Learn about startups, projects, and ideas of our students with their 15-minutes video presentations
Project Pathways (Julianna Kantner)
MGMT 3673 Social Entrepreneurship, 2020
Project Pathways partnered with Canopy NWA to explore ways to connect underserved high school students with postsecondary guidance through mentorship and awareness of postsecondary pathways available.
Presenter: Julianna Kantner. Other team members: Annette Quinn, Anna Rumpz, Nick Langham, and Brian Tarno.
Recorded in October 2020
MTB Afghanistan (Ahmad Farid Noori)
MBA Student
Mountain Bike Afghanistan is a nonprofit organization that aims to transform Afghanistan to the biggest playground for bicycles, and through it empower its youth.
Presenter: Ahmad Farid Noori, founder of MTB Afghanistan
Recorded in October 2020
Eco Archipelago
MGMT 3673 Social Entrepreneurship
Eco-Archipelago partners with community leaders to transform under-utilized spaces around Fayetteville into edible food forests, pollinator habitats, and urban buffer zones through the use of Permaculture Design.
Presenters: Christian Rambeau, project manager; Chase Jones, permaculture engineer, co-founder of Biodesic Strategies; Tas Zinck, permaculture engineer, co-founder of Biodesic Strategies.
Recorded in October 2020
Addressing Wealth Inequality (Cedric Fonville)
MGMT 3673 Social Entrepreneurship, 2016
Closing the wealth gap that exists across minorities by equipping entrepreneurs of color with business resources, affordable coaching, and a sense of community.
Presenter: Cedric Fonville, entrepreneur from Arkansas
Recorded in October 2020
Suelo (Carlos A. Diaz Calvo)
Social Innovation Challenge Winner 2019
Suelo is a precision agriculture tool that is aiming to bring smart farming in a more accessible way to remote areas, and underdeveloped countries.
Presenter: Carlos A. Diaz Calvo, project manager
Recorded in October 2020
SameSport (Olga Khokhryakova)
Social Innovation Challenge Participant 2019
SameSport is an online database of sports and activities for people with disabilities, aimed to promote social inclusion through sports.
Presenter: Olga Khokhryakova, SameSport founder
Recorded in October 2020