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<span style="font-sizefamily:smallarial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-familyvariant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: Arialnormal; textvertical-indentalign: 36ptbaseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Iona College is a private university , four-year Catholic college in New Rochelle, NY located 22 miles outside of from Midtown Manhattan. In 1940, in New Rochelle, New Yorkit was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and today offers more than 60 bachelor's programs and 40 minors. Iona has recently renamed its school is comprised of business after Robert LaPenta, who donated $17.5 million for the business school’s reconstruction. With School of Arts & Science and the LaPenta School of Business being . In addition, the main attraction at Ionainstitution has approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in it.</span></span></span><br/><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(29, often33, it's easier 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">About the Hynes Institute for students to intertwine their business mindsetsEntrepreneurship & Innovation</endeavors with entrepreneurship and innovation. Outside of the business school, there are departments in which an entrepreneurial mindset is also encouraged such as Arts and Science.span></span></span>

<span style="font-sizefamily:smallarial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fea921e94472d48c-7fff-4904bb83-c2bbfb94-0e279c349f2eed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-familysize: Arial12pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation was established in 2017 due to a generous $15 million gift to Iona offers a wide selection from James Hynes, '69, '01H, and Anne Marie Hynes. The Hynes Institute is an emerging force that strives to prepare the future generation of courses entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders to move the world. It also ensures that can be a foundational step for students develop the students innovative processknowledge, skills, and experience necessary to create, lead, and innovate in an ever-changing global economy. Introduction to Acting </span></span></span><br/><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; 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 Delicious Chemistry are two classes at foster an interdisciplinary community of Iona that if one has students who engage in entrepreneurial learning opportunities to develop an entrepreneurial approachmindset."</span></span></span><br/><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(29, 33, can be used 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 build one’s personal brand “support student programming at Iona College and to serve the New Rochelle and greater Westchester area as a resource for its local entrepreneurship and even start their own businessecosystem. Digital Production ” GaelVentures is another course within temporarily the Mass Communications department in which it teaches one how to be a producer home of the Hynes Institute and is the physical space for the majority of curricular and/or edit video footageco-curricular programming. With an entrepreneurial approachIn the future, “the venue will look to give start-up support, mentorship, one can use and funding to entrepreneurs in the skills learned from these courses to innovate within their chosen fieldstudent and community incubator.”</span></span></span><br/><br/><br/><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship</span></span></span>

<span style="font-sizefamily:smallarial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fea921e94472d48c-7fff-4904bb83-c2bbfb94-0e279c349f2eed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-familysize: Arial12pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Furthermore, Iona College has workshops hosted by the Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, such as 3D Printing and Storytelling. 3D printing is a relatively new technology that disrupts the traditional way School of prototyping. 3D printers can be used for making gadgets out Business & School of a PLA filament. In addition to the 3D workshops, the Hynes Institute also offers Arduino workshops where students learn to interact with different open-sourced electronic objects.Arts and Science</span></span></span>

<span style="font-sizefamily:smallarial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fea921e94472d48c-7fff-4904bb83-c2bbfb94-0e279c349f2eed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-familysize: Arial12pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MoreoverWith the LaPenta School of Business being one of the more prominent schools at Iona, we have inspirational events that encourage entrepreneurs often, it's easier for students to pursue intertwine their aspirations whole heartedly business mindsets/endeavors with entrepreneurship and despite failureinnovation. However, outside of the business school, to persevere. A GaelTalk with J.C. Polonia was an event there are departments in which he explained the ups and downs of his social an entrepreneurial journey, ultimately providing us with wisdom, and advice on how to move forward after defeat. Another inspirational event we had was when representatives from Pitney Bowes discussed blockchain mindset is also encouraged such as in our incubator space, GaelVentures. Both events were hosted by the Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship School of Arts and InnovationScience. The Hynes Institute Iona also hosts events by offers a wide selection of courses that can be a foundational step for the English Department where Janet Mock was interviewed by Professor Timothy Lyle about her recent book and her personal student innovative process. With an entrepreneurial journeyapproach, one can use the skills learned from E&I courses to innovate within their chosen field.</span></span></span><br/><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Technology</span></span></span>

<span style="font-sizefamily:smallarial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fea921e94472d48c-7fff-4904bb83-c2bbfb94-0e279c349f2eed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-familysize: Arial12pt; 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 this semester. Introduction into Ideation and Design Thinking, Introduction to A few of the workshops the Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Practice hosts include 3D Printing and Mindset, as well as Ethics and Entrepreneurial Leadership are 3 courses that have boosted entrepreneurial thinking throughout campusStorytelling. We also have 5 3D printing is a relatively new graduate courses technology that study Ideation disrupts the traditional way of prototyping and Design Thinking3D printers can be used for making gadgets out of PLA filament. In addition to the 3D workshops, Business Modelingthe Hynes Institute also offers Arduino workshops where students learn to interact with different open-sourced electronic objects.</span></span></span><br/><span style="font-family:arial, Financing and Sustaining Entrepreneurial Ventureshelvetica, and a Studio Course that facilitates the process of developing an entrepreneurial venturesans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(29, from idea to launch33, with the help and support of Iona College’s incubator 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space GaelVentures.: pre-wrap;">Speaker Series</span></span></span>

