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Priorities:Lingnan University Student Priorities

2018-10-25T00:02:12Z

Bradleyt:

Lingnan University is new to the idea of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E). Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative (LEI) is a platform newly established in Lingnan University which aimed to empower entrepreneurs, innovators, and inventors to take action for inclusive growth. However, students and faculty members may not pay attention to this platform which may not be able to enrich the I&E ecosystem in the university. A 5-year campaign can be launched to improve the I&E ecosystem, including promotion and students activities. Promotion has to be made to raise people awareness on I&E in Lingnan University, as well as enhancing students' creativity and ideas for starting own business by organising different activities.

== Promotion ==

==== Canteen Promotion Cardboard ====
Canteen is a place where students will reach everyday, grabing lunch, having tea, finishing dinner... This is a great place for us to promote I&E on campus. By making small cardboard which can stand on table, information of upcoming I&E activities as well as contact information will be shown on the cardboard. Students walk pass will be able to see these information and join the activities if they wish to. This is a useful promotion tool that can reach a large number of people in the university. This can be done in the first year.
==== Lunch Box Promotion  ====
Realizing the problem that there aren’t enough promotion of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Lingnan, our group also come up with some possible solutions and ideas, one of them is to print advertising information of I&E on the takeaway lunchbox in canteen. Since, there is only one canteen in Lingnan, most of the students usually have lunch or buy takeaway lunches there. We discover that the takeaways lunchboxes have a lot of empty spaces in fact and it would be wasteful if students just throw them away. Therefore, we come up with the idea that  we could print some advertising information on the lunchbox, so that whenever students by takeaways lunches, it may arouse their interest.Regarding the process of launching this project. We would first design an attractive and informative cover for the advertising, then we would contact school office and canteen to seek their approval. Once we get the approval, we would then contact the company which produce the current lunchboxes in canteen, send them our design and print them out. We hope that this project would be a short-term one, which we spend not more than a year to finish it. [[File:UIF Lingnan university.jpeg]]
==== Social Media Promotion ====
Social media plays a crucial role in student's life. They spend a lot of time on social media, paying attention on those platforms. We think it could be a effective way to communicate with students and reach out to them instead of the more traditional way of engaging students. And as  a result, it could help promoting activities organised by University. Starting a social media account could create a more easy-going image. Besides the platform could act as be the center of information about I&E in lingnan. So students can save the time searching for different opportunites on doing something more useful.
==== [[File:Social Media Promotion.png]] ====

== Student Activities ==

==== Mentorship Programme ====
Lingnan University puts emphasis in strengthening the bonding between current undergraduate students and Lingnan alumni. Aiming at raising the awareness in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Lingan community, a mentorship program could be launched for undergraduate students from all disciplines. Some Lingnan alumni in entrepreneurial sector and other successful start-up founders are invited to be mentors for Lingnan students. This program serves as a platform for both parties to share their creative thoughts. Not only mentees can seek advice from I&E perspective from their mentors, but mentors also can share their personal experience in launching a creative business to their mentees. A series of interactive activities will be arranged for both mentors and mentees to establish a close relationship and get a deep understanding towards innovative entrepreneurship. These help students who are potentially interested in establishing start-up company to acquire first-hand information and help stimulate students’ creative mindsets. The I&E ambience in Lingnan could be greatly enhanced. [[File:Mentorship program.png]]
==== I&E Study Tour ====
Lingnan University provides many outgoing opportunities for students like exchange programme or overseas internship programme. In order to attract more students raising awareness on I&E issue, I&E study tours can be organized to allow students borden their horizons and build more ideas of entrepreneurship. UIF programme can be one of them. Trips to Asia countries like Korea or Mainland China, which developed many wonderful creative industries and start-up companies, can also be organized. Students may be able to visit different start-up companies and have different brainstorming sessions to develop more ideas on entrepreneurship. Students are required to come up ideas and do reflection at the end of the tour <span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">illustrate their ideas and what they have learnt throughout the tour. The university may provide subsidies so that students do not have to worry about financial ability before having these wonderful experiences.
== Related Links ==

'''Lingnan Fellows'''

*[[Dickson Cheng|Dickson CHENG]]
*[[Karie CHAN|Karie CHAN]]
*[[Rainbow Lok|Rainbow LOK]]
*[[Max Wong|Max WONG]]

 [[Lingnan University|Lingnan University Wiki]]

Video about what we are doing in Lingnan: [https://youtu.be/p8e5xeqGIuE https://youtu.be/p8e5xeqGIuE]

[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]

School:Lingnan University

2018-10-25T00:00:59Z

Bradleyt:

[[Category: |Universities]]

== Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship ==

In recent years, Lingnan University begin to implement ideas like Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the campus, which aim at offering students a diversified and interesting learning experience. And it is mainly done through the following three departments and programmes.  

==== Office of Service Learning (OSL) ====

Office of Service-Learning (OSL) was set up in November 2006 with the 5 million donations from Mr. LEUNG Kai Hung, Michael, Executive Chairman of Onwel Groups of Companies, and the matching grant from the University Grant Committee (UGC). It is the first stand-alone Service-Learning office among the universities in Hong Kong, which dedicates itself to nurturing change makers by encouraging students to engage in community service with academic knowledge through the experiential learning model.

==== Integrated Learning Programme (ILP) ====

Integrated Learning Programme (ILP)is one of the signature co-curricular programmes in the University which facilitates students to extend their learning beyond the classroom. With its wide spectrum of contents and interactive delivery modes, students are enabled to unlock potentials, boost confidence, make plans for life and achieve success. Students can develop their new interests and explore many learning opportunities from over 400 ILP activities each year.

====   Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative (LEI)  ====

Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative (LEI) is a collaborative Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) platform newly established to empower entrepreneurs, innovators, and inventors to take action for inclusive growth. A number of start-up activities and entrepreneurship programs are organized by LEI to increase students interest and incentives towards entrepreneurship.

 

== OSL in encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship  ==

==== Faculty Members ====

The Office of Service-Learning supports Lingnan faculty members engaged in service-learning teaching and community based research to build strong connections between our community and academia. Engaged scholarship allows the university to fulfill its mission of "Learning to Serve, Serving to Learn" through enriching individuals and communities, developing student leaders, and nurturing sustainable community-building initiatives.

==== Faculty Engagement ====

There are many opportunities for faculty members to engage in Service-Learning and community- based research. The Office of Service-Learning supports faculty development through training workshops, conferences, publications, retreats, as well as the annual US Delegation. It recognize faculty members' achievements through the Service-Learning Award and Mini-Grant, supporting them to continue their research and community involvement. As part of its mission to cultivate engagement, the OSL want to help faculty members find the resources they need to participate in Service-Learning opportunities, collaborate with others, or initiate a great idea.

== OSL in encouraging students innovation and entrepreneurship  ==

==== ''''LU Soc-Tech Development Scheme: Build'‧'Chat'‧'Help''' ====

LU Soc-Tech Development Scheme is a 5-week training program which aims to develop our students’ innovation mindset and technology skills to make tangible products to impact our society. The program will cover learning on how to utilize interesting technology such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, iBeacon and Charbot. It also generate innovative ideas into practical gargets to address social challenges.

