Maureen Cumpstone

Digital Spark 2022 Produces Explosive Results

Story by Jake Griste ’23:

This summer, 12 Ursinus students formed The U-Imagine Center’s most exciting Digital Spark cohort to date. With weekly workshops and after hour social events, the group’s chemistry and support for one another flourished inside and outside the classroom.

The group featured Alex Koenig ’23, the program’s first ever entrepreneur “interning” for his own business, Alko Exterior, a home improvement company he has managed since 2017. The Center’s entrepreneur-in-residence, Maureen Cumpstone, approached Koenig with a unique opportunity to grow his business, learn new skills, and make some money doing it.

Emily Nash ’23 interned with Excursion Ciders in Kimberton, while coordinating weekly events to bring the cohort together after long days in the office and during long summer weekends. As a result, the connection between Digital Sparkers has never been stronger.

All 12 students had remarkable experiences becoming the digital marketing specialist in their companies. Check out the video to learn more about their stories.

Up & Running Bootcamp

The U-Imagine Center hosted a virtual website development Bootcamp. This event was built to provide you with valuable digital skills. Jake Amendola-Reichard and Maureen Cumpstone walk you through the steps to creating a new website, completely from scratch. If you were unable to end the Bootcamp but would like to see what you missed, check out our Wix Website Basic Tips Walkthrough Video below.  

Ursinus Entrepreneur-in-Residence Earns Leavey Award

Maureen Cumpstone ’79 has been named one of eight recipients of the 2019 Leavey Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education for her work with the U-Imagine Center for Integrative and Entrepreneurial Studies.