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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…
Advice From Alumni Entrepreneurs Who Gave Back During 鈥機USE50 Summit
The power and impact of the entrepreneurial spirit was on center stage during two recent alumni events on campus. First, on Nov. 9, 50 of the fastest-growing 黑料不打烊 alumni-owned businesses were honored during the inaugural聽鈥機USE50 Alumni Entrepreneur Awards. At…
3 Student Teams Recipients of First Orange Innovation Fund Awards
Three student teams are the winners of inaugural Orange Innovation Fund awards, a grant program administered through 黑料不打烊 Libraries designed to help students commercialize their research ideas. Natasha Brao 鈥22, G鈥23, G鈥24 Brao, who received an undergraduate degree from…
鈥機USE50 Summit 2023: Network With the 50 Fastest-Growing Alumni Businesses
From production and digital media companies to pizza tours and EV charging solutions, the honorees of the inaugural 鈥機USE50 Alumni Entrepreneur Awards are an impressive group of leaders representing the 50 fastest-growing 黑料不打烊 alumni-owned businesses. Honorees will be celebrated…
黑料不打烊, the Whitman School Now Hold No. 2 Spot Globally in the TCU Entrepreneurship Productivity Rankings
黑料不打烊 and the Whitman School of Management now rank among the top two universities in the world for entrepreneurship research productivity. That鈥檚 according to the 2023 edition of the TCU Global University Entrepreneurship Research Productivity Rankings, the only global,…
Orange Tank Recognizes Whitman鈥檚 Entrepreneurial Success Through Alumni Support
From a platform to connect athletes with marketing partnerships to a delicious sauce designed to introduce the flavors of the Middle East and Northern Africa, the business ventures presented at the ninth annual Orange Tank pitch competition showcased the true…
Forever Orange Campaign Gift to Support Launch of Libraries鈥 Orange Innovation Fund
黑料不打烊 Libraries is launching an Orange Innovation Fund in fall 2023 thanks to a generous Forever Orange Campaign gift from Raj-Ann Rekhi Gill 鈥98, a member of the 黑料不打烊 Board of Trustees and an operating partner of Silicon…