Congratulations to our 2021 Idea Competition Winners!
On Thursday, November 11th, the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship hosted its annual Idea Competition Finale. Eight finalist teams consisting of students from various majors from UMBC presented their idea pitches in front of a virtual audience and a panel of judges. After each student/team presented, they faced vigorous rounds of questions from the judges. Once all presentations were complete, the judges, all UMBC entrepreneurial alums, deliberated and announced the winners. The Alex. Brown Center would like to recognize the winning ideas below:
First Place:
Our First Place prize of $750 was captured by Michael Chapman, and his idea, Lightseeker. Lightseeker is a remote controlled car that can follow a flashlight, poised to redefine the toys dystrophic individuals everywhere are capable of using. Michael states, “With the support of the Idea Competition, I was able to realize what I believed was a goofy and unrealistic idea had the potential to revolutionize the world. Providing me with a platform, the Idea Competition was an invaluable tool in feasibility testing my idea in a supportive environment that provided invaluable feedback and constructive insights.”
Second Place:
Our Second Place prize of $500 was awarded to Geroge Forakis and Noah Hughes with their idea, Block and Lock. Block and Lock is an all in one block set, carrying container, and building platform, specifically designed to meet the needs of children with motor disabilities. The duo commented, “It was a rewarding experience to be able to exercise our creativity while also providing a product for children who reached out to UMBC in search of help.”
Third Place AND Best Pitch Winner:
The Third Place and Best Pitch Prizes (each valued at $250) were awarded for a total of $500 to Faheel Kamran and Mahmoud Shalby for their idea, Haven Cloud. Haven Cloud is the world's first end-to-end encrypted, privacy-focused cloud storage service. Like all storage services, Haven lets you upload files, photos, and videos to the cloud. But what makes Haven unique is its state-of-the-art security and privacy. Haven uses AES-256, an encryption protocol used by financial institutes, military branches, intelligence agencies and governments to store files securely on its servers.
Haven is the first service to offer revolutionary auto-locking features, allowing users to secure files on their device even when they're signed in. When it comes to privacy, it also implements a zero tolerance and zero knowledge policy. That means neither Haven nor any other organization can view your files. The duo stated, “One of Haven’s benefits is that it ensures the privacy and safety of pro-democratic activists and journalists around the world that need to securely store and share data. Sometimes, there is no opportunity to go home and send what they capture. Our auto-syncing and protected shared folders make sure photos and videos are shared and received in real-time.”
Congratulations to all the winners! If you missed the Idea Competition and want to see all the action, check out the recording below!
https://umbc.webex.com/webappng/sites/umbc/recording/508b66602575103a97fd00505681aed8/playback
Join a discussion on how independent media outlets can reimagine journalism and get information directly to the public, without being extractive. This conversation will explore how scholars might work with journalists to better serve the public and share access to public information.
Sarah Alvarez is the founder and editor ofOutlier Media, a Detroit-based service journalism organization that identifies, reports, and delivers valuable information to empower residents to hold landlords, municipal government, and elected officials accountable for long standing problems.
J. Brian Charles is a Baltimore-based reporter for The Trace, a team of journalists exclusively dedicated to reporting on our country’s gun violence crisis. He covers inequality and criminal justice. He previously worked for Governing and The Hill.
Andrew Herrera is the director of network growth at City Bureau, a Chicago-based journalism lab reimagining local media by equipping people with skills and resources. He comes to this work from a career in consumer public relations and a decade as a political organizer on Chicago’s lower-west side.
Lisa Snowden is an independent journalist in Baltimore and founding editor of the Baltimore Beat. Seen in Baltimore City Paper, Baltimore Sun, Columbia Journalism Review, Essence magazine, Washington Post, and a force on Baltimore Twitter.
This free talk is sponsored by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the Baltimore Field School and the Public Humanities Program at UMBC.
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Baltimore Art Gallery is searching for a dynamic individual to join our team as a full time Gallery Administrative Assistant.
About The Gallery:
For over 30 years, we have been helping our clients create beautiful and unique collections. With three locations, we house the largest collection of art in the Mid-Atlantic region. We are dedicated to providing our clients with the highest standards of service and finest artwork and custom framing available.
Gallery Administrative Assistant Position:
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]]>Date: TOMORROW from 12pm- 1:00pm. Event will be held virtually
For access go to:
https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=m05a48c5f393046c80394c6eaf7d0ef39
Attention Retrievers!
Our FINAL ENTR Workshop of the semester will be tomorrow!! Daniel Fitzgerald and Amanda Chong are Associates at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough’s Mergers and Acquisition Team. They will discuss the importance of legalities when starting a business. They will also share some important “nuts and bolts” you will need to know!
Please join us for this workshop virtually TOMORROW from 12pm- 1pm. You’re not going to want to miss this!
Check out the flyer below for more information: https://entrepreneurship.umbc.edu/files/2021/08/Screenshot-96.png
The Baltimore School for the Arts seeks a Theater Educational Associate 10 month (Department Head) to begin in August 2022. The Theater Educational Associate serves as the artistic and educational leader of a distinguished staff of theater professionals. In this role, the Theater Educational Associate guides artistic programming within the Theater Department while managing the educational work that prepares students for study at the nation’s finest colleges and universities.
]]>Date: November 17 from 12pm- 1:00pm. Event will be held virtually
For access go to:
https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=m05a48c5f393046c80394c6eaf7d0ef39
Attention Retrievers!
Our FINAL ENTR Workshop of the semester will be held soon!! Daniel Fitzgerald and Amanda Chong are Associates at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough’s Mergers and Acquisition Team. They will discuss the importance of legalities when starting a business. They will also share some important “nuts and bolts” you will need to know!
Please join us for this workshop virtually November 17from 12pm- 1pm. You’re not going to want to miss this!
Check out the flyer below for more information: https://entrepreneurship.umbc.edu/files/2021/08/Screenshot-96.png