==== Mobile App Building Workshop ====

Students can learn how to design, build and polish a cloud-connected iOS and Android mobile app from scratch without any coding. The primary goal of the workshop is to strengthen students' capacity in promoting their innovative projects through digital channel

==== Entrepreneurial Knowledge Transfer Fund (EKT) Fund ====

To encourage and support Lingnan students to start their innovative and meaningful business, Lingnan University has provided the Entrepreneurship Knowledge Transfer (EKT) Fund to enthusiastic students with a maximum amount of HK$20,000 per project. The primary purpose of the EKT Fund is to sponsor students to develop prototypes for new products and proof of a new concept that will lead to a new service, product or business.

== <span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 18.06px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">'''Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts''' ==

==== Agorize Business Case Competition ====

The agorize Business Case Competition is the biggest business case competition in Hong Kong & Macau. It is organised for the 3rd year in a row, the Business Case Competition has for objective to link students from all types of background to Hong Kong’s key decision-makers. Throughout this collaboration, these major players aim to bring disruptive vision to their core business models, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make an impact. This year, the competition is sponsored by AXA Hong Kong (Innovate to insure), Natixis (Banking for a sustainable future), LVMH Fashion Group(Future of Fashion Luxury Retail) and Dragages Hong Kong (Affordable and sustainable housing), which students would have chances to engage with local economic development.

== <span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 18.06px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Related Link ==

-Office of Service Learning ([https://www.ln.edu.hk/osl/aboutus_what_is_service_learning.php) https://www.ln.edu.hk/osl/aboutus_what_is_service_learning.php)]

-Integrated Learning Programme (ILP) ([https://www.ln.edu.hk/ssc/ilp) https://www.ln.edu.hk/ssc/ilp)]

-Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative ([https://www.ln.edu.hk/lei) https://www.ln.edu.hk/lei)] 

-LU Soc-Tech Development Scheme: Build‧Chat‧Help ([http://hesln.ln.edu.hk/index.php/en/innovation-and-entrepreneurship/lu-soc-tech-development-scheme-build-%E2%80%A7-chat-%E2%80%A7-help) http://hesln.ln.edu.hk/index.php/en/innovation-and-entrepreneurship/lu-soc-tech-development-scheme-build-%E2%80%A7-chat-%E2%80%A7-help)]

-Mobile App Building Workshop  ([https://www.ln.edu.hk/cht/project/create/new-events-and-programmes) https://www.ln.edu.hk/cht/project/create/new-events-and-programmes)]

-Entrepreneurial Knowledge Transfer Fund (EKT) Fund ([https://www.ln.edu.hk/lei/entrepreneurial-knowledge-transfer-ekt-fund) https://www.ln.edu.hk/lei/entrepreneurial-knowledge-transfer-ekt-fund)]

-Agorize Business Case Competition ([https://www.agorize.com/en/challenges/business-case-competition-3/?t=NpWvsdj0Zz6fYM_np5-uYw) https://www.agorize.com/en/challenges/business-case-competition-3/?t=NpWvsdj0Zz6fYM_np5-uYw)]

== '''Related Links''' ==

'''Lingnan Fellows 2018'''

*[[Dickson Cheng|Dickson CHENG]]
*[[Karie CHAN|Karie CHAN]]
*[[Rainbow Lok|Rainbow LOK]]
*[[Max Wong|Max WONG]]

 [[Lingnan University Student Priorities|Lingnan Student Priorities]]

Video about what we are doing in Lingnan: [https://youtu.be/p8e5xeqGIuE https://youtu.be/p8e5xeqGIuE]

[[Category:Universities]]

Priorities:Lingnan University Student Priorities

2018-10-25T00:00:10Z

Bradleyt:

Lingnan University is new to the idea of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E). Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative (LEI) is a platform newly established in Lingnan University which aimed to empower entrepreneurs, innovators, and inventors to take action for inclusive growth. However, students and faculty members may not pay attention to this platform which may not be able to enrich the I&E ecosystem in the university. A 5-year campaign can be launched to improve the I&E ecosystem, including promotion and students activities. Promotion has to be made to raise people awareness on I&E in Lingnan University, as well as enhancing students' creativity and ideas for starting own business by organising different activities.

== Promotion ==

==== Canteen Promotion Cardboard ====
Canteen is a place where students will reach everyday, grabing lunch, having tea, finishing dinner... This is a great place for us to promote I&E on campus. By making small cardboard which can stand on table, information of upcoming I&E activities as well as contact information will be shown on the cardboard. Students walk pass will be able to see these information and join the activities if they wish to. This is a useful promotion tool that can reach a large number of people in the university. This can be done in the first year.
==== Lunch Box Promotion  ====
Realizing the problem that there aren’t enough promotion of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Lingnan, our group also come up with some possible solutions and ideas, one of them is to print advertising information of I&E on the takeaway lunchbox in canteen. Since, there is only one canteen in Lingnan, most of the students usually have lunch or buy takeaway lunches there. We discover that the takeaways lunchboxes have a lot of empty spaces in fact and it would be wasteful if students just throw them away. Therefore, we come up with the idea that  we could print some advertising information on the lunchbox, so that whenever students by takeaways lunches, it may arouse their interest.Regarding the process of launching this project. We would first design an attractive and informative cover for the advertising, then we would contact school office and canteen to seek their approval. Once we get the approval, we would then contact the company which produce the current lunchboxes in canteen, send them our design and print them out. We hope that this project would be a short-term one, which we spend not more than a year to finish it. [[File:UIF Lingnan university.jpeg]]
==== Social Media Promotion ====
Social media plays a crucial role in student's life. They spend a lot of time on social media, paying attention on those platforms. We think it could be a effective way to communicate with students and reach out to them instead of the more traditional way of engaging students. And as  a result, it could help promoting activities organised by University. Starting a social media account could create a more easy-going image. Besides the platform could act as be the center of information about I&E in lingnan. So students can save the time searching for different opportunites on doing something more useful.
==== [[File:Social Media Promotion.png]] ====

== Student Activities ==

==== Mentorship Programme ====
Lingnan University puts emphasis in strengthening the bonding between current undergraduate students and Lingnan alumni. Aiming at raising the awareness in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Lingan community, a mentorship program could be launched for undergraduate students from all disciplines. Some Lingnan alumni in entrepreneurial sector and other successful start-up founders are invited to be mentors for Lingnan students. This program serves as a platform for both parties to share their creative thoughts. Not only mentees can seek advice from I&E perspective from their mentors, but mentors also can share their personal experience in launching a creative business to their mentees. A series of interactive activities will be arranged for both mentors and mentees to establish a close relationship and get a deep understanding towards innovative entrepreneurship. These help students who are potentially interested in establishing start-up company to acquire first-hand information and help stimulate students’ creative mindsets. The I&E ambience in Lingnan could be greatly enhanced. [[File:Mentorship program.png]]
==== I&E Study Tour ====
Lingnan University provides many outgoing opportunities for students like exchange programme or overseas internship programme. In order to attract more students raising awareness on I&E issue, I&E study tours can be organized to allow students borden their horizons and build more ideas of entrepreneurship. UIF programme can be one of them. Trips to Asia countries like Korea or Mainland China, which developed many wonderful creative industries and start-up companies, can also be organized. Students may be able to visit different start-up companies and have different brainstorming sessions to develop more ideas on entrepreneurship. Students are required to come up ideas and do reflection at the end of the tour <span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">illustrate their ideas and what they have learnt throughout the tour. The university may provide subsidies so that students do not have to worry about financial ability before having these wonderful experiences.
== Related Links ==

