This past fall, Executive Director Ian Grant coached many UNH students and alumni on their ideas and presentations for the 2018 Social Venture Innovation Challenge, hosted by the Center for Social Innovation and Enterprise. Read more about the students and their ideas below. Helping students succeed with their ideas is one of the ECenter's favorite pursuits!
Ian Grant remarked, “I'm so proud of these students I had the honor to coach and work with to develop their ideas. They spent long hours, worked hard, and made the finals from over 95 entries; then more long hours to prepare for live presentations and went on place at the top of their tracks. Each student started with a passion, a personal experience, or an observation that they acted on. The future is bright with passionate, hard working students chasing dreams and solving problems.
1st Place Student Track
Lux: Safer Dating
Founded by Christin Badylak-Reals '19, Sean McLoud '19, Julie Berberian '19, and Mark Torpey '19, Lux: Safer Dating is a dating app that integrates wearable technology and location tracking to mitigate dating sexual violence. Watch their video here.
2nd Place Student Track
True Vote
Founded by Elizabeth O'Malley '19, True Vote is a mobile and web application that would enable voter participation on a daily basis as well as encourage politician accountability. Check out Elizabeth's video.
3rd Place Student Track
Janas Analytics
Founded by Sarah Jarrar '21, Janas Analytics is a software that would be one of the first proactive solutions to predicting global migrant crises. View Sarah's video.
1st Place Community Track
TheHive
Founded by Devon Crawford ’18 and Jack Nichols, TheHive is an independent quick-deploy network that any wifi enabled device can access, giving users a means of communications with emergency crews and family. Watch TheHive's video.
