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Fellow:Alexandra V. Seda

2016-01-05T20:06:56Z

Aseda:

[[File:AlexandraVSeda.jpg|thumb|right]]

'''Ohio Northern University'''

'''UIF Spring 2015 ''' 

She is an electrical engineering student at Ohio Northern University that has participated in NEWB (Northern Engineers without Borders) and EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) where she gained some experience in international projects. The two countries she participated in projects with were the Dominican Republic and Haiti. She enjoys spending her time participating in community service oriented opportunities that help empower the people being served, as well as, helping her gain a fresh perspective on life. Her interests include social entrepreneurship, local & international service, design thinking, brainstorming, and anything that calls for creativity. Her faith in Christ is what inspires her to live each day as a gift and serve others without hesitation. She greatly values education, and has taken the mantra that learning is a lifelong process that will involve countless people and amazing stories along the way. 

After the meetup, she was inspired to start enacting transformational change on her campus. Her initial focus was to establish a Grand Challenge Scholars Chapter since the freshman introductory engineering classes went through an intensive process in designing a poverty alleviation device. However, she realized she needed to “pivot” when reviewing the stakeholder interview responses of faculty and students.

The UIF program was hosting a Big Beacon Twitter Chat and it was there that she gained valuable insight into how to spark change and help others uncover their creative potential. Sean Maroni of Betaversity suggested she follow this word map: environmentàcultureàmindsetàoutcomes. And so while chatting with Dr. Boulanger she made a 30 second pitch on allowing the students to recreate their environment as a unique way to experience design. Dr. Boulanger loved the idea and went to get approval from the dean.

Alexandra started recruiting friends and classmates. She combined forces with Adam Berry who also had a desire to transform the environment. They began hosting meetings that went from a handful of students to 12-15 students. Nathan Craft and Alex McMullen seamlessly joined in as leaders and helped make the process of change that much easier.

After the students created and voted upon a name: ION (Innovators of Ohio Northern), the students were split into teams. The project space was the freshman design studio where only a few engineering students studied, this space was the only lounge space for engineering students in the building. The leaders and Alexandra hosted an ideation session that overviewed the components of design thinking through roleplaying of the space. Students were able to observe and record observations about student needs in the space and the layout themes of rest, study, and collaboration. The teams sketched, and prototyped with Expo markers, Play-Doh, and Legos.

The student teams had two weeks to finalize a design of the design studio that hit each of the necessary themes and present the design to the dean. The final design encompassed aspects of each teams’ design. The build took place during Easter weekend of 2015 and the recreated space was a success. 

 A second project took place with a rotation of new project leaders. The focus of the project was the hallways. The project definitely had an impact on the students with the addition of a hallway whiteboard where students could write updates about current or future events, a splash of color to the formerly blank alcoves, and a reorganization of the scattered school pictures.

While the project was finished, a key element missing was the ideation session and team comradery. ION learned that anytime design or recreation of objects or spaces take place, there has to be a session where design thinking is applied and the teams create prototypes with the discoveries made.

Currently, Adam Berry and Alexandra will be hosting a third event in the first floor of the university library. Heterick Library will be completely renovated in the summer of 2016. The director of the library and library committee allowed them to host an ideation session on individual and group collaboration spaces in order to understand exactly what the students need in the space. More details will be coming soon.

If anyone would like information on how to gather students for projects, ideation sessions, and more, please contact Alexandra via email and she would be more than happy to collaborate or brainstorm with anyone to help!

Email: a-seda@onu.edu

= Related Links =

[[Ohio Northern University|Ohio_Northern_University]]

[[Ohio Northern University Student Priorities|Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]]

My OpEd ([https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlE-3nyjqOinUhdC48IfguPc5Dpj2cIAzzyl81i5OvM/pub?embedded=true https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlE-3nyjqOinUhdC48IfguPc5Dpj2cIAzzyl81i5OvM/pub?embedded=true])

[[Category:Contributor|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Alexandra V. Seda

2016-01-05T19:04:19Z

Aseda:

[[File:AlexandraVSeda.jpg|thumb|right]]

'''Ohio Northern University'''

'''UIF Spring 2015 ''' 

She is an electrical engineering student at Ohio Northern University that has participated in NEWB (Northern Engineers without Borders) and EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) where she gained some experience in international projects. The two countries she participated in projects with were the Dominican Republic and Haiti. She enjoys spending her time participating in community service oriented opportunities that help empower the people being served, as well as, helping her gain a fresh perspective on life. Her interests include social entrepreneurship, local & international service, design thinking, brainstorming, and anything that calls for creativity. Her faith in Christ is what inspires her to live each day as a gift and serve others without hesitation. She greatly values education, and has taken the mantra that learning is a lifelong process that will involve countless people and amazing stories along the way. 

After the meetup, she was inspired to start enacting transformational change on her campus. Her initial focus was to establish a Grand Challenge Scholars Chapter since the freshman introductory engineering classes went through an intensive process in designing a poverty alleviation device. However, she realized she needed to “pivot” when reviewing the stakeholder interview responses of faculty and students.

The UIF program was hosting a Big Beacon Twitter Chat and it was there that she gained valuable insight into how to spark change and help others uncover their creative potential. Sean Maroni of Betaversity suggested she follow this word map: environmentàcultureàmindsetàoutcomes. And so while chatting with Dr. Boulanger she made a 30 second pitch on allowing the students to recreate their environment as a unique way to experience design. Dr. Boulanger loved the idea and went to get approval from the dean.

Alexandra started recruiting friends and classmates. She combined forces with Adam Berry who also had a desire to transform the environment. They began hosting meetings that went from a handful of students to 12-15 students. Nathan Craft and Alex McMullen seamlessly joined in as leaders and helped make the process of change that much easier.

After the students created and voted upon a name: ION (Innovators of Ohio Northern), the students were split into teams. The project space was the freshman design studio where only a few engineering students studied, this space was the only lounge space for engineering students in the building. The leaders and Alexandra hosted an ideation session that overviewed the components of design thinking through roleplaying of the space. Students were able to observe and record observations about student needs in the space and the layout themes of rest, study, and collaboration. The teams sketched, and prototyped with Expo markers, Play-Doh, and Legos.

The student teams had two weeks to finalize a design of the design studio that hit each of the necessary themes and present the design to the dean. The final design encompassed aspects of each teams’ design. The build took place during Easter weekend of 2015 and the recreated space was a success. Since then Alexandra has discovered a passion for design and helping others uncover creativity and ways they can apply it.

A second project took place with a rotation of new project leaders. The focus of the project was the hallways. The project definitely had an impact on the students with the addition of a hallway whiteboard where students could write updates about current or future events, a splash of color to the formerly blank alcoves, and a reorganization of the scattered school pictures. While the project was finished, a key element missing was the ideation session and team comradery. ION learned that anytime design or recreation of objects or spaces take place, there has to be a session where design thinking is applied and the teams create prototypes with the discoveries made.

Currently, Adam Berry and Alexandra will be hosting a third event in the first floor of the university library. Heterick Library will be completely renovated in the summer of 2016. The director of the library and library committee allowed them to host an ideation session on individual and group collaboration spaces in order to understand exactly what the students need in the space. More details will be coming soon.

If anyone would like information on how to gather students for projects, ideation sessions, and more, please contact Alexandra via email and she would be more than happy to collaborate or brainstorm with anyone to help!

Email: a-seda@onu.edu

= Related Links =

[[Ohio Northern University|Ohio_Northern_University]]

[[Ohio Northern University Student Priorities|Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]]

My OpEd ([https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlE-3nyjqOinUhdC48IfguPc5Dpj2cIAzzyl81i5OvM/pub?embedded=true https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlE-3nyjqOinUhdC48IfguPc5Dpj2cIAzzyl81i5OvM/pub?embedded=true])

[[Category:Contributor|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Alexandra V. Seda

2016-01-05T19:03:59Z

Aseda:

[[File:AlexandraVSeda.jpg|thumb|right|AlexandraVSeda.jpg]]

'''Ohio Northern University'''

'''UIF Spring 2015 ''' 

She is an electrical engineering student at Ohio Northern University that has participated in NEWB (Northern Engineers without Borders) and EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) where she gained some experience in international projects. The two countries she participated in projects with were the Dominican Republic and Haiti. She enjoys spending her time participating in community service oriented opportunities that help empower the people being served, as well as, helping her gain a fresh perspective on life. Her interests include social entrepreneurship, local & international service, design thinking, brainstorming, and anything that calls for creativity. Her faith in Christ is what inspires her to live each day as a gift and serve others without hesitation. She greatly values education, and has taken the mantra that learning is a lifelong process that will involve countless people and amazing stories along the way. 

After the meetup, she was inspired to start enacting transformational change on her campus. Her initial focus was to establish a Grand Challenge Scholars Chapter since the freshman introductory engineering classes went through an intensive process in designing a poverty alleviation device. However, she realized she needed to “pivot” when reviewing the stakeholder interview responses of faculty and students.

The UIF program was hosting a Big Beacon Twitter Chat and it was there that she gained valuable insight into how to spark change and help others uncover their creative potential. Sean Maroni of Betaversity suggested she follow this word map: environmentàcultureàmindsetàoutcomes. And so while chatting with Dr. Boulanger she made a 30 second pitch on allowing the students to recreate their environment as a unique way to experience design. Dr. Boulanger loved the idea and went to get approval from the dean.

Alexandra started recruiting friends and classmates. She combined forces with Adam Berry who also had a desire to transform the environment. They began hosting meetings that went from a handful of students to 12-15 students. Nathan Craft and Alex McMullen seamlessly joined in as leaders and helped make the process of change that much easier.

After the students created and voted upon a name: ION (Innovators of Ohio Northern), the students were split into teams. The project space was the freshman design studio where only a few engineering students studied, this space was the only lounge space for engineering students in the building. The leaders and Alexandra hosted an ideation session that overviewed the components of design thinking through roleplaying of the space. Students were able to observe and record observations about student needs in the space and the layout themes of rest, study, and collaboration. The teams sketched, and prototyped with Expo markers, Play-Doh, and Legos.

The student teams had two weeks to finalize a design of the design studio that hit each of the necessary themes and present the design to the dean. The final design encompassed aspects of each teams’ design. The build took place during Easter weekend of 2015 and the recreated space was a success. Since then Alexandra has discovered a passion for design and helping others uncover creativity and ways they can apply it.

A second project took place with a rotation of new project leaders. The focus of the project was the hallways. The project definitely had an impact on the students with the addition of a hallway whiteboard where students could write updates about current or future events, a splash of color to the formerly blank alcoves, and a reorganization of the scattered school pictures. While the project was finished, a key element missing was the ideation session and team comradery. ION learned that anytime design or recreation of objects or spaces take place, there has to be a session where design thinking is applied and the teams create prototypes with the discoveries made.

Currently, Adam Berry and Alexandra will be hosting a third event in the first floor of the university library. Heterick Library will be completely renovated in the summer of 2016. The director of the library and library committee allowed them to host an ideation session on individual and group collaboration spaces in order to understand exactly what the students need in the space. More details will be coming soon.

If anyone would like information on how to gather students for projects, ideation sessions, and more, please contact Alexandra via email and she would be more than happy to collaborate or brainstorm with anyone to help!

Email: a-seda@onu.edu

= Related Links =

[[Ohio Northern University|Ohio_Northern_University]]

[[Ohio Northern University Student Priorities|Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]]

My OpEd ([https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlE-3nyjqOinUhdC48IfguPc5Dpj2cIAzzyl81i5OvM/pub?embedded=true https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlE-3nyjqOinUhdC48IfguPc5Dpj2cIAzzyl81i5OvM/pub?embedded=true])

[[Category:Contributor|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Alexandra V. Seda

2016-01-05T19:03:45Z

Aseda:

[[File:AlexandraVSeda.jpg|thumb|right]]

'''Ohio Northern University'''

'''UIF Spring 2015 '''

 

She is an electrical engineering student at Ohio Northern University that has participated in NEWB (Northern Engineers without Borders) and EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) where she gained some experience in international projects. The two countries she participated in projects with were the Dominican Republic and Haiti. She enjoys spending her time participating in community service oriented opportunities that help empower the people being served, as well as, helping her gain a fresh perspective on life. Her interests include social entrepreneurship, local & international service, design thinking, brainstorming, and anything that calls for creativity. Her faith in Christ is what inspires her to live each day as a gift and serve others without hesitation. She greatly values education, and has taken the mantra that learning is a lifelong process that will involve countless people and amazing stories along the way. 

