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Life at St. Thomas: November 2019

December 4, 2019

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Life at St. Thomas is an ongoing feature highlighting the images that capture what daily life on campus is like and what it feels like to a Tommie. Check out some of the amazing images from the month of November 2019.

2019 Fowler Business Concept Challenge Awards $84,000 in Scholarships

Amy Carlson Gustafson

November 26, 2019

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The excitement was contagious at the 2019 Fowler Business Concept Challenge competition held at St. Thomas' Anderson Student Center as $84,000 in scholarships were awarded.

The fall of 2019 freshman class of Schulze Innovation Scholars chat with Dick Schulze following lunch in the Anderson Student Center.

Schulze School of Entrepreneurship Ranked by Princeton Review

Jordan Osterman '11

November 13, 2019

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For what is believed to be the first time, St. Thomas' Schulze School of Entrepreneurship has been ranked No. 35 by the Princeton Review in its Top 50 Entrepreneurship Undergraduate programs ranking.

Alumna Katrina Anderson Finds Success In Connecting Hospitals With Students

Amy Carlson Gustafson

October 16, 2019

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Katrina Anderson ’13, ’17 MBA developed and owns Clinician Nexus, a business she calls “LinkedIn meets Airbnb” for clinical rotations, which is now used in more than 95 hospitals and 145 schools.

Schulze Innovation Scholar Isabel Bercaw Balances College And Business

Amy Carlson Gustafson

October 16, 2019

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First-year student and Schulze Innovation Scholar Isabel Bercaw started making bath bombs with her younger sister when the two were just tweens. She never imagined their hobby would turn into a multimillion-dollar business, but that’s exactly what happened.

Celebrate Women Entrepreneurship Week with On-Campus Events

Amy Carlson Gustafson

October 16, 2019

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The Schulze School of Entrepreneurship and Student Affairs are joining more than 150 universities and colleges in celebrating Women Entrepreneurship Week with three days of activities at the create[space] Oct. 21-23.

Fowler Business Concept Challenge Deadline Oct. 28

Amy Carlson Gustafson

September 30, 2019

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Submissions for this year's Fowler Business Concept Challenge are due by Oct. 28.

Playful Learning Lab student Kristina Harmann, right, talks with OK GO Sandbox Art in Space winner Alexandra Slabakis in the create [space] in the Anderson Student Center in St. Paul.

OK Go Sandbox Art in Space Winners Visit, Develop Project St. Thomas

Jordan Osterman '11

September 19, 2019

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One of the winning student teams of the OK Go Sandbox Art in Space contest came to St. Thomas on Sept. 12-13 for two full days of project development work, exposure to what it looks like to be a college engineering, and work with Playful Learning Lab projects and students.

Students walk across south campus in front of O'Shaughnessy Science Hall in front of the Frey Science & Engineering Center sign on a sunny autumn day on October 13, 2016.

School of Engineering’s KEEN Grant Renewed

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September 13, 2019

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The University of St. Thomas School of Engineering is pleased to announce the renewal of a three-year Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) grant from the Kern Family Foundation.

Schulze Hall, home of the Opus College of Business' School of Entrepreneurship, is shown November 20, 2006.

Schulze School of Entrepreneurship Partners with Young Entrepreneurs Academy

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September 6, 2019

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The Schulze School of Entrepreneurship is partnering to bring to Minnesota a cutting-edge program to help high school students launch real businesses and social movements.

Students collaborate during Freshman Innovation Immersion prototyping in Woulfe Alumni Hall in the Anderson Student Center on August 28, 2019, in St. Paul. Small groups of students worked together on developing innovative business concepts.

First-year Students Gather for 2019 Freshman Innovation Immersion

Vineeta Sawkar

August 28, 2019

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Dozens of students from the class of 2023 came to campus the week before classes start to kick-start their entrepreneurial education during the two-day Freshman Innovation Immersion, an annual program by the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship.

Start-up Starter: gBETA Program Provides Support for Early-Stage Companies

Amy Carlson Gustafson

August 27, 2019

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A free seven-week accelerator for early-stage companies, gBETA is a partnership with the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship and gener8tor, a nationally ranked start-up accelerator, and is available to St. Thomas students and alumni.

