Please join the Pamplin School of Business and the Franz Center as we say goodbye to Peter Rachor, Director of Entrepreneurship. The gathering will be held on Tuesday, May 14, from 4 to 6 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. All University employees are invited to extend their good wishes to Peter. If you have […]
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2019 $100K Challenge Venture Competition: April 27
The Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation will present its annual $100K Challenge Venture Competition on Saturday, April 27, on the third floor of Shiley Hall. This competition provides students with the opportunity to receive feedback on their proposed ventures from within the local entrepreneurial community, win cash awards, and move on to the opportunity to […]
2018 $100K Challenge Venture Competition, April 28
The Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation will present its annual $100K Challenge Venture Competition on Saturday, April 28, in Shiley Hall room 301. This competition provides students with the opportunity to receive feedback on their proposed ventures from within the local entrepreneurial community, win cash awards, and move on to the opportunity to acquire […]
2017 $100K Competition, April 29
The Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation will present its annual $100K Challenge Venture Competition on Saturday, April 29, in Shiley Hall room 301. This competition provides students with the opportunity to receive feedback on their proposed ventures from within the local entrepreneurial community, win cash awards, and move on to the opportunity to acquire […]
Franz Center Create-A-Thon, Feb. 25
The Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation will present a Create-A-Thon in conjunction with the Shiley School’s Engineering Week, February 20-24. This event is open to all UP students on Saturday, February 25, in Franz Hall room 120, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. According to Franz Center director Peter Rachor, the Create-A-Thon offers the chance […]
UP student Michael Williamson awarded runner up in University Start-Up World Cup
Michael Williamson, a senior Finance major, was awarded runner up in his category for his venture Sentri Performance at the finals of the University Start-Up World Cup, held Friday, October 7 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Sentri makes a line of lightweight high performance outdoor wear styled as a ‘hoodie’ specially designed by Williamson, and incorporating technical fabric and […]
Franz Center ThinkTank Innovation Lab Dedication, Oct. 12
The Franz Center will formally launch the new ThinkTank innovation lab, along with upcoming programs, workshops, and introductory course offering, at a special event on Wednesday, October 12, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., in Franz Hall Room 120. The program, hosted by University provost Tom Greene, will include a short talk by John Sherry ’85, director […]
Franz Center’s New Innovation Lab Opening For Fall Semester
The Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation will unveil its new Innovation Lab in the Fall semester, according to director Peter Rachor. Finishing touches are being put on the lab, located in Franz Hall room 123, along with the new, updated Franz Center office in room 121. The Innovation Lab is based on the […]
$100K Venture Competition Results Are In
The annual Franz Center $100K Venture Competition took place on Saturday, April 23, with a record number of 34 teams participating, according to Peter Rachor, Franz Center. The winner in the Social Enterprise category was Pro Social, a web platform to help people find a volunteer organization that fits with their passions and interests, by […]
$100K Challenge Venture Competition, April 23
The Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation will present its annual $100K Challenge Venture Competition on Saturday, April 23, in Shiley Hall room 301. This competition provides students with the opportunity to receive feedback from experts in the entrepreneurial community, win cash prizes, and acquire legal and other services that will help advance an […]