Register for the Summit

Join us! Be part of a growing community focused on advancing clean energy, developing the workforce of the future and creating a healthier, more sustainable path forward for us all.

Students from all areas of study are critical to these important conversations and their registration fees are complimentary.

Register for the Clean Energy Fair Here

Note: register for only the Engagement Fair or the full Summit. Student participation is welcome and encouraged.

The Center for Career Development has many resources available to students, including meeting with a career coach who can help you prepare for this engagement fair.

Learn what the HEEP and the Office of Sustainability are all about, and find out how you can engage with UConn’s sustainable future. This 1 mile hike will be on the Red Trail of the HEEP. Rain or Shine. Please wear comfortable footwear that can get a little dirty. The trail is mostly flat.

Meet promptly at 11am at the trailhead parking area, directly below the Innovation Partnership Building.

The Wolff New Venture Competition features live pitches by the top startups coming out of UConn, and gives away over $50,000 in non-dilutive funding to the startups each year.

The legwork for the Wolff New Venture Competition begins in the spring, where 10 startups are hand selected by an independent panel to participate in the CCEI Summer Fellowship Program. Here, CCEI works to strengthen the support for the university’s top entrepreneurial teams and take them beyond business concepts and towards market readiness.

After this eight week accelerator, the teams present their final pitches and the top startups are selected to compete in the Wolff New Venture Competition; chosen on a basis of venture viability and value added to the market.

At the event, a panel of venture experts then decides which teams are worthy of the $50,000+ in awards funding.

The doors will open for the event at 5:30pm with beverages and appetizers. The program will begin promptly at 6pm.

RSVP Here

2023 Wolff New Venture Finalists:

Andros

Ammonia synthesis reactors that are cheaper, safer, and more energy efficient than the traditional reactor. Laron Burrows, PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering; George Bollas PhD, Faculty, Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering; Jacob Crow, Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering

Feel Your Best Self

Offering caregivers fun, easy-to-use products to help kids build emotion-focused coping skills to calm themselves, catch their feelings, and connect with others. Sandy Chafouleas PhD, Faculty, Educational Psychology, Neag School of Education; Emily Wicks, Staff, Ballard Institute of Puppetry, School of Fine Arts

Mud Rat

The world’s first eco-friendly surfboard core. Amelia Martin, Graduate Student, Plant Science, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Particle N

A cost-effective way to use precious metals in catalysts and similar mechanisms. Al Kasani, PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering; Reiner Reichenberger, Undergraduate Student, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering; Michael Dunn, Undergraduate Student, Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering

PUURE

An intimate apparel brand creating underwear made of organic and nontoxic materials that promote feminine wellness. Christina Phillips, Graduate Student, Business Administration, School of Business

Swipestorm

Swipestorm offers digital solutions for restaurant management, specifically tailored to quick-service restaurants. Their software suite replaces paper-based systems and generic software, and provides valuable insights for owners and managers. Nathan Catapano, Undergraduate Student, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The Wolff New Venture Competition is coordinated by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at UConn. CCEI was founded in 2007, and is a focal point for entrepreneurial activity within the University. CCEI supports student, faculty, staff, and alumni entrepreneurs across all academic departments, schools, and colleges. For more info: ccei.uconn.edu

The Office of Sustainability is hosting the annual Haunted HEEP hike, in the Hillside Environmental Education Park (HEEP). The Haunted HEEP will take place on the Red Trail of the HEEP on October 25 from 7:00-9:30 PM, and contain terrifying scenes and student monsters fighting to scare all who dare to enter. The Haunted HEEP also will have refreshments prepared by UConn Dining Services like Apple Cider, Cider Donuts, and Hot Chocolate along with free t-shirts to the first attendees.

Additional details will be available soon, along with RSVPs.