University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-04-09T02:54:32Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]][[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|frame|Walkway-NEW.jpg]]

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around '''1,200 full time students''', and also only offers '''13 undegraduate programs''':

#'''Accounting'''
#'''Business Administration'''
#'''Civil Engineering'''
#'''Computer Engineering'''
#'''Computer Science'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Communication'''
#'''Psychology'''
#'''Public Safety and Security'''
#'''Recreation, Tourism, and Events'''
#'''Social Science Education'''
#'''Social Wor'''k

and '''6 graduate programs''':

#'''Corporate and Public Communication'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis'''
#'''Reading Education and Language Arts'''
#'''Social Work'''

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*'''Counseling'''
*'''Office Space'''
*'''Professional Services'''
*'''Networking'''
*'''Workshops'''

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is the '''prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life.'''

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*'''Business Plan Development'''
*'''Marketing Research'''
*'''Patent Searches'''
*'''Loan Packaging/Procurement'''
*'''Technology Assistance'''

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

Currently, there is no support for faculty innovation on the Panama City campus.  This is likely due to the small population, and lack of graduate research being done.  Most Faculty support is found within main campus resources, but for sake of differentation, that is beyond the scope of this article.  This extends to the Univeristy Technology Transfer functions that are often found on campuses.  This feature is not found locally, and instead is found at main campus.

== Univeristy Tech Transfer ==

*'''FSU Council of Research and Creativity:''' Council made up of research faculty that stimulates growth in research.
*'''FSU Office of Commercialization:''' Provides services to patent reserach and find investors.

= Regional Development =

Florida State University, Panama City is contained within Bay County, Florida.  While there are numerous collegiate campus groups within Tallahasee, Florida, (the location of the main campus), regional development organizations have yet to sprout within Bay County.  The two organizations recognized above, the '''Small Business Development Center''', and the '''Business Innovation Center''' have been working together to try to improve the small business environment in the Bay area.

= Landscape Analysis =

Florida State University, Panama City, is taking it's first steps toward improving the I&E landscape within Bay County.  There are many problems that had prevented the university from improving this area in the past, however, one particular issue still afflicts the campus: lack of student participation.  As there are only around 1,200 full-time students on the campus, and most of these are adults coming back to school to finish their degrees, there is a certain lack of passion and motivation toward improving the campus and beyond.  In the fall of 2013, FSU-PC opened it's doors to freshmen, thus establishing a group of passionate and excited students onto the campus.  In order to direct this passion toward beneficial activites, the university is now investing it's time and money toward establishing a broader campus life - as well as attempting to reign in upperclassmen who are notoriously hard to convince to participate. 

FSU-PC is recognized as an integral part of the business ecosystem in Bay County.  In fact, it has created an environment for software companies, in particular Nanthealth (previously iSirona), to house their headquarters here.  However, a partnership between the university and these entities has yet to be pursued.

In 2013, the Business Innovation Center was created, as well as Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center, which houses the Small Business Development Center.  The creation of incubators are the tiniest of steps toward creating an entreprenuerial ecosystem within the county.

The stark lack of resources within Bay County are being improved day-by-day.  Any addition to the pool is a significant impact, as there is so little to utilize as of Spring 2014. 

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtvaEk6oDe5GdFM1Uk1ZZllPV2lPYXRLRlJhWDZEYnc&usp=drive_web#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtvaEk6oDe5GdFM1Uk1ZZllPV2lPYXRLRlJhWDZEYnc&usp=drive_web#gid=0]

= Links =

[https://www.google.com/url?q=http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Florida_State_University,_Student_Priorities&usd=2&usg=ALhdy281NSl-wchilysSqhRjnKif5DJ1Jw http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Florida_State_University,_Student_Priorities]

[https://www.google.com/url?q=http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Bipol_Alam&usd=2&usg=ALhdy29BQuucoaAit6KPQx_2z7xBSauf_w http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Bipol_Alam]

[[Category:Universities]]

Fellow:Bipol Alam

2014-04-09T02:52:24Z

Bipola:

[[File:Bipol.jpg|thumb|none]]Bipol Alam is a junior Computer Science major at the Florida State University, Panama City campus.  He enjoys boxing, fishing from his kayak, and is an avid (campus champion - no biggie) table tennis player.

Bipol is currently investing his time programming a new robotic addition to Florida State University, [http://pc.fsu.edu/Students/Student-Profiles/Sam-E.-Nole Sam E. Nole], as well as creating a mobile technology start-up with two of his fellow students.  He also does I.T. work for a local small business, as well as provides software consulting for a waste-water start up,[http://aquaconeer.com/ Aquaconeer].

After noticing the lack of support toward innovation on campus, Bipol is working to establish an "IdeaSpace"  - a common ground for engineers to collaborate on projects. The Florida State Unversity, Panama City has fully backed the idea, and the IdeaSpace is slowly becoming a reality.

Futhermore, Bipol is deeply invested in various student organizations, specifically the Association of Computing Machinery and the Student Activities Commitee.  His efforts have helped revitalize the Panama City Campus life that had stagnated over the years.

== Related Links ==

[[Florida State University, Panama City|Florida State University, Panama City]]

[https://www.google.com/url?q=http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Florida_State_University,_Student_Priorities&usd=2&usg=ALhdy281NSl-wchilysSqhRjnKif5DJ1Jw http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Florida_State_University,_Student_Priorities]

[[Category:Student Changemakers|Student_Changemakers]]

Fellow:Bipol Alam

2014-04-09T02:51:25Z

Bipola:

[[File:Bipol.jpg|thumb|none]]Bipol Alam is a junior Computer Science major at the Florida State University, Panama City campus.  He enjoys boxing, fishing from his kayak, and is an avid (campus champion - no biggie) table tennis player.

Bipol is currently investing his time programming a new robotic addition to Florida State University, [http://pc.fsu.edu/Students/Student-Profiles/Sam-E.-Nole Sam E. Nole], as well as creating a mobile technology start-up with two of his fellow students.  He also does I.T. work for a local small business, as well as provides software consulting for a waste-water start up,[http://aquaconeer.com/ Aquaconeer].

After noticing the lack of support toward innovation on campus, Bipol is working to establish an "IdeaSpace"  - a common ground for engineers to collaborate on projects. The Florida State Unversity, Panama City has fully backed the idea, and the IdeaSpace is slowly becoming a reality.

Futhermore, Bipol is deeply invested in various student organizations, specifically the Association of Computing Machinery and the Student Activities Commitee.  His efforts have helped revitalize the Panama City Campus life that had stagnated over the years.

== Related Links ==

[[Florida State University, Panama City|Florida State University, Panama City]]

Florida State University, Panama City Student Priorities 

[[Category:Student Changemakers|Student_Changemakers]]

File:Bipol.jpg

2014-04-09T02:50:43Z

Bipola:

Priorities:Florida State University Student Priorities

2014-04-09T02:49:30Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg]]

Flordia State University, Panama City is a neophyte in the I&E landscape.  It has made it's first steps towards creating an impact within innovation through the creation of the Business Innovations Center, and more recently, the establishment of the Florida State University IdeaSpace.  However, there are many things that Florida State University, Panama City lacks in providing students - particularly in the realm of motivation towards achieving and pursuing innovative entrepreneurial activities.

So, in order to foster this environment, we must attack the source that propagates these activites: the students.  The strategies laid within will be in establishing an environment that students can develop the skills that an innovator and entrepreneur needs.  While most universities have these foundational blocks, Florida State University, Panama City unfortunately does not. 

Strategies:

#Freshmen I&E
#Interdisciplinary Course - Advanced Elective
#IdeaSpace
#Bring Research onto Campus
#Foster a greater union with local businesses

= Freshmen I&E =

Florida State University, Panama City was opened to freshman in the Fall of 2013.  This influx of highly motivated students was a great benefit to campus life, with student activities being created and led by the newly accepted Seminoles.  All of this energy could be directed into innovation, but there are currently no relevant classes that Freshmen can take, and no makerspaces to foster the belief that one can actually make anything at all.  Thus, we must create an environment for Freshman to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship in order to create the skills that they will use as an upperclassmen.  

=== 1. Work with Business Innovation Center ===

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

Utilize the BIC to create competition's targeting the Freshmen and Sophmore level students.  These can be Business Plan competitions, or even a more relaxed "idea"storm session, allowing students to think about the feasability of their ideas and marketability.

=== 2. Establish more workshops on campus ===

Implore Registered Student Organizations to create workshops open to all students, so that students have the opportunity to learn skills, (for free), that they normally would not have the opportunity to.  Particularly important organizations to target would be Entrepreneur Club, CEO Club, and ACM, as the clubs have relevant skills that they can offer to the student body.  This will also act in helping Freshmen obtain skills that will help them later in fostering the I&E landscape within FSU-PC.

= Interdisciplinary Innovation Course =

Florida State University, Panama City does not offer any sort of interdiscplinary course that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship.  This summer, a minor in entrepreneurship is opening up to students, but this is not enough to create a truly progressive environment that nurtures innovation.  Thus, a project based course should be established that combines all majors (targeting STEM students) to work together and solve a problem.  This course could be offered as an Advanced Elective over the summer, as it's project based approach would deeply utilize every student's respective skills from their major.  This course would probably offered towards upperclassmen, simply as these are students who have the skills necessary to create prototypes to completion.  This course has the potentially to make a local university, or city-wide impact, as the problems given to students can be related to these areas, in order to create solutions.

=== 1. Gain University Support ===

Steps have already been made to establish such a course, and the Faculty seems to think it is a great idea.  Currently, we are search for a professor that can juggle the wide variety of majors and synthesize the abstract nature of the class into one that can actually be created. 

= IdeaSpace =

[[File:Ideaspace.jpeg]]

The IdeaSpace is a newly created room on Florida State University, Panama City.  It was created to inspire students to communicate ideas to one another - with a theme of "No idea is too crazy!".  This location has been marginally succesful, with a few team projects grown out of the problems the Problem Board (a white board where students can write problems that they have found) has attracted. However, as the IdeaSpace is ultimately a university asset, further development aided by the university must be requested and used to enlarge the space.  This space attacks the most fundamental part of innovation and entrepreneurship, the willpower to try.

=== 1. Advertising! ===

More advertising materials must be made in order to get students attention, and show them how the space is useful to them.  It is a naturally fun environment, and really only requires walking into to realize how it is beneficial - whether stress relief or creativity.

=== 2. Activities ===

A schedule of activities needs to be made.  This in itself requires a couple of assets from the university.  If given domain space, then an IdeaSpace website could hold all of this information.  Funds donated to the space could be utilized in creating workshops like the proposed ideas above.  These improvements will create a better environment for student creativity - especially considering that the next five years at Florida State University are supposed to support nourishing critical think skills for their students.

= Research =

While Florida State University is a research university, there is no research occuring at it's Panama City campus.  The impact that research has to a campus is substantial, as student interns gain experience in innovation through discovering new insights into their field.  Furthermore, research strengthens major-related skills, which are important in many student's entrepreneurial business.  This is a feature I believe is incredibly important in establishing a student's confidence within himself, which will translate into the courage to pursue and create a business.

=== 1. Establish Research on Campus ===

The Florida State University, Panama City, can find a professor who may wish to pursue research on campus.  This research opportunity would be open to undergraduate students, which would give them relevant experience in their field, as well as the willpower to innovate. 

=== 2.  Offer Distance Research ===

Certain majors, particularly Computer Science, could participate in research over a long distance.  Other majors could perhaps accomplish distance research, utilizing internet communications and repositories to share information and discoveries.  This is not the ideal option, but either option will fulfill the establishment of such an important resource for our campus.

= Fostering ties with Local Businesses =

There are many local businesses that could offer experience to prospective students at the Florida State University, Panama City.  These locations could provide workshops and other experience to students in their respective field, strengthening that students skillset and enabling a student to bring their personal projects to completion.  The Florida State University, Panama City has not made any steps toward pursuing a co-educational relationship with these businesses, which is a great underutilization of local resources.

=== 1. iSirona/NantHealth ===

[[File:NantHealth.png]]iSirona/NantHealth is a medical application business that would target Computer Science students at Florida State University, Panama City.  As they deal directly with the creation of Android and iPhone programming, they could offer workshops to students that help foster these skills.  Furthermore, NantHealth could provide expert resources to the BIC to offer advice for the technology start-ups that occur there.

=== 2.  Panama City Beach Navy Base ===

There is a very large navy research base located in Panama City Beach - literally 5 minutes away from campus.  This is an incredible resource - full to the brim with engineers and scientists.  These people would be an incredible resource to Florida State University, Panama City students, either as expert advisors as was noted above, or as teachers in voluntary workshops to strengthen student's skills.

= Youtube =

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QxsiFyuLsI&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QxsiFyuLsI&feature=youtu.be]

= Links =

http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Florida_State_University,_Panama_City

[https://www.google.com/url?q=http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Bipol_Alam&usd=2&usg=ALhdy29BQuucoaAit6KPQx_2z7xBSauf_w http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Bipol_Alam]

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-04-09T02:46:03Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]][[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|frame|Walkway-NEW.jpg]]

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around '''1,200 full time students''', and also only offers '''13 undegraduate programs''':

#'''Accounting'''
#'''Business Administration'''
#'''Civil Engineering'''
#'''Computer Engineering'''
#'''Computer Science'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Communication'''
#'''Psychology'''
#'''Public Safety and Security'''
#'''Recreation, Tourism, and Events'''
#'''Social Science Education'''
#'''Social Wor'''k

and '''6 graduate programs''':

#'''Corporate and Public Communication'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis'''
#'''Reading Education and Language Arts'''
#'''Social Work'''

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*'''Counseling'''
*'''Office Space'''
*'''Professional Services'''
*'''Networking'''
*'''Workshops'''

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is the '''prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life.'''

