SEPTEMBER 2022 EDITION
Celebrating milestones at Rohrer Fest
The School of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SIE) partnered with the Rohrer College of Business (RCB) to kick off the fall semester with Rohrer Fest. Over 630 students attended the 70s themed event which celebrated the launch of the SIE and 50th anniversary of the RCB, who's been takin' care of business sine 1972!

The festival featured a variety of groovy attractions including food trucks, lawn games, Saxbys Energy Garden where students could sample flights of cold brew and maté spritz energy drinks, a Wonka candy station, a photo booth with stylized Andy Warhol portraits, DJ, a tie-dye station for t-shirts given out at the event, Primitive Axe and a roller rink right inside Business Hall 104. Read more about RCB's 50 years of excellence here.
UPCOMING EVENTS & PROGRAMS
RCIE has various events and entrepreneurial engagement opportunities this semester! Be sure to check out StartupTree for the full line up of RCIE events, competitions, applications, and scholarships at Rowan. Click an event image below to RSVP on StartupTree.
Join us on November 14th for the RCIE Spotlight Speaker Series featuring Jason Feifer, Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine. The first 80 students to swipe in will receive a copy of his new book Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career!

Mr. Feifer will lead a discussion from 6:30-7:30pm in Business Hall 104, followed by a networking reception and book signing from 7:30-8pm in the Hub of Business Hall.
Let's Chat!
Want to discuss upcoming competitions, seed funding and scholarship opportunities, get pitch feedback, mentorship possibilities, or how the RCIE can help advance your business idea, startup, or entrepreneurial goals? Click here to contact us.
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2022 Idea Challenge
RCIE and the Rowan Innovation Venture Fund are excited to partner on the 2022 Idea Challenge, an idea- and venture-stage showcase where students present their idea to faculty and fellow students. 

Click here to learn more and register your idea by 10/21.
E-NEWS TO KEEP YOU IN THE KNOW
Eric Foster Hosts Coffee with an Entrepreneur
Eric Foster, CEO and Co-Founder of Woop Group Inc., an insurance technology company, spoke with students about his entrepreneurial journey and how he ended up in insurance technology. "Everyone will tell you it's going to fail, but you have to believe in yourself and your idea," he said. Thank you for joining us, Eric!
Students complete the 2022 StartupRU Bootcamp
Ten companies participating in the 2022 cohort of AccelerateRU ended the program with a two-day intensive StartupRU bootcamp facilitated by Topher Morrison. The companies discussed profitable partnerships, pitching and product innovation.
Visiting associate professor speaks to Rowan faculty
Dr. Ben McLarty, Associate Professor of Management at Mississippi State University visited Rowan University to lead a discussion with Rowan faculty on The Intersection of Personality and Entrepreneurship: Exploring Dark Triad Traits. Thank you for speaking with us Dr. McLarty!
Rowan innovation fund expands to $25 million
Furthering Rowan's commitment to a robust South Jersey economy, the Rowan Innovation Venture Fund (RIVF) expanded to $25 million. RIVF, which launched with $5 million in 2014 to seed visionary start-up ideas, received an additional $20 million to back a pipeline of evolving businesses from within and outside the Rowan University community. Read more here.
Rowan students selected to compete in CEO competition
Ashley Kulikowski (Psychology 23') and Nick Nastasi (Management 23') were recently announced as Top 100 finalists out of 600+ applicants for the Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization Pitch Competition this October in Chicago. Over the next few weeks, the finalists will begin competing online leading up to the in-person competition for seed-funding to grow their companies. Best of luck, Ashley and Nick!
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The RCIE team is here to support you!

The RCIE team is on campus and available to all Rowan students, faculty, and staff! Feel free to schedule a meeting to discuss upcoming competitions, your ideas, receive pitch feedback, and more.

Please contact Jessica Vattima if you are interested in mentorship opportunities, such as becoming a "Startup Guru", or if you have interest in hosting a webinar, virtual workshop, site visit, or speaking event.
Rowan's entrepreneurship team wants to remind you to keep ideating, making, and doing, especially during times of uncertainty and change.
Pictured: L-R first row: Dr. Michael Dominik, Professor Katie Loesch, RCIE Grad Assistant Brandon Graham, Professor Gregory Payton; L-R second row: Professor Susan Meyer, Dr. Eric Liguori, Dr. Cheryl Bodnar, Studio 231 Supervisor Andrew Bunoza; L-R third row: Dr. Susana Santos, Dr. Lee Zane, RCIE Assistant Director Jessica Vattima, the Rowan Prof

For more information of any of Rowan's student entrepreneurship programs or to learn how you can support entrepreneurship at Rowan, please contact Jess (Wolk) Vattima at wolk@rowan.edu.
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