WHERE: Devlin Hall, Room 107 | Wichita State University
DETAILS: Approximately 130 Wichita State University students are gearing up for the third
annual Koch Innovation Challenge. The Angel Competition, taking place this Friday,
Nov. 30, determines which five teams advance to the grand championship round in May
2019. The five finalist teams will each receive $1,200 toward pursuing their proposed
venture, and each student will receive a $1,000 Koch Innovation Challenge scholarship
for the spring 2019 semester. Media is welcome to attend.
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES:
9 a.m. – noon Big Idea Pitch to Judges | Approximately 30 multidisciplinary teams
have two minutes to pitch their big idea to judges
noon – 12:30 p.m. Judges deliberate
12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m. Awards Ceremony | Five finalist teams are announced
About the Koch Innovation Challenge
The Koch Innovation Challenge, sponsored by Koch Industries, is an annual competition
supporting the Wichita State University College of Engineering in fostering a culture
of creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and teamwork among students. Cross-disciplinary
teams of new freshmen and transfer students studying engineering, art and design,
business and other disciplines will compete for funding and scholarships to invent
products and technologies via a freshman introductory course. The grand champions
of the competition will compete nationally at a collegiate entrepreneurs' conference.
The mission of Wichita State University is to be an essential educational, cultural and economic driver for Kansas and the
greater public good. Wichita State is a doctoral research university enrolling nearly
15,000 students and offering 59 undergraduate degree programs in more than 150 areas
of study in seven undergraduate colleges. The Graduate School offers 45 master's and
12 doctoral degrees that offer study in more than 100 areas. Wichita State's Innovation Campus is an interconnected community of partnership buildings, laboratories and mixed-use
areas where students, faculty, staff, entrepreneurs and businesses have access to
the university's vast resources and technology. For more information, follow us on
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