Bolden collects recognition following win at Washington


October 12, 2010

">http://collegefootballperformance.com/perfomers-of-the-week/2010/"> College Football Performance Awards

Junior cornerback Omar">http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bolden_omar00.html">Omar Bolden was named College Football Performance Awards Football Bowl Subdivision Honorable Mention Cornerback Performer of the Week. Download Full Image

Bolden intercepted the Huskies' final pass of the game to clinch the win for ASU and added three tackles, including two solo and a three-yard tackle for loss.

The purpose of the College Football Performance Awards is to provide the most scientifically rigorous distinction in college football. Recipients are selected based exclusively on objective scientific rankings and place emphasis on the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams. The CFPA is also the sole group to honor national freshman performer of the year, kickoff returner, punt returner and kickoff specialist.

Previous honorees

Week Five:
Punter Performer of the Week- senior Trevor">http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hankins_trevor00.html">... Hankins

Week Four:
Honorable Mention Running Back Performer of the Week- freshman Deantre">http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lewis_deantre00.html">D... Lewis
Honorable Mention Linebacker Performer of the Week- sophomore Vontaze">http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/burfict_vontaze00.html"... Burfict

Week Three:
Kickoff Returner Performer of the Week- Bolden
Honorable Mention Punter Performer of the Week- Hankins

Week Two:
Honorable Mention Punter Performer of the Week- Hankins

Venture Catalyst connects entrepreneurs, investors at Dublin conference


October 12, 2010

Fourteen of Ireland’s most promising entrepreneurial ventures got to make their pitches to a select group of more than 40 U.S. and European Venture and Angel investors last week at Invest Ireland 2010, a conference jointly organized by http://asuventurecatalyst.org/" target="_blank">Venture Catalyst at ASU and the Ryan Academy for Entrepreneurship at Dublin City University. 
 
The three-day conference is built on the model of http://www.investsouthwest.org/" target="_blank">Invest Southwest, a capital conference series hosted by Arizona State University. Over the past 15 years, Invest Southwest has brought in more than 200 start-up companies and established investor relationships that have resulted in $300 million in funding for new ventures.
 
Speaking at the conference, Ireland's President Mary McAleese explained the importance of the event as Ireland seeks to recover from the global economic downturn.
 
“Jobs are not created by spectators or by doing nothing," McAleese said. "They are created by people with sound business ideas who can move their ideas skillfully from the drawing board to the factory floor. The more support, mentoring and encouragement those entrepreneurially-minded ideas people receive, the quicker will be the translation from good idea to decisive action.”
 
Julia Rosen, ASU associate vice president for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, spoke at the conference and provided an overview of the global business connection services offered by Venture Catalyst at SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center.
 
“By gathering together a select group of investors and high-potential entrepreneurs in this format, Venture Catalyst lives up to its name by accelerating the process by which startups go from idea to build-out," Rosen said. "The U.S. investors we recruited for the trip, many of whom have longstanding ties with ASU, got first-hand contact with emerging companies outside their typical geographic realm and had an opportunity to discuss global investment trends with their European counterparts.”
 
Venture Catalyst is ASU’s new entrepreneurial assistance initiative to help faculty, students and companies launch new startups or accelerate existing ventures. Launched this week with the help of a $1 million state grant, Venture Catalyst offers investor connections, intellectual property consulting, educational workshops, and one-on-one mentoring opportunities with established entrepreneurs and seasoned business executives. 
 
SkySong is a global portal connecting the world through technology. More than 40 enterprises from 11 countries have operations on site.  Partnerships with organizations and universities in Singapore, Turkey, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Mexico attract global companies and help U.S. companies expand abroad and explore new technologies. Download Full Image