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Business Model Competition (BMC) Spring 2019

Thursday, March 28, 2019
On March 26 and 27, the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) had the pleasure of hosting its annual Business Model Competition (BMC).
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Innovator Spotlight: Mahdi Eghbali of VerdiLife

Thursday, March 7, 2019
VentureWell's latest Innovator Spotlight is Iowa JPEC's very own, Mahdi Eghbali, founder of VerdiLife.
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Iowa Startup Games Spring 2019 Recap

Monday, March 4, 2019
The first weekend of March we had the privilege of hosting the Spring 2019 Iowa Startup Games. This is a three-day event where students, from all areas of study, pitch their ideas to have an impact.
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Spring 2019 IdeaStorm Recap

Friday, March 1, 2019
The Spring 2019 IdeaStorm competition hosted over 250 students from across all areas of study on campus. IdeaStorms are entry-level pitch competitions open to all UI students. Here, the students pitched their business ideas in under two minutes with the event taking place across the span of four days each at different campus locations. 118 student pitches were heard at this spring's IdeaStorms...
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University of Iowa to host 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

Monday, February 4, 2019
The University of Iowa is proud to announce that it has been selected as an Institute Partner to host the 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders for the fourth year in a row.
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Educational Institutions across United Stated selected to host Mandela Washington Fellows

Friday, February 1, 2019
Twenty-seven U.S. educational institutions in 20 states will host Leadership Institutes for 700 Mandela Washington Fellows, the University of Iowa being among them for their fourth year.