Special Events and Receptions

  • 3/10 Nursing Innovation Event

    UConn senior nursing student innovators will pitch their healthcare innovations to a panel of six judges from Connecticut and across the country. [Event web page link] This is the nursing version of the television show “Shark Tank”. [link]

    Our nursing leadership course hosted student interactive discussions, policy debates, and even panel discussions. The school is now ready to hold our first ever official paneled event intended to connect entrepreneurs with those that may fund their efforts! 

    Come listen to their pitches on Monday, March 10, 2014 from 8 am -12 (noon) in the Widmer Wing Auditorium,
    231 Glenbrook Road on Storrs Campus.

    The six judge panel includes:

    • Kevin Bouley - President and CEO Nerac, Inc. (Tolland, CT)
    • Ellen Crowe - Regional Director of Clinical Excellence and Innovation for the Eastern Region of Hartford Healthcare
    • Cheryl Hoey – Vice President of Clinical Nurse Services CT Children’s Medical Ctr.
    • Mary Holz-Clause - Vice President for Economic Development, UConn
    • Christine Meehan - CEO and Founder of CADImplant; Investor of GoldenSeeds
    • Rosemary Scricca - Bristol-Myers Squibb Protocol Manager

    The university is invited to come and view their presentations.
    For additional event information email: catherine.salai@uconn.edu.

    For more information, contact: Cathie Salai at 860-486-0542