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School Receives Large Grant
entrepreneurship and eco- nomic development.
“The ‘Inana program is highly collaborative and builds on foundations laid by Chaminade’s more-than- 20-year history of promoting business and entrepreneur- ship,” Turner states. “‘Inana will bring together our new UNSustainabilityCenter,our outstanding School of Busi- ness and Communication, and the highly regarded Ho- gan Entrepreneurs Program, as well as our Marianist Leadership Center and Expe- riential Honors program. To- gether we will laser-focus on supporting the next genera- tion of sustainability-focused entrepreneurs for Hawai‘i and our Pacific region.”
Chaminade University was among seven education- al institutions that received $1.75 million in grants from the Minority Busi- ness Development Agency. The federal grant, which is worth $600,000 and is fund- ed annually over a two-year span, will allow Chaminade to develop its ‘Inana Sus- tainability Entrepreneurship Program.
award to the university.”
“As a Native Hawai- ian-Serving Institution, Chaminade University of Honolulu’s proposal demon- strated a comprehensive un- derstanding of the mission and goals of MBDA, and the requirements of the Federal Funding Opportunity An- nouncement,” states Donald Cravins Jr., undersecretary of commerce for Minority Busi-
“This marks another proud achievement and win for our faculty members,” states Chaminade University presi- dent Lynn Babington. “Prin- cipal investigator, Dr. Helen Turner, and a supportive lead- ership team shepherded this grant through a rigorous vet- ting process, and deserve all the recognition for bringing this nationally competitive
ness Development Agency. The course aims to spark minority entrepreneurial in- novation among undergrad- uates from Hawai‘i and the Pacific region. Not only will the award help fund the cre- ation of curricula, seminars and pilot courses, but it will also aid in developing repli- cable products and tools that address inclusive innovation,
To learn more, visit chaminade.edu.
East O‘ahu’s NIU Honolulu held its holiday moped giveaway, and Kathleen Moniz (pictured) won a NIU MQi+Sport Moped. NIU Honolulu owner Nathan Bingham partnered with artist Kristie Fujiyama Kosmides and ‘ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro of Abstract Collab to create the moped artwork. PHOTO COURTESY NIU HONOLULU
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