September is Innovation Month at Tufts!
September is Innovation Month and the Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts (DEC) is hosting events all month long where students can make connections with fellow problem-solvers and innovative thinkers as well as learn about opportunities in innovation and entrepreneurship at Tufts! Events range from social events to workshops and even a consumer product fair where you can support Tufts entrepreneurs selling consumer products and services.
Check out just some of the many events going on throughout September below, and visit go.tufts.edu/InnovationMonth to view and register for the full schedule of events!
SEPTEMBER 11 - Entrepreneurial Taco Social
Join the entrepreneurial community at Tufts to socialize, enjoy free tacos, and discover opportunities in innovation and entrepreneurship on campus! Faculty and staff will be available to answer questions on academics, business plan competitions, and co-curricular events. At this Taco Social, you can also watch lightning pitches on new ventures founded by Tufts students.
SEPTEMBER 17 - Makerfaire
Come and discover NOLOP, Tufts’ premiere makerspace, and enjoy an evening of maker fun. You will learn to make things with your hands in one of the very best academic makerspaces in the greater Boston area. No experience is necessary! Open to students, faculty and staff members. This event is co-hosted by NOLOP and Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts.
SEPTEMBER 18 - Pizza Open House
Join Derby Entrepreneurship Center for pizza, meet the DEC faculty, staff, and coaches along with many Tufts student entrepreneurs and innovators! Talk to leaders from various student-led entrepreneurial clubs on campus. Learn about what Derby Entrepreneurship Center can offer you!
SEPTEMBER 25 - Tufts Consumer Product Fair
Did you know that many current Tufts students, faculty, staff and alumni have businesses selling consumer products and services like hoodies, packaged snacks, bottled beverages, photography services and more? Come learn about the retail businesses that Tufts students, faculty, staff and alumni are building. Become a customer and support a Jumbo!
If you are a Tufts student, faculty, staff member or local alumni who has a current consumer-facing business, you can also complete this form to apply to become a vendor: https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/vendorapplication
SEPTEMBER 27 - Cross-University Student Innovators (CUSI) Mixer @ Tufts
With 74 universities and nearly 250,000 college students, Boston’s unique student economy is the engine that drives innovation.
This CUSI Mixer is the perfect chance to connect with other innovators eager to change the world, meet potential cofounders or team members, and chat with people who understand the in’s and out’s of new venture creation in all sorts of settings: startups, small businesses, nonprofits and more. Aspiring innovators, founders, and entrepreneurs from many New England universities will be there!
The Cross University Student Innovator Mixer is a multi-school collaboration among Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Tufts University, Babson College, Boston University, University of Massachusetts Lowell, and many more. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet student innovators from other schools all in one place!
Check out the full schedule of Innovation Month events at http://go.tufts.edu/InnovationMonth!