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First place winners Bobica Bars accept their first place check for $4K. - Staff Writer / Paige Britt

Innovation and collaboration blossom during The Rowan Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s 2023 Idea Challenge

Paige Britt December 6, 2023

The Rowan Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosted its annual Idea Challenge on Dec. 1, where 45 teams presented their products to judges, investors, and fellow students. Partnered with the Rowan...

Fellows meet with Dean Jennifer Maden and Lead Mentor Greg Payton in the Rowan Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. - Photo via Christina Veach

Rowan’s MBA fellowship shapes “change agents” with hands-on field experience

Madison Miller October 25, 2023

Rowan Masters in Business Administration (MBA) and Masters in Finance (MS) students have been presented with a unique opportunity to make a social impact and strengthen their hands-on field experience...

First place winner Siena Rampulla poses with the $30K check for PULLATracker. - Photo / Tyler Allen Williams

Rowan student Siena Rampulla wins first place $30K prize at the 2023 Rohrer New Venture Competition for PULLATracker

Madison Miller April 26, 2023

PULLATracker, a mobile safety app startup founded by Siena Rampulla, took home first place and $30,000, the highest prize ever awarded to a student at the 2023 Rohrer New Venture Competition, on Friday,...

Rohrer College of Business. Photo via Rowan University.

Rowan Innovation Fund Expands to $25 Million for Entrepreneurs

Al Harmon September 21, 2022

Businesses frequently need innovation to overcome problems caused by change, and entrepreneurs foster this innovation. Innovation and Entrepreneurship. These two ideas go together and function as one...

1st place winners of  Idea Challenge winners, Market 4 books,  receiving their award check at Rowan University on Nov 17th, 2017. -Assistant Photo Editor/Miguel Martinez

Market 4 Books wins 2017 Rowan Idea Challenge

Mackenzie Fitchett November 29, 2017

On Nov. 17, the final 18 contestants pitched their start-up ideas to seven judges in hopes of winning Rowan’s Idea Challenge. As previously reported, the Idea Challenge is a way for students to get...

Tassl founder Melissa Schipke. -Staff Photo/Patricia Iannaci

Rowan alum, Tassl founder and entrepreneur: Melissa Schipke shares her story

Patricia Iannaci October 18, 2017

The thought of being an entrepreneur can often be daunting to undergraduate college students. Many don’t realize the connections they may need to get their start-up off the ground may be offered at their...

Howard Lubert, benefactor behind the Idea Challenge speaks to a meeting of the CEO club on Sept. 21, 2017. -Staff Photo/Jaryd Leady

Idea challenge gives students a chance to pitch new business ventures

Sydney Kerelo September 24, 2017

What do you get when you add a benefactor, several teams of Rowan students and a handful of new business ideas together? The Rowan Idea Challenge, of course. The Idea Challenge was first started in the...

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