McMillon Innovation Studio Design Teams Demo Day - Spring 2024

Overview:

The McMillon Innovation Studio serves as an innovation hub to students across the University of Arkansas campus. Our mission is to develop future leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators by cultivating their creative mindset and connecting them to opportunities to make real-world impact. Students in the studio are given access to valuable mentorship and resources, providing further support to cultivate their creative skills and empower them to deliver impact innovation through organizational, social, and entrepreneurial change.

9 Design Teams have been working throughout the spring semester on solving real problems that organizations in our community are facing. Teams will have prepared a pitch to compete on Demo Day in Adohi Hall.

Schedule of events:

3 :30 - 4:00 PM Arrivals

4 :05 - 4:20 Introductions + Keynote

4 :20 - 5:50 Final Round Pitches

5 :50 - 6:00 Judges Deliberation & Awards Announcement

6:00 - 6:15 Walk to McMillon Innovation Studio

6:15 to 7:15 Networking Reception

Parking Details:

Parking can be done at the Harmon Parking Garage at 146 N Harmon Ave. Fayetteville, AR 72701. Please park on either floor 1 or 2 and make sure to pay at the meter. It's a 10 minute walk to Adohi Hall. Additional parking can be found at the Meadow Street Parking Garage which is a short 5 minute walk to Adohi. The address is 1308 W Meadow St. Fayetteville, AR 72701. If you are planning to attend the networking event it is recommended to park in the Harmon Parking Garage as the studio is located inside of it.

Thank you to our project partners and sponsors:

Walmart

Pushkin

Community Clinic

Crystal Bridges

JB Hunt

Sam's Club

Onyx Coffee

NWA Council

NWA Harvest

Thank you to our donors:

Doug and Shelley McMillon

Kelly and Steve Barnes

Claude and Don Harris

Sunny Gosain

Alice Walton Foundation

Host or Publisher Justin Urso - Director, McMillon Innovation Studio