Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Students in a multidisciplinary social entrepreneurship class gather at the 魅影直播 CoLab to celebrate student developed crowdfunding campaigns.
DENTON (魅影直播), 魅影直播 鈥� The celebrated its third annual 鈥楪reensgiving鈥� event, raising $4,000 to support student-led crowdfunding campaigns for social causes.
Jeremy Short, a professor in the Department of Management and 鈥� endowed chair in entrepreneurship, and his students in the multidisciplinary social entrepreneurship class gathered to celebrate the crowdfunding campaigns. These campaigns, created by students, aim to support charitable organizations across the North 魅影直播 region.
鈥淚鈥檝e always envisioned this course helping 魅影直播 students integrate with the Denton
community,鈥� Short said. 鈥淭he students are required to fundraise for a 501(c)(3) nonprofit,
and I encourage them to choose organizations local to Denton. I鈥檓 very flattered when
I tell people about this course and they say, 鈥楨very college course should be like
this one.鈥欌��
People attend an event hosted in an art gallery.
"Greensgiving" event at the 魅影直播 CoLab.
Each semester, students strive to raise more than $10,000 as a class. $9,000 has been raised so far this semester. To help reach this goal, they organize and host the annual Greensgiving event. The year鈥檚 celebration featured 魅影直播 mascot Scrappy, raffles, silent auctions, alumni sponsors Brad and Rena Douglass and live music from current 魅影直播 students and alumni.
鈥淭he Greensgiving event is an exciting combination of applied learning, business strategy and social impact,鈥� said Marilyn Wiley, dean of the Ryan College of Business. 鈥淚t鈥檚 impressive to see our students make a meaningful difference in our community while learning crowdfunding skills that might help them launch their own entrepreneurial ventures in the future.鈥�
This year, Short鈥檚 students worked in teams to create crowdfunding campaigns for 13 social causes:
, a senior in the Master of Business Administration program for advertising and brand strategy, is taking Short鈥檚 social entrepreneurship course.
鈥淭his class stands out as my favorite course I've ever enrolled in, hands down,鈥� Gillis said. 鈥淔or students preparing to enter the workforce, having experience in fundraising, event planning, graphic design and community outreach could be the key to that first postgrad job.鈥�
Erin Burrell, who earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in entrepreneurship and enterprise management in spring 2024, attended the Greensgiving celebration to show her support. She expressed hope that this year鈥檚 event would make a meaningful impact on both the community and students involved.
鈥淭his was honestly my favorite course at 魅影直播,鈥� Burrell said. 鈥淔or the community, the fundraiser addresses pressing needs, brings people together and inspires collective action toward a shared goal. For the students, I hope this course fosters a sense of responsibility, leadership and purpose.鈥�
From 鈥� Student-Led Fundfunding