The Franz Center is seeking 20 faculty and 20 staff members who want to learn more about becoming a Dexheimer Leadership Fellow as part of leader development at UP, according to Pete Rooks, Franz Center. Dexheimer Leadership Fellows are intended to encourage, develop, and help prepare students for tomorrow by serving as coaches and teachers […]
Franz Center for Leadership Entrepreneurship and Innovation
$100K Challenge: The Results Are In
University of Portland students Nick Ost and Paul Dilley placed first in the for-profit business category of the $100K Challenge Venture Competition, an expanded business plan competition hosted by the University’s Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, on Saturday, April 25. Their Seattle-based company, Townie Shades, produces sunglasses that are sourced internationally, feature scenic […]
$100K Challenge Venture Competition, April 25
The Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation is proud to announce this year’s $100K Challenge Venture Competition on Saturday, April 25, in Shiley Hall room 301. This competition provides students with the opportunity to receive feedback from experts in the entrepreneurial community, win monetary prizes, and acquire legal, accounting and other services that will […]
Peggy Maguire Lecture, March 30
The University will host a lecture by Peggy Maguire, senior vice president of corporate accountability and chief of staff for Cambia Health Solutions, on Monday, March 30, at 7:10 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Her talk, part of the Bauccio Lecture Series, is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. Maguire joined […]
2015 Bauccio Lecture in Entrepreneurship: April Rinne
Sharing economy expert April Rinne will present “The Sharing Economy: Rethinking Markets, Cities, and Community” at the 2015 Bauccio Lecture in Entrepreneurship on Wednesday, April 1, at 4:10 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The lecture, which concludes this year’s Bauccio Lecture Series, is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. Rinne is […]
UP Hive Network Event, March 25
The next UP Hive Network event , “IMPROVe with I mprov,” will take place on Wednesday, March 25, at 5:30 p.m., at Colorhouse (519 NE Hancock St., #B). A panel of improvisers will present ways to learn the fundamental skills of improve and how they can be applied to the business world: Leon Anderson has […]
Wendy Collie Lecture, March 16
Wendy Collie, president and CEO of New Seasons Market, will speak as a guest of the Bauccio Lecture Series on Monday, March 16, at 7:10 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Her talk is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. Prior to assuming her position at New Seasons, Collie was president of […]
Two Fine Young New Fellows
UP students Taylor Hendricks and Cole Preece have completed training to join the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) University Innovation Fellows, a national program that empowers student leaders to increase campus engagement with entrepreneurship, innovation, creativity, design thinking, and venture creation. They join 121 new Fellows in the current network, for a […]
Bauccio Lecture Series: Kent Lewis, March 2
Kent Lewis, founder of Anvil Marketing Agency, will speak as a guest of the Bauccio Lecture Series on Monday, March 2, at 7:10 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. His talk is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. With a background in integrated marketing, Lewis left a public relations agency in 1996 […]
Tom Hoban Lecture, Feb. 23
Tom Hoban, CEO and founder of Coast Real Estate Services, will speak as part of the University of Portland’s Bauccio Lecture Series at 7:10 p.m. on Monday, February 23, in Buckley Center Auditorium. The lecture, sponsored by the Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the […]