{"id":9273,"date":"2023-03-22T15:33:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T19:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/innovate\/?page_id=9273"},"modified":"2026-01-14T12:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:26:30","slug":"launch-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/innovate\/launch-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Launch Lab!<\/h1>

Where your entrepreneurial journey takes flight<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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The Launch Lab is the University of Rhode Island\u2019s hub for student innovation, entrepreneurship, and applied learning. We support students from all majors as they develop ideas, explore opportunities, and move concepts toward real-world impact through mentoring, workshops, and experiential programs. Whether students are building a business, strengthening a personal brand, or testing a new idea, the Launch Lab provides the guidance, community, and resources needed to take meaningful next steps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Lab Contacts:<\/h2>

Jim McGwin, Entrepreneur-In-Residence<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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What the Launch Lab Offers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Business Mentoring<\/strong>
Students receive one-on-one and small-group mentoring led by experienced innovation coaches, faculty, and industry professionals with decades of background in business. Mentoring focuses on idea development, problem framing, project execution, and decision-making\u2014helping students translate ambition into action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Workshops & Networking<\/strong>
The Launch Lab hosts skill-building workshops, guest talks, and networking events that connect students with peers, mentors, alumni, and professionals. These experiences emphasize practical learning, exposure to real-world challenges, and relationship-building within and beyond URI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Credit & Funding Opportunities<\/strong>
Launch Lab initiatives are integrated into academic coursework and funding pathways that allow students to earn credit, access project resources, and apply classroom learning to active ventures. Students can engage through courses, independent projects, and grant-supported experimentation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Who the Launch Lab Is For<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Launch Lab is open to all URI students\u2014no prior experience required. Whether you are curious about entrepreneurship, working on a class project, launching an initiative, or exploring innovation as a career pathway, the Launch Lab is designed to meet you where you are and help you move forward.<\/p>\n\n\nMeet with us<\/a>\n\n\n

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“Launch Lab feels like a safe-haven for creativity.” <\/blockquote>Quincy Clark ’23<\/cite><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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“I come into the Launch Lab and all my ideas seem achievable.”<\/blockquote>Nicole Jones ’25<\/cite><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Athletics Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL)<\/strong>
The Launch Lab plays a key role in supporting URI student-athletes navigating Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) opportunities. Through mentoring, workshops, and project support, student-athletes explore personal branding, entrepreneurship, and media strategies aligned with long-term professional development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Student-Athlete Innovation<\/h2>

Explore how URI student-athletes use the Launch Lab to develop personal brands, entrepreneurial skills, and real-world impact through mentoring and applied innovation.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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College of Business<\/strong>
Launch Lab serves as an experiential learning environment for College of Business courses including INE 249 and INE 349. Students use the lab to develop, test, and present venture ideas, applying entrepreneurial frameworks through hands-on projects supported by mentors and real feedback.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

INE 249 & INE 349<\/h2>

Learn how College of Business students apply entrepreneurial frameworks through hands-on projects supported by the Launch Lab and academic coursework.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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AI & Quantum Computing Events<\/strong>
The Launch Lab hosts an ongoing panel and discussion series focused on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum innovation. These events bring together faculty experts, students, and external speakers to explore future-facing technologies, ethical considerations, and interdisciplinary applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Panel Series<\/h2>

Watch recordings from panels featuring faculty and industry voices exploring artificial intelligence, quantum innovation, and emerging technologies shaping the future.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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MakerSpace<\/h2>

Design, prototype, and fabricate physical projects using digital fabrication tools, materials, and guided, hands-on experimentation.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Media Studios<\/h2>

Create podcasts, videos, photography, and digital content using professional audio, video, lighting, and editing tools with hands-on support.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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URI Library Innovation Labs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Robert L. Carothers Library & Learning Commons
15 Lippitt Road
Kingston, RI 02881
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