6 Types of Apps Every College Student Should Have
It’s that time again! Back to school, whether it is your first or last time going back make sure your smartphone is equipped with some essential apps to get you through the year. I mean because in college, phones are life! Music Streaming App Having some kind of music app on your phone is essential. [...]
Read MoreMinority Student Entrepreneurs Launch Start-up to Help Charities, Apps for Action
Donating to charities helps people across the world, but people are not always proactive in doing so. Apps for Action just might change that. Apps for Action is a new mobile application created by five students that attend Ponoma College in Calif., three of which are minorities. The app allows users to discover free apps that [...]
Read More10 Things You Need To Know Before Interning at a Startup
Startups are an intricate mess of amazingness. Their innovative ideas never seem to stop developing. Any student would be lucky to intern for a startup, but there are some key items you must know before applying. Working for a startup is in no way a simple task, but worth every second that you spend with [...]
Read MoreFounder of Student Circle Network to Launch Online University for Students in Africa
Nigerian entrepreneur, Gossy Ukanwoke is changing the way students in Africa receive education through online resources. Coined Nigeria’s Mark Zuckerberg, at only 23, he has created the Students Circle Network, an academic social network and plans to launch an online university called Beni American University specifically for African students. Student’s Circle Network has witnessed much [...]
Read MoreConnectYard Changing the Way Professors and Students Communicate Through Social Media
Numerous educational social tools have emerged over the past years trying to close communication gaps between professors and students. Mobile platform, ConnectYard is contributing a unique concept, enabling professors to communicate incorporating texting, Facebook, and Twitter. ConnectYard was founded by two African-American entrepreneurs Donald Doane and Grant Warner, Ph.D. Although it appears the conversation about [...]
Read More4 Minority Founders Create GivePals.com, a Craigslist Like Startup for College Students
College students are always selling or buying something. Therefore places like Craigslist can become a student’s best friend. But recent University of Houston engineering graduates created a web platform called GivePals.com specifically for college students to trade, buy, and communicate in a different way. GivePals.com is a social online marketplace where people can give, trade, [...]
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