ICE Center

News Pitch Day 2013 Congratulations to all students, faculty, alumni, staff, and community members who participated in this second annual cross campus Villanova Program! VSEC Winners - Meyer ICE Award Winners Join us for Pitch Day 2014 on Thursday, April 24, 2014. Looking to work or intern for a Startup/Entrepreneurial Venture? The Career Center and ICE Center are pleased to offer you an opportunity to state your interest in working with entrepreneurs by uploading your resume to the Startup Ventures Resume Book. When you upload your resume into this book, you will have the opportunity to have it searched by entrepreneurs interested in hiring Villanova students and alumni for full-time, internship, and project-based work as their opportunities arise. Click here for more information and to include your resume. ICE Center Blog Visit blog.villanovaice.com for more ICE related news and happenings.

Programs & Initiatives

Find your inner entrepreneur

Villanova ICE programs focus on advancing the innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurial skills of the students in the Villanova community.

• Beyond Ideas Committee: A committee of faculty and staff across campus that focuses on generating new ideas along the entrepreneurial process.
• Competitions: Villanova offers several competitions designed to catalyze and support innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship including the Villanova Student Entrepreneurship Competition (VSEC), the Villanova Theatre Playwriting Competition, ChasED, and more.
• Curriculum: The ICE Center provides guidance and support for two undergraduate minor programs in entrepreneurship. These intensive programs allow students to learn and understand the basics of generating ideas, finding opportunities, starting and managing an entrepreneurial venture.
• ICE Certificate Program for Sophomores (ICE CaPS): A certificate program specifically designed for sophomore students based on the concepts of Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship. This program is open to all Villanova University undergraduate majors.
• ICE Workshops and Guest Speakers: The Center provides opportunities for guest speakers and workshops related to ICE to come to Villanova.
• IdeaBounce®: Villanova’s online portal for ideas from students, faculty, alumni, and community members.
• Mentoring, Pop Up Idea Accelerator, and In-Residence Program: The Center maintains an ad hoc mentor network for budding entrepreneurs as well as an In-Residence program where Artists, Designers, Entrepreneurs, and Innovators engage with Villanovans on a regular basis.
• Meyer ICE Award: The Meyer Innovation and Creative Excellence (ICE) Awards were created and endowed by Patrick Meyer '74 VSB in honor of the Meyer family to recognize a spirit of innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship that enhances Villanova University and VSB.
• Pitch Day: The Center’s signature program bringing together students from across campus to have their business plans and entrepreneurial work evaluated by distinguished judges (alumni, VU parents, and community members). Next Pitch Day: April 24, 2014.
• The Entrepreneurs Network: Networking venue for entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers.
• Villanova Entrepreneurial Society (VES): The Center supports this student group, which invites entrepreneurs, often Villanova alumni, to address students. Sample topics include: Women in Entrepreneurship, New Ventures Started by Students, and Funding a New Venture.
• Villanova in the Valley: Villanova in the Valley program is designed to expose students from across the Villanova campus to the innovative, creative, and entrepreneurial ecosystem of Silicon Valley.

People

ICE Leadership Team

• II Luscri - Director
• James Klingler - Faculty Director, Assistant Professor of Management and Operations

Sharon Ballard - Program Coordinator	Martae Giometti - Sr. Project Coordinator
Chelsea Kapotes - Project Coordinator	Sarah Stankiewicz - Project Coordinator
Cassandra Postighone - ICE CaPS Director	Richard Anthony, Sr - Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Advisory Council

Our Advisory Council members bring a wealth of experience from a multitude of industries.

