There is a growing demand for game developers in the Silicon Bayou and beyond, which is why the Department of Computer Science at the University of New Orleans (UNO) has announced the addition of a game development concentration. The university curriculum committee has already approved the concentration. “The pervasiveness of computer gaming on personal computers, [...]
Another code-a-thon is approaching on the Silicon Bayou. CajunCodeFest, now in its second year, is an event held in Lafayette where participants compete over 27 hours (April 24-26) for a grand prize of $25,000. The coding competition is focused on transforming data into innovative healthcare solutions.The event is hosted by the Center for Business & [...]
The third annual Teen Tech Day, sponsored by Greater New Orleans Inc., is scheduled for March 23rd, 2013 at Delgado Community College. It’s a one-day interactive conference, created in 2011 by New Orleans Tech, to emphasize math, science, and engineering as tool to enable teens to use technology anywhere from a hobby to a career. It’s designed to help the [...]
Lina Stern Lina is an integral part of the entrepreneurial community in New Orleans, for she is the Director of Levy-Rosenblum Institute for Entrepreneurship at Tulane University. Prior to her current position, she worked in the Freeman school in various capacities for the last twenty years, proving both her expertise in leadership and her dedication to [...]
Many cities have action-packed, weekend long educational programs to promote an entrepreneurial ecosystem and hopefully build startups, but few continually take place at universities around the world. 3 Day Startup, 3DS for short, is a program designed to be fully hands-on, bringing in top investors and entrepreneurs, with an aim to start tech companies over [...]
The LSU Flores MBA Alumni Association-Louisiana Chapter will host its first annual Demo Night THIS THURSDAY, April 19, 2012, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Lod Cook Alumni Center. Startups looking to pitch investors should be there! Demo Night will feature aspiring entrepreneurs pitching their ideas before a panel of judges, including potential [...]
Social Entrepreneurship Takes Center Stage [Read More] Tulane Alums Score Big at New Orleans Entrepreneur Week Ventures with strong connections to Tulane University and the A. B. Freeman School of Business were big winners in last week’s 2012 New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, an event highlighting the city’s thriving startup community. Companies founded by Tulane staff, [...]
The following is a guest post written by Josh Miramant. Josh is the Program Director for EverFi, Inc., an education technology startup. He currently live in New Orleans and describes himself as an avid philonoist, tech geek, entrepreneur, oenophile, student of code, mac user and coffee drinker. Learning Goes Virtual Courses from the world’s best universities [...]
Economic development efforts in Louisiana have been growing exponentially in recent years. Louisiana Economic Development (LED) is the state run organization chartered with strengthening the state’s business environment and creating a more vibrant economy. Their goal is to, “reposition Louisiana as the next great American state for business investment, quality of life and economic opportunity.” [...]
Louisiana Looking Up 2011, an event curated by the LSU Flores MBA Alumni Association and the E.J. Ourso College of Business took place on Thursday at LSU’s Baton Rouge campus. The event brought together well-known businessmen and women and aspiring entrepreneurs. Seven speakers, including president and CEO of Waste Management, David Steiner, were joined by [...]
