Month: November 2025

Queen’s University Information Session

  • Event: Queen’s University Information Session 
  • Date: Tuesday November 25th, 2025
  • Time: 11:30-12:30
  • Location: LGR 3
  • Description: Queen’s University is a public research university in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. We have roughly 90% incoming class average, 95% retention rate from year 1 to year 2, 89% graduation rate (Highest in Canada) and 95% employment rate. We believe our students would become even better after 4 years’ exceptional experience at Queen’s University.

Please RSVP through the LINK or QR code below. Thank you!

Cafeteria Food Survey

Hello everyone, we are Octave and Nate, the leaders of the Service group Cafeteria Food. Please complete this survey by Wednesday 25 November at 7 PM about the food you ate last week @ NIS. If you ate homemade dishes, please also complete the survey. And if you want the food to change, also complete it ! It is for staff, teachers and Secondary students. If you have any questions, please contact us at octavelagala@nanjing-school.com or on Teams. 

Queen’s University Information Session

  • Event: Queen’s University Information Session 
  • Date: Tuesday November 25th, 2025
  • Time: 11:30-12:30
  • Location: LGR 3
  • Description: Queen’s University is a public research university in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. We have roughly 90% incoming class average, 95% retention rate from year 1 to year 2, 89% graduation rate (Highest in Canada) and 95% employment rate. We believe our students would become even better after 4 years’ exceptional experience at Queen’s University.

Please RSVP through the LINK or QR code below. Thank you!

Congratulations to Diane and Tanya

Congratulations to Diane and Tanya who are delivering their presentation titled “As Easy as 1, 2, 3: Creating Inclusive High School Math Classrooms” at SENIA Unplugged on Saturday, November 22, 2025. We wish them the best of luck!!

Stevens High School Entrepreneurship and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Video Pitch Competition

The School of Business at Stevens Institute of Technology is hosting a High School Entrepreneurship and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Video Pitch Competition. This is an exciting opportunity for young innovators to showcase their entrepreneurial spirit and creative ideas in business and artificial intelligence. This individual competition is designed to inspire and empower high school students to think critically, innovate, and develop solutions that can shape the future. All participants can add this competition to their future college applications. 

Eligibility:  

  • Open to all high school students (grades 9-11) enrolled in public, private, or homeschool programs.  

Competition Structure:  

  • Video Submission: Each individual contestant will create a video, no longer than two minutes, presenting their business idea. The video pitch should include the problem being addressed, the proposed solution, the role of AI in the solution, market analysis, and potential business impact.   
  • Use of AI Tools: If contestants use AI tools to create features, or capabilities within their presentation, they must briefly explain which tools and how they were used.   
  • Registration Fee: $20.00 per person  
  • Deadline: Videos must be submitted by January 15th, 2026  

Prizes:  

  • First Place – $500.00  
  • Second Place – $250.00  
  • Third Place – $100.00  

Judging Criteria:  

  • Innovation and Creativity: Originality and uniqueness of the business idea.  
  • Application of AI: Effective and innovative use of AI technology in the proposed solution.  
  • Feasibility: Practicality and viability of the business idea.  
  • Presentation Skills: Clarity, persuasiveness, and overall quality of the video pitch.  
  • Business Impact: Potential impact on the market and scalability of the business idea.  

Evaluation Process: 

  • A panel of judges consisting of Stevens faculty, staff and alumni.   
  • Winners will be selected and announced by February 15th, 2026  

Important Dates:  

  • Registration Deadline: January 7th, 2026  
  • Video Submission Deadline: January 15th, 2026  
  • Winner Announcement: February 15th, 2026  

How to Enter: 

  1. All participants must register online here by January 7th, 2026.  
  2. After participants register, they will receive the payment link to pay the $20.00 registration fee.  
  3. Once participants pay the registration fee, they will receive instructions on where to upload their video submission.   

Please visit our website for competition updates at https://www.stevens.edu/page-basic/high-school-entrepreneurship-and-artificial-intelligence-ai-video-pitch

Join us on this exciting journey to innovate, create, and shape the future with your groundbreaking ideas! 

If you have additional questions, please contact Lindsay Hartelius at lharteli@stevens.edu.