Hunter Hub Solutions Lab | Sustainable Campus
A four-week challenge that invites undergraduate students from all disciplines to work together and inspire real change.
Develop entrepreneurial thinking skills while broaching a real-world challenge
Explore and address sustainability issues with a lens of innovation
Connect with the innovation economy through co-curricular experiential learning
About the Hunter Hub Solutions Lab
In celebration of Sustainability Week (October 23 - 29, 2023) and Social Innovation Week (November 15 – 23, 2023), the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking, in partnership with the Office of Sustainability, is proud to present Hunter Hub Solutions Lab: Sustainable Campus. This four-week challenge will dare students to develop an equitable, scalable, and feasible solution that, if executed, would enhance sustainability on our campus. The assigned student teams will submit five-minute pitches via online videos for a panel of judges to assess. The challenge will conclude with a finale, where the three winning teams will be announced.
Running from October 25 to November 21, 2023, students are to spend a maximum of 40 hours working on their solutions and pitches. Students will be placed in teams of five and create pitches no longer than five minutes. Participating students will be granted an honorarium of $525 through Experience Ventures in recognition of their participation in the challenge. In addition to the honoraria, the top three teams will be awarded prizes.
Students will leverage entrepreneurial thinking as they work with UCalgary collaborators and community members to better understand sustainability and develop a solution that if implemented could enhance sustainability on campus.
Applications are now closed.
Challenge start date
October 25, 2023
Challenge end date
November 21, 2023
Frequently Asked Questions
Entrepreneurial thinking is being creative in finding innovative solutions. It’s about taking initiative and exchanging knowledge across disciplines. It is essential to enriching lives and advancing society.
Experience Ventures, powered by the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking at the University of Calgary, enables college and university students to make an impact alongside real-world innovators through entrepreneurial thinking placements.
Become a change-maker
Experience Ventures creates paid entrepreneurial thinking placements for college and university students with innovative companies in Canada. Our goal is to inspire your creativity, resiliency and future vision – so you can seize your future with the right skill set.
To learn more, visit experienceventures.ca.
Any eligible UCalgary undergraduate student who is eager to explore entrepreneurial thinking, build future ready skills they can bring into their respective careers, and expand on existing ideas are encouraged to apply for the program.
The challenge kick-off will be held over Zoom on October 25, 2023. Workshops with the mentors will be completed over Zoom. Students are free to meet with their teams in person while adhering to COVID-19 guidelines and safety measures should they wish to do so. The finale will be held in person on the 4th floor of the Hunter Student Commons on November 21, 2023.
No. Participants are not able to register as a team.
The challenge will kick off with a keynote speaker who works in this space and students will be provided with additional information and resources to support their work. Teams will be provided an opportunity to participate in virtual workshops with coaches and mentors to support their progress and work.
You will be provided with contact details to connect with event organizers. If you experience any problems during the challenge, we encourage you to get in touch with us.
Each team will be asked to submit a final project proposal that aligns with the scoring rubric. The submission will include a five minute video and 1 page project brief guidelines for which will be provided at the same time as a copy of the scoring rubric.
Winners will be selected by a panel of judges who will score student submissions against the evaluation criteria.
