Juvenile red-tailed hawks

The Syracuse University campus is fortunate to be home to a pair of red-tailed hawks, one of North America’s most widespread and common hawks. The pair is currently raising three chicks in their nest located on the east side of Lyman Hall. The chicks will fledge soon and grace us with their presence across campus for the next several months.

Local wildlife rehabilitator Cindy Page will give a talk about these amazing birds of prey on May 30, 2018 from 2-3 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in Bird Library.��Her presentation will include a live demonstration with her educational red-tailed hawk.

Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be provided. For additional information, contact DeAnn Buss at dmbuss@syr.edu.

Syracuse University winners at the New York Business Plan Competition included, from left: Scott Pecoriello, Elizabeth Tarangelo, Kayla Simon, Julia Haber, Kate Beckman, Serena Omo-Lamai and Charles Keppler.

The event, cosponsored by Upstate Capital Association of New York, the New York State Economic Development Council and FUSEHUB, brought together top teams from across the state to pitch to distinguished judges drawn from industry and the investment community.

Syracuse teams captured a first-place honor and won a total of five awards in the five categories in which teams competed. This follows last year’s success, when SU teams captured four top wins in six categories. No institution in the competition’s history has achieved this level of success at the competition.��Each year, more than 400 student-led teams apply for the statewide competition, and approximately 100 teams compete in the finals.

The Syracuse prize winners included:

• First Place, Service category, Kate Beckman ’17, ’G18, , founder of Fresh U;
• Undergraduate Excellence Award in Entrepreneurship, Software and Information Technology category, Scott Pecoriello ’20, , founder of WeatherOptics;
• Undergraduate Excellence Award in Entrepreneurship, Clean Energy and Sustainability category, Serena Omo-Lamai ’19 and Charles Keppler ’18, both , co-founders of FibreFree;
• Female Founder (MWBE) Award in Advanced Technology category, Kayla Simon ’19 and Elizabeth Tarangelo ’19, both College of Engineering and Computer Science, co-founders of In-Spire;
• Female Founder (MWBE) Award in Products category, Julia Haber ’18, Newhouse, founder of WAYV.

The NYBPC regional qualifier was organized by the Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad, whose staff also accompanied the teams to Albany.

“The Blackstone LaunchPad provided business planning expertise, mentorship, collaboration space and pitch guidance to teams,” says Dean of Libraries David Seaman. “Strong showings over two years demonstrates the impact this library service has had since it cut the ribbon two years ago in April 2016.”

Many of these students also participated in the RvD iPrize and the Panasci Business Plan competitions held this spring at Syracuse University.

Otto shows his enthusiasm for the upcoming ‘Cuse Market

’Cuse Market will take place Friday, April 20, from 2-4 p.m. on the first floor of Bird Library, where faculty, staff, students and alumni will display their new products and creative work, whether it is a product, service or tech. Part demo alley and part market bazaar, ’Cuse Market is an opportunity to browse health and wellness products, artisan goods, packaged foods, fashion and apparel, jewelry, furniture, 3D printed items, industrial designs and gadgets, and the latest technology apps, and to meet makers, artists, engineers, inventors, technologists and creatives.

This year’s event features several new twists:

• A “Wellness Pad”, from 2-3 p.m. in the Blackstone LaunchPad, features yoga and relaxation for entrepreneurs led by Rebecca Shaffer Mannion, a certified yoga instructor who is a faculty member in the ;
• The first ever ’Cuse Film Showcase, from 3-4 p.m. in the LaunchPad, featuring the best short films and animations by SU students, organized by Justina Hnatowicz ’19, a Blackstone LaunchPad Global Media Fellow and co-founder of 410 Pictures, an independent film and animation production company;
• A 2:30 p.m, a festive launch party for Necessity Apparel, a startup by another Blackstone LaunchPad Global Media Fellow.

More than 30 student startups have signed up to showcase their work, and there is still space for creative entrepreneurs and innovators to table at the event. If you are a member of the Syracuse University or SUNY ESF community and are working on creating something innovative, reserve a spot to bring your laptop, product demos and some marketing materials, and get noticed. This is also an opportunity to test a product and get customer feedback. Pre-registration is required by e-mailing LaunchPad@syr.edu.

The event will also feature campus and community resource providers and maker spaces to help connect with the local maker movement.

The event is presented by the Blackstone LaunchPad, which is part of Syracuse University Libraries.

About Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings and an��undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic , with a global footprint, and��, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience. The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors and 100 minors offered through 13 schools and colleges; nearly 15,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit .

Thomas J. West III

Thomas J. West III, a Ph.D. candidate in English in the , has been selected to receive this year’s award for the best essay by a graduate student in the humanities at Syracuse University.

West’s paper, titled “” will be published in the journal Material Religion.

The annual award honors Mary Hatch Marshall, the first woman to achieve the rank of full professor in the College of Liberal Arts. She held the Jesse Truesdell Peck Chair in English literature, served as the first director of the Honors Program and was among the founding members of Library Associates.

Students from African American studies; art & music histories; English; languages, literatures and linguistics; philosophy; religion; writing studies, rhetoric and composition; and women’s and gender studies are eligible for the award.

Library Associates established the annual award to honor and help perpetuate Mary Hatch Marshall’s scholarly standards and generous spirit. Members of Library Associates, Marshall’s friends and family, the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation and the Central New York Community Foundation all contributed to the endowment, established in 2004, that funds the award.

For those wishing to make a gift to the Mary Hatch Marshall Award Endowment in remembrance of or in honor of Mary Hatch Marshall, please contact Ron Thiele, assistant dean for advancement for the libraries, at rlthiele@syr.edu or 315.560.9419.

About Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings and an��undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic , with a global footprint, and��, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience. The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors and 100 minors offered through 13 schools and colleges; nearly 15,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit .

“Human books” representing a wide range of cultural backgrounds and life experiences will share their stories in conversation with individual “readers” during the Human Library event.

The Syracuse University Libraries will host the fifth annual Human Library event on Wednesday, April 11, from noon to 5 p.m. in Bird Library. “Human books” representing a wide range of cultural backgrounds and life experiences will share their stories in conversation with individual “readers.” The event is intended to create a positive space for dialogues on challenging topics, to break down stereotypes and to celebrate diversity within our community.

Human books—SU faculty, staff and students from a variety of campus departments and programs as well as others from the local community—will engage in one-on-one or small group conversations for 20 minutes at a time. Human books will share their experiences on a wide variety of topics, including immigration, homelessness, asexuality and queer identity, mental illness, life in law enforcement, reconciling faith and reason, and social justice.

The event is offered in partnership with the Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University, the Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS), Hendricks Chapel, the Office of Learning Communities, the Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA) at the School of Information Studies, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs, Renee Crown University Honors Program, and the Slutzker Center for International Services.

The Human Library is open to the campus community and no preregistration is required. However, participants can reserve a book in advance for a specific time, if desired, by completing the form on this page: . If you have difficulties using this form or wish to sign up via email, please contact askasowi@syr.edu or tanantac@syr.edu.

SU’s Human Library event is one of several similar events taking place during National Library Week (April 8-14), supported by the Central NY Library Resources Council. The first Human Library program was held in 2000 in Copenhagen, Denmark (see ). Since then, similar events have been organized in libraries, schools and other institutions around the world.

For more information, see .

Competitors and judges at the RvD iPrize competition

Winners have been announced for the 2018 RvD iPrize competition, held March 23 at Syracuse University. The event, sponsored by the School of Information Studies (iSchool), was coordinated by the Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University and hosted at Syracuse University Libraries. Judges included alumni, successful entrepreneurs, technologists, attorneys and area business and civic leaders.

More than 55 teams applied to compete in this year’s event, with 40 selected to pitch at the event, which offered $40,000 in prizes through the Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship at the iSchool.��This year, an additional $10,000 was also awarded in inaugural through an additional gift to the iSchool by a private family foundation.

The RvD iPrize also served as the regional qualifier for the 2018 New York State Business Plan Competition, and to advance to that event in Albany on April 27.

The RvD Fund was established to honor the memory of the former iSchool dean, who helped students bring their ideas to life through the spirit of entrepreneurship. Gisela von Dran, his widow, helped award iPrizes with iSchool Dean Liz Liddy at this year’s event.

“We are grateful to Gisela von Dran for her continued support of the entrepreneurial spirit at Syracuse University through the RvD fund,” says Liddy.��“I was delighted to watch our students compete at the event, and the RvD iPrize funds will help ensure that they can keep their ventures moving forward.”

“It is wonderful to see so many innovative student teams from across our schools and colleges and from ESF coming together in a thriving entrepreneurship community in the SU Libraries, and benefiting from the services of the Blackstone LaunchPad,” says Dean of Libraries David Seaman. “I know these prizes will make a significant difference to these young innovators and inventors, and I was impressed with the creativity, professionalism and collegiality they displayed in this competition.”

Winners included:

Sustainability and social entrepreneurship

��Drop Top, founded by Jason Kuperberg ’18, ��Serena DeSeta ’18, ; and Matthew Goodman ’19, ; an ingenious design, made entirely of REVLAR that increases agricultural output while conserving water through drip irrigation; won $3,000.

FibreFree, founded by Serena Omo-Lamai ’19 and Charles Keppler ’19, both of the ; a laundry ball that traps microfibers, preventing them from entering aquifers and the atmosphere; won $3,000.

Farm to Flame, founded by Lee Mendes McKnight ’18, , with team members Kwaku Jyamfi ’18, College of Engineering and Computer Science, and Sayje Lasenberry ’19, SUNY ESF; a smokeless, odorless biomass generator system that leverages locally grown crops to harness the power of energy and build more sustainable rural economies; won $3,000.

Rematriation Magazine, founded by Michelle Schenandoah G‘18, , with operations manager Janet Flores ’18, Maxwell School; a digital storytelling platform powered by a sisterhood of Haudenosaunee women, where indigenous women gather for collective healing from historical and current traumas; won $500.

Food for Community, founded by Samantha Guillaume ’18 and Patrick Carleton ’18, both SUNY ESF; a not-for-profit that transports unused food from local schools to local pantries; won $500.

Services

Starfruit, founded by Nathan Elequin G 18, ; a consulting service that offers workshops, online content, and support services for schools and districts in Austin, Texas that want to integrate Google Classroom in their instruction; won $6,000.

Fresh U, founded by Kate Beckman, G18, Newhouse School; a national online publication for college students with a focus on the freshman year, with 100,000 unique monthly visitors and 400 nationally distributed content creators; won $4,000.

Products

In-Spire, founded by Kayla Simon’19 and Elizabeth Tarangelo ’19, both College of Engineering and Computer Science; a wearable Albuterol inhaler for asthma patients who suffer from asthma attacks while on the go; won $6,000..

Anything But Beer, co-founded by Logan Bonney G’17, of the Whitman School; and Brittany Berry ’18, of the College of Visual and Performing Arts; brews alcoholic beverages to meet the needs of niche consumer markets that are not served by the craft brewery business, including consumers who are gluten-free; won $3,500.

Bonfire in a Bin, co-founded by Will DeVito ’20 of Newhouse and Nick Gold ’18 of ; an all-in-one bonfire starter kit that is collapsible for easy storage and transport; won $500.

��Software/IT

Weather Optics, founded by Scott Pecoriello ’20, Arts and Sciences; a disruptive weather and data analytics company; won $5,000.

Ravle, founded by Tay Lotte ’19, Creative Leadership, , and Kevin Rieck ’19, Knowledge Management, University College; a platform that allows travelers to customize and book full trips through travel videos created by the world’s top travel filmmakers; won $3,000.

ModoScript, founded by David Zuleta ’18, College of Arts and Sciences; a pill-safe system that is a device and software platform for physicians, health insurance providers, pharmaceutical companies, healthcare facilities, government agencies and law enforcement organizations aimed at combating and reducing costs associated with prescription drug abuse and patient non-adherence; won $2,000.

About Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings and an��undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic , with a global footprint, and��, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience. The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors and 100 minors offered through 13 schools and colleges; nearly 15,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit .

Carl Schramm

Published in January by Simon & Schuster, Schramm’s book turns conventional wisdom on its head. He dispels the “myth of the software kid genius,” noting that the average entrepreneur is 39 years old and has worked in corporate America for at least a decade. He discusses the perils of creating a business plan for an entrepreneurial venture, noting that Microsoft, Apple, Facebook and Google launched without one. Based on stories of successful entrepreneurs in a variety of fields, he suggests that knowledge, passion, determination and a willingness to experiment and innovate are vastly more important than financial skill. Along the way, he also offers great practical tips, such as how to “Build Your Company as Your Life.”

The book has received positive acclaim, and was named to Inc. Magazine’s “Need to Read” list for 2018.�� It received five-star reviews on Amazon, and praise from Publishers Weekly, Google Books and Good Reads, as well as from many successful founders and entrepreneurs.

“New businesses are about great ideas, not great plans. Schramm tells it as it really happens,” says Mitch Lowe, co-founder of Netflix and CEO of MoviePass.

“While encouraging aspirants toward launch, the book is mercifully free of Silicon Valley fairy tales,” writes Leigh Buchanan, editor-at-large of Inc. Magazine. “Schramm is interested in real people starting real companies. Readers will find most of his cases gratifyingly unfamiliar and generally relatable. ‘Burn’ is a solid roundup of the current best thinking on startups, guiding new entrepreneurs in both introspection and execution.”

Once dubbed the “evangelist of entrepreneurship” by The Economist, Schramm was appointed Syracuse University Professor in the ��in 2012 after serving for nearly a decade as president of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the world’s premier organization dedicated to encouraging entrepreneurship and understanding the role innovation and new firm formation play in economic growth.�� A $2 billion endowment, Kauffman is the world’s largest philanthropy dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship.

At Syracuse, Schramm has taught courses in entrepreneurship and innovation, and the decline and future of U.S. cities. His research work focuses on entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth. He has advised major corporations as well as city, state and national governments around the world on accelerating innovation, expanding entrepreneurial activity and achieving economic growth.

One of the co-founders of Global Entrepreneurship Week, now observed in 170 countries, he is recognized internationally as a leading authority on innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth.�� His academic career began at Johns Hopkins, where he founded the nation’s first research center on healthcare finance. He has founded or co-founded five companies, including HCIA and Greenspring Advisors, a merchant bank.�� Schramm also has served in major corporate roles including EVP of Fortis (now Assurant) and CEO of Fortis Healthcare. He has advised major corporations including Ford, Johnson & Johnson and Apple. He chaired the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Measuring Innovation in the 21st Century Economy Advisory Committee during the Bush Administration and was a member of President Obama’s National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

He has authored, coauthored, or edited several books including “Better Capitalism,” “Good Capitalism/Bad Capitalism,” “Inside Real Innovation,” “The Entrepreneurial Imperative” and “Controlling Healthcare Costs.”

If you need an accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Linda Dickerson Hartsock at launchpad@syr.edu

About Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings and an��undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic , with a global footprint, and��, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience. The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors and 100 minors offered through 13 schools and colleges; nearly 15,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit .

Inside the King + King Architecture Library

King and his late wife, Joan “Jiggy” King ’50, established the King + King Architecture Library in 2017 to support the educational experience of students studying at the School of Architecture. Their gift also celebrates the 150th anniversary of King + King Architects, a Syracuse firm founded in 1868 by Archimedes Russell. King + King Architects is the oldest architectural firm in continuous practice in New York State, and among the old­est in the nation.

King + King and Syracuse University have a long history together, with over 50 campus projects. These include Holden Observatory (1887), Crouse College (1889), the Von Ranke Library (1889, and now the Tolley Humanities Building), Manley Field House (1961), H.B. Crouse Hall (1961), the Physics Building (1967), Link Hall (1970), the Heroy Geology Laboratory (1972) and Bird Library (1972).

