Goldey-Beacom College Entrepreneurship Students Placed in Global Challenge

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CONTACT:   Janine G. Sorbello, Dir. of Ext. Affairs             DATE: December 20, 2024

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Goldey-Beacom College Entrepreneurship Students Placed in Global Challenge

 

Wilmington, DE – A team of Goldey-Beacom College (GBC) entrepreneurship program students, led by Dr. Scott Glenn, took second place at the Global Solutions sponsored Virtual Business Expo on December 18. The Virtual Business Expo is an online competition designed to help solve global challenges.

 

Goldey-Beacom College is proud to stand in their accomplishment, flanked by Kansas State University in first place and Indiana University in third place, with Dr. Scott Glenn serving as the facilitator for GBC students. Each U.S. college is paired with a university in Jordan or Iraq, and Goldey-Beacom welcomed a partnership with Erbil Polytechnic University, located in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

 

“We’re so proud to see our students gaining hands-on experience, expanding their global perspective and demonstrating the power of teamwork and innovation,” said Dr. Glenn. “This is just the beginning in terms of this excursion. Victory Formation!”

 

Through these eight-week programs, college students come together in cross-cultural teams to improve global citizenship, strengthen skills in problem solving and foster connections while collaborating online and enhancing job skills. Global Solutions defines the challenge as an event which forms “gender-balanced teams to pair up with their binational partner.”

 

Each team is guided by the provided curriculum to create a sustainable solution to their selected sustainability problem, inspired by the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Teams work together to research, brainstorm, design, test and pitch their innovative solution. The top five teams present their pitch live at the culminating event, the Virtual Business Expo, where the top three finalists are selected by a panel of judges to receive a small grant to further develop their concepts.

 

The students collaborated on an initiative they named “Art Without Borders,” an online portal to bridge cultural gaps and foster international art appreciation. AWB transforms accessibility to art and culture through innovative 3D printing solutions, bringing culturally enriching art and artifacts to under-resourced communities worldwide. By creating high-quality, locally produced replicas of international cultural pieces, AWB make global culture accessible to all.

 

 

Global Solutions is a virtual exchange initiative that supports workforce development in the U.S., Iraq and Jordan through two programs: Global Solutions Sustainability Challenge & Global Solutions Conversations. Global Solutions is implemented by IREX (International Research & Exchange) and is supported by the J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative (JCSVEI).

 

JCSVEI is a U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs program administered by the Aspen Institute. Goldey-Beacom College is one of 47 academic institutions selected to participate in the Fall 2024 Global Solutions programs, including the Global Solutions Sustainability Challenge and Global Solutions Conversations. IREX, an awardee of the Stevens Initiative virtual exchange grant, launched Global Solutions in fall 2017, reaching 315 youth through an initial pilot. IREX scaled Global Solutions with multiple awards from the Stevens Initiative through Spring 2024 to reach nearly 6,000 students.

 

Founded in 1886, Goldey-Beacom College has approximately 1,300 students enrolled from 29 states and 65 nations. The College offers 48 degree options in its graduate and undergraduate programs with majors in psychology, economics, criminal justice, communication & media, human services, English, and all areas of business, including accounting, business administration, entrepreneurship and finance. Additionally, the College offers 21 certificate programs.

 

The College began accepting students into three new degree programs in fall 2023: Bachelor of Science in Digital Marketing, and two concentrations in the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program: Cybersecurity and Esports & Gaming Administration. Also offered in fall 2023 are stackable new macro and micro graduate certificate programs.

 

The College is committed to connecting its graduates with careers in their respective fields. For over a decade, the College has achieved a 90% placement rate for graduates. Goldey-Beacom College is located in Pike Creek Valley, a suburb of Wilmington, Delaware. The College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.

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