Grad creates tech company to aid college applicants, inspiring design, and national student advertising competition

Tulane Today . May 15, 2023 Leah Bohatch Tulane University Commencement pleX Design focus at Tulane inspires architecture grad School of Architecture graduate Leah Bohatch credits the school with never limiting her ideas. After Commencement, she will bring her artistic ability and eye for color to a New York firm.  Read More Eyal Lavian Tulane University Commencement pleX Business grad aims to support college applicants with technology company Eyal Lavian, who will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Management and a specialization in Entrepreneurship from the A. B. Freeman School of Business, has developed edVIZE, a software platform designed to help students through the college application process. The platform also helps parents, college counselors and school administrators track student progress. Read more on the Tulane News website.  SoPA student advertising team School of Professional Advancement students win big at national student advertising competition The student advertising team from the School of Professional Advancement (SoPA) Media and Design Program ranked second overall during their first year competing in the National Student Advertising Competition. Read more on the SoPA website. FEATURED EVENTS Umbrella and mortarboard decorating All graduating students are invited to participate in a mortarboard and umbrella decorating event on Tuesday, May 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Gorson Porch Dining Room (facing Berger Family Lawn) in the Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life. Graduating students can bring their mortarboard and small umbrella for graduation to decorate. Basic crafting supplies will be provided. Graduating students can reserve one plain umbrella for decorating by RSVPing through Wavesync. You do not need to RSVP if you are bringing your own umbrella. There will be some additional umbrellas available at the event on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit the Wavesync event page for more information.  IN THE NEWS The Wall Street Journal Walter Isaacson, the Leonard Lauder Professor of American History and Values at the School of Liberal Arts, authors an essay titled “Will AI Help Us or Leave Us Behind?” in which he examines past and current advances in artificial intelligence.  Biz New Orleans The School of Professional Advancement has launched a new online Master of Education degree, with classes beginning in the fall.  Billboard William Taylor, professor of practice in the Strategy, Leadership and Analytics minor at the School of Liberal Arts, writes about the importance of sober-supportive spaces at festivals and music events. Taylor is also the co-founder of Send Me a Friend, a national network of sober individuals who support and empower musicians and industry professionals on their path to sobriety. Read More 'Tulane in the News' Have a story idea? Contact Us Tulane University Submission Guidelines & Form | Archive | 2023  | Tulane University Communications & Marketing TwitterFacebookInstagramYouTube Manage your preferences | Opt Out using TrueRemove™ Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails. View this email online. 6823 St. Charles Ave. | New Orleans, LA 70118 US This email was sent to [email protected]. To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book.