In addition, multiple generations of the King Family are grad­uates of the Syracuse University School of Architecture: Harry A. King ’24; F. Curtis King ’24; Russell A. King ’52; Peter G. King ’77; James R. King ’77; and Alex S. King ’11. Many members of the King family will be in attendance at the dedication.

Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be available for this event. For more information, or if you need an accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact��Debra Witter-Gamba at dwitterg@syr.edu.

About Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings and an��undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic , with a global footprint, and��, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience. The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors and 100 minors offered through 13 schools and colleges; nearly 15,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit .

An exhibit about women’s suffrage can be found on the first floor of Bird Library.

The month of March marks the national celebration of Women’s History Month. In commemoration, the SU Libraries are hosting a number of exhibits in its spaces. In addition to a book display on the first floor of Bird Library by and about women who persisted, other exhibits include:

• Women’s suffrage exhibit: This exhibit, which commemorates the centennial of women’s suffrage in New York State, can be found on the first floor of Bird Library. Currently on loan from the Central New York Libraries Resources Council (CLRC), the exhibit will be rotating to other public and academic libraries in the region throughout the year.
• “Forces of Nature” exhibit: These pop art-style posters from the Perimeter Institute, commemorating pioneering women of science, can be found in the Carnegie Library. From two-time Noble Prize-winner Marie Curie to “The First Lady of Physics,” Chieng-Shiung Wu, these women have changed the world of science through their ground-breaking contributions and persistence.

For more information, contact outreach librarian Tarida Anantachai at tanantac@syr.edu.

About Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings and an��undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic , with a global footprint, and��, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience. The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors and 100 minors offered through 13 schools and colleges; nearly 15,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit .

Josh Aviv at Techstars in Boston

Joshua Aviv, founder and CEO of SparkCharge, developed a portable, ultrafast charging unit for electric vehicles that fits in the trunk of a car and charges at level 3 speed, giving users one mile every 60 seconds.

Winning a spot in the Techstars Boston startup accelerator gives a competitive boost for the growing company. In the last 10 years, more than 1,000 Techstars portfolio companies have collectively raised over $4.4 billion in total funding, and are now valued at $11.4 billion.�� Fewer than 1 percent of all companies that apply to a Techstars program are accepted into the worldwide network that inspires, educates and connects entrepreneurs, accelerating innovation and startup activity.

Aviv, a graduate of Syracuse University, conceived his idea as an undergraduate student, working with the campuswide innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.

“The Techstars accelerator program builds on the solid startup foundation we received through Syracuse University’s amazing innovation ecosystem,” says Aviv. “Having a well-connected and collaborative support network at SU helped us move from idea to venture, and positioned us to now scale to the next stage. We intend to stay engaged with SU as we grow.”

His connection to Techstars was catalyzed by his participation in the Blackstone/Techstars global venture pitch competition where he won grand prize last fall. The competition came at the conclusion of a two-day Blackstone LaunchPad/Techstars Training Camp, an innovative new program for collegiate entrepreneurs by the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. The program leverages the resources and intellectual capital of Blackstone, empowering entrepreneurs, generating job growth and supporting local communities.

“SparkCharge is joining a vibrant group of entrepreneurs,” says Clement Cazalot, managing director for the Techstars Boston Accelerator. “Our Boston program has helped launch and fund 144 startups, with north of $750 million in total funding. Josh is now part of the most connected and successful entrepreneurial network in the world, as well as Boston’s very active angel network and VC industry that is focusing more on earlier stage tech innovation, enabling access to funds at all stages of development.”

“Each year we select the most promising companies to join our three-month mentorship-driven accelerator,” says David Cohen, founder and CEO of Techstars. “SparkCharge will now be part of the Techstars community for life, with access to over 1,500,000 founders, investors, mentors and industry leaders. Leveraging the combined power of Blackstone LaunchPad and Techstars resources and connections, SparkCharge and other high-growth startups are surrounded and supported by a team of experts who can help them quickly start and scale.”

“We’re in Techstars to learn, grow and network,” Aviv says. “We’re excited to bring this product to market, and working with this network will help us get to commercialize our technology faster and better.”

Through Techstars, Aviv and his team of four engineers are getting hands-on help and mentorship from experts in multiple fields, while working out of spaces such as Mass Robotics. A first-time CEO, Aviv says access to an international pool of knowledgeable and experienced mentors is already advancing SparkCharge to a new level.�� “We want to keep a presence in Boston. We’ve fallen in love with the city,” Aviv says. “The startup ecosystem here is awesome.”

However, Aviv says the startup is not leaving its home in Syracuse. Personal connections and the manufacturing industry in Syracuse have strong pulls on the startup. “Our roots are in Syracuse and we want to tap into the manufacturing and industrial base there,” Aviv says. He expects to keep his research, engineering, testing and manufacturing based in the region, while focusing sales and finance operations in the Boston area where there is a cluster of supportive investors. He particularly values his research collaboration with the SyracuseCoE, which is home base for his engineering team, research fellows and interns. His goal is to create regional impact. “To me, entrepreneurship means having a great social impact on every layer of our society. As entrepreneurs, we have the ability to create change in our communities faster and on a deeper level than many other people.”

In the meantime, SparkCharge is signing up electric vehicle owners to participate in testing their beta product. Answering questions and collecting feedback from users with various electric car models, the engineers are refining the product leading up to a manufacturing run later this year.

Supporting this growth is an investment by , a Boston-based venture capital firm that focuses on consumer and enterprise technology investments. PJC takes an active approach to investing, striving to build collaborative relationships with portfolio company management. They have constructed the firm and their team around the strategy of building market-leading companies with innovative founders and serial entrepreneurs. The firm and its partners have backed market-leading companies across multiple industries such as Nest Labs, Yandex, Expensify and GetWellNetwork.

“We are excited to partner with Josh and the entire SparkCharge team,” says Mike Cunningham, a principal at PJC. “They have the drive, conviction and vision necessary to solve the problems faced in this rapidly expanding market. We look forward to working with the SparkCharge team and Techstars to help bring their idea to the electric vehicle community.”

“Josh and SparkCharge is a perfect example of the transformational impact that Blackstone envisions Techstars will have on our LaunchPad program,” says Alisha Slye, global director of Blackstone LaunchPad. “Their content, mentorship and network will provide expanded access for more LaunchPad ventures to grow and scale. Blackstone applauds Syracuse University’s leadership and commitment to entrepreneurship in our growing global LaunchPad network which we will now be able to scale to over one million student with Techstars support.”

SparkCharge’s success follows 2017 accomplishments that included: Blackstone LaunchPad/Techstars Demo Day, First Place; FuzeHub Commercialization Competition, First Place; Innovation Fund Award, SyracuseCoE; New York State Business Plan Competition, Grand Prize; New York State Business Plan Competition, Clean Tech Winner; Raymond Von Dran iPrize, First Place Winner Clean Tech; and Panasci Business Plan Competition 2017, Winner of Product Innovation Prize and Sustainability Award.

Aviv’s plans for 2018 include final design and testing of the beta unit, manufacturing and unit sales. SparkCharge is currently taking beta test orders:

Read more about and at . Contact: Josh Aviv, sparkcharge@spcev.com.

Blackstone Charitable Foundation and Techstars announced this week at SXSW EDU that they are teaming up to supercharge Blackstone LaunchPad, the pre-eminent campus-based entrepreneurship program.��

About Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings and an��undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic , with a global footprint, and��, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience. The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors and 100 minors offered through 13 schools and colleges; nearly 15,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit .

Student Sarah Allam works on her installation for Bird Library’s pop-up art show.

An artist’s reception on Monday, March 26, from 1-3 p.m. will give visitors a chance to meet the 27 students who are creating works for the show. The reception will be in the Blackstone LaunchPad, the glass cube on the main level of Bird Library, and is open to the community.

LaunchPad staff worked with Learning Commons librarians to help students create proposals and vision statements, pitch them to their peers and library staff, receive feedback and revise their final proposals.�� This process was the same as a professional public art call, and intended to teach students the skills required to be creative entrepreneurs. Artist statements will be on view with the works, explaining the thematic and narrative elements of each piece.

“As the busiest academic building on campus, with more than one million visitors a year, Bird Library will provide students with great visibility for their first public art show,” says David Seaman, dean of libraries and University librarian, “and we are keen to find additional ways to use library spaces to showcase the creative and academic achievements of the Syracuse University community.”

“The idea of the Reference Point puts the library at the heart of the creative process,” says��.�� “The library is often the first point of contact for researching a thought, and its web of references the creative divergent energy of discovery and discourse.” Hall is a public artist who works in studio arts, with a particular focus on sculpture. His work has been shown internationally, including Villa Favard, Florence; Stone Quarry Art Park, New York; Les Tombées de la Nuit, Rennes International Arts Festival, France; and Key Arts, Newport, Isle of Wight.

teaches lithography, intaglio, serigraphy and relief, and also serves as the director and master printer of Lake Effect Editions, the press of the printmaking intensive. Herbig exhibits nationally, participating in juried exhibitions in major cities across the country; and internationally, including exhibitions in Japan, Canada, China, Argentina, Spain, Pakistan, Taiwan, Brazil, Germany, South Korea and Poland. His work is in the permanent collections of many institutions.

Check Facebook for photos of the show:�� @LaunchPadSYR.

About Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings and an��undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic , with a global footprint, and��, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience. The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors and 100 minors offered through 13 schools and colleges; nearly 15,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit .

Deborah Stoiber

Deborah Stoiber, collection manager of the Moving Image Department at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, will give the lecture “Conserving Cinema’s Legacy at George Eastman Museum” on Thursday, March 22, from 1:30­–3 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library.

The lecture will be preceded by a hands-on workshop, Film Inspection and Identification, from 9:30–11:30 a.m. in the Lemke Seminar Room, Special Collections Research Center, on the 6th floor of Bird Library.

The lecture is open to the public, however there is limited space available for the workshop; R.S.V.P. to jschambe@syr.edu.

The event is the 2018 offering in the annual . The series is endowed through a generous gift by William J. ’65, G’ 68 and Joan Brodsky ’67, G’68 of Chicago. Beginning in 2004, the endowment has been used to sponsor programs that promote and advance knowledge of library conservation theory, practice, and application among wide audiences, both on campus and in the region. Programs will typically include lectures and workshops by prominent library conservators.

Stoiber’s lecture will provide an introduction to the George Eastman Museum’s moving image holdings. Founded by the museum’s first curator of film,��James Card (1915–2000), the collection now consists of more than 28,000 titles spanning the entire history of cinema, from the early experiments of the Lumière brothers to the cinema of today. Her presentation will encompass the definitions of conservation, preservation, reconstruction, and duplication in the moving image world, and will focus on case studies on conservation practices and their application for both digital and analog media.

The interactive workshop will cover the basics of film handling, including the identification of nitrate and safety film bases, formats, and stages of decomposition. Students will be encouraged to take photos and ask questions as they view films on workbenches.

Deborah Stoiber has worked for the George Eastman Museum for close to 20 years. She oversees 100,000 nitrate and safety motion picture reels, a large variety of video formats, along with 2,000 Technicolor dye bottles in three facilities located in and around the city of Rochester. Her responsibilities include inspecting, accessioning, and cataloging collection material; making recommendations for de-accessioning collections; and new acquisitions. Recent donations to the museum include an acquisition of South Asian Cinema that has created the largest collection of Indian Cinema outside of India. She is an instructor in The L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation, and is the technical director of the Nitrate Picture Show, the first film festival dedicated to the conservation of 35mm film.

Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be available for this event. For more information, or if you need an accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact��Julia Chambers at jschambe@syr.edu by March 15.

About Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings and an��undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic , with a global footprint, and��, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience. The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors and 100 minors offered through 13 schools and colleges; nearly 15,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit .

Tay Lotte ’19 and Kevin Rieck ’19

Ravle, a startup launched by Syracuse University students Tay Lotte ’19 and Kevin Rieck ’19, has been selected to compete in the finals of Student Startup Madness (SSM) at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, on March 12. Ravle is a platform that allows travelers to customize and book full trips through travel videos created by the world’s top travel filmmakers. Lotte (creative leadership, University College) and Rieck (knowledge management, University College) developed the company with support from the Blackstone LaunchPad at Bird Library.

Lotte and Rieck started the company in February 2017, and went on to win second place in the Whitman School’s 2017 Panasci Business Plan Competition the following May, giving them $7,500 in funding. In the past year they have assembled a strong technical team, launched their beta platform and are growing a network of top travel filmmakers across the globe.

“Being a finalist in Student Startup Madness has pushed us to make big leaps forward these past couple of months.�� We hope our traction gets us one step closer to being accepted into an accelerator program this summer,” says Lotte, who is both co-founder and head designer.

“We are delighted to see Syracuse University entrepreneurs going on to national competitions,” adds David Seaman, dean of libraries and University librarian, “and making full use of the business planning expertise and mentoring provided by the Libraries through the LaunchPad.”

The SSM tournament is a competition held at the annual SXSW, which celebrates the convergence of the interactive, film and music industries. SSM will feature a group of “Entrepreneurial Eight” college student startups, selected from field of national applicants, pitching to a prestigious judging panel of entrepreneurs and investors. The winning team will receive a prize package of software and services, and access to an elite network of VCs and entrepreneurs.

“This is our seventh year, and this year the judging was tougher than ever,”��says , Newhouse professor and creator of the SSM program. “This year’s finalists include companies with innovative uses of machine learning, creative travel influencer marketing, software to optimize in-home health care staffing, sensor-based clothing, online legal services to help juvenile immigrants, and a cool new way for kids to learn code.”

Watch Ravle’s and learn more about the company at

Do you have questions about patents and how to tell if a technology is likely to meet new, non-obvious and patentable subject matter patent requirements? College of Law students from the NYS STLC program will hold office hours at Blackstone LaunchPad at Bird Library to discuss patent searching strategies and assist with conducting a patent search. Patent searches are also helpful for determining competitors in a technical area. Assistance will be at no charge to SU students on a first-come, first-served basis or by appointment by emailing LaunchPad@syr.edu.

LaunchPad tech commercialization office hours will be the following:

• Wednesday, February 28, 10 a.m. – noon
• Tuesday, March 6, 3 – 5 p.m.
• Thursday, March 22, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
• Monday, March 26, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Wednesday April 4, 10 a.m.– noon
• Tuesday, April 10, 3 – 5 p.m.
• Thursday, April 19, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
• Monday, April 23, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Office hours will rotate with Jennifer Hicks, Lindsey Round, Xiang Tony Qi and Tom Carlon.�� Please note that this service is not a substitute for IP patent counsel.

From market landscapes to intellectual property protection to licensing options and potential funding sources, NYS STLC has helped scores of companies and institutions make their technology vision become a commercial reality. If you are a company or institution focused on bringing new technology to market, the NYS STLC is here to assist and guide you.�� The NYS STLC does not file for or prosecute patents.�� The program does not provide legal advice or opinions and does not otherwise compete with IP law firms.

Tickets are $7 and are on sale now at the Schine Box Office and online at . A $10 ticket option includes $3 that is donated directly into the transportation fees for new American families attending the event.

Hosted by Student Association president James Franco and vice president Angie Pati, the Thrive Together Fair is an interactive event that features performances and speakers from campus and community, in a celebration of cultural diversity. The event will feature Olive Sephuma, director of the Center for New Americans, and Nada Odeh, a Syracuse University graduate student from Syria. A variety of cuisines from around the world will be available.

Thrive at SU is the student organization affiliate of Thrive Projects, a nonprofit that works with underserved and vulnerable communities around the world. The organization works to bridge the gap between the student body and the local Syracuse community by collaborating with local nonprofits that serve marginalized communities in Syracuse.