<span style="font-sizefamily:smallarial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fea921e94472d48c-7fff-4904bb83-c2bbfb94-0e279c349f2eed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-familysize: Arial12pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We The Hynes Institute also have extracurricular clubs hosts speaker series that promote entrepreneurship as wellencourage entrepreneurs to pursue their aspirations wholeheartedly and despite failure, to persevere. The Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization</span></span></span><br/><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(29, 33, formerly known as Iona’s 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">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.Classes</span></span></span>

<span style="font-sizefamily:smallarial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fea921e94472d48c-7fff-4904bb83-c2bbfb94-0e279c349f2eed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-familysize: Arial12pt; 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 Innovation Challenge and the Pizza Pitch Competition were two campus wide competitions in which multiple new entrepreneurship and innovation courses have been introduced to our students could pitch their business/. 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 ideas to 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 panel Studio Course that facilitates the process of judges. This gave students a “Shark Tank” like experience where they could get feedback on their ideas developing an entrepreneurial venture, from idea to launch, with the help and prepare for future opportunitiessupport of Iona College’s incubator space, GaelVentures.</span></span></span><br/><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CEO at Iona - The Entrepreneurship Club</span></span></span>

<span style="font-sizefamily:smallarial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fea921e94472d48c-7fff-4904bb83-c2bbfb94-0e279c349f2eed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-familysize: Arial12pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Idea Hackathon hosted by Another feature of Iona College and the Hynes Institute for is the extracurricular club that promotes entrepreneurship. CEO (Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization) at Iona - The Entrepreneurship and Innovation was a successful event Club, formerly known as well. Students were able to develop skills in problem solvingIona’s Entrepreneurship Club, design thinking and collaboration. There were also many alumni and potential mentors present for student gives students the ability to obtain knowledge network with like minded peers fromdifferent focus areas. This helps students build teams in which each person can effectively contribute under a role.</span></span></span><br/><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Competitions</span></span></span>

<span style="font-sizefamily:smallarial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fea921e94472d48c-7fff-4904bb83-c2bbfb94-0e279c349f2eed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-familysize: Arial12pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For The Iona Innovation Challenge and the Pizza Pitch Competition were two campus wide competitions in which students could pitch their business/entrepreneurial ideas to tap into their full potential, a variety panel of courses are necessary to understand what type of entrepreneurial journey one will embark uponjudges. This gave students a “Shark Tank” like experience where they could get feedback on their ideas and prepare for future opportunities. Some hands</span></span></span><br/><span style="font-on courses at Iona include Biochemistry Laboratory where students experiment chemically in order to create new concoctions such as colognefamily:arial, perfumehelvetica, etc. Website design is another handssans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-on course where students spend part of the semester learning how to construct their own websitesize: 12pt; color: rgb(29, 33, and other parts of the semester applying what they’ve learned to actually building their own website that serves a purpose. &nbsp38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;Introduction into Ideation and Design Thinking with ">The Idea Hackathon, hosted by the Hynes Institute promotes problem solving for Entrepreneurship and prototyping Innovation, was a successful event as well. Students were able to develop skills in problem solving, design thinking, prompting and collaboration. There were also many alumni and mentors present for students to think entrepreneurially not just obtain knowledge from a business standpoint.</span></span></span><br/><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spaces on Campus</span></span></span>

<span style="font-sizefamily:smallarial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fea921e94472d48c-7fff-4904bb83-c2bbfb94-0e279c349f2eed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-familysize: Arial12pt; 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 where students can prototype, collaborate, and innovate are GaelVentures, our school’s incubator space, Ryan Library, a library that has private rooms for discussion and ideation, and Arrigoni Library, which also another library that has private spaces for discussion, innovation, and technological creation.</span></span></span><br/><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4472d48c-7fff-bb83-fb94-ed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(29, 33, 38); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Internships</span></span></span>

<span style="font-sizefamily:smallarial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fea921e94472d48c-7fff-4904bb83-c2bbfb94-0e279c349f2eed2f2a5d2e4b"><span style="font-familysize: Arial12pt; 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 Mid-Town Midtown Manhattan, world-class internships and job opportunities are within reach. There are as well as opportunities outside of New York City as well such as Larchmont Community Television, in which their Vice President of the Board of Directors Michael Witsch teaches at Iona, and NBC Universal which is in Connecticut, just a train ride away. The opportunities at Iona College are limitless and with an entrepreneurial mindset, one can take advantage of Iona’s resources and embark on a journey to success.</span></span></span><div><br/></div>=