After the meetup, she was inspired to start enacting transformational change on her campus. Her initial focus was to establish a Grand Challenge Scholars Chapter since the freshman introductory engineering classes went through an intensive process in designing a poverty alleviation device. However, she realized she needed to “pivot” when reviewing the stakeholder interview responses of faculty and students.

The UIF program was hosting a Big Beacon Twitter Chat and it was there that she gained valuable insight into how to spark change and help others uncover their creative potential. Sean Maroni of Betaversity suggested she follow this word map: environmentàcultureàmindsetàoutcomes. And so while chatting with Dr. Boulanger she made a 30 second pitch on allowing the students to recreate their environment as a unique way to experience design. Dr. Boulanger loved the idea and went to get approval from the dean.

Alexandra started recruiting friends and classmates. She combined forces with Adam Berry who also had a desire to transform the environment. They began hosting meetings that went from a handful of students to 12-15 students. Nathan Craft and Alex McMullen seamlessly joined in as leaders and helped make the process of change that much easier.

After the students created and voted upon a name: ION (Innovators of Ohio Northern), the students were split into teams. The project space was the freshman design studio where only a few engineering students studied, this space was the only lounge space for engineering students in the building. The leaders and Alexandra hosted an ideation session that overviewed the components of design thinking through roleplaying of the space. Students were able to observe and record observations about student needs in the space and the layout themes of rest, study, and collaboration. The teams sketched, and prototyped with Expo markers, Play-Doh, and Legos.

The student teams had two weeks to finalize a design of the design studio that hit each of the necessary themes and present the design to the dean. The final design encompassed aspects of each teams’ design. The build took place during Easter weekend of 2015 and the recreated space was a success. Since then Alexandra has discovered a passion for design and helping others uncover creativity and ways they can apply it.

A second project took place with a rotation of new project leaders. The focus of the project was the hallways. The project definitely had an impact on the students with the addition of a hallway whiteboard where students could write updates about current or future events, a splash of color to the formerly blank alcoves, and a reorganization of the scattered school pictures. While the project was finished, a key element missing was the ideation session and team comradery. ION learned that anytime design or recreation of objects or spaces take place, there has to be a session where design thinking is applied and the teams create prototypes with the discoveries made.

Currently, Adam Berry and Alexandra will be hosting a third event in the first floor of the university library. Heterick Library will be completely renovated in the summer of 2016. The director of the library and library committee allowed them to host an ideation session on individual and group collaboration spaces in order to understand exactly what the students need in the space. More details will be coming soon.

If anyone would like information on how to gather students for projects, ideation sessions, and more, please contact Alexandra via email and she would be more than happy to collaborate or brainstorm with anyone to help!

Email: a-seda@onu.edu

= Related Links =

[[Ohio Northern University|Ohio_Northern_University]]

[[Ohio Northern University Student Priorities|Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]]

My OpEd ([https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlE-3nyjqOinUhdC48IfguPc5Dpj2cIAzzyl81i5OvM/pub?embedded=true https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlE-3nyjqOinUhdC48IfguPc5Dpj2cIAzzyl81i5OvM/pub?embedded=true])

[[Category:Contributor|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Alexandra V. Seda

2016-01-05T18:57:44Z

Aseda:

[[File:AlexandraVSeda.jpg|thumb|right|AlexandraVSeda.jpg]]

'''Alexandra Seda'''

'''Ohio Northern University,'''

'''UIF Spring 2015 '''

 

She is an electrical engineering student at Ohio Northern University that has participated in NEWB (Northern Engineers without Borders) and EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) where she gained some experience in international projects. The two countries she participated in projects with were the Dominican Republic and Haiti. She enjoys spending her time participating in community service oriented opportunities that help empower the people being served, as well as, helping her gain a fresh perspective on life. Her interests include social entrepreneurship, local & international service, design thinking, brainstorming, and anything that calls for creativity. Her faith in Christ is what inspires her to live each day as a gift and serve others without hesitation. She greatly values education, and has taken the mantra that learning is a lifelong process that will involve countless people and amazing stories along the way. 

After the meetup, she was inspired to start enacting transformational change on her campus. Her initial focus was to establish a Grand Challenge Scholars Chapter since the freshman introductory engineering classes went through an intensive process in designing a poverty alleviation device. However, she realized she needed to “pivot” when reviewing the stakeholder interview responses of faculty and students.

The UIF program was hosting a Big Beacon Twitter Chat and it was there that she gained valuable insight into how to spark change and help others uncover their creative potential. Sean Maroni of Betaversity suggested she follow this word map: environmentàcultureàmindsetàoutcomes. And so while chatting with Dr. Boulanger she made a 30 second pitch on allowing the students to recreate their environment as a unique way to experience design. Dr. Boulanger loved the idea and went to get approval from the dean.

Alexandra started recruiting friends and classmates. She combined forces with Adam Berry who also had a desire to transform the environment. They began hosting meetings that went from a handful of students to 12-15 students. Nathan Craft and Alex McMullen seamlessly joined in as leaders and helped make the process of change that much easier.

After the students created and voted upon a name: ION (Innovators of Ohio Northern), the students were split into teams. The project space was the freshman design studio where only a few engineering students studied, this space was the only lounge space for engineering students in the building. The leaders and Alexandra hosted an ideation session that overviewed the components of design thinking through roleplaying of the space. Students were able to observe and record observations about student needs in the space and the layout themes of rest, study, and collaboration. The teams sketched, and prototyped with Expo markers, Play-Doh, and Legos.

The student teams had two weeks to finalize a design of the design studio that hit each of the necessary themes and present the design to the dean. The final design encompassed aspects of each teams’ design. The build took place during Easter weekend of 2015 and the recreated space was a success. Since then Alexandra has discovered a passion for design and helping others uncover creativity and ways they can apply it.

A second project took place with a rotation of new project leaders. The focus of the project was the hallways. The project definitely had an impact on the students with the addition of a hallway whiteboard where students could write updates about current or future events, a splash of color to the formerly blank alcoves, and a reorganization of the scattered school pictures. While the project was finished, a key element missing was the ideation session and team comradery. ION learned that anytime design or recreation of objects or spaces take place, there has to be a session where design thinking is applied and the teams create prototypes with the discoveries made.

Currently, Adam Berry and Alexandra will be hosting a third event in the first floor of the university library. Heterick Library will be completely renovated in the summer of 2016. The director of the library and library committee allowed them to host an ideation session on individual and group collaboration spaces in order to understand exactly what the students need in the space. More details will be coming soon.

If anyone would like information on how to gather students for projects, ideation sessions, and more, please contact Alexandra via email and she would be more than happy to collaborate or brainstorm with anyone to help!

Email: a-seda@onu.edu

= Related Links =

[[Ohio Northern University|Ohio_Northern_University]]

[[Ohio Northern University Student Priorities|Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]]

My OpEd ([https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlE-3nyjqOinUhdC48IfguPc5Dpj2cIAzzyl81i5OvM/pub?embedded=true https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlE-3nyjqOinUhdC48IfguPc5Dpj2cIAzzyl81i5OvM/pub?embedded=true])

[[Category:Contributor|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Alexandra V. Seda

2016-01-05T18:57:18Z

Aseda:

[[File:AlexandraVSeda.jpg|thumb|right]]

'''Alexandra Seda'''

'''Ohio Northern University,'''

'''UIF Spring 2015 '''

 

She is an electrical engineering student at Ohio Northern University that has participated in NEWB (Northern Engineers without Borders) and EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) where she gained some experience in international projects. The two countries she participated in projects with were the Dominican Republic and Haiti. She enjoys spending her time participating in community service oriented opportunities that help empower the people being served, as well as, helping her gain a fresh perspective on life. Her interests include social entrepreneurship, local & international service, design thinking, brainstorming, and anything that calls for creativity. Her faith in Christ is what inspires her to live each day as a gift and serve others without hesitation. She greatly values education, and has taken the mantra that learning is a lifelong process that will involve countless people and amazing stories along the way.

 

After the meetup, she was inspired to start enacting transformational change on her campus. Her initial focus was to establish a Grand Challenge Scholars Chapter since the freshman introductory engineering classes went through an intensive process in designing a poverty alleviation device. However, she realized she needed to “pivot” when reviewing the stakeholder interview responses of faculty and students.

 

The UIF program was hosting a Big Beacon Twitter Chat and it was there that she gained valuable insight into how to spark change and help others uncover their creative potential. Sean Maroni of Betaversity suggested she follow this word map: environmentàcultureàmindsetàoutcomes. And so while chatting with Dr. Boulanger she made a 30 second pitch on allowing the students to recreate their environment as a unique way to experience design. Dr. Boulanger loved the idea and went to get approval from the dean.

Alexandra started recruiting friends and classmates. She combined forces with Adam Berry who also had a desire to transform the environment. They began hosting meetings that went from a handful of students to 12-15 students. Nathan Craft and Alex McMullen seamlessly joined in as leaders and helped make the process of change that much easier.

After the students created and voted upon a name: ION (Innovators of Ohio Northern), the students were split into teams. The project space was the freshman design studio where only a few engineering students studied, this space was the only lounge space for engineering students in the building. The leaders and Alexandra hosted an ideation session that overviewed the components of design thinking through roleplaying of the space. Students were able to observe and record observations about student needs in the space and the layout themes of rest, study, and collaboration. The teams sketched, and prototyped with Expo markers, Play-Doh, and Legos.

The student teams had two weeks to finalize a design of the design studio that hit each of the necessary themes and present the design to the dean. The final design encompassed aspects of each teams’ design. The build took place during Easter weekend of 2015 and the recreated space was a success. Since then Alexandra has discovered a passion for design and helping others uncover creativity and ways they can apply it.

A second project took place with a rotation of new project leaders. The focus of the project was the hallways. The project definitely had an impact on the students with the addition of a hallway whiteboard where students could write updates about current or future events, a splash of color to the formerly blank alcoves, and a reorganization of the scattered school pictures. While the project was finished, a key element missing was the ideation session and team comradery. ION learned that anytime design or recreation of objects or spaces take place, there has to be a session where design thinking is applied and the teams create prototypes with the discoveries made.

Currently, Adam Berry and Alexandra will be hosting a third event in the first floor of the university library. Heterick Library will be completely renovated in the summer of 2016. The director of the library and library committee allowed them to host an ideation session on individual and group collaboration spaces in order to understand exactly what the students need in the space. More details will be coming soon.

If anyone would like information on how to gather students for projects, ideation sessions, and more, please contact Alexandra via email and she would be more than happy to collaborate or brainstorm with anyone to help!

Email: a-seda@onu.edu

= Related Links =

[[Ohio Northern University|Ohio_Northern_University]]

[[Ohio Northern University Student Priorities|Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]]

My OpEd ([https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlE-3nyjqOinUhdC48IfguPc5Dpj2cIAzzyl81i5OvM/pub?embedded=true https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlE-3nyjqOinUhdC48IfguPc5Dpj2cIAzzyl81i5OvM/pub?embedded=true])

[[Category:Contributor|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Alexandra V. Seda

2016-01-05T18:54:52Z

Aseda:

[[File:AlexandraVSeda.jpg|thumb|right|AlexandraVSeda.jpg]]

'''Alexandra Seda '''

'''Ohio Northern University, '''

'''UIF Spring 2015 '''

 

She is an electrical engineering student at Ohio Northern University that has participated in NEWB (Northern Engineers without Borders) and EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) where she gained some experience in international projects. The two countries she participated in projects with were the Dominican Republic and Haiti. She enjoys spending her time participating in community service oriented opportunities that help empower the people being served, as well as, helping her gain a fresh perspective on life. Her interests include social entrepreneurship, local & international service, design thinking, brainstorming, and anything that calls for creativity. Her faith in Christ is what inspires her to live each day as a gift and serve others without hesitation. She greatly values education, and has taken the mantra that learning is a lifelong process that will involve countless people and amazing stories along the way.

 

After the meetup, she was inspired to start enacting transformational change on her campus. Her initial focus was to establish a Grand Challenge Scholars Chapter since the freshman introductory engineering classes went through an intensive process in designing a poverty alleviation device. However, she realized she needed to “pivot” when reviewing the stakeholder interview responses of faculty and students.

 

The UIF program was hosting a Big Beacon Twitter Chat and it was there that she gained valuable insight into how to spark change and help others uncover their creative potential. Sean Maroni of Betaversity suggested she follow this word map: environmentàcultureàmindsetàoutcomes. And so while chatting with Dr. Boulanger she made a 30 second pitch on allowing the students to recreate their environment as a unique way to experience design. Dr. Boulanger loved the idea and went to get approval from the dean.

