# Lilie Lab
**Source**: https://business.rice.edu/lilie-lab
**Parent**: https://business.rice.edu/admissions-blog/a-message-from-our-dean
The [Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie)](https://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/) is the student home for entrepreneurship and innovation at Rice University. Our mission is to equip Rice students with both the entrepreneurial skills and mindset to prepare them to be innovators in whatever industry they choose, be it a technology startup, government, civic group, non-profit, small business, or large corporation.
## About Lilie
Founded in 2015 through a generous gift from Houston entrepreneur and alumnus Frank Liu and his family, via their private foundation, Lilie programming consists of experiential courses, co-curricular opportunities, a state-of-the-art on-campus lab space, and an array of resources to support student learning. Lilie’s offerings are complemented by our university partners such as [Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship](https://alliance.rice.edu/) which hosts of the annual Rice Business Plan Competition and other exceptional startup events in the Houston community.
## Lilie Courses
At the curricular level, Lilie has launched eight interdisciplinary undergraduate courses and as well as a suite of graduate courses in high demand each semester. Lilie also [administers a minor in entrepreneurship](https://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/entrepreneurship-minor) designed and executed in collaboration with Rice Business, George R. Brown School of Engineering, and the School of Social Sciences.
## Lilie Programs & Events
In addition to its curricular offerings, Lilie has developed robust co-curricular offerings and special events that foster a growing university wide entrepreneurship community. **Check out just a few below!**
- [Change Maker Summit](https://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/change-maker-summit)
- [Launchpad](https://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/launchpad)
- [Venture Development Workshops](https://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/venture-development-workshops)
- [FIESTA: Festival of Innovation Entrepreneurship, Science, Technology, & Art](https://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/fiesta)
- [Startup Job Internship Fair](https://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/startup-job-internship-fair)
## Lilie Alumni Program
To continue to serve our talented students post-graduation and foster a Rice entrepreneurial ecosystem that spans beyond the borders of Houston, Lilie launched the [Rice Alumni | Entrepreneurs + Innovators (RAEI) network](https://www.ricealumni-ei.com/) in coordination with Rice’s Alumni office. The network operates through a regional hub model, and launched in Houston in and the Bay Area in May 2020. We anticipate expanding into other cities as the program grows. RAEI offers facilitated workshops, networking events, lecture series, digital educational content, and other resources that continues to engage our exceptional Rice talent after they depart campus.
## Lilie Space
We are housed in a beautiful 5,000 square foot flexible coworking space in the Cambridge Office Building, but our programming spans beyond those walls, bringing together all disciplines at Rice.
**Learn more about Lilie on our website or just stop by anytime!**
[Explore Lilie Idea Lab](https://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/)
## Our Team
### [Taylor Anne Adams](https://business.rice.edu/person/taylor-anne-adams)
Venture Acceleration Program Manager, Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship\
Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
### [Rafael Serrillos Barboza](https://business.rice.edu/person/rafael-serrillos-barboza)
LILIE Faculty Success Manager
### [Al Danto](https://business.rice.edu/person/al-danto)
Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
### [Yael Hochberg](https://business.rice.edu/person/yael-hochberg)
Head of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative and Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship\
Ralph S. O’Connor Professor in Entrepreneurship – Finance
### [Cherise Johnson](https://business.rice.edu/person/cherise-johnson)
Communications and Marketing Manager, Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
### [Kyle Judah](https://business.rice.edu/person/kyle-judah)
Executive Director, Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship\
Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
### [Hesam Panahi](https://business.rice.edu/person/hesam-panahi)
Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship\
Director of Strategic Initiatives and Programs, Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
### [Sophie Randolph](https://business.rice.edu/person/sophie-randolph-1)
Clinical Faculty & Summer Program Manager, Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship\
Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
### [Patrick Ray](https://business.rice.edu/person/patrick-ray-0)
Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
### [Douglas A. Schuler](https://business.rice.edu/person/douglas-schuler)
Professor of Business and Public Policy
### [Maddie Thorud](https://business.rice.edu/person/maddie-thorud)
Program Coordinator, Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
### [Nicholaus Tucker](https://business.rice.edu/person/nicholaus-tucker)
Senior Associate Director of Operations, Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
## Upcoming Events
Apr 8 - Apr 9
### [Veterans Business Battle](https://business.rice.edu/event/veterans-business-battle)
12:00am to 11:59pm
McNair Hall
Apr 24
### [Rice Business Healthcare Conference](https://business.rice.edu/event/rice-business-healthcare-conference)
8:00am to 2:00pm
McNair Hall
[See All Events](https://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/events)