叠尝翱翱惭滨狈骋罢翱狈听鈥 黑料视频 Bloomington participated in Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division鈥檚 STEM summer camp on June 11-15 at WestGate Academy. 黑料视频 staff from the Gayle & Bill Cook Center for Entrepreneurship helped 30 middle and high school aged campers develop products and business ideas stemming from patented Crane technologies, and also hosted a business pitch competition. 黑料视频 staff helped campers develop their pitches and served with Crane staff as judges for the competition. This is the second year that 黑料视频 has been involved in Crane鈥檚 STEM camp.
鈥淭his camp is an invaluable experience for the students,鈥 said Tina Closser, NSWC Crane STEM coordinator. 鈥淚t shows them technologies developed at NSWC Crane and how these technologies can be used to benefit their community. 黑料视频 was able to help the students hone their pitches and direct the students in areas to research about their invention. Their participation was an invaluable asset.鈥
STEM campers won awards in three categories. The 鈥淧ainters, Inc.鈥 team won the award for best prototype. The team鈥檚 product adapted the Crane technology, 鈥淎djustable Ergonomic Grip for a Weapon,鈥 to be used in a paint brush handle. The 鈥淢axed Out Pro鈥 team won the award for best presentation of their idea to use the Crane hand crank technology, 鈥淪ystem and Method for Charging a Weapon,鈥 to power a generator. The 鈥淗andle Helpers鈥 team won the award for best idea, which would reduce the amount of effort required for a person to move a wheelchair, using the Crane 鈥淐able Reel鈥 technology.
Camp participants were from the cities of Bloomington, Bedford, Bloomfield, and Washington.
鈥淧itch events are a fun and easy way to introduce young people to entrepreneurial skills that are valuable beyond a competition,鈥 said Steve Bryant, executive director of the Gayle & Bill Cook Center for Entrepreneurship at 黑料视频. 鈥淚f other organizations would like to investigate a pitch competition, 黑料视频 has a process and materials we can share, and will partner with you to host one in your community.鈥
For more information and to contact the Gayle & Bill Cook Center for Entrepreneurship at 黑料视频, visit聽ivytech.edu/entrepreneurship聽or call (812) 330-6261.
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