What is Innovation Expo? K-12 and WMU students compete for awards and prize money by presenting their products, models and prototypes to a panel of judges and the community.
Who should participate? Any K-12 student teams and WMU student teams with an innovative product or service may participate. Educators, students, families, community members and entrepreneurs are invited to attend and encourage the teams.
How are winners selected? A panel of community judges select the top three teams from each age group. A Popular Vote award is given to the team that receives the most Innovation Dollars. Guests and participants receive a package of these innovation dollars to vote for their favorite projects.
Where should I park? Free parking is available in the East and West parking ramps and the surface lot near Floyd Hall. Follow the signs when you arrive. Or, locate lots P1, P2 and P3 on the campus map.
Registration
Tentative Schedule
Doors open at 9 a.m. Setup time for all teams is scheduled at 9:15 a.m.
Note: Teams must be at their tables during the designated Pitch time to be judged. During spend time, students, teachers and guests walk around and spend innovation dollars for the popular vote!
- WMU students—Pitch from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
- Grades 9 through 12—Pitch from 10:15 to 11:45 a.m.; spend at 9:45 a.m.
- Grades 6 through 8—Pitch from 9:45 to 11:15 a.m.; spend at 11:15 a.m.
- Grade 5—Pitch from 9:45 to 10:15 a.m. and 10:45 to 11:45 a.m.; spend at 10:15 a.m.
- Grades K through 4—Pitch from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. and 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.; spend at 10:45 a.m.
What to expect
- Pitching!
- Listening to other students pitch and voting with Innovation Dollars.
- Raffles! All students participants will automatically be entered to win prizes.
- Educator's Raffle! Gift card prizes for teachers.
- Lunch provided for all students.
Innovation Expo
Register your team
Need more information?
Feel free to contact us with all your questions!
Tina Sivewright, Innovation Expo Coordinator
(269) 276-3802
Email Tina Sivewright