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YELS Summer Luncheon 2016

Entrepreneurship program completes successful summer
July 20, 2016 • Reading Time: 2 minutes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida celebrated 56 high school students who completed the four-week Young Entrepreneurs for Leadership and Sustainability (YELS) program during the Awards Lunch Celebration on July 15. The program is the only one in the

UF's Young Entrepreneurs for Leadership and Sustainability

Entrepreneurship program honored by City of Gainesville
July 7, 2016 • Reading Time: 2 minutes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gainesville’s City Commission officially declared July 7, 2016, as Young Entrepreneurship for Leadership & Sustainability (YELS) Day, honoring the entrepreneurship program that has positively impacted the lives of hundreds of students for a decade. YELS, offered by

Susana Santos, Jamie Kraft, Kristin Joos, James Parenteau, Synclair Henry and Nola Miyasaki

Entrepreneurship program wins national honor
January 26, 2016 • Reading Time: 2 minutes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida’s Young Entrepreneurs for Leadership and Sustainability (YELS) Summer Program won the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) 2016 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education—Outstanding Specialty Entrepreneurship Program Award on Jan. 11 during

Kristin Joos

Social entrepreneurship course recognized for ingenuity, creativity
June 12, 2015 • Reading Time: 2 minutes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Kristin Joos’s Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship course received a 2015 Online Education Excellence Award (OEEA) from the University of Florida’s Office of Faculty Development and Teaching Excellence. Dr. Tawnya Means, Director of the Warrington College of

David Corbin

Lessons learned from CEI program drives student to be a “change-maker”
February 13, 2015 • Reading Time: 3 minutes

David Corbin, then a senior at American Heritage School in Boca Raton, Fla., returned from a five-week summer program at UF a different person. The program, Young Entrepreneurs for Leadership & Sustainability (YELS), made him determined to be a “change-maker.”

UF's Young Entrepreneurs for Leadership and Sustainability

CEI program recognized by national entrepreneurship organization
February 13, 2015 • Reading Time: 2 minutes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida’s Young Entrepreneurs for Leadership and Sustainability (YELS) Summer Program, sponsored by the Warrington College of Business Administration’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI), was named a finalist for the United States Association for

New high school sustainability project launches this summer
May 24, 2012 • Reading Time: < 1 minute

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – UF Young Entrepreneurs for Leadership & Sustainability is pleased to announce the launch of its Summer 2012 pilot program: Gainesville Summer Service Project. This project allows high school students in the Gainesville-area to learn about innovation and

UF entrepreneurship challenge encourages sustainable solutions
March 28, 2012 • Reading Time: 2 minutes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida, in an effort to promote sustainable solutions, is hosting a competition challenging students to develop innovative ideas for solving world problems. The EcoInnovation Challenge, which culminates with a Venture Pitch Competition, will award

Website created by UF student helps students find volunteer opportunities
September 11, 2009 • Reading Time: 2 minutes

Gainesville, Fla. – The University of Florida’s Center for Leadership and Service has announced a partnership with SweatMonkey, a Web-based resource created by a UF sophomore to engage students in community service. Callahan Fore, an architecture major, started SweatMonkey as

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