Each year, Thrive at SU partners with a nonprofit to raise awareness for the organization’s mission and work. This year, Thrive at SU is again working with InterFaith Works and its Center for New Americans, which provides resettlement and post-resettlement services to help refugee families reestablish their lives and overcome the barriers to successful integration in their new communities. All proceeds from the 2018 Thrive Together Fair will be donated to InterFaith Works.

“Thrive at SU firmly believes that the strength of Syracuse is rooted in both its diversity and sense of togetherness,” says Thrive at SU president Amanda Chou. “Thrive at SU recognizes the important role that refugees play in the community and hopes this event will serve as a reminder that we are at our best when we face times of struggle together.”

Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) will be available. If you need an accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact��Amanda Chou at aychou@syr.edu.

A “human book” converses with the person who engaged him during a previous year’s Human Library event.

The event is open to campus and community. No preregistration is required; however, there will be an opportunity to reserve a book for a specific time in advance, if desired.

A human library is an event that encourages people from different backgrounds to talk with and learn from each other in a safe and supportive environment. The purpose is to create a positive space for dialogues on challenging topics, to break down stereotypes and to celebrate diversity within our community.

Previous human book topics have included Native American, Chinese, Indian, Nigerian and Middle Eastern cultures; disability, transgender and biracial identity; military life; mental health issues; and immigrant experiences. Human books and participants of past events have described conversations as rewarding, fun, important and insightful.

Event organizers are currently seeking Syracuse University faculty, staff and students, and other community members to serve as human books; the deadline to complete an ��is Friday, March 9.

Campus event partners currently include the Blackstone Launchpad, Hendricks Chapel and the Slutzker Center for International Services. Syracuse University’s event is one of several human libraries offered throughout the region, with support from the Central NY Library Resources Council.

The first Human Library program was held in 2000 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Since then, similar events have been organized in libraries, schools and other institutions around the world. For more information see .

About Syracuse University

Founded��in 1870, Syracuse University is a private international research university��dedicated to advancing knowledge and fostering student success through teaching��excellence,��rigorous scholarship and interdisciplinary research. Comprising 11��academic schools and colleges, the University has a long legacy of excellence��in the liberal arts, sciences and��professional disciplines that prepares��students for the complex challenges and emerging opportunities of a rapidly��changing world. Students enjoy the resources of a 270-acre main��campus and��extended campus venues in major national metropolitan hubs and across three��continents. Syracuse’s student body is among the most diverse for an��institution of its��kind across multiple dimensions, and students typically represent��all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Syracuse also has a long legacy of��supporting veterans and is home to��the nationally recognized Institute for��Veterans and Military Families, the first university-based institute in the��U.S. focused on addressing the unique needs of veterans and their��families.

Jeremy Ring

Each year, more than six million new businesses launch, and many millions more grow. Most start from a small seed. Of those, only a few hundred will ever become “unicorns” valued at over $1 billion, and only a handful will become “hectocorns,” the term for a company valued at more than $100 billion. Yahoo! was one of those hectocorns, with a turn-of-the-millennium valuation of $120 billion.

Ring was one of its early employees.��He opened its first East Coast office out of his apartment, and over the course of the next five years, he worked with his friends to build Yahoo! from a small start-up into a multi-billion-dollar venture.

His new book, “We Were Yahoo!” looks at the rise and fall of Yahoo! and the era of dot-com mania.�� It is a story that only an insider can tell, and the and the Blackstone LaunchPad invite you to hear it at a presentation and meet and greet reception with Ring. The event is open to the public, free of charge.

Wall Street valued Yahoo!—at that time in business less than six years—higher than it did Disney and Comcast combined. At that time, the iPhone was more than seven years away from launch, Google was four years from its IPO, Amazon was hemorrhaging money and Mark Zuckerberg was still in high school.�� Ring and his friends were part of that meteoric rise.��His responsibilities at Yahoo! included worldwide oversight of the creation of sales programs for all clients during this period. He went on to lead Yahoo!’s Sales programs group and helped spin off the sports division as Collegiate Images (CI).

In 2001, he relocated to Florida to raise his family.�� He then spent several years as an executive in the tech and innovation sector before winning election to the Florida State Senate in 2006, where he served for��10 years. He continued to be an innovator in government, working on��numerous��pieces of��legislation, including the creation of the Florida Institute for Commercialization, allowing for university inventions to be showcased in a single entity, and introducing�� the State University Research Commercialization Grant Program to provide universities inventions with early-stage capital to ready businesses for series “A” financing.

Through programs he designed, more than 60 tech start-ups based in Florida have made their way from state “innovation incubators” to the broader market. He helped establish and expand The Florida Growth Fund, which invests in homegrown Florida companies. The fund has allowed small businesses across the state—and Florida’s economy as a whole—to expand, diversify and mature. It currently has over $750 million of capital under management.

Today, as an active volunteer and philanthropist, he sits on a number of local and national boards of directors. He is also running for CFO for the State of Florida.

National Entrepreneurship Week (NEW) is a congressionally chartered week dedicated to showcasing entrepreneurship throughout the United States. It was founded in 2006 by the National Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education, which advocates entrepreneurship education as a lifelong learning process. NEW celebrates entrepreneurs and encourages young people to explore pathways to entrepreneurship.

If you need an accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact��Linda Dickerson Hartsock at ldhartso@syr.edu.

About Syracuse University

Founded��in 1870, Syracuse University is a private international research university��dedicated to advancing knowledge and fostering student success through teaching��excellence,��rigorous scholarship and interdisciplinary research. Comprising 11��academic schools and colleges, the University has a long legacy of excellence��in the liberal arts, sciences and��professional disciplines that prepares��students for the complex challenges and emerging opportunities of a rapidly��changing world. Students enjoy the resources of a 270-acre main��campus and��extended campus venues in major national metropolitan hubs and across three��continents. Syracuse’s student body is among the most diverse for an��institution of its��kind across multiple dimensions, and students typically represent��all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Syracuse also has a long legacy of��supporting veterans and is home to��the nationally recognized Institute for��Veterans and Military Families, the first university-based institute in the��U.S. focused on addressing the unique needs of veterans and their��families.

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The two Special Collections Research Center listening parties will feature a wide variety of music from Africa and the Caribbean.

The Special Collections Research Center at Syracuse University Libraries, in conjunction with La Casita Cultural Center, will host two spring listening parties this month featuring recordings from the , which contains over 15,000 45 rpm recordings. Both events are free and open to the public.

Bohemia & Bolero
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 5-8 p.m.
, 109 Otisco St., Syracuse

La Casita Cultural Center will host a Latin music showcase of classic boleros and timeless love songs to warm your heart! Join us for a special night listening to great music, dance if you like, and taste some delicious tapas and sweets!

Africa and the Music of the Caribbean
Friday, Feb. 23, 3-4 p.m.
Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, Bird Library

From bomba to boogaloo, salsa to soul, Africa has provided source material and inspiration for Caribbean artists throughout the centuries, and vice versa. Join us to hear the sounds of this dynamic interchange.

��The at Syracuse University Libraries contains over 15,000 recordings from North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. The 45-rpm disc collection includes merengue, bolero, guaracha, chachachá, pachanga, merecumbé, seis fajardeño, bomba, plena, mambo, guaguancó, son montuno, charanga, guajira, música jíbara, danzón and more.

Max and Joseph Bell, the owners of the Bell Music Box, a New York City record store, were avid collectors of Latin and Caribbean music. Syracuse University acquired the entire inventory of the Bell Music Box store in 1963 and recently began a major digitization project to preserve and make accessible this unique collection.

If you need an accommodation in order to fully participate in these events, please contact��Julia Chambers at jschambe@syr.edu.

About Syracuse University

Founded��in 1870, Syracuse University is a private international research university��dedicated to advancing knowledge and fostering student success through teaching��excellence,��rigorous scholarship and interdisciplinary research. Comprising 11��academic schools and colleges, the University has a long legacy of excellence��in the liberal arts, sciences and��professional disciplines that prepares��students for the complex challenges and emerging opportunities of a rapidly��changing world. Students enjoy the resources of a 270-acre main��campus and��extended campus venues in major national metropolitan hubs and across three��continents. Syracuse’s student body is among the most diverse for an��institution of its��kind across multiple dimensions, and students typically represent��all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Syracuse also has a long legacy of��supporting veterans and is home to��the nationally recognized Institute for��Veterans and Military Families, the first university-based institute in the��U.S. focused on addressing the unique needs of veterans and their��families.

Kevin Rieck and Tay Lotte of Ravle

Lotte and Rieck launched their venture in February 2017 and went on to win second prize in the ’s 2017 Panasci Business Plan Competition, securing $7,500 in funding to kick-start their venture. Since then, they have assembled a team of developers and launched the in September 2017.

Ravle is a digital travel platform and filmmaking collective that engages travel filmmakers to turn beautifully filmed travelogues into mapped itineraries and personal travel guides to such destinations as the Australian Outback, Vancouver Island, Iceland and unique places like Ladakh, India; Bangkok; and Nara, Japan.

“Our goal is not just to inspire others to get out and explore, but to give travelers the tools they need to plan an adventure that will change the way they experience the world,” says Lotte, who is also Ravle’s head designer. “Our filmmakers share a common drive to travel to new destinations or seek out hidden gems. They have a sixth sense for finding cool places that others do not often see.”

“We were so excited to make it to the semi-final round because this is a prominent national competition with a massive pool of applicants. We are working on getting brand sponsorships for upcoming trips by our filmmakers, and are hopeful that our growth will help us be selected for the final round,” says Rieck.

The Ravle team developed their venture with support from the Blackstone LaunchPad at Bird Library. ��They received mentorship to refine their business strategy, establish themselves as a legal entity and connect to other student entrepreneurs with the skills they need to grow their team.

is the only nationwide collegiate tournament focused on digital media startups. Sean Branagan, founder of the Student Startup Madness Tournament, and director of the Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship at the , believes that Ravle is among a highly competitive selection of teams that “are the best college digital media startups in the country.”

The cover of “Triple Triumph”

This interview is a result of “Triple Triumph: Three Women in Medicine,” an open access book conceived and edited by Syracuse University professors Cathryn Newton and Samuel Gorovitz from the . The book includes profiles of Dr. Brangman, Dr. Patricia Numann and Dr. Ruth Weinstock, pioneering women doctors at SUNY Upstate Medical University and was written by Danielle Roth ’16, with photographs by Drew Osumi ’16, both alumni. Following her work on “Triple Triumph,” Roth interned with “StoryCorps,”�� where she pitched and produced the story on Brangman and Lester.

“Triple Triumph” was published in September 2017 by Syracuse Unbound, a joint imprint of Syracuse University Press and Syracuse University Libraries. To date, it has been downloaded 2,755 times from 25 countries.

“We are proud that Dr. Brangman’s scientific and medical career began at Syracuse when she was an undergraduate—and are especially proud to have collaborated with her on��‘Triple Triumph.’ Her daughter Dr. Jenna Lester is a highly accomplished scientist and physician, as well. We hope all friends of Syracuse University tune in to hear their story tomorrow,” says��Newton.

“StoryCorps” is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate the lives of everyday Americans by capturing their stories. “StoryCorps” interviews are archived at the at the for future generations to hear.

The piece will be available on����and on the .��Find your local��NPR��station��in .

Last year, Syracuse University entrepreneur Kate Beckman ’17, founder of FreshU and now a graduate student in the Newhouse School, made it to the final five of the InVenture competition at Georgia Tech, which was broadcast live and streamed by PBS.

The InVenture Prize Competition offers the only chance for ACC student innovators and inventors to compete in a televised pitch event in front of a live audience. Last year, Syracuse University entrepreneur Kate Beckman ’17, founder of FreshU and now a graduate student in the , made it to the final five at Georgia Tech, which was broadcast live and streamed by PBS.

The Blackstone LaunchPad at Bird Library will be hosting the campus qualifier to pick the top team to represent Syracuse University.�� are due Feb. 9, with a campus pitch competition on Feb. 16.��The winning team selected by a panel of judges will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Georgia Tech in Atlanta for the finals April 5-6, and a chance to compete for $30,000 in prize funding.

“Syracuse University has a very long and impressive culture and track record of innovation and entrepreneurship,” says Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly. “This is a great opportunity for our incredibly talented students and recent graduates to go toe-to-toe with their ACC peers for prize money to launch their next venture.”

David Seaman, dean of libraries and University Librarian, adds, “Syracuse University Libraries are delighted to enhance the entrepreneurship ecosystem at Syracuse University through the successful mentoring and expert advice provided by the Blackstone LaunchPad on the first floor of Bird Library, and the lively community of students who use this innovation space day and night.”

In addition to Syracuse University, the 15 participating colleges are: Boston College, Clemson University, Duke University, Florida State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, North Carolina State, University of Notre Dame, University of Louisville, University of Miami, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Pittsburgh, University of Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University and Wake Forest University.

Eligibility requirements:

• Each university finalist team may be composed of full-time, degree-seeking undergraduate students or recent graduates of the university within one year of graduation from their undergraduate program.
• If a team member is a recent graduate of the university, the idea for the invention must have been initially conceived while the student was enrolled as an undergraduate.
• Full-time, degree-seeking undergraduate students must comprise at least 50 percent of the registered team members. Individual teams with only one student are eligible to compete.
• Teams with generated revenue or venture capital funding in excess of $100,000 are not eligible to compete.
• Entrants should be the original creators, inventors or owners of the intellectual property (IP) underlying their invention. Any co-invention with non-students or any other third party outside the university must be fully disclosed during registration to determine if the outside contribution was substantial. A team whose idea or invention qualifies as university-owned IP is not eligible to enter.

Applications may be . Applicants selected for the Syracuse competition will create a pitch deck for the campus competition. Coaching in advance of the campus finals is available through the Blackstone LaunchPad and the Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship’s Couri Hatchery.�� Students who participated in are strongly encouraged to apply.

Students may make appointments to meet at the Blackstone LaunchPad with experts from the U.S. Small Business Administration and New York State Small Business Development Center for technical assistance. Appointments for coaching or meetings with business advisors or professional service providers can be made by e-mail: launchpad@syr.edu.

About Syracuse University

Founded��in 1870, Syracuse University is a private international research university��dedicated to advancing knowledge and fostering student success through teaching��excellence,��rigorous scholarship and interdisciplinary research. Comprising 11��academic schools and colleges, the University has a long legacy of excellence��in the liberal arts, sciences and��professional disciplines that prepares��students for the complex challenges and emerging opportunities of a rapidly��changing world. Students enjoy the resources of a 270-acre main��campus and��extended campus venues in major national metropolitan hubs and across three��continents. Syracuse’s student body is among the most diverse for an��institution of its��kind across multiple dimensions, and students typically represent��all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Syracuse also has a long legacy of��supporting veterans and is home to��the nationally recognized Institute for��Veterans and Military Families, the first university-based institute in the��U.S. focused on addressing the unique needs of veterans and their��families.

The 140^th anniversary celebration will take place in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library, on Feb. 7 from 1-2:30 p.m. Jim Bradley, interim director of the GPO, will give the keynote presentation.

“Syracuse University Libraries are proud to serve as a federal depository library,” says Dean of Libraries and University Librarian David Seaman. “The ability to offer our patrons and the community unfettered access to these vitally important government documents is a responsibility that we take seriously. We are honored to be celebrating 140 years with the FDLP and in partnership with GPO.”

An accompanying exhibit on fourth floor of Bird Library will highlight the wide variety of materials the libraries have received as a member of the FDLP since the University’s early years. Documents selected for display represent all three branches of government and showcase the variety of formats and subject matter of these documents.

An exhibit in the Learning Commons on the first floor of Bird Library will focus on “SU Libraries Depository Property Stamps—140 years of Federal Depository Participation.” The exhibit will highlight how the libraries have marked and identified federal documents from 1878 to the present day. The variety of styles and markings illustrates the amount of detail and effort required to process these items.

