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Dept. of Communication Studies: Session C classes

UCLA’s Department of Communication Studies will be offering an outstanding entrepreneurship-related class in Session C.   * Comm St 109 – Entrepreneurial Communication (http://www.commstudies.ucla.edu/content/comm-st-109). “Study of entrepreneurial communication from foundations in internal and external communication and the development of data analysis, interpretation, and presentational skills utilized in existing, as well as in the development of,…

Perfect Pitch Competition

Perfect Pitch is a pitch competition to foster entrepreneurial talent, facilitate creative problem solving, and promote the sharing of ideas at UCLA. From now until May 18, 2014, any UCLA undergraduate student can submit their idea for a business, product, or service in the form of a 1-2 minute video pitch. We then will be selecting…

SwitchPitch

SwitchPitch is a role-reversal event where established companies pitch funded innovation projects to startups and small businesses looking for great partners. On May 22, 2014, we’re hosting our first SwitchPitch LA event at UCLA. Presenting companies including HP, Warner Bros, Boeing, Disney, IMAX, Experian and more will present funded innovation projects to an expected audience of…

HackUCI: May 23-25

HackUCI will be Orange County’s first major hackathon, and we are hosting it this Memorial day weekend (36 hours of hacking!) on campus at the Bren Events Center. We are expecting anywhere from 750-1000 hackers from all over California (and based on registrations, the country!). Hackathons are essentially the new career fair – it’s the…