Wayne State University

Wayne State University's Pivotal Moments campaign hits fundraising goal of $750 million, and still going strong

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018
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DETROIT, July 11, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wayne State University has successfully reached the $750 million goal for its comprehensive fundraising campaign, Pivotal Moments: Our Campaign for Wayne State University, three months early.

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  • DETROIT, July 11, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wayne State University has successfully reached the $750 million goal for its comprehensive fundraising campaign, Pivotal Moments: Our Campaign for Wayne State University, three months early.
  • "This is a very special moment for Wayne State," President M. Roy Wilson said.
  • Publicly launched in October 2014, Pivotal Moments is Wayne State's most ambitious fundraising campaign, supporting students and programs throughout the university.
  • Another key goal of the campaign is for at least one-quarter of funds raised to be new gifts toward the university's endowment.

Wayne State offers former students with debt -- but no degree -- a way back

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018
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DETROIT, May 30, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Wayne State University today launched the Warrior Way Back program, a novel approach to re-engage students who left the university with debt and without a degree.

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  • DETROIT, May 30, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Wayne State University today launched the Warrior Way Back program, a novel approach to re-engage students who left the university with debt and without a degree.
  • "No other school offers the level of support that we provide to students on the scale at which we do.
  • The Warrior Way Back program offers former students with an outstanding balance of less than $1,500 to re-enroll and "learn" away their past debt and earn a college degree.
  • Warrior Way Back students will reduce their past-due balances by one-third at the end of each successfully completed semester until the debt is eliminated.

Dough Announced as Winner of Inaugural Detroit Fintech Challenge Hosted by Kyyba Innovations and Techtown Detroit

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Thursday, May 10, 2018
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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., May 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Kyyba Innovations along with the Techtown Detroit, is pleased to announce Dough as the winner of its first Detroit Fintech Challenge and Pitch Club competition that was held on April 7th at Techtown Detroit.

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  • FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., May 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Kyyba Innovations along with the Techtown Detroit, is pleased to announce Dough as the winner of its first Detroit Fintech Challenge and Pitch Club competition that was held on April 7th at Techtown Detroit.
  • Detroit Fintech Challenge was launched to identify game changing innovations in the financial services industry.
  • Dough is the winner of up to $50K equity investment from Kyyba Innovations.
  • Kyyba Innovations is an innovation and collaboration eco-system that provides innovators and entrepreneurs the environment to enable their ideas to become reality.

NextEnergy, Wayne State University, And TechTown Launch Technology Innovation Consortium

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018
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DETROIT, May 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Clean technology innovation accelerator NextEnergy, part of a national network of accelerators focused on deploying solutions that create smarter, cleaner and more livable cities, announced it is participating in Detroit Urban Solutions, a new consortium with Wayne State University, start-up incubator TechTown, the City of Detroit, and others.

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  • DETROIT, May 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Clean technology innovation accelerator NextEnergy, part of a national network of accelerators focused on deploying solutions that create smarter, cleaner and more livable cities, announced it is participating in Detroit Urban Solutions, a new consortium with Wayne State University, start-up incubator TechTown, the City of Detroit, and others.
  • "Innovation consortiums like Detroit Urban Solutions are a key component of Detroit's revitalization," said Mayor Mike Duggan.
  • "In addition to participating in Detroit Urban Solutions, NextEnergy has decided to sell its building to Wayne State University.
  • This consortium brings together unique resources that will accelerate innovation in these important sectors."

Wayne State, TechTown, NextEnergy launch technology innovation consortium

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Monday, May 7, 2018
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A partnership between Wayne State, TechTown Detroit and NextEnergy, in collaboration with numerous other organizations, the consortium will focus on smart cities technologies, including mobility, energy, digital health and civic technologies.

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  • A partnership between Wayne State, TechTown Detroit and NextEnergy, in collaboration with numerous other organizations, the consortium will focus on smart cities technologies, including mobility, energy, digital health and civic technologies.
  • "A focus area in Wayne State's five-year strategic plan is that the university will become a hub of innovation.
  • The consortium is designed to foster greater collaboration and connection among innovation efforts occurring in Detroit and across the region.
  • Further programing details and launch events for the Wayne State Industry Innovation Center are planned for Fall 2018.