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students in the academies about his business venture. Entrepreneurship Academy launched Entrepreneurship is the focus of a new Undergraduate Academy launched this fall at UB. Forty students have enrolled in the Entrepreneurship Academy, a community where students interested in entrepreneurship can share meaningful experiences throughout their college years. Participants attend sponsored seminars, workshops, speaking engagements, special trips and community-building events. They may even choose to live in the academies��� residential community. Yong Li, associate professor in the School of Management���s Operations Management and Strategy Department, is the academy director. Li���s research interests focus on investment strategies under uncertainty and financing entrepreneurship. The Entrepreneurship Academy���s first cohort includes students majoring not only in management, but also in arts, sciences, engineering and health sciences. ���That���s exactly what we want,��� Li said. ���Our academy serves as a catalyst to inspire and educate the next generation of entrepreneurs, and students from any background can be entrepreneurial.��� The Entrepreneurship Academy joins three other academies���Civic Engagement, Global Perspectives and Research Exploration���that UB has launched since 2007. A fifth academy, Sustainability, will enroll its first class in fall 2013. To learn more, visit the Undergraduate Academies website, academy.buffalo.edu. x Career Resource Center (CRC) has incorporated the latest technology into its award-winning practice interview program by using iPads to record student interviews. Each year, more than 800 students participate in the program to sharpen their interview skills and ADVANCED help them stand out with prospective employers. Interviews are recorded from start to finish so students can receive helpful feedback on their performance. Students previously shared the interview room with a practice interviewer and a large media cart housing a television, DVD recorder and video camera. The CRC upgraded its technology to iPads in response to student feedback suggesting that eliminating the media cart would make the interviews more realistic. In addition to being less intrusive, the iPads are more cost effective in the long run, because the CRC doesn���t need to replace worn-out DVD recorders each year. The iPads will also be used for other CRC programs and events such as Coffee Cup Conversations, Employer Expectation Series, the GEICO Etiquette Breakfast and more. x CEL finds new home The School of Management���s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL), which promotes business growth through leadership development and experiential learning, has moved from its former location in the Jacobs Executive Development Center (also known as the Butler Mansion) to newly renovated Spring 2013 Buffalo Business 3 .................................................................................................................. Technology Entrepreneurship Competition, presents to ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Matthew Epstein ���12, MS ���13, winner of the 2012 Panasci Streamlined technology enhances award-winning program PREVIOUS TECHNOLOGY The Frank L. Ciminelli Family TECHNOLOGY