About
E’Ship
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RISD
Community
Our mission is to empower art and design students at RISD with the necessary resources and support to establish successful and impactful businesses, regardless of their major, gender, or race. To achieve this, we have built and continuously expanded a comprehensive support network of extra-curricular initiatives and communities that provide students with the tools they need to succeed.
Our priorities
& values
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We value the practical business and entrepreneurial skill sets that artists and designers accumulate as they progress from RISD to the broader world.
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We believe that fostering an entrepreneurial mindset will enhance a creative's disciplinary practice as well as augment their capacity to discern the potential of their discipline when translated into diverse fields.
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We value the problem-solving, initiative-taking, open-to-new-ideas mindset that aids one's growth beyond their practice.
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We urge artists and designers to engage in cross-disciplinary approaches by taking a step further to consider how to make their creative approach sustainable.
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We emphasize equipping artists and designers the ability to navigate the multifaceted challenges of a rapidly evolving global landscape. By fostering an entrepreneurial mindset, we aim to enhance their adaptability, resilience, and innovative thinking through creative solutions.
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How it
Started?
FOUNDING MEMBERS
Our mission is to empower art and design students at RISD with the necessary resources and support to establish successful and impactful businesses, regardless of their major, gender, or race. To achieve this, we have built and continuously expanded a comprehensive support network of extra-curricular initiatives and communities that provide students with the tools they need to succeed.
Amrit Mazumder
ID’15
Winston Cuevas
ID’15
Ryan Murphy
ID’15
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People
ADVISORY BOARD
RISD E’Ship consists of a team of passionate members of the RISD community, who are dedicated to helping students succeed.
The club is constantly changing and is always looking to take on bigger challenges to support entrepreneurship at RISD.
Our mission is to empower art and design students at RISD with the necessary resources and support to establish successful and impactful businesses, regardless of their major, gender, or race. To achieve this, we have built and continuously expanded a comprehensive support network of extra-curricular initiatives and communities that provide students with the tools they need to succeed.
Sarah Knarr
Director for RISD Center for Student Involvement
Bill Foulkes
RISD Industrial Design Faculty and Investor of Creative Startups
Sarah Durham
Founder of Big Duck,
Executive Consultant
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O’Niel Outar
Vice President,
Institutional Advancement
Aiden Petrie
Co-Founder of Ximedica
and NEMIC
Kevin Jankowski
Director of Career Services,
RISD Career Center
Scott Malloy
Senior Career Advisor,
RISD Career Center
We’re a diverse team of designers, artists, and startup founders.
Community minded student leaders, wanting to collaborate and help strengthen the RISD entrepreneurial community
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Partnerships
Institutional
Advancement
RISD
Career Center
RISD
Design Guild
Center of
Student Involvement
Our Commitment in Diversity and Inclusion
At RISD E'Ship we are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment that values and celebrates diversity. Our diverse community enriches innovation and creativity that drive our entrepreneurial initiatives.
We strive to foster respect, tolerance, and understanding where all individuals are valued for their unique experiences, perspectives, and contributions. We actively work towards creating a culture of diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our program, including our curricula, events, and partnerships.
We recognize that diversity encompasses differences in race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, ability, and socio-economic background which are critical to the success of our mission. We are dedicated to creating a safe and supportive community that is open to all, actively working to eliminate discrimination, bias, and prejudice.