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Spring City College Student Named Finalist in Social Venture Challenge

WENHAM, MASS. (April 15, 2014) Gordon College has announced the finalists in their first Social Venture Challenge, a venture pitch competition designed to inspire students to start something for good.  Justin Copeland from Spring City, Pennsylvania is a member of one of the eight final teams selected.  The Challenge began with nearly 100 students comprised of 32 teams from over 20 different academic majors. A semi-final round recently narrowed the pool of finalists down to 18 students on eight teams, in which Copeland is included.


Copeland and his team’s venture is to develop a brand of retail ice cream as a means of reconciliation and development in Rwanda.

 

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“The Social Venture Challenge is similar to a business plan competition that many campuses offer, but ours is intentionally designed to fit the Gordon mission and students’ desire for social impact,” said Carter Crockett, Director of the new Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Gordon College.  “We wanted students to dream and dare to create new ventures that could make a difference, translating their personal convictions into tangible solutions.” 

 

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Prizes will be awarded to the top three finalists at a special pitch competition event on April 23, 2014.  The first place team will win $5,000 to help bring their idea from concept to reality. The second and third place teams will win $3,000 and $2,000, respectively. 

 

“Entrepreneurship starts with one idea and we know today’s college students have some of the best,” said Crockett.  “This is one way we are equipping the change agents of tomorrow.”

 

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Gordon College is one of the nation’s premier Christian colleges and located just north of Boston.  We offer students extraordinary access to leading-edge opportunities for intellectual, professional, and leadership development to address the increasingly complex challenges of a global society.  Gordon stands apart from other outstanding institutions in New England by combining an exceptional education with an informed Christian faith.




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