2015 North Carolina A&T State University FOCUSS Idea Competition Sponsored by Wells Fargo

2015 North Carolina A&T State University FOCUSS Idea Competition Sponsored by Wells Fargo

Created to stimulate constructive thought surrounding concepts of innovation and discovery, the FOCUSS Idea Competition provides students a unique opportunity to share and cultivate creative solutions to a sponsoring corporation. Competition will be open to all current North Carolina A&T State University (NCATSU) students. The corporate Sponsor of the NCATSU competition is Wells Fargo.

Areas of Concentration

• Social Media

Platform for Idea Competition

Guided by the FOCUSS Areas of Concentration, students (with the optional assistance of associated North Carolina A&T State University faculty advisor) will propose an idea that resolves the following problem statement submitted by Wells Fargo:

Social Media in the Financial Sector
With the rapid explosion of social media platforms, how do financial institutions determine which platforms are safe for conducting business? What should be the criteria for quickly evaluating the use of a new social platform? What security concerns need to be taken into consideration?

Official Rules

Official contest rules can be viewed here.