On December 2, three teams of entrepreneurially minded business students vied for the top spot in the final round of the Lundquist College's annual graduate-level Venture Quest Investment Competition. At stake were cash prizes and the chance to receive valuable feedback from top Northwest business professionals. This year's winners were MBA students James Collins, Peter Philbrick, Dan Richmond, and Bryan Schoen, whose Hawk Mobility Systems provides an innovative solution for moving patients.

October is traditionally a busy month around campus, but this year it seems even more so. Here are just a few more of the month's highlights:

"Putting together a team of twelve to fifteen people from different countries and different backgrounds and watching them bond over a common goal--it's one of my favorite things," said Kim Rambo-Reinitz, describing the Lundquist College undergraduate Peer Advising program she coordinates. Each year, business majors apply to take part in the program's extensive training in order to volunteer five hours a week, providing drop-in advising to fellow students.

Family businesses--and the specific challenges faced by a younger generation transitioning into leadership roles--were the topics of a Business Leadership Forum presented by the Lundquist College this October. The second in a series of quarterly events hosted by Dean Kees de Kluyver--and aimed at an audience of local business leaders--the forum's feature speaker was Mark T. Green, an internationally known family business consultant.

What's the easiest way to stay up to date with activities of the students in the Building Business Leaders project? Just scan the group's brand-new QR code, created for them by Qreative Partnerships, a firm headed by area technology entrepreneur Quentin Harley. The high-tech graphic was unveiled during an October event celebrating the project's second year and welcoming the new group of students joining the original cohort.