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Please share the following events and opportunities with your students. Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#8F45C7'>Attend:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'> Dempsey Startup Competition Info Sessions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>In Person: Tuesday, March 7 in PACCAR 299 (Deloitte Commons) 11:00AM – 12:00PM<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Virtual: Tuesday, February 28 5:00PM-6:00PM and Tuesday, March 14 12:30PM-1:30PM</span></i></b><br><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>The Dempsey Startup Competition provides a real-world experience for student entrepreneurs, promoting student ideas and new venture creation to the entrepreneurial community. In this information session we will review the timeline, structure, and rules of the 2023 Competition. You will also have the opportunity to look at past application samples. Stick around after the session to network at Team Tuesday to recruit additional teammates or find a team to join!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:12.0pt'><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/TZZYUdmSfq4evUCJcHDYKS/Info-Session*253A-Dempsey-Startup-Competition__;JQ!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!hKZ-yGFzT2OTxZlY2ZMw8UzoLchvawqVwSoxSyrmtUirh5_VjBEiKujviJtN_H1Gf1URzrRzFeVcxR3Z-RsYgQU$"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>In-Person RSVP</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'> |<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/3UhtGZC9KgJBX8eGT48c8G/Virtual-Info-Session*253A-Dempsey-Startup-Competition__;JQ!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!hKZ-yGFzT2OTxZlY2ZMw8UzoLchvawqVwSoxSyrmtUirh5_VjBEiKujviJtN_H1Gf1URzrRzFeVcxR3ZZV4X2iw$">Virtual RSVP</a>| </span><a href="https://foster.uw.edu/centers/buerk-ctr-entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship-competitions/dempsey-startup-competition/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Learn more</span></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#8F45C7'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#8F45C7'>Apply:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'> Summer Fellowship Applications now open!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Due Friday, March 31 by 12PM (noon)</span></i></b><span style='color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Applications are now being accepted for the following paid summer fellowships:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=m1926118299004226614msolistparagraph style='color:#222222;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMKaiNMIdAbD4opWhd4vttUft8bMNr6XLJAZP2rkKVieKQVw/viewform__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!leuvHIu7-1WSn0vXpU_2u_RbDKWTYl7RoMFPplY2ag--xq5m2Zs5g7314jv7bPVfo41d2k6UQg$" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>2023 ITHS/WRF Summer Commercialization Fellowships</span></a> </span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>offered through the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. This is an excellent opportunity for graduate-level students to work with UW researchers and inventors to develop a commercialization plan for a UW technology. Students who are eligible to apply include all Foster School MBA students who have taken the core classes, Technology Entrepreneurship Certificate (TEC) students, and graduate students with entrepreneurial core coursework in marketing, strategy, and finance in their backgrounds. <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMKaiNMIdAbD4opWhd4vttUft8bMNr6XLJAZP2rkKVieKQVw/viewform__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!leuvHIu7-1WSn0vXpU_2u_RbDKWTYl7RoMFPplY2ag--xq5m2Zs5g7314jv7bPVfo41d2k6UQg$" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>Applications are due on Friday, March 31 by Noon</span></a>. For more information and to view the available projects, visit <a href="https://foster.uw.edu/centers/buerk-ctr-entrepreneurship/graduate-entrepreneurship/internships-fellowships/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>the program link</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=m1926118299004226614msolistparagraph style='color:#222222;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.washington.edu/populationhealth/education-and-training/social-entrepreneurship-fellowship/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>2023 Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship</span></a>. </span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>This program hosted by the UW Population Health Initiative in partnership with the Buerk Center brings on four graduate or professional students from different academic disciplines to explore social enterprise models that could support innovations developed by UW researchers. <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/redcap.iths.org/surveys/?s=PPKJMA48YYC7WATY__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!leuvHIu7-1WSn0vXpU_2u_RbDKWTYl7RoMFPplY2ag--xq5m2Zs5g7314jv7bPVfo43rfU5Rzw$" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>Applications are due by March 31.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#8F45C7'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#8F45C7'>Apply:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'> Entre Law Clinic now accepting clients!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Applications accepted on a rolling basis</span></i></b><br><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'>Our partners at the </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'><a href="http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGJx9KY3XcMyM9xdvxtX6s4jVOHURdOAilHd0dxy3CxA73ych5mHBZlYKINUvsnYmrp_hx4XqA=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC;background:white'>UW Entrepreneurial Law Clinic</span></a><span style='color:#333333;background:white'> are now </span><a href="http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGJx9KY3XcMyM9xdvxtX6s4jVOHURdOAilHd0dxy3CxA73ych5mHBZlYKINUvsnYmrp_hx4XqA=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC;background:white'>accepting applications for Spring Quarter clients</span></a><span style='color:#333333;background:white'>. This is a huge opportunity for student founders and innovators to receive free early-stage corporate and intellectual property legal advice. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with final decisions expected late this month. To apply, fill out </span><a href="http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGJx9KY3XcMyM9xdvxtX6s4jVOHURdOAilHd0dxy3CxA73ych5mHBZlYKINUvsnYmrp_hx4XqA=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC;background:white'>the application form online</span></a><span style='color:#333333;background:white'>. If you have questions, send an e-mail to </span><a href="http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGJx9KY3TFLRH3EFNy4RRZJCiTQo6PvsY6ovJyukhMFApz8jdgLxggby2J_67QtzvoiXow7fhA=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC;background:white'>elcinfo@uw.edu</span></a><span style='color:#333333;background:white'>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#8F45C7'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#8F45C7'>Apply: </span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Social Venture Plan Competition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Applications due March 10, Showcase on April 19</span></i></b><br><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'>Our friends at Seattle Pacific University are hosting their </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'><a href="http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGJx9KY3vGMJsyMcWmaGxdkfCZPeogBUNlrSo6Bz0hmNmteeK25SnO-_LV4vxU0MOc4zXW7s40=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC;background:white'>17th annual Social Venture Plan Competition</span></a><span style='color:#333333;background:white'> this spring and the final deadline for students to </span><a href="http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGJx9KY3vGMJsyMcWmaGxdkfCZPeogBUNlrSo6Bz0hmNmteeK25SnO-_LV4vxU0MOc4zXW7s40=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC;background:white'>submit their application</span></a><span style='color:#333333;background:white'> is March 10. The showcase takes place April 19. More information </span><a href="http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGJx9KY3vGMJsyMcWmaGxdkfCZPeogBUNlrSo6Bz0hmNmteeK25SnO-_LV4vxU0MOc4zXW7s40=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC;background:white'>can be found online</span></a><span style='color:#333333;background:white'>. This competition is tailored for students working on early-stage start-up ideas that might qualify as social enterprises and is a great opportunity for teams that want to take those ideas into our upcoming </span><a href="http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGJx9KY3us8reF0fZV89lP4S7h0QYgx7Uo4Za1Wn2C46VRvRywQjD3CqPsckZWxL7XVICTyBAQ=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC;background:white'>Dempsey Startup Competition</span></a><span style='color:#333333;background:white'>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>_____________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#8F45C7'>Find your people!</span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121'>Team Formation Opportunities</span></b><br><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121'>Meet other students who want to form or join a team.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#8F45C7'>Attend:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#4BACC6'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Students & Startups: Team Tuesday Meetups</span></b><br><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Tuesdays throughout Winter Quarter | 12:00 - 1:30 pm (come any time)</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Calling all student innovators and changemakers! Grab some lunch with the Buerk Center on Tuesdays during winter quarter to connect with other students from disciplines across campus who are interested in solving problems through innovation and ideation. This is a great chance to share skills and interests on the way to forming a team for one of the Buerk Center competitions!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Open to all UW students | </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/discover/events?is_global=2&tags=teamtuesdays__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lGSWECypJcfSkPPsetM6Ws39Rp4hwyr65C1YYXPGaabRqTNVfLMUYtwotYcyZzfxsjaTbMMQlDzfMg$"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Register Now</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#8F45C7'>Join:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#4BACC6'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121'>StartupTree + Team Formation Pages<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121'>Looking for a team member to enter an innovation challenge or work on a startup project? Do you have skills and want to join an existing team? Check out </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/page/are-you-looking-for-a-teammate--1__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lGSWECypJcfSkPPsetM6Ws39Rp4hwyr65C1YYXPGaabRqTNVfLMUYtwotYcyZzfxsjaTbMNXwlL4TQ$"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>StartupTree</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121'>, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>create your profile and tag which challenges you’re interested in</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121'>, then </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/page/are-you-looking-for-a-teammate--1__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lGSWECypJcfSkPPsetM6Ws39Rp4hwyr65C1YYXPGaabRqTNVfLMUYtwotYcyZzfxsjaTbMNXwlL4TQ$"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>browse for a team to join or to find team members</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121'>. You can also view our upcoming events on the </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/discover/events__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lGSWECypJcfSkPPsetM6Ws39Rp4hwyr65C1YYXPGaabRqTNVfLMUYtwotYcyZzfxsjaTbMNuzDJhpA$"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>StartupTree calendar</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121'>. Please note, this is for current UW students only!