'''Lingnan Fellows'''

*[[Dickson Cheng|Dickson CHENG]]
*[[Karie CHAN|Karie CHAN]]
*[[Rainbow Lok|Rainbow LOK]]
*[[Max Wong|Max WONG]]

 [[Lingnan University|Lingnan University]]

Video about what we are doing in Lingnan: [https://youtu.be/p8e5xeqGIuE https://youtu.be/p8e5xeqGIuE]

[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]

School:Lingnan University

2018-10-24T23:58:12Z

Bradleyt:

[[Category: |Universities]]

== Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship ==

In recent years, Lingnan University begin to implement ideas like Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the campus, which aim at offering students a diversified and interesting learning experience. And it is mainly done through the following three departments and programmes.  

==== Office of Service Learning (OSL) ====

Office of Service-Learning (OSL) was set up in November 2006 with the 5 million donations from Mr. LEUNG Kai Hung, Michael, Executive Chairman of Onwel Groups of Companies, and the matching grant from the University Grant Committee (UGC). It is the first stand-alone Service-Learning office among the universities in Hong Kong, which dedicates itself to nurturing change makers by encouraging students to engage in community service with academic knowledge through the experiential learning model.

==== Integrated Learning Programme (ILP) ====

Integrated Learning Programme (ILP)is one of the signature co-curricular programmes in the University which facilitates students to extend their learning beyond the classroom. With its wide spectrum of contents and interactive delivery modes, students are enabled to unlock potentials, boost confidence, make plans for life and achieve success. Students can develop their new interests and explore many learning opportunities from over 400 ILP activities each year.

====   Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative (LEI)  ====

Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative (LEI) is a collaborative Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) platform newly established to empower entrepreneurs, innovators, and inventors to take action for inclusive growth. A number of start-up activities and entrepreneurship programs are organized by LEI to increase students interest and incentives towards entrepreneurship.

 

== OSL in encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship  ==

==== Faculty Members ====

The Office of Service-Learning supports Lingnan faculty members engaged in service-learning teaching and community based research to build strong connections between our community and academia. Engaged scholarship allows the university to fulfill its mission of "Learning to Serve, Serving to Learn" through enriching individuals and communities, developing student leaders, and nurturing sustainable community-building initiatives.

==== Faculty Engagement ====

There are many opportunities for faculty members to engage in Service-Learning and community- based research. The Office of Service-Learning supports faculty development through training workshops, conferences, publications, retreats, as well as the annual US Delegation. It recognize faculty members' achievements through the Service-Learning Award and Mini-Grant, supporting them to continue their research and community involvement. As part of its mission to cultivate engagement, the OSL want to help faculty members find the resources they need to participate in Service-Learning opportunities, collaborate with others, or initiate a great idea.

== OSL in encouraging students innovation and entrepreneurship  ==

==== ''''LU Soc-Tech Development Scheme: Build'‧'Chat'‧'Help''' ====

LU Soc-Tech Development Scheme is a 5-week training program which aims to develop our students’ innovation mindset and technology skills to make tangible products to impact our society. The program will cover learning on how to utilize interesting technology such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, iBeacon and Charbot. It also generate innovative ideas into practical gargets to address social challenges.

==== Mobile App Building Workshop ====

Students can learn how to design, build and polish a cloud-connected iOS and Android mobile app from scratch without any coding. The primary goal of the workshop is to strengthen students' capacity in promoting their innovative projects through digital channel

==== Entrepreneurial Knowledge Transfer Fund (EKT) Fund ====

To encourage and support Lingnan students to start their innovative and meaningful business, Lingnan University has provided the Entrepreneurship Knowledge Transfer (EKT) Fund to enthusiastic students with a maximum amount of HK$20,000 per project. The primary purpose of the EKT Fund is to sponsor students to develop prototypes for new products and proof of a new concept that will lead to a new service, product or business.

== <span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 18.06px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">'''Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts''' ==

==== Agorize Business Case Competition ====

The agorize Business Case Competition is the biggest business case competition in Hong Kong & Macau. It is organised for the 3rd year in a row, the Business Case Competition has for objective to link students from all types of background to Hong Kong’s key decision-makers. Throughout this collaboration, these major players aim to bring disruptive vision to their core business models, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make an impact. This year, the competition is sponsored by AXA Hong Kong (Innovate to insure), Natixis (Banking for a sustainable future), LVMH Fashion Group(Future of Fashion Luxury Retail) and Dragages Hong Kong (Affordable and sustainable housing), which students would have chances to engage with local economic development.

== <span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 18.06px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Related Link ==

-Office of Service Learning ([https://www.ln.edu.hk/osl/aboutus_what_is_service_learning.php) https://www.ln.edu.hk/osl/aboutus_what_is_service_learning.php)]

-Integrated Learning Programme (ILP) ([https://www.ln.edu.hk/ssc/ilp) https://www.ln.edu.hk/ssc/ilp)]

-Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative ([https://www.ln.edu.hk/lei) https://www.ln.edu.hk/lei)] 

-LU Soc-Tech Development Scheme: Build‧Chat‧Help ([http://hesln.ln.edu.hk/index.php/en/innovation-and-entrepreneurship/lu-soc-tech-development-scheme-build-%E2%80%A7-chat-%E2%80%A7-help) http://hesln.ln.edu.hk/index.php/en/innovation-and-entrepreneurship/lu-soc-tech-development-scheme-build-%E2%80%A7-chat-%E2%80%A7-help)]

-Mobile App Building Workshop  ([https://www.ln.edu.hk/cht/project/create/new-events-and-programmes) https://www.ln.edu.hk/cht/project/create/new-events-and-programmes)]

-Entrepreneurial Knowledge Transfer Fund (EKT) Fund ([https://www.ln.edu.hk/lei/entrepreneurial-knowledge-transfer-ekt-fund) https://www.ln.edu.hk/lei/entrepreneurial-knowledge-transfer-ekt-fund)]

-Agorize Business Case Competition ([https://www.agorize.com/en/challenges/business-case-competition-3/?t=NpWvsdj0Zz6fYM_np5-uYw) https://www.agorize.com/en/challenges/business-case-competition-3/?t=NpWvsdj0Zz6fYM_np5-uYw)]

== '''University Innovation Fellows 2018''' ==

'''Lingnan Fellows'''

*[[Dickson Cheng|Dickson CHENG]]
*[[Karie CHAN|Karie CHAN]]
*[[Rainbow Lok|Rainbow LOK]]
*[[Max Wong|Max WONG]]

 [[Lingnan University Student Priorities|Lingnan Student Priorities]]

Video about what we are doing in Lingnan: [https://youtu.be/p8e5xeqGIuE https://youtu.be/p8e5xeqGIuE]

[[Category:Universities]]

Fellow:Brad Turner

2018-06-05T02:55:52Z

Bradleyt:

[[File:BradTurner2015.JPG|thumb]]

'''Serving as UIF Since:''' Fall 2014

'''School: '''Michigan Technological University '''What he does now:''' Product Designer, Handshake '''What that means:''' designs software applications that help college students and recent alumni find jobs and build meaningful careers

'''Contact him about:''' makerspaces, product design, facilitation (events and groups big or small), living in Silicon Valley, being out at work 🏳️‍🌈, or Harry Potter.     '''Email: '''brad@joinhandshake.com '''Phone: '''(989) 295-2804 

Brad Turner studied Software Engineering at [[Michigan Tech|Michigan Technological University]] and graduated in Spring 2017, and is now a Product Designer at a startup called Handshake, working to democratize opportunity for college students and recent alumni.

