The Shenandoah Valley Connection

March 25, 2022

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TECH NITE 22 | AND THE NOMINEES ARE. . . .

JMU College of Integrated Science and Engineering (CISE)'s

Innovation in Community Impact Award

The ICI is awarded to an individual, team, non-profit/civic organization, or company in the Shenandoah Valley that aspires to use its capabilities to help solve a social or environmental issue in a local community while using technology to amplify the impact of a service, mission, or project. A metric or measurable result of the impact is desired. Collaborative efforts are welcome and encouraged.

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Future Events

Techstars Startup Weekend is a 54-hour educational weekend that helps to educate, support, and empower people to become entrepreneurs.

Valley-area entrepreneurs will practice their entrepreneurial skills over the course of the weekend by creating and presenting a startup business concept.

Startup Weekend Harrisonburg marks the second in a series of Startup Weekend events that will occur throughout the Valley.

TechStars StartUp Weekend Harrisonburg

April 8, 2022 - April 10, 2022 | Zane Showker Hall

The Shenandoah Community Capital Fund is calling on all hopeful entrepreneurs to sign up for Techstars Startup Weekend Harrisonburg.

They are partnering with James Madison University’s Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship to sponsor the event.

Anyone from students with just an idea, to entrepreneurs who have been in the entrepreneur space for years, are encouraged to register and participate in the event.

Participants will form teams and work together to share business ideas, mentors will validate their ideas and provide guidance, and judges will evaluate each team’s business pitch.

The winning team will receive a prize package valued at $2,000 that includes a three-month team membership at the Perch coworking space, a spot in the next SCCF Bootcamp, and mentoring around startup law and patents.

Virginia Association of Colleges & Employers (VACE) Conference

Mark your calendar to attend the April Conference in Harrisonburg, VA.

VACE is the Virginia chapter of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

The chapter's mission is to strengthen relationships between colleges and employers in Virginia by facilitating connections, communication, and networking between employers who hire college students and alumni, the career services staff who serve those students, and the associate members who serve the profession.

In addition to traditional programs, the conference will include "think tanks" around internships and other talent challenges, as well a closing keynote from the NACE President, and Vice President of Talent Acquisition at MAXIMUS, Dave Ong .