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*'''Business Plan Development'''
*'''Marketing Research'''
*'''Patent Searches'''
*'''Loan Packaging/Procurement'''
*'''Technology Assistance'''

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

Currently, there is no support for faculty innovation on the Panama City campus.  This is likely due to the small population, and lack of graduate research being done.  Most Faculty support is found within main campus resources, but for sake of differentation, that is beyond the scope of this article.  This extends to the Univeristy Technology Transfer functions that are often found on campuses.  This feature is not found locally, and instead is found at main campus.

== Univeristy Tech Transfer ==

*'''FSU Council of Research and Creativity:''' Council made up of research faculty that stimulates growth in research.
*'''FSU Office of Commercialization:''' Provides services to patent reserach and find investors.

= Regional Development =

Florida State University, Panama City is contained within Bay County, Florida.  While there are numerous collegiate campus groups within Tallahasee, Florida, (the location of the main campus), regional development organizations have yet to sprout within Bay County.  The two organizations recognized above, the '''Small Business Development Center''', and the '''Business Innovation Center''' have been working together to try to improve the small business environment in the Bay area.

= Landscape Analysis =

Florida State University, Panama City, is taking it's first steps toward improving the I&E landscape within Bay County.  There are many problems that had prevented the university from improving this area in the past, however, one particular issue still afflicts the campus: lack of student participation.  As there are only around 1,200 full-time students on the campus, and most of these are adults coming back to school to finish their degrees, there is a certain lack of passion and motivation toward improving the campus and beyond.  In the fall of 2013, FSU-PC opened it's doors to freshmen, thus establishing a group of passionate and excited students onto the campus.  In order to direct this passion toward beneficial activites, the university is now investing it's time and money toward establishing a broader campus life - as well as attempting to reign in upperclassmen who are notoriously hard to convince to participate. 

FSU-PC is recognized as an integral part of the business ecosystem in Bay County.  In fact, it has created an environment for software companies, in particular Nanthealth (previously iSirona), to house their headquarters here.  However, a partnership between the university and these entities has yet to be pursued.

In 2013, the Business Innovation Center was created, as well as Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center, which houses the Small Business Development Center.  The creation of incubators are the tiniest of steps toward creating an entreprenuerial ecosystem within the county.

The stark lack of resources within Bay County are being improved day-by-day.  Any addition to the pool is a significant impact, as there is so little to utilize as of Spring 2014. 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtvaEk6oDe5GdFM1Uk1ZZllPV2lPYXRLRlJhWDZEYnc&usp=drive_web#gid=0

[[Category:Universities]]

Priorities:Florida State University Student Priorities

2014-04-08T19:07:16Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg]]

Flordia State University, Panama City is a neophyte in the I&E landscape.  It has made it's first steps towards creating an impact within innovation through the creation of the Business Innovations Center, and more recently, the establishment of the Florida State University IdeaSpace.  However, there are many things that Florida State University, Panama City lacks in providing students - particularly in the realm of motivation towards achieving and pursuing innovative entrepreneurial activities.

So, in order to foster this environment, we must attack the source that propagates these activites: the students.  The strategies laid within will be in establishing an environment that students can develop the skills that an innovator and entrepreneur needs.  While most universities have these foundational blocks, Florida State University, Panama City unfortunately does not. 

Strategies:

#Freshmen I&E
#Interdisciplinary Course - Advanced Elective
#IdeaSpace
#Bring Research onto Campus
#Foster a greater union with local businesses

= Freshmen I&E =

Florida State University, Panama City was opened to freshman in the Fall of 2013.  This influx of highly motivated students was a great benefit to campus life, with student activities being created and led by the newly accepted Seminoles.  All of this energy could be directed into innovation, but there are currently no relevant classes that Freshmen can take, and no makerspaces to foster the belief that one can actually make anything at all.  Thus, we must create an environment for Freshman to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship in order to create the skills that they will use as an upperclassmen.  

=== 1. Work with Business Innovation Center ===

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

Utilize the BIC to create competition's targeting the Freshmen and Sophmore level students.  These can be Business Plan competitions, or even a more relaxed "idea"storm session, allowing students to think about the feasability of their ideas and marketability.

=== 2. Establish more workshops on campus ===

Implore Registered Student Organizations to create workshops open to all students, so that students have the opportunity to learn skills, (for free), that they normally would not have the opportunity to.  Particularly important organizations to target would be Entrepreneur Club, CEO Club, and ACM, as the clubs have relevant skills that they can offer to the student body.  This will also act in helping Freshmen obtain skills that will help them later in fostering the I&E landscape within FSU-PC.

= Interdisciplinary Innovation Course =

Florida State University, Panama City does not offer any sort of interdiscplinary course that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship.  This summer, a minor in entrepreneurship is opening up to students, but this is not enough to create a truly progressive environment that nurtures innovation.  Thus, a project based course should be established that combines all majors (targeting STEM students) to work together and solve a problem.  This course could be offered as an Advanced Elective over the summer, as it's project based approach would deeply utilize every student's respective skills from their major.  This course would probably offered towards upperclassmen, simply as these are students who have the skills necessary to create prototypes to completion.  This course has the potentially to make a local university, or city-wide impact, as the problems given to students can be related to these areas, in order to create solutions.

=== 1. Gain University Support ===

Steps have already been made to establish such a course, and the Faculty seems to think it is a great idea.  Currently, we are search for a professor that can juggle the wide variety of majors and synthesize the abstract nature of the class into one that can actually be created. 

= IdeaSpace =

[[File:Ideaspace.jpeg]]

The IdeaSpace is a newly created room on Florida State University, Panama City.  It was created to inspire students to communicate ideas to one another - with a theme of "No idea is too crazy!".  This location has been marginally succesful, with a few team projects grown out of the problems the Problem Board (a white board where students can write problems that they have found) has attracted. However, as the IdeaSpace is ultimately a university asset, further development aided by the university must be requested and used to enlarge the space.  This space attacks the most fundamental part of innovation and entrepreneurship, the willpower to try.

=== 1. Advertising! ===

More advertising materials must be made in order to get students attention, and show them how the space is useful to them.  It is a naturally fun environment, and really only requires walking into to realize how it is beneficial - whether stress relief or creativity.

=== 2. Activities ===

A schedule of activities needs to be made.  This in itself requires a couple of assets from the university.  If given domain space, then an IdeaSpace website could hold all of this information.  Funds donated to the space could be utilized in creating workshops like the proposed ideas above.  These improvements will create a better environment for student creativity - especially considering that the next five years at Florida State University are supposed to support nourishing critical think skills for their students.

= Research =

While Florida State University is a research university, there is no research occuring at it's Panama City campus.  The impact that research has to a campus is substantial, as student interns gain experience in innovation through discovering new insights into their field.  Furthermore, research strengthens major-related skills, which are important in many student's entrepreneurial business.  This is a feature I believe is incredibly important in establishing a student's confidence within himself, which will translate into the courage to pursue and create a business.

=== 1. Establish Research on Campus ===

The Florida State University, Panama City, can find a professor who may wish to pursue research on campus.  This research opportunity would be open to undergraduate students, which would give them relevant experience in their field, as well as the willpower to innovate. 

=== 2.  Offer Distance Research ===

Certain majors, particularly Computer Science, could participate in research over a long distance.  Other majors could perhaps accomplish distance research, utilizing internet communications and repositories to share information and discoveries.  This is not the ideal option, but either option will fulfill the establishment of such an important resource for our campus.

= Fostering ties with Local Businesses =

There are many local businesses that could offer experience to prospective students at the Florida State University, Panama City.  These locations could provide workshops and other experience to students in their respective field, strengthening that students skillset and enabling a student to bring their personal projects to completion.  The Florida State University, Panama City has not made any steps toward pursuing a co-educational relationship with these businesses, which is a great underutilization of local resources.

=== 1. iSirona/NantHealth ===

[[File:NantHealth.png]]iSirona/NantHealth is a medical application business that would target Computer Science students at Florida State University, Panama City.  As they deal directly with the creation of Android and iPhone programming, they could offer workshops to students that help foster these skills.  Furthermore, NantHealth could provide expert resources to the BIC to offer advice for the technology start-ups that occur there.

=== 2.  Panama City Beach Navy Base ===

There is a very large navy research base located in Panama City Beach - literally 5 minutes away from campus.  This is an incredible resource - full to the brim with engineers and scientists.  These people would be an incredible resource to Florida State University, Panama City students, either as expert advisors as was noted above, or as teachers in voluntary workshops to strengthen student's skills.

= Youtube =

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QxsiFyuLsI&feature=youtu.be

Priorities:Florida State University Student Priorities

2014-04-08T19:06:56Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg]]

Flordia State University, Panama City is a neophyte in the I&E landscape.  It has made it's first steps towards creating an impact within innovation through the creation of the Business Innovations Center, and more recently, the establishment of the Florida State University IdeaSpace.  However, there are many things that Florida State University, Panama City lacks in providing students - particularly in the realm of motivation towards achieving and pursuing innovative entrepreneurial activities.

So, in order to foster this environment, we must attack the source that propagates these activites: the students.  The strategies laid within will be in establishing an environment that students can develop the skills that an innovator and entrepreneur needs.  While most universities have these foundational blocks, Florida State University, Panama City unfortunately does not. 

Strategies:

#Freshmen I&E
#Interdisciplinary Course - Advanced Elective
#IdeaSpace
#Bring Research onto Campus
#Foster a greater union with local businesses

= Freshmen I&E =

Florida State University, Panama City was opened to freshman in the Fall of 2013.  This influx of highly motivated students was a great benefit to campus life, with student activities being created and led by the newly accepted Seminoles.  All of this energy could be directed into innovation, but there are currently no relevant classes that Freshmen can take, and no makerspaces to foster the belief that one can actually make anything at all.  Thus, we must create an environment for Freshman to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship in order to create the skills that they will use as an upperclassmen.  

=== 1. Work with Business Innovation Center ===

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

Utilize the BIC to create competition's targeting the Freshmen and Sophmore level students.  These can be Business Plan competitions, or even a more relaxed "idea"storm session, allowing students to think about the feasability of their ideas and marketability.

=== 2. Establish more workshops on campus ===

Implore Registered Student Organizations to create workshops open to all students, so that students have the opportunity to learn skills, (for free), that they normally would not have the opportunity to.  Particularly important organizations to target would be Entrepreneur Club, CEO Club, and ACM, as the clubs have relevant skills that they can offer to the student body.  This will also act in helping Freshmen obtain skills that will help them later in fostering the I&E landscape within FSU-PC.

= Interdisciplinary Innovation Course =

Florida State University, Panama City does not offer any sort of interdiscplinary course that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship.  This summer, a minor in entrepreneurship is opening up to students, but this is not enough to create a truly progressive environment that nurtures innovation.  Thus, a project based course should be established that combines all majors (targeting STEM students) to work together and solve a problem.  This course could be offered as an Advanced Elective over the summer, as it's project based approach would deeply utilize every student's respective skills from their major.  This course would probably offered towards upperclassmen, simply as these are students who have the skills necessary to create prototypes to completion.  This course has the potentially to make a local university, or city-wide impact, as the problems given to students can be related to these areas, in order to create solutions.

=== 1. Gain University Support ===

Steps have already been made to establish such a course, and the Faculty seems to think it is a great idea.  Currently, we are search for a professor that can juggle the wide variety of majors and synthesize the abstract nature of the class into one that can actually be created. 

= IdeaSpace =

[[File:Ideaspace.jpeg]]

The IdeaSpace is a newly created room on Florida State University, Panama City.  It was created to inspire students to communicate ideas to one another - with a theme of "No idea is too crazy!".  This location has been marginally succesful, with a few team projects grown out of the problems the Problem Board (a white board where students can write problems that they have found) has attracted. However, as the IdeaSpace is ultimately a university asset, further development aided by the university must be requested and used to enlarge the space.  This space attacks the most fundamental part of innovation and entrepreneurship, the willpower to try.

=== 1. Advertising! ===

More advertising materials must be made in order to get students attention, and show them how the space is useful to them.  It is a naturally fun environment, and really only requires walking into to realize how it is beneficial - whether stress relief or creativity.

=== 2. Activities ===

A schedule of activities needs to be made.  This in itself requires a couple of assets from the university.  If given domain space, then an IdeaSpace website could hold all of this information.  Funds donated to the space could be utilized in creating workshops like the proposed ideas above.  These improvements will create a better environment for student creativity - especially considering that the next five years at Florida State University are supposed to support nourishing critical think skills for their students.

= Research =

While Florida State University is a research university, there is no research occuring at it's Panama City campus.  The impact that research has to a campus is substantial, as student interns gain experience in innovation through discovering new insights into their field.  Furthermore, research strengthens major-related skills, which are important in many student's entrepreneurial business.  This is a feature I believe is incredibly important in establishing a student's confidence within himself, which will translate into the courage to pursue and create a business.

=== 1. Establish Research on Campus ===

The Florida State University, Panama City, can find a professor who may wish to pursue research on campus.  This research opportunity would be open to undergraduate students, which would give them relevant experience in their field, as well as the willpower to innovate. 

=== 2.  Offer Distance Research ===

Certain majors, particularly Computer Science, could participate in research over a long distance.  Other majors could perhaps accomplish distance research, utilizing internet communications and repositories to share information and discoveries.  This is not the ideal option, but either option will fulfill the establishment of such an important resource for our campus.

= Fostering ties with Local Businesses =

There are many local businesses that could offer experience to prospective students at the Florida State University, Panama City.  These locations could provide workshops and other experience to students in their respective field, strengthening that students skillset and enabling a student to bring their personal projects to completion.  The Florida State University, Panama City has not made any steps toward pursuing a co-educational relationship with these businesses, which is a great underutilization of local resources.

=== 1. iSirona/NantHealth ===

<img src="/images/e/e9/NantHealth.png" _fck_mw_filename="NantHealth.png" _fck_mw_location="none" alt="NantHealth.png" />

iSirona/NantHealth is a medical application business that would target Computer Science students at Florida State University, Panama City.  As they deal directly with the creation of Android and iPhone programming, they could offer workshops to students that help foster these skills.  Furthermore, NantHealth could provide expert resources to the BIC to offer advice for the technology start-ups that occur there.

