The PGCEI hosts events for businesses and entrepreneurially-minded students hoping to learn more and get involved. Keep an eye out for our upcoming events!
2026
October 14-21 | Entrepreneur-in-Residence | Monica Laurence | The Mavericks Game
October 15 | Bison Venture Plan Competition
October 16 | Club Ralley Launch: 5k Ralley Run | 5:30pm, 400 St. George St., register in the app (iOS or Android)
October 16 | Campus Shop for Homecoming | 6-9pm, 417 Market St.
October 17 | PGCEI & App MakerSpace @ Homecoming Bisonville | 1-3pm, Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium
October 17 | Campus Shop for Homecoming | 3-7pm, 417 Market St.
October 20 | App MakerSpace Workshop: Intro to App Distribution | Austin Frankel | 7pm, Taylor Hall 210, food provided
October 22 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | Monica Laurence | The Mavericks Game | noon, Taylor Hall 210, lunch provided
October 23 | App MakerSpace Hackathon | Details released October 20, 11:59pm | Delivery October 23, 2:59pm Taylor Hall 210, prizes
October 27 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | Daniel Anastasio | noon, Weis Center Atrium, lunch provided
October 27 | App MakerSpace Workshop: Go-To-Market Strategy | Austin Frankel | 7pm, Taylor Hall 210, food provided
November 3 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | Austin Frankel | Marketing Your App “If you build it, will they come?” | noon, Taylor Hall 210, lunch provided
November 3 | App MakerSpace Workshop: Paid Acquisition & Scaling | Austin Frankel | 7pm, Taylor Hall 210, food provided
November 10 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | Cristiano Bierrenbach | Heritage Auctions | “Always Being Entrepreneurial” | noon, Taylor Hall 210, lunch provided
November 17 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | Doug Fastuca | “How to Buy a Business as an Individual” | noon, Taylor Hall 210, lunch provided
December 1 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | BizPitch Info Session | noon, Taylor Hall 210, lunch provided
December 8 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | Anna Wiest | Marketing Yourself & Your Venture | noon, Taylor Hall 210, lunch provided
2027
January 19 | Spring Sprints Speaker Series | E&I Society, E&I Society, and Student Founders | Welcome Back Session | noon, Taylor Hall 210, lunch provided
January 26 | Spring Sprints Speaker Series | BizPitch Info Session | noon, Taylor Hall 210, lunch provided
February 1-5 | Nonprofit/Arts Leader-in-Residence
February 9 | Spring Sprints Speaker Series | Anurag Vaidya | “Stealth AI Startup” | noon, Taylor Hall 210, lunch provided
February 23 | Spring Sprints Speaker Series | Michael Davis | Homegrown | noon, Taylor Hall 210, lunch provided
2026
October 6 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | George Haymaker | The Brain Club | noon, Taylor Hall 210, lunch provided
October 1 | Build a Mobile App in 60 Minutes | App MakerSpace | noon, Taylor Hall 210, lunch provided
September 29 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | Introducing Graduate Programs: Creative Enterprises & MedTech Innovation | noon, Taylor Hall 210, lunch provided
September 23 | E&I Society Meeting | Katie Raso | 5pm, Holmes Hall 102, pizza
September 21-25 | Innovator-in-Residence | Jordan Rice | Nike
September 22 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | Jordan Rice | Nike | noon, Taylor Hall 210, lunch provided
September 22 | Workshop: Vibe Coding 101 | App MakerSpace | 4pm, Taylor Hall 210, snacks provided
September 22 | Apps & Apps | mylnk | App MakerSpace | 7pm, Taylor Hall 210, food provided
September 18 | Grand Opening of the App MakerSpace | 4:30pm, Taylor Hall 210, refreshments provided
September 18 | Sci-Fi Game Mini Hackathon | App MakerSpace | Theme released 12:01 a.m., single HTML file due 5 p.m., Taylor Hall 210, milkshake coupons provided
September 15 | Apps & Apps: testing apps while eating appetizers | Club Ralley | App MakerSpace | 7 pm, Taylor Hall 210, food provided
