UR Now: Student Experience
Students become entrepreneurs through Richmond incubator
Customer interviews and lean business planning are part of an intensive summer session that helps start-up ideas flourish.
Announcements
Advising Hours
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.
Class Reservations
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.
Fridays 9 AM to 12 Noon are reserved for Richmond Innovation Fellows.
To schedule a class session in the Innovation Studio, reach out to Andrew Ilnicki to reserve the space in advance.
Fall '25 Events
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Date |
Time |
Register |
Workshop |
Audience |
Tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3-Oct |
10am-12:30pm |
CLOSED |
CARE 360 Values to Ventures Workshop |
All Students |
PRISM Prompting, AI, CARE framework |
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10-Oct |
10am-1pm |
CLOSED |
Startup Virginia Tour + RIF Pitch Practice |
RIF Students |
Canva, Adobe, PowerPoint |
|
10-Oct |
2-3:30PM |
Lego Serious Play Introduction (90 min) |
All Students & Faculty + Staff |
LEGO Serious Play |
|
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15-Oct |
7-9pm |
Entrepreneur Open House |
All Students |
Slack |
|
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17-Oct |
10-1150am |
Stakeholder Mapping: Leading Change Through Connection |
All Students, Faculty, and Staff |
TBD |
|
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17-Oct |
3-4:30pm |
Intro to Design Thinking |
All Students, Faculty, and Staff |
Post-its, Sharpies, Prototyping materials, story boards, UI mockups |
|
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21-Oct |
12-2pm |
Intro to Vibe Coding with CLAAI |
All Students, Faculty, and Staff |
TBA |
|
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31-Oct |
2-3:30pm |
|
Storytelling for Social Impact |
Social Innovation / All F/S/S |
Canva Pro, Adobe CC |
|
7-Nov |
1-2:30pm |
|
Design Thinking Introduction (90 min) |
All Students & Faculty + Staff |
ExperiencePoint |
|
14-Nov |
1-2:30pm |
|
Lego Serious Play Introduction (90 min) |
All Students & Faculty + Staff |
LEGO Serious Play |
|
21-Nov |
1-2:30pm |
|
Creative Prototyping: From Idea to Mockup |
Product Innovation / Bench Top Teams, Open |
Miro, Figma, Canva, Adobe CC |
|
28-Nov |
1-2:30pm |
|
Digital Portfolio Design Sprint |
Creative Innovation / Career Prep |
Canva Pro, Adobe CC, LinkedIn Learning |
Feature Stories
University of Richmond Receives Grant from Joan and Morgan Massey Foundation to Support Richmond Innovation Fellows
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.
Angel Cups put safety first
Three budding entrepreneurs develop a concept for a disposable cup that will detect date-rape drugs when they are added to a drink.
Contact
For questions, please email Andrew Ilnicki, Director of the Innovation Studio