Grad Grow Learning Opportunities

StartX is an educational, non-profit business incubator associated with Stanford. The StartX accelerator program is designed to help entrepreneurs launch fledgling companies in a range of industries. StartX requires no fees and takes zero equity in companies.  There is also a StartX Med for medical entrepreneurship. To be accepted, at least one founder of your company must have a Stanford affiliation.  

Admission is highly competitive and based on two rounds of interviews.

How does one become a more effective team leader and member? A high-performing team leverages the individual expertise of team members. University of Virginia professor Melissa Thomas-Hunt details factors that undermine team performance, such as mistaking shared information for critical information and overweighting the contributions of high-status members. Thomas-Hunt offers solutions for overcoming these barriers to success by fully valuing members' unique forms of expertise.

Often individuals feel they must assimilate or hide parts of who they are in order to be included and accepted. Covering is a strategy that downplays a known disfavored identity. Kenji Yoshino is an NYU Law Professor who presents "uncovering" as a new cultural paradigm of inclusion and diversity. This video emphasizes personal storytelling and finding common ground in order to build empathy and a truly authentic executive presence.

The d.school's University Innovation Fellows (UIF) program empowers students around the world to become agents of change in higher education. Fellows create opportunities that help their peers unlock their creative potential and develop the design-centered mindset required to take on complex challenges in today’s world. Based on their deep understanding of the landscape of learning opportunities available at their schools, Fellows design and implement activities to enhance that landscape. Check out the link below for more information. 

The Women's Community Center (WCC) has compiled a list of on-campus resources that support women in STEM. Here, you will find women in STEM student groups, as well as relevant programming and resource materials. Check regularly for updates on events and resources.