 

Alexandra started recruiting friends and classmates. She combined forces with Adam Berry who also had a desire to transform the environment. They began hosting meetings that went from a handful of students to 12-15 students. Nathan Craft and Alex McMullen seamlessly joined in as leaders and helped make the process of change that much easier.

 

After the students created and voted upon a name: ION (Innovators of Ohio Northern), the students were split into teams. The project space was the freshman design studio where only a few engineering students studied, this space was the only lounge space for engineering students in the building. The leaders and Alexandra hosted an ideation session that overviewed the components of design thinking through roleplaying of the space. Students were able to observe and record observations about student needs in the space and the layout themes of rest, study, and collaboration. The teams sketched, and prototyped with Expo markers, Play-Doh, and Legos.

 

The student teams had two weeks to finalize a design of the design studio that hit each of the necessary themes and present the design to the dean. The final design encompassed aspects of each teams’ design. The build took place during Easter weekend of 2015 and the recreated space was a success.

 

Since then Alexandra has discovered a passion for design and helping others uncover creativity and ways they can apply it.

 

A second project took place with a rotation of new project leaders. The focus of the project was the hallways. The project definitely had an impact on the students with the addition of a hallway whiteboard where students could write updates about current or future events, a splash of color to the formerly blank alcoves, and a reorganization of the scattered school pictures. While the project was finished, a key element missing was the ideation session and team comradery. ION learned that anytime design or recreation of objects or spaces take place, there has to be a session where design thinking is applied and the teams create prototypes with the discoveries made.

 

Currently, Adam Berry and Alexandra will be hosting a third event in the first floor of the university library. Heterick Library will be completely renovated in the summer of 2016. The director of the library and library committee allowed them to host an ideation session on individual and group collaboration spaces in order to understand exactly what the students need in the space. More details will be coming soon.

 

If anyone would like information on how to gather students for projects, ideation sessions, and more, please contact Alexandra via email and she would be more than happy to collaborate or brainstorm with anyone to help!

 

Email: a-seda@onu.edu

 

 

= Related Links =

[[Ohio Northern University|Ohio_Northern_University]]

[[Ohio Northern University Student Priorities|Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]]

My OpEd ([https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlE-3nyjqOinUhdC48IfguPc5Dpj2cIAzzyl81i5OvM/pub?embedded=true https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlE-3nyjqOinUhdC48IfguPc5Dpj2cIAzzyl81i5OvM/pub?embedded=true])

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File:AlexandraVSeda.jpg

2016-01-02T04:18:07Z

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School:Ohio Northern University

2015-06-15T23:37:36Z

Aseda:

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= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3,695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left|Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|border|right|Epics-ONU.jpg]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply the engineering knowledge gained within the classroom to communities at the local and international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network. KEEN is a true collective effort of universities that are focused on preparing students to be entrepreneurial and innovative in engineering and technology.  The KEEN Network provides Ohio Northern University grants which are used to sponsor events like the KEEN Challenge and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, as well as, the entrepreneurship program. Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|border|left|Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|border|right|KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.
Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.<div> </div>
  {{#Widget:Youtube|id=2Tk_SrMxDf4}}
 
More can be found at: 

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018. As ONU continues to make strides in creating more opportunities for I & E to be integrated on-campus within the curriculum offerings, the students will not only be prepared to work at the professional level, but also be equipped to setting the innovative and entrpeneurial professional standard in their future careers. 

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

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= Related Links =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]

[[Category: Universities]]

File:The Shop.jpg

2015-02-17T20:14:23Z

Aseda: Aseda uploaded a new version of "File:The Shop.jpg": The Shop is located in the Biggs engineering building. Students utilize the shop for school projects, side projects, and capstones.

The Shop is located in the Biggs Engineering building. Utilized by students for school projects, side projects, and capstones.

File:The Shop.jpg

2015-02-17T20:10:13Z

Aseda: The Shop is located in the Biggs Engineering building. Utilized by students for school projects, side projects, and capstones.

The Shop is located in the Biggs Engineering building. Utilized by students for school projects, side projects, and capstones.

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-16T13:34:23Z

Aseda:

[[File:ONU.png|border|center|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|border|right|Epics-ONU.jpg]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply the engineering knowledge gained within the classroom to communities at the local and international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network. KEEN is a true collective effort of universities that are focused on preparing students to be entrepreneurial and innovative in engineering and technology.  The KEEN Network provides Ohio Northern University grants which are used to sponsor events like the KEEN Challenge and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, as well as, the entrepreneurship program. Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|border|left|Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|border|right|KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.
Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.<div> </div>
  {{#Widget:Youtube|id=2Tk_SrMxDf4}}
 
More can be found at: 

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018. As ONU continues to make strides in creating more opportunities for I & E to be integrated on-campus within the curriculum offerings, the students will not only be prepared to work at the professional level, but also be equipped to setting the innovative and entrpeneurial professional standard in their future careers. 

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU|width=1300|height=700}}

= Related Links =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-16T13:33:42Z

Aseda:

[[File:ONU.png|border|center|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right|ONU image 1.JPG]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left|Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|border|right|Epics-ONU.jpg]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply the engineering knowledge gained within the classroom to communities at the local and international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network. KEEN is a true collective effort of universities that are focused on preparing students to be entrepreneurial and innovative in engineering and technology.  The KEEN Network provides Ohio Northern University grants which are used to sponsor events like the KEEN Challenge and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, as well as, the entrepreneurship program. Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|border|left|Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|border|right|KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.
Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.<div> </div>
  {{#Widget:Youtube|id=2Tk_SrMxDf4}}
 
More can be found at: 

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018. As ONU continues to make strides in creating more opportunities for I & E to be integrated on-campus within the curriculum offerings, the students will not only be prepared to work at the professional level, but also be equipped to setting the innovative and entrpeneurial professional standard in their future careers. 

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU|width=1300|height=700}}

= Related Links =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-16T13:33:16Z

Aseda:

[[File:ONU.png|border|center|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|border|left]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|border|right|Epics-ONU.jpg]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply the engineering knowledge gained within the classroom to communities at the local and international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network. KEEN is a true collective effort of universities that are focused on preparing students to be entrepreneurial and innovative in engineering and technology.  The KEEN Network provides Ohio Northern University grants which are used to sponsor events like the KEEN Challenge and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, as well as, the entrepreneurship program. Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|border|left|Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|border|right|KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.
Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.<div> </div>
  {{#Widget:Youtube|id=2Tk_SrMxDf4}}
 
More can be found at: 

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018. As ONU continues to make strides in creating more opportunities for I & E to be integrated on-campus within the curriculum offerings, the students will not only be prepared to work at the professional level, but also be equipped to setting the innovative and entrpeneurial professional standard in their future careers. 

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

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= Related Links =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-16T13:32:50Z

Aseda:

[[File:ONU.png|border|center|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right|ONU image 1.JPG]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|thumb|left|Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|border|right]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply the engineering knowledge gained within the classroom to communities at the local and international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network. KEEN is a true collective effort of universities that are focused on preparing students to be entrepreneurial and innovative in engineering and technology.  The KEEN Network provides Ohio Northern University grants which are used to sponsor events like the KEEN Challenge and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, as well as, the entrepreneurship program. Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|border|left]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|border|right]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.
Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.<div> </div>
  {{#Widget:Youtube|id=2Tk_SrMxDf4}}
 
More can be found at: 

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018. As ONU continues to make strides in creating more opportunities for I & E to be integrated on-campus within the curriculum offerings, the students will not only be prepared to work at the professional level, but also be equipped to setting the innovative and entrpeneurial professional standard in their future careers. 

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

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= Related Links =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-16T13:32:12Z

Aseda:

[[File:ONU.png|border|center|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|thumb|left]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|thumb|right|Epics-ONU.jpg]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply the engineering knowledge gained within the classroom to communities at the local and international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network. KEEN is a true collective effort of universities that are focused on preparing students to be entrepreneurial and innovative in engineering and technology.  The KEEN Network provides Ohio Northern University grants which are used to sponsor events like the KEEN Challenge and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, as well as, the entrepreneurship program. Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|thumb|left|Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|thumb|right|KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.
Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.<div> </div>
  {{#Widget:Youtube|id=2Tk_SrMxDf4}}
 
More can be found at: 

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018. As ONU continues to make strides in creating more opportunities for I & E to be integrated on-campus within the curriculum offerings, the students will not only be prepared to work at the professional level, but also be equipped to setting the innovative and entrpeneurial professional standard in their future careers. 

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU|width=1300|height=700}}

= Related Links =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]

Priorities:Ohio Northern University Student Priorities

2015-02-14T22:18:02Z

Aseda:

Ohio Northern University is an independent university in Ada, Ohio. ONU is known for their undergraduate education experience with research being the foundation to ONU's experiential education. The unique collaboration between professors and students in research yields countless opportunities for progress, as well as, opportunity for innovation. The two key components missing between the colleges on ONU's campus to catalyze a greater level of innovation and entrepreneurship are communication and collaboration. The following proposed strategies will create a greater awareness of I & E on campus, communication, and collaboration.

= '''Strategy #1: Create opportunities for efficient communication across campus''' =

Numerous faculty and students have expressed a lack of a college to college communication which is a large inhibitor to the channel of progress. The colleges should have seamless communication of research, opportunities, and ideas between them leaving an opportunity for multidisciplinary collaboration.

== '''Tactic #1: Host communication events''' ==

'''Event 1''':  The first event will have guest speakers provide a brief experiential teaching moment in their life, where communication was vital, as well as, what they needed to make the communication/interaction in that experience successful. After the speaker provides a few key points, students/faculty/alumni will break off into groups to participate in fun activities that practice and utilize their new found communication knowledge. The event will be an opportunity for networking across the board of the ONU campus. The event will also provide incentives for attendance such as prizes given away at the end of each event.

'''Event 2''':  The second event will be one in which students can present their ideas/research, and specifically outline what knowledge or resources they lack. After the gaps are presented, students/faculty/alumni/investors in the audience will be able to make a bid on the project they are interested in via smartphone. At which point, contact information of the presenting team and the bidder will be exchanged. The information exchange will propel ideas to products. The goal is to demonstrate and enact that communication bridges the way for collaboration.

= '''Strategy #2: Create/Encourage new/current opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship through interdisciplinary learning''' =

Many students have expressed their desire to actually participate in more activities that provide a greater experience related to not only their major, but other majors as well. The Landscape Canvas revealed current opportunities available for interdisciplinary collaboration through KEEN events, senior capstones, EPICS, and student clubs. The canvas also revealed areas where new opportunities must be created in order to support students in their ideas and untapped potential in innovation. Learning about how to effectively tie in other disciplines on-campus is key to generating momentum needed for innovation.

== '''Tactic #1: Establishing an experience class/day/week''' ==

Event 1:  The Experience event that mirrors Stanford’s approach to two professor teaching collaboration. The event will pair professors in two professor teams of different colleges. The challenge for professors will be integrating the other professor’s major within to their own in a teachable, interactive, experiential class, day, or week. During the experience week, professors will be matched in teams of two. The professors will swap classes, teach and demonstrate how, for example, art related subjects such as ceramics and 3D design fit and apply within engineering classes. The goal is to expose the students to other disciplines in order to make the students well rounded, informed, and understand the importance of multiple disciplines. The overall goal is that it creates a curiosity within students to take courses outside of their required guidelines, and gain a deeper understand/necessity for multidisciplinary collaboration. 

== '''Tactic #2: Encourage more awareness and participation for KEEN Challenges''' ==

ONU currently hosts KEEN Innovation challenges on a semester basis. The KEEN Challenges are centered on a different challenge each time requiring the application of innovation with the supplied materials students need to complete the presented challenge. The KEEN Innovation challenges are a great introduction to innovation for students on campus. The challenges will be utilized as the gateway for students gaining an understanding of innovation.

== '''Tactic #3: Generating more participation in the EPICS Program by establishing a Grand Challenge Scholars Program on-campus''' ==

The EPICS program currently allows students to apply engineering principles in community service locally and internationally. Pairing the EPICS program with the Grand Challenge Scholars Program will create more participation, enrich the students’ opportunities for experiential learning, and overall create an even greater impact for the communities being served.

= '''Strategy #3: Creating how-to events on any resources on-campus that can be utilized''' =

Many students expressed their desire for being more familiar with applications or resources they could utilize. Additionally, students of all majors can partake in these events, for example a chemistry student interested in engineering could learn about engineering related software applications, theory etc. The goal is to create a program on campus that makes available every possible resource on-campus within the students’ reach in order to make them better equipped to not only exceed the university standards, but also make great strides in professional experience at an undergraduate level.