Starting as a University Innovation Fellow in Fall 2014, he discovered a way to combine his love of giving back to the community, with creativity and design. On campus he has worked on creating a student organization that is focused on creating agents of change by using creativity and design thinking, helped launch a new makerspace, and planned and facilitated events on campus with the Innovation Center for Entrepreneurship.

His experiences as a summer leadership camp counselor and Orientation Team Leader have expanded his passion for working with students and creating meaningful activities and events. These events include, but are not limited to, [[Uifresh|#uifresh activities]] during orientation, a makerspace design thinking session, and many smaller in-class workshops.

Outside of Michigan Tech he has worked at Epic as a Software Engineering Intern and spent a summer at Handshake as a Product Design Intern working on democratizing career opportunities for current college students and recent graduates.

Now in San Francisco working at Handshake, you can find him running around and exploring the Bay Area, trying to navigate a quickly scaling startup, and remembering to take the time to slow down and take breaks.

To reach Brad, please email brad@joinhandshake.com

= More about Michigan Tech =

[[Magann Dykema|Magann Dykema]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Michelle Hoard|Michelle Hoard]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Carly Joseph|Carly Joseph]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Josh Krugh|Josh Krugh]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Nichole Mackey|Nichole Mackey]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Nate Peterson|Nate Peterson]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[ARSH SAHU|Arsh Sahu]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

'''Brad Turner '''- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Michigan Tech|About the University]]''' '''- Learn about Michigan Tech including a landscape analysis

[http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=MTU_University_Student_Priorities Michigan Tech Student Priorities ]- Learn about what students are working on

[http://www.mtu.edu/ Michigan Technological University] - Michigan Tech's website

[[Category:Student Contributors|b]]

Fellow:Brad Turner

2018-06-05T02:55:31Z

Bradleyt:

[[File:BradTurner2015.JPG|thumb|BradTurner2015.JPG]]

'''Serving as UIF Since:''' Fall 2014

'''School: '''Michigan Technological University '''What he does now:''' Product Designer, Handshake '''What that means:''' designs software applications that help college students and recent alumni find jobs and build meaningful careers

'''Contact him about:''' makerspaces, product design, facilitation (events and groups big or small), living in Silicon Valley, being out at work 🏳️‍🌈, or Harry Potter.     '''Email: '''brad@joinhandshake.com '''Phone: '''(989) 295-2804 

Brad Turner studied Software Engineering at [[Michigan Tech|Michigan Technological University]] and graduated in Spring 2017, and is now a Product Designer at startup called Handshake, working to democratize opportunity for college students and recent alumni.

Starting as a University Innovation Fellow in Fall 2014, he discovered a way to combine his love of giving back to the community, with creativity and design. On campus he has worked on creating a student organization that is focused on creating agents of change by using creativity and design thinking, helped launch a new makerspace, and planned and facilitated events on campus with the Innovation Center for Entrepreneurship.

His experiences as a summer leadership camp counselor and Orientation Team Leader have expanded his passion for working with students and creating meaningful activities and events. These events include, but are not limited to, [[Uifresh|#uifresh activities]] during orientation, a makerspace design thinking session, and many smaller in-class workshops.

Outside of Michigan Tech he has worked at Epic as a Software Engineering Intern and spent a summer at Handshake as a Product Design Intern working on democratizing career opportunities for current college students and recent graduates.

Now in San Francisco working at Handshake, you can find him running around and exploring the Bay Area, trying to navigate a quickly scaling startup, and remembering to take the time to slow down and take breaks.

To reach Brad, please email brad@joinhandshake.com

= More about Michigan Tech =

[[Magann Dykema|Magann Dykema]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Michelle Hoard|Michelle Hoard]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Carly Joseph|Carly Joseph]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Josh Krugh|Josh Krugh]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Nichole Mackey|Nichole Mackey]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Nate Peterson|Nate Peterson]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[ARSH SAHU|Arsh Sahu]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

'''Brad Turner '''- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Michigan Tech|About the University]]''' '''- Learn about Michigan Tech including a landscape analysis

[http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=MTU_University_Student_Priorities Michigan Tech Student Priorities ]- Learn about what students are working on

[http://www.mtu.edu/ Michigan Technological University] - Michigan Tech's website

[[Category:Student Contributors|b]]

Fellow:Brad Turner

2018-06-05T02:55:02Z

Bradleyt:

[[File:BradTurner2015.JPG|thumb]]

'''Serving as UIF Since:''' Fall 2014

'''School: '''Michigan Technological University '''What he does now:''' Product Designer, Handshake '''What that means:''' designs software applications that help college students and recent alumni find jobs and build meaningful careers

'''Contact him about:''' makerspaces, product design, facilitation (events and groups big or small), living in Silicon Valley, being out at work 🏳️‍🌈, or Harry Potter... I'm a bit of a nerd...     '''Email: '''brad@joinhandshake.com '''Phone: '''(989) 295-2804 

Brad Turner studied Software Engineering at [[Michigan Tech|Michigan Technological University]] and graduated in Spring 2017, and is now a Product Designer at startup called Handshake, working to democratize opportunity for college students and recent alumni.

Starting as a University Innovation Fellow in Fall 2014, he discovered a way to combine his love of giving back to the community, with creativity and design. On campus he has worked on creating a student organization that is focused on creating agents of change by using creativity and design thinking, helped launch a new makerspace, and planned and facilitated events on campus with the Innovation Center for Entrepreneurship.

His experiences as a summer leadership camp counselor and Orientation Team Leader have expanded his passion for working with students and creating meaningful activities and events. These events include, but are not limited to, [[Uifresh|#uifresh activities]] during orientation, a makerspace design thinking session, and many smaller in-class workshops.

Outside of Michigan Tech he has worked at Epic as a Software Engineering Intern and spent a summer at Handshake as a Product Design Intern working on democratizing career opportunities for current college students and recent graduates.

Now in San Francisco working at Handshake, you can find him running around and exploring the Bay Area, trying to navigate a quickly scaling startup, and remembering to take the time to slow down and take breaks.