If you need an accommodation to fully participate in the event, please contact��John Olson at jaolson@syr.edu by Feb. 1.

About Syracuse University

Founded��in 1870, Syracuse University is a private international research university��dedicated to advancing knowledge and fostering student success through teaching��excellence,��rigorous scholarship and interdisciplinary research. Comprising 11��academic schools and colleges, the University has a long legacy of excellence��in the liberal arts, sciences and��professional disciplines that prepares��students for the complex challenges and emerging opportunities of a rapidly��changing world. Students enjoy the resources of a 270-acre main��campus and��extended campus venues in major national metropolitan hubs and across three��continents. Syracuse’s student body is among the most diverse for an��institution of its��kind across multiple dimensions, and students typically represent��all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Syracuse also has a long legacy of��supporting veterans and is home to��the nationally recognized Institute for��Veterans and Military Families, the first university-based institute in the��U.S. focused on addressing the unique needs of veterans and their��families.

The online form for reserving library study rooms

Syracuse University and SUNY ESF-affiliated students can now book study rooms in Bird and Carnegie libraries through an online reservation system, available on the web 24/7 at .

The new self-service system shows real-time room availability and can be used for immediate bookings or for future dates and times. Room bookings are confirmed via email.

Those with confirmed bookings and a current SU or ESF I.D. can sign out room keys from the first floor��check-out desk in Bird Library and the second floor information desk in Carnegie.

For more information on student study rooms in the libraries, visit .

At the center of this musical is a family at once familiar and recognizable, but also coping with its own particular dysfunction. Intimately told, “Next to Normal” “is a hard-hitting drama with amazing rock music,” says Hupp. Often funny and always poignant, it’s a work of grace and power that goes right to the human heart. The New York Times calls “Next to Normal” a “brave, breathtaking musical.”

The lecture and reception, which is open to the public, is co-produced by the and sponsored by the Library Associates of the Syracuse University Libraries.

Prior to joining Syracuse Stage, Hupp was the producing artistic director of the Arkansas Repertory Theater in Little Rock for 16 seasons. From 1989–99, he was artistic director of the acclaimed Jean Cocteau Repertory in New York. Hupp also served on the board of the Theatre Communications Group, a nonprofit theatrical organization in New York, and has served as a panelist and on-site evaluator for the National Endowment for the Arts. He graduated from Dickinson College and completed a two-year certificate program at the National Shakespeare Conservatory in New York.

If you need an accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Bianca Caiella Breed at bcaiella@syr.edu by Jan. 23.

“Next to Normal” runs from Jan. 24-Feb. 11 at Syracuse Stage. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit or call the Box Office at 315.443.3275.

• : Early intent to apply due Jan. 17; competition April 13-14. Open to graduate and undergraduate students.
• : Applications due Feb. 9; competition April 5-7. Open to primarily graduate students.
• : Applications due Feb. 9; competition April 5-6. Open to undergraduate students.
• (New York Business Plan Competition regional qualifier): Applications due March 9; competition March 23. Open to graduate and undergraduate students.
• : Applications due March 9; competition March 23. Open to graduate and undergraduate students.
• : SU/CNY teams submitted March 23; competition April 27. Open to graduate and undergraduate students.

The campus competitions for the ACC InVenture Prize, Hult Prize and Compete CNY are coordinated through the Blackstone LaunchPad at Bird Library. The Panasci Business Plan Competition is coordinated through the Whitman School of Management and the Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship. The RvD iPrize is coordinated through the School of Information Studies.

The LaunchPad team, mentors and professional service providers are available to help develop investment-ready business models, create more competitive pitches and coach teams on the art of successful pitching. Whitman and iSchool faculty, along with Falcone Center staff, are also available to help prep teams and provide feedback.

To learn more about the competitions, get details on the schedule or schedule coaching sessions, email LaunchPad@syr.edu .

About Syracuse University

Founded��in 1870, Syracuse University is a private international research university��dedicated to advancing knowledge and fostering student success through teaching��excellence,��rigorous scholarship and interdisciplinary research. Comprising 11��academic schools and colleges, the University has a long legacy of excellence��in the liberal arts, sciences and��professional disciplines that prepares��students for the complex challenges and emerging opportunities of a rapidly��changing world. Students enjoy the resources of a 270-acre main��campus and��extended campus venues in major national metropolitan hubs and across three��continents. Syracuse’s student body is among the most diverse for an��institution of its��kind across multiple dimensions, and students typically represent��all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Syracuse also has a long legacy of��supporting veterans and is home to��the nationally recognized Institute for��Veterans and Military Families, the first university-based institute in the��U.S. focused on addressing the unique needs of veterans and their��families.

A winning team from each of the 15 regional finals will be selected to participate in an eight-week summer residency at the Hult Castle accelerator in the United Kingdom, and a chance to pitch at the United Nations in September 2018. The winning team will receive the $1,000,000 grand prize.

Farm to Flame Energy��is founded by William Lee Mendes McKnight ’18, a history major in the . His venture partners with entrepreneurially minded community members in developing countries to design and develop micro-grid solutions. The project leverages locally grown crops to harness the power of energy and build more sustainable rural economies.��Farm to Flame Energy team members include Kwaku Jyamfi ’18, a chemical engineering major in the , and Sayje Lasenberry ’19, who is majoring in sustainable energy management at SUNY ESF.

The concept underlying Drop Top is to conserve water and enhance drip irrigation using REVLAR, a paper-thin, waterproof, durable and impervious material designed to withstand high/low temperature fluctuations. Drop Top’s ingenious design increases agricultural output while conserving water. Team members include Jason Kuperberg ’18, a biotechnology major in the ��Serena DeSeta ’18, a dual major in entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises and advertising and business communication in the ; and Matthew Goodman ’19, a design major in the (VPA).

The Hult Prize, known as “The Nobel Prize for student startups,” seeks out game-changing student social enterprises that compete to solve the world’s toughest challenges. This year’s theme, “Harnessing the Power of Energy,” issued a challenge to conceive a scalable solution to transform the lives of 10 million people by 2025.�� Energy-powered innovation was broadly defined to include six core areas:�� connectivity; mobility; farming, food and agriculture; water collection, storage and transport; health and the human experience; and education.

Swedish billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist Bertil Hult established the competition in 2009, and each year the Hult family donates $1,000,000 in seed capital to the winning social enterprise.

Syracuse teams advancing to the regionals were selected through a campus competition in December. Judges selected Farm to Flame Energy and Drop Top as their top picks, based on their ideas that combined energy, agriculture, education, conservation and sustainable enterprise.

Learn more at .

About Syracuse University

Founded��in 1870, Syracuse University is a private international research university��dedicated to advancing knowledge and fostering student success through teaching��excellence,��rigorous scholarship and interdisciplinary research. Comprising 11��academic schools and colleges, the University has a long legacy of excellence��in the liberal arts, sciences and��professional disciplines that prepares��students for the complex challenges and emerging opportunities of a rapidly��changing world. Students enjoy the resources of a 270-acre main��campus and��extended campus venues in major national metropolitan hubs and across three��continents. Syracuse’s student body is among the most diverse for an��institution of its��kind across multiple dimensions, and students typically represent��all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Syracuse also has a long legacy of��supporting veterans and is home to��the nationally recognized Institute for��Veterans and Military Families, the first university-based institute in the��U.S. focused on addressing the unique needs of veterans and their��families.

“After the hurricanes in Florida and Texas, the question has surely been asked: How to save those wet, damaged books? Above, you can watch a visual primer from the –people who know something about taking care of books. It contains a series of tips—some intuitive, some less so—that will give you a clear action plan the next time water and paper meet.”

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About Syracuse University

Founded��in 1870, Syracuse University is a private international research university��dedicated to advancing knowledge and fostering student success through teaching��excellence,��rigorous scholarship and interdisciplinary research. Comprising 11��academic schools and colleges, the University has a long legacy of excellence��in the liberal arts, sciences and��professional disciplines that prepares��students for the complex challenges and emerging opportunities of a rapidly��changing world. Students enjoy the resources of a 270-acre main��campus and��extended campus venues in major national metropolitan hubs and across three��continents. Syracuse’s student body is among the most diverse for an��institution of its��kind across multiple dimensions, and students typically represent��all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Syracuse also has a long legacy of��supporting veterans and is home to��the nationally recognized Institute for��Veterans and Military Families, the first university-based institute in the��U.S. focused on addressing the unique needs of veterans and their��families.

Hult competition winners with some of the judges. From left: Farm to Flame founder William McKnight; judges Joshua Aviv and Amanda Chou; and Drop Top team members Serena DeSeta, Jason Kuperberg and Matthew Goodman.

Farm to Flame will now advance to one of 15 regional finals in March 2018, and first alternate Drop Top will move on to an open national competition, with another opportunity for a spot at the regionals.

A winning team from each of the 15 regional finals will be selected to participate in an eight-week summer residency at the Hult Castle accelerator in the United Kingdom and a chance to pitch at the United Nations in September 2018, with the winning team receiving the $1,000,000 grand prize.

Farm to Flame Energy was founded by William Lee Mendes McKnight ’18, a student.�� The venture partners with entrepreneurially minded community members in developing countries to collaboratively design and develop micro-grid solutions, leveraging locally grown crops to harness the power of energy and build more sustainable rural economies.

Farm to Flame Energy’s patented, smokeless, odorless, efficient bio-mass combustion system can be used for micro-grids and integrated with a cloud-based sensor system and data analysis for real-time monitoring. The team proposed a franchise model to achieve scalability, empowering community entrepreneurs and farmers in developing countries to become business partners. The model includes a strong agricultural education component, teaching local farmers how to plant high-yield energy crops that are best suited for their climate and soils, which can be used as local biomass sources.

The model created by Farm to Flame Energy has the power to address Hult’s goal of impacting 10 million people by the year 2025, since it is estimated that 960 million people live in energy poverty in rural areas around the globe. “I am thrilled that our venture is gaining recognition, so that we can start bringing electricity to those who need it,” says McKnight, who is majoring in history and minoring in chemistry. He is the son of Lee McKnight, associate professor in the iSchool.

Farm to Flame Energy team members include Kwaku Jyamfi ’18, a chemical engineering major in the , and Sayje Lasenberry ’19, who is majoring in sustainable energy management at SUNY ESF.

Second-place winner Drop Top��has a concept to conserve water and enhance drip irrigation using REVLAR, a waterproof, tear-proof, durable and impervious paper-thin material specifically designed to withstand high/low temperature fluctuations. Drop Top’s ingenious design, made entirely of REVLAR, increases agricultural output while conserving water.�� The venture also utilizes a franchise model to create scalability and help local farmers become entrepreneurs through education and empowerment.

Drop Top team members include Jason Kuperberg ’18, a biotechnology major in Arts and Sciences,�� Serena DeSeta ’18, a dual major in entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises and advertising and business communication in the , and Matthew Goodman ’19, a design major in the .

Hult Prize Syracuse campus judges included:�� Alejandro S. Amezcua, assistant professor, Whitman School of Management; Karen Livingston, energy entrepreneur and senior business advisor, New York State Small Business Development Center; Joshua Aviv, founder, SparkCharge, and entrepreneur in residence, Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship; David Eihlers, innovation consultant and co-founder of Blue Highway, as well as adjunct faculty, MBA@SU; and Amanda Chou ’18, founding member and chief marketing officer of Thrive Projects. Thrive Projects was last year’s Syracuse campus Hult Prize winner, and went on to the regionals in Boston.

Ten teams pitched in the campus qualifier, receiving consistently high scores from the judges in a very tight competition.�� The other eight teams included:�� ComEnergy, led by Tyler Vartabedian (Engineering and Computer Science); Flow, led by Michael McCormack (Whitman); Flux, led by Nate Banks (); GiraTech, led by Teodoro DeLellis (Engineering and Computer Science); Inspire, led by Kayla Simon (Engineering and Computer Science) and Kutokea, led by Aaron Mwewa ().

The popup student film and animation showcase will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13, in Shemin Auditorium, Shaffer Art Building, and will feature works by transmedia students in the , with help from students in the and other program areas.

This fun “food and flicks” event is a stress break from finals, and is also an opportunity to sample work by innovative transmedia students who are on the path to becoming professional filmmakers and entrepreneurs. Films selected for the screening are the work of advanced film and animation students who raised funds, assembled production crews, put out casting calls and hired professional actors, managed all aspects of production and post-production, and created professional-quality final products worthy of film festival submissions. Admission is free, but RSVPs are requested to launchpad@syr.edu

Aja and Kaelan Selbach-Broad

The “Film Tasting” is being produced by Broad Brothers, a Blackstone LaunchPad student venture. was founded by twin brothers Aja and Kaelan Selbach-Broad, who are juniors in the VPA film program. Broad Brothers launched at Syracuse University as a student venture and also produced the recent .

Broad Brothers was in Study Break for��its filmmaking, including client corporate videos, concerts and festivals, music videos and shorts. They have shot such artists as The Chainsmokers and Marshmello. Their work has been featured in a number of film events, and they intend to fully launch their production company upon graduation.

Russell A. and Joan “Jiggy” King

“We are delighted to have this support for the renovation and renaming of the Architecture Reading Room in Slocum Hall,” says��Seaman. “It will give new life to an essential library resource in the daily lives of our architecture faculty and students.”

The gift will change the space dramatically, adding a technology-laden seminar space, a new circulation desk, a new HVAC system and installation of updated library shelving. The fund also supports the space’s maintenance, collections, technology and other needs through the creation of an endowment.

In recognition of the Kings’ generosity, the reading room will be renamed the King + King Architecture Library. The library is slated to undergo renovation over the upcoming winter semester break. A grand opening of the space will occur during the spring semester of 2018.

“The story of the King + King Architects, as well as the King Family, is interwoven with the story of the Syracuse University and the School of Architecture,” says��Speaks. “Indeed, you cannot tell one without the other. From the numerous projects the firm has completed on campus, to the six King family members who received a professional degree from the school, the two institutions are closely tied. We are thrilled for this bond to have a physical manifestation in the King + King Architecture Library. We give our deepest thanks to Russ and Jiggy King, as well as King + King Architects, for enabling this transformational project.”

With King + King Architects being two years older than Syracuse University, the two institutions have collaborated closely over the past 150 years. Notable campus projects where King + King served as architect include: Holden Observatory, Crouse College, Tolley Humanities Building, the Physics Building, Heroy Geology Laboratory, Manley Field House and Bird Library. A full list of completed projects can be found below.

In addition, numerous members of the King Family are graduates of the Syracuse University School of Architecture. They��include: Harry A. King ’24; F. Curtis King ’24; Russell A. King ’52; Peter G. King ’77; James R. King ’77; and Alex S. King ’11. The firm’s current CEO/managing partner, Kirk Narburgh, is a 1990 M.Arch graduate of the school and an adjunct professor. Peter King ’77 serves on the School of Architecture Advisory Board.

King + King Architects Projects on Syracuse University Campus��

In partnership with the United Nations, the Hult Prize hosts campus events around the world in search of the next game-changing start-up. The , inviting applicants to respond to that theme. This year’s challenge is “

The registration deadline for the qualifier, open to Syracuse University and SUNY ESF students, is Dec. 4. The winner of the campus competition will advance to compete in one of 15 regional finals in March 2018. One winning team from each host city will then move into an eight-week summer residency at the in the United Kingdom, where participants will receive mentorship, advisory and strategic planning as they create prototypes and set up to launch their new social business. A final round of competition will be hosted in September 2018 at the United Nations, where the winning team will be awarded the $1,000,000 prize.

