--- 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) ### [The Horn Lemonade Stand](https://horn.udel.edu/the-horn-lemonade-stand) I asked Dan Freeman, Horn's founding director, to write this article a couple weeks ago; but Dan, like all of us, has been in the midst of turmoil, chaos and upheaval. I kept saying “Dan, write about entrepreneurial mindset, adapting to rapid change, resilience…just write something.” So, after urging, nudging, prodding, I decided to write it. Here it goes: [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/the-horn-lemonade-stand) by [Meg Marcozzi](https://horn.udel.edu/author/meg-marcozzi) • March 27, 2020 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) ### [Amanda Monachelli’s Journey to Startup](https://horn.udel.edu/amanda-monachellis-journey-to-startup)   Joining Startup Island in the spring of 2019 and later that year the Horn Entrepreneurship Summer Founders program, Amanda Monachelli, Class of 2021, was eager to build her business, EmpowHER, which works diligently to create undergarments that comfortably fit a diverse range of body types. Now splitting her time between being a full-time student, working at an internship over the winter, being a Diamond Challenge judge, and running EmpowHER, Amanda constantly has her hands full. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/amanda-monachellis-journey-to-startup) by [Ryan Sigmund](https://horn.udel.edu/author/ryan-sigmund) • March 25, 2020 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories) ### [UD Alum Creates Transportation Service for Displaced Students](https://horn.udel.edu/delaware-first-transportation) University of Delaware alum Mike Baerga teamed up with his grandmother to create a state-funded student transportation service which helps transport displaced students to and from school. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/delaware-first-transportation) by [Lauren Kelly](https://horn.udel.edu/author/lauren-kelly) • March 23, 2020 Topics: [entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni) ### [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) [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) [62](https://horn.udel.edu/page/62) ### Subscribe to Blog Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - 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