The Center Hub

Welcome to the J. Donald Lee Entrepreneurship Center. The Center is a multi-use facilty, featuring several areas that can help you on your journey to becoming an entrpreneur.

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The perfect place for future entrepreneurs to congregate and network or relax, focus, and plan their future endeavors. The J. Donald Center for Entrepreneurship provides ample space and features to help you on your journey towards your educational or entrepreneurial goals!

  • Various tables and counter-top desk areas with built-in outlets for your convenience.
  • Plenty of seat-space for individuals, groups, or organizations to sit and gather
  • 2 wall-mounted iPads to help multitask assignments
  • 50” Samsung TV to connect your smart devices and stream what’s on your screen!
  • Dell 55” 4k interactive touch monitor makes you feel like a top executive as you demonstrate your presentations or information in crisp 4k!
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Connected to the Hub are 6 specialized rooms designated with equipment and features to further aid and enhance your work:

3D Printing Room:

Have an idea, model, or construct in mind? See it come to life with the center’s state-of-the-art 3D printer! ‘The Raise 3D Pro plus is a professional dual extruder 3D printer with user-friendly features for an easier 3D printing experience, and a large build volume making it well suited for large-scale production and multi-sized rapid prototyping.’
3D printing service is available to students, faculty, staff, and community members for the creation of physical objects from digital models!
• The Center provides a small selection of filament colors available for use, or one can bring their own color and material filament for use in their own projects
   o Note: printer only takes 1.75 mm Diameter fillament
• Max Print dimensions-
o Single Extrusion Print: 305 × 305 × 605 mm (12 × 12 × 23.8 inch)
   Dual Extrusion Print: 280 × 305 × 605 mm (11 × 12 × 23.8 inch)
3D Printing Room: 3D Printing Room

Podcast Room:

Whether you’re looking to get your business known on air, or just want a way to communicate and discuss topics and ideas to an audience, the center’s podcast room is what you’re looking for!
• The room is setup with a RØDECaster Pro II all-in-one Integrated Audio Production Studio to help get you         started and ready to record!
•Sound-proof foam surrounds the room to ensure a clear recording with minimal distortion or noise pollution.
•A large TV and mounted 3 directional camera captures video footage for all your visual listeners!
•3 Sets of Rode PodMic Cardioid Dynamic Broadcast Microphones allow for 2 other guests to join in the recording session!
•Ample-sized table and 3 comfortable-swivel chairs for those +hour-long recordings.

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Green Screen Zone:

Want to make more interesting presentations to wow your professors, classmates, or investors? Why not visit the center’s Green Screen Zone? This photography/ videography room is available for students, facility, and staff to use to enhance their recordings with the use of green screen effects and backgrounds.
The main enclosed recording room contains a Green chroma key painted wall alongside a computer and mounted adjustable Canon camera to help capture the best quality footage and quick transfer for editing. Green screen editing software is also included in the computer.
Located outside the room are two more computers to use for editing as well, or simply for school-work and study.

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Social Media Zone:

Social-Media has become a crucial tool for many, if not most, businesses anywhere and everywhere in the world! As such, you can take advantage of it by utilizing the center’s very own Social-media Zone!
Included in the room is:
• A Background stand with interchangeable canvases to record a simple black-background video, or green screen     background to edit and add effects.
• A ring-light phone stand, as well as shoot-through lighting stand, to help get that perfect visible angle.
• A computer to use for post-production editing of your recording.

 
Social Media Zone

Ideation Zone:

For those who simply need a space to brainstorm and work, there’s the center’s Ideation zone. This room is fitted with some of the necessities to let creativity grow:
• Erasable whiteboard to jot down noted and ideas
• Comfortable seats for long study sessions
• A computer to utilize and search for information.
• A quiet and comfortable space for small meetings or individual use.

Ideation Zone

Collaboration Room:

This small office-like space is ideal for any use! Whether to work on assignments or to study by yourself or with others, this quiet and inviting environment will provide you with the focus you need! The room contains a computer with an ample-sized desk and office chair to help get you started and in the zone! A small selection of business books sits in the corner for you to read and expand your knowledge, or to help answer your business-related questions.

Collaboration Room