Applicant teams will pitch their ideas on Monday, Dec. 11, from 2-4:30 p.m. in Bird Library.��They will be judged by a panel of distinguished civic entrepreneurs on their innovative approach to building a scalable, sustainable social enterprise that harnesses the power of energy to transform the lives of 10 million people by 2025. This year’s challenge includes six core areas ripe for transformation through energy-powered innovation, including:

• connectivity;
• mobility;
• farming, food and agriculture;
• water collection, storage and transport;
• health and the human experience; and
• education.

“Energy is the lifeline of humanity. When you harness the power of energy creatively, you can change the world,” notes the Hult Prize committee. “The world has enough latent capacity for energy-powered innovation to shift the trajectory of global development. This year’s six dimensions of energy affect all of humanity.”

“Solving the world’s most pressing challenges is not just the right thing to do, it is also good business,” says Ahmad Ashkar, CEO of , who conceived of the competition in 2009 as an enterprising MBA student at the Hult International Business School.�� Ashkar’s idea—to leverage the crowd to generate startup ideas from young people that will sustainably solve the world’s most critical social challenges—has grown the Hult Prize into the world’s biggest engine for the launch of for-good, for-profit student startups.

Funded by , a Swedish billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist, the Hult family donates $1,000,000 in seed capital to help the winning team launch its social enterprise. The Hult Prize Foundation has been featured in a TIME Magazine cover story highlighting the “Top 5 Ideas Changing the World.”

This year’s challenge, coordinated by Kennedy Patlan, Blackstone LaunchPad Engagement Scholar, is described in greater detail Applicants are strongly advised to to understand the parameters of the competition.

To sign up for more information about the Hult campus competition and other upcoming opportunities, please e-mail LaunchPad@syr.edu. To learn more about the Hult Foundation and the Hult Prize Competition, visit .

Kennedy Patlan, left, the first Blackstone LaunchPad Engagement Scholar, and Gisela von Dran,��a judge and presenter of the awards.

Tied for first place and each receiving a $2,000 team prize were participants in the recent , Invent@SU:

• In-Spire: Kayla Simon and Elizabeth Tarangelo (), for a wearable Albuterol inhaler for asthma patients who suffer from asthma attacks while on the go;
• Fibrefree: Serena Omo-Lamai and Charles Keppler (Engineering & Computer Science), for a laundry ball that traps microfibers, preventing them from entering aquifers and the atmosphere.

Second place, receiving a $1,000 team prize was:

• Food for Community: Samantha Guillaume and Patrick Carleton (SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry), for a not-for-profit that transports unused food from local schools and takes it to local pantries.

Organized by the Blackstone LaunchPad at Bird Library, the $5,000 Impact Prize competition was supported through a personal gift to SU Libraries from Gisela M. von Dran, director emerita of the��‘ MSLIS program, and former assistant professor of management at the . Von Dran also served as a judge and presented the awards.

The Impact Prize competition was managed by Kennedy Patlan ’18, a triple major in advertising in the Newhouse School, citizenship and civic engagement in the Maxwell School and women’s and gender studies in the College of Arts and Sciences. As the first Blackstone LaunchPad Engagement Scholar, Patlan organized the competition, conducted outreach across campus, organized Impact Generator workshops, provided peer mentoring of the applicants and supervised all event logistics.

The competition was open to Syracuse University students, as well as SUNY ESF students who are studying entrepreneurship at SU.

Other finalists competing in the finals included:

• Biomass Combustion Process: team leader William Lee Mendes McKnight (Arts and Sciences), for a high efficiency biomass combustion process to power village-scale generators;
• Comfeet: team leader Francis Marinez (Engineering & Computer Science), for eco-friendly, size-adjustable shoes for toddlers;
• Doorway Energy: team leader Teodoro DeLelllis (Engineering & Computer Science), for a solution to capture energy coming from commercial doorways through wind turbine technology;
• GreenStrip: Jose Javier Garcia Rovira (Whitman) for a product that enhances the planting process in infertile soils around the world;
• Greenwood Investment Network: Asile Patin (Arts and Sciences), for a nonprofit to create an evergreen fund for local minority business owners to access seed funding in a collective, sustainable way;
• Modoscript: team leader David Zuleta (Arts and Sciences), for a Pill-Safe Digital Health System to address overdosing and underdosing;
• Native Women’s E-Mag: Michelle Schenandoah (Newhouse), for an interactive E-magazine and brand to serve as a national platform for Native women;
• Spolitic: team leader Abigail Hamilton (Whitman), for an app that connects politically passionate people to engagement opportunities to effectively organize their generation’s movements;
• Starfruit: team leader Nathan Elequin (), for an educational technology consulting company dedicated to matching schools with the instructional software best suited to improve teachers’ experiences or their student’s engagement; and
• Wind Turbine Project: team leaderTyler Vartabedian (Engineering & Computer Science), for a highway barrier-mounted vertical axis wind turbine to provide clean energy.

Judges for the final round were:�� Paul Brooks, LaunchNY Venture Development Organization; Eric Ennis, City of Syracuse Neighborhood and Business Development; Robert Herz, In-sourcing Community Incubator; Owen Kerney, City of Syracuse—Onondaga County Planning Agency; Joanne Lenweaver, WISE Women’s Business Center; Karen Livingston, NYS Small Business Development Center; and Caitlin Moriarty, The Tech Garden.

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) launches Monday, Nov. 13, with Syracuse University and community networking events, workshops, lectures and competitions. The celebration, from Nov. 13-17, is the world’s largest celebration of entrepreneurship. Its purpose is to inspire and educate ideators and innovators, and help them advance their ideas by connecting with campus, community and global leaders.

Coordinated on campus by the Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University, in collaboration with many partners, #GEW2017Syracuse is part of a 165-country festival that empowers innovators at all stages—from start-up to scale-up.��This year marks the 10th anniversary of Global Entrepreneurship Week, with global activities ranging from large-scale competitions to roundtable discussions, pitch competitions and meetups. GEW is an avenue for aspiring entrepreneurs to discover possibilities and exciting opportunities.

Activities throughout the week will engage all parts of Syracuse’s entrepreneurship ecosystem—entrepreneurs, educators, researchers, resource providers, community members and more—to help entrepreneurs to unleash their ideas, become self-starters and engage in start-up thinking.

All events are open to the community free of charge, unless otherwise noted. Participants are encouraged to use social media to share their ideas and experiences this week using the hashtags #GEW2017, #GEW2017Syracuse, or @GEW2017, @GEW2017Syracuse.

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Featured events:

Monday, Nov. 13—Kick-off day

Noon-1 p.m., Bird Library, Peter Graham Scholarly Commons
Campus Kick-off event, Invent@SU, with founders of the Invention Factory and the Invent@SU team
Welcome by Dean David Seaman, Syracuse University Libraries, remarks by Dean Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg, , featured presentation by the founders of the Invention Factory at Cooper Union, who also helped collaborate to launch Invent@SU, Eric Lima and Alan N. Wolf.�� Featuring Invent@SU students. Opening reception.

Noon-1 p.m. The Tech Garden, 235 Harrison St., Syracuse
Community Kick-off event, Money Monday Luncheon
Join the Tech Garden team and guest speakers for a lively luncheon on how to learn and leverage tools and techniques to help grow your bottom line.

5-7 p.m., Flaum Hall, Whitman School of Management
Funder-Founder Forum speed networking event for top student ventures and potential funders
Sponsored by the Whitman School’s entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises program with the Falcone Center and Couri Hatchery, this popular event gives student entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their ideas, one on one to a variety of funders, and get instant feedback on how to become investment ready.

7-��8 p.m., Café Kubal, University Avenue
E-Club Coffee Happy Hour

8-9:30 p.m., Whitman Room 007
E-Club Guest Speaker Joshua Anton, CEO of X-Mode Social
Joshua Anton co-founded his student venture at the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, and quickly grew it to more than 1.5 million installs at more than 200 colleges, and raised more than $1.3 million in seed funding. How did he do it? Learn his secrets to “start and scale.”

��Tuesday, Nov. 14—Social Entrepreneurship Day

��8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. each day, first floor lobby, Nancy Cantor Warehouse, 350 W. Fayette St.
CONFRONTED.EDU
Through the process of design thinking, communications design majors in��the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design are confronting some of the social and political problems of our time through “CONFRONTED.EDU,” an education in social consciousness. Come see the multimedia solutions, including an interconnected exhibition scale model, posters and digital experiences.

��11 a.m., Whitman Room 004
Global Social Skype with SU EEE entrepreneurs in Syracuse and EEE entrepreneurs in London
A global idea jam to share tips, techniques, tools and practices from “across the pond.”

3-4:30 p.m., Check in at Blackstone LaunchPad, Bird Library, Syracuse University
Impact Prize Competition
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Finalists pitch from 3-4 p.m. for the inaugural Impact Prize, a student social entrepreneurship competition to identify new products, services and technologies that can produce cultural, economic, environmental or civic impact. More than 36 teams applied, with 13 finalists selected to compete for $5,000 in prize funding. Prize announcement by Gisela von Dran, awards ceremony and reception at 4:30 p.m. in Room 114 Bird Library.

6:30-8 p.m., Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center
Dining for Dollars
Sponsored by Syracuse University Career Services as part of #GEW2017Syracuse, this reservation-only three-course meal features professionals coaching students through navigating dinner etiquette and strategically asking for money for your venture. Preregistration was required through Career Services.

8-9 p.m., The IceBox,��School of Information Studies (iSchool)
Blockchain E-Meetup
Explore blockchain technology, which is currently underlying the cryptocurrency industry. The new SU Blockchain Club, based in the Blackstone LaunchPad, explores the inner workings of blockchain: what it is, how it works, its applications in business and even start to work on projects relating to blockchain. Learn more about who has made millions in cryptocurrency investments, expert researchers in the field and people who are starting companies with a blockchain focus. Want to join the club?�� Learn More: .

Wednesday, Nov. 15—Women in Entrepreneurship Day

All Day:�� WISE WBC, The Tech Garden, 235 Harrison St.
WISE Women’s networking, coaching and special events
��10-11 a.m., Blackstone LaunchPad, Bird Library
F3Force:�� Entrepreneurship Fueled by Female Faculty
Join iSchool Dean Liz Liddy and Barbara E. Jones, professor of practice, television/radio/film, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications/founder of StayBillety, for a roundtable on the challenges and opportunities of being a female founder.

1-2 p.m., Blackstone LaunchPad, Bird Library
Wonder Women Power Hour
Spend a power hour with SU student entrepreneurs who are trailblazers. Growth hackers, hustlers and hipsters, they are shaking it up and doing it their way. Be riveted by their stories. Erin Miller, Out There Productions and iSchool IDS connector; Julia Haber, founder of VISION student entrepreneurship club; Jamie Vinick, founder of Women in Leadership student club; and Sarah Grosz, president of the Syracuse University Entrepreneurship Club. Learn how they connected with top entrepreneurs across the country and growth-hacked their way to success.

��3-4:30 p.m., CNY Biotechnology Accelerator, 841 E. Fayette St.
Claudia Campbell-Matland�� “The Medical Device Product Journey” Webinar
From a 25-year career perspective and senior positions in R&D and business development, Campbell-Matland offers insight on mitigating risks as a part of quality management system approach to the medical device product lifecycle.�� Interested in biomedical innovation? Get insight from an expert.

3:30-5 p.m., SyracuseCoE, 727 E. Washington St.
Powered by Women:�� Clean Energy Entrepreneurship
SyracuseCoE celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week with a Research and Technology Forum that features three women who have worked to commercialize innovations in energy and environmental systems. Presenters will offer personal insights on opportunities and challenges along their unique path of entrepreneurship and innovation. Featured speakers:�� Amy Casper, Eaton (Ephesus Lighting); Karen Livingston, SBDC advisor, EEE faculty and energy entrepreneur; and Amanda Chou, Thrive. Moderated by Cindy Oehmigen, director of e nergy and corporate services at the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY). Reception follows presentation and discussion.��

7 p.m., Newhouse Innovation Lab
5th Medium
Come explore the 5th Medium, SU’s student virtual/augmented reality club. Don’t have experience with VR? No problem! 5th Medium provides access to various technologies and offers hands-on experiential learning. Learn more:�� 5thmedium@gmail.com.

Thursday, Nov. 16—Founder’s Day

Noon-1 p.m., Blackstone LaunchPad, Bird Library
Founders Brown Bag Luncheon
New to entrepreneurship? Just exploring? Get your questions answered by some of the top award-winning student entrepreneurs at SU. They have collectively raised $2.5 million in seed funding through crowdsourcing, business plan competitions and early stage funds. Here is your chance to meet them and pick their brains on your big idea. Learn from the best and get some best-in-class peer mentoring. Get a warm welcome, witty wisdom and solid advice from the winners who have walked the road. BYOB (Bring Your Own Brownbag).

3-4 p.m., Room 608, Bird Library, Syracuse University
Global Entrepreneurship, an International Student Perspective
Organized by Blackstone LaunchPad Global Fellows, this event features students from six countries sharing perspectives on entrepreneurship from their global perspective. The event will be moderated by the founders of . Established in 2017 at Syracuse University, Globalists is a student organization and media outlet that gives students a voice to start conversations about global issues and express their perspectives on various subjects.

4-5:30 p.m., The Tech Garden, 235 Harrison St.
Entrepreneur Throwdown at the TechGarden
Join community entrepreneurs for a fun-filled Pitch Throwdown, ’Cuse Style. Lighthearted lighting pitches will pit entrepreneurs from The Tech Garden, WISE Women’s Business Center, CoWorks and InSourcing for “global bragging rights” as the top dog in town. Winner gets the coveted prize globe, and everyone gets a “Get Happy” reception to wrap up #GEW2017Syracuse in style.

Friday, Nov. 17—Tech Commercialization Day

8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center
NEXT 2017 Conference
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��NEXT is a conference focused on innovation in technology, manufacturing and biotech. The event brings together fast-track companies, managers, researchers, medical professionals, investors and entrepreneurs to meet and learn from each other and from international thought leaders and industry experts. The dynamic full-day program boasts two world-class keynotes: artificial intelligence and robotics guru Hod Lipson and internationally renowned neuroscientist and medical intelligence expert Dave Warner, as well as interactive educational workshops in three concurrent tracks. A technology showcase features breakthrough science from university and industry research teams and displays from businesses developing cutting-edge products, giving attendees a unique first-hand look at NEXT generation opportunities, tools and discoveries.

The conference is sponsored by the Central New York Biotech Accelerator, Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering (CASE) at Syracuse University and CNY Technology Development Organization (TDO) and the NYS Science and Technology Law Center at Syracuse University.

The dynamic, full-day program features panels on “Biotech Innovation” and “Manufacturing Excellence,” along with the NYSSTLC-organized track on “Legal Issues in Technology Commercialization.” The conference also brings to Syracuse two world-class keynote speakers: artificial intelligence and robotics guru Hod Lipson and internationally renowned neuroscientist and medical intelligence expert Dave Warner. Parallel to the conference, a Technology Showcase will feature breakthrough science from university and industry research teams and displays from businesses developing cutting-edge products, giving attendees a unique first-hand look at “NEXT generation” opportunities, tools and discoveries.

��All week

VISION Wall Pop-up at the Blackstone LaunchPad, Bird Library, Syracuse University
Vision for Entrepreneurs organization is located SU’s Blackstone LaunchPad. It is an Adobe-sponsored club that focuses on academic diversity within entrepreneurship, working with students across campus on various product initiatives and events. Activities have ranged from using technology tools to build an interactive design lab, to creating and promoting pop-up events across campus. Watch for a pop up at the Blackstone LaunchPad.

Follow events and see photos all week @LaunchPadSYR as well as by the many program partners.