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>_____________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#7030A0'>EVENTS AND PROGRAMS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#7030A0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#8F45C7'>Attend:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#4BACC6'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121'>2023 Davis Consumer Product Workshop Series<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121'>Friday, February 24 | 12:00 – 1:30 pm | Founders 490 | </span></i></b><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/8WoveFtmNtj3StVbAsN3iS/How-to-Have-Impact-with-Your-Product__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!hKZ-yGFzT2OTxZlY2ZMw8UzoLchvawqVwSoxSyrmtUirh5_VjBEiKujviJtN_H1Gf1URzrRzFeVcxR3Z_4IYxN8$"><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Register Here</span></i></a><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121'>The annual Davis Consumer Product Workshop series for students is back this February! Students can register now for three upcoming 90-minute sessions featuring special guests. You’ll walk away knowing pivotal steps in starting and growing a consumer product business, whether it’s something you created with your hands or in the digital space. Participants are strongly encouraged to consider entering their ideas into the </span><a href="http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGJZLCr9uabE88jGl9PDSVmesWXSWEDeBKEBxi9qJSag45W6pBcEa5PohqQGINSdlA2MGqDysE="><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Dempsey Startup Competition</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121'> as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121'>Open to UW students only.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121'>Our final workshop agenda is focused on “Scaling Your Product from Prototype to Manufacturing” with UW alumni founder Rosalinda Mendoza of Mocel Mezcal and Alexander Pagliere, Product Engineer at D.A. International Group. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:0in;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#212121'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#7030A0'>Attend: </span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Build Your Own Business! (BYOB!) <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Wednesdays, February 22 and March 8 | 6:00 – 7:30 pm | FNDR 490<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#191B1E'>The </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/jytfE9dtrqxTxfYVm2yh66/BYOB*253A-Build-Your-Own-Business__;JQ!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!hKZ-yGFzT2OTxZlY2ZMw8UzoLchvawqVwSoxSyrmtUirh5_VjBEiKujviJtN_H1Gf1URzrRzFeVcxR3Zs9gZjCw$"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>BYOB: Build Your Own Business Workshop</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#191B1E'> continues! It will be hosted by startup founders (and UW entrepreneurship alumni) </span><a href="http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGHz4PXztnfzYhf6tum8zuKDbqJTFJMUH6OIxCsYc7W4YVE-IafhkBzR0XZaK9Ck6_QCVs1Xtw="><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Justin Ith</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#191B1E'> of Outbound AI and </span><a href="http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGHz4PXzsm4KxCc_GZBbTjCjemeFFZ5Q01kn80QSwHz5wSaXXFPyUaP1rjTo11rb8smduJn2T0="><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Mariah Gentry</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#191B1E'> of Wild Wing Studios. These workshops are meant to create an open discussion in a closed space for students to pitch an early idea and receive feedback and mentoring on the spot. Questions? Contact Buerk Center undergraduate programs manager Alex Eli at </span><a href="http://discover.uw.edu/MTMxLUFRTy0yMjUAAAGHz4PXzeY-Q5zz0WQkxnMWwD7w5K8s8v_1R8O7uDJazoYCw5s5I7Psr8jIFLmGdNE4xa4XQPU="><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>eliad@uw.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#191B1E'>.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#7030A0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#7030A0'>Attend:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#E36C0A'> </span></b><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Buerk Center Virtual Office Hours </span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Every Wednesday until the end of the quarter </span></i></strong><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>| <i>12:30 – 1:30 pm PDT</i> </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'>Curious about entrepreneurship? </span></strong><a href="https://foster.uw.edu/centers/buerk-ctr-entrepreneurship/contact-us/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Book a 30-minute Zoom session</span></a><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'> with Buerk Center competition and academic managers to discuss your idea, resources, and ways to get engaged. Learn how to start your entrepreneurial journey or take the next step! </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Open to all registered UW students | </span><a href="https://foster.uw.edu/centers/buerk-ctr-entrepreneurship/contact-us/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Book Now</span></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='background:white'><span style='color:#33006F'>Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship | Foster School of Business</span><span style='color:#201F1E'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;text-align:start'><span style='color:#33006F'>University of Washington</span><span style='color:#201F1E'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;text-align:start'><span style='color:#330099'><a href="mailto:uwbuerk@uw.edu" target="_blank">uwbuerk@uw.edu</a> | 206.616.0734 |</span><span style='color:#1155CC'> <u>startup.washington.edu</u></span><span style='color:#201F1E'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>