NUVention

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NUVention

Part of Speech

Proper Noun

Pronunciation

1. NUVention ['en yoo 'ven shən]

Usage

This term is most widely used among Kellogg graduates, EECS undergraduates and graduates, and faculty staff (of mostly Kellogg and EECS). However, students from other disciplines have been known to join such as Communications undergraduates, and Cognitive Science undergraduates.

Description

NUvention is the Farley Center's flagship interdisciplinary course and forms the cornerstone of their goals as a center. It is a visionary academic partnership created to expand upon Northwestern University's excellence in interdisciplinary study and to foster a sense of collaboration throughout Northwestern's various schools. The program is designed to expose students to the entire innovation and entrepreneurial life cycle and to help them understand how innovations can become a viable business in the real world. And, it is Northwestern's most concerted effort to bring the world of startups to the classroom.

Example Sentences

"I'm taking NUVention to make a new Web App, but it's crazy to have it meet over fall and winter quarter."

"NUVention is so cool! By the time the course was finished, we had a really cool Mobile iPhone App and already made $3,000 dollars from it!"