News and Events

Annual Shark Tank Competition Awards $5000 Grand Prize

The team behind Purchase Beauty Bar—Chumba Kiplagat ’23, Una Bharat ’23, and Norie Guerra ’23—would bring an affordable salon to campus.
Journalist AJ Jordan ’15: Best Financial Decision Was Attending Purchase

Jordan writes for the Business Insider website.
Aya Keefe ’07 Named Manhattan’s Deputy Borough President

She’s on the senior staff team for Manhattan’s Borough President Mark Levine.
The Purchase Shark Tank-Style Competition Awards Entrepreneurs

The top prize went to Shannon Dawson for a social media app for creatives.
Adam Nagourney ’77 Captures Historical Importance of Supreme Court Ruling

The author and political reporter for The New York Times co-authored a piece for the paper on the occasion of the landmark Supreme Court ruling on LBGTQ rights.
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

Economics