
Thank you Kim and Brian Rist '77, Manning School of Business, for supporting the DifferenceMaker Program with a generous contribution and the establishment of the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute.
DifferenceMakerTM is a campus-wide program that engages UMass Lowell students in creative problem solving, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Thank you Kim and Brian Rist '77, Manning School of Business, for supporting the DifferenceMaker Program with a generous contribution and the establishment of the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute.
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Do you have an idea you'd like to pursue? DifferenceMaker co-sponsors and supports College Competitions that emerge from the program each year!
Come support students as they pitch their creative ideas at the DCU/ Manning School Business Innovation Contest and the Francis College of Engineering Prototyping Competition!
Do you have an idea? Do you see a problem you want to solve? Do you want to make a difference in your community, or in the world? Do you want to join a team and work with other students? Sound like you?
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