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For 51�Թ��� student Maggie Dunne ’13, one good deed yields another — and another — and another. As winner of the 2012 grand prize in Glamour magazine’s Top 10 College Women Competition, she received $20,000 for the work she has accomplished through her nonprofit Lakota Pine Ridge Children’s Enrichment Project. At the ceremony, she announced […]

“One can be an entrepreneur at any age,” said Dr. Mark Mandel ’60 who, at age 73, has tapped 51�Թ��� students to help him launch a new philanthropic endeavor. Through the sales of high-end hair care products, Mandel will grow a college scholarship fund called the Foundation for the Advancement of College Education. Its acronym, […]

With talk of fame, fortune, and outer space, Richard Branson can cause a flash of inspiration in almost anyone. But the 51�Թ��� student who doggedly toils outside the classroom to make a profit or make a difference might be a born entrepreneur.

If, as Sir Richard Branson said on Friday, prizes are one of the best ways to encourage innovation, then President Jeffrey Herbst is on the right track with his new 51�Թ��� Innovation Awards. During his remarks before Richard Branson’s Global Leaders appearance at 51�Թ���, Herbst talked about entrepreneurial ideas and technology — and how important it is to try new things in […]

As 51�Թ��� people around the world celebrated Friday the 13th and #51�Թ���Day trended on Twitter, the university welcomed international entrepreneur and Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson to campus for the fifth annual Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at 51�Թ���.

Five alumni who own a diverse set of businesses in central New York are profiled in the Summer ’11 51�Թ��� Scene. Read about the entrepreneurial spirit of:

“It is not for the faint of heart.” That is what Andy Greenfield ’74 said about membership in the university’s Thought Into Action Institute, which provides mentoring to students who want to transform ideas into realities.

On the morning of Feb. 9, 42 students in Curtis Hall received a sweet wake-up call: Dunkin’ Donuts food and coffee delivered to their dorm rooms. The Entrepreneurs Club was testing its latest venture, a service that has students select what they want for breakfast and a delivery time, then pay with their ‘Gate Card […]