University of Michigan Dearborn
University of Michigan - Dearborn
4901 Evergreen Road • Dearborn, Michigan 48128 • 313-593-5000
Technology Transfer
Office of Technology Transfer
http://www.techtransfer.umich.edu/
The Office of Technology Transfer for the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan also handles technology transfer issues for the Dearborn campus.
University-Industry Commercialization Programs
Henry W. Patton Center for Engineering Education & Practice
http://www.engin.umd.umich.edu/HPCEEP/
The mission of HP-CEEP is to be a leader in incorporating engineering practice, design, innovation, and concepts of manufacturing technology at all levels of engineering education, by integrating the teaching environment with the world of practice.
The benefits of the Center are:
- Innovative courses and curriculum, especially in design and manufacturing.
- Enhanced education opportunities for working engineers, integrated with undergraduate, nontraditional, and international programs.
- A fundamental enhancement of faculty quality and orientation, by interaction with engineers in industry.
- Affords many students the experience of direct involvement in industry-relevant activity through cooperative education opportunities and participation in collaborative research. Students also derive similar experiences indirectly through curriculum changes and case studies based on the research.
- An environment for applied research where industrial and university personnel work together.
Entrepreneurship Education related to Economic Development
Masco Community Impact Internship Program: Entrepreneurship Institute Camp and Business Plan Competition
http://sife.umd.umich.edu/programs/community-impact-internship-program/
In partnership with Oakland University and University of Michigan-Dearborn's Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) organization, Young Detroit Builders students participated in the Fifth Annual Entrepreneurship Institute Camp, funded by the Comerica Foundation. Four students from Young Detroit Builders were selected to participate along with nineteen students selected from the Pontiac area. The economically disadvantaged high school students and Young Detroit Builders participants lived on campus and attended classes to learn about entrepreneurship for two weeks. While exploring entrepreneurship concepts, each student was placed in a team to create an innovative business plan. Each student who completes the program and successfully presents a business plan receives a $500 scholarship.
Students present their business plans to a panel of judges. Of the eight teams, three are chosen to advance to meet a second set of judges who select a first, second and third place winner. Students who advance to the second round are offered additional scholarships - first place receives $500, while the second and third place winners receive $250 and $100, respectively. .
Center for Innovation Research - iLabs Research Projects
Students pursuing Business Administration degrees have the opportunity to work on the iLabs research projects and treat participation in the organization as an internship in applied marketing research. They are directly involved in the design, administration, analysis, and presentation of a broad-range of projects. Since 2006, iLabs has had over 45 student researchers work on a wide-range of research projects that have helped numerous organizations with strategic goals. In Spring 2007, a team of four students in iLabs were one of ten student projects selected to represent the University of Michigan-Dearborn at the Michigan Undergraduate Research Forum. The students presented their research -- The Entrepreneurial Cities Index.
Coaching and Mentoring Program
UM Dearborn offers coaching and mentoring to its students for individual entrepreneurship and for their participation in community outreach programs. In fall 2008 through spring 2009, UM Dearborn will be offering a program for second-stage technology entrepreneurs designed to improve their capability to achieve sustained growth. The program will offer both sessions and workshops covering supply-chain management, prototyping, capital acquisition, corporation formation, intellectual property management, high technology marketing, and business plan development.