Oberlin College's Creativity & Leadership Project is a multi-disciplinary effort designed to provide students with opportunities to put their innovative ideas into practice. Open to students of any major or year, the project helps to prepare students for the challenges of implementing their own ideas through new semester and module courses, concept-development funding, mentored experiential opportunities, workshops, internships, and lectures by alumni and practitioners in northeast Ohio and beyond.

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upcoming opportunities

Entrepreneurship scholars deadline extended to sunday, november 15 at midnight

The Entrepreneurship Scholars is an intensive winter term program designed to provide exceptionally creative and motivated Oberlin students with a dynamic environment in which to explore and develop their ideas. This includes a mostly free trip to San Francisco to hear from 15 leading entrepreneurs ranging from the founder of multiple software companies to the founder of a leading college prep program for underserved students. Check out blogs from last year's scholars here (sign in required)

Creativity & Leadership Fellowships | Awards up to $30,000 | Intent to Apply DUE Nov. 17

These Fellowships award innovative, motivated, and prepared Oberlin students the unparalleled opportunity to move their entrepreneurial ideas from concept to reality. The Creativity & Leadership Project seeks dedicated students who have a model for addressing a demonstrated need or demand. These ventures may be driven by profit or social motives (or both), but should have a feasible strategy for financial sustainability.

WINTER TERM PROJECT: ARTS MARKETING

Whether you are interested in politics or theater, organizing an art exhibition or starting your own business, having the knowledge and skills to promote yourself and your business effectively is an invaluable asset. This January, the Creativity and Leadership Project is pleased to introduce a new winter term project in arts marketing for Oberlin students.



Upcoming events

Creativity & Leadership Fellows Presentations

This event will include live presentations by several of our Fellows, as well as videos from others.

Monday, November 16 at 4:30pm in Wilder 101

2008-2009 Fellows:

Skritter : George Saines '08, Scott Erickson '08, Nick Winter '08 (skritter.com)
Kantara Crafts : Alia Kate '08 (kantaracrafts.com)
Rockstarz : Nat Gelb '08 (rockstarzclinic.com) (video)

2009-2010 Fellows (videos):

Bread and Butter Collective : Sara Krugman '09 with Asa Ivry-Block '10, Gabe Cohen '08, and Jolie Signorile '08 (breadandbuttercollective.com)
One World One Rope : Mike Fry '09 (oneworldonerope.org)
Spin It In : Noah Goldman '09 and David Midler '09 (spinitin.com)

"Harnessing Value from Existing Resources"
Monday, November 16 at 8:00pm in West Lecture Hall

Kamal Quadir (OC '96). Kamal is the founder and CEO of CellBazaar Inc., a communications company that has introduced a mobile phone-based electronic marketplace for developing countries. With a business model similar to Craig's List (except the company makes money and has already reached operating break-even stage in three years), CellBazaar currently has three and half million users selling some 25,000 products through a clever interface on the cell phone.