Lynn Student Empowers Young Liberians through Social Enterprise Wainright Acquoi is the co-founder and CEO of TRIBE, a social enterprise and edutech incubator inspiring and empowering the new generation of young Liberian leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators through their proprietary research and technology solutions designed to improve the efficiency and productivity of enterprises across Liberia. Acquoi,…
Lynn Student Moves to Japan after Graduation Bronwen Tedrick, a senior studying political science, will be going to Japan with the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program after graduation to teach English to secondary education students for two to five years. Tedrick came to Lynn because of the diverse student body and strong political science track….
Young People are Less Likely to Engage in Coffee Farming The new generation of smallholder farmers in coffee producing countries is facing new challenges that are leading the youth to believe that farming is no longer worth it, due to low productivity levels and profitability of the industry. In this day and age, the rural…
Small Scale Farmers are Vulnerable to Climate Change In Costa Rica, smallholder coffee producers are especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change because of irregular weather patterns, warmer temperatures and increased outbreaks of pests and diseases. Doña Grace Navarro, proud owner of Jardin Ecologico Los Navarro, has taken on sustainable farming in the battle…
Commercial Vehicles are Banned from Idling on Campus Lynn University banned commercial vehicles from idling on campus on Feb 3 to stop the waste of fuel, a constant stream of pollution that can pose health concerns. Idling refers to a car or bus that is turned on but not moving. This new Lynn policy only…
Lynn Student Pursues a Career in Non-Profit Management Guerdy Fabre, a Lynn University senior who will graduate in May, has a deep passion for social justice and will be working in the nonprofit sector for a few years before pursuing a master’s degree in Non-Profit Management. Fabre is majoring in political science and when she…
Female Coffee Producer Discusses Gender-Based Discrimination Ana Lorena Ureña Siciliano, a smallholder coffee producer from Costa Rica, recently discussed her story of gender-based inequality in the industry to highlight the issues and minimize the gender gap in agriculture. According to Specialty Coffee, worldwide, 100 million people depend on coffee to survive. However, women face challenges…
Lynn Invests in Sustainable Buildings Over the last few years, Lynn University has heavily invested in attaining popular green building certification, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, more commonly known as LEED certification, to stay true to their sustainability initiatives by constructing eco-friendly buildings. According to the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), buildings impact…
Local Charter School Hosts Fourth Annual Science Fair Somerset Academy Boca recently held its fourth annual science fair to display their students’ science projects to promote science and technology in the school curriculum. Somerset Academy is a tuition-free charter school home to kindergarten through eighth grade students. A charter school is an institutional hybrid between…
Little Dreamers Academy Raises Funds For New School Little Dreamers Academy, a school based in Uganda, was founded by Solomon and Sophie Mugambe in 2016 to build an innovative, replicable and equitable education model that others can use to make lifelong learning a reality across the African continent. Growing up, the Mugambe’s, married business partners,…