NIACC Pappajohn Center now accepting applications for Fall 2023 Venture School

31 Jul 2023

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The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center is now accepting applications for the Fall 2023 cohort of the University of Iowa Venture School program. The Fall 2023 program will be held as a hybrid in-person/online on Thursday evenings, and will begin with an in-person orientation session on Thursday, September 28, 2023.

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