Exemplars Points
| Rensselaer students who register in the Exemplar program have a unique opportunity to earn points for their participation in Entrepreneurship at Rensselaer events, competitions, lectures and more. |  |
The table below indicates many of the ways that points can be earned. At most live events, students will be able to simply swipe their Rensselaer ID card with RIN number in a card reader to validate their participation. | |
Each Exemplar participant is able to keep track of their earned points through their Exemplars account on the Exemplars web site. http://www.eship.rpi.edu/ exemplars_welcome.php |
Exemplars accumulate points for recognition and rewards at three levels:
| At the initial qualifying level, students move out of provisional status to membership and receive an Exemplars t-shirt when they earn 35 points. | Upon earning 50 points, students receive 250 personalized RPI Exemplars business cards. | At the 100 point level, students earn a Certificate of Achievement in Entrepreneurship and a letter of recommendation from the Vice Provost. |
Exemplars who participate in at least 7 activities (3 of which must be workshops) in an academic year will receive 10 bonus points.
| Activities | Required | Examples |
| E*ship Registration | Must register | Register on the Web site and your RIN number will be your log–in ID and you can set your own password. Register by signing up a member of the E*ship Exemplars Facebook group. |
| Registration | Membership also requires that you join the Eship@Rensselaer Facebook Group for exclusive access to communications and invitations to special, member-only point-earning events. | |
| 3 | You must be registered to earn points. | |
| New Member Referral | 1 ea. | You can earn one point for each new member who cites you as a referral on their registration. |
| Workshops | ||
| New Members Overview Workshop | 3 | Participation validated at the workshop. |
| Case Study Workshop | 8 | Pre-work and participation validated at the workshop. |
| Dragons’ Den Video Mini-Workshop | 4 | Participation validated at the workshop. |
| Business Case Workshop I and II | 4+6 | A two part session. Participation validated at the workshop. Must attend Part I to receive credit for Part II. |
| Elevator Pitch Pre-entry Workshop | 5 | Participation validated at the workshop. |
| Events | ||
| Lectures | ||
| New Horizons Speaker Series | 4 | Attend a full speaker lecture - when scheduled. |
| Special Events | TBD | Member-only events will be offered. |
| Curriculum | ||
| Class Projects | ||
| Complete a course with an E*ship component embedded. Only courses completed since Fall 2011 are eligible. | 5 | See the full list in Course Finder on eship.rpi.edu. A faculty member must validate your participation. |
| Class Project or research project | 10 | Must include an E*ship component and be pre-approved by the Vice Provost of Entrepreneurship with validation by a faculty member. |
| Idea Competitions (Members must participate in each competition at least once.) | ||
| Change the World Challenge | Points are earned by individual entries or by each team entry member. | |
| Change the World Challenge Pre-entry information session | 1 | Participation validated at the workshop. |
| Entry | 5 | Points will be automatically applied to your account for entries that meet the Submission Criteria. |
| Win | 10 | |
| Class of '51 Competition | Points are earned by individual entries or by each team entry member. | |
| Class of ‘51 Idea Competition Pre-entry information session | 1 | Participation validated at the workshop. |
| Entry | 5 | Points will be automatically applied to your account for entries that meet the Submission Criteria. |
| Win | 10 | |
| Elevator Pitch Competition | Points are earned by individual entries or by each team entry member. | |
| Pre-Entry Workshop Attendance points will be validated at the workshop. | 2 | |
| Entry | 5 | Points will be automatically applied to your account for entries that meet the Submission Criteria. |
| Finalist | 5 | |
| Win | 10 | |
| RPI Business Plan Competition | 5 | You must submit evidence of your entry. |
| Win | 10 | |
| Outside B - Plan Competition | 5 | You must submit evidence of your entry. |
| Win | 10 | You must submit evidence of your win. |
| Skills Development | ||
| Complete E*ship Self-Survey | 4 | Complete on the E*ship Web site. http://www.eship.rpi.edu/class_module/survey_page.php |
| Complete E*ship Exemplar Traits Evaluation | 4 | Points are earned for completing your own Evaluation online and for up to 3 evaluations completed by peers, faculty, mentors or employers you can invite to evaluate. Members will be able to re-do self-evaluations and invited evaluations every two years. |
| Complete a Traits Module | 3 ea. | eMail (to chernr@rpi.edu) a summary of your impressions of the module (on the E*ship Web site) to earn points. |
| Complete an E*ship Case Study | 4 ea. | Submit your answers to the case questions “listed” online at the E*ship Web site. eMail your answers to the questions to chernr@rpi.edu. |
| Write an E*ship Case Study | 15 | Subject and outline must be approved in advance - case must follow the established E*ship format. |
| Experiences | ||
| Entrepreneurial Internship | Includes co-ops with entrepreneurial experiences. | |
| Approved in advance | 10 | Must be approved by the Vice Provost. A report must be received from the employer. |
| Mentoring | ||
| Approved in advance | 10 | Must be approved by the Vice Provost. A report must be received from the mentor. |
| Venturing | ||
| Start a Venture | ||
| Approved Business Case | 10 | Using the E*ship business case format, submit your case to the Vice Provost. |
| License with OTC | 25 | Validation is required from the OTC. |
| Secure a provisional patent | 15 | A copy of the patent must be provided to the Vice Provost. |
| Severino Center | ||
| Attend an SCTE workshop | 5 | Must provide validation from SCTE. |
| Attend an SIG event | 4 | Must provide validation from SCTE. |
| Other activities TBD | ||
| Student venture participation | TBD | Up to 5 points will be earned for participating in a student venture based on a report from the venture leader based on your contributions. |
Students who accumulate 100 points will earn an E*ship at Rensselaer Exemplars Certificate of Achievement along with a personal letter of recommendation from the Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship.
At many events, students will be able to validate their participation by swiping their RPI student ID in a card reader. In all cases, students are solely responsible for ensuring their validations are received and accepted by the Office of Entrepreneurship.
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