Three student teams win cash prizes at the Corsair Idea Challenge
On Thursday, December 1, three UMass Dartmouth student teams were awarded cash prizes for winning the top three places in the Corsair Idea Challenge. Finalists also received a free six-month membership to the Co-Creative Center in downtown New Bedford. Students had to present their idea for a service or product to three judges and a live audience in less than five minutes in CCB 149.
The event, founded by Jacob Miller (CAS ‘16 and current UMass Law student) and the Student Run Business Association in 2014, promotes innovative ideas across campus, and was open to all UMassD students regardless of major. The Corsair Idea Challenge ran annually from 2014 until complications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. In its first year back, the event drew 30 student entries, which judges narrowed down to four finalists.
"We’re really happy to bring the Idea Challenge back to UMassD this year," said event organizer and Assistant Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, Griffin Cottle. "All four of the finalists had great ideas and did a terrific job presenting. The goal now is to increase the number of contestants we have from across campus. We had a few submissions from students in the College of Arts & Sciences, Visual & Performing Arts, and Engineering (including the winner), but I know there’s more out there."
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