Students gather in the Create Space to make spirit wea

Creativity, Innovation, Community: What We Make in the create[space]

Brant Skogrand '04 MBC

June 11, 2019

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Since its start two years ago, create[space] has quickly become a hub of creativity and innovation on the St. Paul campus.

Students participate in an Earth Day hackathon to solve environmental challenges in the Entrepreneurship Lab in the Facilities and Design Center on April 26, 2019 in St. Paul. The event was co-presented by the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, Computer Science Club, School of Engineering, Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers and Entrepreneurship Society.

Earth Day Innovate-a-thon Creates Sustainable Ideas

Jordan Osterman '11

May 1, 2019

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Sustainability week at St. Thomas saw students contributing to many efforts, including many who spent April 26-27 at the Earth Day Innovate-a-thon.

Gift from Ron and Alexis Fowler Creates St. Thomas-University of San Diego Partnership

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April 18, 2019

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The University of San Diego (USD) and the University of St. Thomas announced today a joint venture that will increase the scope and scale of social entrepreneurship ecosystem at their respective universities and beyond.

Georgia State Students Take Top Prize at 2019 Schulze Entrepreneurship Challenge

Amy Carlson Gustafson

April 16, 2019

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On Saturday, Georgia State University students Chante Knox and Dia Davis were named the winners of the Schulze Entrepreneurship Challenge, one of the nation’s largest undergraduate business pitch competitions. They secured $75,000 in funding from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation to support their budding business, DelivHer.

Opus College of Business and Twin Cities Business Magazine Launch New Podcast

Amy Carlson Gustafson

April 8, 2019

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A new weekly podcast spotlighting faculty experts from St. Thomas Opus College of Business and local entrepreneurs is debuting April 10.

Jake Smith, director of the Gener8tor accelerator program, poses for a portrait in the Facilities Design Center on March 8, 2019.

Director Named for Start-up Accelerator Partnership gBETA

Jon Keimig

March 25, 2019

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Jake Smith ’18 was announced as the director of gBETA at St. Thomas, a partnership with the University of St. Thomas Schulze School of Entrepreneurship and gener8tor, a nationally ranked startup accelerator.

St. Thomas’ Playful Learning Lab Teams with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin for Latest Project

Jordan Osterman '11

March 5, 2019

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St. Thomas’ Playful Learning Lab and its director, School of Engineering and Schulze School of Entrepreneurship professor AnnMarie Thomas, have formed a new partnership with Jeff Bezos’ space exploration company, Blue Origin.

We Are Tommies – Enzo Vinholi ’21

Brant Skogrand '04 MBC

February 26, 2019

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One of the 2019 St. Thomas Awareness Campaign videos features undergraduate student Enzo Vinholi '21, whose company uses virtual reality to help maintain memories for Alzheimer's patients.

The Magic Behind the Playful Learning Lab

Amy Carlson Gustafson

February 25, 2019

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At its heart, the Playful Learning Lab is a research group focused on creating fun, unique and engaging hands-on experiences for PK-12 students and educators.

St. Thomas and gener8tor Announce Partnership to Support Entrepreneurs

Jordan Osterman '11

February 21, 2019

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The Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at St. Thomas and nationally ranked start-up accelerator gener8tor are announcing a new partnership to bring professional accelerator services to the St. Thomas.

Winners Named in St. Thomas Business Plan Competition

Amy Carlson Gustafson

February 20, 2019

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On Friday, the Opus College of Business Schulze School of Entrepreneurship hosted its annual St. Thomas Business Plan Competition at Schulze Hall where $30,000 was on the line for budding entrepreneurs.

We Are Tommies: TV, Radio Awareness Campaigns Launch Today

Jordan Osterman '11

February 18, 2019

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With a goal of increasing overall awareness for the academic reputation and graduation outcomes, St. Thomas is launching new awareness campaigns.

Amy Helgeson – Humans of St. Thomas

Amy Carlson Gustafson

January 23, 2019

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Humans of St. Thomas catches up with Amy Helgeson, a first-year entrepreneur who wants her businesses to advance the common good, including her company, Skyrocket, aimed at helping senior citizens be entrepreneurs themselves.