Stories
Creating an Event Planning Business During a Pandemic
By Jessica Anderson
About Dani Dani is the Founder and Chief Pun Officer at Quirky Event Planning. Quirky is based out of Fargo and serves the Minnesota and North Dakota area. After graduating…
Arise! Communities Empowers Underrepresented Groups in the Tech Industry
By Jessica Anderson
About Theresa and Kirsten Theresa and Kirsten are the Co-Founders of Arise! Communities, a nonprofit organization offering a full spectrum of judgment-free technology education to diverse people groups. Kirsten attended…
Pursuit of Innovation Offers Tech Opportunities to Underserved Youth
By Jessica Anderson
About Nancy Nancy Mwirotsi is the Founder and Executive Director of Pursuit of Innovation (Pi515), operating out of Des Moines, Iowa. From an early age, Nancy was exposed to the…
Meet Tré – Emerging Digital Academy Student
By Jessica Anderson
Meet Tré Olson, one of the 11 students of the Conway Cohort at Emerging Digital Academy. Tré was born and raised in Fargo and has spent most of his life…
Meet Milton – Emerging Digital Academy Student
By Jessica Anderson
Meet Milton Fernandez, one of the 11 students of the Conway Cohort at Emerging Digital Academy. Milton grew up just outside of Grand Forks in a small town called Crookston,…
Meet Jon – Emerging Digital Academy Student
By Jessica Anderson
Meet Jon Kranzler, one of the 11 students of the Conway Cohort at Emerging Digital Academy. Jon was born and raised in the Fargo-Moorhead area before heading off to Minneapolis…
Emerging Digital Academy Students Collaborate with North Dakota Special Olympics
By Jessica Anderson
Emerging Digital Academy students become connected with local non-profits who are looking to solve business problems through technology as a final project for the 20-week Fullstack Course. For each…
Emerging Digital Academy Students Collaborate with Hopeful Heart Project
By Jessica Anderson
As a final project for Emerging Digital Academy’s 20-week Fullstack Course, students get connected with local non-profits who are looking to solve business problems through technology. For each cohort,…
Emerging Digital Academy Students Collaborate with Furniture Mission of the Red River Valley
By Jessica Anderson
As a final project, Emerging Digital Academy students collaborate with non-profits within the Fargo-Moorhead community who are looking to solve business problems by building a properly scoped and designed web…
Emerging Prairie Welcomes New Teammate: Dana
By Darby Njos
Emerging Prairie is excited to welcome Dana Peterson to the Emerging Prairie Team! She joins the team as the Chief Strategy Officer where she’ll oversee the implementation of the strategic…