September 15 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | Fern Morrison | IronGrid
September 8 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | Uttam Kumaran | Brainforge
September 1 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | Introducing the App MakerSpace, featuring student founders and Faculty Gurus Joe Meiser & Brian King
August 25 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | Kickoff for E&I House, E&I Society, and DTL students
August 14-18 | Design Thinking Leadership Pre-Orientation Program
June 28 | Learn about Bucknell’s Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center | 7 pm, Zoom
June 19 | Demo Day for the (Med)Tech Entrepreneurship Program
April 17 | Centers Summit Denver | 11am – 6pm, Magnolia Hotel
April 13 | BizPitch | 6 – 8 pm, Terrace Room, Elaine Langone Center
April 7 | Spring Sprints | Student Founders Meet-Up
March 31 | Spring Sprints Speaker Series | Monica Laurence | The Mavericks Game
March 24 | Spring Sprints Speaker Series | Melissa Milanak | MIND Impact Consulting
March 17 | Spring Sprints | Student Founders Meet-Up
March 3 | Spring Sprints Speaker Series | Kimberly Berry Haisch | KBH Jewels
February 17 | Spring Sprints Speaker Series | Emily Mueller | Bolden
February 15 | Just for Fun Design Competition
February 10 | Media Training for Entrepreneurs | Erin Jablonski | 6pm, Academic West 114, dinner provided
February 10 | Spring Sprints Speaker Series | Matt Hornbuckle | Stantt
February 6 | Nonprofit/Arts Leadership Symposium| Event Recording
February 3 | Spring Sprints Speaker Series | Steve Bass | Lakeland Consulting | Steve was our Nonprofit/Arts Leader in Residence this academic year and on campus all week.
January 27 | Spring Sprints BizPitch Session
January 20 | Spring Sprints Student Session
2025
November 19 | Hearts of Glass documentary screening and live director’s panel | Campus Theatre
November 17 | BizPitch Information Session
November 11 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | Cristiano Bierrenbach | Heritage Auctions | Cris was our Entrepreneur in Residence this academic year and on campus all week.
November 4 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | Todd Wildman | Open Venture Nexus
November 3 | BizPitch | Information Session
October 28 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | John Weierbach | Weierbach & Genetti Prosthodontics
October 23 | Workshop | Monica Laurence | Going the Distance – Stepping Into Your Power as an Entrepreneur
October 22 | Advisory Board Meeting and Centers Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (PGCEI + DCDS)
October 21 | Fall Founders Speaker Series| Nick Rhodin | Sound Healthcare Communications
October 7 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | David Ledgerwood | Add1Zero LLC | Listen Network | Riggg
September 23 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | Fred Thomas | HP | Fred was our Innovator in Residence this academic year and on campus all week.
September 9 | Fall Founders Speaker Series | Jasmine Niernberger | Brightwood Design + Build
June 14 | Demo Day for the (Med)Tech Entrepreneurship Program
April 19 | TEDx Bucknell University | Erin Jablonski | Adopting an Entrepreneurial Mindset to do Big Things
April 18 | PGCEI Advisory Board Meeting
April 17 | Centers Summit NYC (PGCEI + DCDS)
April 7 | Spring Sprints Speaker Series | Todd Wildman | Preloved Guru
March 25 | Spring Sprints Speaker Series | Brielle Cenci | Brielle’s Shells
February 11 | Spring Sprints Speaker Series | Colleen Kazanjian, Graham Billington, Farhaj Shahid
February 7 | Friday Learning Series | Introduction to PGCEI and Entrepreneurial Mindset
January 30 | Bucknell 360 Webinar| Erin Jablonski | Recognizing Opportunity and Challenging Convention
December 9, 2024 | Perfecting Your Pitch (with marketing leaders from Little League International and the Bucknell Women’s Softball Team)
November 6, 2024 | Campus Shop @417 Market Street Grand Opening!