A First-Year’s Guide to Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Boston University

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Navigating your first year of college is both exciting and daunting. For freshmen at Boston University, the First-Year Innovation Fellowship (FYIF) program at Innovate@BU offers a unique opportunity to ease into university life and the realm of entrepreneurship and innovation. Through the reflections of several FYIF students, you’ll get an inside look into how this […]

Innovation in the Arts: Megan Kwan’s First-Year Innovation Fellowship Journey

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When Megan Kwan (CFA’27) first arrived on BU’s campus, she had never heard of the First-Year Innovation Fellowship. Today, Megan is the founder of her own startup that reduces art material waste. You may be left wondering: what’s the secret to Megan’s startup success? According to Megan, the key was saying yes to every opportunity […]

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From First-Year Fellowship to Financial Literacy: Meet Richard Casimir QST(‘27)

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As a Freshman, Richard Casimir (QST ‘27), knew he wanted to make an impact on the BU community but didn’t know where to begin. Originally from Port Au Prince Haiti, Richard was looking for ways to meet like minded peers on campus who shared his interest in entrepreneurship and social impact, and ultimately joined the […]

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Meet the 2023 First-Year Innovation Fellows

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Welcome to another year of innovation!  We’re excited to introduce this year’s 2023 First-Year Innovation Fellowship program cohort. These young innovators are poised to change the world, and we can’t wait to see what they achieve! Meet the 2023 First-Year Innovation Fellows:  Adiyaan Ahamad (he/him) (CAS’27) from London, England, is studying Economics. Abdulla Alajmi (he/him) […]