=== 2.  Panama City Beach Navy Base ===

There is a very large navy research base located in Panama City Beach - literally 5 minutes away from campus.  This is an incredible resource - full to the brim with engineers and scientists.  These people would be an incredible resource to Florida State University, Panama City students, either as expert advisors as was noted above, or as teachers in voluntary workshops to strengthen student's skills.

= Youtube =

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QxsiFyuLsI&feature=youtu.be

Priorities:Florida State University Student Priorities

2014-04-08T19:06:41Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg]]

Flordia State University, Panama City is a neophyte in the I&E landscape.  It has made it's first steps towards creating an impact within innovation through the creation of the Business Innovations Center, and more recently, the establishment of the Florida State University IdeaSpace.  However, there are many things that Florida State University, Panama City lacks in providing students - particularly in the realm of motivation towards achieving and pursuing innovative entrepreneurial activities.

So, in order to foster this environment, we must attack the source that propagates these activites: the students.  The strategies laid within will be in establishing an environment that students can develop the skills that an innovator and entrepreneur needs.  While most universities have these foundational blocks, Florida State University, Panama City unfortunately does not. 

Strategies:

#Freshmen I&E
#Interdisciplinary Course - Advanced Elective
#IdeaSpace
#Bring Research onto Campus
#Foster a greater union with local businesses

= Freshmen I&E =

Florida State University, Panama City was opened to freshman in the Fall of 2013.  This influx of highly motivated students was a great benefit to campus life, with student activities being created and led by the newly accepted Seminoles.  All of this energy could be directed into innovation, but there are currently no relevant classes that Freshmen can take, and no makerspaces to foster the belief that one can actually make anything at all.  Thus, we must create an environment for Freshman to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship in order to create the skills that they will use as an upperclassmen.  

=== 1. Work with Business Innovation Center ===

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

Utilize the BIC to create competition's targeting the Freshmen and Sophmore level students.  These can be Business Plan competitions, or even a more relaxed "idea"storm session, allowing students to think about the feasability of their ideas and marketability.

=== 2. Establish more workshops on campus ===

Implore Registered Student Organizations to create workshops open to all students, so that students have the opportunity to learn skills, (for free), that they normally would not have the opportunity to.  Particularly important organizations to target would be Entrepreneur Club, CEO Club, and ACM, as the clubs have relevant skills that they can offer to the student body.  This will also act in helping Freshmen obtain skills that will help them later in fostering the I&E landscape within FSU-PC.

= Interdisciplinary Innovation Course =

Florida State University, Panama City does not offer any sort of interdiscplinary course that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship.  This summer, a minor in entrepreneurship is opening up to students, but this is not enough to create a truly progressive environment that nurtures innovation.  Thus, a project based course should be established that combines all majors (targeting STEM students) to work together and solve a problem.  This course could be offered as an Advanced Elective over the summer, as it's project based approach would deeply utilize every student's respective skills from their major.  This course would probably offered towards upperclassmen, simply as these are students who have the skills necessary to create prototypes to completion.  This course has the potentially to make a local university, or city-wide impact, as the problems given to students can be related to these areas, in order to create solutions.

=== 1. Gain University Support ===

Steps have already been made to establish such a course, and the Faculty seems to think it is a great idea.  Currently, we are search for a professor that can juggle the wide variety of majors and synthesize the abstract nature of the class into one that can actually be created. 

= IdeaSpace =

<img src="/images/1/10/Ideaspace.jpeg" _fck_mw_filename="Ideaspace.jpeg" _fck_mw_location="none" _fck_mw_type="thumb" alt="Ideaspace.jpeg" class="fck_mw_frame fck_mw_right" />

The IdeaSpace is a newly created room on Florida State University, Panama City.  It was created to inspire students to communicate ideas to one another - with a theme of "No idea is too crazy!".  This location has been marginally succesful, with a few team projects grown out of the problems the Problem Board (a white board where students can write problems that they have found) has attracted. However, as the IdeaSpace is ultimately a university asset, further development aided by the university must be requested and used to enlarge the space.  This space attacks the most fundamental part of innovation and entrepreneurship, the willpower to try.

=== 1. Advertising! ===

More advertising materials must be made in order to get students attention, and show them how the space is useful to them.  It is a naturally fun environment, and really only requires walking into to realize how it is beneficial - whether stress relief or creativity.

=== 2. Activities ===

A schedule of activities needs to be made.  This in itself requires a couple of assets from the university.  If given domain space, then an IdeaSpace website could hold all of this information.  Funds donated to the space could be utilized in creating workshops like the proposed ideas above.  These improvements will create a better environment for student creativity - especially considering that the next five years at Florida State University are supposed to support nourishing critical think skills for their students.

= Research =

While Florida State University is a research university, there is no research occuring at it's Panama City campus.  The impact that research has to a campus is substantial, as student interns gain experience in innovation through discovering new insights into their field.  Furthermore, research strengthens major-related skills, which are important in many student's entrepreneurial business.  This is a feature I believe is incredibly important in establishing a student's confidence within himself, which will translate into the courage to pursue and create a business.

=== 1. Establish Research on Campus ===

The Florida State University, Panama City, can find a professor who may wish to pursue research on campus.  This research opportunity would be open to undergraduate students, which would give them relevant experience in their field, as well as the willpower to innovate. 

=== 2.  Offer Distance Research ===

Certain majors, particularly Computer Science, could participate in research over a long distance.  Other majors could perhaps accomplish distance research, utilizing internet communications and repositories to share information and discoveries.  This is not the ideal option, but either option will fulfill the establishment of such an important resource for our campus.

= Fostering ties with Local Businesses =

There are many local businesses that could offer experience to prospective students at the Florida State University, Panama City.  These locations could provide workshops and other experience to students in their respective field, strengthening that students skillset and enabling a student to bring their personal projects to completion.  The Florida State University, Panama City has not made any steps toward pursuing a co-educational relationship with these businesses, which is a great underutilization of local resources.

=== 1. iSirona/NantHealth ===

<img src="/images/e/e9/NantHealth.png" _fck_mw_filename="NantHealth.png" _fck_mw_location="none" alt="NantHealth.png" />

iSirona/NantHealth is a medical application business that would target Computer Science students at Florida State University, Panama City.  As they deal directly with the creation of Android and iPhone programming, they could offer workshops to students that help foster these skills.  Furthermore, NantHealth could provide expert resources to the BIC to offer advice for the technology start-ups that occur there.

=== 2.  Panama City Beach Navy Base ===

There is a very large navy research base located in Panama City Beach - literally 5 minutes away from campus.  This is an incredible resource - full to the brim with engineers and scientists.  These people would be an incredible resource to Florida State University, Panama City students, either as expert advisors as was noted above, or as teachers in voluntary workshops to strengthen student's skills.

= Youtube =

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QxsiFyuLsI&feature=youtu.be

Priorities:Florida State University Student Priorities

2014-04-08T19:06:26Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg]]

Flordia State University, Panama City is a neophyte in the I&E landscape.  It has made it's first steps towards creating an impact within innovation through the creation of the Business Innovations Center, and more recently, the establishment of the Florida State University IdeaSpace.  However, there are many things that Florida State University, Panama City lacks in providing students - particularly in the realm of motivation towards achieving and pursuing innovative entrepreneurial activities.

So, in order to foster this environment, we must attack the source that propagates these activites: the students.  The strategies laid within will be in establishing an environment that students can develop the skills that an innovator and entrepreneur needs.  While most universities have these foundational blocks, Florida State University, Panama City unfortunately does not. 

Strategies:

#Freshmen I&E
#Interdisciplinary Course - Advanced Elective
#IdeaSpace
#Bring Research onto Campus
#Foster a greater union with local businesses

= Freshmen I&E =

Florida State University, Panama City was opened to freshman in the Fall of 2013.  This influx of highly motivated students was a great benefit to campus life, with student activities being created and led by the newly accepted Seminoles.  All of this energy could be directed into innovation, but there are currently no relevant classes that Freshmen can take, and no makerspaces to foster the belief that one can actually make anything at all.  Thus, we must create an environment for Freshman to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship in order to create the skills that they will use as an upperclassmen.  

=== 1. Work with Business Innovation Center ===

<img src="/images/e/ee/Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg" _fck_mw_filename="Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg" _fck_mw_location="none" alt="Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg" />

Utilize the BIC to create competition's targeting the Freshmen and Sophmore level students.  These can be Business Plan competitions, or even a more relaxed "idea"storm session, allowing students to think about the feasability of their ideas and marketability.

=== 2. Establish more workshops on campus ===

Implore Registered Student Organizations to create workshops open to all students, so that students have the opportunity to learn skills, (for free), that they normally would not have the opportunity to.  Particularly important organizations to target would be Entrepreneur Club, CEO Club, and ACM, as the clubs have relevant skills that they can offer to the student body.  This will also act in helping Freshmen obtain skills that will help them later in fostering the I&E landscape within FSU-PC.

= Interdisciplinary Innovation Course =

Florida State University, Panama City does not offer any sort of interdiscplinary course that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship.  This summer, a minor in entrepreneurship is opening up to students, but this is not enough to create a truly progressive environment that nurtures innovation.  Thus, a project based course should be established that combines all majors (targeting STEM students) to work together and solve a problem.  This course could be offered as an Advanced Elective over the summer, as it's project based approach would deeply utilize every student's respective skills from their major.  This course would probably offered towards upperclassmen, simply as these are students who have the skills necessary to create prototypes to completion.  This course has the potentially to make a local university, or city-wide impact, as the problems given to students can be related to these areas, in order to create solutions.

=== 1. Gain University Support ===

Steps have already been made to establish such a course, and the Faculty seems to think it is a great idea.  Currently, we are search for a professor that can juggle the wide variety of majors and synthesize the abstract nature of the class into one that can actually be created. 

= IdeaSpace =

<img src="/images/1/10/Ideaspace.jpeg" _fck_mw_filename="Ideaspace.jpeg" _fck_mw_location="none" _fck_mw_type="thumb" alt="Ideaspace.jpeg" class="fck_mw_frame fck_mw_right" />

The IdeaSpace is a newly created room on Florida State University, Panama City.  It was created to inspire students to communicate ideas to one another - with a theme of "No idea is too crazy!".  This location has been marginally succesful, with a few team projects grown out of the problems the Problem Board (a white board where students can write problems that they have found) has attracted. However, as the IdeaSpace is ultimately a university asset, further development aided by the university must be requested and used to enlarge the space.  This space attacks the most fundamental part of innovation and entrepreneurship, the willpower to try.

=== 1. Advertising! ===

More advertising materials must be made in order to get students attention, and show them how the space is useful to them.  It is a naturally fun environment, and really only requires walking into to realize how it is beneficial - whether stress relief or creativity.

=== 2. Activities ===

A schedule of activities needs to be made.  This in itself requires a couple of assets from the university.  If given domain space, then an IdeaSpace website could hold all of this information.  Funds donated to the space could be utilized in creating workshops like the proposed ideas above.  These improvements will create a better environment for student creativity - especially considering that the next five years at Florida State University are supposed to support nourishing critical think skills for their students.

= Research =

While Florida State University is a research university, there is no research occuring at it's Panama City campus.  The impact that research has to a campus is substantial, as student interns gain experience in innovation through discovering new insights into their field.  Furthermore, research strengthens major-related skills, which are important in many student's entrepreneurial business.  This is a feature I believe is incredibly important in establishing a student's confidence within himself, which will translate into the courage to pursue and create a business.

=== 1. Establish Research on Campus ===

The Florida State University, Panama City, can find a professor who may wish to pursue research on campus.  This research opportunity would be open to undergraduate students, which would give them relevant experience in their field, as well as the willpower to innovate. 

=== 2.  Offer Distance Research ===

Certain majors, particularly Computer Science, could participate in research over a long distance.  Other majors could perhaps accomplish distance research, utilizing internet communications and repositories to share information and discoveries.  This is not the ideal option, but either option will fulfill the establishment of such an important resource for our campus.

= Fostering ties with Local Businesses =

There are many local businesses that could offer experience to prospective students at the Florida State University, Panama City.  These locations could provide workshops and other experience to students in their respective field, strengthening that students skillset and enabling a student to bring their personal projects to completion.  The Florida State University, Panama City has not made any steps toward pursuing a co-educational relationship with these businesses, which is a great underutilization of local resources.

=== 1. iSirona/NantHealth ===

<img src="/images/e/e9/NantHealth.png" _fck_mw_filename="NantHealth.png" _fck_mw_location="none" alt="NantHealth.png" />

iSirona/NantHealth is a medical application business that would target Computer Science students at Florida State University, Panama City.  As they deal directly with the creation of Android and iPhone programming, they could offer workshops to students that help foster these skills.  Furthermore, NantHealth could provide expert resources to the BIC to offer advice for the technology start-ups that occur there.

=== 2.  Panama City Beach Navy Base ===

There is a very large navy research base located in Panama City Beach - literally 5 minutes away from campus.  This is an incredible resource - full to the brim with engineers and scientists.  These people would be an incredible resource to Florida State University, Panama City students, either as expert advisors as was noted above, or as teachers in voluntary workshops to strengthen student's skills.

= Youtube =

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QxsiFyuLsI&feature=youtu.be

Priorities:Florida State University Student Priorities

2014-04-08T19:06:04Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

<img _fck_mw_valid="false" _fck_mw_filename="Florida" _fck_mw_location="none" alt="Florida" class="fck_mw_notfound" /><img src="/images/8/82/Fsu_pic.jpg" _fck_mw_filename="Fsu pic.jpg" _fck_mw_location="none" alt="Fsu pic.jpg" />

Flordia State University, Panama City is a neophyte in the I&E landscape.  It has made it's first steps towards creating an impact within innovation through the creation of the Business Innovations Center, and more recently, the establishment of the Florida State University IdeaSpace.  However, there are many things that Florida State University, Panama City lacks in providing students - particularly in the realm of motivation towards achieving and pursuing innovative entrepreneurial activities.

