welcome to the Launch pad:

An Entrepreneurial LIVING, LEARNING COMMUNITY in Creswell Hall!

applications for launch pad 2024-2025 have closed!

*Note: You must be accepted to UGA to apply.

Located on the 4th floor of Creswell Hall, the Launch Pad houses up to 40 aspiring entrepreneurs.  Students who participate in the Launch Pad Program will have roommates from the Entrepreneurship Living Learning Community. Incoming freshmen of all majors who have an interest in one-day owning their own business, or other enterprise, are invited to apply to the community and receive:

• Automatic acceptance into the Entrepreneurship Certificate Program (provided the student meets minimum requirements)

• Enrollment in the Entrepreneurship First-Year Odyssey Seminar

  • Taught by Cali Brutz, Don Chambers, and Jim Flannery

• Complimentary membership in the Athensmade Tech Incubator or another local incubator

• Complimentary membership in the Society of Entrepreneurs

• Access to  a Maker Space within the lobby of Creswell that includes 3-D printer capability, raspberry pi support, and other tools for prototyping concepts throughout the duration of your undergraduate studies at UGA

• Internship opportunities with UGA's Innovation Gateway, Small Business Development Center, and other campus units

*Note: There are no extra fees to live in the Launch Pad Living, Learning Community

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 Applications for launch pad 2024-2025 have closed!

Interested in the Launch Pad, check out DAWG Camp Innovate — a week-long Athens immersion camp focusing on entrepreneurship and innovation.