{"id":21539,"date":"2017-09-25T09:47:47","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T13:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=21539"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:36:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:36:54","slug":"shuford-kickoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=21539","title":{"rendered":"Kicking off the Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_21542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21542\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21542\" src=\"\/\/casdev.unc.edu\/collegearchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2017\/09\/Shuford-Kickoff-1-copy-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A pair of shoes made from Carolina blue Duck Tape and cardboard and decorated with stars.\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pair of shoes made from Duck Tape and cardboard, as part of the innovation challenge at the Shuford Kickoff event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When the Shuford family&#8217;s $18 million gift to the College of Arts &amp; Sciences\u2019 entrepreneurship program was announced in May, many students had already left campus for the summer or for jobs and internships.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 22, the newly named Shuford\u00a0Program 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\u2019s company Shurtape \u2014 in Carolina blue, of course.)<\/p>\n<p>See more photos at the College\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10155828483674515.1073741859.115462064514&amp;type=1&amp;l=8fb7a4ae65\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the gift at <a href=\"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/2017\/05\/24\/shuford-event\/\">https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/2017\/05\/24\/shuford-event\/<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21540\" style=\"width: 795px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21540 \" src=\"\/\/casdev.unc.edu\/collegearchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2017\/09\/Shuford-Kickoff-2-copy-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Two students collaborate with their group in designing a 'privacy tower' as part of the Shuford Kickoff's Innovation Challenge, utilizing Duck Tape.\" width=\"795\" height=\"530\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students had 20 minutes to design something for an innovation challenge using Carolina blue Duck Tape.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21545\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21545\" src=\"\/\/casdev.unc.edu\/collegearchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2017\/09\/Shuford-Kickoff-42-copy-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A student holds up his creation: a privacy tower made from rolls of Duck Tape and cardboard, as fellow contestants look on.\" width=\"790\" height=\"527\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A student holds up his creation: a privacy tower made from rolls of Duck Tape and cardboard, as fellow contestants look on.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21546\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21546\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21546\" src=\"\/\/casdev.unc.edu\/collegearchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2017\/09\/Shuford-Kickoff-43-copy-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The contestants for the Duck Tape innovation challenge stand on stage and shows off their creations.\" width=\"790\" height=\"527\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The contestants for the Duck Tape innovation challenge stand on stage and shows off their creations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21547\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21547\" src=\"\/\/casdev.unc.edu\/collegearchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2017\/09\/Shuford-Kickoff-40-copy-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bernard Bell (right) introduces the contestants to Jim Shuford (left).\" width=\"790\" height=\"527\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bernard Bell (right) introduces the contestants to Jim Shuford (left).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21541\" style=\"width: 789px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21541\" src=\"\/\/casdev.unc.edu\/collegearchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2017\/09\/Shuford-Kickoff-4-copy-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"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.\" width=\"789\" height=\"526\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students work in securing their Duck Tape-made book holder, as Dean Kevin Guskiewicz looks on, as part of the Shuford Kickoff&#8217;s Innovation Challenge, utilizing Duck Tape.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos by Kristen Chavez<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sept. 22, the newly named Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship and the Carolina Union hosted a celebration and challenge for students. 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