The Syracuse community is invited to the final pitch competition, which will be judged by area business and civic leaders, on Nov. 14 from 3-4:30 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library. The prize announcement by��Gisela von Dran, along with a networking reception, will be held at 4:30 p.m.

Coordinated by the Blackstone LaunchPad at Bird Library, the $5,000 Impact Prize competition is supported through a personal gift to SU Libraries from Von Dran.�� Director emerita of the ‘��MSLIS program, and former assistant professor of management at the , Von Dran has a special interest in social entrepreneurship; she previously established the Raymond F. von Dran Fund in memory of her late husband, who was dean of the iSchool.

The Impact Prize competition is open to Syracuse University students, as well as SUNY ESF students who are studying entrepreneurship at SU.

Judges selected the following teams to advance to the Impact Prize finals:

• Biomass Combustion Process: William Lee Mendes McKnight, Ali Goshayeshi—for a high efficiency biomass combustion process to power village-scale generators;
• Comfeet: Francis Marinez, Geri Madangit—for eco-friendly, size-adjustable shoes for toddlers;
• Doorway Energy: Teodoro DeLelllis, Joe Potenza—for a solution to capture energy coming from commercial doorways through wind turbine and dam technology, in order to generate electricity and sustainability;
• Fibrefree: Serena Omo-Lamai, Charles Keppler—for a laundry ball that traps microfibers, preventing them from entering aquifers;
• Food Sustainability: Samantha Guillaume and Patrick Carleton—for a not-for-profit that transports unused food from local schools and takes it to local pantries;
• GreenStrip: Jose Javier Garcia Rovira—for a product that enhances the planting process in more infertile soil around the world;
• Greenwood Investment Network: Asile Patin—for a nonprofit that presents local minority business owners with a pipeline to develop their community economies in a collective, sustainable way;
• In-Spire: Kayla Simon, Elizabeth Tarangelo—for a wearable Albuterol inhaler from asthma patients who may suffer from asthma attacks while on the go;
• Modoscript: David Zuleta, Yunpeng Li—for a Pill-Safe Digital Health System to address overdosing and underdosing;
• Native Women’s E-Mag: Michelle Schenandoah—for an interactive e-magazine and brand to serve as a national platform for Native women;
• Apolitic: Abigail Hamilton, Aaron Sortal, Isabella Lovain, Sally Rubin—for an app that connects politically passionate people to engagement opportunities to effectively organize their generation’s movements;
• Starfruit: Nathan Elequin, Annie Mathis, Mitchell Thomas—for an educational technology consulting company dedicated to matching schools with the instructional software best-suited to improve teachers’ experiences or their student’s engagement; and
• Wind Turbine Project: Tyler Vartabedian, Ryan Twombly—for a highway-barrier mounted vertical axis wind turbine to provide clean energy.

Judges for this round represented academic units across the Syracuse University campus, with expertise in social entrepreneurship, law, art and design, business, communications, information technologies, education, civic engagement, sustainability, the Honors Program and more. They included Alejandro Amezcua (Whitman), Chris Cofer (University College), Heather Waters (Education), Jolynn Parker, (Renee Crown University Honors Program), Kate Canada (Maxwell), Marcie Sonnebom (iSchool), Michael Giannattasio (Architecture), Molly Zimmerman (Law School), Rebecca Ortiz (Newhouse), Sam Krall (Arts & Sciences/Career Services), Syeisha Byrd (Hendricks Chapel), and Tammy Rosario (Syracuse CoE).

To learn more about the Impact Prize at Syracuse University, visit: .

The event is a highlight of #GEW2017 at SU. For more information about other events that week, visit , or sign up for the weekly Blackstone LaunchPad e-newsletter at LaunchPad@syr.edu

Bird Library

Students from School of Architecture Professor Randall Korman’s spring 2017 “Integrated Design Studio” (ARC 409) class will present their ideas for a reimagined and redesigned Bird Library at a presentation on Thursday, Nov. 16, from 4 – 5:30 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library.

With Bird Library as a project site, students were asked to adaptively reuse the existing structure—stripped to its skeleton—to serve the needs of an updated and expanded program of functions and services. Students were also required to make their reconceived building a model of sustainability, using active and passive technologies to reduce energy consumption and improve quality of life. Students will share the research materials, drawings and models created for the semester-long project.

The session is open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, or if you require accommodations to fully participate in this event, please contact Kelley Parker at kaparker@syr.edu or 315.443.5533 by Friday, Nov. 10.

Josh Aviv displays the check for $15,000 he won after placing first in the��Blackstone/Techstars global venture pitch competition.

The competition came at the conclusion of a two-day Blackstone/Techstars Training Camp, an innovative new program for collegiate entrepreneurs that featured a keynote on Oct. 16 by Stephen A. Schwarzman, chairman, CEO and co-founder of Blackstone. Schwarzman is an active philanthropist with a history of supporting education and entrepreneurship. This intensive boot camp brought together program staff and the 40 top performing teams from the 20 Blackstone LaunchPads across the U.S. and Ireland for workshops with experts and mentors from Techstars and the Blackstone Group.

Aviv and Angelo “AJ” Damiano, founder of , were the two Syracuse University student entrepreneurs selected to attend the two days of workshops and mentoring. Dean of Libraries and PI for the Blackstone LaunchPad program David Seaman, Linda Hartsock (executive director) and Braden Croy (program manager) of the Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad were actively involved in the event and were joined by SU alumni based in New York City for the final pitch competition.

Seven finalist companies were selected by Blackstone and Techstars experts to participate in the culminating pitchfest, where each presenter had three minutes to describe their services and business plans, followed by two minutes of questions from the judges. The winners were selected by audience vote, which included Blackstone LaunchPad teams and staff, Techstar founders and program managers, Blackstone Group mentors and investors, and invited guests from the 20 Blackstone LaunchPad campuses.

Aviv won the $15,000 grand prize for SparkCharge’s ultrafast, portable charging stations for electric vehicles that fit in the trunk of a car. He also won a trip to in Oakland, California. Second prize went to of University College Cork, Ireland, and third prize to of Trinity College, Dublin.

“The student entrepreneurs who participated in the Blackstone LaunchPad Techstars Training Camp are inspiring,” says David Cohen, founder and co-CEO of Techstars. “It’s great to see the incredible learning that took place during the two days. These young adults are pursuing entrepreneurship as a life choice—an opportunity that wasn’t available when I was their age. We at Techstars are proud to join forces with Blackstone LaunchPad to support student entrepreneurs from across the globe.”

“Over the course of the Blackstone LaunchPad Techstars Training Camp, I had the opportunity to meet with ventures from over��20 Universities, hear their pitches and get to know the entrepreneurs. I was incredibly impressed by these student ventures—the diversity of ideas, the commitment to entrepreneurship and the potential for scalable impact was exceptional,” says Amy Stursberg, executive director of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. “A special congratulations to our demo day winner, SparkCharge from Syracuse University. Through the work of Blackstone LaunchPad on campuses, we are proud to be a part of these ventures’ development and continued growth.”

“SparkCharge’s success is testament to the power of the Syracuse University entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem, and it was a delight to watch the professionalism with which Josh presented his company and represented our university, and the enthusiastic reception he received from an audience of peers and experts,” says��Seaman.

Aviv��received early and continued support from the faculty in the iSchool’s minor in Information Technology, Design, and Startups, and from the professional mentors in the Syracuse Student Sandbox. He has made full use of the services of the Blackstone LaunchPad in Bird Library since it opened last year, and now serves as entrepreneur in residence for the Couri Hatchery in the Falcone Center, . His research and development offices are located at the Syracuse Center of Excellence, where he is creating two Syracuse CoE Fellows positions for students who are interested in exploring renewable technologies and energy systems. Aviv holds two degrees from Syracuse University, a master’s degree in information management from the (2017) and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the (2015).

“The opportunity to interact with Techstars founders and program managers was priceless, as was connecting with experts who are part of Blackstone’s unparalleled global network,” says Aviv. “This opened doors that will accelerate our growth trajectory, and winning this competition will help us more rapidly scale. It builds on the solid startup foundation we received through Syracuse University’s amazing innovation ecosystem.”

SparkCharge will use the funds toward testing and certification of its EV battery-pack charging unit, to move from prototype to first-run manufacturing. The company employs five, three of whom are Syracuse University alumni, and one who is a Syracuse University student.�� Aviv has now raised $135,000 for his venture, and was the recent grand prizewinner of the New York State Business Plan Competition, also winning first place in the clean technology division. He is also a winner of the Panasci Plan Competition and the RvD iPrize, as well as the Syracuse CoE Innovation Fund.

During this period, Bird Library will be open until midnight on Friday nights, open at 9 a.m. on both Saturdays and Sundays, and stay open until 3 a.m. on Saturday nights.

The initiative is sponsored by the Student Association, which is covering the costs of security and custodial services for the additional 18 open hours.

Otto hangs around with a couple of students flashing stickers for a product called Good Uncle at a previous ‘Cuse Market.

Each semester the LaunchPad invites faculty, staff, students and alumni to display their creative work, wh’ether its a product, service or technology. Part demo alley and part market bazaar, it’s an opportunity to browse ideas being invented at Syracuse University. From health and wellness products to artisan goods, packaged foods, fashion and apparel, jewelry, furniture, 3D printed items, industrial designs and gadgets, ’Cuse Market is a chance to show and sell to new audiences.

This year, ’Cuse Market is expanding with an emphasis on creative services. Are you a musician, photographer, artist, filmmaker, graphic designer, sound or lighting engineer? Are you a web developer, creator of a new mobile app, software platform or unique online product or service? The hunt is on for the next big thing. This is your chance to shine the spotlight on what you’re creating.

In addition to showcasing and selling goods and services, there will be “best in show” prizes in various categories, based on real-time audience voting.

This is also an opportunity to test your product and get customer feedback, as well as launch ideas. The event will also feature campus and community resource providers and Maker Spaces to help connect with the local maker movement.

The event is presented by the Blackstone LaunchPad, which is part of Syracuse University Libraries. The community is invited to meet campus creators and innovators who are showcasing their new products, services��and technologies in Bird Library, the busiest building on campus, with more than 8,000 visitors a day.

This is always a popular annual event, so reserve your free display table early. If interested, please e-mail: LaunchPad@syr.edu.

Vice president of marketing communications at Mozilla, Salkever drives strategic positioning and marketing communications campaigns, overseeing global communications, social media, user support and content marketing teams for Mozilla and Firefox products.

His new book inspires readers to evaluate the potential impact of any new technology by asking simple questions about what technology means and how we allow it to move forward. As computers beat the reigning human champion of Go, a game harder than chess, and create life forms from synthetic DNA, what does this mean for humans? Breakthroughs such as personalized genomics, self-driving vehicles, drones and artificial intelligence promise a future world, but do they also raise issues of a jobless economy, complete loss of privacy, and ever-worsening economic inequality? As the authors put it, “Will our future be Star Trek or Mad Max?” The decision is ours.

Salkever and his co-author Vivek Wadhwa ask three questions about emerging technology: Does it have the potential to benefit everyone equally? What are its risks and rewards? And does it promote autonomy or dependence? Their treatise is that the future is up to us to create—that even if our hands are not on the wheel,��humans must decide the driverless car’s destination.

Before joining Mozilla, Salkever was chief marketing officer of Silk.co, a data publishing and visualization startup, where he led efforts focused on user growth and platform partnerships, working in the fields of scientific instruments, cloud computing, telecommunication, and the Internet of Things. He was former technology editor for BusinessWeek.com. Among his many accomplishments, Salkever��is the co-author of “The Immigrant Exodus,” a book named to The Economist Book of the Year List in the Business Books category in 2012.

“I help technology companies grow by helping them communicate complex ‘Big Ideas’ in accessible terms,” says Salkever. “I enjoy conceiving and developing products. I am equally comfortable marketing to consumers and technologists, having worked in both worlds often. I have an extensive writing background with a decade of experience as a journalist at top level publications like BusinessWeek.”

Among the projects he has worked on are Node.js, Servo/Rust, Mozilla Firefox and the broad open data movement, bringing expertise in technology marketing PR/AR, product development, brand building, big data and storytelling.

• journals from the American Chemical Society
• standards and journals from ASTM International
• ebooks on business, technical and engineering topics
• provider of Web of Science, EndNote, Journal Citation Reports and InCites
• Ebsco—provider of , ��and
• Elsevier—provider of , , , ��and Reaxys.
• IEEE—provider of
• The IET—provider of The and
• video based Journal of Visualized Experiments and educational material
• SAGE—publisher of journals, ebooks and
• expert search tool from Chemical Abstracts Service
• Springer Nature—publisher of , including Lecture Notes, and provider of

Need an introduction to something that’s new to you or generally want to brush up? Plan to attend one or more of these publisher demonstrations that will be held in the following classrooms:

Refreshments will be provided by the��vendor partners. For more information, contact Anne Rauh at aerauh@syr.edu.

Explore funding opportunities from startup to acceleration stages with experts who can introduce you to various funding resources, loan programs offered by the U.S. SBA,��alternative financing such as the Excelsior Growth Fund and state programs/tax credits available to young businesses.

A panel of equity investors will give an inside look at what’s in their mindset when it comes to impact investing. Participants will also hear from founders who have “been there and done that,” with tips on how to approach funders. There is a nominal registration fee. Register .

The Blackstone LaunchPad is a founding member of The Syracuse Innovation Connectors, a consortium that includes leaders within government, business, incubation, acceleration and resource organizations across Central New York.�� The group’s goal is to build alliances, collaborate on events and understand the strength of the��region’s resources to better assist the��next generation entrepreneurs. See the list of members .

The two-part agenda is:

Part I:�� Startup Capital, Tuesday, Sept. 26, Syracuse Technology Garden, 235 Harrison St.

8 a.m.���������������� Registration, light refreshments, networking, visit IC table displays
8:30 a.m.���� Welcome, Rick Clonan, VP of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, CenterState CEO
8:45 a.m. �� Building Your Case:�� “Black Box of Financing”

Lee DeAmicis, Regional Manager, Business Banking, M&T Bank

You’ve built your plan, done customer discovery, and developed your product or service. Now you are launching or ready to scale and looking for funding. What’s right the source of capital for your business? Where do you find�� it? What are the essentials you need to have in place to approach a funder? What’s the capital continuum, from ideation to acceleration, and what kinds of funding are best matched for each stage?

��9:20 a.m. �� How I Did It: A Case Study; A perspective from a company that has gone from concept to launch to growth, through various phases of funding

• Good Nature Brewery, Carrie Blackmore
• Life of Reilley, Ben Reilley
• Plowz and Mowz, Wills Mahoney
• Rapid Cure Technologies, Tim Shaughnessy
• Sweet Praxis, Natalie Evans and Jennifer Walls, moderator: Amy Wyant, Syracuse CoWorks & Tech Geekery

10:45 a.m. �� Funding Options:�� A Panel of Founders and Funders

• Bootstrapping and Crowdfunding (Erin Miller, Out There Productions)
• Loan Guarantee Programs (Grace Connor, Small Business Administration)
• Online Funding Source (Paul S. Kaiser, NYBDC and Excelsior Growth Fund)
• Specialized Programs: tax credits, state programs, etc. (Bob Herz, InSourcing, and Joanne Lenweaver, WISE)

Moderator:�� Kathryn Cartini, UVC & Peacock Media

Noon���������������������������� Lunch + Q&A

Finding Help:�� Overview of the Regional Innovation Ecosystem
Terry Brown, Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship, SU

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Part II:�� Accelerate your Growth with Impact Capital, Monday, Oct. 2, CNY Biotech Accelerator, 841 E. Fayette St.

This second workshop provides an overview of impact investing: capital for enterprises addressing social and environmental challenges. Attendees will also learn from seasoned investors and a successfully funded company about their experience with impact investors, as well as network with local impact entrepreneurs and a variety of investors.

