As an Environmental Studies student, you learn how to address pressing environmental challenges and you likely have bright entrepreneurial ideas that you want to bring to life.

Now’s your chance!

This practicum from Foster’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship helps guide you to develop business solutions to big environmental problems. It also sets you up to participate in the Alaska Airlines Innovation Challenge where you can get funding and mentorship to make your business idea a reality!

AUTUMN COURSE: Environmental Innovation Practicum 

No prerequisites. Recommended for juniors, seniors, and grad students.

From Lauren Brohawn, EIC Assistant Director:

“We need EVERY student from all disciplines across campus to help solve the world’s environmental and cleantech challenges!”

“Each weekly seminar will inspire you to make an impact as experts discuss the circular economy, water innovation, land use, greening the built environment, and more! In teams, you’ll put inspiration to action by identifying an environmental problem and presenting your solution to the class.”

Innovation in Cleantech + Market Opportunity = Solutions for the Planet

Craving more? Teams are also invited to compete in the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge  March 30, 2017. 

Email Lauren Brohawn brohal@uw.edu and visit eic.washington.edu for more info.

Other Buerk Center opportunities:

Students & Startups: Upcoming Info Sessions

The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship works with undergraduate and graduate students of every major and discipline, whether they are merely curious about startups and entrepreneurship or passionate about starting their own company one day. We provide opportunities to turn an innovative idea into a reality through majors, minors, certificates, competitions, mentoring, resources, and more.

We will be hosting 3 information sessions in Fall Quarter. RSVP here.

Tuesday, Sept. 27 | 12:00-1:30 in Paccar 393

Thursday, Sept. 29 | 1:30-2:30 in Paccar 299 (Deloitte Commons)

Wednesday, Oct. 5 | 4:30-5:30 in Dempsey 211

 All students, advisers and faculty are welcome to join us! Lunch or snacks provided 🙂

Open Classes for Undergraduates of any major

ENTRE 370: Intro to Entrepreneurship |  3 sections  |  4 credits

Professor Pahnke will be teaching three sections of the course this fall, and is opening up slots in each section for non-business majors. In the course you will learn the fundamentals about starting a technology-based business, create a term project, and connect with the entrepreneurship committee at UW and in Seattle. If you are interested and have trouble registering, email Professor Pahnke at eacox@uw.edu. Make sure to include your preferred section and UW ID#.