Volume 47 Issue 1 • SPRING 2014
Magazine FEATURES
Purses Fashioned from a Dream Solar Energy
Visionary Banks on a Better Tomorrow
Reinventing the Toilet
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Young Entrepreneur’s Six-figure Business
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16 Startup Weekend 3.0
The Challenge of the Business
New Look for USI Brand
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The Story Behind the Image
DEPARTMENTS
Campus News
Diana Nyad Keynote at MAIA
Foundation News
$1 Million Donation to Ceramics
Athletic News
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USI to Co-host NCAA II Championships
Alumni Today
Accidental Entrepreneurs
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On the Cover An original creation by Terri Bischoff, USI’s assistant director of Publishing Services, depicting the visions of entrepreneurs far and wide.
25 Vote for Archie’s Makeover
We know our alumni are doing great things, and we want to hear about it. We’re eager to share your stories in upcoming issues of USI Magazine. Future themes include “transitions” and “food.” If you have a story to tell or a topic to suggest that you think relates to one of these subjects or others, we’re all ears. Contact us at usinews@usi.edu. Thanks, C. L. Stambush, Editor