Adelphi University / New York

On Tuesday, April 27, student-entrepreneurs from Adelphi University competed for cash prizes in an annual Shark Tank-style Strategic Plan Competition hosted by the University's Robert B. Willumstad School of Business. Five students took home cash prizes. This year, Zameena Jivraj, a communication sciences and disorders major, took home the first place prize of $5,000 for her business idea,"Healthspace," a direct care model, independent of health insurance, paired with an innovative digital platform. Second place and $3,000 went to business management majors Eric Meirs and Yuleidy Baez Espinal for their sustainable vegan and vegetarian flex fast food casual restaurant "EcoDines." And a third place prize of $2,000 went to a pair of psychology majors, Yuanmeng Wang and Nadia Khan, for their tele-mental health program "A Light in the Alley."

Student entrepreneurs from Adelphi University will have the chance to compete for cash prizes on Thursday, April 30, at 9 a.m. in a virtual Shark Tank-style competition hosted by the University's Robert B. Willumstad School of Business. This year's finalists are Elena Garcia (Maven Media), Duc Le (Roommate Exchange), Abie Rawad Akhand (Eden), Samrat Malik (Auto Fire Hazard Control System), and Gabriel Balestero (Mind Sports Training). The annual competition, which usually takes place on campus, will be held on Zoom in a virtual format due to the coronavirus pandemic.