--- title: Stories and Updates | Horn Entrepreneurship | Insider (3) description: Insider | Stories, news and updates from Horn Entrepreneurship, the creative engine of University of Delaware (3) --- [![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) ### [Entrepreneurship Majors Launch VDC Lending Library](https://horn.udel.edu/entrepreneurship-majors-launch-vdc-lending-library) Entrepreneurs are defined by risk-taking and initiative, and Entrepreneurship majors Meredith Ackerson, Class of 2020, and Mason Faust, Class of 2022, are no exception to this rule. Meredith, around the Horn Entrepreneurship community since her first year on campus, wanted a place for students to read all the books the speakers and local business leaders recommended to students. Now in her final year, Meredith has made her idea a reality with the new VDC Lending Library. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/entrepreneurship-majors-launch-vdc-lending-library) by [Dylan Gerstley](https://horn.udel.edu/author/dylan-gerstley) • September 09, 2019 Topics: [Insider](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider), [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) ### [Summer Founders July Progress Report](https://horn.udel.edu/summer-founders-july-progress-report) Summer Founders, now almost three-quarters of the way through its 11-week programming, has already provided participating student ventures with valuable lessons on their entrepreneurial journey. The Horn Entrepreneurship marketing team caught up with a few of the student founders [last month](https://horn.udel.edu/summer-founders-june-progress-report), and checked back in for more updates from July. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/summer-founders-july-progress-report) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • August 08, 2019 Topics: [Insider](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider), [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) ### [Summer Founders June Progress Report](https://horn.udel.edu/summer-founders-june-progress-report) Summer Founders is about a third of the way through its 11-week programming and has already provided participating student ventures with valuable lessons on their entrepreneurial journey. The Horn Entrepreneurship media team caught up with a few of the student founders to find out what insights they have gathered from the program so far. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/summer-founders-june-progress-report) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • July 05, 2019 Topics: [Insider](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider), [future of work](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/future-of-work), [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) ### [Dr. Middlebrooks Textbook to Hit Leadership Courses and More](https://horn.udel.edu/dr.-middlebrooks-textbook-to-hit-leadership-courses-and-more) After more than 20 years of teaching at the intersection of creativity and leadership, as well as 10 years in non-profit leadership positions, Dr. Tony Middlebrooks has co-authored and released *Discovering Leadership: Designing Your Success*, with James L. Morrison, a professor of public policy and administration at the University of Delaware, Scott J. Allen and Mindy S. McNutt. The foundational leadership text will be used across LEAD100 course sections and beyond at the University of Delaware, as well as adopted by other universities across the country. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/dr.-middlebrooks-textbook-to-hit-leadership-courses-and-more) by [Dylan Gerstley](https://horn.udel.edu/author/dylan-gerstley) • May 15, 2019 Topics: [Insider](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) ### [DiFelice Awarded Primary Appointment in Lerner College](https://horn.udel.edu/difelice-awarded-primary-appointment-in-lerner-college) Horn Entrepreneurship’s Vincent Di Felice, Manager of Venture Support, has been awarded a primary appointment as Senior Instructor of Practice and a secondary appointment of Faculty Director of Venture Support in the Department of Business Administration in the Lerner College of Business and Economics. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/difelice-awarded-primary-appointment-in-lerner-college) by [Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/author/horn-entrepreneurship) • March 06, 2019 Topics: [Insider](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider), [success stories](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories), [community](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) ### [Horn Entrepreneurship Releases Official Blog](https://horn.udel.edu/blog-release) University of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship is pushing their blog out of the shadows and into the public eye! The blog is designed to keep students, faculty and the community at large up to date on events, opportunities, awards and a myriad of other milestones attached to the organization. [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/blog-release) by [Nicholas Michael](https://horn.udel.edu/author/nicholas-michael) • January 23, 2018 Topics: [Insider](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider), [enrichment](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) ### [Virtual Hen Hatch Q&A Monday Alumni, Faculty and Staff](https://horn.udel.edu/virtual-hen-hatch-qa-monday-alumni-faculty-and-staff) Vince DiFelice will host a [Hen Hatch](https://lerner.udel.edu/centers/experiential-learning-centers/horn-program-in-entrepreneurship/hen-hatch-competition/) question and answer event on Thursday, Jan. 8 from 6 to 7 p.m. through the Horn Entrepreneurship [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/udhorn/). [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/virtual-hen-hatch-qa-monday-alumni-faculty-and-staff) by [Carly Ducey](https://horn.udel.edu/author/carly-ducey) • December 18, 2017 Topics: [Insider](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider), [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [alumni](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events) ### [Virtual Hen Hatch Q&A Monday](https://horn.udel.edu/virtual-hen-hatch-qa-friday) Vince DiFelice will host a [Hen