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Launch Pad

Welcome to the Launch Pad

An Entrepreneurial Living Learning Community in Creswell Hall

Located on the 4th floor of Creswell Hall, the Launch Pad houses up to 40 aspiring entrepreneurs. Students who participate in the Launch Pad Program have roommates from the Entrepreneurship Living Learning Community. Incoming students of all majors interested in one day owning their own business or other enterprise are invited to apply to the community.

Benefits of membership include:

  • Automatic acceptance into the Entrepreneurship Certificate Program (provided the student meets minimum requirements)
  • Enrollment in the Entrepreneurship First-Year Odyssey Seminar (taught by Cali BrutzDon ChambersJim Flannery, or Bob Pinckney)
  • Complimentary membership in the Athensmade Tech Incubator or another local incubator
  • Complimentary membership in the Society of Entrepreneurs
  • Access to a Maker Space within the lobby of Creswell that includes 3-D printer capability, Raspberry Pi support, and other tools for prototyping concepts throughout your undergraduate studies at UGA
  • Internship opportunities with UGA’s Innovation Gateway, Small Business Development Center, and other campus units

For further information or to ask questions, please contact us at ep@uga.edu or call us at (706) 542-9164.

NOTE: There are no extra fees to live in the Launch Pad Living Learning Community

To learn a little bit more about the Launch Pad Living Learning Community, please watch the promo video below.

 

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