To reach Brad, please email brad@joinhandshake.com

= More about Michigan Tech =

[[Magann Dykema|Magann Dykema]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Michelle Hoard|Michelle Hoard]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Carly Joseph|Carly Joseph]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Josh Krugh|Josh Krugh]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Nichole Mackey|Nichole Mackey]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Nate Peterson|Nate Peterson]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[ARSH SAHU|Arsh Sahu]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

'''Brad Turner '''- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Michigan Tech|About the University]]''' '''- Learn about Michigan Tech including a landscape analysis

[http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=MTU_University_Student_Priorities Michigan Tech Student Priorities ]- Learn about what students are working on

[http://www.mtu.edu/ Michigan Technological University] - Michigan Tech's website

[[Category:Student Contributors|b]]

Fellow:Brad Turner

2018-06-05T02:54:37Z

Bradleyt:

[[File:BradTurner2015.JPG|thumb|BradTurner2015.JPG]]

'''Serving as UIF Since:''' Fall 2014

'''School: '''Michigan Technological University '''What he does now:''' Product Designer, Handshake '''What that means:''' designs software applications that help college students and recent alumni find jobs and build meaningful careers
'''Contact her about:''' makerspaces, product design, facilitation (events and groups big or small), living in Silicon Valley, being out at work 🏳️‍🌈, or Harry Potter... I'm a bit of a nerd...     '''Email: '''brad@joinhandshake.com 
'''Phone: '''(989) 295-2804 

Brad Turner studied Software Engineering at [[Michigan Tech|Michigan Technological University]] and graduated in Spring 2017, and is now a Product Designer at startup called Handshake, working to democratize opportunity for college students and recent alumni.

Starting as a University Innovation Fellow in Fall 2014, he discovered a way to combine his love of giving back to the community, with creativity and design. On campus he has worked on creating a student organization that is focused on creating agents of change by using creativity and design thinking, helped launch a new makerspace, and planned and facilitated events on campus with the Innovation Center for Entrepreneurship.

His experiences as a summer leadership camp counselor and Orientation Team Leader have expanded his passion for working with students and creating meaningful activities and events. These events include, but are not limited to, [[Uifresh|#uifresh activities]] during orientation, a makerspace design thinking session, and many smaller in-class workshops.

Outside of Michigan Tech he has worked at Epic as a Software Engineering Intern and spent a summer at Handshake as a Product Design Intern working on democratizing career opportunities for current college students and recent graduates.

Now in San Francisco working at Handshake, you can find him running around and exploring the Bay Area, trying to navigate a quickly scaling startup, and remembering to take the time to slow down and take breaks.

To reach Brad, please email brad@joinhandshake.com

= More about Michigan Tech =

[[Magann Dykema|Magann Dykema]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Michelle Hoard|Michelle Hoard]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Carly Joseph|Carly Joseph]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Josh Krugh|Josh Krugh]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Nichole Mackey|Nichole Mackey]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Nate Peterson|Nate Peterson]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[ARSH SAHU|Arsh Sahu]] - A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

'''Brad Turner '''- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[[Michigan Tech|About the University]]''' '''- Learn about Michigan Tech including a landscape analysis

[http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=MTU_University_Student_Priorities Michigan Tech Student Priorities ]- Learn about what students are working on

[http://www.mtu.edu/ Michigan Technological University] - Michigan Tech's website

[[Category:Student Contributors|b]]

School:Michigan Technological University

2014-09-29T17:09:42Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Technological University is a world class research university looking to further encourage the startup culture on campus. Many of the resources available to students come from other students in the form of events and clubs. This wiki page will serve as a running record of the resources available to students on the Michigan Tech campus.  

= Student Entrepreneurship  =

Michigan Tech offers students a variety of resources to student entrepreneurs. While some of them are easy to come by, others are more challenging for students to find. A few of the top resources are listed below: 

*'''Bob Mark Elevator Pitch Competition: '''The Bob Mark memorial elevator pitch competition was designed to encourage student entrepreneurship at Michigan Tech. The competition brings in over 30 aspiring small businesses together to present their idea in three minutes to over 150 audience members. 
*'''New Venture Competition:''' The New Venture Competition is a joint partnership between Michigan Tech and Central Michigan University where startups get business plan feedback, mentorship, and an opportunity to win over $30,000 for their new idea. 
*'''Entrepreneurs Club at Michigan Tech: '''The E-Club brings together a group of student entrepreneurs at Michigan Tech to share ideas, challenges, and solutions once a week. 
*'''TechHacks''': TechHacks is an event put on by the ACM chapter at Michigan Tech where students are invited to hack on new projects for 24-36 hours. ACM also funds and supports trips to MHacks and Illinois Hacks where students are encouraged to hack on new projects

= Faculty Entrepreneurship =

Faculty at Michigan Tech are being encouraged (more and more) to take their research to market. With classes like Technology Commercialization faculty are being given the tools to take their ideas to market. A few resources available to faculty are: 

*'''Michigan Tech Entrepreneurship Support Center''': The support center exists to allow for new technologies to move towards commercialization without having to deal with the legal hassles of filing as a business. The support center allows small businesses to operate under their legal umbrella while they establish their venture. 
*'''Technology Commercialization Department: '''Michigan Tech has an entire department (led by Jim Baker) devoted to helping faculty and graduate students move their research from the lab to a commercially available product. 

= General  Entrepreneurship =

While it can sometimes be helpful to break the resources available into faculty and students, there are many resources available to all entrepreneurial minded individuals around Michigan Tech. A few of them are highlighted below: 

*'''SmartZone''': the SmartZone in Houghton offers a variety of services to inspiring entrepreneurs. From their SmartStart program which guides startups through a curriculum to validate their idea, to low cost office space the SmartZone can help move an idea into reality quickly. With a major state grant the smartzone is able to offer world class services at a low cost. For students at Michigan Tech faculty, a strategic partnership between the University and the Smartzone makes many of the services free. 
<div></div>

= Landscape Analysis =

Michigan Tech trains and equips some of the best engineers in the country. The Houghton Smart Zone and associated resources provide an excellent support structure for new businesses, and contests such as the New Venture Competition inject much needed funding into the startup culture at Michigan Tech.

Despite these resources there has not been widespread proliferation of student led startups at the University.

In speaking with several would-be founders, the bottleneck seems to be finding talented individuals who compliment the needs of the startups. Students not involved in the startup culture at Michigan Tech, and whom have progressed far enough through their curriculum to add significant value to a startup, seem to be reluctant to add another responsibility to their busy schedule.

Furthermore it’s challenging for founders to find the top-talent at Michigan Tech to involve in their projects. Current methods rely on unstructured social connections and in many cases settling for whomever agrees to help.  

The current enterprise and senior design structure is great for connecting motivated students to funded projects and have been very successful in creating some truly incredible results. However in our observations it seems that often times the students involved with these enterprise teams are more engaged with the engineering challenge and less so in the viability of their project as a business.  

Put simply, we believe there is often a disconnect between those passionate about engineering, and those passionate about creating a business.

