ENTREP 474: NUvention: Energy and Sustainability
Quarter Offered
Fall: Thursdays, 6 – 8:50 p.m. CT, Evanston
Prerequisites
None, however prior Farley coursework or practical experience in a relevant field is encouraged. An application is required.
Description
NUvention: Energy and Sustainability responds to the demand for energy innovation by bringing together interdisciplinary student teams from across Northwestern schools to develop ventures in sustainable energy and clean technology space. A partnership with Northwestern’s Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy (ISEN), this timely course equips students to address through innovation the major environmental challenges that define our era, including climate change and resource constraint. In the process of creating new ventures, students work to align their efforts at making a positive environmental impact by addressing market needs.
Faculty
Course Details
Requirements that this course satisfies: Serves as the experiential requirement for the Farley undergraduate minor and fulfills the experiential requirement for the Farley graduate minor in entrepreneurship.
Duration: 3-hour course sessions, once per week (3-hour courses include regular breaks and are broken into lecture, discussion, and groupwork portions); 1 quarter
Class size: 30-40 students
Course Number: ENTREP 474, ISEN 420
Who Should Enroll: Graduate students and advanced undergraduates interested in expanding their knowledge of the intersection of energy and entrepreneurship.
Application: Applications is not required for this course.
Apply
The Winter 2025 section of NUvention: Energy and Sustainability will not require an application. Any questions can be sent to Farley@northwestern.edu
Advisers
NUvention advisers are industry experts who bring real world experience into the classroom on a regular basis. They collaborate with the faculty and mentor students, providing feedback as the students innovate. Students often cite their advisers as playing a crucial role in their student journey.
Stojka, who has his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering, has cofounded three disruptive technology businesses, including Agentis Energy, which provides cloud-based software and data analytics solutions to the energy industry.
Tolliver, an adjunct professor within Northwestern’s Master of Science in Energy and Sustainability program, brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in strategy, corporate and business development, finance, and investment banking across a range of businesses including Cabot Microelectronics, Schneider Electric, Sears.com, Microsoft, and Deutsche Bank.
Kullavanijaya brings more than 30 years of experience in energy and sustainability, most recently as principal and president at Equilibrium, a sustainability-focused investment firm. He serves as a member of the McCormick School of Engineering Advisory Council and has a BS and MS from Northwestern.
Network of Experts
The Farley Center connects students with a robust network of innovation and entrepreneurship experts. These experts serve as guest judges, attend pitch events, and give talks and seminars.
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