== '''Tactic #1: Provide monthly workshops where students can learn about various resources and tools''' ==

These monthly workshops, will teach students about software or resources used for their majors, as well as, software/resources that other majors use. Within these workshops, experiential learning will be the driving force in ensuring that students feel confident enough to take their knowledge to the next step in implementing their ideas to actual projects.

== '''Tactic #2: Assist any on-campus speaking events with communication to the student body''' ==

On ONU’s campus, countless professional speakers speak at the campus. Often, these speaking events have low turnout. The goal is to get students and faculty together to brainstorm ways in which the vast majority of students will be aware of the speakers and understand the value of these speaking events. This tactic will also be another networking opportunity.

= '''Strategy #4: Create a mentor program for the University Innovation Fellows Program on-campus''' =

== '''Tactic #1: Connecting current fellows with new students''' ==

In order to keep the momentum of the University Innovation Fellows Program on-campus, current fellows should have at least one mentee an academic year or more lower than them. In these mentee relationships, it will be the responsibility of the fellow to share knowledge and resources that the underclassman fellow will need to make an impact during their time here, while also keeping the program active.

= Initial Projects of Focus =

I plan on first creating effective ways for promoting KEEN and exactly what KEEN's goals are. I also hope to promote KEEN events at a greater level. Currently, our campus hosts KEEN Innovation Challenges each semester that introduce students to innovation through a series of new challenges. Secondly, I will work with the T.J. Smull College of Engineering to establish the Grand Challenge Scholars Program on-campus. Currently, the college of engineering has the EPICS program which gives students an opportunity for experiential learning and earn credit towards their coursework. I hope to pair the GCSP with the EPICS  program. I will also conduct research to see if EPICS can be taken by non-engineering majors, as well as, seeing if the EPICS courses can count as a general education requirement that can help students meet their core requirements, while having the opportunity to practice innovation and entrepreneurship. Lastly, I plan on establishing the UIF mentor program to recruit future UIF candidates and ensure that the momentum the University Innovation Fellows Program has on Ohio Northern's campus continues. Once, ONU has a team of UIF fellows from all of the colleges, the other projects mentioned in the previous sections can be enacted.

 

= '''UIF Pitch Video''' =

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCA2u_Z5pY&nbsp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCA2u_Z5pY&nbsp];

= Related Links =

[[Ohio Northern University|Ohio_Northern_University]]

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra_V._Seda]]

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-14T22:16:36Z

Aseda:

[[File:ONU.png|border|center|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right|ONU image 1.JPG]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left|Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|thumb|right]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply the engineering knowledge gained within the classroom to communities at the local and international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network. KEEN is a true collective effort of universities that are focused on preparing students to be entrepreneurial and innovative in engineering and technology.  The KEEN Network provides Ohio Northern University grants which are used to sponsor events like the KEEN Challenge and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, as well as, the entrepreneurship program. Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|frame|left]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|frame|right]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.
Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.<div> </div>
  {{#Widget:Youtube|id=2Tk_SrMxDf4}}
 
More can be found at: 

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018. As ONU continues to make strides in creating more opportunities for I & E to be integrated on-campus within the curriculum offerings, the students will not only be prepared to work at the professional level, but also be equipped to setting the innovative and entrpeneurial professional standard in their future careers. 

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU|width=1300|height=700}}

= Related Links =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-14T22:14:11Z

Aseda:

[[File:ONU.png|border|none|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right|ONU image 1.JPG]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left|Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|thumb|right]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply the engineering knowledge gained within the classroom to communities at the local and international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network. KEEN is a true collective effort of universities that are focused on preparing students to be entrepreneurial and innovative in engineering and technology.  The KEEN Network provides Ohio Northern University grants which are used to sponsor events like the KEEN Challenge and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, as well as, the entrepreneurship program. Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|frame|left]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|frame|right]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.
Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.<div> </div>
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More can be found at: 

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018. As ONU continues to make strides in creating more opportunities for I & E to be integrated on-campus within the curriculum offerings, the students will not only be prepared to work at the professional level, but also be equipped to setting the innovative and entrpeneurial professional standard in their future careers. 

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

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= Related Links =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]

File:Tinker Lab 3D Printers.jpg

2015-02-14T21:43:19Z

Aseda: The tinker lab, a space where ideas can take form, is outfitted with 3D printers.

The tinker lab, a space where ideas can take form, is outfitted with 3D printers.

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-14T21:38:24Z

Aseda:

[[File:ONU.png|border|none|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right|ONU image 1.JPG]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left|Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|thumb|right]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply the engineering knowledge gained within the classroom to communities at the local and international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network. KEEN is a true collective effort of universities that are focused on preparing students to be entrepreneurial and innovative in engineering and technology.  The KEEN Network provides Ohio Northern University grants which are used to sponsor events like the KEEN Challenge and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, as well as, the entrepreneurship program. Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|frame|left]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|frame|right]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.

Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.

 

More can be found at: 

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

 

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018. As ONU continues to make strides in creating more opportunities for I & E to be integrated on-campus within the curriculum offerings, the students will not only be prepared to work at the professional level, but also be equipped to setting the innovative and entrpeneurial professional standard in their future careers. 

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU|width=1300|height=700}}

= Related Links =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-14T21:35:22Z

Aseda:

[[File:ONU.png|border|none|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right|ONU image 1.JPG]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|thumb|right|Epics-ONU.jpg]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply the engineering knowledge gained within the classroom to communities at the local and international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network. KEEN is a true collective effort of universities that are focused on preparing students to be entrepreneurial and innovative in engineering and technology.  The KEEN Network provides Ohio Northern University grants which are used to sponsor events like the KEEN Challenge and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, as well as, the entrepreneurship program. Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|frame|left|Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|frame|right|KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.

Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.

 











More can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

 

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018. As ONU continues to make strides in creating more opportunities for I & E to be integrated on-campus within the curriculum offerings, the students will not only be prepared to work at the professional level, but also be equipped to setting the innovative and entrpeneurial professional standard in their future careers. 

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU|width=1300|height=700}}

= Related Links =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]

Priorities:Ohio Northern University Student Priorities

2015-02-14T21:34:46Z

Aseda:

Ohio Northern University is an independent university in Ada, Ohio. ONU is known for their undergraduate education experience with research being the foundation to ONU's experiential education. The unique collaboration between professors and students in research yields countless opportunities for progress, as well as, opportunity for innovation. The two key components missing between the colleges on ONU's campus to catalyze a greater level of innovation and entrepreneurship are communication and collaboration. The following proposed strategies will create a greater awareness of I & E on campus, communication, and collaboration.

= '''Strategy #1: Create opportunities for efficient communication across campus''' =

Numerous faculty and students have expressed a lack of a college to college communication which is a large inhibitor to the channel of progress. The colleges should have seamless communication of research, opportunities, and ideas between them leaving an opportunity for multidisciplinary collaboration.

== '''Tactic #1: Host communication events''' ==

'''Event 1''':  The first event will have guest speakers provide a brief experiential teaching moment in their life, where communication was vital, as well as, what they needed to make the communication/interaction in that experience successful. After the speaker provides a few key points, students/faculty/alumni will break off into groups to participate in fun activities that practice and utilize their new found communication knowledge. The event will be an opportunity for networking across the board of the ONU campus. The event will also provide incentives for attendance such as prizes given away at the end of each event.

'''Event 2''':  The second event will be one in which students can present their ideas/research, and specifically outline what knowledge or resources they lack. After the gaps are presented, students/faculty/alumni/investors in the audience will be able to make a bid on the project they are interested in via smartphone. At which point, contact information of the presenting team and the bidder will be exchanged. The information exchange will propel ideas to products. The goal is to demonstrate and enact that communication bridges the way for collaboration.

= '''Strategy #2: Create/Encourage new/current opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship through interdisciplinary learning''' =

Many students have expressed their desire to actually participate in more activities that provide a greater experience related to not only their major, but other majors as well. The Landscape Canvas revealed current opportunities available for interdisciplinary collaboration through KEEN events, senior capstones, EPICS, and student clubs. The canvas also revealed areas where new opportunities must be created in order to support students in their ideas and untapped potential in innovation. Learning about how to effectively tie in other disciplines on-campus is key to generating momentum needed for innovation.

== '''Tactic #1: Establishing an experience class/day/week''' ==

Event 1:  The Experience event that mirrors Stanford’s approach to two professor teaching collaboration. The event will pair professors in two professor teams of different colleges. The challenge for professors will be integrating the other professor’s major within to their own in a teachable, interactive, experiential class, day, or week. During the experience week, professors will be matched in teams of two. The professors will swap classes, teach and demonstrate how, for example, art related subjects such as ceramics and 3D design fit and apply within engineering classes. The goal is to expose the students to other disciplines in order to make the students well rounded, informed, and understand the importance of multiple disciplines. The overall goal is that it creates a curiosity within students to take courses outside of their required guidelines, and gain a deeper understand/necessity for multidisciplinary collaboration. 

== '''Tactic #2: Encourage more awareness and participation for KEEN Challenges''' ==

ONU currently hosts KEEN Innovation challenges on a semester basis. The KEEN Challenges are centered on a different challenge each time requiring the application of innovation with the supplied materials students need to complete the presented challenge. The KEEN Innovation challenges are a great introduction to innovation for students on campus. The challenges will be utilized as the gateway for students gaining an understanding of innovation.

== '''Tactic #3: Generating more participation in the EPICS Program by establishing a Grand Challenge Scholars Program on-campus''' ==

The EPICS program currently allows students to apply engineering principles in community service locally and internationally. Pairing the EPICS program with the Grand Challenge Scholars Program will create more participation, enrich the students’ opportunities for experiential learning, and overall create an even greater impact for the communities being served.

= '''Strategy #3: Creating how-to events on any resources on-campus that can be utilized''' =

Many students expressed their desire for being more familiar with applications or resources they could utilize. Additionally, students of all majors can partake in these events, for example a chemistry student interested in engineering could learn about engineering related software applications, theory etc. The goal is to create a program on campus that makes available every possible resource on-campus within the students’ reach in order to make them better equipped to not only exceed the university standards, but also make great strides in professional experience at an undergraduate level.

== '''Tactic #1: Provide monthly workshops where students can learn about various resources and tools''' ==

These monthly workshops, will teach students about software or resources used for their majors, as well as, software/resources that other majors use. Within these workshops, experiential learning will be the driving force in ensuring that students feel confident enough to take their knowledge to the next step in implementing their ideas to actual projects.

== '''Tactic #2: Assist any on-campus speaking events with communication to the student body''' ==

On ONU’s campus, countless professional speakers speak at the campus. Often, these speaking events have low turnout. The goal is to get students and faculty together to brainstorm ways in which the vast majority of students will be aware of the speakers and understand the value of these speaking events. This tactic will also be another networking opportunity.

= '''Strategy #4: Create a mentor program for the University Innovation Fellows Program on-campus''' =

== '''Tactic #1: Connecting current fellows with new students''' ==

In order to keep the momentum of the University Innovation Fellows Program on-campus, current fellows should have at least one mentee an academic year or more lower than them. In these mentee relationships, it will be the responsibility of the fellow to share knowledge and resources that the underclassman fellow will need to make an impact during their time here, while also keeping the program active.

= Initial Projects of Focus =

I plan on first creating effective ways for promoting KEEN and exactly what KEEN's goals are. I also hope to promote KEEN events at a greater level. Currently, our campus hosts KEEN Innovation Challenges each semester that introduce students to innovation through a series of new challenges. Secondly, I will work with the T.J. Smull College of Engineering to establish the Grand Challenge Scholars Program on-campus. Currently, the college of engineering has the EPICS program which gives students an opportunity for experiential learning and earn credit towards their coursework. I hope to pair the GCSP with the EPICS  program. I will also conduct research to see if EPICS can be taken by non-engineering majors, as well as, seeing if the EPICS courses can count as a general education requirement that can help students meet their core requirements, while having the opportunity to practice innovation and entrepreneurship. Lastly, I plan on establishing the UIF mentor program to recruit future UIF candidates and ensure that the momentum the University Innovation Fellows Program has on Ohio Northern's campus continues. Once, ONU has a team of UIF fellows from all of the colleges, the other projects mentioned in the previous sections can be enacted.

 

= '''UIF Pitch Video''' =

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCA2u_Z5pY&nbsp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCA2u_Z5pY&nbsp];

= Related Links: =

[[Ohio_Northern_University|Ohio_Northern_University]]

[[Alexandra_V._Seda|Alexandra_V._Seda]]

Priorities:Ohio Northern University Student Priorities

2015-02-14T19:39:22Z

Aseda:

Priorities:Ohio Northern University Student Priorities

2015-02-14T19:30:31Z

Aseda:

Ohio Northern University is an independent university in Ada, Ohio. ONU is known for their undergraduate education experience with research being the foundation to ONU's experiential education. The unique collaboration between professors and students in research yields countless opportunities for progress, as well as, opportunity for innovation. The two key components missing between the colleges on ONU's campus to catalyze a greater level of innovation and entrepreneurship are communication and collaboration. The following proposed strategies will create a greater awareness of I & E on campus, communication, and collaboration.

