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Jill Ker Conway Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center

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Smith College's Jill Ker Conway Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center is an intellectual hub that challenges students, faculty and staff to develop innovative solutions to pressing problems. A catalyst for the acceleration of innovation and entrepreneurial activity at Smith, the Center provides students with tools and experiences to become business leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators. The CIEC provides students with tools and experiences to become business leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators. Similarly, we provide faculty and staff with resources to facilitate innovative and entrepreneurial activity.

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Upcoming at CIEC

Featured Event
Sep
23

World Maker Faire

  • New York Hall of Science; 10a-6p
  • Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth! Bus and tickets sponsored by the Conway Center.
Sep
26

Financing Life

  • Campus Center Room 103/104, noon

  • It's never too soon or too late to start thinking about your financial future.
    Topic: Credit and Debt Management.
    Lunch provided.
Sep
27

How to Do Well at the Investment Banking Interview

  • CC103/104, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

  • Olga Naumovich '98, Managing Director IB at Goldman Sachs will offer tips to help you ace the interview.
Sep
30

Dollars & $ense

  • Campus Center Carroll Room, 11 a.m.—1 p.m.

  • This workshop is designed to help new students off to a good financial start in college.
    Pancake breakfast provided; registration required.

Contact

Conway Center

146 Elm Street
Smith College
Northampton, MA 01063
Phone: 413-585-3653
Fax: 413-585-3655
Email: ciec@smith.edu

Keep Exploring

Draper Competition

The annual Draper Business Plan Competition highlights innovation by collegiate women entrepreneurs. Over $50,000 in cash and scholarships are awarded.

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor

Conway Center faculty and staff among researchers for newly released Global Entrepreneurship Monitor  2016/17 Women’s Report in collaboration with Babson College.

Innovation Fellows

Smith College is a member of a national fellowship of colleges and universities striving to increase innovation and entrepreneurship on their campuses.

Global Financial Institutions Concentration

Acquire in-depth knowledge of the structure and operation of U.S. and world financial institutions.

Student Connections

Five student-led clubs are housed under and supported by the CIEC: Consulting Club, Investment Club, Smithies in Business, SmiTHrift and StartUp Smith

House Sustainability Challenge

Team proposals now being accepted. Deadline: December 4, 2017.