Langston University students embrace entrepreneurship at summit
HAVE FOR THE FUTURE. ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WAS LANGSTON PAUL IS OUR ABILITY TO TAKE RAW, UNDEVELOPED TALENT AND WE TURN IT INTO DIAMONDS. STUDENTS AT LANGSTON UNIVERSITY ARE BECOMING BUDDING ENTREPRENEURS. OKLAHOMA’S ONLY HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITY WELCOMED HOWARD UNIVERSITY TO HOST A TWO DAY ENTREPRENEUR SUMMIT. EQUIPPING STUDENTS WITH THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE TO MAKE THAT BUSINESS IDEA A REALITY. YOU BE YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF AND RAISE OVER $4 MILLION, SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY MIGHT DO AT SHARK TANK. THEY’LL GET THEIR IDEA EVALUATED IN THEIR PITCH. THERE’LL BE SOME DOLLARS THAT WILL BE GIVEN TO THEM. THE ADVICE THAT THEY’RE GIVING IS PROBABLY MORE VALUABLE THAN THE CASH ITSELF. STUDENTS AND THE TOWN OF LANGSTON WILL COME TOGETHER FRIDAY TO EXPLORE HOW INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY CAN FOSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN UNDERSERVED URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING OKLAHOMA’S 13 HISTORIC BLACK TOWNS. CAN WE CONNECT THESE PEOPLE TOGETHER TO KIND OF. ENERGIZE, SPURRING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE 13 HISTORICALLY BLACK TOWNS? ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS BASICALLY SEEN AS THE ENGINE OF GROWTH. YOU DON’T HAVE TO DEPEND ON THE CORPORATE WORLD TO GIVE YOU A JOB. YOU CREATE A JOB FOR YOURSELF AND YOU CREATE JOBS FOR OTHER PEOPLE. WHEN I SAY ENTREPRENEURSHIP, IT’S INNOVATIVE THINKING. SO YOU COME INTO. AN ORGANIZATION AND YOU BRING IN NEW IDEAS. AND I DO THINK WE’VE SEEN A RESURGENCE. IF YOU THINK ABOUT BLACK WALL STREET. THIS IS WHAT WE’RE BRINGING TO OUR
Langston University students embrace entrepreneurship at summit
Langston University students are participating in a 2-day entrepreneur summit hosted by Howard University to boost economic development in underserved communities
Updated: 10:12 PM CDT Apr 17, 2025
Students at Langston University are participating in a two-day entrepreneur summit hosted by Howard University to boost economic development in Oklahoma’s most underserved urban and rural communities.>> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel”One of the things that I think sets Langston apart is our ability to take undeveloped talent and we turn it into diamonds,” said Daryl Green, Langston University’s dean of the School of Business.Oklahoma’s only historically Black university welcomed Howard University to equip students with the skills and confidence to make their business ideas a reality.”Similar to what they might do at ‘Shark Tank,’ they’ll get their idea evaluated and their pitch, there will be some dollars that will be given to them but the advice they’re given is probably more valuable than the cash itself,” said Robert Dunlap, the regional director of Howard University’s PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship Southwest Region.Students and the town of Langston will come together Friday to explore how innovation and creativity can foster economic development in underserved urban and rural communities, including Oklahoma’s 13 historic Black towns.”Can we connect these people together to kind of energize, to spur on economic development in the 13 historical Black towns?” said Green.”Entrepreneurship is basically seen as the engine of growth,” said Charles Mambula, an associate professor at Langston University. “You don’t have to depend on the government or the corporate world. You create the job for yourself and other people.”Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.”When I say entrepreneurship, it’s innovative thinking. You come into an organization and you bring in new ideas, and I do think we’ve seen a resurgence, if you think about Black Wall Street, this is what we’re bringing to our students,” said Green.Top HeadlinesAt least 4 injured in shooting at Florida State University; suspect in custodyTIMELINE: Severe storms with tornado risk expected in Oklahoma FridayArizona toddler rescued by ranch dog after night in desertDowned power lines shut down Danforth in Edmond
Students at Langston University are participating in a two-day entrepreneur summit hosted by Howard University to boost economic development in Oklahoma’s most underserved urban and rural communities.
>> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel
“One of the things that I think sets Langston apart is our ability to take undeveloped talent and we turn it into diamonds,” said Daryl Green, Langston University’s dean of the School of Business.
Oklahoma’s only historically Black university welcomed Howard University to equip students with the skills and confidence to make their business ideas a reality.
“Similar to what they might do at ‘Shark Tank,’ they’ll get their idea evaluated and their pitch, there will be some dollars that will be given to them but the advice they’re given is probably more valuable than the cash itself,” said Robert Dunlap, the regional director of Howard University’s PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship Southwest Region.
Students and the town of Langston will come together Friday to explore how innovation and creativity can foster economic development in underserved urban and rural communities, including Oklahoma’s 13 historic Black towns.
“Can we connect these people together to kind of energize, to spur on economic development in the 13 historical Black towns?” said Green.
“Entrepreneurship is basically seen as the engine of growth,” said Charles Mambula, an associate professor at Langston University. “You don’t have to depend on the government or the corporate world. You create the job for yourself and other people.”
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
“When I say entrepreneurship, it’s innovative thinking. You come into an organization and you bring in new ideas, and I do think we’ve seen a resurgence, if you think about Black Wall Street, this is what we’re bringing to our students,” said Green.
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