Published

Collin Fletcher, a Bios student completing his senior year, was published in Techblock. Techblock is a website which "carries select tech-related content that's produced in-house or hand-picked from user submissions that meet ( their ) criteria. One of the goals of the site is to  "encourage little-known content creators to publish ... and boost their profiles."

So if you have a chance, drop-in at Techblock and read Collin's excellent article on Dropbox. It is well organized, includes quotes from outside sources, presents his informed opinion, and the article is well organized.

This article was a part of the many writing assignments Collin works on for his Applications class. Applications is an elective class available for Bios seniors. This year, Collin was one of two students accepted into the Applications class. The other accepted student is working on submitting a film he is writing, directing, and filming for a film festival this spring. The class does not have a set time or structure. Instead, each student meets with an adviser assigned to them on a weekly basis to discuss goals, work from the previous week, and problem solving the obstacles being encountered.

 Each student in the program had to present their business or class plan to get into the class. Both of the students had to revise their submittals more than once before being accepted. Some student plans were not accepted at all and they did not get in the class.

Next year, Applications will be expanded to include an entrepreneurial option. Students can submit a business plan, which if accepted, can be supported with up to $100 seed money from Bios.