WVU's second annual Demo Day is Thursday (April 25).
WHAT: The West Virginia University IDEA Hub second annual Demo Day
WHEN: Thursday (April 25) Events are scheduled throughout the day.
WHERE: All Morgantown campuses. See the complete schedule details about each event. Free parking and shuttle service are available at the Coliseum. Shuttle pick up and drop off will be at the Gold Gate.
RSVP: Members of the media who would like to attend events throughout the day should RSVP to Katie Farmer 315.256.8509 or katie.farmer@mail.wvu.edu.
NOTES: WVU will hold a university-wide celebration of the robust culture of innovation, entrepreneurship and design. Events will occur throughout the day where students, faculty and staff across various disciplines and colleges will showcase their innovative ideas, cutting-edge inventions, working prototypes, creative arts performances, fashion and design projects, landscape architecture, unique business ventures and more.
One of Demo Day’s focal events will be a Student & Faculty Expo on the fifth floor of the Evansdale Crossing from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. In addition, various exhibits, interactive activities and competitions will be held across Morgantown campuses. At certain events, attendees may help expert judges determine the winners, including at the Hovercraft Show and Race, the Social Action Showcase and Challenge, the Women's and Gender Studies Showcase and the “Is there an app for that?” Pitch Challenge.
FULL EVENT SCHEDULE:
Evansdale Campus, Morgantown
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Curiosity Series Pottery Sale, Creative Arts Center, Lobby
9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
New Product and Service Development Exhibition, Mineral Resources Building Atrium
9:30 -11 a.m.
FiT – The Magic of Publishing, CPASS, Lobby
9:30 - 11a.m.
Bio Feedback Machine Demonstration, CPASS, Observation Suite
9:30 - 11a.m.
Strength and Conditioning Demo, CPASS, 124
10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Demo Day Expo, Evansdale Crossing, fifth floor
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Hovercraft Show and Race, Engineering Sciences, G85
10 a.m.
Davis Day of Design Student Work Displays:
- Agricultural Education, Agriculture Building, room 4401
- Interior Design, Agriculture Building, fourth floor
- Fashion Design and Merchandising, Evansdale Crossing, second floor
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Hospitality and Innovation Technology (HIT) Lab, Evansdale Crossing, third floor
11 a.m. to noon
Fashion Design Merchandising Advisory Committee Panel Discussion, Evansdale Library, second floor
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Video Game Pitch Competition, Evansdale Crossing, Media Innovation Center, fourth floor
11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Fashion Dress Merchandising Showcase, Evansdale Library, second floor
Noon to 1 p.m.
Landscape Architecture Awards, Agriculture Building, room 4443
Noon to 2 p.m.
CPASS Student Displays, CPASS, Lobby, first floor
1 p.m.
Demo Day Expo Awards Ceremony – Presented by Provost Joyce McConnell, Evansdale Crossing, fifth floor
1 - 4 p.m.
Alumni Review of Landscape, Agriculture Building, third and fourth floors
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Fashion Design Merchandising Student Presentations, Evansdale Library, second floor
2 - 4 p.m.
Creative Arts Innovation Exhibits, Creative Arts Center
2 - 4 p.m.
“Is there an app for that?” Pitch Challenge, Evansdale Crossing, room 413
2 - 5 p.m.
Social Action Showcase and Challenge, Evansdale Crossing, Media Innovation Center, fourth floor
4 - 5 p.m.
Fashion Design Student Design Presentations, Evansdale Library, second floor
4 - 9 p.m.
Engineering Expo, Engineering Sciences, G39
5 - 6 p.m.
E. Lynn Miller Lecture in Landscape Architecture, Featuring Walter J. Hood South Agricultural Sciences Building, second floor, room 1021
6:15 p.m.
Fashion Design Awards, Evansdale Library, second floor
University Place and Downtown Campus, Morgantown
10 - 11:30 a.m.
Lemonade Day Stand, Mountainlair
(Hosted by the CEO Club)
1 - 3 p.m.
John Chambers College of Business and Economics Expo, University Place, BrickStreet Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
1 - 3 p.m.
Lemonade Day Stand, University Place, BrickStreet Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(Hosted by the CEO Club)
2 - 5 p.m.
Women’s and Gender Studies Showcase, Mountainlair
Waterfront Place, Morgantown
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
WV Bioscience Summit Opportunity Zones Panel, Marriott Hotel at Waterfront Place
(Co-hosted by WV Forward, Office of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia Department of Commerce, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation)
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Life Science Research Showcase and Reception, Marriott Hotel at Waterfront Place
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CONTACT: Katie Farmer
Communications Director and Marketing Strategist
Office of the Provost
315.256.8509; katie.farmer@mail.wvu.edu
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