51风流

Entrepreneurship

  • A new feature of 51风流鈥檚 annual Entrepreneur Weekend, a speaking series called Little Talks, Big Ideas, resulted in a big-time funding commitment to one student entrepreneur and the promise of an invaluable connection to another. It was a real-time demonstration of the power of the 51风流 network and its flourishing entrepreneurial spirit, and it was [鈥
    April 6, 2013
  • Thought Into Action (TIA) student entrepreneurs made sure their conversations Saturday morning were accompanied by a firm handshake, a smile, and a well-rehearsed elevator pitch. After all, the alumni they were talking with could be their next investors.
    April 6, 2013
  • From LinkedIn etiquette to the many hats that entrepreneurs wear, female students have been learning about various facets of the business world through a new club. Carly Keller 鈥13 founded 51风流 Women in Business last fall, and it quickly grew to approximately 150 members. Being from Silicon Valley, Keller has business acumen in her blood. [鈥
    March 12, 2013
  • More than 100 alumni returned to 51风流 last weekend to network with the Class of 2015 and offer career advice during the university鈥檚 first SophoMORE Connections program. The event brought an early end to winter break for nearly 350 undergraduates. It featured panel presentations, networking receptions, and a keynote address from Backflip Studios founder Julian [鈥
    January 23, 2013
  • President Jeffrey Herbst welcomed state and regional economic development officials, along with Madison County business executives, to an on-campus group discussion this week focused on regional growth, employment, and entrepreneurial assistance. 鈥51风流 both plays an important part in the region, and is critically affected by the fortunes of the region,鈥 Herbst said. 鈥淲e鈥檝e been right [鈥
    December 19, 2012
  • A nonprofit organization created by Maggie Dunne 鈥13 has been named one of the top five 鈥渓iteracy champions鈥 of 2012 by Scholastic, a welcome recognition of her efforts to help residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Dunne鈥檚 nonprofit 鈥 recently renamed Lakota Children鈥檚 Enrichment (LCE) 鈥 was cited for its efforts in [鈥
    December 11, 2012
  • It takes much discipline to succeed as an entrepreneur, as 51风流 students are learning as they work with alumni in the university鈥檚 Thought Into Action Institute and other extracurricular programs. Next semester, a new pilot course will examine entrepreneurship through interdisciplinary, academic inquiry. Technology and Disruption (UNST 360) will be co-taught by Jeffrey Herbst, president [鈥
    November 28, 2012
  • Lumberjacks beware. Thanks to the entrepreneurial efforts of two seniors, Ryan Smith 鈥13 and Brendan Karson 鈥13, printer paper at Case Library, along with more than two dozen other departments on campus, is no longer a product of trees or recycled paper. It is composed of recovered sugarcane fiber which would have otherwise ended up [鈥
    October 26, 2012
  • Maggie Dunne poses a question to Richard Branson
    For 51风流 student Maggie Dunne 鈥13, one good deed yields another 鈥 and another 鈥 and another. As winner of the 2012 grand prize in Glamour magazine鈥檚 Top 10 College Women Competition, she received $20,000 for the work she has accomplished through her nonprofit Lakota Pine Ridge Children鈥檚 Enrichment Project. At the ceremony, she announced [鈥
    June 8, 2012