2024 SVPC回顾

的 2023 社会创业计划比赛 showcase event

Clothing and Shelter Win Top Prizes at 2024 SVPC 

网易彩票下载 held its 18th annual 社会创业计划比赛 (SVPC) Showcase on the afternoon of Thursday, 4月18日, 2024. Student teams developed solutions to a wide variety of social problems, 无论是在美国还是在全球. 来自危地马拉的无家可归者, 到老挝接受教育, from sustainable phone chargers powered by movement, to holding politicians accountable through data science, these innovative ideas tackled the issues on the hearts and minds of college students today. 的 Showcase event, the finale of the SVPC, occurred in upper Gwinn Commons on the SPU Campus

弗雷娅孕妇队在冠军圈

排名第一的项目是弗雷娅产科， 被选为价值一万美元的赫伯特·B. Jones Grand Prize winner by the combined votes of nearly 60 judges representing the business, 非营利组织, 学术, 以及专业团体. Deploy-A-Padcame in second, winning a $5,000 runner-up award. 在一天的过程中, 几百名学生, 教师, 工作人员, and community members visited the Showcase and voted for their favorite project, 唐纳德·B. Summers People’s Choice award of $1,500 went to 这个村庄.

Maternity wear is more likely to be disposed of and wind up in landfill since most users need it only temporarily. 背后的团队 弗雷娅产科 birthed a fresh approach to maternity clothing, proposing an e-commerce rental service that provides pregnant women stylish and sustainable options as a convenient alternative to traditional one-time purchases. 的 弗雷娅产科 team included senior Business Administration majors Ava Dreon, 肖恩·鲍文, and Lauren Duisenberg; senior Business Administration and Accounting double major Canyon Farmer; junior Business Administration major Amelia Perez; and junior Global Development and 经济学 double major Haley Blain.

With climate change increasing the frequency of tsunamis, 洪水, 热带风暴, the need for temporary shelter has never been higher. Deploy-A-Pad seeks to offer a better form of temporary shelter after natural disasters. 该团队开发了一种小型, portable shelter that offers both electricity and water, 并且是为中短期使用而设计的. 的 group proposes selling the product to FEMA and other government agencies but would also make it available to consumers with an interest in off-grid living. Deploy-A-Pad 由大四的托马斯·莫顿组成, double majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Appropriate and Sustainable Engineering; senior Valentino Guevara, a senior Mechanical Engineering major; and Cynthia Nguyen, a senior triple majoring in Applied Mathematics, 金融经济学, 和荣誉文科.

 

团队在展位部署pad

Three Honorable Mention prizes of $2,500 were also awarded:

展位团队意向

药物滥用呈上升趋势, and relapse rates for those in recovery hover around 50%, 即使对那些能够获得治疗的人也是如此. Intentions is developing a mobile app that will allow those recovering from substance abuse to receive tailored messages of encouragement, while also keeping them intentionally connected to their friends, 家庭, 支持系统. Intentions was the work of senior Computer Science major Houston Tu, 还有阿里安·塞勒普尔, a senior double majoring in Computer Science and Applied Math.

Dangerous opioids such as fentanyl can leave residue in public places such as classrooms, 机场, and Metro buses; only a small dose can be lethal. 开始钟声 has crafted a cleaning product that will neutralize opioid drug residue, 乘坐公共交通工具, 以及其他公共场所更安全. 开始钟声 was the work of senior Business Administration major Drew Swanson.

Opio团队在展位
乡村队成员

这个村庄 recognizes that first-generation college students face barriers to accessing education, 包括有关流程的信息, 金融援助, 角色建模, 和就业. 通过一个专门的网络平台, 同伴指导, 还有招聘板, 这个村庄 hopes to increase the success rate of first-generation college students in the Seattle area – and beyond! 这个村庄 business plan was written and presented by Viktoriya Prozapas, a senior double majoring in Accounting and Business Administration; Johnny Lo, a junior Business Administration major; Xavier Smith, a junior 经济学 major; Madison Raines, a junior Social Justice and Cultural Studies major; and Emilio Tolomei, 工商管理专业的一年级学生.

This is the eighteenth year of SPU’s 社会创业计划比赛. Eleven teams pitched their ideas at the Showcase event, comprising approximately 40 students. 在第一轮比赛中, 20份书面商业计划书, representing nearly 80 students from four different schools, were reviewed and scored by community partners.

的 Showcase Round was the finale of the 社会创业计划比赛. In addition to the review of written business plans, earlier stages in the competition included a series of seminars on the basics of business plan writing as well as coaching sessions with knowledgeable businesspeople, 非营利组织高管, 和其他人. In all, over 100 community volunteers gave time as readers, instructors, coaches, and judges.

斯科特Hardman, 本地投资银行家, 也是SVPC的长期志愿评委, said “弗雷娅产科 was my top choice given the creativity of the plan and how well the team had thought through the business. I spread my votes out to include several others, but Freya was outstanding.”

Local businesswoman and returning Judge Joan O’Brien, commented: “It truly gives me faith that the future is in good hands when I talk to these smart, enthusiastic graduating seniors with so many wonderful ideas. 我知道他们会让世界变得更美好!”

Financial sponsors of the SVPC include the Herbert B. 琼斯的基础, the Scott and Kathleen Cummins Family Foundation, 切特集团, 西北中心, 高地私人财富管理, 先锋人力服务, 和技能公司. 的 competition is organized by the 应用学习中心 (CAL) in the 商学院，政府, 和经济学(SBGE).

John Godek拍摄