Charles H. Lundquist College of Business

McPherson College Exceeds Double Match Challenge – Establishing A Future $1,500,000,000 Endowment – Largest in U.S. For A Small Liberal Arts College

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星期五, 七月 21, 2023
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The McPherson College Board of Trustees also voted unanimously to name the McPherson College endowment after two late alumni and professors at McPherson College, Drs.

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  • The McPherson College Board of Trustees also voted unanimously to name the McPherson College endowment after two late alumni and professors at McPherson College, Drs.
  • The total funding of $1,592,000,000 will result in the largest endowment of any small liberal arts college in the United States.
  • “Today is historic, not just for McPherson College, but for all small liberal arts colleges in America,” said Schneider.
  • There has never been a better day to be a part of the McPherson College community!”
    At its most recent meeting, the McPherson College Board of Trustees named the McPherson College Endowment the Ward-Burkholder Endowment.

Lundquist Institute Start-Up Vitalex Biosciences Awarded Grant from NIAID/NIH

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星期二, 四月 25, 2023
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Los Angeles, April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Lundquist Institute (TLI) start-up company, Vitalex Biosciences, has been awarded an SBIR Phase 2 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health.

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  • Los Angeles, April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Lundquist Institute (TLI) start-up company, Vitalex Biosciences, has been awarded an SBIR Phase 2 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health.
  • The grant is for Vitalex’s VX-01, a monoclonal antibody (mAB) program targeting the debilitating indication of the fungal disease, mucormycosis.
  • Vitalex Biosciences is in residence at BioLabs at The Lundquist, a state-of-the-art incubator space for life science start-ups.
  • “We are very proud to have received this prestigious award from NIAID,” said Ashraf Ibrahim, PhD, an Investigator at The Lundquist Institute and the founder and CEO of Vitalex Biosciences.

Welter chosen as Nebraska Entrepreneurship Fellow for the 2023-2024 School Year

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星期二, 四月 25, 2023
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GLEN ALLEN, Va., April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Entrepreneurship has chosen Tom Welter, President at Empower Brands as one of it's 2023-2024 Entrepreneur fellows. This invitation-only program taps into the nation's top business leaders to mentor the next generation of entrepreneurs.

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  • Empower Brands President, Tom Welter, was chosen as one of University of Nebraska - Lincoln's 2023-2024 Entrepreneurship fellos.
  • GLEN ALLEN, Va., April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Entrepreneurship has chosen Tom Welter, President at Empower Brands as one of it's 2023-2024 Entrepreneur fellows.
  • Welter will serve as a fellow for the 2023-24 academic year.
  • Welter called the honor "unexpected and was grateful" to be chosen for such an important role in mentoring Nebraska's young entrepreneurs and leaders.

AACSB Extends FAU College of Business’ Accreditation

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星期三, 四月 12, 2023
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AACSB International, a Tampa-based nonprofit organization, announced this month extensions in accreditation for FAU and 35 other schools.

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  • AACSB International, a Tampa-based nonprofit organization, announced this month extensions in accreditation for FAU and 35 other schools.
  • Still, AACSB – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – said only 5.7 percent of the 16,563 business schools worldwide carry the designation.
  • “We are delighted that AACSB International has once again recognized FAU's College of Business,” said Daniel Gropper , Ph.D., dean of the College of Business.
  • “AACSB congratulates each institution on their achievement,” said Stephanie M. Bryant, executive vice president and chief accreditation officer of AACSB.

News Literacy Project receives largest single donation from CA philanthropists Melanie and Richard Lundquist

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星期一, 十月 31, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Melanie and Richard Lundquist, co-founders of the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools and two of California's most significant philanthropists, today announced a $10 million commitment to the News Literacy Project — the largest in the 14-year history of the nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, which is the country's largest provider of news literacy education. During the 2021-22 school year alone, educators using NLP content, training and programs reached an estimated 2.4 million students.

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  • "From COVID to January 6 to climate change, the misinformation crisis facing our country is an urgent threat.
  • Because of its proliferation, democracy is circling the drain," Melanie Lundquist said.
  • Melanie and Richard Lundquist have appeared four times on The Philanthropy 50, the annual list of America's 50 most generous philanthropists.
  • Melanie was named "Philanthropist of the Year" in 2019 by the Los Angeles Business Journal for driving systemic change.

Allied Energy Enters into Joint Venture Agreement with Walker Green Tech

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星期三, 十月 19, 2022
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WalkerGreen Tech CEO, Ladda C. Walker, commented on the news: "By entering into the joint-venture agreement with Allied Energy and River Energy Group, LLC, WGT sees the new way to not only lower emissions but to monetize stranded natural gas and perfect solutions for the cryptocurrency industry."

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  • WalkerGreen Tech CEO, Ladda C. Walker, commented on the news: "By entering into the joint-venture agreement with Allied Energy and River Energy Group, LLC, WGT sees the new way to not only lower emissions but to monetize stranded natural gas and perfect solutions for the cryptocurrency industry."
  • About AGYP: Allied Energy Corp. is an energy development and production company acquiring oil & gas reserves in some of the most prolific hydrocarbon bearing regions of the United States.
  • About WGT: Walker Green Tech is a leading-edge sustainable energy solutions company, with a suite of green energy technologies and a particular focus area of off-grid sustainable micro-grid power, which can be used for data centers, crypto-mining and other uses where green energy dependability and resiliency are critical.
  • Walker Green Tech, LLC was founded by Ladda Chang Walker in 2016, and she has devoted the last 6 years to assimilating the various global resources in the international energy sector for WGT that will support its long-term growth.

Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment Company Appoints Teri Flynn to its Board of Directors

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星期四, 六月 23, 2022
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Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (HOFV or the Company) (NASDAQ: HOFV, HOFVW), the only resort, entertainment and media company centered around the power of professional football, today announced it has named Teri Flynn, a sports media executive with nearly 25 years experience, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

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  • Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (HOFV or the Company) (NASDAQ: HOFV, HOFVW), the only resort, entertainment and media company centered around the power of professional football, today announced it has named Teri Flynn, a sports media executive with nearly 25 years experience, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
  • We are thrilled to add Teri, a highly experienced sports media executive, to our Board of Directors, stated Michael Crawford, President and CEO of HOFV.
  • Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: HOFV, HOFVW) is a resort and entertainment company leveraging the power and popularity of professional football and its legendary players in partnership with the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  • Headquartered in Canton, Ohio, the Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company is the owner of the Hall of Fame Village powered by Johnson Controls, a multi-use sports, entertainment and media destination centered around the Pro Football Hall of Fame's campus.