• Christopher Antonowich (VSB '01) - Principal, Embryo Creative LLC
• Dax Basdeo, PhD - Chief Officer (Financial Services), Ministry of Finance, Tourism & Development
• Jeffrey Bodle, Esq (LA&S '95) - Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
• Curt Byerley (VSB '78) - Founder and President, Global Direct Marketing
• Stephen DeAngelis (VSB '88) - Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co.
• James Dicso (COE '90) - President and Chief Revenue Officer, SundaySky
• James Dolan (LA&S '76) - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ascent Data
• James Drobile, Jr (VSB '83) - Mobility Applications & Solutions for Industry, AT&T Mobility
• Michael Gardner (LA&S '67) - Retired Chief Executive Officer, Blue Vector Systems
• John Hallahan (LA&S '84) - VP of Global Innovations, Mojiva, Inc
• Daniel Hogarty, Jr (VSB '61) - Retired Chairman, President, and CEO, Troy Financial Corporation
• Peter Knobloch (VSB '75) - Chief Executive Officer, RJ Palmer LLC
• Stephen Kreter (VSB '71) - Executive VP and Founder, Kreg Information Systems
• Daniel Lammot (LA&S '98) - Chief Executive Officer, roundCorner, Inc.
• Thomas Land (VSB '82) - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The Maloof Companies
• John Larre (VSB '91) - Chief Financial Officer, Karsch Capital Management, LP
• Steven Lewis (VSB '90) - Executive Vice President, Willis Group
• Alexander Maggitti - President, Orlando Diefenderfer Electric
• Victor Maggitti (VSB '56) - Owner and President, Vimco, Inc.
• Michael McCarthy (VSB '78) - Managing Partner, Pipeline Biomedical Holdings
• Patrick Meyer (VSB '74) - Partner and Board Member, thinaire; Knocking Live; Sourcebits Inc
• Edmund Moore (VSB '90) - Chief Executive Officer, Clutch
• Charles Poznek, Jr (VSB '81) - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Rocky & Bella, LLC
• Roy Rosin - Chief Innovation Officer, UPenn Health System
• Christopher Ryan (COE '83) - Business Leader IDF, W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Events

Cool ideas wanted - at these upcoming events

The ICE center sponsors a number of events, programs, and guest speakers. These events focus on topics related to creating and developing new and innovative opportunities, whether it's within an existing organization or a new entrepreneurial venture.

Contact ICE@villanova.edu for more information on any of these events.

Upcoming Events

Resources

Learn more about ICE today

ICE on the Web

• ICE Center Blog.
• @Villanova ICE Twitter Feed: Get frequent ICE Updates.
• Villanova IdeaBounce® site: Have an idea for the next great thing? Post it at IdeaBounce.com/Villanova.
• Villanova Entrepreneurs LinkedIn Group: Connect with other Villanovans here.
• VU Library ICE Resources Page.
• GoNovaJobs StartUp Ventures Resume Book.

ICE Partners

• Quorum at the Science Center
• Philadelphia Angel Venture Fair

ICE Challenge Tips

• ICE Challenge Tips: Information for students in the Business Dynamics ICE Challenge.

About

Putting ideas in motion

The ICE Center is an innovative driver of scholastic, educational, and professional development opportunities in the related areas of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship within the Villanova community. The ICE Center has a multi-disciplinary and cross-college focus and seeks to advance the University's strategy by fostering cross-college learning and embedding entrepreneurial thinking more deeply in the Villanova culture.

In recent surveys of executives, the ability to think entrepreneurially is considered the #1 most important leadership characteristic moving forward and over 60% of Fortune 500 indicated that the ability to think creatively was more important than intelligence. Additionally, while the importance of traditional entrepreneurship in the form of startup organizations remains a central driver of economic growth (and is also supported by the ICE Center), over 70% of existing organizations cite innovation and "intrapreneurship" as a key factor in their future growth and success. To that end, the ICE Center strives to support traditional student-entrepreneurship and startups but its broader mission is to serve as a symbol to the Villanova community and beyond of our university's commitment to nurture students so they stand out in the marketplace as creative and innovative thinkers. Villanova students are already known to be among the best, most well-rounded there is - The ICE Center seeks to provide opportunities to develop and highlight their entrepreneurial spirit as well.

A main principle of the ICE Center is the belief that students from Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Nursing, Business, and Law can all learn from one another how to become more well-rounded innovative and creative thinkers. The ICE Center fosters opportunities for this cross-disciplinary learning to occur.