If there were a way to connect founders with the top self-motivated talent within the University, one of the final bottlenecks for a thriving startup culture would be removed. We believe we can remove this bottleneck by merging the engineer successes brought forth by the enterprise and senior design structure with students who have demonstrated business acumen and are passionate about transforming their idea into a new venture.
<div>Lanscape Analysis [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtGRsz4i6ggadHlzT0I1cE1VbThzbjlpMTVMTXRFdFE&usp=sharing here.]</div>

= Conclusion =

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brad_Turner Brad Turner ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech including a landscape analysis

[http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=MTU_University_Student_Priorities Michigan Tech Student Priorities ]- Learn about what students are working on

[[Category:Universities]]

Priorities:MTU University Student Priorities

2014-09-29T01:17:20Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Tech’s campus is poised to be a model for student innovation and entrepreneurship. The State of Michigan has recognized the Houghton / Hancock area as a hotbed of innovation, and efforts to connect the School of Business and the School of Engineering are creating new business opportunities daily.

The problem isn’t ideas. It rarely ever is. Uniquely, Michigan Tech doesn’t suffer from a talent gap. Michigan Tech’s engineers are recruited around the globe for their hands-on experience and industry-focused education.

We’ll include a story to summarize the problem at Michigan Tech:  One day in early April, a venture capitalist (VC) from Silicon Valley came to Michigan Tech to do due-diligence on a new technology being developed in 3D printing. The VC gave a speech and discussed her time at Stanford. She said, “I never thought about being involved in venture capital, but when I got to school, everyone was talking about starting a business and I felt like I needed to get plugged into that ecosystem.” Michigan Tech lacks that passion, enthusiasm, and culture. These three strategies are designed to remedy that challenge.

A new center for innovation and entrepreneurship is the proposed solution. It uses new academic opportunities, event programming, and startup support to drive a culture shift towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

== YouTube Pitch ==

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= Fall 2014 Strategies =

== Strategy One: Invention Space  ==

A small maker space is currently in the works to be implemented in the current Enterprise lab. At this time, there are very few spaces on campus where students can come together and work collaboratively and have access to prototyping tools and supplies. Much of the renovation necessary to create an effective invention space has been completed, but additional support is needed to gather tools and supplies. This space will allow us to obtain student feedback in order to potentially expand to a much larger and extensive invention space on campus.

This space will serve multiple purposes outside of providing a collaborative workspace. It can be used to hold classes in an non-traditional style classroom with an alternative setup. The Invention Space will also host events focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship on campus mentioned below. The space will also serve as an "IP Free" zone in hopes that students would be less worried about having to worry about legal issues with the University and more focused on creating new ideas.

Key Features:

Movable furniture: tables with adjustable heights, adjustable rolling chairs, and stackable seating.

Prototyping supplies: one wall of the room will be lined with cheap craft supplies and an array of tools for students to use

Technology: projector for student teams to present their ideas and 3-4 desktop computers used for product design

Other: storage space for student teams, portable whiteboards, and power distribution throughout the space for students to plug in

== Strategy Two: I&E Event Series ==

After creating an amazing collaborative space on campus, there will be plenty of opportunities to host events focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. These events will focus on creating excitement about the new initiatives on campus and recruit motivated students for the new I&E section of the Pavlis Honors College. The Pathways team has been working on bringing in a few speakers, and the student programming board is already planning an event to be held in the space.

Examples of events that can be held in the space include:

Speaker Series - Bringing in guest speakers who have had experience with I&E has proven to be a strong motivating force for involving students. Possible topics include opportunity recognition, legal principles, entrepreneurial finance, strategic partnering and building effective startup teams.

Make-a-thon - an opportunity for student teams to come together and brainstorm possible solutions for an and all ideas. Some of these projects and ideas could potentailly be carried on after the end of the event.

3 Day Startup - As mentioned in the spring overview, the goal of the event is to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas they would love to see come to life.

== Strategy Three: StartupTech ==

StartupTech is an Enterprise team that connects tops student talent to student led startups. It utilizes the existing enterprise infrastructure to ensure student involvement by allowing students to work on a startup team as part of their required credits for graduation. Connecting engineering teams to students motivated by turning an idea into a business will help promote business development far more than it currently is at Michigan Tech.

The program will provide supprt for new entreprenuers by sponsoring workshops, recruiting advisors, and giving these teams a space to work and the resources necessary to turn their dreams into reality. Hopefully this program would be implemented alongside of the expansion to the larger invention space on campus, providing teams with space in a modern office equiped with state of the art technology. Funds would also be available for some business development expenses such as travel expenses, office supplies, hardware, software licenses, etc.

A Board of Directors for the program would consist of faculty involved in I&E on campus, a representative from the Houghton SmartZone and a student with startup and leadership experience. The board will be responsible for selecting the ventures to include in the program as well as monitoring the students participating in the program.

== Strategy Four: Innovation Learning Community ==

With the formation of the new Pavlis Honors College on Michigan Tech's campus, the are plenty of new opportunities available to introduce innovation and creative thinking early in the student experience. One of the best ways to inspire a shared vision within students is provide them with the opportunity to spend time with other students who are interested in similar ideas. By creating an environment where students are constantly challenged to think differently in their everyday experiences, they will develop a more diverse set of problem solving skills to implement in their daily lives.

Next year the Pavlis Honors College will have a learning community for first year students in the College. This will be a great opportunity to test out some creative ways to incorporate creative thinking into residence hall life. Resident Assistants are currently required to create programs for their students to participate in and this would be an exceptional opportunity to test out some new ideas.

= Spring 2014 Stragegies =

== Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  ==

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

=== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ===

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

=== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ===

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

=== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ===

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

== Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn ==

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

=== Lean Startup ===

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Design for Organizations ===

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

=== Technology Commercialization ===

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

=== Looking Forward ===

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

== ==

== Strategy Three: Support the Culture ==

=== TechX ===

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

=== Space ===

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

=== Mentorship ===

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

=== Funding ===

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

== ==

== General Overview ==

[[File:MTU TecHX.png]]

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech, including a landscape analysis

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:MTU University Student Priorities

2014-09-29T01:11:23Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Tech’s campus is poised to be a model for student innovation and entrepreneurship. The State of Michigan has recognized the Houghton / Hancock area as a hotbed of innovation, and efforts to connect the School of Business and the School of Engineering are creating new business opportunities daily.

The problem isn’t ideas. It rarely ever is. Uniquely, Michigan Tech doesn’t suffer from a talent gap. Michigan Tech’s engineers are recruited around the globe for their hands-on experience and industry-focused education.

We’ll include a story to summarize the problem at Michigan Tech:  One day in early April, a venture capitalist (VC) from Silicon Valley came to Michigan Tech to do due-diligence on a new technology being developed in 3D printing. The VC gave a speech and discussed her time at Stanford. She said, “I never thought about being involved in venture capital, but when I got to school, everyone was talking about starting a business and I felt like I needed to get plugged into that ecosystem.” Michigan Tech lacks that passion, enthusiasm, and culture. These three strategies are designed to remedy that challenge.

