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Join Entrepreneurial Mindset Bootcamp with the LaunchPad at the University of Texas at Austin, applications due by Friday, May 26
May 23, 2023

Join Entrepreneurial Mindset Bootcamp with the LaunchPad at the University of Texas at Austin, applications due by Friday, May 26

Join the Launchpad at the University of Texas at Austin for an Entrepreneurial Mindset Bootcamp (EMB). It’s a four-week virtual bootcamp (meets once a week) to help undergraduate and advanced students
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May 23, 2023

Motolani Oladitan ‘24 named 2023-2024 Syracuse University Remembrance Scholar

Congratulations to Motolani Oladitan ’24 on being named one of 35 students selected as 2023-24 Syracuse University Remembrance Scholars.  The scholarships, now in their 34th year, were founded as a
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Congratulations to Alesandra Temerte ’23 on being named Syracuse University Scholar
May 11, 2023

Congratulations to Alesandra Temerte ’23 on being named Syracuse University Scholar

Congratulations to Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad Global Fellow, Alesandra “Sasha” Temerte ’23 on being named one of 12 seniors selected as 2023 Syracuse University Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor that
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33 SU graduates join Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad Founders Circle
May 10, 2023

33 SU graduates join Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad Founders Circle

Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad welcomed 33 graduates as new members of the Founders Circle.  They were selected in recognition of launching or leading ventures at Syracuse University while students, as
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Ethan Tyo ’17 G’22 selected for prestigious Blackstone LaunchPad Fellowship
May 4, 2023

Ethan Tyo ’17 G’22 selected for prestigious Blackstone LaunchPad Fellowship

Ethan Tyo ’17 (iSchool) and G ’22 (Falk, Food Studies) was selected for the prestigious Blackstone LaunchPad Fellowship, a 7-week immersive program designed to support student entrepreneurs across the 46-university
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LaunchPad members Alex Levy ’25 and Sam Schreiber ’25 take home $10,000 at 2023 Intelligence++ Competition
May 4, 2023

LaunchPad members Alex Levy ’25 and Sam Schreiber ’25 take home $10,000 at 2023 Intelligence++ Competition

Alex Levy, a junior in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, and Sam Schreiber, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the 2023 edition of the
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Sweet Send-off for LaunchPad Graduates on Friday, May 12 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
April 28, 2023

Sweet Send-off for LaunchPad Graduates on Friday, May 12 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

It’s a cake party! Stop by the Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad in Bird Library on Friday, May 12 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. for a “Senior Launch Party” celebrating Syracuse
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Four Syracuse teams move on the New York State Business Plan Competition this week
April 20, 2023

Four Syracuse teams move on the New York State Business Plan Competition this week

Four teams of Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad were recently selected as winners of the CNY Region Business Plan Competition advancing to the next round of the New York State Business
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Congratulations to the 2023 Panasci Business Plan Competition winners
April 19, 2023

Congratulations to the 2023 Panasci Business Plan Competition winners

Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad teams, Fundwurx, Tà, and Zeal won the first, second and third place in the campus wide Panasci Business Plan Competition. $20,000 Grand prize went to Ben Ford
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Jack Adler ’23 reflects on headlining 2023 Penn State Sports Business Conference
April 6, 2023

Jack Adler ’23 reflects on headlining 2023 Penn State Sports Business Conference

Jack Adler ’23 recently returned to Pennsylvania as a panelist at the 2023 Penn State Sports Business Conference to share his knowledge of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) and how
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Earn academic credit working on your social entrepreneurship in Fall 2023
April 5, 2023

Earn academic credit working on your social entrepreneurship in Fall 2023

For students interested in the intersection of social impact and innovation and the use of entrepreneurial thinking to create positive change, the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is
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Introducing Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad Freelance Challenge Friday, April 21
April 3, 2023

Introducing Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad Freelance Challenge Friday, April 21

The Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University is pleased to invite all designers, creators, producers, artisans, and small business owners to apply to its first Freelance & Small Business Competition on
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