4 p.m. �� �� �� Registration, networking, appetizers
5 p.m. �� �� �� Welcome, Robert Corona

5:15 p.m. ��Impact Investing: An Overview, Jill Newbold, director of business development, Investors’ Circle
Impact Investment:�� A Success Story, Jon Strimling, Entrepreneur Founder, UltraCell

5:45 p.m.����Investors Panel:�� Understanding the Investor Mindset

• Michael Lasch, managing partner, Pine St. Capital
• Alan Bernstein, president, Investors’ Circle New York Local Network
• Sharon J. Weinberg, managing director, New York Ventures
• Rami Katz, COO, Excell Partners
• Kathryn Cartini, partner, Chloe Capital

Moderator:�� Nick Querques, technology to market program manager, NYSERDA

6:30 p.m.����The Pitch: Region’s top for-profit impact ventures

• Josh Aviv, Spark Charge
• • Richard Uhlig, Quadrant Biosciences
  • Joe Dickson, Pelitex,
  • Fuz Eller, Euphony,

  Moderator: Linda Dickerson Hartsock, executive director, Blackstone LaunchPad, SU

  7 p.m.��Networking, demo alley��and cocktail reception

Nominees for the awards compete in qualifying competitions for the chance to advance to the Global Finals. With more than 1,700 competitors from more than 30 countries, EO GSEA is an exclusive opportunity for student entrepreneurs to make connections, find resources and grow their businesses.

The 2014 National Champion was Syracuse University graduate Daniel Goldberg ’15. The 2017 USA-Western New York regional winner was Syracuse University student AJ Damiano ’18, founder of Power-Spike, who advanced to the Nationals in Kansas City this past spring.

The winner of the upcoming regional competition will receive $5,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to GSEA Nationals in Dallas in February 2018.

Qualifications for the award are:

• Entrant must be currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree (full or part time).
• Entrant must be business owner, founder or controlling shareholder, and principally responsible for its operation.
• Business must be structured for-profit or social enterprise.
• Business must have generated $500 USD or received $1,000 USD in investments.
• Business must have been operating for at least the past six consecutive months.

Apply online at and be sure to select USA-Western NY.

The competition will be held Nov. 8 at St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute in Buffalo. Finalist selection will be judged on: completeness of the application, the student’s ability to overcome obstacles, clarity of the mission and vision, leadership and innovation.

For more information, contact David Robinson at 716.276.8707 or robinson@thelotisgroup.com

The Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University Libraries is helping to coordinate the campus competition.

Blackstone LaunchPad Global Media Fellow David Fox ’19, left, with Syracuse University Ideator Brand Manager Quentin Rosso ’18

Ideator is now being used by the 20 universities that are part of the Blackstone LaunchPad global network. It features easy-to-use tools for team building, access to collections of on-line resources and ways to connect with mentors and investors, as well as a roadmap for managing a venture from ideation to commercialization. Users can complete personal profiles and detail their entrepreneurial interests, skills and pursuits. As they progress through commercialization, they can then showcase their ideas, form teams, find subject matter experts and connect with investors who are interested in collegiate startups.

The Blackstone Charitable Foundation is strongly encouraging adoption of the new software platform. To spur adoption, the foundation is hosting a campus competition through Oct. 6, challenging LaunchPad programs to complete the largest number of profiles. The top three institutions will receive cash awards of $15,000 for first place, $10,000 for second place and $5,000 for third place.

In 2010, the Blackstone Charitable Foundation announced its Entrepreneurship Initiative, a global commitment to advance entrepreneurial thought and activity in the United States and abroad. Through Blackstone LaunchPad, Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network, Blackstone Inclusive Entrepreneurship Challenge and Blackstone Innovation Grants, the foundation encourages and empowers the entrepreneurs who create jobs and stimulate economic growth.

Syracuse University’s Blackstone LaunchPad opened in April 2016 in Bird Library.��Since then, it has served nearly 2,000 students from 45 countries, with 50 percent of the entrepreneurs being women. The LaunchPad is an experiential entrepreneurship program open to faculty, staff, alumni and students, offering coaching, ideation and venture creation support.

Blackstone LaunchPad Global Fellow Quentin Rosso, ’18 Whitman, is Syracuse University’s Ideator brand manager. He has developed an outreach campaign and is charged with spearheading adoption across campus.��Rosso is available for questions about the platform, as well as demos of how to use the software to help grow a venture. Sign up for Ideator in the LaunchPad or online at . To make an appointment for more information or to discuss your venture idea, email launchpad@syr.edu.

The Impact Prize consists of two components:�� an Impact Generator workshop series, and an Impact Prize Competition. The challenge is open to graduate and undergraduate Syracuse University students from all academic areas.

The Impact Prize kicks off with an event at 3 p.m. on Sept. 22 in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library.�� The event will feature an overview of the program and remarks by von Dran. It will also open the online application process, which runs through Oct. 27.�� Twelve teams from across campus will be selected to pitch at a Nov. 14 competition as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, and vie for $5,000 in awards to be allocated to the most promising, feasible solutions.

To jumpstart creative thinking about pressing social entrepreneurship challenges, Impact Generator workshops will be held on Sept. 28-29 and Oct. 5-6 at Bird Library. The goal of the workshops is to inspire students to think about big challenges in these areas, understand emerging issues and trends, and begin to brainstorm ideas for solutions.��These interactive sessions will be led by local nonprofit leaders who are change-makers in:

• energy, the environment and sustainable solutions
• arts, culture and education
• community revitalization, poverty and empowerment
• healthcare, nutrition and human services

The Impact Prize is not limited to the categories covered in the workshops, but is an open call for products, services or technologies that can become practical and sustainable solutions to pressing global or local societal challenges.

Von Dran has a special interest in entrepreneurship. Before joining the iSchool, she served as an assistant professor of management at the . She is the widow of Raymond von Dran, who was dean of the iSchool from 1995 until his death in 2007.�� Shortly after, Gisela established the Raymond F. von Dran Fund at Syracuse University, and directed that fund to support the RvD initiative which funds the iPrize student entrepreneurship competition each spring. The new Impact Prize competition will serve as a gateway to the annual iPrize competition, as well as other global social entrepreneurship competitions on the Syracuse University campus, such as the .

The Impact Prize initiative is being managed by the first Blackstone LaunchPad Engagement Scholar, Kennedy Patlan ’18, a triple major in advertising, citizenship and civic engagement, and women’s and gender studies in the , the and the , respectively. The Engagement Scholar position was created as a part of the LaunchPad’s goal to grow social enterprise ventures across the campus innovation ecosystem.

For more information, see .

The cover of “Triple Triumph”

“Triple Triumph” tells the story of three physicians, each of whom encountered resistance, discouragement and obstruction from the traditional, male-dominated departments in which they worked. These powerful pioneers went on to create programs that earned the highest levels of national distinction and acclaim. Their work and their names are now legendary—in geriatric medicine, in the treatment of breast cancer and in diabetes research and treatment. Their stories differ, but the commonalities help us understand why constructive change is often so hard won, and what it takes in commitment, courage and tenacity to triumph in the end.

The book was edited by Cathryn Newton, special advisor to the Chancellor and Provost for faculty engagement, dean emerita of the ��and professor of Earth science and of interdisciplinary sciences, and Samuel Gorovitz, professor of philosophy and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. This publication was made possible with generous support from Upstate Medical University. ��It is the second open access publication from Syracuse Unbound, an imprint that offers free, global availability through SURFACE, the University’s open access repository.

The Library Associates of the Syracuse University Libraries will��present this unique lecture and reception in Bird Library, which is free and open to the public.

This action-packed adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ 1844 classic novel follows the dashing��young D’Artagnan and his three companions, Athos, Aramis and Porthos, as they fight for the honor of their queen. Carefully guarded secrets, lavish swordfights and sweeping romances all develop as the musketeers duel their way into glory.

Syracuse Stage’s 45th season opens with “The Three Musketeers” on Sept. 20. The show is one of two co-productions with the ’ Department of Drama, along with the “The Wizard of Oz,” which opens on Nov. 29.

Prior to joining Syracuse Stage, Hupp was the producing artistic director of the Arkansas Repertory Theater in Little Rock for 16 seasons. From 1989-1999, he was artistic director of the acclaimed Jean Cocteau Repertory in New York. Hupp also served on the board of the Theatre Communications Group, a nonprofit theatrical organization in New York, and has served as a panelist and on-site evaluator for the National Endowment for the Arts. He graduated from Dickinson College and completed a two-year certificate program at the National Shakespeare Conservatory in New York.

If you need an accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Bianca Caiella Breed at bcaiella@syr.edu by Sept. 28.

Kennedy Patlan

Through her time at Syracuse University, Patlan has looked for ways to merge public and private sectors for impact. After conducting research on the relationship between nonprofits, technical fields and sustainability, she is interested in building programs that serve as a campus-community collaborative. She has been involved with an array of organizations such as Hill Communications, the POSSE Foundation and the Syracuse Philanthropy Council. She is a resident advisor and a current Remembrance Scholar. Patlan��will develop the outreach, branding, marketing, recruiting and organizational aspects for the first annual Impact Program.

As the first Blackstone LaunchPad Engagement Scholar, Patlan will provide peer mentoring of student ventures, with a special focus on social enterprise and civic ventures. The goal is to encourage more students to think about developing for-good, not-for-profit and for-profit enterprises as part of the entrepreneurial landscape. Patlan is helping develop a special business plan competition for entrepreneurs who are developing ventures that serve a broader social purpose.�� She will help coordinate the upcoming Impact Prize and Hult Prize competitions, as well as organizing a series of Impact Workshops to explore topics related to social entrepreneurship and assisting with events for Global Entrepreneurship Week, Nov. 13-17.

The Blackstone LaunchPad, part of Syracuse University Libraries, is a campus-based experiential entrepreneurship program open to students, alumni, faculty and staff.�� It offers ideation, coaching and venture creation support, along with co-working space in Bird Library.

Learn more about the Blackstone LaunchPad global network at

David Edelstein

Edelstein is an entrepreneur and corporate innovator whose career included positions in information management at IBM, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics (formerly Dade Behring).

He is interested in meeting students to share his experiences and help jumpstart some innovative thinking. Edelstein will be pitching a few problems he’s identified, and hoping some students will be interested in devising creative solutions. Students will also be invited to make flash pitches and get feedback on their ideas. The fun, informal session will explore the “art of the start” through brainstorming and idea generation. It will be an opportunity to see how the process of ideation can lead to problem solving and creative solutions.

Before retiring, Edelstein served as the vice president of supply chain management project management at Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, where he led the development of advanced information and e-business systems to support the company’s worldwide organization. Previously, he was senior vice president of regulatory affairs, quality systems, health, safety and environment, and CIO for Dade Behring. Prior to joining Dade Behring, Edelstein was vice president of information management and productivity, responsible for financial and supply chain systems at Bristol-Myers Squibb. He also held various positions in information technology for IBM.

In addition to serving as vice chair of the Board of Trustees and chair of its Academic Affairs Committee, Edelstein has been a member of the dean’s council and Campaign Leadership Council for the , and an affiliate professor at the college��and guest lectures on the topics of complex integration projects and health care and information technology.

The event is sponsored by the Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University with the College of Engineering and Computer Science, , the and the .

Learn more at the Facebook event page:�� . To reserve a spot, please e-mail LaunchPad@syr.edu

The cover of “Triple Triumph”

Three women physicians, as students, doctors and faculty members, faced discrimination of many kinds.��These powerful pioneers, Sharon Brangman, Patricia Numann and Ruth Weinstock, created programs that earned the highest levels of national distinction and acclaim. Their work and their names are now legendary—in geriatric medicine, in the treatment of breast cancer and in diabetes research and treatment. Their stories and the lessons to be learned from them are the focus of “Triple Triumph,” a new work published jointly by Syracuse University Libraries and Syracuse University Press.

CBT attendees are invited to a preview panel discussion on Friday, Sept. 15, from 1-2 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, 114 Bird Library. Brangman, internationally eminent geriatrician and African American SU alumna, and Numann, who opened the field of surgery to women, will be on the panel. Attendees will receive an advance copy of the publication and have the opportunity for discussion with the panel. The full publication can be viewed online .

All sessions will be held in 550 Bird Library from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Click on the title below to register for each class.

• Sept. 26: Explores the basics of Qualtrics, highlighting some of the more common tasks and options. Learn how to document and back up a survey.
• , Oct. 3:Examines the different types of questions available in Qualtrics. Learn how and why to change the default values, labels and variable names, as well as how to do some basic question validation.
• , Oct. 17: Learn how to use skip and display logic to direct what respondents see, as well as randomizing questions and possible responses.
• , Oct. 24: Learn to use “carry forward” to display selected responses in follow-up questions, use “piping” to display data in questions and response text, and create data calculated from two or more questions.
• , Oct. 31: Explore the many uses of Survey Flow—randomizing respondents, creating embedded data, customizing the end of your survey and more.
• , Nov. 7: Discuss the various methods of getting your survey to your respondents, creating and using contact lists and, if time permits, asking for contact information in an anonymous survey.
• , Nov. 14: Learn how to do some basic reporting in Qualtrics.

For more information, contact Research Data Services at datasvcs@syr.edu.

Stephen Kuusisto

Syracuse University Libraries is pleased to announce a series of free noontime��poetry readings this semester called Lunch Time Poems. Hosted by poet Stephen Kuusisto, professor in the cultural foundations of educations department in the , the series will feature noted poets from the Syracuse community. All events are open to students, staff, and the general public.

Modeled on a popular program at the University of California at Berkeley, Lunch Time Poems is an informal brown bag event designed, as Kuusisto says, “to offer us some food for thought in the middle of our busy days—just bring your lunch and your appetite for words.”

All readings will take place at noon in Bird Library’s Peter Graham Scholarly Commons. Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) and American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided.

The series will kick off on Friday, Sept. 22, with poets Jackie Warren Moore and Kuusisto.

Additional readings will feature SU’s Michael Burkard and poet David Weiss on Sept. 29, Bob Herz and Patrick Williams on Oct. 13, and Georgia Popoff and Phil Memmer on Oct. 20.

Immigrants launch more than a quarter of all U.S. based businesses and have founded 51 percent of U.S. billion-dollar startups.�� However, the process of pursuing a venture in the United States can be very challenging, particularly for international students and new Americans.

Minhao Chen

Minhao Chen G ’12 will keynote the workshop and share his insights on how to pursue a dream, along with his own entrepreneurial journey. He was recently selected as one of the 2015 Top Ten Outstanding Innovation Figures of China for his disruptive food startup Shi Quan She Mei Co., Ltd.

A panel of experts in immigration and business law will address the complex issues associated with the visa landscape and regulatory environment in the United States. Panelists include:

• David DiMaggio, program manager, CASE, Center for Science & Technology, Syracuse University
• David Reed, president, Reed Business Law
• Andrea Godfread-Brown, immigration attorney, Brown and Palumbo
• Anna Putintseva, immigration and business attorney, Bousquet Holstein PLLC
• David J. Wilks, immigration attorney, Miller Mayer
• Caterina Ranieri, immigration attorney, Bousquet Holstein PLLC
• Patricia Burak, Slutzker Center for International Services, Syracuse University
• Jennifer Gavilondo, associate general counsel , Syracuse University
• Michael Stanczyk, corporate attorney, Lynn, D’Elia, Temes and Stanczyk
• Josh Aviv, founder and CEO, SparkCharge
• Tom Garden, president and owner, Syrasoft
• Daniel Rickman, branch manager/district international trade office, U.S. Small Business Administration

For further details, visit, launchpad.syr.edu/empowering-the-startup-dream. To register for the workshop, email LaunchPad@syr.edu.