Hatch](https://lerner.udel.edu/centers/experiential-learning-centers/horn-program-in-entrepreneurship/hen-hatch-competition/) question and answer event on Monday, Dec. 4 at 11 a.m. through the Horn Entrepreneurship [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/udhorn/). [Read More](https://horn.udel.edu/virtual-hen-hatch-qa-friday) by [Carly Ducey](https://horn.udel.edu/author/carly-ducey) • November 30, 2017 Topics: [Insider](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider), [awards](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards), [events](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events), [resources](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) [1](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider/page/1) [2](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider/page/2) 3 ### Subscribe to Blog Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [entrepreneurship (243)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship) - [community (225)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/community) - [students (159)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/students) - [alumni (118)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/alumni) - [awards (116)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/awards) - [startups (116)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startups) - [events (102)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/events) - [innovation (96)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/innovation) - [success stories (89)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/success-stories) - [resources (83)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/resources) - [enrichment (82)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/enrichment) - [competition (65)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/competition) - [Summer Founders (51)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/summer-founders) - [social entrepreneurship (49)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/social-entrepreneurship) - [pitching (47)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitching) - [opportunities (45)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/opportunities) - [careers (43)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/careers) - [entrepreneurship and science (42)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship-and-science) - [pre college (40)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pre-college) - [women entrepreneurs (38)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/women-entrepreneurs) - [leadership (35)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/leadership) - [Hen Hatch (31)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/hen-hatch) - [future of work (31)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/future-of-work) - [Insider (28)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/insider) - [pitch party (28)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pitch-party) - [educators (26)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/educators) - [technology (25)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/technology) - [VentureOn (23)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/ventureon) - [startup advice (23)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/startup-advice) - [equity (22)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/equity) - [pre-accelerator (22)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pre-accelerator) - [commercialization (20)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/commercialization) - [environment (20)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/environment) - [research (17)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/research) - [demo day (16)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/demo-day) - [entrepreneurship and the arts (16)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/entrepreneurship-and-the-arts) - [Siegfried (13)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/siegfried) - [internships (13)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/internships) - [10 Year Anniversary (11)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/10-year-anniversary) - [DIF (10)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/dif) - [Horn Hen of the Month (8)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/horn-hen-of-the-month) - [The Horn Team (7)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/the-horn-team) - [government (7)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/government) - [pivoting (7)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/pivoting) - [REEF@UD (6)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/reefud) - [HDFS (4)](https://horn.udel.edu/topic/hdfs) see all [![Horn Entrepreneurship](https://horn.udel.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Email-Images/Universal/Horn-Entrepreneurship_logo_320px.png?width=240&name=Horn-Entrepreneurship_logo_320px.png "Horn Entrepreneurship")](https://udel.edu/horn) ### EXPLORE - [About Us](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/about-horn/) - [Upcoming Events](https://events.udel.edu/venture_development_center_478) - [Venture Development Center](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/student-enrichment/vdc/) --- ### CONNECT [132 E Delaware Ave Ste 100](https://goo.gl/maps/EuUJZSSiG5u) Newark, DE 19711 [hornprogram@udel.edu](mailto:hornprogram@udel.edu) P: 302-831-4393 - [![Horn Entrepreneurship Facebook](https://horn.udel.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Email-Images/Universal/facebook_icon.png?width=32&name=facebook_icon.png)](https://www.facebook.com/udhorn) - [![Horn Entrepreneurship Twitter](https://horn.udel.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Email-Images/Universal/twitter_icon.png?width=32&name=twitter_icon.png)](https://x.com/udbookschool) - [![Horn Entrepreneurship Instagram](https://horn.udel.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Email-Images/Universal/instagram_icon.png?width=32&name=instagram_icon.png)](https://www.instagram.com/udhorn) - ©2026 University of Delaware - [Comments](http://www.udel.edu/home/comments/) - [Legal Notices](http://www.udel.edu/home/legal-notices/)