Students Receive IdeaLab Funding

From environmentally sustainable practices to helping children with their oral health, seven innovative ideas developed by HWS students have been awarded funding by the Centennial Center for Leadership's (CCL) "start-up" accelerator program, the HWS IdeaLab. The students with winning proposals, Noah Lucas '13, Kathryn Pawlak '13, Samuel Singer '13, Matthew Colfax '15, Joseph Bisesto '14, Cece Ca...  More >>

Improving Literacy Times Two

Sophomore Daniel Budmen was inspired by renowned anthropologist Jane Goodall to create a project to increase children's environmental literacy and knowledge about the ecology of the Finger Lakes. His twin brother Peter sees a career in education in his future and would like to work with Head Start to improve children's early literacy skills. Each will now have the opportunity to see their project...  More >>

SpaceVinyl Wins Entrepreneurial Contest

An entrepreneurial drive and big dreams were shared among finalists of this year's The Pitch, but it was Andrew King '14 and Zachary Lerman '13 who took top honors when they landed a $10,000 grant to pursue their signature idea: SpaceVinyl. King and Lerman impressed the expert panel of judges with a crowd-pleasing pitch for their keyboard accessory company, SpaceVinyl, which produces specially de...  More >>

The Pitch Selects Semi-Finalists

Six student proposals have been selected for the semi-finals in the Centennial Center for Leadership's entrepreneurial contest The Pitch. For its second year, the Colleges will host the immensely popular competition, giving one finalist the chance at a $10,000 grant. "We were very impressed by the quality of ideas from students," says Associate Director of CCL Amy Forbes. CCL received an abundan...  More >>

Leadership Event Coincides with MLK Day

On the eve of spring semester, young leaders of all experience levels will have the opportunity to learn, network, and develop their leadership skills at HWS during the 2013 Leadership Institute. Held from Saturday, Jan. 19 through Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, the 2 1/2-day conference will feature more than 30 sessions, each with a distinct topic on leadership, such as global leadership, and community ...  More >>