= '''Strategy #1: Create opportunities for efficient communication across campus''' =

Numerous faculty and students have expressed a lack of a college to college communication which is a large inhibitor to the channel of progress. The colleges should have seamless communication of research, opportunities, and ideas between them leaving an opportunity for multidisciplinary collaboration.

== '''Tactic #1: Host communication events''' ==

'''Event 1''':  The first event will have guest speakers provide a brief experiential teaching moment in their life, where communication was vital, as well as, what they needed to make the communication/interaction in that experience successful. After the speaker provides a few key points, students/faculty/alumni will break off into groups to participate in fun activities that practice and utilize their new found communication knowledge. The event will be an opportunity for networking across the board of the ONU campus. The event will also provide incentives for attendance such as prizes given away at the end of each event.

'''Event 2''':  The second event will be one in which students can present their ideas/research, and specifically outline what knowledge or resources they lack. After the gaps are presented, students/faculty/alumni/investors in the audience will be able to make a bid on the project they are interested in via smartphone. At which point, contact information of the presenting team and the bidder will be exchanged. The information exchange will propel ideas to products. The goal is to demonstrate and enact that communication bridges the way for collaboration.

= '''Strategy #2: Create/Encourage new/current opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship through interdisciplinary learning''' =

Many students have expressed their desire to actually participate in more activities that provide a greater experience related to not only their major, but other majors as well. The Landscape Canvas revealed current opportunities available for interdisciplinary collaboration through KEEN events, senior capstones, EPICS, and student clubs. The canvas also revealed areas where new opportunities must be created in order to support students in their ideas and untapped potential in innovation. Learning about how to effectively tie in other disciplines on-campus is key to generating momentum needed for innovation.

== '''Tactic #1: Establishing an experience class/day/week''' ==

Event 1:  The Experience event that mirrors Stanford’s approach to two professor teaching collaboration. The event will pair professors in two professor teams of different colleges. The challenge for professors will be integrating the other professor’s major within to their own in a teachable, interactive, experiential class, day, or week. During the experience week, professors will be matched in teams of two. The professors will swap classes, teach and demonstrate how, for example, art related subjects such as ceramics and 3D design fit and apply within engineering classes. The goal is to expose the students to other disciplines in order to make the students well rounded, informed, and understand the importance of multiple disciplines. The overall goal is that it creates a curiosity within students to take courses outside of their required guidelines, and gain a deeper understand/necessity for multidisciplinary collaboration. 

== '''Tactic #2: Encourage more awareness and participation for KEEN Challenges''' ==

ONU currently hosts KEEN Innovation challenges on a semester basis. The KEEN Challenges are centered on a different challenge each time requiring the application of innovation with the supplied materials students need to complete the presented challenge. The KEEN Innovation challenges are a great introduction to innovation for students on campus. The challenges will be utilized as the gateway for students gaining an understanding of innovation.

== '''Tactic #3: Generating more participation in the EPICS Program by establishing a Grand Challenge Scholars Program on-campus''' ==

The EPICS program currently allows students to apply engineering principles in community service locally and internationally. Pairing the EPICS program with the Grand Challenge Scholars Program will create more participation, enrich the students’ opportunities for experiential learning, and overall create an even greater impact for the communities being served.

= '''Strategy #3: Creating how-to events on any resources on-campus that can be utilized''' =

Many students expressed their desire for being more familiar with applications or resources they could utilize. Additionally, students of all majors can partake in these events, for example a chemistry student interested in engineering could learn about engineering related software applications, theory etc. The goal is to create a program on campus that makes available every possible resource on-campus within the students’ reach in order to make them better equipped to not only exceed the university standards, but also make great strides in professional experience at an undergraduate level.

== '''Tactic #1: Provide monthly workshops where students can learn about various resources and tools''' ==

These monthly workshops, will teach students about software or resources used for their majors, as well as, software/resources that other majors use. Within these workshops, experiential learning will be the driving force in ensuring that students feel confident enough to take their knowledge to the next step in implementing their ideas to actual projects.

== '''Tactic #2: Assist any on-campus speaking events with communication to the student body''' ==

On ONU’s campus, countless professional speakers speak at the campus. Often, these speaking events have low turnout. The goal is to get students and faculty together to brainstorm ways in which the vast majority of students will be aware of the speakers and understand the value of these speaking events. This tactic will also be another networking opportunity.

= '''Strategy #4: Create a pilot program for the University Innovation Fellows Program on-campus''' =

== '''Tactic #1: Connecting current fellows with new students''' ==

In order to keep the momentum of the University Innovation Fellows Program on-campus, current fellows should have at least one mentee an academic year or more lower than them. In these mentee relationships, it will be the responsibility of the fellow to share knowledge and resources that the underclassman fellow will need to make an impact during their time here, while also keeping the program active.

= Initial Projects of Focus =

I plan on first creating effective ways for promoting KEEN and exactly what KEEN's goals are. I also hope to promote KEEN events at a greater level. Currently, our campus hosts KEEN Innovation Challenges each semester that introduce students to innovation through a series of new challenges. Secondly, I will work with the T.J. Smull College of Engineering to establish the Grand Challenge Scholars Program on-campus. Currently, the college of engineering has the EPICS program which gives students an opportunity for experiential learning and earn credit towards their coursework. I hope to pair the GCSP with the EPICS  program. I will also conduct research to see if EPICS can be taken by non-engineering majors, as well as, seeing if the EPICS courses can count as a general education requirement that can help students meet their core requirements, while having the opportunity to practice innovation and entrepreneurship. Lastly, I plan on establishing the UIF pilot program to recruit future UIF candidates and ensure that the momentum the University Innovation Fellows Program has on Ohio Northern's campus continues. Once, ONU has a team of UIF fellows from all of the colleges, the other projects mentioned in the previous sections can be enacted.

 

= '''UIF Pitch Video''' =

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCA2u_Z5pY&nbsp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCA2u_Z5pY&nbsp];

Priorities:Ohio Northern University Student Priorities

2015-02-14T19:28:46Z

Aseda:

Ohio Northern University is an independent university in Ada, Ohio. ONU is known for their undergraduate education experience with research being the foundation to ONU's experiential education. The unique collaboration between professors and students in research yields countless opportunities for progress, as well as, opportunity for innovation. The two key components missing between the colleges on ONU's campus to catalyze a greater level of innovation and entrepreneurship are communication and collaboration. The following proposed strategies will create a greater awareness of I & E on campus, communication, and collaboration.

= '''Strategy #1: Create opportunities for efficient communication across campus''' =

Numerous faculty and students have expressed a lack of a college to college communication which is a large inhibitor to the channel of progress. The colleges should have seamless communication of research, opportunities, and ideas between them leaving an opportunity for multidisciplinary collaboration.

== '''Tactic #1: Host communication events''' ==

'''Event 1''':  The first event will have guest speakers provide a brief experiential teaching moment in their life, where communication was vital, as well as, what they needed to make the communication/interaction in that experience successful. After the speaker provides a few key points, students/faculty/alumni will break off into groups to participate in fun activities that practice and utilize their new found communication knowledge. The event will be an opportunity for networking across the board of the ONU campus. The event will also provide incentives for attendance such as prizes given away at the end of each event.

'''Event 2''':  The second event will be one in which students can present their ideas/research, and specifically outline what knowledge or resources they lack. After the gaps are presented, students/faculty/alumni/investors in the audience will be able to make a bid on the project they are interested in via smartphone. At which point, contact information of the presenting team and the bidder will be exchanged. The information exchange will propel ideas to products. The goal is to demonstrate and enact that communication bridges the way for collaboration.

= '''Strategy #2: Create/Encourage new/current opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship through interdisciplinary learning''' =

Many students have expressed their desire to actually participate in more activities that provide a greater experience related to not only their major, but other majors as well. The Landscape Canvas revealed current opportunities available for interdisciplinary collaboration through KEEN events, senior capstones, EPICS, and student clubs. The canvas also revealed areas where new opportunities must be created in order to support students in their ideas and untapped potential in innovation. Learning about how to effectively tie in other disciplines on-campus is key to generating momentum needed for innovation.

== '''Tactic #1: Establishing an experience class/day/week''' ==

Event 1:  The Experience event that mirrors Stanford’s approach to two professor teaching collaboration. The event will pair professors in two professor teams of different colleges. The challenge for professors will be integrating the other professor’s major within to their own in a teachable, interactive, experiential class, day, or week. During the experience week, professors will be matched in teams of two. The professors will swap classes, teach and demonstrate how, for example, art related subjects such as ceramics and 3D design fit and apply within engineering classes. The goal is to expose the students to other disciplines in order to make the students well rounded, informed, and understand the importance of multiple disciplines. The overall goal is that it creates a curiosity within students to take courses outside of their required guidelines, and gain a deeper understand/necessity for multidisciplinary collaboration. 

== '''Tactic #2: Encourage more awareness and participation for KEEN Challenges''' ==

ONU currently hosts KEEN Innovation challenges on a semester basis. The KEEN Challenges are centered on a different challenge each time requiring the application of innovation with the supplied materials students need to complete the presented challenge. The KEEN Innovation challenges are a great introduction to innovation for students on campus. The challenges will be utilized as the gateway for students gaining an understanding of innovation.

== '''Tactic #3: Generating more participation in the EPICS Program by establishing a Grand Challenge Scholars Program on-campus''' ==

The EPICS program currently allows students to apply engineering principles in community service locally and internationally. Pairing the EPICS program with the Grand Challenge Scholars Program will create more participation, enrich the students’ opportunities for experiential learning, and overall create an even greater impact for the communities being served.

= '''Strategy #3: Creating how-to events on any resources on-campus that can be utilized''' =

Many students expressed their desire for being more familiar with applications or resources they could utilize. Additionally, students of all majors can partake in these events, for example a chemistry student interested in engineering could learn about engineering related software applications, theory etc. The goal is to create a program on campus that makes available every possible resource on-campus within the students’ reach in order to make them better equipped to not only exceed the university standards, but also make great strides in professional experience at an undergraduate level.

== '''Tactic #1: Provide monthly workshops where students can learn about various resources and tools''' ==

These monthly workshops, will teach students about software or resources used for their majors, as well as, software/resources that other majors use. Within these workshops, experiential learning will be the driving force in ensuring that students feel confident enough to take their knowledge to the next step in implementing their ideas to actual projects.

== '''Tactic #2: Assist any on-campus speaking events with communication to the student body''' ==

On ONU’s campus, countless professional speakers speak at the campus. Often, these speaking events have low turnout. The goal is to get students and faculty together to brainstorm ways in which the vast majority of students will be aware of the speakers and understand the value of these speaking events. This tactic will also be another networking opportunity.

= '''Strategy #4: Create a pilot program for the University Innovation Fellows Program on-campus''' =

== '''Tactic #1: Connecting current fellows with new students''' ==

In order to keep the momentum of the University Innovation Fellows Program on-campus, current fellows should have at least one mentee an academic year or more lower than them. In these mentee relationships, it will be the responsibility of the fellow to share knowledge and resources that the underclassman fellow will need to make an impact during their time here, while also keeping the program active.

= Initial Projects of focus =

I plan on first creating effective ways for promoting KEEN and exactly what KEEN's goals are. I also hope to promote KEEN events at a greater level. Currently, our campus hosts KEEN Innovation Challenges each semester that introduce students to innovation through a series of new challenges. Secondly, I will work with the T.J. Smull College of Engineering to establish the Grand Challenge Scholars Program on-campus. Currently, the college of engineering has the EPICS program which gives students an opportunity for experiential learning and earn credit towards their coursework. I hope to pair the GCSP with the EPICS  program. I  will also conduct research to see if EPICS can be taken by non-engineering majors, as well as, seeing if the EPICS courses can count as a general education requirement that can help students meet their core requirements, while having the opportunity to practice innovation and entrepreneurship. Lastly, I plan on establishing the UIF pilot program to recruit future UIF candidates and ensure that the momentum the University Innovation Fellows Program has on Ohio Northern's campus continues. 

