National and Local Students Score Top Honors in »¨½·Ö±²¥â€™s Zingale Big Idea Competition
Student entrepreneurs from 11 colleges and universities in the region and across the country competed for $42,500 in prize money, recognition and mentorship.
Student entrepreneurs from 11 colleges and universities in the region and across the country competed for $42,500 in prize money, recognition and mentorship.
In the third episode of Gators on Purpose, host Briana Lewis sits down with Isaac Gittens '14, who translated his passion for football into a career with the National Football League (NFL).
Amelia Finaret, associate professor of global health and economics, was recently featured on Marketplace (an NPR show) alongside fellow experts from Cornell and Purdue Universities.
When Joe Gette ’94 walks into PPG’s Pittsburgh headquarters, he carries with him a quiet confidence, the kind that was forged years ago in the classrooms and on the basketball and tennis courts of »¨½·Ö±²¥.
If you’ve spent any time in Oakmont, Pa. lately, chances are you’ve heard the buzz. There’s a new hangout on Allegheny Avenue that’s serving lagers, stouts, and stories in equal measure.
The Zingale Big Idea Competition starts on Friday, April 4th, 9:00 am at the Henderson Campus Center. This year, 48 students across 25 teams from six colleges — »¨½·Ö±²¥, Grove City College, Franciscan University, Northwestern University, PennWest University, the University of Chicago and University of Southern California — will compete for $30,000 in prize money.
Jennifer DeSalvo ‘07 credits her unusual combination of a double major in managerial economics and communication arts for allowing her to meet a wide variety of friends while at Allegheny, and for inspiring her to become a successful entrepreneur.Â
No matter where alumni end up, other »¨½·Ö±²¥ graduates aren’t too far away. In the case of Tim Kloeppel ’15 and Nicholas Dias ’17, it happened to be the same company.Â
Rutendo Mavunga ’24 is dedicated to guiding financial institutions through business transformation processes and improving customer outcomes at Ernst & Young. She says the foundation she received at »¨½·Ö±²¥ empowered her to adopt a broad and diverse skill set that helped her navigate a fast-changing industry.
On December 7, ten students were selected to participate in the 2024 Zingale Financial Literacy Challenge finals with their personal finance budget and investing plan for life after graduation.
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