Award winners and photos from the event.
The University of Illinois Springfield, Innovate Springfield and the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine honored eleven central Illinois individuals and organizations with “Innovator of the Year” awards during the inaugural Illinois Capital Innovation Competition on April 6, 2018, at the UIS Student Union.
Through the work of the Continuum of Learning, Sangamon County has been named a 60 by 25 Leadership Community by Advance Illinois and Northern Illinois University Education Systems. This designation signifies a commitment from the Continuum of Learning and its county-wide partners to work locally to contribute to the larger state goal that 60% of adults in Illinois will hold a meaningful post-secondary credential by the year 2025.
Innovate Springfield, a downtown Springfield innovation and business incubator, has become part of the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) under an agreement aimed at expanding economic growth, entrepreneurship opportunities and social progress in the capital city, Chancellor Susan Koch announced today.
In case you missed it (ICYMI), we’ve been sharing a whole lot lately on Facebook about the fundamentals of our Social Innovation Program and giving you the who, what, when, where, and why of our wonderful work (see what we did there?) in the world of social innovation. Check it out:
Q: WHAT IS SOCIAL INNOVATION?
A 2017 report commissioned by Springfield Public Schools indicated that although black and white students as well as low-income and non-low-income students enroll in Advanced Placement (AP) courses at similar rates, black and low-income students are less likely to access the end of the course exam that can earn a student college credit.
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The CO.STARTERS program is a nine-week cohort-based curriculum that runs an individual through the business model canvas from start to finish. Innovate Springfield runs 2 cohorts per year, one in the Spring and one in the Fall. The CO.STARTERS program challenges participants to:
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INNOVATE SPRINGFIELD MEMBER BITSIO INC., NAMED NO. 498 ON INC 5000 LIST OF AMERICA’S FASTEST-GROWING PRIVATE COMPANIES
We’re excited to share that we recently held our FIRST Virtual 3 Day Startup (3DS) Event @iSPI/UIS on September 18, 19, and 20, 2020. The 3DS program is designed to engage and connect university students to experiential learning opportunities in entrepreneurship and innovation over the course of a three day startup weekend.
We’re diving deeper into the details of how we approach business incubation programming and supporting the more than 80+ entrepreneurs who call iSPI their work-home. Since opening its doors, Innovate Springfield has served a total of 167 small business starters. The business incubation program at Innovate Springfield currently supports 86 members, including 26 student members either between the ages of 18-23 or life-long learners currently enrolled in a higher education program, 15 of whom attend UIS.