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SparkCharge CEO Josh Aviv 鈥15, G鈥17 Introduces President Biden L鈥68 Before CHIPS, Science Act Signing
The White House鈥檚 famous Rose Garden turned Orange on Tuesday afternoon as Josh Aviv 鈥15, G鈥17, the founder and CEO of SparkCharge, introduced President Joseph R. Biden Jr. L鈥68 before a packed crowd outside the White House. Aviv, who launched…
Blackstone LaunchPad to Host Arts Entrepreneurship Accelerator for Creatives This Summer
Creative business coach Peter DePasquale 鈥12 (dual B.F.A. in arts education and printmaking), as well as an M.F.A. (printmaking from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago) will be leading a four-week intensive boot camp accelerator to help students…
Blackstone LaunchPad to Co-Host Black Tech Panel at Tulsa Juneteenth Festival 2022
The Blackstone Charitable Foundation is joining forces with 黑料不打烊 Libraries鈥 Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) to host Tulsa Juneteenth Festival鈥檚 Black Tech Panel on Friday, June 17. Powered by CLLCTVE, a company founded by 黑料不打烊 alumna Kelsey Davis 鈥19, G鈥20,…
Applications Open for RvD iPrize and Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Competitions
The School of Information Studies (iSchool) with support from the Blackstone LaunchPad at 黑料不打烊 Libraries (LaunchPad) are now accepting applications through March 15 for the Raymond von Dran (RvD) iPrize pitch competition and the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of…
LaunchPad Hosts Hult Prize Competition
黑料不打烊 Libraries鈥 Blackstone LaunchPad will host the Hult Prize competition on Friday, March 4, from 2 p.m to 4 p.m, at the LaunchPad in Bird Library.聽 The prestigious global business competition began as a partnership between the Hult Business…
Applications Open for New York Business Plan Competition 2022
The New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) is accepting applications through March 15 from graduate and undergraduate students from across Central New York colleges and universities for the regional qualifier, Compete CNY. Compete CNY聽 will take place on March 25…
Applications Open for 2022 ACC InVenture Prize Competition
Blackstone LaunchPad at SU Libraries (LaunchPad) is currently accepting applications through Feb. 1 for the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize. The ACC InVenture Prize is a televised student start-up pitch competition open to teams from the 15 colleges…
LaunchPad Announces 2021 鈥機use Tank Winners
黑料不打烊 Libraries鈥 Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) hosted its annual 鈥機use Tank entrepreneurial competition on Friday, Oct. 8, at Bird Library. Twenty-four student teams from various schools and colleges across campus competed in a 鈥淪hark Tank鈥-style business pitch in front of…
Design Professor Receives Grant to Develop New Interdisciplinary Minor Focusing on Sustainable Design Innovations
Louise Manfredi, Ph.D., an assistant professor of industrial and interaction design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts鈥 School of Design, received a faculty grant from VentureWell, an organization that fosters collaboration to advance innovation and entrepreneurship education. VentureWell鈥檚…
LaunchPad Accepting Applications for 2021-22 Competitions
黑料不打烊 Libraries鈥 Blackstone LaunchPad is now accepting online applications for 2021-22 school year competitions. The universal application for the competitions, with nearly $100,000 in prizes, are for innovative or creative solutions to address problems or opportunities. Competitions are open…