So, in order to foster this environment, we must attack the source that propagates these activites: the students.  The strategies laid within will be in establishing an environment that students can develop the skills that an innovator and entrepreneur needs.  While most universities have these foundational blocks, Florida State University, Panama City unfortunately does not. 

Strategies:

#Freshmen I&E
#Interdisciplinary Course - Advanced Elective
#IdeaSpace
#Bring Research onto Campus
#Foster a greater union with local businesses

= Freshmen I&E =

Florida State University, Panama City was opened to freshman in the Fall of 2013.  This influx of highly motivated students was a great benefit to campus life, with student activities being created and led by the newly accepted Seminoles.  All of this energy could be directed into innovation, but there are currently no relevant classes that Freshmen can take, and no makerspaces to foster the belief that one can actually make anything at all.  Thus, we must create an environment for Freshman to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship in order to create the skills that they will use as an upperclassmen.  

=== 1. Work with Business Innovation Center ===

<img src="/images/e/ee/Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg" _fck_mw_filename="Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg" _fck_mw_location="none" alt="Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg" />

Utilize the BIC to create competition's targeting the Freshmen and Sophmore level students.  These can be Business Plan competitions, or even a more relaxed "idea"storm session, allowing students to think about the feasability of their ideas and marketability.

=== 2. Establish more workshops on campus ===

Implore Registered Student Organizations to create workshops open to all students, so that students have the opportunity to learn skills, (for free), that they normally would not have the opportunity to.  Particularly important organizations to target would be Entrepreneur Club, CEO Club, and ACM, as the clubs have relevant skills that they can offer to the student body.  This will also act in helping Freshmen obtain skills that will help them later in fostering the I&E landscape within FSU-PC.

= Interdisciplinary Innovation Course =

Florida State University, Panama City does not offer any sort of interdiscplinary course that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship.  This summer, a minor in entrepreneurship is opening up to students, but this is not enough to create a truly progressive environment that nurtures innovation.  Thus, a project based course should be established that combines all majors (targeting STEM students) to work together and solve a problem.  This course could be offered as an Advanced Elective over the summer, as it's project based approach would deeply utilize every student's respective skills from their major.  This course would probably offered towards upperclassmen, simply as these are students who have the skills necessary to create prototypes to completion.  This course has the potentially to make a local university, or city-wide impact, as the problems given to students can be related to these areas, in order to create solutions.

=== 1. Gain University Support ===

Steps have already been made to establish such a course, and the Faculty seems to think it is a great idea.  Currently, we are search for a professor that can juggle the wide variety of majors and synthesize the abstract nature of the class into one that can actually be created. 

= IdeaSpace =

<img src="/images/1/10/Ideaspace.jpeg" _fck_mw_filename="Ideaspace.jpeg" _fck_mw_location="none" _fck_mw_type="thumb" alt="Ideaspace.jpeg" class="fck_mw_frame fck_mw_right" />

The IdeaSpace is a newly created room on Florida State University, Panama City.  It was created to inspire students to communicate ideas to one another - with a theme of "No idea is too crazy!".  This location has been marginally succesful, with a few team projects grown out of the problems the Problem Board (a white board where students can write problems that they have found) has attracted. However, as the IdeaSpace is ultimately a university asset, further development aided by the university must be requested and used to enlarge the space.  This space attacks the most fundamental part of innovation and entrepreneurship, the willpower to try.

=== 1. Advertising! ===

More advertising materials must be made in order to get students attention, and show them how the space is useful to them.  It is a naturally fun environment, and really only requires walking into to realize how it is beneficial - whether stress relief or creativity.

=== 2. Activities ===

A schedule of activities needs to be made.  This in itself requires a couple of assets from the university.  If given domain space, then an IdeaSpace website could hold all of this information.  Funds donated to the space could be utilized in creating workshops like the proposed ideas above.  These improvements will create a better environment for student creativity - especially considering that the next five years at Florida State University are supposed to support nourishing critical think skills for their students.

= Research =

While Florida State University is a research university, there is no research occuring at it's Panama City campus.  The impact that research has to a campus is substantial, as student interns gain experience in innovation through discovering new insights into their field.  Furthermore, research strengthens major-related skills, which are important in many student's entrepreneurial business.  This is a feature I believe is incredibly important in establishing a student's confidence within himself, which will translate into the courage to pursue and create a business.

=== 1. Establish Research on Campus ===

The Florida State University, Panama City, can find a professor who may wish to pursue research on campus.  This research opportunity would be open to undergraduate students, which would give them relevant experience in their field, as well as the willpower to innovate. 

=== 2.  Offer Distance Research ===

Certain majors, particularly Computer Science, could participate in research over a long distance.  Other majors could perhaps accomplish distance research, utilizing internet communications and repositories to share information and discoveries.  This is not the ideal option, but either option will fulfill the establishment of such an important resource for our campus.

= Fostering ties with Local Businesses =

There are many local businesses that could offer experience to prospective students at the Florida State University, Panama City.  These locations could provide workshops and other experience to students in their respective field, strengthening that students skillset and enabling a student to bring their personal projects to completion.  The Florida State University, Panama City has not made any steps toward pursuing a co-educational relationship with these businesses, which is a great underutilization of local resources.

=== 1. iSirona/NantHealth ===

<img src="/images/e/e9/NantHealth.png" _fck_mw_filename="NantHealth.png" _fck_mw_location="none" alt="NantHealth.png" />

iSirona/NantHealth is a medical application business that would target Computer Science students at Florida State University, Panama City.  As they deal directly with the creation of Android and iPhone programming, they could offer workshops to students that help foster these skills.  Furthermore, NantHealth could provide expert resources to the BIC to offer advice for the technology start-ups that occur there.

=== 2.  Panama City Beach Navy Base ===

There is a very large navy research base located in Panama City Beach - literally 5 minutes away from campus.  This is an incredible resource - full to the brim with engineers and scientists.  These people would be an incredible resource to Florida State University, Panama City students, either as expert advisors as was noted above, or as teachers in voluntary workshops to strengthen student's skills.

= Youtube =

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QxsiFyuLsI&feature=youtu.be

Priorities:Florida State University Student Priorities

2014-04-08T19:03:30Z

Bipola:

<h1> Overview </h1>
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Flordia State University, Panama City is a neophyte in the I&E landscape.  It has made it's first steps towards creating an impact within innovation through the creation of the Business Innovations Center, and more recently, the establishment of the Florida State University IdeaSpace.  However, there are many things that Florida State University, Panama City lacks in providing students - particularly in the realm of motivation towards achieving and pursuing innovative entrepreneurial activities.
So, in order to foster this environment, we must attack the source that propagates these activites: the students.  The strategies laid within will be in establishing an environment that students can develop the skills that an innovator and entrepreneur needs.  While most universities have these foundational blocks, Florida State University, Panama City unfortunately does not. 
Strategies:

<ol><li>Freshmen I&E
</li><li>Interdisciplinary Course - Advanced Elective
</li><li>IdeaSpace
</li><li>Bring Research onto Campus
</li><li>Foster a greater union with local businesses
</li></ol>
<h1> Freshmen I&E </h1>
Florida State University, Panama City was opened to freshman in the Fall of 2013.  This influx of highly motivated students was a great benefit to campus life, with student activities being created and led by the newly accepted Seminoles.  All of this energy could be directed into innovation, but there are currently no relevant classes that Freshmen can take, and no makerspaces to foster the belief that one can actually make anything at all.  Thus, we must create an environment for Freshman to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship in order to create the skills that they will use as an upperclassmen.  

<h3> 1. Work with Business Innovation Center </h3>
<img src="/images/e/ee/Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg" _fck_mw_filename="Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg" _fck_mw_location="none" alt="Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg" />
Utilize the BIC to create competition's targeting the Freshmen and Sophmore level students.  These can be Business Plan competitions, or even a more relaxed "idea"storm session, allowing students to think about the feasability of their ideas and marketability.

<h3> 2. Establish more workshops on campus </h3>
Implore Registered Student Organizations to create workshops open to all students, so that students have the opportunity to learn skills, (for free), that they normally would not have the opportunity to.  Particularly important organizations to target would be Entrepreneur Club, CEO Club, and ACM, as the clubs have relevant skills that they can offer to the student body.  This will also act in helping Freshmen obtain skills that will help them later in fostering the I&E landscape within FSU-PC.

<h1> Interdisciplinary Innovation Course </h1>
Florida State University, Panama City does not offer any sort of interdiscplinary course that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship.  This summer, a minor in entrepreneurship is opening up to students, but this is not enough to create a truly progressive environment that nurtures innovation.  Thus, a project based course should be established that combines all majors (targeting STEM students) to work together and solve a problem.  This course could be offered as an Advanced Elective over the summer, as it's project based approach would deeply utilize every student's respective skills from their major.  This course would probably offered towards upperclassmen, simply as these are students who have the skills necessary to create prototypes to completion.  This course has the potentially to make a local university, or city-wide impact, as the problems given to students can be related to these areas, in order to create solutions.

<h3> 1. Gain University Support </h3>
Steps have already been made to establish such a course, and the Faculty seems to think it is a great idea.  Currently, we are search for a professor that can juggle the wide variety of majors and synthesize the abstract nature of the class into one that can actually be created. 

<h1> IdeaSpace </h1>
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The IdeaSpace is a newly created room on Florida State University, Panama City.  It was created to inspire students to communicate ideas to one another - with a theme of "No idea is too crazy!".  This location has been marginally succesful, with a few team projects grown out of the problems the Problem Board (a white board where students can write problems that they have found) has attracted. However, as the IdeaSpace is ultimately a university asset, further development aided by the university must be requested and used to enlarge the space.  This space attacks the most fundamental part of innovation and entrepreneurship, the willpower to try.

<h3> 1. Advertising! </h3>
More advertising materials must be made in order to get students attention, and show them how the space is useful to them.  It is a naturally fun environment, and really only requires walking into to realize how it is beneficial - whether stress relief or creativity.

<h3> 2. Activities </h3>
A schedule of activities needs to be made.  This in itself requires a couple of assets from the university.  If given domain space, then an IdeaSpace website could hold all of this information.  Funds donated to the space could be utilized in creating workshops like the proposed ideas above.  These improvements will create a better environment for student creativity - especially considering that the next five years at Florida State University are supposed to support nourishing critical think skills for their students.

<h1> Research </h1>
While Florida State University is a research university, there is no research occuring at it's Panama City campus.  The impact that research has to a campus is substantial, as student interns gain experience in innovation through discovering new insights into their field.  Furthermore, research strengthens major-related skills, which are important in many student's entrepreneurial business.  This is a feature I believe is incredibly important in establishing a student's confidence within himself, which will translate into the courage to pursue and create a business.

<h3> 1. Establish Research on Campus </h3>
The Florida State University, Panama City, can find a professor who may wish to pursue research on campus.  This research opportunity would be open to undergraduate students, which would give them relevant experience in their field, as well as the willpower to innovate. 

<h3> 2.  Offer Distance Research </h3>
Certain majors, particularly Computer Science, could participate in research over a long distance.  Other majors could perhaps accomplish distance research, utilizing internet communications and repositories to share information and discoveries.  This is not the ideal option, but either option will fulfill the establishment of such an important resource for our campus.

<h1> Fostering ties with Local Businesses </h1>
There are many local businesses that could offer experience to prospective students at the Florida State University, Panama City.  These locations could provide workshops and other experience to students in their respective field, strengthening that students skillset and enabling a student to bring their personal projects to completion.  The Florida State University, Panama City has not made any steps toward pursuing a co-educational relationship with these businesses, which is a great underutilization of local resources.

<h3> 1. iSirona/NantHealth </h3>
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iSirona/NantHealth is a medical application business that would target Computer Science students at Florida State University, Panama City.  As they deal directly with the creation of Android and iPhone programming, they could offer workshops to students that help foster these skills.  Furthermore, NantHealth could provide expert resources to the BIC to offer advice for the technology start-ups that occur there.

<h3> 2.  Panama City Beach Navy Base </h3>
There is a very large navy research base located in Panama City Beach - literally 5 minutes away from campus.  This is an incredible resource - full to the brim with engineers and scientists.  These people would be an incredible resource to Florida State University, Panama City students, either as expert advisors as was noted above, or as teachers in voluntary workshops to strengthen student's skills.
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Priorities:Florida State University Student Priorities

2014-04-08T15:40:17Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:florida|none]][[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none]]

Flordia State University, Panama City is a neophyte in the I&E landscape.  It has made it's first steps towards creating an impact within innovation through the creation of the Business Innovations Center, and more recently, the establishment of the Florida State University IdeaSpace.  However, there are many things that Florida State University, Panama City lacks in providing students - particularly in the realm of motivation towards achieving and pursuing innovative entrepreneurial activities.

So, in order to foster this environment, we must attack the source that propagates these activites: the students.  The strategies laid within will be in establishing an environment that students can develop the skills that an innovator and entrepreneur needs.  While most universities have these foundational blocks, Florida State University, Panama City unfortunately does not. 

Strategies:

#Freshmen I&E
#Interdisciplinary Course - Advanced Elective
#IdeaSpace
#Bring Research onto Campus
#Foster a greater union with local businesses

= Freshmen I&E =

Florida State University, Panama City was opened to freshman in the Fall of 2013.  This influx of highly motivated students was a great benefit to campus life, with student activities being created and led by the newly accepted Seminoles.  All of this energy could be directed into innovation, but there are currently no relevant classes that Freshmen can take, and no makerspaces to foster the belief that one can actually make anything at all.  Thus, we must create an environment for Freshman to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship in order to create the skills that they will use as an upperclassmen.  

=== 1. Work with Business Innovation Center ===

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none]]

Utilize the BIC to create competition's targeting the Freshmen and Sophmore level students.  These can be Business Plan competitions, or even a more relaxed "idea"storm session, allowing students to think about the feasability of their ideas and marketability.

