The Centennial Center

Week 2 of IdeaLab had Had Wade and Megan Forbes joining us as speakers, last night. They were two established professionals who pivoted into entrepreneurship to start their own business (Redtale Communications, LLC). Their message is that you can follow your passion at any age. During the workshop portion last night, Wade did a graphic recording of two students ideas and the process to go from IdeaLab to The Pitch!

Hackathon is virtual this year! Join us on Zoom for 24 hours of social innovation! Students team up and attempt to hack a complex social issue. For the first time in HWS Hackathon history, we are disclosing the topic ahead of time The HWS Hackathon 2020 Topic: Mass Incarceration Associate Professor of Sociology Jim Sutton will outline the issue in broad terms then four roundtable experts will dig deeper into the topic and discuss family impact, financial burden, youth offe...nders, racial disparities and the school to prison pipeline. Get a group of friends together and tackle this relevant social issue together! The top team will win $500 and two runner ups will win $200. Apply through Engage by September 25th!

Come up with a cool idea through Idea Generator? Want to prepare for The Pitch? Submit your application for IdeaLab by September 21st! This 6 week start-up accelerator program offers a creative environment, peer feedback, mentoring resources, structured workshops, and funding opportunities for new student ideas.

Stimulate your mind! Join us on September 10th from 7-9pm via Zoom for this years Idea Generator and RSVP through Engage. This is a great opportunity for all students to gain brainstorming and problem solving skills! If you are interested in Idea Lab or The Pitch, this is a great first step. Questions? Feel free to DM us or send them via email to [email protected]

Looking forward to meeting more of the first-years. Excited to collaborate with @hwsccesl on this info session! #hwsclassof2024 #hwstogether #hwscolleges

Want to get involved with the Centennial Center but not sure where to start? Check out our calendar of events going on for the Fall! Sessions will be held via Zoom unless otherwise noted!

First workshop tomorrow night! Join the Centennial Center on zoom as we work through interactive ways to Leverage Your Leadership & Creating Your Brand

Our third Summer Sandbox cohort launched this Monday. A key skill of any entrepreneur is to pivot and innovate when barriers arise. This group has already shown great aptitude for this with our shift to a virtual program and has tackled great sessions around self assessments, pitching their ideas, team creation, lean start up methodologies, and a joint session with RIT students on Ideas and Innovation! This morning they spent time with Mandy Friend Gigliotti from Keller Williams Realty. Can’t wait to see how these teams evolve over the next 8 weeks!

Special congratulations from our Director, Amy Forbes, and her 2040 grads to the class of 2020. We miss you and are so proud of you all!

Happy Monday! Hello! My name is Annie Crotty and I am a sophomore at Hobart and William Smith. My major is Media and Society with a double minor in Entrepreneurial Leadership and Sociology. My favorite things to do in my free time include working out, writing and hanging out with my friends. I am currently living with my family in Saratoga Springs, New York. My biggest struggle with the current situation is being away from my friends and school. It also is difficult to not ...know when my life is going to go back to normal. The biggest positive in this situation is I am realizing how much I took for granted and its making me really enjoy the little things in life. I know that when this is all over I will have a new appreciation for all that I have. My favorite inspirational quote is "great things never come from comfort zones." #hwsleads #hwstogether See more

Happy Friday, we miss you all! It’s fitting to check in with first year Vito! 1. Vito Visconti 2. First Year 3. Major: Econ/ Media and Society Minor: Entrepreneurial Studies... 4. In free time: Play football, hockey, workout, and hike with my dog 5. Living in: Boston, MA 6. Struggle with: Not having discussions in my classes, learning all on my own 7. Positive thought: Get to spend more time with my family 8. "Never die easy" - Walter Payton #hwsleads #hwstogether

Our Leads check in for today also happens to be down in Florida learning remotely! 1. Name: Izzy Foisy 2. Class Year: Sophomore 3. Major: Economics... Minors: Math and Entrepreneurial Studies 4. Favorite thing(s) to do in free time: be with friends, work out, speed skate, hike in the Adirondacks, Zumba, mountain bike 5. Where are you learning and living right now?: Currently on North Captiva Island in Florida until further notice but I am from Potsdam, NY 6. Biggest struggle with current situation: I feel so much more confused than I did before with school work and organization, and I also really miss my friends 7. Biggest positive with current situation: I am on a coronacation in Florida so I can take homework breaks to lay by the pool 8. Favorite inspirational quote: Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour. Walt Whitman #hwsleads #hwstogether

Today we head down to sunny FL to check in with Leads sophomore Linder Mercy! 1. Ludner Mercy 2. Class of 2022 3. I am majoring in economics . Double Minor in entrepreneurial Studies and Africana Studies ... 4. My favorite thing to do with my free time would be lifting weights and playing Fortnite. 5. I am learning and living in west palm beach , FL 6. My biggest struggle with my current situation is remembering I am still in school and forgetting to check my canvas for assignments. 7. My biggest positive with this situation is I have improved my calculus grade since coming home. 8. My favorite quote is The most important thing is this: To be able at any moment, to sacrifice what you are, for what you will become!- (Eric Thomas) #hwstogether #hwsleads