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=<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'''[[File:Iona college.jpeg|frame]]About Iona CollegeUniversity'''</span></span></span></span>=

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Iona College University is a private, four-year Catholic college with two campuses in New Rochelleand Bronxville, NY located 22 miles from Midtown Manhattan. In 1940, it was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and today offers more than 60 bachelor's programs and 40 minors. Iona is comprised of the School of Arts & Science and , the LaPenta School of Business, Hynes Insitute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and the Kelly Health Center. In addition, the institution has approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in it.</span></span></span></span>

[[File:Hynes Institute.jpg|thumb|Hynes Institute at IONA College|link=Special:FilePath/Hynes_Institute.jpg]]<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At the Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, their mission is “to create and foster an interdisciplinary community of Iona students who engage in entrepreneurial learning opportunities to develop an entrepreneurial mindset."</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Hynes Institute also includes GaelVentures, the start-up incubator space, which was created to “support student programming at Iona College and to serve the New Rochelle and greater Westchester area as a resource for its local entrepreneurship and business ecosystem.” GaelVentures was temporarily the home of the Hynes Institute and was the physical space for the majority of curricular and co-curricular programming. Now, the Hynes Institute is located at the center of campus, Spellman Hall where students and faculty are able to cowork and work on their business ventures. CEO, the Entreprenuership Entrepreneurship club runs out of this space, alongside with the activities and workshops offered. GaelVentures located in downtown New Rochelle is our student and community incubator for students of all majors and backgrounds.</span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arialOutside of the Hynes Institute,helvetica,sans-serif;the LaPenta School of Business hosts "><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: preView From the C-wrap;Suite">The Hynes Institute also hosts speaker series and E-talks that encourage entrepreneurs to pursue their aspirations wholeheartedly and despite failure, to persevere. The newest edition to this program is Coffee with Christoph where students are presented with the opportunity able to connect listen and chat with Hynes Institute's founding Directorlearn from CEOs from different companies.</span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The entrepreneurial mindset has recently amplified at Iona in which multiple new entrepreneurship and innovation courses have been introduced to our students. Introduction into Ideation and Design Thinking, Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Practice and Mindset, as well as Ethics and Entrepreneurial Leadership are 3 courses that have boosted entrepreneurial thinking throughout campus. We also have 5 new graduate courses that study Ideation and Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Financing and Sustaining Entrepreneurial Ventures, and a Studio Course that facilitates the process of developing an entrepreneurial venture, from idea to launch, with the help and support of Iona College’s University’s incubator space, GaelVentures.</span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another feature of Iona College University and the Hynes Institute is the extracurricular club that promotes entrepreneurship. CEO (Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization) at Iona - The Entrepreneurship Club, formerly known as Iona’s Entrepreneurship Club, gives students the ability to network with like minded peers from different focus areas. This helps students build teams in which each person can effectively contribute under a role, and heavily focuses on co-working and problem solving.</span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spaces at Iona College University where students can prototype, collaborate, and innovate is a GaelVentures located in right off-campus, the incubator space, the Hynes Institute filled with a design classroom as the new co-working space, Ryan Library, a library that has private rooms for discussion and ideation, and Arrigoni Library, another library that has private spaces for discussion, innovation, and technological creation.</span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Internship opportunities are not scarce at Iona. Being less than 22 miles from Midtown Manhattan, world-class internships and job opportunities are within reach as well as opportunities outside of New York City. The opportunities at Iona College University are limitless and with an entrepreneurial mindset, one can take advantage of Iona’s resources and embark on a journey to success. The new Hynes Institute offers internships as well.</span></span></span></span>

The Hynes Institute frequently networks with organizations through our founder of the Hynes Institute Dr. Christoph Winkler. One of these scholarships includes the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Minority & Women Entrepreneurship (MWE) Special Interest Group which also hosts a convention. The Hynes Institute also offers scholarships to IONA College University students who show exemplary achievement on their campus and community.

<span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fea921e9-7fff-4904-c2bb-0e279c349f2e"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">IonaUniversity</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">College is proud to partner with over 100 industry professionals across nine different departments. These programs are offered through the college’s Office of Career Development. In addition to connecting students with these industry professionals, the Office of Career Development offers plenty of workshops. These workshop subjects range from Linkedin to networking.</span></span></span>