Upcoming Events Fall 2009

All events are open to the public unless otherwise indicated.

University-wide Events

Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year
(KEY) Calendar

Kalmbach Lecture Series (Simon Business School)

Farash Lecture Series (Simon Business School)

Meliora Weekend Entrepreneurship Events

Global Entrepreneurship Events

Rochester Clinical & Translational Research Curriculum Seminar Series

Undergraduate Leadership Workshop Series


University-wide Events

Friday, September 4: 3:00pm-4:30pm
College Undergraduate Student Activities Fair
Dandelion Square
(Rain Location: Goergen Field House)

Tuesday, September 8: 1:30pm-3:00pm
Campus Expo for Fall Orientation at the Simon Graduate School of Business
Gleason and Schlegel Halls

Thursday, September 10: 9:00am-10:00am
F.I.R.E. Lecture: Tips for Cost Effective Patent Prosecution
Mary Anthony Merchant of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Northeastern Conference Room (CC 1-9525 & 1-9935), Medical Center
Click here for more information on the F.I.R.E. (For Inventors, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs) Lecture Series.
Registration Required

Tuesday, September 15: 4:00pm-5:00pm
TEAM M.S. Degree Program Info Session
1-211 Carol Simon Hall
RSVP to andrea.galati@rochester.edu

Friday, September 18: 1:00pm-4:00pm
don Miguel Ruiz presents “The Four Agreements in the Workplace and Beyond!”
Sponsored by E.O. of Western New York
Registration Required
Click here for more information.

Wednesday, September 23: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Simon School Club Expo
Eisenberg Rotunda, Schlegel Hall

Wednesday, September 23: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Entrepreneurial Roundtable 1
Download the required pre-read:
The Economist "Global heroes: A special report on entrepreneurship"
Schlegel 207
RSVP Required to cfe@rochester.edu

Tuesday, September 29: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Kalmbach Lecture at the Simon Graduate School of Business
Kevin Curran, General Manager, Fisher-Price
Sponsored by Simon School’s Consulting, Operations & Technology Association (COTA)
Schlegel 103

Tuesday, October 6: 5:00pm-6:00pm
TEAM M.S. Degree Program Info Session
1-211 Carol Simon Hall
RSVP to andrea.galati@rochester.edu

Wednesday, October 7: 8:00am-11:00am
Sig VanDamme presents “Save Money Using Cloud Computing”
Gleason 118
Sponsored by E.O. of Western New York
Registration Required

Thursday, October 8: 9:00am-10:00am
F.I.R.E. Lecture: The State of Venture Capital in New York
William Greener of Bond, Schoeneck & King, LLC
Northeastern Conference Room (CC 1-9525 & 1-9935), Medical Center

Click here for more information on the F.I.R.E. (For Inventors, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs) Lecture Series.
Registration Required

Friday, October 9: 7:30am-10:30am
Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Breakfast Series: “National Energy Policy”
Kristina Johnson, Under Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Laboratory for Laser Energetics, 250 East River Road, Seminar Room
Free and open to the public
Seating is limited and online registration is required
Click here for more information and to register online

Saturday, October 10: 1:30pm-3:00pm
Meliora Weekend Event
"Panel: Energy and Entrepreneurship"
Jack Baron, Co-founder, PAETEC; Kristina Johnson, Under Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy; and Barry Sanders, President and COO, American DG Energy
Sloan Auditorium, Goergen Hall
Learn more at www.rochester.edu/melioraweekend
Registration Required

Tuesday, October 13: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Farash Executive Lecture at the Simon Graduate School of Business
Tom Thaney ’83, VP, Citigroup
Sponsored by Simon School’s Financial Management Association (FMA)
Schlegel 103

Wednesday, October 21: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Entrepreneurial Roundtable 2
Download the required pre-read:
The Economist "Global heroes: A special report on entrepreneurship"
Schlegel 407
RSVP Required to cfe@rochester.edu

Tuesday, October 27: 10:35am-11:25am
Freshman Colloquium: "Entrepreneurship and Why Should We Care?"
Senior Associate Dean Ramon Ricker and Ph.D. student Rohan Krishnamurthy give their insights into entrepreneurial thinking, how an entrepreneurial mindset can help musicians in the professional world, and what they can do right now to prepare for life after music school.
Eastman School of Music, Room 120

Wednesday, October 28: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Farash Executive Lecture at the Simon Graduate School of Business
Mark Zawacki ’96, Managing Partner & Founder, Milestone Group
Sponsored by Simon School’s COTA
Schlegel 103

Monday, November 2: 4:00pm
KEY Applications Due
Lattimore 312

Tuesday, November 3: 5:00pm-6:00pm
TEAM M.S. Degree Program Info Session
1-211 Carol Simon Hall
RSVP to andrea.galati@rochester.edu

