Walk-in advising is available Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, by appointment. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to book a time in advance to ensure personalized support for their projects and ideas.
The Innovation Studio hosts the Spider Ventures student org weekly from 6:00 to 8:00pm every Thursday evening. Interested students can reach out to President Aaron Greenwood to join, and faculty mentor Dale Fickett with any questions.
The Innovation Studio is reserved every Monday and Wednesday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM for the Bench Top Innovation course led by Professor Joel Mier.
To schedule a class session in the Innovation Studio, reach out to Andrew Ilnicki to reserve the space in advance.
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Date |
Time |
Register |
Workshop |
Audience |
Tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/5 | 3pm - 5pm | Signup Link > | Intro to Design Thinking | All Faculty, Staff, Students | Post-Its, Sharpies, Story Boards, Scenarios, LEGOs |
| 2/6 | 1pm - 4pm | Intro to Design Thinking | Closed Class | Post-Its, Sharpies, Story Boards, Scenarios | |
| 2/12 | 6-8pm | Spider Ventures Meetup | Spider Ventures Student Org | ||
| 2/13 | 1pm | Signup Link > | Summer Incubator Open House | All students | |
| 2/13 | 2pm - 4pm | Signup Link > | Intro to Design Thinking | All Faculty, Staff, and Students | Post-Its, Sharpies, Story Boards, Scenarios |
| 2/19 | 6-8pm | Spider Ventures Meetup | Spider Ventures Student Org | ||
| 2/20 | 2pm - 4pm | Signup Link > | Mindfulness, CPS, and LEGO Serious Play | All Faculty, Staff, Students | Post-Its, Sharpies, Story Boards, Scenarios, LEGOs |
| 2/20 - 2/22 | More Info > | Techstars Startup Weekend | Open to the public | ||
| 2/26 | 6-8pm | Spider Ventures Meetup | Spider Ventures Student Org | ||
| 3/4 | 6-8pm | Signup Link > | RVA UX Community Meetup | Open to the public | |
| 3/5 | 6-8pm | Spider Ventures Meetup | Spider Ventures Student Org | ||
| 3/6 | 1pm | Signup Link > | Values to Ventures: Finding Your Why | All Faculty, Staff, Students | CARE 360 |
| 3/6 - 3/7 | 8am - 6pm | Signup Link > | Foundation LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method Training & Certification | Open to the public | LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Post-Its, Sharpies |
| 3/12 | 6-8pm | Spider Ventures Meetup | Spider Ventures Student Org | ||
| 3/20 | 1pm | Signup Link > | Values to Ventures: Designing The How | All Faculty, Staff, Students | CARE 360 |
| 4/10 | 1pm | Signup Link > | Values to Ventures: Creating Impact | All Faculty, Staff, Students | CARE 360 |
| 5/8 - 5/9 | 8am - 6pm | Signup Link > | Foundation LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method Training & Certification | Open to the public | LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Post-Its, Sharpies |
UR students receive six-figure backing and valuable mentorship through Y Combinator, a startup accelerator to high-tech superstars, like DoorDash and Airbnb.
These familiar little plastic bricks are helping UR classes explore abstract concepts and solve problems.
UR's Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship initiative has received a $50,000 grant from the Joan and Morgan Massey Foundation to support the Richmond Innovation Fellows program.
For questions, please email Andrew Ilnicki, Director of the Innovation Studio