Tag: Rockhurst University

GenU

Fund Me, KC: GenU looks in the mirror to remove student mental health stigmas

By Tommy Felts / December 28, 2018

Startland News is continuing its segment to highlight area entrepreneurs’ efforts to accelerate their businesses. This is an opportunity for entrepreneurs — like those working on behalf of the mental health support site GenU — to share their crowdfunding stories to gain additional support. Who are you and what is your organization? Risa Stein, PhD…

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STEAM Studio

New STEAM Studio ‘pop-up’ lab planned for Rockhurst library along Troost

By Tommy Felts / May 3, 2018

With its quiet atmosphere and stacks of source materials, the bottom floor of the Greenlease Library at Rockhurst University is a great place to study or do research. But it doesn’t necessarily strike one as a state-of-the-art design thinking and learning lab — yet. Starting this summer, that section of the university’s library will be…

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OneDayKC competition to inspire future Kansas City entrepreneurs

By Tommy Felts / March 25, 2016

A Kansas City competition is sowing the seeds of entrepreneurship in local youth by challenging high schoolers to launch a business in only one day. Now in its second year, OneDayKC will welcome a herd of Kansas City high schoolers to join teams and create a viable venture in 12 hours. After crafting a venture,…

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