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Eve of Ignition Spring Edition winner Theresa Gasinski also came away with a win after presenting at Ignite Lansing 3.0.  Gasinski presented a proposal to bring bike sharing, a popular and sustainable source of public transportation in Europe to the Greater Lansing Area.

Spotlight Campus held their second Eve of Ignition this past Wednesday, March 3, at East Lansing’s Technology Innovation Center.  Eve of Ignition provides a venue for Michigan State University students to present their ideas for innovation in Lansing.  The event is held prior to Ignite Lansing, where community members present fast paced power point presentations on their ideas and experiences.  This spring, Spotlight Campus partnered with Ignite Lansing 3.0 so that the winner of Eve of Ignition would have the opportunity to present at the large community-wide event.

The theme of Eve of Ignition was Greenovation and MSU students presented on their ideas to build a greener and more sustainable Michigan Economy.  Besides Gasinski’s winning presentation, Spotlight Michigan directors Amanda VanderMeulen, Marketing and Communications Director, and Nicholas Laverty, Media and Technology Director, also presented ideas.  VanderMeulen presented a new interface that can help you find places to study by texting a service.  Laverty presented on ways to utilize social media for linking individuals to short-term, interesting service opportunities.

Spotlight Campus is a student-run consulting company focused on fostering entrepreneurship amongst college students in Michigan.  The company is run by Spotlight Michigan founders, Matt Barkell, Chelsea Burnett, Dan Redford, and Kelly Steffen.

You can check out Spotlight Campus’s other projects at their web page, www.spotlightcampus.org.