Wednesday, November 4:
2009 Global Innovation Tournament Launch
Learn more at eweek.stanford.edu/git2009
Download the University of Rochester 2009 GIT Informational Sheet

Wednesday, November 4: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Kalmbach Lecture at the Simon Graduate School of Business
Roger Ferguson, CEO, TIAA-CREF
Sponsored by Simon School’s FMA
Schlegel 103

Friday, November 6—Saturday, November 7
Simon Graduate School of Business Early Leaders Case Competition
Open to all undergraduates
University of Rochester
Register online by Monday, October 12 and submit the $25 application fee

Monday, November 9: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Farash Executive Lecture at the Simon Graduate School of Business
Mikael Totterman, CEO, iCardiac
Sponsored by Simon Health Sciences
Schlegel 103

Wednesday, November 11: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Sustainability Lecture Series at the Simon Graduate School of Business
Patty Calkins, VP of Environment, Health, and Safety, Xerox
Sponsored by Simon's Net Impact and Simon Student Services
Schlegel 102
RSVP required to Sabre.Morabito@simon.rochester.edu

Wednesday, November 11: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Entrepreneurial Roundtable 3
Download the required pre-read:
Intuit Future of Small Business Report: "Demographic Trends and Small Business"; "The New Entrepreneurial Economy"; "The Connected World of Entrepreneurs"; and "The Changing Faces of Entrepreneurs"
Schlegel 207
RSVP Required to cfe@rochester.edu

Thursday, November 12: 7:30am-4:00pm
Pathways to Entrepreneurial Success
Monroe Community College
Open to the Public
Click here for more information and to register online


Thursday, November 12: 9:00am-10:00am
F.I.R.E. Lecture: Giving Away the Farm—Why Material Transfer Agreements Matter in a University Setting
J. Gibson Lanier, Ph.D., J.D. of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Class of ’62 Auditorium (CC G-9425), Medical Center
Click here for more information on the F.I.R.E. (For Inventors, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs) Lecture Series.
Registration Required

Thursday, November 12: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Virtual Enterprises Business Plan Judging
A collaboration with Virtual Enterprises and Nazareth College
Schlegel 407
RSVP to cfe@rochester.edu

Friday, November 13—Sunday, November 15
work/play/stay// mitigating bright flight: how to retain graduates in the Upstate Region
A collaboration among Cornell University, Syracuse University, and the University of Rochester
COLAB Warehouse, Syracuse University
By Invitation Only

Tuesday, November 17: 4:30pm-6:30pm
Sneak-Peek Screening: Ten9Eight
A documentary, directed by award-winning filmmaker Mary Mazzio, that chronicles teens striving to become entrepreneurs
Gleason 318/418
Free and open to the public
RSVP to cfe@rochester.edu or 585.276.3500 if you need a free River Campus parking pass

Wednesday, November 18: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Warner Lunch Hour Discussion:
“What Impact Did Learning About Entrepreneurship Have on Your Practice?”
Raffaella Borasi, Dean of the Warner School
Dewey B-315

Wednesday, November 18: 12:30pm-2:00pm
“Global Health and Social Entrepreneurship for Developing Nations”
A presentation on the Peruvian health system, student projects, and aspects of entrepreneurship.
Moderated by Scott Seidman, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Neurobiology and Anatomy
Goergen 108

Wednesday, November 18: 2:00pm-3:30pm
Center for Entrepreneurship Faculty Seminar
“Co-cial Entrepreneuring: Making A Difference Locally & Globally”
Nanette Levinson, Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University
Alumni and Advancement Center, 300 East River Road, Board Room
By Invitation Only
Click here to download the Faculty Seminar flyer.

Wednesday, November 18: 4:30pm-6:30pm
Center for Entrepreneurship Lecture Series
“Co-cial Entrepreneuring: Making A Difference Locally & Globally”
Nanette Levinson, Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University
Gleason 318/418
Open to the Public
Click here to download the Lecture Series flyer.

Thursday, November 19: 12:00pm-2:00pm
School of Nursing Presents
“How Your Clinical Experience Can Lead to Entrepreneurial Opportunities”
Duncan Moore, Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship and Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Professor of Optical Engineering; Bob Tobin, Associate Director and Entrepreneur-in-Residence; Mark Wilson, Lecturer, Simon School and Founder, Initiatives Consulting, LLC; Amy Lerner, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering; Mike Ackerman, Director, Sovie Center for Advanced Practice; and Gail Ingersoll, Loretta C. Ford Professorship
ACF-A Conference Room (2-1322), Medical Center

Friday, November 20: 8:00am-10:00am
Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Breakfast Series:
“Venture Capital for Clean Technology”
Patrick Flynn, Analyst, Good Energies
Rochester Institute of Technology / Building 78, Room 2230/2240
Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies (CIMS), 11 Lomb Memorial Drive
Free and open to the public
Seating is limited and online registration is required
Click here for more information and to register online

Friday, December 11: Time TBA
Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Breakfast Series:
“Regulatory Environment”
Speaker TBA
Finger Lakes Community College
Free and open to the public
Seating is limited and online registration is required
Click here for more information and to register online


Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Calendar

Click here to view more information about the Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year Program.

Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Information Sessions
All Information Sessions will be held from 4:00pm to 5:00pm in Wilson Commons.

  • Wednesday, September 9 - Wilson Commons, Conference Room 507
  • Thursday, September 17 - Wilson Commons, Conference Room 507
  • Monday, September 21 - Wilson Commons, Conference Room 507
  • Wednesday, September 30 - Wilson Commons, Conference Room 507
  • Tuesday, October 6 - Wilson Commons, Stackel Conference Room
  • Thursday, October 15 - Wilson Commons, Conference Room 507
Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Application Deadline for Fall 2009

Monday, November 2 at 4:00pm in Lattimore 312


Kalmbach Leadership Lecture Series -
Simon Graduate School of Business

All lectures are held in Schlegel 103 unless otherwise indicated.

Tuesday, September 29: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Kevin Curran, General Manager, Fisher-Price
Sponsored by Simon School’s COTA
Schlegel 103

Wednesday, November 4: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Roger Ferguson, CEO, TIAA-CREF
Sponsored by Simon School’s FMA
Schlegel 103


Farash Lecture Series - Simon Graduate School of Business

All lectures are held in Schlegel 103 unless otherwise indicated.

Tuesday, October 13: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Tom Thaney ’83, VP, Citigroup
Sponsored by Simon School’s FMA
Schlegel 103

Wednesday, October 28: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Mark Zawacki ’96, Managing Partner & Founder, Milestone Group
Sponsored by Simon School’s COTA
Schlegel 103

Monday, November 9: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Mikael Totterman, CEO, iCardiac
Sponsored by Simon Health Sciences
Schlegel 103


Meliora Weekend Entrepreneurship Events

http://www.rochester.edu/melioraweekend


Saturday, October 10: 1:30pm-3:00pm
"Panel: Energy and Entrepreneurship"
Jack Baron, Co-founder, PAETEC; Kristina Johnson, Under Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy; and Barry Sanders, President and COO, American DG Energy
Goergen Hall, Sloan Auditorium
Registration Required

Download the PowerPoint presentation of Jack Baron '83,
President Chairman and CEO of SweetWater Inc.

Download the PowerPoint presentation of Barry Sanders '83,
President and Chief Operating Officer of American DG Energy Inc.


Global Entrepreneurship Events: November 2009

http://www.unleashingideas.org


University-wide and Community

Wednesday, November 4:
2009 Global Innovation Tournament Launch
Learn more at eweek.stanford.edu/git2009
Download the University of Rochester 2009 GIT Informational Sheet

Wednesday, November 11: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Entrepreneurial Roundtable 3
Download the required pre-read:
Intuit Future of Small Business Report: "Demographic Trends and Small Business"; "The New Entrepreneurial Economy"; "The Connected World of Entrepreneurs"; and "The Changing Faces of Entrepreneurs"
Schlegel 207
RSVP Required to cfe@rochester.edu

Thursday, November 12: 7:30am-4:00pm
Pathways to Entrepreneurial Success
Monroe Community College
Open to the Public
Click here for more information and to register online

Thursday, November 12: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Virtual Enterprises Business Plan Judging
A collaboration with Virtual Enterprises and Nazareth College
Schlegel 407
RSVP to cfe@rochester.edu

Friday, November 13—Sunday, November 15
work/play/stay// mitigating bright flight: how to retain graduates in the Upstate Region
A collaboration among Cornell University, Syracuse University, and the University of Rochester
COLAB Warehouse, Syracuse University
By Invitation Only

Tuesday, November 17: 4:30pm-6:30pm
Sneak-Peek Screening: Ten9Eight
A documentary, directed by award-winning filmmaker Mary Mazzio, that chronicles teens striving to become entrepreneurs
Gleason 318/418
Free and open to the public
RSVP to cfe@rochester.edu or 585.276.3500 if you need a free River Campus parking pass

Wednesday, November 18: 12:30pm-2:00pm
“Global Health and Social Entrepreneurship for Developing Nations”
A presentation on the Peruvian health system, student projects, and aspects of entrepreneurship.
Moderated by Scott Seidman, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Neurobiology and Anatomy
Goergen 108

Wednesday, November 18: 2:00pm-3:30pm
Center for Entrepreneurship Faculty Seminar
“Co-cial Entrepreneuring: Making A Difference Locally & Globally”
Nanette Levinson, Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University
Alumni and Advancement Center, 300 East River Road, Board Room
By Invitation Only
Click here to download the Faculty Seminar flyer.

