Posts Tagged "entrepreneurship"

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Posted on October 17, 2018

Reimagining Shalom

With guidance and encouragement from Sybil Coleman (social work), Kelly (Connolly) Palmer ’13, LMSW, is working toward God’s vision of justice—something she likens to shalom.

Posted on June 7, 2018

Shelby Sundling Lathrop ’96: The Winding Road to a Creative Arts Emmy Award

Shelby Sundling Lathrop ’96 won a Creative Arts Emmy for “Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within an Unscripted Program” as supervising producer of "The Oscars: All Access."

Posted on May 31, 2018

Sarah (Durfey) Dunham ’09: Modern Day Abolitionist

For over a decade, Sarah (Durfey) Dunham ’09 has worked on the front lines of fighting human trafficking. Now she and her husband, Jared, are on a new journey to create safe spaces for people at risk.

Posted on May 24, 2018

Prashan De Visser ’08: Relationships Across Enemy Lines

As a young boy who grew up in a country experiencing a brutal 28-year civil war, Prashan de Visser ’08 realized how easy it was to hate someone. But by forming friendships, he learned that the stereotypes of the "enemy" were often wrong.

Posted on May 17, 2018

Matt Taylor ’06: Decoding Disabilities

As a post-doctoral scholar in STEM education, Dr. Matt Taylor ’06 is in the business of turning perceived weaknesses into strengths—with help from NASA and a robot named Dash.

Posted on May 10, 2018

Kevin ’09 and Ryn Grant ’10: Opening the North Shore’s New Haunt

At The Castle, the North Shore’s very own board game and trivia night café in Beverly, MA, you’ll likely find yourself doing things you never thought possible— like giving your friends some bad tattoos or traveling back in time to solve a mystery.

Posted on May 5, 2018

Kaitlyn Trabucco ’07: Empowering Women Through Education

Inspired by a trip to Haiti following the disastrous earthquake in 2010, Kaitlyn Trabucco ’07 has been on a mission to empower female entrepreneurs and make education more accessible.

Posted on May 2, 2018

First-Year Wins 2018 Social Venture Challenge with Music Making

Caleb Britton ’21 not only won an auspicious sum of $5,000, but is also the only first-year student to take first place in the five-year history of SVC—an annual, campus-wide competition for student teams looking to jump-start their nonprofit or business ventures.

Posted on April 26, 2018

Bob Weil ’85: Let There Be Light… For Sound

Truetone’s effects pedals like Jekyll & Hyde, Route 66 and H2O have been used on recordings by U2, Aerosmith, Bruno Mars, The Fray, Weezer, Blue Man Group, OK Go and Hillsong United, among many others.

Posted on April 19, 2018

Jack Hanke ’17: Confidence Through Comedy

After appearing in a Netflix documentary, life has been busy for Jack Hanke ’17. His comedy troupe of four openly autistic friends, Asperger’s Are Us, has traveled the U.S., Canada and Europe with their absurdist sketches.

Posted on April 12, 2018

Benjamin Eng ’93: Dress Classically, Innovate Boldly

Times were tough during the dot-com collapse of the early 2000s. Newly married with a toddler and a baby on the way, Benjamin Eng ’93, a computer programmer at the time, got creative—by returning to his roots in classic clothing.

Posted on April 5, 2018

Andrea Polnaszek ’94: Meeting Human Needs

“I believe the Church is the answer to our country’s and the world’s social issues,” says Andrea Polnaszek ’94, professional therapist and co-founder of the nonprofit organization Touched Twice United.