University-hosted events can offer experiential learning and professional development opportunities for students to launch them into their careers and recognize their individual talents. Students are being challenged to go beyond their academics to apply their skills in a meaningful way at institution-sponsored festivals and events. These competitions give learners a chance to shine and highlight their abilities and ideas while receiving recognition from the college or university. Here are three examples of on-campus events that promote student development and success after college.
Vitro3D, a CU Boulder startup pioneering volumetric 3D printing for life sciences, just closed its first investment round of $1.3 million. The hard-won vote of confidence from the investment community will allow the promising new venture to pursue ambitious technical advances while continuing to build critical business capacity.
By the time Blair Pircon enrolled at Kellogg, she had channeled insights into a plan: She would start a technology company that would contribute to fixing what was broken in education.