Hundreds in Attendance at the Lion’s Innovation Showcase 2022

The Lion's Innovation Showcase kicked off on April 21, 2022, at the Sam Rayburn Student Center. Open to students, faculty, and staff the day was filled with exciting pitch competitions, convention floor presentations, and miniature TED Talks showcasing the entrepreneurial projects happening around TAMUC and the surrounding community. With well over 250 attendees, students showcased their idea across nine categories that included business, art, and other innovation categories for a chance to win thousands of dollars to help transform their ideas and reality. In addition to A&M-Commerce students, the Lion's Innovation Showcase hosted students from five surrounding schools for a chance to participate as well.
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