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Peoria Forward receives Excellence in Innovation Award from WESTMARC
October 28, 2021
Last week, Peoria Forward received the Best of the West Award for Excellence in Innovation from WESTMARC. WESTMARC – the Western Maricopa Coalition – is a public/private partnership of the

Teaching in a Hybrid World
October 4, 2021
It’s October. The pace of funneling students into school rooms and Zoom rooms is running full speed, and the holidays are already peeking over the horizon. And the teacher’s job

Our Journey in Customer Discovery: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Venture Development
September 27, 2021
A valuable lesson in an entrepreneur’s journey is the pivot, the willingness to respond to feedback while persistently iterating to meet rapidly changing needs. Sometimes we anticipate how we’ll progress

Pitch In: A community event to pitch your idea, get real-time feedback
September 27, 2021
Have an idea but not sure how to propel it forward? Want comments, direction and real-time feedback from other business owners and entrepreneurs in the community? Come join us at

When Arts and Entrepreneurship Intersect
September 10, 2021
At the J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute, we believe that all artists are naturally entrepreneurial in their craft. Artists produce, create, compose, and seek opportunities in spaces that

How faculty can help students turn ideas into reality
August 12, 2021
Faculty members have a unique opportunity to directly impact the futures of the students they work with, and ASU is proud to be home to such a passionate community of
Youth Entrepreneurship team supports Verizon edtech portal, labs program expansion
August 11, 2021
To say we are thrilled to be a part of this is an understatement. Our Youth Entrepreneurship team has been hard at work developing STEM-focused curriculum for the soon-to-be launched

Engaging kids in STEM activities over the summer
July 28, 2021
“School’s out for summer School’s out forever” – Alice Cooper Alice Cooper’s rock anthem, “Schools out” has been a refrain for students for generations but just because school’s out

Championing English Language Learners in STEM
June 1, 2021
This post is written by Sandra Castro, a Program Coordinator for the J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute’s Youth Entrepreneurship team. In her role, Sandra provides support to middle