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Jill Ker Conway Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center

The Jill Ker Conway Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center’s mission is to create a pipeline of exceptionally innovative, entrepreneurial and financially savvy women—cultivating change agents prepared to succeed in a complex world.

Announcements

New Concentration Available Fall 2022

The Conway Center, Design Thinking Initiative, Narrative's Project and Wurtele Center for Leadership have developed a new concentration - Collaborative Innovation. Students may apply in fall 2022 to become concentrators in starting in spring 2023.

New Financial Wellness Opportunity

Students interested in personal finance, financial literacy, and coaching have the opportunity to become Peer Money Mentors. To be eligible, you must attend at least four sessions of the Demystifying Money workshop series this fall. Applications will be available October 15.

Explore the Conway Center

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About the Center
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Events
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For the Community
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Resources

Upcoming at Conway

Featured Event
Oct
12

Community Conversation

  • Neilson Library Room 103, 5 p.m.
  • Topic:  Weighing the Impacts of a Mission-Driven Venture
Oct
14

Demystifying Money

  • Neilson 103, 12:15 p.m.

  • Topic: Credit Cards and Credit Scores
Oct
19

Community Conversations

  • Neilson Library Room 103, 5 p.m.

  • Topic: Biomimicry - Lens for Innovation
Oct
21

Demystifying Money

  • Neilson 103, 12:15-1:15 p.m.

  • Topic: Taxes

Contact

Conway Center

Neilson Library 103
Phone: 413-585-3653
Fax: 413-585-3655
Email: ciec@smith.edu
Mailing address:
Alumnae Gym, 83 Green Street
Northampton, MA 01063

Keep Exploring

Draper Competition

The annual Draper Competition highlights innovation by undergraduate women-led startups.

Global Finance Concentration

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

Collaborative Innovation Concentration

Supports students in applying their disciplinary scholarship within interdisciplinary teams.