By Jennifer Baxter
In this week’s newsletter, read about how students are taking the field in a halftime show and attending SEE events, interacting with the university and greater College Park area. Continue reading TOP-SHELLF: Duck Donuts opens near UMD’s campus, students attend Lamorne Morris SEE Q&A
By: Jenna Pierson Spark at UMD, a creative workshop sponsored by the Robert H. Smith School of Business’ Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, held their annual event at the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center on Saturday. From 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., 119 students came together to participate in a variety of brainstorming events designed to help them think creatively and critically about new … Continue reading Spark seeks to inspire entrepreneurial excellence in UMD students
By David DeWeaver Standing in line at a Starbucks on Baltimore Avenue, Francie Wasser opted for a bottled herbal tea. She can’t tolerate caffeine, she said. Lattes make her feel agitated and sick. It’s a curious discrepancy for someone not otherwise averse to excitement. You’d be forgiven for thinking she was a Ph.D. student at first glance. Wasser has the clean, professional, working-woman aesthetic of … Continue reading College Park entrepreneur talks socially-conscious apparel line
By Sahana Jayaraman Galaxy print booties and traditional African jewelry were among the items sold at an event run by Distinctly Creative Feb. 23, BLK GOLD: Black Creative Showcase + Marketplace. For entrepreneur and UMD alumna Zakiya Shivers, BLK GOLD was more than just a chance to sell her goods or get her business’s name out. “Not only is [BLK GOLD] good for…people of color to work … Continue reading BLK GOLD gives young black entrepreneurs a space to showcase their creativity
Inside the TAP building on Technology Drive is a small office. Pictures of students and entrepreneurs line one of the walls. Two tables sit with great open space for laptops and desktops. A white wall doubles as a white board for students. This is the home of Startup Shell, a student-run, entrepreneurial group that helps students start businesses. Junior computer science major Samuel Drozdov, the … Continue reading Startup Shell hosts talks, promotes entrepreneurs
Startup Shell hosted its fall expo Friday for 17 different companies, a variety of startups made by students promoting their businesses for the first time. Startup Shell, which was founded in 2012, is directed by and for students with more than 200 members and 60 business ventures. Startup Shell hosts a variety of dinners, retreats, hackathons and an expo every semester. Among the new businesses … Continue reading Startup Shell hosts Fall Expo for students’ new business developments
