--- title: Stories and Updates | Horn Entrepreneurship (46) description: Stories, news and updates from Horn Entrepreneurship, the creative engine of University of Delaware (46) --- [![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) ### [Building Authentic Connections While Delivering Service](https://horn.udel.edu/authentic-connections-delivering-service) Jaeah Yoo, Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2021, was inspired to help Puerto Rico recover from natural disaster and traveled to the United States territory in conjunction with Blue Hen Leadership Program (BHLP) and [Community Collaborations](https://www.communitycollaborations.org/) to help repair and restore the local community around San Juan. Jaeah’s registered student organization (RSO), People for Puerto Rico and BHLP brought a team of more than 25 students and built authentic relationships while delivering community impact.  [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/authentic-connections-delivering-service) by [Dylan Gerstley](https://horn.udel.edu/author/dylan-gerstley) • March 17, 2020 Topics: [Insider](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [social entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/social-entrepreneurship) ### [NSF I-Corps Call to Apply](https://horn.udel.edu/looking-to-grow-from-the-laboratory-to-the-marketplace-nsf-i-corps-applications-due-soon) For University of Delaware entrepreneurs in the research fields of science, technology, engineering, and math, the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps) provides innovators with the opportunity to take their projects from the laboratory to the marketplace. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/looking-to-grow-from-the-laboratory-to-the-marketplace-nsf-i-corps-applications-due-soon) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • March 09, 2020 Topics: [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources), [entrepreneurship and science](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship-and-science) ### [Meet Mike Rinkunas: “Part Drill Sergeant, Part Therapist, Part Herder of Cats”](https://horn.udel.edu/meet-mike-rinkunas-part-drill-sergeant-part-therapist-part-herder-of-cats) Career shifts for Mike Rinkunas have meant doing everything from hanging out of a helicopter with a video camera, to interviewing Lance Armstrong at the Boston Marathon. Even when not working, Rinkunas continues to explore new things to try, most recently becoming a licensed train conductor and locomotive engineer in his spare time. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/meet-mike-rinkunas-part-drill-sergeant-part-therapist-part-herder-of-cats) by [Jan Castro](https://horn.udel.edu/author/jan-castro) • March 05, 2020 Topics: [Insider](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider), [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) ### [Spring Pitch Party 2020](https://horn.udel.edu/spring-pitch-party-2020) Horn Entrepreneurship invites all current University of Delaware students to attend the spring pitch party! The spring pitch party is a biannual event hosted by Horn Entrepreneurship in which students are given 90 seconds to pitch their most interesting business ideas to a small group of judges and attendees with an opportunity to win a prize. This event is a perfect way for UD students of any background to get experience with pitching business ideas and getting their creative propositions out there.  [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/spring-pitch-party-2020) by [Lauren Kelly](https://horn.udel.edu/author/lauren-kelly) • March 04, 2020 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events) ### [Six UD students prepare for Clinton Foundation program in Scotland](https://horn.udel.edu/six-ud-students-prepare-for-clinton-foundation-program-in-scotland) (From left to right, Sierra RyanWallick, Bryce Fender, Abdul Musa, Casey Scott, Danielle Fisher, and Lilly Checkoff) One recent graduate and five students, most of whom belong to University of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship and others from the Department of Human Development & Family Sciences (HDFS), College of Arts and Sciences and the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration, have been accepted into the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) this year. A program launched by former president Bill Clinton in 2007, CGIU seeks to engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses as they address the world’s most pressing challenges. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/six-ud-students-prepare-for-clinton-foundation-program-in-scotland) by [Jan Castro](https://horn.udel.edu/author/jan-castro) • February 28, 2020 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [social entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/social-entrepreneurship), [HDFS](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/hdfs) ### [Friends 4 Friends Selling Challenge](https://horn.udel.edu/friends4friends-selling-challenge) Ted Foltyn, adjunct professor for the Horn Entrepreneurship program, challenged his ENTR452 students last semester to raise money for Friends 4 Friends (F4F), an on-campus organization that unites students to remind them that in a world full of pressure and stress, there is always someone there to talk to. The successes of the campaign have inspired the student-run group to continue the selling challenge this semester. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/friends4friends-selling-challenge) by [Allison Sanders](https://horn.udel.edu/author/allison-sanders) • February 27, 2020 ### [Meet Gordon McGregor: The Business-Minded Engineer Who Has Come Full Circle](https://horn.udel.edu/meet-gordon-mcgregor-) After 34 years of working to bring products like Glide Dental Floss and Gore-Tex Fabric to life, Gordon McGregor has decided to retire and shift his focus to new projects and innovations.  [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/meet-gordon-mcgregor-) by [Lauren Kelly](https://horn.udel.edu/author/lauren-kelly) • February 17, 2020 Topics: [Insider](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider), [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [careers](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/careers), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) ### [Reach Your Full Potential with Hen Hatch 2020](https://horn.udel.edu/reach-your-full-potential-with-hen-hatch-2020) Doing something new and pulling from past experiences can be intimidating for anyone. But you also know one way to achieve significant personal growth in life is through exposing yourself to situations out of your comfort zone. What better way to start the semester with that mindset and channel it with a submission to Horn Entrepreneurship's Hen Hatch 2020 competition? Even if your idea isn’t fleshed out enough or is lacking in some aspects, Hen Hatch judges and mentors will give feedback that will allow you to refine your concept. Some of the most successful startups from Horn Entrepreneurship to participate in the competition have failed to make it past the first round of judging. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/reach-your-full-potential-with-hen-hatch-2020) by [Ryan Sigmund](https://horn.udel.edu/author/ryan-sigmund) • February 13, 2020 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) ### [Patience and authentic connections result in dream career start](https://horn.udel.edu/jamie-fisher) Jamie Fisher, Communications Class of 2018, finished her senior year at the University of Delaware with a desire to enter an entrepreneurial working community. By applying patience and making authentic connections, Jamie got off to a dream start with Trapica, an artificial intelligence targeting optimization and marketing automation for marketers, in Philadelphia, PA.  [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/jamie-fisher) by [Dylan Gerstley](https://horn.udel.edu/author/dylan-gerstley) • February 04, 2020 Topics: [careers](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/careers), [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni) ### [Lazarus Rising: UD Alumni Grow Nonprofit, Helping the Homeless Find Work](https://horn.udel.edu/lazarus-rising-ud-alumni-grow-non-profit-helping-the-homeless-find-work) A recent [Lazarus Rising](https://www.lazarusrising.org/) mentoring session suggests good things to come for the future of both the young nonprofit and its participants. The session involved a college student in Washington giving one-on-one job-hunting advice via video chat to a resident of a New York homeless shelter.   [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/lazarus-rising-ud-alumni-grow-non-profit-helping-the-homeless-find-work) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • January 28, 2020 Topics: [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni), [social entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/social-entrepreneurship) [1](https://horn.udel.edu/page/1) […](https://horn.udel.edu/page/41) [44](https://horn.udel.edu/page/44) [45](https://horn.udel.edu/page/45) 46 [47](https://horn.udel.edu/page/47) [48](https://horn.udel.edu/page/48) […](https://horn.udel.edu/page/51) [61](https://horn.udel.edu/page/61) ### Subscribe to Blog Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [entrepreneurship (247)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship) - 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