=== 2. Establish more workshops on campus ===

Implore Registered Student Organizations to create workshops open to all students, so that students have the opportunity to learn skills, (for free), that they normally would not have the opportunity to.  Particularly important organizations to target would be Entrepreneur Club, CEO Club, and ACM, as the clubs have relevant skills that they can offer to the student body.  This will also act in helping Freshmen obtain skills that will help them later in fostering the I&E landscape within FSU-PC.

= Interdisciplinary Innovation Course =

Florida State University, Panama City does not offer any sort of interdiscplinary course that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship.  This summer, a minor in entrepreneurship is opening up to students, but this is not enough to create a truly progressive environment that nurtures innovation.  Thus, a project based course should be established that combines all majors (targeting STEM students) to work together and solve a problem.  This course could be offered as an Advanced Elective over the summer, as it's project based approach would deeply utilize every student's respective skills from their major.  This course would probably offered towards upperclassmen, simply as these are students who have the skills necessary to create prototypes to completion.  This course has the potentially to make a local university, or city-wide impact, as the problems given to students can be related to these areas, in order to create solutions.

=== 1. Gain University Support ===

Steps have already been made to establish such a course, and the Faculty seems to think it is a great idea.  Currently, we are search for a professor that can juggle the wide variety of majors and synthesize the abstract nature of the class into one that can actually be created. 

= IdeaSpace =

[[File:Ideaspace.jpeg|thumb|none]]

The IdeaSpace is a newly created room on Florida State University, Panama City.  It was created to inspire students to communicate ideas to one another - with a theme of "No idea is too crazy!".  This location has been marginally succesful, with a few team projects grown out of the problems the Problem Board (a white board where students can write problems that they have found) has attracted. However, as the IdeaSpace is ultimately a university asset, further development aided by the university must be requested and used to enlarge the space.  This space attacks the most fundamental part of innovation and entrepreneurship, the willpower to try.

=== 1. Advertising! ===

More advertising materials must be made in order to get students attention, and show them how the space is useful to them.  It is a naturally fun environment, and really only requires walking into to realize how it is beneficial - whether stress relief or creativity.

=== 2. Activities ===

A schedule of activities needs to be made.  This in itself requires a couple of assets from the university.  If given domain space, then an IdeaSpace website could hold all of this information.  Funds donated to the space could be utilized in creating workshops like the proposed ideas above.  These improvements will create a better environment for student creativity - especially considering that the next five years at Florida State University are supposed to support nourishing critical think skills for their students.

= Research =

While Florida State University is a research university, there is no research occuring at it's Panama City campus.  The impact that research has to a campus is substantial, as student interns gain experience in innovation through discovering new insights into their field.  Furthermore, research strengthens major-related skills, which are important in many student's entrepreneurial business.  This is a feature I believe is incredibly important in establishing a student's confidence within himself, which will translate into the courage to pursue and create a business.

=== 1. Establish Research on Campus ===

The Florida State University, Panama City, can find a professor who may wish to pursue research on campus.  This research opportunity would be open to undergraduate students, which would give them relevant experience in their field, as well as the willpower to innovate. 

=== 2.  Offer Distance Research ===

Certain majors, particularly Computer Science, could participate in research over a long distance.  Other majors could perhaps accomplish distance research, utilizing internet communications and repositories to share information and discoveries.  This is not the ideal option, but either option will fulfill the establishment of such an important resource for our campus.

= Fostering ties with Local Businesses =

There are many local businesses that could offer experience to prospective students at the Florida State University, Panama City.  These locations could provide workshops and other experience to students in their respective field, strengthening that students skillset and enabling a student to bring their personal projects to completion.  The Florida State University, Panama City has not made any steps toward pursuing a co-educational relationship with these businesses, which is a great underutilization of local resources.

=== 1. iSirona/NantHealth ===

[[File:NantHealth.png|none]]

iSirona/NantHealth is a medical application business that would target Computer Science students at Florida State University, Panama City.  As they deal directly with the creation of Android and iPhone programming, they could offer workshops to students that help foster these skills.  Furthermore, NantHealth could provide expert resources to the BIC to offer advice for the technology start-ups that occur there.

=== 2.  Panama City Beach Navy Base ===

There is a very large navy research base located in Panama City Beach - literally 5 minutes away from campus.  This is an incredible resource - full to the brim with engineers and scientists.  These people would be an incredible resource to Florida State University, Panama City students, either as expert advisors as was noted above, or as teachers in voluntary workshops to strengthen student's skills.

File:NantHealth.png

2014-04-08T15:39:44Z

Bipola:

Priorities:Florida State University Student Priorities

2014-04-08T15:38:34Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:florida|none]][[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none]]

Flordia State University, Panama City is a neophyte in the I&E landscape.  It has made it's first steps towards creating an impact within innovation through the creation of the Business Innovations Center, and more recently, the establishment of the Florida State University IdeaSpace.  However, there are many things that Florida State University, Panama City lacks in providing students - particularly in the realm of motivation towards achieving and pursuing innovative entrepreneurial activities.

So, in order to foster this environment, we must attack the source that propagates these activites: the students.  The strategies laid within will be in establishing an environment that students can develop the skills that an innovator and entrepreneur needs.  While most universities have these foundational blocks, Florida State University, Panama City unfortunately does not. 

Strategies:

#Freshmen I&E
#Interdisciplinary Course - Advanced Elective
#IdeaSpace
#Bring Research onto Campus
#Foster a greater union with local businesses

= Freshmen I&E =

Florida State University, Panama City was opened to freshman in the Fall of 2013.  This influx of highly motivated students was a great benefit to campus life, with student activities being created and led by the newly accepted Seminoles.  All of this energy could be directed into innovation, but there are currently no relevant classes that Freshmen can take, and no makerspaces to foster the belief that one can actually make anything at all.  Thus, we must create an environment for Freshman to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship in order to create the skills that they will use as an upperclassmen.  

=== 1. Work with Business Innovation Center ===

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none]]

Utilize the BIC to create competition's targeting the Freshmen and Sophmore level students.  These can be Business Plan competitions, or even a more relaxed "idea"storm session, allowing students to think about the feasability of their ideas and marketability.

=== 2. Establish more workshops on campus ===

Implore Registered Student Organizations to create workshops open to all students, so that students have the opportunity to learn skills, (for free), that they normally would not have the opportunity to.  Particularly important organizations to target would be Entrepreneur Club, CEO Club, and ACM, as the clubs have relevant skills that they can offer to the student body.  This will also act in helping Freshmen obtain skills that will help them later in fostering the I&E landscape within FSU-PC.

= Interdisciplinary Innovation Course =

Florida State University, Panama City does not offer any sort of interdiscplinary course that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship.  This summer, a minor in entrepreneurship is opening up to students, but this is not enough to create a truly progressive environment that nurtures innovation.  Thus, a project based course should be established that combines all majors (targeting STEM students) to work together and solve a problem.  This course could be offered as an Advanced Elective over the summer, as it's project based approach would deeply utilize every student's respective skills from their major.  This course would probably offered towards upperclassmen, simply as these are students who have the skills necessary to create prototypes to completion.  This course has the potentially to make a local university, or city-wide impact, as the problems given to students can be related to these areas, in order to create solutions.

=== 1. Gain University Support ===

Steps have already been made to establish such a course, and the Faculty seems to think it is a great idea.  Currently, we are search for a professor that can juggle the wide variety of majors and synthesize the abstract nature of the class into one that can actually be created. 

= IdeaSpace =

[[File:Ideaspace.jpeg|thumb|none]]

The IdeaSpace is a newly created room on Florida State University, Panama City.  It was created to inspire students to communicate ideas to one another - with a theme of "No idea is too crazy!".  This location has been marginally succesful, with a few team projects grown out of the problems the Problem Board (a white board where students can write problems that they have found) has attracted. However, as the IdeaSpace is ultimately a university asset, further development aided by the university must be requested and used to enlarge the space.  This space attacks the most fundamental part of innovation and entrepreneurship, the willpower to try.

=== 1. Advertising! ===

More advertising materials must be made in order to get students attention, and show them how the space is useful to them.  It is a naturally fun environment, and really only requires walking into to realize how it is beneficial - whether stress relief or creativity.

=== 2. Activities ===

A schedule of activities needs to be made.  This in itself requires a couple of assets from the university.  If given domain space, then an IdeaSpace website could hold all of this information.  Funds donated to the space could be utilized in creating workshops like the proposed ideas above.  These improvements will create a better environment for student creativity - especially considering that the next five years at Florida State University are supposed to support nourishing critical think skills for their students.

= Research =

While Florida State University is a research university, there is no research occuring at it's Panama City campus.  The impact that research has to a campus is substantial, as student interns gain experience in innovation through discovering new insights into their field.  Furthermore, research strengthens major-related skills, which are important in many student's entrepreneurial business.  This is a feature I believe is incredibly important in establishing a student's confidence within himself, which will translate into the courage to pursue and create a business.

=== 1. Establish Research on Campus ===

The Florida State University, Panama City, can find a professor who may wish to pursue research on campus.  This research opportunity would be open to undergraduate students, which would give them relevant experience in their field, as well as the willpower to innovate. 

=== 2.  Offer Distance Research ===

Certain majors, particularly Computer Science, could participate in research over a long distance.  Other majors could perhaps accomplish distance research, utilizing internet communications and repositories to share information and discoveries.  This is not the ideal option, but either option will fulfill the establishment of such an important resource for our campus.

= Fostering ties with Local Businesses =

There are many local businesses that could offer experience to prospective students at the Florida State University, Panama City.  These locations could provide workshops and other experience to students in their respective field, strengthening that students skillset and enabling a student to bring their personal projects to completion.  The Florida State University, Panama City has not made any steps toward pursuing a co-educational relationship with these businesses, which is a great underutilization of local resources.

=== 1. iSirona/NantHealth ===

iSirona/NantHealth is a medical application business that would target Computer Science students at Florida State University, Panama City.  As they deal directly with the creation of Android and iPhone programming, they could offer workshops to students that help foster these skills.  Furthermore, NantHealth could provide expert resources to the BIC to offer advice for the technology start-ups that occur there.

=== 2.  Panama City Beach Navy Base ===

There is a very large navy research base located in Panama City Beach - literally 5 minutes away from campus.  This is an incredible resource - full to the brim with engineers and scientists.  These people would be an incredible resource to Florida State University, Panama City students, either as expert advisors as was noted above, or as teachers in voluntary workshops to strengthen student's skills.

File:Ideaspace.jpeg

2014-04-08T15:37:57Z

Bipola:

Priorities:Florida State University Student Priorities

2014-04-08T15:35:16Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:florida|none]][[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none]]

Flordia State University, Panama City is a neophyte in the I&E landscape.  It has made it's first steps towards creating an impact within innovation through the creation of the Business Innovations Center, and more recently, the establishment of the Florida State University IdeaSpace.  However, there are many things that Florida State University, Panama City lacks in providing students - particularly in the realm of motivation towards achieving and pursuing innovative entrepreneurial activities.

So, in order to foster this environment, we must attack the source that propagates these activites: the students.  The strategies laid within will be in establishing an environment that students can develop the skills that an innovator and entrepreneur needs.  While most universities have these foundational blocks, Florida State University, Panama City unfortunately does not. 

Strategies:

#Freshmen I&E
#Interdisciplinary Course - Advanced Elective
#IdeaSpace
#Bring Research onto Campus
#Foster a greater union with local businesses

= Freshmen I&E =

Florida State University, Panama City was opened to freshman in the Fall of 2013.  This influx of highly motivated students was a great benefit to campus life, with student activities being created and led by the newly accepted Seminoles.  All of this energy could be directed into innovation, but there are currently no relevant classes that Freshmen can take, and no makerspaces to foster the belief that one can actually make anything at all.  Thus, we must create an environment for Freshman to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship in order to create the skills that they will use as an upperclassmen.  

=== 1. Work with Business Innovation Center ===

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none]]

Utilize the BIC to create competition's targeting the Freshmen and Sophmore level students.  These can be Business Plan competitions, or even a more relaxed "idea"storm session, allowing students to think about the feasability of their ideas and marketability.

=== 2. Establish more workshops on campus ===

Implore Registered Student Organizations to create workshops open to all students, so that students have the opportunity to learn skills, (for free), that they normally would not have the opportunity to.  Particularly important organizations to target would be Entrepreneur Club, CEO Club, and ACM, as the clubs have relevant skills that they can offer to the student body.  This will also act in helping Freshmen obtain skills that will help them later in fostering the I&E landscape within FSU-PC.

= Interdisciplinary Innovation Course =

Florida State University, Panama City does not offer any sort of interdiscplinary course that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship.  This summer, a minor in entrepreneurship is opening up to students, but this is not enough to create a truly progressive environment that nurtures innovation.  Thus, a project based course should be established that combines all majors (targeting STEM students) to work together and solve a problem.  This course could be offered as an Advanced Elective over the summer, as it's project based approach would deeply utilize every student's respective skills from their major.  This course would probably offered towards upperclassmen, simply as these are students who have the skills necessary to create prototypes to completion.  This course has the potentially to make a local university, or city-wide impact, as the problems given to students can be related to these areas, in order to create solutions.

=== 1. Gain University Support ===

Steps have already been made to establish such a course, and the Faculty seems to think it is a great idea.  Currently, we are search for a professor that can juggle the wide variety of majors and synthesize the abstract nature of the class into one that can actually be created. 

= IdeaSpace =

The IdeaSpace is a newly created room on Florida State University, Panama City.  It was created to inspire students to communicate ideas to one another - with a theme of "No idea is too crazy!".  This location has been marginally succesful, with a few team projects grown out of the problems the Problem Board (a white board where students can write problems that they have found) has attracted. However, as the IdeaSpace is ultimately a university asset, further development aided by the university must be requested and used to enlarge the space.  This space attacks the most fundamental part of innovation and entrepreneurship, the willpower to try.

=== 1. Advertising! ===

More advertising materials must be made in order to get students attention, and show them how the space is useful to them.  It is a naturally fun environment, and really only requires walking into to realize how it is beneficial - whether stress relief or creativity.

