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Students Take Home Five Prizes in NY Business Plan Competition; Law Student Earns Top Tech Prize
Syracuse University student teams won five prizes in the 10th annual New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) organized by the Upstate Capital Association of New York on April 26 in Albany. Syracuse University teams won the most of any university…
Students Participate in Blackstone LaunchPad Techstars Startup Weekend in Los Angeles
Four Syracuse University students were selected to participate in the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars Startup Weekend in Los Angeles April 26-28. They were part of a cohort of 70 student attendees representing 20 universities from six states and two…
Friday Premiere Party Planned for Inclusive Micro-Short Student Film ‘Third Shift’
The creative micro-short film “Third Shift”—co-produced by The Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University Libraries, InclusiveU and College of Visual and Performing Arts film and design students—will have its world premiere on Friday, April 26, at 1 p.m. at a year-end…
Syracuse University Student Team Competing Tonight in ACC InVenture Prize Competition Finals; Event Will Be Streamed Live
Syracuse University students Alec Gillinder ’20 and Quinn King ’20 (College of Visual and Performing Arts, School of Design) have made it to the final five of the ACC InVenture Prize Competition. The elite finalists, selected from a field of…
English Language Institute Students Win Contest and Trip to United Nations
Five English Language Institute (ELI) students were among the winners of the Pan Global Challenge, a project sponsored by Blackstone LaunchPad to address the issues of cultural and language barriers between domestic and international students. Students were asked to develop…
Jaclyn Hingre, Founder of HALO, Selected for National Competition
Jaclyn Hingre ’19, a mechanical engineering student in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, was selected for the highly competitive Values & Ventures Business Plan Competition, to be held April 5-6 at TCU, Fort Worth, Texas. Hingre is the CEO…
Celebrate Women’s History Month with Distinguished Author Kimberly Townsend
The Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars is celebrating Women’s History Month with a dynamic speaker, Kimberly Townsend ’98, G’99, LAW ’01, G’09, who will share her story, along with lessons from her new book, “Lifecircle Leadership: How Exceptional People Make…
VPA School of Design Students Win Syracuse University ACC InVenture Prize
A group of prominent judges—including investors, technologists, funders and successful entrepreneurs—selected College of Visual and Performing Arts School of Design students Quinn King (left) and Alec Gillinder (right) as winners of the prestigious ACC InVenture Prize at Syracuse University. The…
Syracuse University Sweet Sixteen Finalists Announced for the Campus ACC InVenture Prize Competition
Judges have announced the Sweet Sixteen finalists for the Syracuse University campus round of the ACC InVenture Prize on Friday, Feb. 22. All students, faculty and staff are invited to watch the open pitches in Bird Library and join in…
Blackstone LaunchPad Hosting ‘Fireside Chat’ with Branding and Design Guru Paul Leibowitz ’84
An informal lunch with creative food for thought are on the menu in a Fireside Chat with Paul Leibowitz ’84, president and chief creative officer of Leibowitz Branding & Design, on Monday, Feb. 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m….