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Change Collaborative
Change Collaborative is an organization committed to the practice of Design Thinking, which is a creative problem-solving philosophy that takes a human-centered approach across various fields.
Enactus
Enactus are a coalition of social entrepreneurs working together to make change within the Madison community, focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development goals.
Engineering, Business, and Entrepreneurship
Engineering, Business, and Entrepreneurship provides engineering students the opportunity to apply the skills they have learned in their broad range of classes to work together in diverse teams and design, prototype, and market their own unique innovations/inventions.
Entrepreneurship Association
The University of Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Association is a student interest group established to bring together people of entrepreneurial spirit.
The Hub
The Hub aims to help new Computer Sciences students feel at home and to foster partnerships between CS students and other students in the university.
Impact VC
Impact Venture Capital Club is a student organization focused on exposing students on campus to the fields of venture capital and tech entrepreneurship. Events feature investors and entrepreneurs speaking on a variety of topics within venture capital.
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IEEE is a professional student organization for those interested in the fields of electronics and computer sciences, offering events to help students develop their professional presence, skills and grow their network.
Innovators Coalition (Inc)
Inc is a coworking space on campus run by students for students that provides members with a community built on accountability and collaboration.
Insight Wisconsin
Insight provides the opportunity to work on real-world product designs as part of interdisciplinary teams. It provides mentors, resources, funding, and a structured program for meetings.
Net Impact
Net Impact inspires and equips emerging leaders to build a more just and sustainable world by engaging next-generation leaders to connect, learn, and act on social and environmental issues.
TECH
Technology Entrepreneurship Changing Healthcare (TECH) gives students real world industry experiences from idea generation, product development to entrepreneurship, especially within the medical field.
Transcend UW
Transcend UW is a student-led organization for all students interested in creating their own ventures. Events encourage interdisciplinary collaboration between majors and connect students to the vast network of alumni and professionals from the Madison area and beyond. Transcend hosts the country’s largest student-run innovation competition each spring.