=== 2. Activities ===

A schedule of activities needs to be made.  This in itself requires a couple of assets from the university.  If given domain space, then an IdeaSpace website could hold all of this information.  Funds donated to the space could be utilized in creating workshops like the proposed ideas above.  These improvements will create a better environment for student creativity - especially considering that the next five years at Florida State University are supposed to support nourishing critical think skills for their students.

= Research =

While Florida State University is a research university, there is no research occuring at it's Panama City campus.  The impact that research has to a campus is substantial, as student interns gain experience in innovation through discovering new insights into their field.  Furthermore, research strengthens major-related skills, which are important in many student's entrepreneurial business.  This is a feature I believe is incredibly important in establishing a student's confidence within himself, which will translate into the courage to pursue and create a business.

=== 1. Establish Research on Campus ===

The Florida State University, Panama City, can find a professor who may wish to pursue research on campus.  This research opportunity would be open to undergraduate students, which would give them relevant experience in their field, as well as the willpower to innovate. 

=== 2.  Offer Distance Research ===

Certain majors, particularly Computer Science, could participate in research over a long distance.  Other majors could perhaps accomplish distance research, utilizing internet communications and repositories to share information and discoveries.  This is not the ideal option, but either option will fulfill the establishment of such an important resource for our campus.

= Fostering ties with Local Businesses =

There are many local businesses that could offer experience to prospective students at the Florida State University, Panama City.  These locations could provide workshops and other experience to students in their respective field, strengthening that students skillset and enabling a student to bring their personal projects to completion.  The Florida State University, Panama City has not made any steps toward pursuing a co-educational relationship with these businesses, which is a great underutilization of local resources.

=== 1. iSirona/NantHealth ===

iSirona/NantHealth is a medical application business that would target Computer Science students at Florida State University, Panama City.  As they deal directly with the creation of Android and iPhone programming, they could offer workshops to students that help foster these skills.  Furthermore, NantHealth could provide expert resources to the BIC to offer advice for the technology start-ups that occur there.

=== 2.  Panama City Beach Navy Base ===

There is a very large navy research base located in Panama City Beach - literally 5 minutes away from campus.  This is an incredible resource - full to the brim with engineers and scientists.  These people would be an incredible resource to Florida State University, Panama City students, either as expert advisors as was noted above, or as teachers in voluntary workshops to strengthen student's skills.

Priorities:Florida State University Student Priorities

2014-04-08T15:34:22Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:florida|none]][[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none]]

Flordia State University, Panama City is a neophyte in the I&E landscape.  It has made it's first steps towards creating an impact within innovation through the creation of the Business Innovations Center, and more recently, the establishment of the Florida State University IdeaSpace.  However, there are many things that Florida State University, Panama City lacks in providing students - particularly in the realm of motivation towards achieving and pursuing innovative entrepreneurial activities.

So, in order to foster this environment, we must attack the source that propagates these activites: the students.  The strategies laid within will be in establishing an environment that students can develop the skills that an innovator and entrepreneur needs.  While most universities have these foundational blocks, Florida State University, Panama City unfortunately does not. 

Strategies:

#Freshmen I&E
#Interdisciplinary Course - Advanced Elective
#IdeaSpace
#Bring Research onto Campus
#Foster a greater union with local businesses

= Freshmen I&E =

Florida State University, Panama City was opened to freshman in the Fall of 2013.  This influx of highly motivated students was a great benefit to campus life, with student activities being created and led by the newly accepted Seminoles.  All of this energy could be directed into innovation, but there are currently no relevant classes that Freshmen can take, and no makerspaces to foster the belief that one can actually make anything at all.  Thus, we must create an environment for Freshman to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship in order to create the skills that they will use as an upperclassmen.  

=== 1. Work with Business Innovation Center ===

Utilize the BIC to create competition's targeting the Freshmen and Sophmore level students.  These can be Business Plan competitions, or even a more relaxed "idea"storm session, allowing students to think about the feasability of their ideas and marketability.

=== 2. Establish more workshops on campus ===

Implore Registered Student Organizations to create workshops open to all students, so that students have the opportunity to learn skills, (for free), that they normally would not have the opportunity to.  Particularly important organizations to target would be Entrepreneur Club, CEO Club, and ACM, as the clubs have relevant skills that they can offer to the student body.  This will also act in helping Freshmen obtain skills that will help them later in fostering the I&E landscape within FSU-PC.

= Interdisciplinary Innovation Course =

Florida State University, Panama City does not offer any sort of interdiscplinary course that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship.  This summer, a minor in entrepreneurship is opening up to students, but this is not enough to create a truly progressive environment that nurtures innovation.  Thus, a project based course should be established that combines all majors (targeting STEM students) to work together and solve a problem.  This course could be offered as an Advanced Elective over the summer, as it's project based approach would deeply utilize every student's respective skills from their major.  This course would probably offered towards upperclassmen, simply as these are students who have the skills necessary to create prototypes to completion.  This course has the potentially to make a local university, or city-wide impact, as the problems given to students can be related to these areas, in order to create solutions.

=== 1. Gain University Support ===

Steps have already been made to establish such a course, and the Faculty seems to think it is a great idea.  Currently, we are search for a professor that can juggle the wide variety of majors and synthesize the abstract nature of the class into one that can actually be created. 

= IdeaSpace =

The IdeaSpace is a newly created room on Florida State University, Panama City.  It was created to inspire students to communicate ideas to one another - with a theme of "No idea is too crazy!".  This location has been marginally succesful, with a few team projects grown out of the problems the Problem Board (a white board where students can write problems that they have found) has attracted. However, as the IdeaSpace is ultimately a university asset, further development aided by the university must be requested and used to enlarge the space.  This space attacks the most fundamental part of innovation and entrepreneurship, the willpower to try.

=== 1. Advertising! ===

More advertising materials must be made in order to get students attention, and show them how the space is useful to them.  It is a naturally fun environment, and really only requires walking into to realize how it is beneficial - whether stress relief or creativity.

=== 2. Activities ===

A schedule of activities needs to be made.  This in itself requires a couple of assets from the university.  If given domain space, then an IdeaSpace website could hold all of this information.  Funds donated to the space could be utilized in creating workshops like the proposed ideas above.  These improvements will create a better environment for student creativity - especially considering that the next five years at Florida State University are supposed to support nourishing critical think skills for their students.

= Research =

While Florida State University is a research university, there is no research occuring at it's Panama City campus.  The impact that research has to a campus is substantial, as student interns gain experience in innovation through discovering new insights into their field.  Furthermore, research strengthens major-related skills, which are important in many student's entrepreneurial business.  This is a feature I believe is incredibly important in establishing a student's confidence within himself, which will translate into the courage to pursue and create a business.

=== 1. Establish Research on Campus ===

The Florida State University, Panama City, can find a professor who may wish to pursue research on campus.  This research opportunity would be open to undergraduate students, which would give them relevant experience in their field, as well as the willpower to innovate. 

=== 2.  Offer Distance Research ===

Certain majors, particularly Computer Science, could participate in research over a long distance.  Other majors could perhaps accomplish distance research, utilizing internet communications and repositories to share information and discoveries.  This is not the ideal option, but either option will fulfill the establishment of such an important resource for our campus.

= Fostering ties with Local Businesses =

There are many local businesses that could offer experience to prospective students at the Florida State University, Panama City.  These locations could provide workshops and other experience to students in their respective field, strengthening that students skillset and enabling a student to bring their personal projects to completion.  The Florida State University, Panama City has not made any steps toward pursuing a co-educational relationship with these businesses, which is a great underutilization of local resources.

=== 1. iSirona/NantHealth ===

iSirona/NantHealth is a medical application business that would target Computer Science students at Florida State University, Panama City.  As they deal directly with the creation of Android and iPhone programming, they could offer workshops to students that help foster these skills.  Furthermore, NantHealth could provide expert resources to the BIC to offer advice for the technology start-ups that occur there.

=== 2.  Panama City Beach Navy Base ===

There is a very large navy research base located in Panama City Beach - literally 5 minutes away from campus.  This is an incredible resource - full to the brim with engineers and scientists.  These people would be an incredible resource to Florida State University, Panama City students, either as expert advisors as was noted above, or as teachers in voluntary workshops to strengthen student's skills.

Priorities:Florida State University Student Priorities

2014-04-08T15:33:05Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

Flordia State University, Panama City is a neophyte in the I&E landscape.  It has made it's first steps towards creating an impact within innovation through the creation of the Business Innovations Center, and more recently, the establishment of the Florida State University IdeaSpace.  However, there are many things that Florida State University, Panama City lacks in providing students - particularly in the realm of motivation towards achieving and pursuing innovative entrepreneurial activities.

So, in order to foster this environment, we must attack the source that propagates these activites: the students.  The strategies laid within will be in establishing an environment that students can develop the skills that an innovator and entrepreneur needs.  While most universities have these foundational blocks, Florida State University, Panama City unfortunately does not. 

Strategies:

#Freshmen I&E
#Interdisciplinary Course - Advanced Elective
#IdeaSpace
#Bring Research onto Campus
#Foster a greater union with local businesses

= Freshmen I&E =

Florida State University, Panama City was opened to freshman in the Fall of 2013.  This influx of highly motivated students was a great benefit to campus life, with student activities being created and led by the newly accepted Seminoles.  All of this energy could be directed into innovation, but there are currently no relevant classes that Freshmen can take, and no makerspaces to foster the belief that one can actually make anything at all.  Thus, we must create an environment for Freshman to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship in order to create the skills that they will use as an upperclassmen.  

=== 1. Work with Business Innovation Center ===

Utilize the BIC to create competition's targeting the Freshmen and Sophmore level students.  These can be Business Plan competitions, or even a more relaxed "idea"storm session, allowing students to think about the feasability of their ideas and marketability.

=== 2. Establish more workshops on campus ===

Implore Registered Student Organizations to create workshops open to all students, so that students have the opportunity to learn skills, (for free), that they normally would not have the opportunity to.  Particularly important organizations to target would be Entrepreneur Club, CEO Club, and ACM, as the clubs have relevant skills that they can offer to the student body.  This will also act in helping Freshmen obtain skills that will help them later in fostering the I&E landscape within FSU-PC.

= Interdisciplinary Innovation Course =

Florida State University, Panama City does not offer any sort of interdiscplinary course that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship.  This summer, a minor in entrepreneurship is opening up to students, but this is not enough to create a truly progressive environment that nurtures innovation.  Thus, a project based course should be established that combines all majors (targeting STEM students) to work together and solve a problem.  This course could be offered as an Advanced Elective over the summer, as it's project based approach would deeply utilize every student's respective skills from their major.  This course would probably offered towards upperclassmen, simply as these are students who have the skills necessary to create prototypes to completion.  This course has the potentially to make a local university, or city-wide impact, as the problems given to students can be related to these areas, in order to create solutions.

=== 1. Gain University Support ===

Steps have already been made to establish such a course, and the Faculty seems to think it is a great idea.  Currently, we are search for a professor that can juggle the wide variety of majors and synthesize the abstract nature of the class into one that can actually be created. 

= IdeaSpace =

The IdeaSpace is a newly created room on Florida State University, Panama City.  It was created to inspire students to communicate ideas to one another - with a theme of "No idea is too crazy!".  This location has been marginally succesful, with a few team projects grown out of the problems the Problem Board (a white board where students can write problems that they have found) has attracted. However, as the IdeaSpace is ultimately a university asset, further development aided by the university must be requested and used to enlarge the space.  This space attacks the most fundamental part of innovation and entrepreneurship, the willpower to try.

=== 1. Advertising! ===

More advertising materials must be made in order to get students attention, and show them how the space is useful to them.  It is a naturally fun environment, and really only requires walking into to realize how it is beneficial - whether stress relief or creativity.

=== 2. Activities ===

A schedule of activities needs to be made.  This in itself requires a couple of assets from the university.  If given domain space, then an IdeaSpace website could hold all of this information.  Funds donated to the space could be utilized in creating workshops like the proposed ideas above.  These improvements will create a better environment for student creativity - especially considering that the next five years at Florida State University are supposed to support nourishing critical think skills for their students.

= Research =

While Florida State University is a research university, there is no research occuring at it's Panama City campus.  The impact that research has to a campus is substantial, as student interns gain experience in innovation through discovering new insights into their field.  Furthermore, research strengthens major-related skills, which are important in many student's entrepreneurial business.  This is a feature I believe is incredibly important in establishing a student's confidence within himself, which will translate into the courage to pursue and create a business.

=== 1. Establish Research on Campus ===

The Florida State University, Panama City, can find a professor who may wish to pursue research on campus.  This research opportunity would be open to undergraduate students, which would give them relevant experience in their field, as well as the willpower to innovate. 

=== 2.  Offer Distance Research ===

Certain majors, particularly Computer Science, could participate in research over a long distance.  Other majors could perhaps accomplish distance research, utilizing internet communications and repositories to share information and discoveries.  This is not the ideal option, but either option will fulfill the establishment of such an important resource for our campus.

= Fostering ties with Local Businesses =

There are many local businesses that could offer experience to prospective students at the Florida State University, Panama City.  These locations could provide workshops and other experience to students in their respective field, strengthening that students skillset and enabling a student to bring their personal projects to completion.  The Florida State University, Panama City has not made any steps toward pursuing a co-educational relationship with these businesses, which is a great underutilization of local resources.

=== 1. iSirona/NantHealth ===

iSirona/NantHealth is a medical application business that would target Computer Science students at Florida State University, Panama City.  As they deal directly with the creation of Android and iPhone programming, they could offer workshops to students that help foster these skills.  Furthermore, NantHealth could provide expert resources to the BIC to offer advice for the technology start-ups that occur there.

=== 2.  Panama City Beach Navy Base ===

There is a very large navy research base located in Panama City Beach - literally 5 minutes away from campus.  This is an incredible resource - full to the brim with engineers and scientists.  These people would be an incredible resource to Florida State University, Panama City students, either as expert advisors as was noted above, or as teachers in voluntary workshops to strengthen student's skills.

