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by RYAN SAUNDERS
Intern News Reporter
Students from the Association of Student Entrepreneurs at Appalachian State University are set to compete in the inaugural Creative Juice National Collegiate Competition. Participants will work in groups of three to five using a throwaway object in order to create something useful and beneficial to the environment.
On Sept. 11, all teams must be registered and the secret throwaway object will be revealed.
Students will then have 10 days to complete their creation.
The teams will
record their experience and upload it to YouTube, where videos will be
judged, not according to content, but on creativity and product
usefulness.
Teams
will vie for the top spot in their region; and the top teams from each
region will be subject to a panel of national judges.
According
to the event’s organizers, the primary aim of Creative Juice is to
relay the value of environmental responsibility to participants.
Pam
Lewis, senior director of programs and events for the Advantage West
Economic Development Group will be traveling to Boone from Asheville to
motivate students to engage in the Creative Juice Contest.
Association
of Student Entrepreneurs President and sophomore hospitality and
tourism management major Kelly D. Penick said she is anxious to
compete, and is confident more members of the student organization will
share her enthusiasm.
“We live
in such a small area, yet we have an opportunity to make a global
impact on the environment, and it is great to know that we can make a
difference,” she said.
Penick
said she wants to participate in the competition in an effort to
fulfill her responsibilities as a young person to ensure a clean and
safe environment long into the future.
Other members, such as junior management major Aaron M. Peacock are also planning to participate.
Peacock said he believes the compeition will have a positive impact on students’ mindset towards the environment.
“I have
handed out more than 1,000 fliers so far and am telling everyone I see
about the competition,” Peacock said. “We are relying on other club
members and faculty to help spread the word.”
Senior marketing major Alison M. Erhart said she is an advocate of the importance of entrepreneurship and the environment.
“I am
interested in improving the environment, for the same reason I enjoy
business,” Erhart said. “It is important for me to help people and
provide more jobs, advocating green business will help society in many
ways.”
The
overall winner of the competition will travel to Google headquarters in
California. There are several other prizes, including $5,000 in
scholarships for those who win in their region.
The competition sponsors include Google, Advantage West and American Green, among others.
Students must register on the Creative Juice Competition Web site. All participants must be 18 years of age or older.
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