Ignition Week to celebrate new innovation space at Mitchell Hall

Ignition Week to celebrate new innovation space at Mitchell Hall

Entrepreneurship event marks opening of the Rose Innovation Hub.

By Dave Rideout

January 10, 2019

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SparQ Studios Makerspace inside the Rose Innovation Hub
The Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre's SparQ Studios Makerspace inside the new Rose Innovation Hub.

The Dunin-Deshpande Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Innovation Centre (DDQIC) will celebrate the opening of the Rose Innovation Hub at Mitchell Hall with the first-ever Ignition Week 카지노 게임 컬렉션 five days of activities for the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s and Kingston community members interested in entrepreneurship and innovation.

카지노 게임 컬렉션This new facility in Mitchell Hall will allow the DDQIC to strengthen the university카지노 게임 컬렉션s support of student design and experiential-learning, and foster ideas with incubation and acceleration opportunities,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Tom Harris, Interim Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic). 카지노 게임 컬렉션Exploring the entrepreneurial spirit at Ignition Week will be a fitting way to celebrate the Rose Innovation Hub카지노 게임 컬렉션s opening, as it captures the essence of our greater pursuit: ideas, innovation, and invention.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Running Jan. 14-18, Ignition Week카지노 게임 컬렉션s program will feature sessions on e-commerce, innovation and invention, social entrepreneurship, and more. Established entrepreneurs, including many from start-ups founded by past and present Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s students, will also be on hand for lectures, panel discussions, and networking and recruitment sessions.

카지노 게임 컬렉션Developing an entrepreneurial mindset is critical to getting the most out of higher education,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Greg Bavington, Executive Director of DDQIC, and Special Advisor to the Provost on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. 카지노 게임 컬렉션In today카지노 게임 컬렉션s rapidly changing markets, with evolving realities around steady and predictable careers, an entrepreneurial education can help students apply their knowledge and skill sets in new ways, to better understand and solve real-world problems, and to value teamwork, risk and resilience.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Ignition Week events will take place throughout the Rose Innovation Hub facilities to showcase its new spaces, including the event commons, 10 new group rooms for early-stage innovators, the LinQLab workshop space with modern multimedia capabilities, and the SparQ Studios makerspace 카지노 게임 컬렉션 equipped with 3D scanners, 3D printers, laser cutting, wood and metal working, and more.

카지노 게임 컬렉션From fundraising and planning to construction project management, the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s community worked for years to make a home for innovation on campus a reality,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Mr. Bavington. 카지노 게임 컬렉션Throughout this process, we have seen a pent-up energy and demand among entrepreneurs at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s to put the Rose Innovation Hub to work supporting ventures that go beyond campus to create a societal impact. We카지노 게임 컬렉션re excited to now be able to welcome students, staff, faculty, and the Kingston community into just such a space.카지노 게임 컬렉션

As part of Mitchell Hall, DDQIC will now be housed alongside a number of campus services and initiatives at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s, enhancing potential for new collaborations, connections, and opportunities. Located at the corner of Union and Division streets on the former site of the Physical Education Centre, Mitchell Hall was made possible through over $50 million in philanthropic support. The federal and Ontario governments also contributed $22 million to the project.

Learn more about Mitchell Hall and all of its current and future tenants, on the . The building카지노 게임 컬렉션s formal opening ceremonies will be held on March 30.

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