Wednesday, November 18: 4:30pm-6:30pm
Center for Entrepreneurship Lecture Series
“Co-cial Entrepreneuring: Making A Difference Locally & Globally”
Nanette Levinson, Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University
Gleason 318/418
Open to the Public
Click here to download the Lecture Series flyer.

Friday, November 20: 8:00am-10:00am
Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Breakfast Series:
“Venture Capital for Clean Technology”
Patrick Flynn, Analyst, Good Energies
Rochester Institute of Technology / Building 78, Room 2230/2240
Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies (CIMS), 11 Lomb Memorial Drive
Free and open to the public
Seating is limited and online registration is required
Click here for more information and to register online


The College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering

Monday, November 2: 4:00pm
Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Application Due
Lattimore 312


Eastman School of Music

Tuesday, October 27: 10:35am-11:25am
Freshman Colloquium: "Entrepreneurship and Why Should We Care?"
Senior Associate Dean Ramon Ricker and Ph.D. student Rohan Krishnamurthy give their insights into entrepreneurial thinking, how an entrepreneurial mindset can help musicians in the professional world, and what they can do right now to prepare for life after music school.
Eastman School of Music, Room 120

November 20-21, 2009
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) Annual Meeting:
“Entrepreneurship in a Challenging Economy”
Presented by Senior Associate Dean Ramon Ricker
San Diego, California
By Invitation Only


School of Medicine and Dentistry

Thursday, November 12: 9:00am-10:00am
F.I.R.E. Lecture: Giving Away the Farm—Why Material Transfer Agreements Matter in a University Setting
J. Gibson Lanier, Ph.D., J.D. of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Class of ’62 Auditorium (CC G-9425), Medical Center

Click here for more information on the F.I.R.E. (For Inventors, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs) Lecture Series.


School of Nursing

Thursday, November 19: 12:00pm-2:00pm
School of Nursing Presents
“How Your Clinical Experience Can Lead to Entrepreneurial Opportunities”
Duncan Moore, Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship and Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Professor of Optical Engineering; Bob Tobin, Associate Director and Entrepreneur-in-Residence; Mark Wilson, Lecturer, Simon School and Founder, Initiatives Consulting, LLC; Amy Lerner, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering; Mike Ackerman, Director, Sovie Center for Advanced Practice; and Gail Ingersoll, Loretta C. Ford Professorship
ACF-A Conference Room (2-1322), Medical Center


Simon Graduate School of Business

Wednesday, November 4: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Roger Ferguson, CEO, TIAA-CREF
Sponsored by Simon School’s FMA
Schlegel 103

Monday, November 9: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Farash Executive Lecture at the Simon Graduate School of Business
Mikael Totterman, CEO, iCardiac
Sponsored by Simon Health Sciences
Schlegel 103

Wednesday, November 11: 12:40pm-1:20pm
Sustainability Lecture Series at the Simon Graduate School of Business
Patty Calkins, VP of Environment, Health, and Safety, Xerox
Sponsored by Simon's Net Impact and Simon Student Services
Schlegel 102
RSVP required to Sabre.Morabito@simon.rochester.edu


Warner Graduate School of Education

Wednesday, November 18: 12:00pm-1:00pm
Warner Lunch Hour Discussion:
“What Impact Did Learning About Entrepreneurship Have on Your Practice?”
Raffaella Borasi, Dean of the Warner School
Dewey B-315

Rochester Clinical & Translational Research Curriculum Seminar Series

The Clinical & Translational Science Institute has planned an exciting series of lectures focusing on "The URMC Strategic Plan." The seminar series kicked off last fall with a presentation by URMC Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Bradford Berk, who provided an overview of the plan and its components. Subsequently, each of the five Integrated Disease Programs and four Innovative Science Programs presented on their role in the strategic plan and their research activities. These seminars are held each Tuesday from 12:00pm-1:00pm during the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 semesters.

Click here to view the calendar schedule of these seminars on the Clinical & Translational Science Institute's site.


Undergraduate Leadership Workshop Series

The Rochester Center for Community Leadership (RCCL) offers workshops on a variety of topics for students and student groups; all workshops are scheduled at the request of students and student groups. Please click here for more information on the RCCL, and to request a specific workshop.

Current Workshop Topics:

  • Meeting Management
  • Navigating Systems
  • Goal Setting
  • Programming 101
  • Leadership Styles
  • Flavors and Diversity
  • Campus Club Connection
  • From Leadership to Internship
  • Group Management
  • Developing Your Communication Skills
  • Values Auction