Get ready for a frightfully fun time at the Wimberly Spooktacular! 🎃👻Join us on October 31 from 11 AM to 2 PM in the Library Lobby. Wear your costume and enjoy spooky games, scary coloring pages, a haunted photo booth, and sweet treats. Don’t miss the chance to meet some spooky librarians! 🕸️👻

Thursdays | September 26 - Nov 14, 2024 Time: 12:00 - 2:20pm Location: Boca Raton Campus, OD-102 (Office Depot Center, first floor)Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or ready to take your existing business to the next level, the Florida Atlantic Adams Center Entrepreneur Boot Camp is for you.Upon completion of the Boot Camp, you will be prepared to enter the prestigious Florida Atlantic Business Pitch Competition or the Tech Runway Venture Program and compete to fund your business.Through 20 contact hours, Entrepreneur Boot Camp students learn:How to deliver value to your customer. How to validate an effective business model. How to create an effective business pitch. How to pitch a plan to investors. How to determine sales methods and how to project sales revenues and expenses. How to find seed funding for your new venture. How to enter the prestigious Florida Atlantic Business Pitch Competition and compete for seed funding. In addition, Entrepreneur Boot Camp students will:Discover the most effective research tools available, from using databases in researching competition to understanding customer segments. Learn how to create a valuable marketing plan. Learn how to gain investor attention from family and friends, crowdsourcing, SBA, and institutional funding. Course Overview Entrepreneur Boot Camp is made up of eight sessions. All participants will receive a certificate upon satisfactory completion of all sessions as well as assignments and class discussions. To receive the certificate, unexcused class absences must not exceed two (2) sessions and participants must be on time.

Divya Gangwani: "MACHINE LEARNING TO PREDICT BUSINESS SUCCESS: THEORIES, FEATURES, AND MODELS"Committee Chair: Xingquan Zhu, Ph.D.Committee Members: Mihaela Cardei, Ph.D., Jinwoo Jang, Ph.D., Yufei Tang, Ph.D.Octobe 31, 2024 at 1:00 PMVirtual via Zoom - Contact Chair for more details.

Engineering Entrepreneurship with Dr. Howard Anderson Date: Thursday, October 31 Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Location: EE405About Dr. Howard Anderson Dr. Howard Anderson is a pioneering entrepreneur and esteemed educator with extensive experience founding and leading major technology ventures. He established The Yankee Group, a technology market research firm that gained national attention for its rapid growth, being listed on the INC 500 Fastest Growing Companies for three consecutive years before being sold to Reuters. Dr. Anderson is also the Co-founder of Battery Ventures, an influential venture capital firm that has raised 14 funds, with its most recent fund reaching $3.5 billion.Dr. Anderson has held the prestigious William Porter Distinguished Faculty position at MIT’s Sloan School and has taught at prominent institutions including Harvard Business School, Dartmouth’s Tuck School, Technion in Israel, and the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad. Currently, he teaches at Brown University’s Engineering School and will join Florida Atlantic University’s Engineering School as a professor in Spring 2025.Join us to gain insights into engineering entrepreneurship from Dr. Anderson's unique blend of real-world venture experience and academic expertise!

🌎 International Students – Let’s Talk! 🌎 Join us for a fun afternoon of sports, snacks, and socializing! Meet other students, make new friends, and enjoy some free treats. We’ll see you on the Global Engagement Classroom and Lawn! 🎉⚽️🍎📅 Date: Thursday, October 31st 🕒 Time: 2:00 – 3:30 pmHost- Aashna BanerjeeDon’t miss out on the fun!

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