Kicking off the Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship

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A pair of shoes made from Carolina blue Duck Tape and cardboard and decorated with stars.
A pair of shoes made from Duck Tape and cardboard, as part of the innovation challenge at the Shuford Kickoff event.

When the Shuford family’s $18 million gift to the College of Arts & Sciences’ entrepreneurship program was announced in May, many students had already left campus for the summer or for jobs and internships.

On Sept. 22, the newly named Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship and the Carolina Union hosted a celebration and challenge for students. A select group of e-minor students competed. The event included an innovation challenge with Duck Tape as the main creative tool. (Duck Tape is one of the products of Jim Shuford’s company Shurtape — in Carolina blue, of course.)

See more photos at the College’s Facebook page.

Learn more about the gift at https://college.unc.edu/2017/05/24/shuford-event/

Two students collaborate with their group in designing a 'privacy tower' as part of the Shuford Kickoff's Innovation Challenge, utilizing Duck Tape.
Students had 20 minutes to design something for an innovation challenge using Carolina blue Duck Tape.
A student holds up his creation: a privacy tower made from rolls of Duck Tape and cardboard, as fellow contestants look on.
A student holds up his creation: a privacy tower made from rolls of Duck Tape and cardboard, as fellow contestants look on.
The contestants for the Duck Tape innovation challenge stand on stage and shows off their creations.
The contestants for the Duck Tape innovation challenge stand on stage and shows off their creations.
Bernard Bell (right) introduces the contestants to Jim Shuford (left).
Bernard Bell (right) introduces the contestants to Jim Shuford (left).
Students work in securing their Duck Tape-made book holder, as Dean Kevin Guskiewicz looks on, as part of the Shuford Kickoff's Innovation Challenge, utilizing Duck Tape.
Students work in securing their Duck Tape-made book holder, as Dean Kevin Guskiewicz looks on, as part of the Shuford Kickoff’s Innovation Challenge, utilizing Duck Tape.

 

 

Photos by Kristen Chavez

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