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DESCRIPTION:Members of the Syracuse University community are invited to att
 end and support student innovators as they present their solutions for bui
 lding healthier and more equitable communities.The Social Impact Pitch Com
 petition: Building Healthier Communities Through Innovation brings togethe
 r undergraduate students from across Syracuse University to present bold i
 deas aimed at improving public health and strengthening communities.Hosted
  by the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health in
  partnership with the&nbsp\;LaunchPad\, this competition empowers student 
 changemakers to transform public health ideas into actionable and scalable
  solutions. Student teams of one to four members develop entrepreneurial c
 oncepts that address pressing health challenges while advancing equity and
  well-being.During this event\, finalists will pitch their ideas to a pane
 l of judges and members of the campus community.Judging CriteriaProjects a
 re evaluated based on problem solving\, feasibility\, social impact and in
 novation. Interdisciplinary and inclusive teams are strongly encouraged.Aw
 ardsFirst Place: $5\,000Second Place: $3\,000Opportunities for StudentsPar
 ticipants gain valuable experience presenting their ideas\, networking wit
 h leaders in entrepreneurship and public health and receiving feedback fro
 m experts.Student Support and ResourcesTeams receive guidance from advisor
 s at the Lerner Center and Blackstone LaunchPad\, including templates and 
 coaching to help refine their ideas and develop compelling pitches.
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SUMMARY:Social Impact Pitch Competition: Building Healthier Communities Thr
 ough Innovation
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 of the Syracuse University community are invited to attend and support stu
 dent innovators as they present their solutions for building healthier and
  more equitable communities.</h4><p><span style="background-color: rgba(0\
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 aret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit">The </span>Social Impact Pitch Co
 mpetition: Building Healthier Communities Through Innovation<span style="b
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 word-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit"> brings t
 ogether undergraduate students from across Syracuse University to present 
 bold ideas aimed at improving public health and strengthening communities.
 </span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; color: 
 inherit\; font-family: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; text-align: inherit\
 ; text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; whi
 te-space: inherit"></span>Hosted by the Lerner Center for Public Health Pr
 omotion and Population Health in partnership with the&nbsp\;LaunchPad\, th
 is competition empowers student changemakers to transform public health id
 eas into actionable and scalable solutions. Student teams of one to four m
 embers develop entrepreneurial concepts that address pressing health chall
 enges while advancing equity and well-being.</p><p data-start="1323" data-
 end="1432">During this event\, finalists will pitch their ideas to a panel
  of judges and members of the campus community.</p><h3 data-start="1434" d
 ata-end="1611">Judging Criteria</h3><p data-start="1434" data-end="1611">P
 rojects are evaluated based on problem solving\, feasibility\, social impa
 ct and innovation. Interdisciplinary and inclusive teams are strongly enco
 uraged.</p><h3 data-start="1613" data-end="1668">Awards</h3><p data-start=
 "1613" data-end="1668">First Place: $5\,000<br data-start="1645" data-end=
 "1648">Second Place: $3\,000</p><h3 data-start="1670" data-end="1863">Oppo
 rtunities for Students</h3><p data-start="1670" data-end="1863">Participan
 ts gain valuable experience presenting their ideas\, networking with leade
 rs in entrepreneurship and public health and receiving feedback from exper
 ts.</p><h3 data-start="1865" data-end="2076">Student Support and Resources
 </h3><p data-start="1865" data-end="2076">Teams receive guidance from advi
 sors at the Lerner Center and Blackstone LaunchPad\, including templates a
 nd coaching to help refine their ideas and develop compelling pitches.<br>
 </p>
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