Elizeya Quate (Edmund Zagorin), left, and John Colasacco

Elizeya Quate is the pseudonym of Edmund Zagorin, a writer and performer based in the Bay Area. Raised in Tenleytown, Distric of Columbia,��and educated at the University of Michigan, Quate’s first book, “The Face of Our Town” (KERNPUNKT Press, 2016), is a fun series of interconnected stories about interconnectedness.

Colasacco’s books include “Antigolf “(Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2015), “The Information Crusher” (Spuyten Duyvil, 2016), “TWO TEENAGERS” (Horse Less Press, 2016) and “The Wagners” (Transfr Books, 2017).

If you need an accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact��Patrick Willliams at jpwill03@syr.edu by July 27.

The ModoScript team includes, from left to right: Dr. Robert Corona, Samuel Banahene, David Zuleta and Dr. David Amberg.

ModoScript’s Pill-Safe system is a device and software platform for physicians, health insurance providers, pharmaceutical companies, healthcare facilities, government agencies and law enforcement organizations aimed at combating and reducing costs associated with prescription drug abuse, patient non-adherence, overdose, under-dose and prescription drug trafficking.

Winners of the MDIC will receive access to Upstate Medical University researchers and equipment, participate in an intensive “Concept to Commercialization Boot Camp” and have access to specialized tools, equipment and space within the Upstate MIND Creation Garage. The program provides intensive coaching from industry experts on how medical devices are designed, regulated and marketed, as well as what inventors need to know about U.S. regulations, the FDA submission process and other topics related to medical device and service commercialization.

Zuleta is completing his degree in neuroscience and biotechnology on the premedical track. ModoScript�� combines his engineering and project development skills with his knowledge of the medical industry.�� He worked at SUNY Upstate as an undergraduate, and interacted with physicians, pharmacies, health insurance companies and officers at the National Institute of Health. These experiences in the field convinced him of the��need for a device like ModoScript.

“The problem being addressed is the epidemic of prescription drug abuse, which has become the number one cause of accidental death in the United States, with over 60,000 deaths in 2016,” says Zuleta. “The ModoScript Pill-Safe system is designed to cut the cycle leading to prescription drug abuse. Ultimately, ModoScript’s goal is to become the universal platform for general and prescription treatment plans nationwide.”

Zuleta has been working on the venture in conjunction with the Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University Libraries, the Student Sandbox and the Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship. ModoScript’s mentors for MDIC are Linda Dickerson Hartsock, executive director of the Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University, and Sean Huckins, who is a researcher, department of neurosurgery, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, who also has a background in industrial design. Terry Brown, executive director of the Falcone Center, is on the ModoScript board of advisors.

Zuleta will be participating in the MDIC accelerator with two Syracuse University team members. Jaysin Lord ’18, lead software engineer, is completing an undergraduate degree in applied mathematics, with approximately 28 collaborative publications. Samuel Banahene ’16 and ’G17, lead mechanical engineer, has degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering from the .

Jack Rudnick, professor and director of the New York State Science & Technology Law Center at Syracuse University, led the committee of experts that judged MDIC entries, and will provide assistance with intellectual property (IP), patents, licensing and legal issues related to venture development and tech commercialization through the MDIC acceleration program.

Dr. Robert Corona, Upstate’s pathology chair and vice president for innovation and development, adds, “The MDIC is a way to jump start this region’s push into the medical device market. We anticipate that at the end of the program, these start-ups will have determined if their medical device products or services have the commercialized viability, plans and prototype to move into the commercialization stage.”

Library Special Collections presentation of the “Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible”

The multivolume set is a color facsimile of the largest compilation of historical information ever assembled in medieval Russia. The manuscript is thought to have been created between 1568 and 1576 and was commissioned by Ivan the Terrible for the purposes of educating his children.

Golubovskiy was accompanied by Cyril E. Geacintov, a Syracuse University alumnus and president of the Russian Nobility Association, who helped to arrange the gift. Andrew Gordon, senior vice president and chief human resources officer, accepted the gift on behalf of Chancellor Kent Syverud. Dean of Libraries David Seaman introduced Golubovskiy, who spoke about the benefits of cultural exchanges such as this in normalizing relationships and increasing understanding. Also in attendance was Michael Perekrestov, seminary librarian and director and curator of collections at the Foundation of Russian History, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, in Jordanville, New York.

Consul General Russian Igor Leonidovich Golubovskiy, second from left, presented Special Collections with “The Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible.” Pictured from left are Andrew Gordon, senior vice president and chief human resources officer; Golubovskiy; Cyril E. Geacintov, a Syracuse University alumnus and president of the Russian Nobility Association; and Dean of Libraries David Seaman.

Participating faculty and University officials included Dean Karin Ruhlandt, Senior Associate Dean Gerry Greenberg, Professor Erika Haber and Professor Zofia Sztechmiler from the College of Arts and Sciences; Patricia Burak, director of the Lillian and Emanuel Slutzker Center for International Services; and Maxwell School professors Brian Taylor and Michael Wasylenko. Lucy Mulroney, senior director of Special Collections, showcased a curated selection of special collections holdings related to Russia.

“We are grateful to the Russian Federation for this remarkable gift, which will provide our students and faculty with an important new resource for the study of Russian history, the medieval period and art history,” said Dean of Libraries David Seaman.

The work is divided into three main series: biblical history, universal history and Russian history. The facsimiles themselves include the original wording and a translation of the text into modern Russian. The literal meaning of the Russian title is “face chronicle,” alluding to the more than 16,000 miniatures that it contains.

“The collection as a whole will bring Russian medieval history to life for students in a way that only original texts can,” says Erika Haber, associate professor of Russian Language, Literature and Culture. “Since the books are written in the old orthography and translated to modern Russian, they will be of interest to our language students as an example of the old Russian alphabet and writing system. The fabulous illustrations will of course provide context and aid the students in creating meaning.”

This work complements Western medieval manuscript resources held by the Special Collections Research Center and can be viewed there.

Lucy Mulroney, senior director of Special Collections, at left, showcased a curated selection of special collections holdings related to Russia during a visit by the Consul General of the Russian Federation in New York, Hon. Igor Leonidovich Golubovskiy.

More than 400 student-led teams applied for the statewide competition. Friday’s final featured 103 teams that advanced through regional semifinal rounds held across the state.

The statewide NYBPC offers the largest prizes of any student business competition in the world—a total of $160,000 was awarded at this year’s competition. Syracuse student teams came home with $140,000 of the prize money, competing against teams from 60 colleges and universities representing the 10 Regional Economic Development Council zones (Capital Region, Central New York, North Country, Mohawk Valley, Finger Lakes, Western New York, Southern Tier, Mid-Hudson, New York City, and Long Island). Winners were selected by expert judges that included venture capitalists, angel investors, investment bankers, public and private investors, and seasoned entrepreneurs.

The Syracuse prize winners:

• $100,000 Grand Prize: Spark Charge—Josh Aviv, Jaydeep Sathe, Bryan Christopher Morris; portable, fast-charging battery unit for electric vehicles; .
• $10,000 First Place, Clean Technology: Spark Charge, .
• $10,000 First Place, Social Entrepreneurship/Non-profit: Thrive Project—Ryan Brinkerhoff, Brian Kam, Josh Moon, Khalid Bin Ayaz Khan, Amanda Chou; empowering underserved communities through education and skills training for sustainability; .
• $10,000 First Place, Service: IIID—Jack Phillips; 3D printed architectural elements for the historic preservation industry.
• $10,000 First Place, Software/IT: Power Spike—AJ Damiano; influencer marketplace for live streamers; .

Syracuse teams also won the following prestigious NYBPC awards:

• Undergraduate Excellence Award: Busie—Seth Samowitz, Louis Bookoff, Joshua Bain; quoting and booking app for charter bus operators.

• People’s Choice Award: Shine the Magazine—Michaela Anne Quigley; online publication for teenagers and young adults with disabilities.

• Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Awards: Origin Story—Analise Sesay; subscription service of artist/maker products for niche consumer market; Modo Script—David Zuleta; smart pill device integrated with technology platform to combat prescription drug abuse.

Compete CNY, the NYBPC qualifying competition for the Central New York region, was held in March and was organized by the Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad, whose staff also accompanied the teams to Albany last week. “The Blackstone LaunchPad has provided business planning expertise, mentorship, collaboration space and presentation guidance to teams across Syracuse University,” says Dean of Libraries David Seaman, “and we are delighted at the impact this new library service has had in its first year of operation.”

As an incentive for Syracuse University teams to participate in the qualifying competition, the School of Information Studies (iSchool) offered $40,000 in prize money from the Raymond von Dran Fund for Student Entrepreneurship (RvD iPrize). RVD iPrize award winners��who went on to success in the statewide competition included IIID ($6,000), PowerSpike ($5,000), Spark Charge ($4,500), Modo Script ($3,500), Thrive Project ($3,000), Busie ($3,000), Shine the Magazine ($1,500) and Origin Story ($1,000).

“I am pleased to see our iPrize winners continuing on to sweep so many of the top spots at the statewide competition,” says iSchool Dean Elizabeth Liddy. “Many of these students were participants in our minor or spent summers at the working on their companies,. I am proud to see their efforts and hard work being so handsomely rewarded.”

Spark Charge also won $10,000 in the Whitman School’s recent Panasci Business Plan Competition— $2,500 as the third-place overall winner; $5,000 for the Fetner Prize for Sustainable Enterprise; and $2,500 for the Goldberg Prize for Technology & Innovation.

“We are extremely proud of our student entrepreneurs and what they have accomplished together,” says Alexander McKelvie, chair of the Department of Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises in the Whitman School. “I believe that this truly is a result of bringing together educational resources, funding and mentors from across the entire SU campus. The diversity in ideas and industries is impressive and underscores the idea that entrepreneurship is a viable path forward for students from every background and school. SU clearly is leading the charge in entrepreneurship education across the state.”

The NYBPC is a venture creation and innovation competition established in 2010 to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship throughout New York’s colleges and universities. The 2017 NYBPC finalists were selected from regional competitions across New York State’s 10 Regional Economic Development Council zones – Capital Region, Central New York, North Country, Mohawk Valley, Finger Lakes, Western New York, Southern Tier, Mid-Hudson, New York City, and Long Island. Regional partner colleges and universities hosted semifinal competitions in their regions in late March and early April. The top teams from each of the 10 regions face off this week for the grand prize at the state finals.

The New York State winners will be selected by esteemed judges, including venture capitalists, angel investors, investment bankers, other sophisticated public and private investors, and seasoned entrepreneurs.

Compete CNY winners advancing to the finals were selected by area judges in a regional qualifier open to student entrepreneurs from Central New York colleges and universities. The regional competition was sponsored by the Blackstone LaunchPad on March 24 at Bird Library. Winners selected to go on to the statewide competition include:

Social entrepreneurship/nonprofit
» Thrive Project, Syracuse University, First place
» Shine the Magazine, Syracuse University, Second place
Clean technology
» Spark Charge, Syracuse University, First place
» VFFA, Syracuse University, Second place

Service
» IIID, Syracuse University, First place
» Origin Story, Syracuse University, Second place
Product
» Invergo, Syracuse University, First place
» Schwab’s Cider Port, Wells College, Second place
Advanced technology
» ModoScript, Syracuse University, First place
» SkyWorks, Syracuse University, Second place
Software/IT
» PowerSpike, Syracuse University, First Place
» Busie, Syracuse University, Second place

Teams have the opportunity to win first, second and third place cash prizes in each of the six tracks.
Audience participants will also select a People’s Choice award in each category. Judges will also be
asked to select an Esprit de Corps, an Undergraduate Excellence award and a Community College
distinction award in each category.

The awards are milestone based. Winning teams will be required to develop and meet at least two
business development and two technical milestones in order to be eligible for their prize awards.

The NYBPC has grown into a statewide competition with some of the largest awards and prizes of any
student business competition in the world. The NYBPC is the only leading collegiate business
competition that is a regionally coordinated, collaborative statewide program representing over 75
colleges and universities, setting it apart from all other competitions in the nation.

Sean Clancy

A reading and reception celebrating the winner of the annual Mary Hatch Marshall Essay Award will take place on Thursday, April 13 at 3:30 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in Bird Library.

The event is free and open to the public.

Sean Clancy, a Ph.D. candidate in philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected to receive this year’s award for the best essay by a graduate student in the humanities at Syracuse University.

Clancy’s paper titled “Psychopaths, Ill-Will, and the Wrong-Making Features of Actions” has been accepted for publication in Ergo, an open access philosophy journal.

A bird’s-eye lithographic view of Syracuse, N.Y., (engraved by Lewis Bradley, lithographed by D. W. Moody, and published by Smith Brothers of New York).

Syracuse University Libraries’ spring exhibition, “You Are Here: Expanding the Concept of Place,” opens with a reception on April 20 from 4:30-6 p.m. in the gallery on the sixth floor of Bird Library.

Through a selection of rare books, pamphlets, maps, manuscripts, photographs and other artifacts from Special Collections, this exhibition re-frames common notions and accepted definitions of what “place” can be by connecting specifically to the Syracuse community: as in the geographical relevance of the Erie Canal, the conceptual destination of the Underground Railroad or the student experience specific to Syracuse University.

The exhibition and reception is presented in collaboration with and partially sponsored by the Syracuse University Humanities Center as a part of the 2016 Syracuse Symposium on Place. It will remain on view through mid-August.

Also on view at the Goldstein Faculty Center, the Crouse Hinds Administrative building, and the Joseph I. Lubin House in New York City, is “The Lost Spaces of Syracuse University,” an exhibition exploring the evolution of Syracuse University’s many buildings and spaces over our 147-year history.

From the University’s early years in an office building in downtown Syracuse, to the campus boom of the post-World War II era, and the current development of the Campus Framework, each of these periods of change has added to the list of the University’s “lost buildings.” This exhibition of materials and photographs from the University Archives showcases the legacy of some of these lost spaces.

In conjunction with the Libraries’ exhibition opening, Brice Nordquist (Writing Program) and Emily Stokes-Rees (museum studies) will present the results of their Delmas-funded Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) Faculty Fellows projects. In its inaugural year, the program provides stipends to selected faculty who incorporate the use of special collections in their classes and enable their students to handle, analyze, and interpret SCRC’s rich primary source materials.

Students in Nordquist’s Rhetorics of Futurity: Utopia, Sci-Fi and City Planning course engaged with materials from SU’s collections of utopian, science fiction, and city planning materials. Students in Stokes-Rees’s Ethnographic Curatorship course had a hands-on curatorial experience with plastics collections and developed a new installation for the Plastics Pioneers Reading Room, located on the sixth floor of Bird Library.

Each year, 11 federal agencies set aside more than $2 billion to fund research and development at small businesses, through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program.

Federal agencies issue solicitations to small companies, including start-ups, for research and product development.

Come to this workshop to learn more about SBIR and STTR programs and if they could be a tool to fund your ideas for innovation in research and new product development. Marcene Sonneborn, professor of practice in the School of Information Studies, and SBIR & Innovation Specialist for the CNY Technology Development Organization, will lead the workshop.

Sponsored by the Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University the workshop is open to the campus and community.

What you will learn:

• Overview of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) programs.
• How small businesses, manufacturers, and entrepreneurs can tap into over $2 billion in federal funding for grants and contracts to develop innovative products and services.

Who should attend:

• Entrepreneurs seeking to start a technology business.
• University researchers wishing to explore partnering with small businesses with a goal of commercializing University research/technology.
• Phase I award winners planning a Phase II proposal.
• Past Phase I applicants who have not yet won an award.

SBIR proposals are two times more likely to be funded when small businesses collaborate with a university or research institution. Find out how to make those connections at this campus-community information exchange.

Informational materials will also be provided by the Syracuse University Office of Technology Transfer.

For more details or to register, email LaunchPad@syr.edu.