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As you may have heard, last spring Premier Stephen MacNeil announced funding for development of The Nova Scotia Agricultural Sandbox (Read: “Sandboxes: A playground for student entrepreneurs”). Although it will be managed from the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus, it brings together Dalhousie and Acadia, two universities with campuses connected to rural communities, each with a focus on supporting and growing the agricultural economy of Nova Scotia. The sandbox will be established upon a strong base of successful existing programming and entrepreneurial resources at both universities.
We are excited to announce our Sandbox now has a name- Cultiv8! Besides being a play on words, through idea generation, educational programming and facilitated networking, we will strive to cultivate:
1) a remarkable student experience
2) tomorrow’s industry leaders
3) campus entrepreneurial spirit
4) strategic relationships
5) a culture of innovation
6) a regional entrepreneurial ecosystem
7) viable business opportunities
8) success
Jolene MacEachern,Cultiv8 coordinator is working on the development of a working space in the MacRae library, where she will also call home. A campus kick-off event was held Friday, November 21st with an official public launch planned for January, 2015.
Stay tuned, more good news to follow! Visit our website or follow us on FB and twitter to stay informed.
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