Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Our Commercialization Counselor, Jennifer Skjellum, serves as a campus resource for UTC faculty, staff, and students to promote, encourage, and assist with IP and commercialization activities on campus.
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship was established in 2018 to engage, equip and encourage UTC's innovators and entrepreneurs. The CIE supports the entire UTC community through cross-campus programming and initiatives, and addresses UTC's strategic goal to, "inspire, nurture and empower scholarship, creativity, discovery, innovation and entrepreneurial initiatives."
Engage
The Center engages UTC's innovators and entrepreneurs by connecting them to each other and to the broader entrepreneurship community in Chattanooga and beyond.
Equip
The Center equips innovators and entrepreneurs through programming that includes pitch competitions, workshops, lunch and learns, book clubs, classes and presentations, as well as hosting the annual Southeast Entrepreneurship Conference (SEEC).
Encourage
The Center encourages innovators and entrepreneurs by offering support through mentorship, access to potential customers, access to funding opportunities, and offering prizes and incentives through various programming and events.