UMBC's Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents a panel discussion, Entrepreneurship for Social Impact in the Arts and Humanities.

Entrepreneurship is often defined as the process of identifying, developing, and bringing a new venture to life, often involving innovation, risk-taking, and the creation of economic value. Another way to think about entrepreneurship is through a measurable impact: solving a problem. Entrepreneurship is at the heart of much research in the arts and humanities, however this work is often oriented towards social impact rather than monetary gain. This panel will highlight the entrepreneurial work of UMBC arts and humanities faculty in both their research and teaching.

Featured panelists:

• Melissa Blair is an Associate Teaching Professor and Director of Public History in the Department of History.
• Ann Sofie Clemmensen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Dance, teaching courses in contemporary movement practice, improvisation, composition, and interdisciplinary creative research.
• Amy Froide is Director of the Dresher Center for Humanities and is a Professor in the Department of History where she teaches courses in British history and European Women’s History, focusing on the years 1500–1800.
• Kevin Fulmer is Director of the Alex Brown Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
• Steven McAlpine is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Individualized Study program at UMBC.

Complete biographies of the speakers are available on CIRCA’s event site.

216 Performing Arts and Humanities Building.

Admission is free, but reservations are requested. A lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m. preceding the event.

This event is co-sponsored with the Dresher Center for the Humanities.