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= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]][[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|frame|Walkway-NEW.jpg]]

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around '''1,200 full time students''', and also only offers '''13 undegraduate programs''':

#'''Accounting'''
#'''Business Administration'''
#'''Civil Engineering'''
#'''Computer Engineering'''
#'''Computer Science'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Communication'''
#'''Psychology'''
#'''Public Safety and Security'''
#'''Recreation, Tourism, and Events'''
#'''Social Science Education'''
#'''Social Wor'''k

and '''6 graduate programs''':

#'''Corporate and Public Communication'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis'''
#'''Reading Education and Language Arts'''
#'''Social Work'''

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*'''Counseling'''
*'''Office Space'''
*'''Professional Services'''
*'''Networking'''
*'''Workshops'''

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is the '''prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life.'''

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*'''Business Plan Development'''
*'''Marketing Research'''
*'''Patent Searches'''
*'''Loan Packaging/Procurement'''
*'''Technology Assistance'''

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

Currently, there is no support for faculty innovation on the Panama City campus.  This is likely due to the small population, and lack of graduate research being done.  Most Faculty support is found within main campus resources, but for sake of differentation, that is beyond the scope of this article.  This extends to the Univeristy Technology Transfer functions that are often found on campuses.  This feature is not found locally, and instead is found at main campus.

== Univeristy Tech Transfer ==

*'''FSU Council of Research and Creativity:''' Council made up of research faculty that stimulates growth in research.
*'''FSU Office of Commercialization:''' Provides services to patent reserach and find investors.

= Regional Development =

Florida State University, Panama City is contained within Bay County, Florida.  While there are numerous collegiate campus groups within Tallahasee, Florida, (the location of the main campus), regional development organizations have yet to sprout within Bay County.  The two organizations recognized above, the '''Small Business Development Center''', and the '''Business Innovation Center''' have been working together to try to improve the small business environment in the Bay area.

= Landscape Analysis =

Florida State University, Panama City, is taking it's first steps toward improving the I&E landscape within Bay County.  There are many problems that had prevented the university from improving this area in the past, however, one particular issue still afflicts the campus: lack of student participation.  As there are only around 1,200 full-time students on the campus, and most of these are adults coming back to school to finish their degrees, there is a certain lack of passion and motivation toward improving the campus and beyond.  In the fall of 2013, FSU-PC opened it's doors to freshmen, thus establishing a group of passionate and excited students onto the campus.  In order to direct this passion toward beneficial activites, the university is now investing it's time and money toward establishing a broader campus life - as well as attempting to reign in upperclassmen who are notoriously hard to convince to participate. 

FSU-PC is recognized as an integral part of the business ecosystem in Bay County.  In fact, it has created an environment for software companies, in particular Nanthealth (previously iSirona), to house their headquarters here.  However, a partnership between the university and these entities has yet to be pursued.

In 2013, the Business Innovation Center was created, as well as Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center, which houses the Small Business Development Center.  The creation of incubators are the tiniest of steps toward creating an entreprenuerial ecosystem within the county.

FSU-PC has not had enough time to cultivate the I&E lifestyle.  Thus, there is a stark lack of resources for studentst to utilize in order to pursue innovation, but steps are being made to eliminate this problem.

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T18:14:52Z

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School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T18:13:50Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]][[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|frame]]

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around '''1,200 full time students''', and also only offers '''13 undegraduate programs''':

#'''Accounting'''
#'''Business Administration'''
#'''Civil Engineering'''
#'''Computer Engineering'''
#'''Computer Science'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Communication'''
#'''Psychology'''
#'''Public Safety and Security'''
#'''Recreation, Tourism, and Events'''
#'''Social Science Education'''
#'''Social Wor'''k

and'''6 graduate programs''':

#'''Corporate and Public Communication'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis'''
#'''Reading Education and Language Arts'''
#'''Social Work'''

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*'''Counseling'''
*'''Office Space'''
*'''Professional Services'''
*'''Networking'''
*'''Workshops'''

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is the '''prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life.'''

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*'''Business Plan Development'''
*'''Marketing Research'''
*'''Patent Searches'''
*'''Loan Packaging/Procurement'''
*'''Technology Assistance'''

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

Currently, there is no support for faculty innovation on the Panama City campus.  This is likely due to the small population, and lack of graduate research being done.  Most Faculty support is found within main campus resources, but for sake of differentation, that is beyond the scope of this article.  This extends to the Univeristy Technology Transfer functions that are often found on campuses.  This feature is not found locally, and instead is found at main campus.

== Univeristy Tech Transfer ==

*'''FSU Council of Research and Creativity:''' Council made up of research faculty that stimulates growth in research.
*'''FSU Office of Commercialization:''' Provides services to patent reserach and find investors.

= Regional Development =

Florida State University, Panama City is contained within Bay County, Florida.  While there are numerous collegiate campus groups within Tallahasee, Florida, (the location of the main campus), regional development organizations have yet to sprout within Bay County.  The two organizations recognized above, the '''Small Business Development Center''', and the '''Business Innovation Center''' have been working together to try to improve the small business environment in the Bay area.

= Landscape Analysis =

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= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]][[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|frame]]

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around '''1,200 full time students''', and also only offers '''13 undegraduate programs''':

#'''Accounting'''
#'''Business Administration'''
#'''Civil Engineering'''
#'''Computer Engineering'''
#'''Computer Science'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Communication'''
#'''Psychology'''
#'''Public Safety and Security'''
#'''Recreation, Tourism, and Events'''
#'''Social Science Education'''
#'''Social Wor'''k

and'''6 graduate programs''':

#'''Corporate and Public Communication'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis'''
#'''Reading Education and Language Arts'''
#'''Social Work'''

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*'''Counseling'''
*'''Office Space'''
*'''Professional Services'''
*'''Networking'''
*'''Workshops'''

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is the '''prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life.'''

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*'''Business Plan Development '''
*'''Marketing Research'''
*'''Patent Searches'''
*'''Loan Packaging/Procurement'''
*'''Technology Assistance'''

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

[[File:Crc_logo2.gif|thumb]]

Currently, there is no support for faculty innovation on the Panama City campus.  This is likely due to the small population, and lack of graduate research being done.  Most Faculty support is found within main campus resources, but for sake of differentation, that is beyond the scope of this article.

However, here are some resources provided by main campus:

*'''FSU Council of Research and Creativity:''' Council made up of research faculty that stimulates growth in research.
*'''FSU Office of Commercialization:''' Provides services to patent reserach and find investors.

= =

= Regional Development =

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T18:04:37Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]][[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|frame]]

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around '''1,200 full time students''', and also only offers '''13 undegraduate programs''':

#'''Accounting'''
#'''Business Administration'''
#'''Civil Engineering'''
#'''Computer Engineering'''
#'''Computer Science'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Communication'''
#'''Psychology'''
#'''Public Safety and Security'''
#'''Recreation, Tourism, and Events'''
#'''Social Science Education'''
#'''Social Wor'''k

and'''6 graduate programs''':

#'''Corporate and Public Communication'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis'''
#'''Reading Education and Language Arts'''
#'''Social Work'''

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*'''Counseling'''
*'''Office Space'''
*'''Professional Services'''
*'''Networking'''
*'''Workshops'''

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is the '''prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life.'''

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*'''Business Plan Development '''
*'''Marketing Research'''
*'''Patent Searches'''
*'''Loan Packaging/Procurement'''
*'''Technology Assistance'''

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

[[File:Crc_logo2.gif|thumb]]

Currently, there is no support for faculty innovation on the Panama City campus.  This is likely due to the small population, and lack of graduate research being done.  Most Faculty support is found within main campus resources, but for sake of differentation, that is beyond the scope of this article.

However, here are some resources provided by main campus:

*'''FSU Council of Research and Creativity:''' Council made up of research faculty that stimulates growth in research.
*'''FSU Office of Commercialization:''' Provides services to patent reserach and find investors.

= University Technology Transfer =

= Regional Development =

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T18:04:20Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]][[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|frame]]

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around '''1,200 full time students''', and also only offers '''13 undegraduate programs''':

#'''Accounting'''
#'''Business Administration'''
#'''Civil Engineering'''
#'''Computer Engineering'''
#'''Computer Science'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Communication'''
#'''Psychology'''
#'''Public Safety and Security'''
#'''Recreation, Tourism, and Events'''
#'''Social Science Education'''
#'''Social Wor'''k

and'''6 graduate programs''':

#'''Corporate and Public Communication'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis'''
#'''Reading Education and Language Arts'''
#'''Social Work'''

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*'''Counseling'''
*'''Office Space'''
*'''Professional Services'''
*'''Networking'''
*'''Workshops'''

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is the '''prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life.'''

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*'''Business Plan Development '''
*'''Marketing Research'''
*'''Patent Searches'''
*'''Loan Packaging/Procurement'''
*'''Technology Assistance'''

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

[[File:Crc_logo2.gif|thum]}]

Currently, there is no support for faculty innovation on the Panama City campus.  This is likely due to the small population, and lack of graduate research being done.  Most Faculty support is found within main campus resources, but for sake of differentation, that is beyond the scope of this article.

However, here are some resources provided by main campus:

*'''FSU Council of Research and Creativity:''' Council made up of research faculty that stimulates growth in research.
*'''FSU Office of Commercialization:''' Provides services to patent reserach and find investors.

= University Technology Transfer =

= Regional Development =

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T18:03:42Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]][[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|frame]]

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around '''1,200 full time students''', and also only offers '''13 undegraduate programs''':

#'''Accounting'''
#'''Business Administration'''
#'''Civil Engineering'''
#'''Computer Engineering'''
#'''Computer Science'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Communication'''
#'''Psychology'''
#'''Public Safety and Security'''
#'''Recreation, Tourism, and Events'''
#'''Social Science Education'''
#'''Social Wor'''k

and'''6 graduate programs''':

#'''Corporate and Public Communication'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis'''
#'''Reading Education and Language Arts'''
#'''Social Work'''

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*'''Counseling'''
*'''Office Space'''
*'''Professional Services'''
*'''Networking'''
*'''Workshops'''

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is the '''prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life.'''

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*'''Business Plan Development '''
*'''Marketing Research'''
*'''Patent Searches'''
*'''Loan Packaging/Procurement'''
*'''Technology Assistance'''

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

[[File:Crc_logo2.gif|thumb]]

Currently, there is no support for faculty innovation on the Panama City campus.  This is likely due to the small population, and lack of graduate research being done.  Most Faculty support is found within main campus resources, but for sake of differentation, that is beyond the scope of this article.

However, here are some resources provided by main campus:

*'''FSU Council of Research and Creativity:''' Council made up of research faculty that stimulates growth in research.
*'''FSU Office of Commercialization:''' Provides services to patent reserach and find investors.

= University Technology Transfer =

= Regional Development =

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T18:02:59Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]][[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|frame]]

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around '''1,200 full time students''', and also only offers '''13 undegraduate programs''':

#'''Accounting'''
#'''Business Administration'''
#'''Civil Engineering'''
#'''Computer Engineering'''
#'''Computer Science'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Communication'''
#'''Psychology'''
#'''Public Safety and Security'''
#'''Recreation, Tourism, and Events'''
#'''Social Science Education'''
#'''Social Wor'''k

and'''6 graduate programs''':

#'''Corporate and Public Communication'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis'''
#'''Reading Education and Language Arts'''
#'''Social Work'''

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*'''Counseling'''
*'''Office Space'''
*'''Professional Services'''
*'''Networking'''
*'''Workshops'''

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is the '''prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life.'''

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*'''Business Plan Development '''
*'''Marketing Research'''
*'''Patent Searches'''
*'''Loan Packaging/Procurement'''
*'''Technology Assistance'''

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

[[File:Crc logo2.gif|thumb]]

Currently, there is no support for faculty innovation on the Panama City campus.  This is likely due to the small population, and lack of graduate research being done.  Most Faculty support is found within main campus resources, but for sake of differentation, that is beyond the scope of this article.

However, here are some resources provided by main campus:

*'''FSU Council of Research and Creativity:''' Council made up of research faculty that stimulates growth in research.
*'''FSU Office of Commercialization:''' Provides services to patent reserach and find investors.

= University Technology Transfer =

= Regional Development =

File:Crc logo2.gif

2014-03-16T18:02:41Z

Bipola:

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T17:59:47Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]][[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|frame]]

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around '''1,200 full time students''', and also only offers '''13 undegraduate programs''':

#'''Accounting'''
#'''Business Administration'''
#'''Civil Engineering'''
#'''Computer Engineering'''
#'''Computer Science'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Communication'''
#'''Psychology'''
#'''Public Safety and Security'''
#'''Recreation, Tourism, and Events'''
#'''Social Science Education'''
#'''Social Wor'''k

and'''6 graduate programs''':

#'''Corporate and Public Communication'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis'''
#'''Reading Education and Language Arts'''
#'''Social Work'''

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*'''Counseling'''
*'''Office Space'''
*'''Professional Services'''
*'''Networking'''
*'''Workshops'''

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is the '''prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life.'''

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*'''Business Plan Development '''
*'''Marketing Research'''
*'''Patent Searches'''
*'''Loan Packaging/Procurement'''
*'''Technology Assistance'''

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

Currently, there is no support for faculty innovation on the Panama City campus.  This is likely due to the small population, and lack of graduate research being done.  Most Faculty support is found within main campus resources, but for sake of differentation, that is beyond the scope of this article.

However, here are some resources provided by main campus:

*'''FSU Council of Research and Creativity:''' Council made up of research faculty that stimulates growth in research.
*'''FSU Office of Commercialization:''' Provides services to patent reserach and find investors.

= University Technology Transfer =

= Regional Development =

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T00:29:15Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]][[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|frame]]

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around '''1,200 full time students''', and also only offers '''13 undegraduate programs''':

#'''Accounting'''
#'''Business Administration'''
#'''Civil Engineering'''
#'''Computer Engineering'''
#'''Computer Science'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Communication'''
#'''Psychology'''
#'''Public Safety and Security'''
#'''Recreation, Tourism, and Events'''
#'''Social Science Education'''
#'''Social Wor'''k

and'''6 graduate programs''':

#'''Corporate and Public Communication'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis'''
#'''Reading Education and Language Arts'''
#'''Social Work'''

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*'''Counseling'''
*'''Office Space'''
*'''Professional Services'''
*'''Networking'''
*'''Workshops'''

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is the '''prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life.'''

