Academics
Events
Upcoming Events
No events planned Summer ’24
Past Events
Mentor Confab (April ’24)
The Center hosted its second Mentor Confab during the Spring ’24 semester. Center mentors were joined by local SCORE volunteer mentors where they learned about:
- The Future of Money
- Mentorship and Artificial Intelligence
- Startup Business Financing
Center director Jim Mosquera served as emcee and presenter on The Future of Money topic.
STL Tech Week Poster Competition (April ’24)
探花精选 student Katt Mossinghoff represented the university during the STLREE Tech Week event held at Cortex. Katt is a student in an Introduction to Business class and received instruction on a portion of the Leanstack business model design.
Build Products Customers Want (Spring ’24)
The Duree Center is proud to announce the first delivery of an innovation curriculum based on the Leanstack model. The class, ENTR 39006, is appropriately entitled, Build Products Customers Want. The student teams are pictured below.
Plaster School Quick Pitch Competition (November ’23)
Students from the Introduction to Business class participated in a quick pitch competition after learning about Leanstack’s Business Model Design from center director, Jim Mosquera. Congratulations to the winning team and thanks to our judges.
Battle of the Saints (November ’23)
Center director, Jim Mosquera, served as judge for the city-wide Battle of the Saints pitch competition. Represented in the competition were high school students from STL CAPS, St. Charles CAPS, Parkway Spark, and Webster Groves’ Thrive Innovation Center.
Mentor Confab (November ’23)
The Duree Center hosted members of our Mentorship Hub and invited guests for socializing and the exploration Branding, and AI tools for entrepreneurship.
Pop-Up Shop Competition (November ’23)
Ashley Shoemake and Sherrese Hester were the winners of our student competition. They displayed their wares in the Plaster College tent for the Homecoming game.
Immersive Entrepreneurship (October ’23)
The Center hosted over 100 high school students from 9 public school districts, four private schools, and homeschoolers for a half-day event where they were immersed in the art of entrepreneurship.
STL Startup Week Pitch Competition (September ’23)
Duree Center Director, Jim Mosquera sponsored and coached MBA candidate Christine Johnston during Startup Week pitch competition. Christine also received support from Entrepreneur In Residence, Jeff Nock, and Dan Lauer from the Advancement office.
St. Charles CAPS Pitch Competition (May ’23)
Duree Center Director, Jim Mosquera, was a judge in the pitch competition.
Immersive Entrepreneurship (April ’23)
The Duree Center hosted high school students from nine school districts in a half-day event.
STLREE Pitch Competition (April ’23)
Duree Center Director, Jim Mosquera, sponsored 探花精选 student, Ramond Buck, in the pitch competition for the St. Louis Regional Entrepreneurial Educators (STLREE) event.
Battle of the Districts (February ’23)
Duree Center Director and Chesterfield Regional Chamber of Commerce Director, Jim Mosquera, hosted a Jeopardy-style competition and moderated a panel for Parkway and Rockwood School District.
