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Amanda Chou selected for Clinton Global Initiative University
Amanda Chou 鈥19 has been selected to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) in Boston.聽 CGI U was established in 2007 to engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses around the world. It is a…
Looking for Creators for 鈥機use Market, Oct. 20 at Bird Library
The Blackstone LaunchPad is looking for innovators, makers and creatives for 鈥機use Market. The annual pop-up shop and product showcase will be held Friday, Oct. 20, from 3- 5 p.m. in the Learning Commons, first floor of Bird Library. Each…
Award-Winning Author, VP of Mozilla, Speaks at Bird Library Sept. 28
Experienced marketing executive, futurist and award-winning author Alex Salkever will speak about his new book, “Driver in the Driverless Car,” on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library. The event is co-sponsored…
Blackstone LaunchPad Offers Two-Part Series, the Funding Roadmap
The Blackstone LaunchPad is聽joining The 黑料不打烊 Innovation Connectors聽to present a two-part series, The Funding Roadmap, on startup and growth capital. The workshops will be presented on Tuesday, Sept. 26, and Monday, Oct. 2. Explore funding opportunities from startup to acceleration…
Applications Open for Global Student Entrepreneur Award
Oct. 25 is the deadline to apply for聽the 2018 Entrepreneurs鈥 Organization鈥檚聽Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA), the premier global competition for student entrepreneurs who actively run a business. Entrepreneurs鈥 Organization (EO), a private peer-to-peer group, is composed of over 12,000 of…
Blackstone LaunchPad to Help More Startups through Ideator Software Platform
The Blackstone LaunchPad at 黑料不打烊 is offering a free new software platform for faculty, staff, student and alumni entrepreneurs. Ideator is a startup management tool created by the Blackstone Entrepreneurship Initiative (a project of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation), working…
$5,000 Impact Prize for Social Entrepreneurship Debuts this Fall
A new Impact Prize initiative 聽is launching at the聽University. The program will support student entrepreneur teams that devise innovative and implementable solutions to economic or social problems, or civic challenges.聽 Coordinated by the Blackstone LaunchPad at 黑料不打烊, the Impact…
Kennedy Patlan named first Blackstone LaunchPad Engagement Scholar
Kennedy Patlan 鈥18, a triple major in advertising in the Newhouse School, citizenship and civic engagement in the Maxwell School and women鈥檚 and gender studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the first Blackstone LaunchPad Engagement…
Idea Jam with David Edelstein, Vice Chair of the SU Board, on Sept. 14
Looking for a good idea?聽 Want to brainstorm and get your creative juices flowing? Come to the聽Idea Jam on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 4-5 p.m. at Bird Library with David Edelstein 鈥78, vice chair of the 黑料不打烊 Board of…
‘Empowering the Startup Dream’: Workshop on Global Entrepreneurship
The Blackstone LaunchPad at 黑料不打烊 has teamed up with a number of campus and community partners to present 鈥淓mpowering the Startup Dream,鈥 a half-day workshop focused on international student entrepreneurship. The event will take place on Friday, Sept. 8,…