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Meet the winners of the 2024 eleventh annual Business Idea Competition
Ten students won prizes during Wells College’s eleventh annual Business Idea Competition last week, hosted by the Sullivan Center for Business and Entrepreneurship. Up to $12,500 in prize money was available for students to win in multiple categories. After they submitted a written business plan, the students were mentored on their ideas through the Business…
Eleventh annual Business Idea Competition begins
The Sullivan Center for Business and Entrepreneurship‘s eleventh annual Be Your Own Boss Business Idea Competition begins tonight in Zabriskie Hall at 7 p.m. Every year, any Wells student can register for the BYOB Competition. After they submit a written business plan, the students are eligible for mentoring on their ideas through the Business Center….
Biology and environmental science professor named to Dean of Faculty
Wells College is pleased to announce that Jaclyn Schnurr, Professor of Biology and Environmental Science, has been named Dean of Faculty. Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs Susan Henking said Schnurr will co-chair the upcoming work of reaffirming the college’s accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, focus on general education efforts…
Community dinner supports Aurora Volunteer Fire Department
Wells College hosted a community dinner in support of the Aurora Volunteer Fire Department Friday evening in Sommer Center. The fire department is raising money for a new ambulance. Wells College President Jonathan Gibralter showed his support and gratitude for the AVFD by asking the members of the AVFD to stand and be recognized. Gibralter…
I Heart Wells Week 2024 spreads love of Wells College
Wells College celebrated I Heart Wells Week last week. Spreading love, positivity, and appreciation for Wells is an annual tradition on-campus every February. Many events and activities were organized for students, faculty, staff, and community members to enjoy, like eating heart-shaped doughnuts, writing Valentine’s to faculty and staff, and toasting to the senior class during…
Wells College hosts former Byrne Dairy president
Wells College students, faculty, staff, and community members learned about the dairy industry in Central New York from former Byrne Dairy president Bill Byrne during an open lecture Tuesday evening in Stratton Hall. Byrne and his wife, Nancy Phipps Byrne ’73, were invited to campus by the Office of the President, the Office of Workforce…
Filmmaker Series continues with American musical comedy
The third film for this year’s Filmmaker-In-Residence Series, hosted by the college’s English and Visual Arts departments, will screen Thursday in Zabriskie Hall at 7 p.m. Made possible by the New York Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, the series is a…
Columbia University professor visits Wells College as Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar
Professor Julia Bryan-Wilson arrived in Aurora for a full day of activities at Wells College as the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar. After having breakfast with faculty members at the Aurora Inn, visiting two classes on visual art and art history, printing a Valentine on a letterpress at the Wells Book Arts Center, and eating lunch…