Upcoming Events

Fridays · 12:30–3:00 PM ET · IDEA Center, Room 160

Friday Pitches

Pitch your idea to a room of coaches and peers for feedback and up to $1,000 for your venture, or just drop in and see what students are building. No idea required to attend.

This fall: Oct 9, 16, 30 · Nov 6, 13, 20 · Dec 4

Tuesdays · 7:00–8:30 PM ET · Room 141 DeBartolo

Innovation SprintLab Lecture Series

Learn how professional teams plan, code, review, test, and ship with AI, taught by JP Burford, our CTO-in-Residence, with guest speakers from across the industry. Any major, any year, no experience needed. Bring a laptop.

This fall: Oct 13, 27 · Nov 3, 10, 17, 24 · Dec 1

Thu, Oct 8 · 5:30–6:30 PM ET · Online

McCloskey Information Session

Learn how to submit, what happens in each round, and how to get involved or join a team. Then ask past winners who have each raised over $1M what it takes: Griffin Eaton (Juke) and Mike Haarlander (Runwayz).

Sun, Nov 8 · 11:59 PM ET · Online

McCloskey Round 1 Submissions Due

A venture summary, a short pitch deck, and a three-minute pitch video put you in front of judges for $100,000+ in prizes. Open to students, alumni, faculty and staff, and community members.

Fri, Nov 13 · Mendoza

National Security Innovation Challenge Demo Day

Student teams present their work on real national security problems at a national security conference, with a $5K Boeing prize for the top challenge team. Not on a team yet? You can still join.

Tue, Nov 24

McCloskey Round 1 Decisions Announced

Round 1 applicants find out who moves on to Round 2.

Thu, Dec 3 · 5:00–6:30 PM ET · Duncan Student Center, W210 & Zoom

McCloskey Matchmaking

Find your team. Find your talent. Founders share the roles they need to fill, and students meet them and connect on the spot, whether you have an idea of your own or just want real startup experience. Bring your resume. RSVP required.

Fri, Dec 4 · 12:30–3:30 PM ET · DeBartolo Hall, Stadium Room

Plastics Innovation Challenge Finals

The College of Engineering's campus-wide challenge on reducing the toxic effects of plastics wraps up with student team finals.

Sat, Dec 5 · 11:00 AM–6:00 PM ET · IDEA Center, Room 109

Regional Innovation Sprint Lab Demo Day

Student teams demo working software to founders, investors, and partner companies and get feedback from people you'd never otherwise meet.