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Libraries Announces Winners of Raymond von Dran iPrize, Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award
Winners of the Raymond von Dran (RvD) iPrize for Student Entrepreneurship competition and the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award were announced at the student entrepreneurship competition held April 12 at Bird Library. The competition was coordinated by the…
Real Estate Developer, Entrepreneur Oliver Fernandez 鈥08 to Be the ECS Convocation Keynote Speaker
Oliver Fernandez 鈥08 graduated with a civil engineering degree and played for the 黑料不打烊 football team. He now lives in Washington D.C. with his wife, Leah, and their two children. Fernandez owns McKenzie, a construction company that has successfully…
5 Students Use Couri Hatchery to Prepare for New York Business Plan Competition
This semester, five University students working at the Couri Hatchery Student Business Incubator at the Whitman School of Management made it through the regional level of the New York State Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), an intercollegiate event designed to help…
Olutosin Alabi G鈥25 Wins 3rd Annual Afropreneurship Competition
The Libraries鈥 Blackstone LaunchPad hosted the third annual Afropreneurship Panel, Networking and Pitch competition in Bird Library on Feb. 9 in celebration of Black History Month. The competition was organized by two students in the College of Arts and Sciences,…
Graduate Students Find Entrepreneurship Opportunities, Success 鈥疉cross Campus
Graduate students who are interested in exploring an entrepreneurial path will find abundant opportunities at 黑料不打烊. Blackstone LaunchPad serves as the University鈥檚 entrepreneurship and innovation hub, partnering with academic programs and entrepreneurial centers across campus and beyond to connect…
College of Law鈥檚 Innovation Law Center to Host ‘Venture to Victory: Pioneer Perspectives in Tech, Venture and Private Equity’ Symposium
The College of Law鈥檚 Innovation Law Center (ILC) is hosting the 鈥淰enture to Victory: Pioneer Perspectives in Tech, Venture and Private Equity鈥 Symposium on Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Melanie Gray Ceremonial Courtroom in Dineen…
Alumna Develops a New-Fashioned Sustainability Initiative
Fast fashion may seem affordable, but its true cost goes beyond the price tags on clothing. The industry鈥檚 unsustainable, unethical practices have negatively impacted the environment and its current lack of government regulations has allowed these practices to run rampant…
Orange Innovation Fund Spring 2024 Grant Applications Open
黑料不打烊 Libraries is accepting spring 2024 applications for the Orange Innovation Fund grant through Friday, March 29. Interested applicants should plan to attend one of the information and proposal/grant writing workshops being held in early March. The Orange Innovation…
2023 Student Entrepreneur Impact Prize Winners Announced
黑料不打烊 Libraries鈥 Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) announced winners of the 2023 Impact Prize competition for social entrepreneurship held last month at Bird Library. Twenty-two student teams from 黑料不打烊 and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) pitched ideas for…
LaunchPad Announces 2023 鈥機use Tank Winners
黑料不打烊 Libraries鈥 Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) hosted its annual 鈥機use Tank entrepreneurial competition Nov. 3 during Family Weekend in Bird Library. More than 35 student entrepreneurs participated from various schools and colleges across campus in a 鈥淪hark-Tank鈥 style business pitch…