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Solve Real-World Business Challenges
The inaugural Tippie Sustainability Case Competition will challenge teams of UI undergraduate students to utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills to solve real sustainability problems. Students from all disciplines will have the opportunity to develop leadership and decision-making skills that will help them maximize economic, social, and environmental sustainability in their future jobs.
2024 Competition
The inaugural case competition will take place April 5-6 at the Pappajohn Business Building.
Who can participate?
- University of Iowa students - all majors are welcome
- Teams with 3-4 members (capped at first 20 registered)
- First 10 registrations receive priority access to office hours from BCaP Instructors, UPO staff, and Frank Center Tutors on Saturday morning
- Maximum of 2 seniors per team
What happens at the competition?
- Teams receive the case on April 5 and get 24 hours with the business prompt written by the Tippie Social Impact Community.
- On April 6, teams will be assigned to rooms where they will compete in the preliminary round.
- Preliminary round presentations consist of 20-minute presentations and 10 minutes of Q&A.
- Judges will decide on each room's top teams, who will advance to the final round.
- Final round presentations will consist of condensed 10-minute presentations and 5 minutes of Q&A as an added variable for teams to overcome.
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Registration
Register as a team with 3-4 members or as an individual.
![Prize ribbon](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2024-02/ribbon-two-color-wide.png?h=d1cb525d&itok=GtBFtvtk)
Team Prizes
1st Place—$1,200
2nd Place—$1,000
3rd Place—$800
![Pappajohn Business Building](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2024-02/pappajohn-two-color-wide.png?h=d1cb525d&itok=y1SuGvw8)
Sponsors
Tippie Social Impact Community, Tippie Undergraduate Program Office (UPO), and Tippie Senate
Timeline of events
February 29 - April 3 | Registration period (closes at 11:59 p.m. on 4/3) |
Thursday, April 4 | Email confirmations are sent |
Thursday, April 4 | Final Free Agent/Individual registrations are determined |
Friday, April 5 | 10 a.m. — Case competition prompt is sent out 4:30 p.m. — Event Kick-Off with Deans Amy Kristof-Brown and Charles Keene. Followed by Q & A with Case Writers (Tippie Social Impact Community) |
Saturday, April 6 | 7:00-9:30 a.m. — Coaching from BCaP Instructors, UPO staff, and Frank Center Tutors
Afternoon — Final round |
Contact
![Tevin Robbins](/sites/tippie.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2023-12/tevin-robbins-headshot.jpg?h=a68e6398&itok=Kw-gCG34)
Tevin Robbins
Undergraduate Program
tevin-robbins@uiowa.edu