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Blackstone LaunchPad Events

The Blackstone LaunchPad offers many opportunities for students to network and build out their own expertise and connections. Blackstone LaunchPad offers a variety of events for innovators in Venture Development and Career Readiness.

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Venture Development Events 

Pitch Competitions 

  • Crowley Pitch Competition

The event is a week-long experiential learning opportunity for UNF student teams to provide creative solutions for real-world problems and compete for cash prizes.

The competition challenges teams to build out a business deck for a final pitch competition where top teams win up to $5,000. The student teams are supported by sponsoring companies Crowley along with CEI, UNF faculty and the FSBDC at UNF.

 

Osprey Entrepreneur Sessions

At these sessions, students will have the opportunity to hear from UNF alumni that have become successful entrepreneurs.

Osprey Lessons

These lessons feature professional service providers who offer expert guidance on topics such as legal issues and finding funding.

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Career Readiness Events


Osprey Experts Workshops

The workshops focus on specialized topics. These conversational style events are great opportunities to learn from outside experts and to network and connect.

SwoopUp Skills - Osprey Pro Competencies

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) conducted research and determined 8 career readiness students need in order to successfully launch into the world of work. Development of these competencies leads to the demonstration of skills employers seek across different industries as students apply for internships and jobs upon graduation. Students complete five (5) competencies (Entrepreneurial Mindset, Leadership, Critical Thinking, Communication, and Technology) to obtain the Osprey Pro designation for their resume.

Professional U Conference

Professional U is a multi-day career and professional development conference. Sessions are focused on a wide variety of career-related topics presented by alumni, employers, and community partners.