A new center for innovation and entrepreneurship is the proposed solution. It uses new academic opportunities, event programming, and startup support to drive a culture shift towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

== YouTube Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=z4flES3-l4I}} <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/n-HwGqUWRuo?list=UUIAtr2xjZvsoVM82ZGUSAvw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

= Fall 2014 Strategies =

== Strategy One: Invention Space  ==

A small maker space is currently in the works to be implemented in the current Enterprise lab. At this time, there are very few spaces on campus where students can come together and work collaboratively and have access to prototyping tools and supplies. Much of the renovation necessary to create an effective invention space has been completed, but additional support is needed to gather tools and supplies. This space will allow us to obtain student feedback in order to potentially expand to a much larger and extensive invention space on campus.

This space will serve multiple purposes outside of providing a collaborative workspace. It can be used to hold classes in an non-traditional style classroom with an alternative setup. The Invention Space will also host events focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship on campus mentioned below. The space will also serve as an "IP Free" zone in hopes that students would be less worried about having to worry about legal issues with the University and more focused on creating new ideas.

Key Features:

Movable furniture: tables with adjustable heights, adjustable rolling chairs, and stackable seating.

Prototyping supplies: one wall of the room will be lined with cheap craft supplies and an array of tools for students to use

Technology: projector for student teams to present their ideas and 3-4 desktop computers used for product design

Other: storage space for student teams, portable whiteboards, and power distribution throughout the space for students to plug in

== Strategy Two: I&E Event Series ==

After creating an amazing collaborative space on campus, there will be plenty of opportunities to host events focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. These events will focus on creating excitement about the new initiatives on campus and recruit motivated students for the new I&E section of the Pavlis Honors College. The Pathways team has been working on bringing in a few speakers, and the student programming board is already planning an event to be held in the space.

Examples of events that can be held in the space include:

Speaker Series - Bringing in guest speakers who have had experience with I&E has proven to be a strong motivating force for involving students. Possible topics include opportunity recognition, legal principles, entrepreneurial finance, strategic partnering and building effective startup teams.

Make-a-thon - an opportunity for student teams to come together and brainstorm possible solutions for an and all ideas. Some of these projects and ideas could potentailly be carried on after the end of the event.

3 Day Startup - As mentioned in the spring overview, the goal of the event is to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas they would love to see come to life.

== Strategy Three: StartupTech ==

StartupTech is an Enterprise team that connects tops student talent to student led startups. It utilizes the existing enterprise infrastructure to ensure student involvement by allowing students to work on a startup team as part of their required credits for graduation. Connecting engineering teams to students motivated by turning an idea into a business will help promote business development far more than it currently is at Michigan Tech.

The program will provide supprt for new entreprenuers by sponsoring workshops, recruiting advisors, and giving these teams a space to work and the resources necessary to turn their dreams into reality. Hopefully this program would be implemented alongside of the expansion to the larger invention space on campus, providing teams with space in a modern office equiped with state of the art technology. Funds would also be available for some business development expenses such as travel expenses, office supplies, hardware, software licenses, etc.

A Board of Directors for the program would consist of faculty involved in I&E on campus, a representative from the Houghton SmartZone and a student with startup and leadership experience. The board will be responsible for selecting the ventures to include in the program as well as monitoring the students participating in the program.

== Strategy Four: Innovation Learning Community ==

With the formation of the new Pavlis Honors College on Michigan Tech's campus, the are plenty of new opportunities available to introduce innovation and creative thinking early in the student experience. One of the best ways to inspire a shared vision within students is provide them with the opportunity to spend time with other students who are interested in similar ideas. By creating an environment where students are constantly challenged to think differently in their everyday experiences, they will develop a more diverse set of problem solving skills to implement in their daily lives.

Next year the Pavlis Honors College will have a learning community for first year students in the College. This will be a great opportunity to test out some creative ways to incorporate creative thinking into residence hall life. Resident Assistants are currently required to create programs for their students to participate in and this would be an exceptional opportunity to test out some new ideas.

= Spring 2014 Stragegies =

== Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  ==

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

=== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ===

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

=== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ===

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

=== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ===

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

== Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn ==

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

=== Lean Startup ===

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Design for Organizations ===

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

=== Technology Commercialization ===

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

=== Looking Forward ===

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

== ==

== Strategy Three: Support the Culture ==

=== TechX ===

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

=== Space ===

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

=== Mentorship ===

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

=== Funding ===

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

== ==

== General Overview ==

[[File:MTU TecHX.png]]

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech, including a landscape analysis

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:MTU University Student Priorities

2014-09-26T16:57:35Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Tech’s campus is poised to be a model for student innovation and entrepreneurship. The State of Michigan has recognized the Houghton / Hancock area as a hotbed of innovation, and efforts to connect the School of Business and the School of Engineering are creating new business opportunities daily.

The problem isn’t ideas. It rarely ever is. Uniquely, Michigan Tech doesn’t suffer from a talent gap. Michigan Tech’s engineers are recruited around the globe for their hands-on experience and industry-focused education.

We’ll include a story to summarize the problem at Michigan Tech:  One day in early April, a venture capitalist (VC) from Silicon Valley came to Michigan Tech to do due-diligence on a new technology being developed in 3D printing. The VC gave a speech and discussed her time at Stanford. She said, “I never thought about being involved in venture capital, but when I got to school, everyone was talking about starting a business and I felt like I needed to get plugged into that ecosystem.” Michigan Tech lacks that passion, enthusiasm, and culture. These three strategies are designed to remedy that challenge.

A new center for innovation and entrepreneurship is the proposed solution. It uses new academic opportunities, event programming, and startup support to drive a culture shift towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

== YouTube Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=z4flES3-l4I}}

= Fall 2014 Strategies =

== Strategy One: Invention Space  ==

A small maker space is currently in the works to be implemented in the current Enterprise lab. At this time, there are very few spaces on campus where students can come together and work collaboratively and have access to prototyping tools and supplies. Much of the renovation necessary to create an effective invention space has been completed, but additional support is needed to gather tools and supplies. This space will allow us to obtain student feedback in order to potentially expand to a much larger and extensive invention space on campus.

This space will serve multiple purposes outside of providing a collaborative workspace. It can be used to hold classes in an non-traditional style classroom with an alternative setup. The Invention Space will also host events focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship on campus mentioned below. The space will also serve as an "IP Free" zone in hopes that students would be less worried about having to worry about legal issues with the University and more focused on creating new ideas.

Key Features:

Movable furniture: tables with adjustable heights, adjustable rolling chairs, and stackable seating.

Prototyping supplies: one wall of the room will be lined with cheap craft supplies and an array of tools for students to use

Technology: projector for student teams to present their ideas and 3-4 desktop computers used for product design

Other: storage space for student teams, portable whiteboards, and power distribution throughout the space for students to plug in

== Strategy Two: I&E Event Series ==

After creating an amazing collaborative space on campus, there will be plenty of opportunities to host events focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. These events will focus on creating excitement about the new initiatives on campus and recruit motivated students for the new I&E section of the Pavlis Honors College. The Pathways team has been working on bringing in a few speakers, and the student programming board is already planning an event to be held in the space.

