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COURTESY JAMES MOORE
Professor James P. Moore Jr. will direct the new Business, Society and Public Policy Initiative announced by the McDonough School of Business in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center.

MSB Partners With Policy Center

By Emily Tu April 10, 2015

The McDonough School of Business and the Bipartisan Policy Center are collaborating through the school’s Business, Society and Public Policy Initiative, a nonpartisan venue that aims to provide students,...

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Epicurean and Company failed to apply for a license to remain open 24 hours a day when it made the change in 2013. The restaurant is now correcting the oversight.

Epicurean Files for 24-Hour License

By Maureen Tabet April 10, 2015

Epicurean and Company is formally applying for a license to remain open 24 hours Monday through Saturday, although the restaurant extended its hours without a license in August 2013. The restaurant...

Entrepreneurship Challenge Begins

By Charlotte Allen April 10, 2015

Georgetown Enterprise Initiative’s annual StartupHoyas Challenge began with preliminary rounds March 23 and March 24 and will culminate in the event “Entrepalooza,” which will be held in the Healey...

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Harrison Williams (COL ’16) will serve as the inaugural social impact chair on the board of The Corp.

The Corp Adds Social Impact Chair to Board

By Anna Riley April 10, 2015

Students of Georgetown, Inc. added a social impact chair to its board of directors when it announced its external board March 22. The position’s inaugural one-year term will be filled by Harrison...

DataFest Competition Comes to DC

By Sarah Smith April 10, 2015

Georgetown students will be participating in the inaugural D.C. DataFest this weekend, a hackathon focused primarily on statistical analysis and a branch of the annual national competition that is in its...

ISABEL BINAMIRA/THE HOYA
Georgetown Bubble, a student-run startup company, hosted its first pop-up store on the second floor of Lauinger Library to provide students with bubble tea. It sold out within half an hour.

Student Tea Startup Bubbles to Surface

By Kelsey Quackenbush March 20, 2015

Georgetown Bubble, a student-run startup that sells bubble tea, sold out in less than an hour at its first pop-up shop on the second floor of Lauinger Library Tuesday evening. The business sold...

Growth Grant Competition Awards Inaugural Prize

By Gaia Mattiace March 20, 2015

Georgetown’s inaugural Growth Grant, a competition supporting campus entrepreneurship by providing a forum for startups to both compete for monetary prizes and receive feedback from judges, held its...

Website Connects Students With Internships

By Lucy Prout March 20, 2015

Campus Job, an online marketplace based in Philadelphia that connects students to employers, is in the midst of expanding to Georgetown and beyond. Two students at the University of Pennsylvania, Liz...

SULLIVAN: Strong Dollar Helps Students, Hurts Countries

By Sean Sullivan March 20, 2015

By almost every indicator, the American economy is seeing the other side of the Great Recession. Consumer confidence, S&P 500 prices, exports and even employment have all restored or have almost reached...

SARAH LOBER FOR THE HOYA
The Hilltoss, the newest storefront of The Corp that opened in November, added six smoothies to its menu, which currently features salads. According to management, the storefront is considering adding acai bowls and extending its hours in the coming months.

The Hilltoss Debuts 6 Smoothies

By Anna Riley February 27, 2015

The Hilltoss, Students of Georgetown, Inc.’s newest storefront in the Healey Family Student Center, began serving smoothies last Wednesday and is exploring serving acai bowls as well as extending...

Partnership Explores Niger Delta

By Kristen Fedor February 27, 2015

Promoting economic growth and addressing conflict in the Niger Delta in a socially responsible manner will be the focus of a new Georgetown partnership, announced Feb. 6. The partnership pairs the Georgetown...

COURTESY ALAN ANDREASEN
Professor of marketing Alan Andreasen was awarded the William L. Wilkie Marketing for a Better World Award for his work finding socially responsible uses for marketing.

Andreasen Reflects on Career

By Toby Hung February 27, 2015

McDonough School of Business professor of marketing Alan Andreasen received the 2015 William L. Wilkie Marketing for a Better World Award from the American Marketing Association Foundation on Feb....

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