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Posted on March 3, 2023

Amplifying The Voices of Those Who Can’t Speak

The month of March brings awareness to those without speech, sight and other abilities that make it easier to interact in our world. Meet Gordon alumni Samuel Sennott '04, co-creator of the transformative assistive technology software Proloquo2go.

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Posted on March 1, 2023

What has faith to do with entrepreneurship?

Dr. Jeffrey Stevenson, director of the center for entrepreneurial leadership, explores the intersection of faith and entrepreneurship.

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Posted on September 16, 2021

How to Think Like an Entrepreneur

Last week, the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) hosted Altar Live CEO Stephanie Leathe ’16 and COO Andrew Amann for Open Coffee—a weekly story hour where students can learn about the opportunities and challenges of starting a business from real nonprofit leaders and small business owners.

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Posted on April 29, 2020

SVC Finalists Part Three: Building On-campus Transformation

For three Social Venture Challenge teams, Thursday night's Final Showcase is a chance to build transformation on campus. Meet the teams and their creative startups.

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Posted on April 28, 2020

SVC Finalists Part Two: Impact on the North Shore

Meet two Social Venture Challenge finalists teams who are poised to make an impact here on the North Shore. On Thursday they go head-to-head with five other teams in the Final Showcase.

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Posted on April 27, 2020

SVC Finalists Part One: Empowering Women in Uganda and Ethiopia

Seven student teams are preparing for the most entrepreneurial Social Venture Challenge finale yet. First, meet two teams who are developing creative plans to empower women in Africa.

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Posted on February 10, 2020

Called to Move

DEBORAH SULLIVAN ’20 | Major: social impact (Pike Honors) | Hometown: Beverly, MA | Describes her life “like Tetris, with all these little pieces falling into place.”

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Posted on January 17, 2020

Building Boldly: Cook Named Director of CEL

With a mission for Kingdom work and a commitment to help students "start something good," Jocelyn Cook joins Gordon College as director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL).

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Posted on November 7, 2019

Accelerating Innovation through Immersion

For some students, quad break is truly that—a break from studies, a chance to regroup. But for 26 students this year, quad break was a chance to immerse in entrepreneurship and social enterprise in NYC and in refugee ministries in Buffalo, NY.

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Posted on April 22, 2019

SVC Contestants Turn Challenges into Opportunities

After three months of preparation, mentoring and collaboration, five teams of student entrepreneurs finally competed for $10,000 during the sixth annual Social Venture Challenge (SVC) on April 11.

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Posted on April 8, 2019

Meet the 6th Annual Social Venture Challenge Finalists

With a wide range of motivations and plans, the five student teams will pitch their startup ventures to a panel of expert judges on Thursday evening for the 6th annual Social Venture Challenge Final Showcase.

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Posted on November 7, 2018

Alana Mann ’19: Trading in the End Times for a New Beginning

At age 16, Alana Farley went up to the airport counter in Kauai, Hawaii, and bought a plane ticket to California. She had a rolling backpack filled with her belongings and was hoping to leave the island before the missing child report caught up with her.

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