 

= '''UIF Pitch Video''' =

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCA2u_Z5pY&nbsp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCA2u_Z5pY&nbsp];

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-14T18:26:59Z

Aseda:

[[File:ONU.png|border|none|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right|ONU image 1.JPG]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left|Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|thumb|right]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply the engineering knowledge gained within the classroom to communities at the local and international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network. KEEN is a true collective effort of universities that are focused on preparing students to be entrepreneurial and innovative in engineering and technology.  The KEEN Network provides Ohio Northern University grants which are used to sponsor events like the KEEN Challenge and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, as well as, the entrepreneurship program. Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|frame|left]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|frame|right]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.

Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.

 

More can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

 

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018. As ONU continues to make strides in creating more opportunities for I & E to be integrated on-campus within the curriculum offerings, the students will not only be prepared to work at the professional level, but also be equipped to setting the innovative and entrpeneurial professional standard in their future careers. 

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU|width=1300|height=700}}

= Related Links =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-14T18:25:02Z

Aseda:

[[File:ONU.png|border|none|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right|ONU image 1.JPG]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|thumb|right|Epics-ONU.jpg]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply the engineering knowledge gained within the classroom to communities at the local and international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network. KEEN is a true collective effort of universities that are focused on preparing students to be entrepreneurial and innovative in engineering and technology.  The KEEN Network provides Ohio Northern University grants which are used to sponsor events like the KEEN Challenge and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, as well as, the entrepreneurship program. Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|frame|left|Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|frame|right|KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.

Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.

 

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

 

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018. As ONU continues to make strides in creating more opportunities for I & E to be integrated on-campus within the curriculum offerings, the students will not only be prepared to work at the professional level, but also be equipped to setting the innovative and entrpeneurial professional standard in their future careers. 

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU|width=1300|height=700}}

= Related Links =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-14T18:20:12Z

Aseda:

[[File:ONU.png|border|none|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right|ONU image 1.JPG]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|thumb|right|Epics-ONU.jpg]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply the engineering knowledge gained within the classroom to communities at the local and international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network. KEEN is a true collective effort of universities that are focused on preparing students to be entrepreneurial and innovative in engineering and technology.  The KEEN Network provides Ohio Northern University grants which are used to sponsor events like the KEEN Challenge and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, as well as, the entrepreneurship program. Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|frame|left|Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|frame|right|KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.

Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.

 

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

 

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018.

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU|width=1300|height=700}}

= Related Links =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-14T18:17:48Z

Aseda:

[[File:ONU.png|border|none|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right|ONU image 1.JPG]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left|Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|thumb|right]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply and gain engineering knowledge at the local or international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network. KEEN is a true collective effort of universities that are focused on preparing students to be entrepreneurial and innovative in engineering and technology.  The KEEN Network provides Ohio Northern University grants which are used to sponsor events like the KEEN Challenge and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, as well as, the entrepreneurship program. Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|frame|left]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|frame|right]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.

Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.

 

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

 

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018.

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU|width=1300|height=700}}

= Related Links =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]

Fellow:Alexandra V. Seda

2015-02-14T17:57:54Z

Aseda:

[[File:AlexandraVSeda.jpg|thumb|right|AlexandraVSeda.jpg]]Alexandra Seda

Ohio Northern University, UIF Spring 2015 

She is an electrical engineering student at Ohio Northern University. She participates in NEWB (Northern Engineers Without Borders) and EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service).She enjoys spending her time participating in community service projects specifically international communites such as the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Her interests include  social entrepreneurship, international service, history, brainstorming, and anything that calls for creativity.Her faith in Christ is what inspires her to live each day as a gift and serve others without hesitation. She greatly values education, and has taken the mantra that learning is a life long process that will involve countless people and amazing stories along the way.

= Related Links =

[[Ohio Northern University|Ohio_Northern_University]]

[[Ohio Northern University Student Priorities|Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]]

My OpEd ([https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlE-3nyjqOinUhdC48IfguPc5Dpj2cIAzzyl81i5OvM/pub?embedded=true https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlE-3nyjqOinUhdC48IfguPc5Dpj2cIAzzyl81i5OvM/pub?embedded=true])

Fellow:Alexandra V. Seda

2015-02-14T17:55:37Z

Aseda:

[[File:AlexandraVSeda.jpg|thumb|right|AlexandraVSeda.jpg]]Alexandra Seda

Ohio Northern University, UIF Spring 2015 

She is an electrical engineering student at Ohio Northern University. She participates in NEWB (Northern Engineers Without Borders) and EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service).She enjoys spending her time participating in community service projects specifically international communites such as the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Her interests include  social entrepreneurship, international service, history, brainstorming, and anything that calls for creativity.Her faith in Christ is what inspires her to live each day as a gift and serve others without hesitation. She greatly values education, and has taken the mantra that learning is a life long process that will involve countless people and amazing stories along the way.

= Related Links =

[[Ohio Northern University|Ohio_Northern_University]]

[[Ohio Northern University Student Priorities|Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]]

My OpEd-([https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlE-3nyjqOinUhdC48IfguPc5Dpj2cIAzzyl81i5OvM/pub https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlE-3nyjqOinUhdC48IfguPc5Dpj2cIAzzyl81i5OvM/pub])

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-14T17:38:18Z

Aseda:

[[File:ONU.png|border|none|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right|ONU image 1.JPG]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|thumb|right|Epics-ONU.jpg]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply and gain engineering knowledge at the local or international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN). Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|frame|left|Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|frame|right|KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.

Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.

 

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

 

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018.

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU|width=1300|height=700}}

= Related Links =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-14T17:00:44Z

Aseda:

[[File:ONU.png|border|none|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right|ONU image 1.JPG]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|thumb|right|Epics-ONU.jpg]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply and gain engineering knowledge at the local or international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN). Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|frame|left|Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|frame|right|KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.

Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.

 

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

 

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018.

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

https://docs.google.com/a/onu.edu/spreadsheets/d/1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU/edit#gid=0

= Related Links =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-14T17:00:02Z

Aseda:

[[File:ONU.png|border|none|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left|Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|thumb|right]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply and gain engineering knowledge at the local or international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN). Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|frame|left]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|frame|right]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.

Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.

 

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

 

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018.

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

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= Related Links =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]

Priorities:Ohio Northern University Student Priorities

2015-02-14T16:39:31Z

Aseda:

Ohio Northern University is an independent university in Ada, Ohio. ONU is known for their undergraduate education experience with research being the foundation to ONU's experiential education. The unique collaboration between professors and students in research yields countless opportunities for progress, as well as, opportunity for innovation. The two key components missing between the colleges on ONU's campus to catalyze a greater level of innovation and entrepreneurship are communication and collaboration. The following proposed strategies will create a greater awareness of I & E on campus, communication, and collaboration.

= '''Strategy #1: Create opportunities for efficient communication across campus''' =

Numerous faculty and students have expressed a lack of a college to college communication which is a large inhibitor to the channel of progress. The colleges should have seamless communication of research, opportunities, and ideas between them leaving an opportunity for multidisciplinary collaboration.

== '''Tactic #1: Host communication events''' ==

'''Event 1''':  The first event will have guest speakers provide a brief experiential teaching moment in their life, where communication was vital, as well as, what they needed to make the communication/interaction in that experience successful. After the speaker provides a few key points, students/faculty/alumni will break off into groups to participate in fun activities that practice and utilize their new found communication knowledge. The event will be an opportunity for networking across the board of the ONU campus. The event will also provide incentives for attendance such as prizes given away at the end of each event.

'''Event 2''':  The second event will be one in which students can present their ideas/research, and specifically outline what knowledge or resources they lack. After the gaps are presented, students/faculty/alumni/investors in the audience will be able to make a bid on the project they are interested in via smartphone. At which point, contact information of the presenting team and the bidder will be exchanged. The information exchange will propel ideas to products. The goal is to demonstrate and enact that communication bridges the way for collaboration.

= '''Strategy #2: Create/Encourage new/current opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship through interdisciplinary learning''' =

Many students have expressed their desire to actually participate in more activities that provide a greater experience related to not only their major, but other majors as well. The Landscape Canvas revealed current opportunities available for interdisciplinary collaboration through KEEN events, senior capstones, EPICS, and student clubs. The canvas also revealed areas where new opportunities must be created in order to support students in their ideas and untapped potential in innovation. Learning about how to effectively tie in other disciplines on-campus is key to generating momentum needed for innovation.

== '''Tactic #1: Establishing an experience class/day/week''' ==

Event 1:  The Experience event that mirrors Stanford’s approach to two professor teaching collaboration. The event will pair professors in two professor teams of different colleges. The challenge for professors will be integrating the other professor’s major within to their own in a teachable, interactive, experiential class, day, or week. During the experience week, professors will be matched in teams of two. The professors will swap classes, teach and demonstrate how, for example, art related subjects such as ceramics and 3D design fit and apply within engineering classes. The goal is to expose the students to other disciplines in order to make the students well rounded, informed, and understand the importance of multiple disciplines. The overall goal is that it creates a curiosity within students to take courses outside of their required guidelines, and gain a deeper understand/necessity for multidisciplinary collaboration. 

== '''Tactic #2: Encourage more awareness and participation for KEEN Challenges''' ==

ONU currently hosts KEEN Innovation challenges on a semester basis. The KEEN Challenges are centered on a different challenge each time requiring the application of innovation with the supplied materials students need to complete the presented challenge. The KEEN Innovation challenges are a great introduction to innovation for students on campus. The challenges will be utilized as the gateway for students gaining an understanding of innovation.

== '''Tactic #3: Generating more participation in the EPICS Program by establishing a Grand Challenge Scholars Program on-campus''' ==

The EPICS program currently allows students to apply engineering principles in community service locally and internationally. Pairing the EPICS program with the Grand Challenge Scholars Program will create more participation, enrich the students’ opportunities for experiential learning, and overall create an even greater impact for the communities being served.

= '''Strategy #3: Creating how-to events on any resources on-campus that can be utilized''' =

Many students expressed their desire for being more familiar with applications or resources they could utilize. Additionally, students of all majors can partake in these events, for example a chemistry student interested in engineering could learn about engineering related software applications, theory etc. The goal is to create a program on campus that makes available every possible resource on-campus within the students’ reach in order to make them better equipped to not only exceed the university standards, but also make great strides in professional experience at an undergraduate level.

== '''Tactic #1: Provide monthly workshops where students can learn about various resources and tools''' ==

These monthly workshops, will teach students about software or resources used for their majors, as well as, software/resources that other majors use. Within these workshops, experiential learning will be the driving force in ensuring that students feel confident enough to take their knowledge to the next step in implementing their ideas to actual projects.

== '''Tactic #2: Assist any on-campus speaking events with communication to the student body''' ==

On ONU’s campus, countless professional speakers speak at the campus. Often, these speaking events have low turnout. The goal is to get students and faculty together to brainstorm ways in which the vast majority of students will be aware of the speakers and understand the value of these speaking events. This tactic will also be another networking opportunity.

= '''Strategy #4: Create a pilot program for the University Innovation Fellows Program on-campus''' =

== '''Tactic #1: Connecting current fellows with new students''' ==

In order to keep the momentum of the University Innovation Fellows Program on-campus, current fellows should have at least one mentee an academic year or more lower than them. In these mentee relationships, it will be the responsibility of the fellow to share knowledge and resources that the underclassman fellow will need to make an impact during their time here, while also keeping the program active.

 

= '''UIF Pitch Video''' =

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCA2u_Z5pY&nbsp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCA2u_Z5pY&nbsp];

Priorities:Ohio Northern University Student Priorities

2015-02-14T16:29:05Z

Aseda:

Ohio Northern University is an independent university in Ada, Ohio. ONU is known for their undergraduate education experience with research being the foundation to ONU's experiential education. The unique collaboration between professors and students in research yields countless opportunities for progress, as well as, opportunity for innovation. The two key components missing between the colleges on ONU's campus to catalyze a greater level of innovation and entrepreneurship are communication and collaboration. The following proposed strategies will create a greater awareness of I & E on campus, communication, and collaboration.

= '''Strategy #1: Create opportunities for efficient communication across campus''' =

Numerous faculty and students have expressed a lack of a college to college communication which is a large inhibitor to the channel of progress. The colleges should have seamless communication of research, opportunities, and ideas between them leaving an opportunity for multidisciplinary collaboration.

== '''Tactic #1: Host communication events''' ==

'''Event 1''':  The first event will have guest speakers provide a brief experiential teaching moment in their life, where communication was vital, as well as, what they needed to make the communication/interaction in that experience successful. After the speaker provides a few key points, students/faculty/alumni will break off into groups to participate in fun activities that practice and utilize their new found communication knowledge. The event will be an opportunity for networking across the board of the ONU campus. The event will also provide incentives for attendance such as prizes given away at the end of each event.

