The Entrepreneurship Pelican Cup hosted its second annual awards luncheon on April 21, 2023, at ULM’s Bayou Pointe Event Center. The luncheon was the culmination of the entrepreneurship competition, with $61,000 in prize money awarded to the three top teams, including their faculty advisors, and the winner of the live elevator pitch competition, voted on by attendees of the luncheon.
Entrepreneurs showed up and showed out Friday in Bayou Pointe for ULM’s second annual Pelican Cup competition, all competing for the coveted glass trophy and the $25,000 cash prize to help kick-start their business. Students from all over north Louisiana arrived to pitch their vision to the audience, including schools such as Northwestern State and.
The University of Louisiana Monroe Foundation recently celebrated a donation from Louisiana State Representative Michael Echols to create The Michael C. Echols Superior Graduate Scholarship Endowment. The $100,000 endowment will provide financial support to a ULM student pursuing their Master’s in Business Administration (MBA.)
The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC) and the Contractors’ Education Trust Fund (CEFT) presented a $300,000 donation to the ULM Foundation for the ULM School of Construction Management.
Dr. Michelle McEacharn, University of Louisiana Monroe’s Dean of the College of Business and Social Sciences, along with her family, donated $25,000 to establish the McPhearson/McEacharn Opportunity Scholarship at a press conference Wednesday, September 28 at the Laird Weems Alumni Center.