The Grid will move to the Health Sciences and Human Services Library on September 15, 2020.
Why HS/HSL? Teamwork makes the dream work. The Grid’s workshops and programs for aspiring student entrepreneurs complement HS/HSL’s Innovation Space and the plans for the Center for Data and Bioinformation Services (CDBS). In addition, this now three-way partnership among the Graduate School, UM Ventures, and HS/HSL will provide students, faculty, staff, and community members with a one-stop-shop for anything related to entrepreneurial and innovation education.
Please stay tuned for additional information about the Maryland Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the Francis King Carey School of Law’s Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic (IPEC) once the new UMB Community Engagement Center opens and University operations return to normal.
About the Grid: Prior to the shutdown due to COVID-19, the Grid welcomed students, faculty, staff, and community members to the space for workshops, networking events, and other educational opportunities. The Grid hosts a wide range of events, including sessions on marketing, branding, intellectual property law, human-centered design, social innovation, community development, elevator pitching, and more. The Grid also hosted the first student-led networking event in which aspiring student entrepreneurs networked and mingled with local startup CEOs and other business leaders. For the last three years, the Grid has hosted a pitch showcase in the spring that celebrates UMB student entrepreneurs. This year’s virtual Grid Pitch showcased eight teams that were supported with seed funding from UM Ventures.
About HS/HSL: Named in 2016 by the President’s Scholars as one of the most innovative places at UMB, HS/HSL has lived up to that reputation. Even before its opening day, HS/HSL was envisioned and designed as a new type of library, a space fostering collaboration, innovation, and community engagement. From the furniture and small group study rooms to the Innovation Space, opportunities exist for people to come together, dream, and create. Innovative services supporting research, entrepreneurship, and discovery such as the Entrepreneurship Toolkit and CDBS (coming in January 2021) cements HS/HSL’s commitment to advancing UMB’s entrepreneurial and innovative spirit.