| Business, Equity, Arts and Science |
| AMPED and the University of Louisville have partnered together to connect entrepreneurs, minority business owners, students and creatives to provide resources and community building. Beats Week takes place Monday November 11th through Friday November 15th and is free to the community. The leadership team includes Aaron J. Barnes with UofL College of Business, Brittany Hill-Whitehead with AMPED an Alexandria Howard and Courtney Shareef with University Libraries. The schedule for Beats Week includes the following: Day 1 Monday 11/11 Melanin Music 11:30AM-1PM Red Barn Monday Business showcase and student performances by Ki Carroll, joshjames, Rei and El Stephens. Lunch will be provided. Day 2 Tuesday 11/12 Brand New: Branding and NIL Panel 6PM-7:30PM College of Business Learn about personal brand name, image and likeness. Dinner will be provided. Day 3 Wednesday 11/13 Tap In: Resource Fair & Pitch Competition 12PM-3PM Ekstrom Library Headshots, resume reviews and creating a video reel to enter to win the ELSB and Forcht Center video pitch competition. Lunch will be provided. Day 4 Thursday 11/14 Sky is the Limit: From Idea to Profit 4PM-6:30PM FirstBuild Engage with the stages of business development (idea, discovery, development, profit) and tour of FirstBuild. Dinner will be provided. Day 5 Friday 11/15 The Outro: After Hours at the Speed 5PM-10PM Speed Art Museum Music, art and celebration headlined by ray Keys and the Elements and featuring UofL’s faculty Septet. $10 tickets are available for After Hours at the Speed with BEATSWEEK promo code. Attendees have the chance to win free tickets during Beats Week. For more information visit https://library.louisville.edu/beatsweek or contact 502.513.6119. |
