Elyse Schmitt Returns from Germany with First Place Prize!

Elyse Schmitt recently attended the oikos Winter School for sustainable entrepreneurship in Berlin, Germany. In her travels, she met people from all around the world with business ideas contributing to sustainability. In her week, she attended leadership and business workshops as well as listened to lectures from entrepreneurs from around the world. The last few days consisted of business competitions in which the twenty-five students voted for six projects to be presented to a jury. Elyse was voted and competed against five others. The jury awarded her first place with a cash prize to invest in her community garden with aquaponics plan. She is continuing her research with her senior composition.