Angel Lab: Latest accelerator at ��˾��ֱ�� launches at St. Mike's

St. Mike’s hopes the initiative will help students create new startups with a focus matching the college’s vision.

“It comes out of our mission as a Catholic institution around our ongoing commitment to social justice,” said Professor Randy Boyagoda, principal and vice-president of St. Mike’s. “I’m confident that the creativity, speed and ambition involved with startup culture and methodology will provide our students with a distinct new platform to take their ideas for social change beyond the classroom and make a meaningful difference in the world.

“In this way, Angel Lab will help demonstrate how our mission is relevant in the 21st Century.”

There are currently nine official campus-linked accelerators across the three ��˾��ֱ�� campuses, each with its own focus and requirements. Some are open only to ��˾��ֱ�� students and faculty. Others are connected to a specific department or a professional school. Almost all are interdisciplinary.

The launch event for Angel Lab held at Brennan Hall began with a talk by ��˾��ֱ�� alumna Mayrose Salvador, titled "It Takes a Microbe to Save a Village." She described how she co-founded the NGO Pueblo Science, which has provided science education to 1,800 teachers and 136,000 students in Canada, the Philippines, Thailand, Guyana, India and Bolivia.

Michael Czobit

Angel Lab: Latest accelerator at ��˾��ֱ�� launches at St. Mike's

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