What's Happening At Derby Entrepreneurship Center - September2025
September is Innovation Month at Tufts! Make connections and get involved with DEC!
There is an event for everyone in September as we celebrate innovation month! DEC is hosting mixers, workshops, a Makerfaire, a Consumer Product Fair, and more! Join us tomorrow at the Pizza Open House to learn more about DEC and how we can support your entrepreneurial goals. Enjoy Tacos with us next Tuesday and meet other innovators and entrepreneurs. !
Meet DEC faculty, staff, coaches, and student club leaders! Connect with other Tufts student entrepreneurs and innovators in our Venture Lab, JCC301. Learn about what DEC can offer you! Enjoy great pizza and conversation!
Enjoy tacos and mingle with Tufts innovators and entrepreneurs. Learn about the Derby Entrepreneurship Center. Hear from current student entrepreneurs as well as alumni on how DEC has supported their entrepreneurial journey. Student club leaders will share info on their clubs. Chat with our Entrepreneurs-in-Residence who are eager to provide you with coaching. Meet faculty and staff and learn how to get involved in entrepreneurship inside and outside the classroom.
Cross University Student Innovator Mixer (CUSI) - Sept 19
Join the next CUSI (Cross University Student Innovators) mixer here at Tufts, in the lobby of the JCC, and connect with student innovators and entrepreneurs in the greater Boston area and beyond!
DEC, NOLOP, and Autodesk are partnering to offer this hands on 3D Printing Workshop.
Join us at NOLOP, Tufts’ premiere maker space, for an evening of maker fun. You will learn to make prototypes in one of the very best academic makerspaces in the greater Boston area. No experience is necessary!
Showcase goods or services or come support Tufts vendors at Consumer Product Fair -Sept 30
Do you have goods or services that you are looking to showcase? Register as a vendor at our upcoming Consumer Product Fair. Sell your products and get some quality feedback.
Looking to join as an attendee? Join the fair to shop and learn about student, staff, and alumni businesses. Support a Jumbo! No registration needed to shop.
Stuart Weitzman - An Entrepreneur's Journey on The Road Less Travelled - Oct 8
SMFA and DEC invite you to hear Stuart Weitzman’s story about his passion for design, a lifelong pursuit that led to the internationally renowned company that bears his name.
Aria Ma selected to BostInno's 25 under 25 for 2025!
We are excited to share that Tufts Senior, Aria Ma, was recently named to BostInno's 25 under 25 for 2025. Aria is Founder of jadewell, a telemedicine company that connects chronic condition patients with licensed, board certified Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners to receive a personalized herbal prescription delivered directly to their door. The pilot started this summer with 6 patients and a $800MMR, has grown to 19 patients, and recently partnered with local community acupuncture businesses to support their TCM herbalism needs. Aria is finishing up her dual bachelor's degree in science and fine arts, and has been active at Tufts as both an advocate for entrepreneurship and a campus connector for Derby Entrepreneurship Center. Congratulations Aria!
Join the Boston chapter of the Tufts Entrepreneurial Network (TEN) at Remnant Brewing , 2 Bow Market Way, Somerville, on September 11th from 6:30pm – 8:30pm. Meet Boston area alumni as well as members of the Tufts community, such as Kevin Oye, Executive Director of The Gordon Institute, and Elaine Chen, Cummings Family Professor of the Practice in Entrepreneurship & Director, Derby Entrepreneurship Center.
Fieldtrip to Boston Ecosystem Fair, Hosted by Startup Boston Week - September 9
Looking for an accelerator? A networking group? Government support? Or just trying to figure out where you fit in Boston’s startup scene? Startup Boston Week is bringing the region’s most impactful startup support organizations together under one roof – live and in person.
We will meet at the Joyce Cummings Center’s 1st floor lobby, and take the subway to the event together. Wear your Tufts Swag!
Startup Boston Week is the largest annual gathering for New England’s startup community — five days of connection, learning, and inspiration for founders, startup operators, investors, students, and the ecosystem builders who support them. Presented by Startup Boston.
The 2025 Massachusetts Climatetech Studio Showcase, powered by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and FedTech, will feature nine new startup teams competing for grant funding and presenting bold solutions to the state’s most pressing climate challenges. Hear pitches from climatetech founders, network with investors, policymaers, and industry leaders, and celebrate innovation!
Girls Who Code Conference at Brandeis - September 13
Girls Who Code at Brandeis University are hosting a day-long tech conference on Saturday, September 13, 2025 (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM), in collaboration with Brandeis Entrepreneurship and Tech Association (BETA) and with sponsorship from the Hiatt Career Center and the Computer Science Department.
Come show your support for outstanding female founders participating in the TiE Women Global Pitch Competition! All are welcome to join us for the TiE Boston Regional Semifinals this September 18! Our regional winner will go on to represent TiE Boston in the Global Finale at the TiE Global Summit in Jaipur this January. The semifinals will feature brilliant women leading innovative, early-stage companies.
The Questrom $50K Sustainability Case Competition will ask interdisciplinary / cross-program student teams, to grapple with and develop solutions for real-life sustainability challenges. Join info session by Sept 11 and apply by Sept 12
Boston Fintech Week brings you speakers you wouldn't see anywhere else and the opportunity to make meaningful connections with the innovators, regulators, and investors building the future of financial services. It is an inclusive conversation amongst thousands of industry leaders and emerging fintechs from around the world. Presented by FinTech Sandbox.
Tufts Career Center Hosts Career Fair - September 26
We are pleased to be hosting another in-person career fair this fall. We will welcome up to 200 employers across various industries in the Tufts Gantcher Center. Lunch will be provided. Registration is now open for those interested in attending.
The Career Fair is open to all undergraduate and graduate students across The School of Arts & Sciences, The School of Engineering, The School of Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts.
JUMBOALUMNI: We would love to have your organization represented at the career fair. We’ll also host an alumni hub for networking, re-connecting with fellow alumni, and of course, swag! Reach out to us with any questions!
Boston AI Week exists to unify our region’s entire AI ecosystem - enterprises, startups, investors, researchers, artists, students, and government - in a shared mission: to make artificial intelligence accessible, impactful, and inclusive for all. Boston AI Week is a platform to build together and build forward.
Located in the heart of downtown Boston, Venture Lane is a curated community and coworking space for Boston’s best B2B tech startups. No large corporates or agencies here. Just B2B tech. Just startups. Apply for Coworking space
IDEACON 2025 - Oct 25
Hosted by Boston University, this is the largest student innovation conference bringing together more than 20 universities across New England. At this year’s conference, you’ll experience IGNITE Talks from five student leaders across partner universities, a hands-on morning and afternoon workshops designed to spark collaboration and practical skills, and a closing reception with local entrepreneurs, showcasing Boston’s innovation economy.
