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Goodbye Wond’ry
May. 1, 2017—After spending almost an entire semester here at the Wond’ry, I will admit that I have grown rather attached to both the building and its staff. When I graduate next month I will be glad to be finished with my classes but I would be lying if I said that I won’t have mixed feelings...
Owen Tech Club: Technology & Innovation Symposium
Apr. 30, 2017—On Friday 3/31 the Owen Tech Club hosted its first ever annual Technology & Innovation Symposium at the Wond’ry. In the morning, four teams presented their results of the cross-disciplinary case competition sponsored by Lyft and Brookdale Senior Living, an event which was co-hosted by the VMA, Tech Club, and Healthcare Club. Congratulations to the...
The Increasing Value of Innovation Centers within Academic Environments
Apr. 26, 2017—[et_pb_section fullwidth=”on” specialty=”off” admin_label=”Section”][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=”Fullwidth Header” title=”Executive Director Spotlight ” background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”left” header_fullscreen=”off” header_scroll_down=”off” background_url=”https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-URL/wp-content/uploads/sites/291/2016/07/19174556/InnovationCenter.jpg” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” content_orientation=”center” image_orientation=”center” title_font=”Francois One||||” title_font_size=”59px” custom_button_one=”off” button_one_letter_spacing=”0″ button_one_use_icon=”default” button_one_icon_placement=”right” button_one_on_hover=”on” button_one_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ custom_button_two=”off” button_two_letter_spacing=”0″ button_two_use_icon=”default” button_two_icon_placement=”right” button_two_on_hover=”on” button_two_letter_spacing_hover=”0″] [/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] By: Dr. David Owens & Robert Grajewski Unlike dreams of rock-stardom...
Who, What, Wisewear
Apr. 17, 2017—Recently the Wond’ry hosted Vanderbilt alumnus, and distinguished entrepreneur, Dr. Jerry Wilmink, founder and CEO of Wisewear. Dr. Wilmink was on campus to deliver the Chambers Lecture at the School of Engineering, but made time in his busy schedule to engage with Vanderbilt’s new hub for entrepreneurship. After touring the Wond’ry he proceeded to demonstrate...
Tech Talent South
Apr. 15, 2017—From April 3rd through 5th, a group of daring innovators descended on the Wond’ry for a coding workshop. This workshop, ‘Intro to Programming for Business People’, taught by Tech Talent South took the participants on a journey to learn about the popular tools, languages, and jargon involved in coding and tech development so they could...
VentureWell Conference
Apr. 14, 2017—On March 24th, the Wond’ry’s Robert Grajewski and Deanna Meador gave a talk and led a discussion session on ‘The Importance of University Innovation Centers as Catalysts for Modern Education’ at the VentureWell Open Conference in Washington, D.C. The talk was well-received and the audience composed of university leaders, corporate innovators, and students from across...
Signing up for Events at the Wond’ry
Apr. 13, 2017—The Wond’ry offers something for everyone, and our events are no different. Our events cover a wide range of topics, and come from all different types of fields. Whether you’re interested in sewing, programming, or something in between, the Wond’ry has an event for you. These events are free and operate on a first-come, first-served...
Future VU
Apr. 12, 2017—As a college student, we spend so much time thinking about the future and what it has in store for us. Similarly, the university has recently been doing the same thing while trying to formulate a land use plan to fundamentally change and better the campus over the next 20 years. This land use plan...
Putting the Pieces Together
Apr. 7, 2017—There are so many moving pieces behind the scenes of every creative project that go unappreciated. There are a multitude of critical decisions that occur on the road to creating a creative work that are not readily apparent in seeing the end product. I am currently in the midst of directing a video project for...
PostFlight
Apr. 6, 2017—Post-Flight Session 1 – Incorporation Post-Flight session one was held on Thursday February 23rd at 5pm in the Wond’ry and was presented by Waller Law Firm on the topic of Incorporation. The group learned that establishing an entity creates structure and provides personal asset protection, legitimacy, perpetual existence, and provides tax benefits in some cases....