'''Event 2''':  The second event will be one in which students can present their ideas/research, and specifically outline what knowledge or resources they lack. After the gaps are presented, students/faculty/alumni/investors in the audience will be able to make a bid on the project they are interested in via smartphone. At which point, contact information of the presenting team and the bidder will be exchanged. The information exchange will propel ideas to products. The goal is to demonstrate and enact that communication bridges the way for collaboration.

= '''Strategy #2: Create/Encourage new/current opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship through interdisciplinary learning''' =

Many students have expressed their desire to actually participate in more activities that provide a greater experience related to not only their major, but other majors as well. The Landscape Canvas revealed current opportunities available for interdisciplinary collaboration through KEEN events, senior capstones, EPICS, and student clubs. The canvas also revealed areas where new opportunities must be created in order to support students in their ideas and untapped potential in innovation. Learning about how to effectively tie in other disciplines on-campus is key to generating momentum needed for innovation.

== '''Tactic #1: Establishing an experience class/day/week''' ==

Event 1:  The Experience event that mirrors Stanford’s approach to two professor teaching collaboration. The event will pair professors in two professor teams of different colleges. The challenge for professors will be integrating the other professor’s major within to their own in a teachable, interactive, experiential class, day, or week. During the experience week, professors will be matched in teams of two. The professors will swap classes, teach and demonstrate how, for example, art related subjects such as ceramics and 3D design fit and apply within engineering classes. The goal is to expose the students to other disciplines in order to make the students well rounded, informed, and understand the importance of multiple disciplines. The overall goal is that it creates a curiosity within students to take courses outside of their required guidelines, and gain a deeper understand/necessity for multidisciplinary collaboration. 

== '''Tactic #2: Encourage more awareness and participation for KEEN Challenges''' ==

ONU currently hosts KEEN Innovation challenges on a semester basis. The KEEN Challenges are centered on a different challenge each time requiring the application of innovation with the supplied materials students need to complete the presented challenge. The KEEN Innovation challenges are a great introduction to innovation for students on campus. The challenges will be utilized as the gateway for students gaining an understanding of innovation.

== '''Tactic #3: Generating more participation in the EPICS Program by establishing a Grand Challenge Scholars Program on-campus''' ==

The EPICS program currently allows students to apply engineering principles in community service locally and internationally. However, I think pairing the EPICS program with the Grand Challenge Scholars Program will create more participation, and overall create an even greater impact for the communities being served.

= '''Strategy #3: Creating how-to events on any resources on-campus that can be utilized''' =

Many students expressed their desire for being more familiar with applications or resources they could utilize. Additionally, students of all majors can partake in these events, for example a chemistry student interested in engineering could learn about engineering related software applications, theory etc.

== '''Tactic #1: Provide monthly workshops where students can learn about various resources and tools''' ==

These monthly workshops, will teach students about software or resources they need for their majors. Within these workshops, experiential learning will be the driving force in ensuring that students feel confident enough to take their knowledge to the next step in implementing their ideas to actual projects.

== '''Tactic #2: Assist any on-campus speaking events with communication to the student body''' ==

On ONU’s campus, countless professional speakers speak at the campus. Often, these speaking events have low turnout. The goal is to get students and faculty together to brainstorm ways in which the vast majority of students will be aware of the speakers and understand the value of these speaking events. This tactic will also be another networking opportunity.

= '''Strategy #4: Create a pilot program for the University Innovation Fellows Program on-campus''' =

== '''Tactic #1: Connecting current fellows with new students''' ==

In order to keep the momentum of the University Innovation Fellows Program on-campus, current fellows should have at least one mentee an academic year or more lower than them. In these mentee relationships, it will be the responsibility of the fellow to share knowledge and resources that the underclassman fellow will need to make an impact during their time here, while also keeping the program active.

 

= '''UIF Pitch Video''' =

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCA2u_Z5pY&nbsp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCA2u_Z5pY&nbsp];

Priorities:Ohio Northern University Student Priorities

2015-02-14T16:17:04Z

Aseda:

Ohio Northern University is an independent university in Ada, Ohio. ONU is known for their undergraduate education experience with research being the foundation to ONU's experiential education. The unique collaboration between professors and students in research yields countless opportunities for progress, as well as, opportunity for innovation. The two key components missing between the colleges on ONU's campus to catalyze a greater level of innovation and entrepreneurship are communication and collaboration. The following proposed strategies will create a greater awareness of I & E on campus, communication, and collaboration.

= '''Strategy #1: Create opportunities for efficient communication across campus''' =

Numerous faculty and students have expressed a lack of a college to college communication which is a large inhibitor to the channel of progress. The colleges should have seamless communication of research, opportunities, and ideas between them leaving an opportunity for multidisciplinary collaboration.

== '''Tactic #1: Host communication events''' ==

'''Event 1''': The first event will have guest speakers provide a brief experiential teaching moment in their life, where communication was vital, as well as, what they needed to make the communication/interaction in that experience successful. After the speaker provides a few key points, students/faculty/alumni will break off into groups to participate in fun activities that practice and utilize their new found communication knowledge. The event will be an opportunity for networking across the board of the ONU campus. The event will also provide incentives for attendance such as prizes given away at the end of each event.

'''Event 2''': The second event will be one in which students can present their ideas/research, and specifically outline what knowledge or resources they lack. After the gaps are presented, students/facluty/alumni/investors in the audience will be able to make a bid on the project they are interested in via smartphone. At which point, contact information of the presenting team and the bidder will be exchanged. The information exchange will propel ideas to products. The goal is to demonstrate and enact that communication bridges the way for collaboration.

= '''Strategy #2: Create/Encourage new/current opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship through interdisciplinary learning''' =

Many students have expressed their desire to actually participate in more activities that provide a greater experience related to not only their major, but other majors as well.  The Landscape Canvas revealed current opportunities available for interdisciplinary collaboration through KEEN events, senior capstones, EPICS, and student clubs. The canvas also revealed areas where new opportunities must be created in order to support students in their ideas and untapped potential in innovation. Learning about how to effectively tie in other disciplines on-campus is key to generating momentum needed for innovation.

== '''Tactic #1: Establishing an experience class/day/week''' ==

=== Event 1: ===

 The Experience event that mirrors Stanford’s approach to two professor teaching collaboration. The event will pair professors in two professor teams of different colleges. The challenge for professors will be integrating the other professor’s major within to their own in a teachable, interactive, experiential class, day, or week. During the experience week, professors will be matched in teams of two. The professors will swap classes, teach and demonstrate how, for example, art related subjects such as ceramics and 3D design fit  and apply within engineering classes. The goal is to expose the students to other disciplines in order to make the students well rounded, informed, and understand the importance of multiple disciplines. The overall goal is that it creates a curiosity within students to take courses outside of their required guidelines, and gain a deeper understand/necessity for multidisciplinary collaboration.

== '''Tactic #2: Encourage more awareness and participation for KEEN Challenges''' ==

ONU currently hosts KEEN Innovation challenges on a semester basis. The KEEN Challenges are centered on a different challenge each time requiring the application of innovation with the supplied materials students need to complete the presented challenge. The KEEN Innovation challenges are a great introduction to innovation for students on campus. The challenges will be utilized as the gateway for students gaining an understanding of innovation.

== '''Tactic #3: Generating more participation in the EPICS Program by establishing a Grand Challenge Scholars Program on-campus''' ==

The EPICS program currently allows students to apply engineering principles in community service locally and internationally. However, I think pairing the EPICS program with the Grand Challenge Scholars Program will create more participation, and overall create an even greater impact for the communities being served.

= '''Strategy #3: Creating how-to events on any resources on-campus that can be utilized''' =

Many students expressed their desire for being more familiar with applications or resources they could utilize. Additionally, students of all majors can partake in these events, for example a chemistry student interested in engineering could learn about engineering related software applications, theory etc.

== '''Tactic #1: Provide monthly workshops where students can learn about various resources and tools''' ==

These monthly workshops, will teach students about software or resources they need for their majors. Within these workshops, experiential learning will be the driving force in ensuring that students feel confident enough to take their knowledge to the next step in implementing their ideas to actual projects.

== '''Tactic #2: Assist any on-campus speaking events with communication to the student body''' ==

On ONU’s campus, countless professional speakers speak at the campus. Often, these speaking events have low turnout. The goal is to get students and faculty together to brainstorm ways in which the vast majority of students will be aware of the speakers and understand the value of these speaking events. This tactic will also be another networking opportunity.

= '''Strategy #4: Create a pilot program for the University Innovation Fellows Program on-campus''' =

== '''Tactic #1: Connecting current fellows with new students''' ==

In order to keep the momentum of the University Innovation Fellows Program on-campus, current fellows should have at least one mentee an academic year or more lower than them. In these mentee relationships, it will be the responsibility of the fellow to share knowledge and resources that the underclassman fellow will need to make an impact during their time here, while also keeping the program active.

 

= '''UIF Pitch Video''' =

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCA2u_Z5pY&nbsp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCA2u_Z5pY&nbsp];

Priorities:Ohio Northern University Student Priorities

2015-02-14T16:15:18Z

Aseda:

Ohio Northern University is an independent university in Ada, Ohio. ONU is known for their undergraduate education experience with research being the foundation to ONU's experiential education. The unique collaboration between professors and students in research yields countless opportunities for progress, as well as, opportunity for innovation. The two key components missing between the collegs on ONU's campus to catalyze a greater level of innovation and entrepreneurship are communication and collaboration.The following proposed strategies will create a greater awareness of I & E on campus, communication, and collaboration.

= '''Strategy #1: Create opportunities for efficient communication across campus''' =

Numerous faculty and students have expressed a lack of a college to college communication which is a large inhibitor to the channel of progress. The colleges should have seamless communication of research, opportunities, and ideas between them leaving an opportunity for multidisciplinary collaboration.

== '''Tactic #1: Host communication events''' ==

'''Event 1''': The first event will have guest speakers provide a brief experiential teaching moment in their life, where communication was vital, as well as, what they needed to make the communication/interaction in that experience successful. After the speaker provides a few key points, students/faculty/alumni will break off into groups to participate in fun activities that practice and utilize their new found communication knowledge. The event will be an opportunity for networking across the board of the ONU campus. The event will also provide incentives for attendance such as prizes given away at the end of each event.

'''Event 2''': The second event will be one in which students can present their ideas/research, and specifically outline what knowledge or resources they lack. After the gaps are presented, students/facluty/alumni/investors in the audience will be able to make a bid on the project they are interested in via smartphone. At which point, contact information of the presenting team and the bidder will be exchanged. The information exchange will propel ideas to products. The goal is to demonstrate and enact that communication bridges the way for collaboration.

= '''Strategy #2: Create/Encourage new/current opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship through interdisciplinary learning''' =

Many students have expressed their desire to actually participate in more activities that provide a greater experience related to not only their major, but other majors as well.  The Landscape Canvas revealed current opportunities available for interdisciplinary collaboration through KEEN events, senior capstones, EPICS, and student clubs. The canvas also revealed areas where new opportunities must be created in order to support students in their ideas and untapped potential in innovation. Learning about how to effectively tie in other disciplines on-campus is key to generating momentum needed for innovation.

== '''Tactic #1: Establishing an experience class/day/week''' ==

=== Event 1: ===

 The Experience event that mirrors Stanford’s approach to two professor teaching collaboration. The event will pair professors in two professor teams of different colleges. The challenge for professors will be integrating the other professor’s major within to their own in a teachable, interactive, experiential class, day, or week. During the experience week, professors will be matched in teams of two. The professors will swap classes, teach and demonstrate how, for example, art related subjects such as ceramics and 3D design fit  and apply within engineering classes. The goal is to expose the students to other disciplines in order to make the students well rounded, informed, and understand the importance of multiple disciplines. The overall goal is that it creates a curiosity within students to take courses outside of their required guidelines, and gain a deeper understand/necessity for multidisciplinary collaboration.

== '''Tactic #2: Encourage more awareness and participation for KEEN Challenges''' ==

ONU currently hosts KEEN Innovation challenges on a semester basis. The KEEN Challenges are centered on a different challenge each time requiring the application of innovation with the supplied materials students need to complete the presented challenge. The KEEN Innovation challenges are a great introduction to innovation for students on campus. The challenges will be utilized as the gateway for students gaining an understanding of innovation.

== '''Tactic #3: Generating more participation in the EPICS Program by establishing a Grand Challenge Scholars Program on-campus''' ==

The EPICS program currently allows students to apply engineering principles in community service locally and internationally. However, I think pairing the EPICS program with the Grand Challenge Scholars Program will create more participation, and overall create an even greater impact for the communities being served.

