--- title: Stories and Updates | Horn Entrepreneurship (40) description: Stories, news and updates from Horn Entrepreneurship, the creative engine of University of Delaware (40) --- [![University of Delaware](https://horn.udel.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/HPE_Jan2017/logo.png?width=168&height=70&name=logo.png "University of Delaware")](http://udel.edu) #### Horn Entrepreneurship # [Stories & Updates](https://horn.udel.edu) ### [DIF Senior Showcase: Celebrating First Graduates and Kicking-Off Fall](https://horn.udel.edu/dif-senior-showcase-celebrates-first-cohort-of-graduating-innovators) This past spring’s [Delaware Innovation Fellows](https://www.udel.edu/apply/undergraduate-admissions/enrichment-opportunities/delaware-innovation-fellows/) Senior Showcase included 10 different innovation projects from students of the program’s first graduating class. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/dif-senior-showcase-celebrates-first-cohort-of-graduating-innovators) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • September 14, 2020 Topics: [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [social entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/social-entrepreneurship), [DIF](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/dif), [innovation](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/innovation), [research](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/research) ### [Exploration and Purpose: Daniel Farmer’s Journey as a Horn Alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/danielfarmer) Since graduating from the University of Delaware in 2017, Daniel Farmer has gone out into the world in ways others only hope they could. But from cycling across the United States to moving to Taiwan, Farmer’s mission has always been to uplift and empower communities. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/danielfarmer) by [Ryan Sigmund and Jan Castro](https://horn.udel.edu/author/ryan-sigmund-and-jan-castro) • September 11, 2020 Topics: [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni), [social entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/social-entrepreneurship), [research](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/research) ### [Leading the Way for Equity in Entrepreneurship: Meet Gail Ball and WE Hatch](https://horn.udel.edu/leading-the-way-for-equity-in-entrepreneurship-meet-gail-ball-and-name) Having freshly graduated college, Gail Ball was at her first job when she encountered exclusion and discrimination in the workplace because she was a woman. An avid golfer, Ball decided to sign up to join her workplace’s recreational golf league. But her enthusiasm was cut short to find that her participation was strictly forbidden. “I got a note saying, ‘No, you’re not invited. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/leading-the-way-for-equity-in-entrepreneurship-meet-gail-ball-and-name) by [Jan Castro](https://horn.udel.edu/author/jan-castro) • September 08, 2020 Topics: [Insider](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider), [opportunities](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/opportunities), [women entrepreneurs](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/women-entrepreneurs), [equity](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/equity) ### [Academic Advisor, Tricia Monnig's Reflections on Life in the Moment](https://horn.udel.edu/academic-advisor-tricia-monnigs-reflections-on-life-in-the-moment) *Editor's note: This open letter was written by Academic Advisor, Tricia Monnig to her students majoring in Entrepreneurship. We felt the content might be helpful for others.* [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/academic-advisor-tricia-monnigs-reflections-on-life-in-the-moment) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • September 03, 2020 Topics: [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students) ### [Equity Thru Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/equity-thru-entrepreneurship) A world of abundance, with limitless and equal opportunities. The power to change your circumstances and self‐determine your future. A level playing field where the best ideas win. These ideals attracted me to entrepreneurship and converted me into an enthusiastic entrepreneurship education evangelist. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/equity-thru-entrepreneurship) by [Daniel J. Freeman](https://horn.udel.edu/author/daniel-j-freeman) • September 01, 2020 Topics: [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [equity](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/equity) ### [Horn Certificates: Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/horn-certificates-technology-innovation-entrepreneurship) Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship is offered through the College of Engineering and revolves around utilizing emerging technologies to improve business practices and entrepreneurship. In an interview with current certificate member Erin Hogan, a junior Chemical Engineering student, I learned more about the relationship between technology and entrepreneurship and how entrepreneurs can benefit from understanding this relationship. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/horn-certificates-technology-innovation-entrepreneurship) by [Lauren Kelly](https://horn.udel.edu/author/lauren-kelly) • August 27, 2020 Topics: [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources), [entrepreneurship and science](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship-and-science), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [technology](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/technology) ### [Summer Founders 2020 Virtual Demo Day: Recapped](https://horn.udel.edu/summer-founders-2020-virtual-demo-day-recapped) After a long and intensive 12-week program, Horn Entrepreneurship's [Summer Founders](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/venture-support/summer-founders/#:~:text=The%20Summer%20Founders%20program%20is,stipend%2C%20mentorship%20and%20education%20sessions.) assembled virtually this Tuesday for the pre-accelerator’s 5th annual Summer Founders Demo Day. With 18 teams and over 130 total attendees at the virtual event, this year’s Demo Day marks the program’s biggest yet. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/summer-founders-2020-virtual-demo-day-recapped) by [Jan Castro](https://horn.udel.edu/author/jan-castro) • August 25, 2020 Topics: [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [startups](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups), [Summer Founders](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders), [demo day](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/demo-day), [pre-accelerator](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pre-accelerator) ### [Horn Certificates: Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/horn-certificates-social-impact-entrepreneurship) [Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship,](https://catalog.udel.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=29&poid=20952&hl=social+entrepreneurship&returnto=search) which is offered through the College of Education and Human Development, is a concentration in entrepreneurship that focuses on finding entrepreneurial solutions to social, cultural, and environmental issues. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/horn-certificates-social-impact-entrepreneurship) by [Lauren Kelly](https://horn.udel.edu/author/lauren-kelly) • August 20, 2020 Topics: [Insider](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider), [social entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/social-entrepreneurship), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students), [VentureOn](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/ventureon) ### [Changing Lives Through Innovations in Medical Imaging](https://horn.udel.edu/changing-lives-through-innovations-in-medical-imaging) As a [biomedical engineer](https://bme.udel.edu/), Ariel Hannum’s foremost mission has always been to make a positive impact on the lives of others. Having recently graduated from her honors program at the University of Delaware, Hannum, CE20, has dedicated most of her time as an undergraduate to contributing to healthcare innovations in imaging technology. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/changing-lives-through-innovations-in-medical-imaging) by [Jan Castro](https://horn.udel.edu/author/jan-castro) • August 17, 2020 Topics: [future of work](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/future-of-work), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni), [technology](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/technology), [women entrepreneurs](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/women-entrepreneurs) ### [Horn Certificates: New Product Development](https://horn.udel.edu/horn-certificates-new-product-development) New Product Development is offered through the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources and teaches students about the product development process, from the inception of a product and the natural resources used to create it to it’s shelf-life. I spoke with Alanna Weiss, a senior Hospitality Business Management major, about how a trip to Switzerland got her involved in entrepreneurship, how the certificate program has shaped the way she interacts with objects in her daily life, and what she plans to do with her entrepreneurial education in the future.  [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/horn-certificates-new-product-development) by [Lauren Kelly](https://horn.udel.edu/author/lauren-kelly) • August 13, 2020 Topics: [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [entrepreneurship and science](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship-and-science), [opportunities](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/opportunities), [students](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students) [1](https://horn.udel.edu/page/1) […](https://horn.udel.edu/page/35) [38](https://horn.udel.edu/page/38) [39](https://horn.udel.edu/page/39) 40 [41](https://horn.udel.edu/page/41) [42](https://horn.udel.edu/page/42) […](https://horn.udel.edu/page/45) [61](https://horn.udel.edu/page/61) ### Subscribe to Blog Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - 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