Sponsorship
University of Bridgeport’s Research, Innovation, Scholarship, Entrepreneurship (RISE) Committee welcomes sponsors for the event.
Last year’s UB RISE event had over 350 people attending!
In addition to our UB students, faculty, staff and alumni, we invite our Concurrent University Enrollment program high school students, community college partners, colleagues from Goodwin University, industry advisory board members, regional manufacturing and business executives as well as community partners!
For your financial sponsorship or donations of in-kind support, your gift will be acknowledged with your name, or your company’s logo,* placed on the UB RISE Sponsorship page, printed program materials, and announced at the reception following the awards ceremony. If you would like more information about other sponsorship opportunities, please reach out to UB RISE’s Sponsorship Subcommittee Chair, Rob Gerowe, at .
Your gift will allow us to award cash prizes to our student and faculty poster winners as well as support the day’s events. Simply, click Give Now below, enter your gift amount and then select UB RISE in the designation drop down menu.
We invite you to join on April 5th so that you can see how your gift allows us to build upon UB’s legacy and to promote UB’s scholarly talents to tackle our 21st Century challenges. Please register for each day, beginning on February 5.
* Please send in the name of the sponsor and the logo to Julie Demers at .
THANK YOU TO OUR UB RISE 2024 SPONSORS
Gold Sponsors ($2500+)
Danielle Wilken, President
Manyul Im, PhD, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Bill Guerrero, Vice President for Finance/CFO
Purple Sponsors ($1000+)
Trina H. Taylor, Events Manager
Barbara James, (’74, ’77), UB Board of Trustees, Treasurer
White Sponsors ($500+)
Alumni & friends
Julie F. Demers, CRA
Victoria Loe (’76)
William “Bill” Moran (’74), UBAA President
Lorraine Taylor (’76)
Prof. Hal Tepfer (’78)
Business Donors
Angie’s at AQUA Seafood Market
Business Sponsors
UB faculty autographed books
Mike Barlow
Susan Frerency
Fredrick Dombrowski, PhD
Randy Laist, PhD
Khaled Elleithy, PhD
Elena Cahill, JD
Eric D. Lehman and Amy Nawrocki
Amy Nawrocki
Alumni and friends of UB autographed books & art
Trisha Bailey
Doe Hentschel, PhD
Rebecca Bruckenstein, MA (’16)
Brinet Rutherford, Esq. BA (’15)
Marjorie McAllister (Alumnae)
Mike Roer (’08)
Jason Sagaci Artwork
Student club sponsors
Sandybell Anorga, MBS
Elena Cahill, JD
Elizabeth Fles, PhD
UB offices and program sponsors
Advancement Office
Alumni Association
Athletics
Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT)
Center for Student Involvement
Facilities
Medical Laboratory Sciences Program
Office of Admissions
Student Government Association
UB Clinics
Wheeler Recreation Center
Gold Sponsors ($2500+)
Mike Roer (’08), President
Danielle Wilken, President
Elena Cahill, JD, Vice President OF Innovation, Strategy, and Advancement
Bill Guerrero, Vice President for Finance/CFO
Manyul Im, PhD, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Breakfast sponsor
Executive Board
Fatima Khan, President, 2024
Crystal Rankin, Vice President, 2024
Kiana Robinson, Chief Financial Officer, 2023
Roshan Bhatt, Speaker of the House, 2023
Jaryee Cooper, Public Relations Officer, 2024
Junghee Sohn, Secretary, 2025
Senators & Representatives
Nyla Blackmon, Class of 2026 Representative, 2026
Teeghan Jackson, Class of 2025 Representative, 2025
Lina Orozco, Commuter Representative, 2025
Tribhuwan Tiwari, International Representative, 2024
Anusha Upadhyay, Graduate Representative, 2025
Rajiv Bishwokarma, Graduate Senator, College of Engineering, Business & Education, 2024
Sameep Pokhrel, Graduate Senator, College of Science and Society, 2024
Ralph Lavache, Undergraduate Senator, College of Engineering, Business & Education, 2024
Purple Sponsors ($1000+)
White Sponsors ($500+)
RISing Education Scholar Prize
Joanna A. Badara, PhD, Associate Professor of Education Director, Education Doctorate Program in Educational Leadership
RISing Engineering Doctoral Student Prize
Khaled Elleithy PhD, Dean of the College of Engineering Business and Education
Alumni & friends
Julie F. Demers, CRA
Barbara James
William “Bill” Moran (’74), UBAA President
Gordon Stier
Lorraine Taylor (’76)
Prof. Hal Tepfer (’78)
Business donors
Angie’s Aqua Amity Regional High School
Business Sponsors
Judy Apicella (’22)
UB faculty autographed books
Fredrick Dombrowski, PhD
Randy Laist, PhD
Eric D. Lehman, MA
Khaled Elleithy, PhD
Elena Cahill, JD
Alumni and friends of UB autographed books
Sean Heffron (’22), EdD
Doe Hentschel, PhD
Valeria Aloe, MBA
Bill Gilmour
Richard Shapiro (’67)
Donna Martire Miller
Marjorie McAllister (Alumnae)
Student club sponsors
UB offices and program sponsors
Admissions
Advancement
Campus Activities and Student Involvement
Facilities
Fones School of Dental Hygiene
UB Clinics
Wheeler Recreation Center