= '''Strategy #3: Creating how-to events on any resources on-campus that can be utilized''' =

Many students expressed their desire for being more familiar with applications or resources they could utilize. Additionally, students of all majors can partake in these events, for example a chemistry student interested in engineering could learn about engineering related software applications, theory etc.

== '''Tactic #1: Provide monthly workshops where students can learn about various resources and tools''' ==

These monthly workshops, will teach students about software or resources they need for their majors. Within these workshops, experiential learning will be the driving force in ensuring that students feel confident enough to take their knowledge to the next step in implementing their ideas to actual projects.

== '''Tactic #2: Assist any on-campus speaking events with communication to the student body''' ==

On ONU’s campus, countless professional speakers speak at the campus. Often, these speaking events have low turnout. The goal is to get students and faculty together to brainstorm ways in which the vast majority of students will be aware of the speakers and understand the value of these speaking events. This tactic will also be another networking opportunity.

= '''Strategy #4: Create a pilot program for the University Innovation Fellows Program on-campus''' =

== '''Tactic #1: Connecting current fellows with new students''' ==

In order to keep the momentum of the University Innovation Fellows Program on-campus, current fellows should have at least one mentee an academic year or more lower than them. In these mentee relationships, it will be the responsibility of the fellow to share knowledge and resources that the underclassman fellow will need to make an impact during their time here, while also keeping the program active.

 

= '''UIF Pitch Video''' =

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCA2u_Z5pY&nbsp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUCA2u_Z5pY&nbsp];

Fellow:Alexandra V. Seda

2015-02-14T15:33:46Z

Aseda:

[[File:AlexandraVSeda.jpg|thumb|right|AlexandraVSeda.jpg]]Alexandra Seda

Ohio Northern University, UIF Spring 2015 

She is an electrical engineering student at Ohio Northern University. She participates in NEWB (Northern Engineers Without Borders) and EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service).She enjoys spending her time participating in community service projects specifically international communites such as the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Her interests include  social entrepreneurship, international service, history, brainstorming, and anything that calls for creativity.Her faith in Christ is what inspires her to live each day as a gift and serve others without hesitation. She greatly values education, and has taken the mantra that learning is a life long process that will involve countless people and amazing stories along the way.

= Related Links =

[[Ohio Northern University|Ohio_Northern_University]]

[[Ohio Northern University Student Priorities|Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]]

[[My OpEd.docx|My_OpEd.docx]]

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-14T15:28:03Z

Aseda:

[[File:ONU.png|border|none|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right|ONU image 1.JPG]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|thumb|right|Epics-ONU.jpg]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply and gain engineering knowledge at the local or international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN). Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|frame|left|Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|frame|right|KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.

Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.

 

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

 

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018.

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

[https://docs.google.com/a/onu.edu/spreadsheets/d/1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU/edit#gid=0&nbsp https://docs.google.com/a/onu.edu/spreadsheets/d/1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU/edit#gid=0&nbsp];

= Related Links =

[[Alexandra_V._Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-14T15:19:54Z

Aseda:

[[File:ONU.png|border|none|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left|Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|thumb|right]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply and gain engineering knowledge at the local or international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN). Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|frame|left]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|frame|right]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.

Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.

 

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

 

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018.

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

[https://docs.google.com/a/onu.edu/spreadsheets/d/1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU/edit#gid=0&nbsp https://docs.google.com/a/onu.edu/spreadsheets/d/1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU/edit#gid=0&nbsp];

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-14T15:19:28Z

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= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

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Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|thumb|right|Epics-ONU.jpg]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply and gain engineering knowledge at the local or international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN). Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|frame|left|Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|frame|right|KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.

Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.

 

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

 

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018.

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

https://docs.google.com/a/onu.edu/spreadsheets/d/1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU/edit#gid=0

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-14T15:16:03Z

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= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left|Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|thumb|right]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply and gain engineering knowledge at the local or international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN). Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|frame|left]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|frame|right]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.

Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.

 

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

 

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018.

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

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Fellow:Alexandra V. Seda

2015-02-14T15:11:45Z

Aseda:

[[File:AlexandraVSeda.jpg|thumb|right]]Alexandra Seda

Ohio Northern University, UIF Spring 2015 

She is an electrical engineering student at Ohio Northern University. She participates in NEWB (Northern Engineers Without Borders) and EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service).She enjoys spending her time participating in community service projects specifically international communites such as the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Her interests include  social entrepreneurship, international service, history, brainstorming, and anything that calls for creativity.Her faith in Christ is what inspires her to live each day as a gift and serve others without hesitation. She greatly values education, and has taken the mantra that learning is a life long process that will involve countless people and amazing stories along the way.

= Related Links =

[[Ohio Northern University|Ohio_Northern_University]]

[[Ohio Northern University Student Priorities|Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]]

[[My OpEd.docx|My_OpEd.docx]]

Fellow:Alexandra V. Seda

2015-02-14T15:11:25Z

Aseda:

[[File:AlexandraVSeda.jpg|thumb|right|AlexandraVSeda.jpg]]Alexandra Seda

Ohio Northern University, UIF Spring 2015 

She is an electrical engineering student at Ohio Northern University. She participates in NEWB (Northern Engineers Without Borders) and EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service).She enjoys spending her time participating in community service projects specifically international communites such as the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Her interests include  social entrepreneurship, international service, history, brainstorming, and anything that calls for creativity.Her faith in Christ is what inspires her to live each day as a gift and serve others without hesitation. She greatly values education, and has taken the mantra that learning is a life long process that will involve countless people and amazing stories along the way.

= Related Links =

[[Ohio_Northern_University|Ohio_Northern_University]] 

[[Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities|Ohio_Northern_University_Student_Priorities]] 

[[My_OpEd.docx|My_OpEd.docx]]

File:My OpEd.docx

2015-02-14T15:09:22Z

Aseda:

File:AlexandraVSeda.jpg

2015-02-14T15:00:26Z

Aseda:

School:Ohio Northern University

2015-02-14T05:39:03Z

Aseda:

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= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

'''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right|ONU image 1.JPG]]'''

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>



More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|thumb|right|Epics-ONU.jpg]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply and gain engineering knowledge at the local or international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN). Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|frame|left|Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|frame|right|KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.

Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.

 

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

 

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018.

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

[https://docs.google.com/a/onu.edu/spreadsheets/d/1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/a/onu.edu/spreadsheets/d/1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU/edit#gid=0]

 

Source for ONU Campus Overview:

"About ONU." ''Ohio Northern University''. Web. 19 Jan. 2015. <[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]>

= '''Related Links''' =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[[Ohio Northern University Student Priorities|'''Ohio Northern University Student Priorities''']]

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[[File:ONU.png|border|none|ONU.png]]

= '''Overview                                                                      ''' =

= '''[[File:ONU image 1.JPG|frame|right|ONU image 1.JPG]]''' =

Ohio Northern University is an independent university located in Ada, Ohio. The school has 3, 695 students representing 34 states and 25 countries. A trait unique to ONU is the “one to one” relationship between students and professors. The reputation for ONU’s strong bond between the student body and the professors is attributed to the 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Ohio Northern University strives to provide students with the best faculty which is why 83% of ONU’s full time faculty have Ph.D. or terminal degrees. ONU is nationally ranked for the sciences, arts, and professional programs in the following colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law.

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]

 

= '''Mission, Vision, and Core Values''' =
Ohio Northern University’s core values include: collaboration, community, diversity, excellence, faith, integrity, and service. ONU strives to be a unique educational institution that cultivates academic excellence at the undergraduate level. Each of Northern’s colleges promote undergraduate research and experiential learning. The T.J. Smull College of Engineering implements experiential, hands-on learning through the small class sizes. Their mission statement is “to engage students through personal relationships and high-impact educational experiences to maximize their success”.ONU 2021 is Northern’s strategic plan approved by the Board of Trustees to further Northern’s momentum of success. The plan demonstrates ONU’s strategic direction and focus on goals to be improved upon or accomplished by 2021. The strategic goals and priorities seek to advance ONU at all levels and are as follows:
*<div>Enhance excellence and distinctiveness of the university’s academic programs</div>

*<div>Strengthen the campus learning environment</div>

*<div>Support a commitment to the University’s core values and foster a campus culture that engages and values all members of the University community</div>

*<div>Attract, retain, and graduate the optimal number, quality and profile of students</div>

*<div>Engage with more communities and organizations through mutually beneficial strategic partnerships</div>

*<div>Build and maintain long-term financial sustainability</div>

*<div>Achieve greater public recognition and awareness of University programs and engage our constituents to increase their level of involvement and philanthropic support</div>



More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu].

 

= '''Promoting Student Innovation & Opportunity''' =

[[File:Dicke College of Business Administration 2.jpg|frame|left]]

ONU seeks to implement opportunities for both new and existing academic program growth. The most recent academic program growth is the recently added entrepreneurship program. The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration offers numerous courses that encourage the learning and application of innovation and entrepreneurship, opening the opportunity for the program to offer an entrepreneurship minor for any major, as well as, an engineering entrepreneurship for engineering majors. 

[[File:Epics-ONU.jpg|thumb|right|Epics-ONU.jpg]]

Additionally, the T.J. Smull College of Engineering has and is currently working to modify numerous courses, in order to encourage students to develop and demonstrate the entrepreneurial mindset. An example being the Introduction to Engineering classes which incorporate aspects of the different branches of engineering, and teaching students to utilize the knowledge in the poverty alleviation projects. Furthermore, the engineering projects in community service (EPICS) program enables students to apply and gain engineering knowledge at the local or international level.

ONU is a member of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN). Northern’s new entrepreneurship program offers a plethora of opportunities for students of all majors to study, as well as, participate in spurring innovation and creativity beginning on-campus and continuing through to the professional level.

Two on campus events that encourage innovation and entrepreneurship are the Polar Elevator Pitch Competition and the KEEN Innovation Challenge, both of which require the formation and collaboration of student teams of different majors.

[[File:Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg|frame|left|Polar Pitch Elevator Competition.jpg]]

The Polar Pitch Competition prompt for students is to: captivate them with your creativity, engage them with your entrepreneurial mindset, and ignite your innovative side. Students from all majors are invited to participate and courses such as Principles of Entrepreneurship and Intro to Engineering 2 require participation within this competition as part of an in class project. The Pitch competition has the following competition categories: ideas that improve society, high-tech commercialized product ideas, as-seen-on TV product ideas, and new business that creates jobs. First place participants win the grand prize and gain the opportunity to receive advice and instruction to take the winning idea from an idea to an actual product to the market.  

[[File:KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg|frame|right|KEEN Innovation Challenge.jpg]]

The second innovative event is the KEEN Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network and ONU. The challenge is held on a semester basis, with no two challenges being the same. Teams of three require at least one engineering student. The premise of the challenge is that each team exercise innovation and creativity in the impromptu challenges with a given set of materials.

Two resources that students can utilize on a daily basis are the Machine Shop and Tinker Lab located in the Biggs Engineering Building. The Tinker Lab is a room complete with 3D printers that enable students to print out models of designs and projects.

 

More can be found at:[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_business_administration/entrepreneurship/38285]

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509 http://www.onu.edu/academics/college_of_arts_and_sciences/62509]

 

= '''Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

One of the key causes for Northern’s reputation for excellence stems from their focus as a school to encourage research and collaboration with professors at an undergraduate level. ONU believes strongly in undergraduate research as the foundation for future success. The undergraduate research and collaboration with professors, spurs innovation. As of recently, with the establishing of the entrepreneurship program by Dr. Tammy Schakett, and the Polar Elevator Pitch competition, students now have the opportunity to discover and practice innovation and entrepreneurship as catalytic pairs.

Recently, the Kern Family awarded a grant of $1.21 million to the T.J. Smull of College of Engineering at ONU to continue in instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering undergraduates from 2015 through 2018.

 

More information can be found at:

[http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship http://www.onu.edu/academics/entrepreneurship]

[http://www.onu.edu/node/62877 http://www.onu.edu/node/62877]

= '''ONU Landscape ''' =

[https://docs.google.com/a/onu.edu/spreadsheets/d/1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/a/onu.edu/spreadsheets/d/1Luh-3KIZV-BO2B0wZLDTnQCiK4Oi8Gj8gVGT0_-pXDU/edit#gid=0]

 

Source for ONU Campus Overview:

"About ONU." ''Ohio Northern University''. Web. 19 Jan. 2015. <[http://www.onu.edu/about_onu http://www.onu.edu/about_onu]>

= '''Related Links''' =

[[Alexandra V. Seda|Alexandra Seda]]

[[Ohio Northern University Student Priorities|'''Ohio Northern University Student Priorities''']]