News and Events

Sophomores Andres Hernandez- Rodriguez and Brian Farez Win StartUp Purchase

They’ll receive $5,000 for finishing first in the Third Annual Startup Pitching Competition.
Economics Club Prepares Students for Future Careers
Entrepreneur Magatte Wade Visits Purchase College

Owner of SkinIsSkin gave a lecture on the Moral Impact of Entrepreneurship
Purchase “Shark Tank” Awards $7,000 to Students’ Startups

Grand prize winners hope to decrease global food waste and overuse of resources.
Students Attend National STEM Conference

Eleven students explore opportunities in STEM research.
Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith Visited Purchase

Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith visited Purchase on October 10 to give a lecture titled “On Proving Yourself Wrong: Learning from ‘Failed’ Experiments.”
Adan Cid-Gonzalez ’18 Economics

Adan Cid-Gonzalez ’18 has been accepted as a Teaching Assistant at John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, summer program at the University of Hong Kong, full expenses paid with a stipend!
Senior Wins First Annual Startup Pitching Competition

Contest was culmination of the economics class Entrepreneurship and Finance: Turning Ideas Into Startups.