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*'''Business Plan Development '''
*'''Marketing Research'''
*'''Patent Searches'''
*'''Loan Packaging/Procurement'''
*'''Technology Assistance'''

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

= University Technology Transfer =

= Regional Development =

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T00:28:45Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]][[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|frame]]

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around '''1,200 full time students''', and also only offers '''13 undegraduate programs''':

#'''Accounting'''
#'''Business Administration'''
#'''Civil Engineering'''
#'''Computer Engineering'''
#'''Computer Science'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Communication'''
#'''Psychology'''
#'''Public Safety and Security'''
#'''Recreation, Tourism, and Events'''
#'''Social Science Education'''
#'''Social Wor'''k

and'''6 graduate programs''':

#'''Corporate and Public Communication'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis'''
#'''Reading Education and Language Arts'''
#'''Social Work'''

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*'''Counseling'''
*'''Office Space'''
*'''Professional Services'''
*'''Networking'''
*'''Workshops'''

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is a'''prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life''', and also houses the newly created IdeaSpace.

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*'''Business Plan Development '''
*'''Marketing Research'''
*'''Patent Searches'''
*'''Loan Packaging/Procurement'''
*'''Technology Assistance'''

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

= University Technology Transfer =

= Regional Development =

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T00:27:57Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]][[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|frame]]

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around '''1,200 full time students''', and also only offers '''13 undegraduate programs''':

#'''Accounting'''
#'''Business Administration'''
#'''Civil Engineering'''
#'''Computer Engineering'''
#'''Computer Science'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Communication'''
#'''Psychology'''
#'''Public Safety and Security'''
#'''Recreation, Tourism, and Events'''
#'''Social Science Education'''
#'''Social Wor'''k

and'''6 graduate programs''':

#'''Corporate and Public Communication'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis'''
#'''Reading Education and Language Arts'''
#'''Social Work'''

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*'''Counseling '''
*'''Office Space'''
*'''Professional Services'''
*'''Networking'''
*'''Workshops'''

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is a prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life, and also houses the newly created IdeaSpace.

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*'''Business Plan Development '''
*'''Marketing Research'''
*'''Patent Searches'''
*'''Loan Packaging/Procurement'''
*'''Technology Assistance'''

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

= University Technology Transfer =

= Regional Development =

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T00:27:45Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]][[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|frame]]

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around '''1,200 full time students''', and also only offers '''13 undegraduate programs''':

#'''Accounting'''
#'''Business Administration'''
#'''Civil Engineering'''
#'''Computer Engineering'''
#'''Computer Science'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Communication'''
#'''Psychology'''
#'''Public Safety and Security'''
#'''Recreation, Tourism, and Events'''
#'''Social Science Education'''
#'''Social Wor'''k

and'''6 graduate programs''':

#'''Corporate and Public Communication'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis'''
#'''Reading Education and Language Arts'''
#'''Social Work'''

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*'''Counseling '''
*'''Office Space'''
*'''Professional Services'''
*'''Networking'''
*'''Workshops'''

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is a prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life, and also houses the newly created IdeaSpace.

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb|SBDC1.jpg]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*Business Plan Development
*Marketing Research
*Patent Searches
*Loan Packaging/Procurement
*Technology Assistance

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

= University Technology Transfer =

= Regional Development =

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T00:27:31Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]][[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|frame]]

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around '''1,200 full time students''', and also only offers '''13 undegraduate programs''':

#'''Accounting'''
#'''Business Administration'''
#'''Civil Engineering'''
#'''Computer Engineering'''
#'''Computer Science'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Communication'''
#'''Psychology'''
#'''Public Safety and Security'''
#'''Recreation, Tourism, and Events'''
#'''Social Science Education'''
#'''Social Wor'''k

and'''6 graduate programs''':

#'''Corporate and Public Communication'''
#'''Electrical Engineering'''
#'''Elementary Education'''
#'''Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis'''
#'''Reading Education and Language Arts'''
#'''Social Work'''

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*Counseling
*Office Space
*Professional Services
*Networking
*Workshops

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is a prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life, and also houses the newly created IdeaSpace.

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb|SBDC1.jpg]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*Business Plan Development
*Marketing Research
*Patent Searches
*Loan Packaging/Procurement
*Technology Assistance

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

= University Technology Transfer =

= Regional Development =

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T00:27:16Z

Bipola:

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T00:24:34Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]][[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|frame]]

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around 1,200 full time students, and also only offers 13 undegraduate programs:

#Accounting
#Business Administration
#Civil Engineering
#Computer Engineering
#Computer Science
#Electrical Engineering
#Elementary Education
#Communication
#Psychology
#Public Safety and Security
#Recreation, Tourism, and Evnets
#Social Science Education
#Social Work

and 6 graduate programs:

#Corporate and Public Communication
#Electrical Engineering
#Elementary Education
#Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis
#Reading Education and Language Arts
#Social Work

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*Counseling
*Office Space
*Professional Services
*Networking
*Workshops

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is a prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life, and also houses the newly created IdeaSpace.

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb|SBDC1.jpg]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*Business Plan Development
*Marketing Research
*Patent Searches
*Loan Packaging/Procurement
*Technology Assistance

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

= University Technology Transfer =

= Regional Development =

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T00:24:19Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]][[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|frame|none]]

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around 1,200 full time students, and also only offers 13 undegraduate programs:

#Accounting
#Business Administration
#Civil Engineering
#Computer Engineering
#Computer Science
#Electrical Engineering
#Elementary Education
#Communication
#Psychology
#Public Safety and Security
#Recreation, Tourism, and Evnets
#Social Science Education
#Social Work

and 6 graduate programs:

#Corporate and Public Communication
#Electrical Engineering
#Elementary Education
#Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis
#Reading Education and Language Arts
#Social Work

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*Counseling
*Office Space
*Professional Services
*Networking
*Workshops

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is a prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life, and also houses the newly created IdeaSpace.

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb|SBDC1.jpg]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*Business Plan Development
*Marketing Research
*Patent Searches
*Loan Packaging/Procurement
*Technology Assistance

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

= University Technology Transfer =

= Regional Development =

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T00:23:53Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]]http://universityinnovation.org/images/9/98/Walkway-NEW.jpg

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around 1,200 full time students, and also only offers 13 undegraduate programs:

#Accounting
#Business Administration
#Civil Engineering
#Computer Engineering
#Computer Science
#Electrical Engineering
#Elementary Education
#Communication
#Psychology
#Public Safety and Security
#Recreation, Tourism, and Evnets
#Social Science Education
#Social Work

and 6 graduate programs:

#Corporate and Public Communication
#Electrical Engineering
#Elementary Education
#Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis
#Reading Education and Language Arts
#Social Work

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*Counseling
*Office Space
*Professional Services
*Networking
*Workshops

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is a prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life, and also houses the newly created IdeaSpace.

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb|SBDC1.jpg]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*Business Plan Development
*Marketing Research
*Patent Searches
*Loan Packaging/Procurement
*Technology Assistance

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

= University Technology Transfer =

= Regional Development =

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T00:23:32Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]]

[[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|border]]Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around 1,200 full time students, and also only offers 13 undegraduate programs:

#Accounting
#Business Administration
#Civil Engineering
#Computer Engineering
#Computer Science
#Electrical Engineering
#Elementary Education
#Communication
#Psychology
#Public Safety and Security
#Recreation, Tourism, and Evnets
#Social Science Education
#Social Work

and 6 graduate programs:

#Corporate and Public Communication
#Electrical Engineering
#Elementary Education
#Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis
#Reading Education and Language Arts
#Social Work

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*Counseling
*Office Space
*Professional Services
*Networking
*Workshops

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is a prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life, and also houses the newly created IdeaSpace.

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb|SBDC1.jpg]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*Business Plan Development
*Marketing Research
*Patent Searches
*Loan Packaging/Procurement
*Technology Assistance

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

= University Technology Transfer =

= Regional Development =

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T00:23:07Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]]

[[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|border|none|Walkway-NEW.jpg]]Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around 1,200 full time students, and also only offers 13 undegraduate programs:

#Accounting
#Business Administration
#Civil Engineering
#Computer Engineering
#Computer Science
#Electrical Engineering
#Elementary Education
#Communication
#Psychology
#Public Safety and Security
#Recreation, Tourism, and Evnets
#Social Science Education
#Social Work

and 6 graduate programs:

#Corporate and Public Communication
#Electrical Engineering
#Elementary Education
#Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis
#Reading Education and Language Arts
#Social Work

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*Counseling
*Office Space
*Professional Services
*Networking
*Workshops

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is a prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life, and also houses the newly created IdeaSpace.

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb|SBDC1.jpg]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*Business Plan Development
*Marketing Research
*Patent Searches
*Loan Packaging/Procurement
*Technology Assistance

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

= University Technology Transfer =

= Regional Development =

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T00:22:44Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]]

[[File:Walkway-NEW.jpg|thumb]]Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around 1,200 full time students, and also only offers 13 undegraduate programs:

#Accounting
#Business Administration
#Civil Engineering
#Computer Engineering
#Computer Science
#Electrical Engineering
#Elementary Education
#Communication
#Psychology
#Public Safety and Security
#Recreation, Tourism, and Evnets
#Social Science Education
#Social Work

and 6 graduate programs:

#Corporate and Public Communication
#Electrical Engineering
#Elementary Education
#Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis
#Reading Education and Language Arts
#Social Work

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*Counseling
*Office Space
*Professional Services
*Networking
*Workshops

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is a prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life, and also houses the newly created IdeaSpace.

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb|SBDC1.jpg]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*Business Plan Development
*Marketing Research
*Patent Searches
*Loan Packaging/Procurement
*Technology Assistance

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

= University Technology Transfer =

= Regional Development =

File:Walkway-NEW.jpg

2014-03-16T00:22:05Z

Bipola:

School:Florida State University Panama City

2014-03-16T00:21:01Z

Bipola:

= Overview =

[[File:Fsu pic.jpg|none|Fsu pic.jpg]]

Florida State Univeristy, Panama City, was founded in 1982 as a full-service campus of the Florida State University in Tallahasee, Florida.  It is a very small campus, with around 1,200 full time students, and also only offers 13 undegraduate programs:

#Accounting
#Business Administration
#Civil Engineering
#Computer Engineering
#Computer Science
#Electrical Engineering
#Elementary Education
#Communication
#Psychology
#Public Safety and Security
#Recreation, Tourism, and Evnets
#Social Science Education
#Social Work

and 6 graduate programs:

#Corporate and Public Communication
#Electrical Engineering
#Elementary Education
#Psychology: Applied Behavior Analysis
#Reading Education and Language Arts
#Social Work

Thus, the campus is still growing year by year.  Freshman are a recent addition to the FSU-PC campus, starting the fall semester of 2013.  The once non-existent campus life (as all of the students used to be upper-classmen attempting to finish their degree) is now slowly growing due to the influx of freshman.  Strides have been made by the faculty and student body to engage the new students, including many faculty sponsored entrepreneurship opportunities.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Opportunity =

== Business Innovation Center ==

[[File:Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg|none|Business-Innovation-Center-Logo-01.jpg]]

The first of these faculty sponsored improvements is the Business Innovation Center. The Business Innovation Center (BIC) is a newly created incubator on the FSU-PC campus.  It was created in 2013 in order to: "foster entrepreneurship through a structured model that provides tools and metrics for success to emerging innovation-based enterprises"''.''

The BIC provides:

*Counseling
*Office Space
*Professional Services
*Networking
*Workshops

to students and local businesses, with little to no cost (depending on circumstances).  It couples itself with various student organization, most notably the FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club.  This is a prime hub in FSU-PC entrepreneur life, and also houses the newly created IdeaSpace.

== IdeaSpace ==

The IdeaSpace is a newly created (Spring 2014) space that will allow students to collaborate on solving problems.  The IdeaSpace houses a large whiteboard that is serves as a "Problem Board", that will be covered by student generated problems.  Students who are inspired by certain problems can offer solutions, arrange meeting dates, and network utilizing the the other writable surfaces in the room.

== Small Business Development Center ==

[[File:SBDC1.jpg|thumb|SBDC1.jpg]]

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a newly created business incubator housed within the Gulf Coast State College's Advanced Technology Center.  It is very similar to the FSU-PC Business Innovation Center, but is also directed toward existing small businesses.

The SBDC can help students with:

*Business Plan Development
*Marketing Research
*Patent Searches
*Loan Packaging/Procurement
*Technology Assistance

== Campus Events ==

=== Entrepreneur Club ===

[[File:Fsupcentre.jpg|thumb|Fsupcentre.jpg]] The FSU-PC Entrepreneur Club is the premier group that sponsors I-E related events. In the Spring Semester of 2014 the Entrepreneur Club will be mobilizing to bring more speakers to the campus, as well as coupling with the Business Innovation Center to create a "shark-tank" competition, Nole Tank. 

=== Nole Tank ===

[[File:Noletank.jpg|thumb|Noletank.jpg]]The Nole Tank competition is the first Business Plan competition to occur at FSU-PC.  It was created through a union between the Entrepreneur Club and the Business Innovation Center. The Nole Tank is a "shark-tank" competiton that pits 5 entrepreneurs in a business plan presentation in front of local business and community leaders.  The competition has two phases:

'''Phase 1:  '''Submit an elevator pitch.  5 elevator pitches out of the pool of submissions are selected blindly by a group of judges. If selected you move on to Phase 2. Each of the 5 winning pitches get $100 in cash.

'''Phase 2''':  Create your business plan, and prepare a 15 minute presentation to show to the judges. One winner is selected from this phase.

Currently, the award for winning Phase 2 is $1000 in cash.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

= University Technology Transfer =

= Regional Development =