turned Romantic thinking on its head. He actually had some ideas that provide a helpful path for entrepreneurs.

Just look at his overall philosophy of life affirmation: Essentially that says we shouldn't let all the ideas and doctrine around us and let it drain our energy. Isn't one of the essential ingredients of true entrepreneurism the willingness to let go of doctrine and seek our own way?

Here are five specific concepts by Nietzsche that still resonate for business leaders today:

1. Philosophizing with a hammer 
In his 1889 book Twilight of the Idols, Nietzsche philosophized about challenging -- or taking a "hammer" to -- our idols. This is central thinking behind an entrepreneurial idea: Idols are the status quo, or the areas most of the market believes can't be changed. Often, though, the willingness to test the infallibility of a concept shows that nothing is immune from improvement. That leads to opportunity.

2. Creative chaos
It was in the 1883 novel Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None, that Nietzsche, in advancing his concept of the ubermensch, writes, “I tell you: One must still have chaos in oneself, to give birth to a dancing star.” There has always been a correlation among creativity, drive and a little bit of nuttiness, particularly in entrepreneurs. After all, you have to be a little crazy to quit your job, upend your life and give yourself over to a business. This chaos feeds creativity, and we know that ideas build businesses.

3. Finding a father
Nietzsche famously said, “Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.” Nietzsche's own father, a Lutheran minister, died when he was five years old, yet he had a profound effect on his life. Only the son of a preacher could hate religion with the fervor that Nietzsche brought. But, for entrepreneurs, the “father” is interchangeable with a mentor. Businesses are not easy to run, particularly for the creative types. Often, they succeed because executives seek a mentor or even hire a coach.

4. Future, present, past
Nietzsche believed that “the future influences the present as much as the past.” It is one thing to look to the past to find problems a business can solve. It is quite another to develop a plan to correct those problems. Understanding and being able to articulate your personal and business goals is often cited as a key to success. Visibility about markets and customers is essential. Understanding where you want to be helps you to make the right decisions now.

5. Getting stronger
There is a probably no more cited quote of Nietzsche (often misquoted, actually) as this, also from Twilight of the Idols: “Out of life's school of war: What does not kill me makes me stronger.” (Yes, it was Nietzsche, not Kelly Clarkson.) Business leaders learn from their mistakes. Often, the larger the blunder, the more experience one gains. Also, getting knocked down by a competitor, or engaging in a battle with business partners, focuses the mind on revenge -- in a constructive way, of course. Failure and losing can lead to valuable soul-searching and victories in the future.
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Older generations say millennials have short attention spans, a sense of entitlement, and little patience. The fact is, those qualities are not necessarily bad -- especially for young entrepreneurs.

What some call faults can actually be advantages if leveraged in the right way. The key is finding that sweet-spot between youthful enthusiasm and the more “old-fashioned” values that have served as the backbone of business for generations. I started my company when I was a freshman in college. Fourteen years later, we are generating annual revenues in excess of $10 million.

Here’s what I’ve learned about striking that balance:

1. Stay energetic. Starting a successful business requires tireless enthusiasm. You have to be excited about the product or service you’re providing. If you’re not, no one else will be. On the flip side, enthusiasm is infectious. Your excitement can help you secure business leads and build a committed, energetic team. Your Gen X and Boomer counterparts can attest, you will never have as much energy -- and stamina to work through late nights -- as you do now.

2. Be impatient. Ironically, sometimes the same people who tell you not to be so impatient will remind you that the early bird catches the worm. What they don’t realize is that your impatience stems from your desire to get that worm! Take that impatience and run with it. When a problem arises, don’t wait around hoping it will get resolved. Take action to fix it immediately. Speed and your drive to produce immediate, quality results will serve you well.

3. Take risks. Launching a successful business almost always requires risk taking. Lucky for you, that pill is pretty easy to swallow right now. When you’re young, you have less to lose from a failed business attempt than you will ever again. If you think you have a good idea, give it an honest try. At the very least, you’ll learn something. Now is the time to be bold.

4. Stay social. Do your parents ask you for help with “the Twitter?” When you’re done rolling your eyes at them, consider what an advantage you have as an entrepreneur. Social Media is indispensable for expanding your network, increasing product awareness and building your brand. While older business owners may be struggling to learn the latest social protocol, it’s already second nature to you.

5. Seek help and advice. Smart entrepreneurs know how and when to ask for help. Talk to business owners you admire, read about successful innovators, and seek out a mentor.

6. Hire experience. There is something to be said for life experience. Consider hiring someone older than you when it makes sense. You’ll set yourself up with a team that has the benefits of youth and the advantages of experience. Mark Zuckerberg hired Sheryl Sandberg, a woman with 15 years more experience than he had. Both of them contribute differently to create a company balanced in youth and business expertise.

7. Stay social, for real. Forming real, personal relationships is good business, and this is often best done face-to-face. I love social networking, but it’s not a replacement for getting to know someone in person. Take your hand off the mouse, move your eyes away from the screen, and go meet someone. What are you waiting for? Your next client is out there waiting for you to find them. 

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The following ENTR courses will be offered in the spring 2014 semester:

  • ENTR 200 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship
  • ENTR 201 - The Entrepreneurial Mindset
  • ENTR 300 -  Entrepreneurship Internship
  • ENTR 320 -   Entrepreneurial Marketing
  • AMST 422 - Preserving Places, Making Spaces in Baltimore
  • CHEM 102H - Principles of Chemistry II Honors
  • ECON 476 - Portfolio Analysis and Management
  • ECON 482 - International Finance
  • ENME 204 - Introduction of Mechanical Engineering Design with CAD
  • ENME 444 - Mechanical Engineering Systems Design Capstone
  • HAPP/SOCY 354 - Social Bases of Public and Community Health
  • IS 420 - Database  Application Development
  • MGMT 210 - The Practice of Management
  • THTR 345 - Auditioning and the Business of Acting
When registering for classes, be sure to check the website for the list of approved instructors for each of the above courses:

http://entrepreneurship.umbc.edu/entr-minor/

FYI - Three (3) additional courses will be reviewed later this week for potential inclusion as approved electives. If approved, they will be added to the list of courses found on the website.
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