Examples of events that can be held in the space include:

Speaker Series - Bringing in guest speakers who have had experience with I&E has proven to be a strong motivating force for involving students. Possible topics include opportunity recognition, legal principles, entrepreneurial finance, strategic partnering and building effective startup teams.

Make-a-thon - an opportunity for student teams to come together and brainstorm possible solutions for an and all ideas. Some of these projects and ideas could potentailly be carried on after the end of the event.

3 Day Startup - As mentioned in the spring overview, the goal of the event is to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas they would love to see come to life.

== Strategy Three: StartupTech ==

StartupTech is an Enterprise team that connects tops student talent to student led startups. It utilizes the existing enterprise infrastructure to ensure student involvement by allowing students to work on a startup team as part of their required credits for graduation. Connecting engineering teams to students motivated by turning an idea into a business will help promote business development far more than it currently is at Michigan Tech.

The program will provide supprt for new entreprenuers by sponsoring workshops, recruiting advisors, and giving these teams a space to work and the resources necessary to turn their dreams into reality. Hopefully this program would be implemented alongside of the expansion to the larger invention space on campus, providing teams with space in a modern office equiped with state of the art technology. Funds would also be available for some business development expenses such as travel expenses, office supplies, hardware, software licenses, etc.

A Board of Directors for the program would consist of faculty involved in I&E on campus, a representative from the Houghton SmartZone and a student with startup and leadership experience. The board will be responsible for selecting the ventures to include in the program as well as monitoring the students participating in the program.

== Strategy Four: Innovation Learning Community ==

With the formation of the new Pavlis Honors College on Michigan Tech's campus, the are plenty of new opportunities available to introduce innovation and creative thinking early in the student experience. One of the best ways to inspire a shared vision within students is provide them with the opportunity to spend time with other students who are interested in similar ideas. By creating an environment where students are constantly challenged to think differently in their everyday experiences, they will develop a more diverse set of problem solving skills to implement in their daily lives.

Next year the Pavlis Honors College will have a learning community for first year students in the College. This will be a great opportunity to test out some creative ways to incorporate creative thinking into residence hall life. Resident Assistants are currently required to create programs for their students to participate in and this would be an exceptional opportunity to test out some new ideas.

= Spring 2014 Stragegies =

== Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  ==

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

=== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ===

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

=== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ===

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

=== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ===

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

== Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn ==

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

=== Lean Startup ===

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Design for Organizations ===

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

=== Technology Commercialization ===

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

=== Looking Forward ===

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

== ==

== Strategy Three: Support the Culture ==

=== TechX ===

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

=== Space ===

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

=== Mentorship ===

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

=== Funding ===

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

== ==

== General Overview ==

[[File:MTU TecHX.png]]

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech, including a landscape analysis

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:MTU University Student Priorities

2014-09-26T16:57:23Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Tech’s campus is poised to be a model for student innovation and entrepreneurship. The State of Michigan has recognized the Houghton / Hancock area as a hotbed of innovation, and efforts to connect the School of Business and the School of Engineering are creating new business opportunities daily.

The problem isn’t ideas. It rarely ever is. Uniquely, Michigan Tech doesn’t suffer from a talent gap. Michigan Tech’s engineers are recruited around the globe for their hands-on experience and industry-focused education.

We’ll include a story to summarize the problem at Michigan Tech:  One day in early April, a venture capitalist (VC) from Silicon Valley came to Michigan Tech to do due-diligence on a new technology being developed in 3D printing. The VC gave a speech and discussed her time at Stanford. She said, “I never thought about being involved in venture capital, but when I got to school, everyone was talking about starting a business and I felt like I needed to get plugged into that ecosystem.” Michigan Tech lacks that passion, enthusiasm, and culture. These three strategies are designed to remedy that challenge.

A new center for innovation and entrepreneurship is the proposed solution. It uses new academic opportunities, event programming, and startup support to drive a culture shift towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

== YouTube Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=z4flES3-l4I}}

= Fall 2014 Strategies =

== Strategy One: Invention Space  ==

A small maker space is currently in the works to be implemented in the current Enterprise lab. At this time, there are very few spaces on campus where students can come together and work collaboratively and have access to prototyping tools and supplies. Much of the renovation necessary to create an effective invention space has been completed, but additional support is needed to gather tools and supplies. This space will allow us to obtain student feedback in order to potentially expand to a much larger and extensive invention space on campus.

This space will serve multiple purposes outside of providing a collaborative workspace. It can be used to hold classes in an non-traditional style classroom with an alternative setup. The Invention Space will also host events focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship on campus mentioned below. The space will also serve as an "IP Free" zone in hopes that students would be less worried about having to worry about legal issues with the University and more focused on creating new ideas.

Key Features:

Movable furniture: tables with adjustable heights, adjustable rolling chairs, and stackable seating.

Prototyping supplies: one wall of the room will be lined with cheap craft supplies and an array of tools for students to use

Technology: projector for student teams to present their ideas and 3-4 desktop computers used for product design

Other: storage space for student teams, portable whiteboards, and power distribution throughout the space for students to plug in

== Strategy Two: I&E Event Series ==

After creating an amazing collaborative space on campus, there will be plenty of opportunities to host events focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. These events will focus on creating excitement about the new initiatives on campus and recruit motivated students for the new I&E section of the Pavlis Honors College. The Pathways team has been working on bringing in a few speakers, and the student programming board is already planning an event to be held in the space.

Examples of events that can be held in the space include:

Speaker Series - Bringing in guest speakers who have had experience with I&E has proven to be a strong motivating force for involving students. Possible topics include opportunity recognition, legal principles, entrepreneurial finance, strategic partnering and building effective startup teams.

Make-a-thon - an opportunity for student teams to come together and brainstorm possible solutions for an and all ideas. Some of these projects and ideas could potentailly be carried on after the end of the event.

3 Day Startup - As mentioned in the spring overview, the goal of the event is to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas they would love to see come to life.

== Strategy Three: StartupTech ==

StartupTech is an Enterprise team that connects tops student talent to student led startups. It utilizes the existing enterprise infrastructure to ensure student involvement by allowing students to work on a startup team as part of their required credits for graduation. Connecting engineering teams to students motivated by turning an idea into a business will help promote business development far more than it currently is at Michigan Tech.

The program will provide supprt for new entreprenuers by sponsoring workshops, recruiting advisors, and giving these teams a space to work and the resources necessary to turn their dreams into reality. Hopefully this program would be implemented alongside of the expansion to the larger invention space on campus, providing teams with space in a modern office equiped with state of the art technology. Funds would also be available for some business development expenses such as travel expenses, office supplies, hardware, software licenses, etc.

A Board of Directors for the program would consist of faculty involved in I&E on campus, a representative from the Houghton SmartZone and a student with startup and leadership experience. The board will be responsible for selecting the ventures to include in the program as well as monitoring the students participating in the program.

== Strategy Four: Innovation Learning Community ==

With the formation of the new Pavlis Honors College on Michigan Tech's campus, the are plenty of new opportunities available to introduce innovation and creative thinking early in the student experience. One of the best ways to inspire a shared vision within students is provide them with the opportunity to spend time with other students who are interested in similar ideas. By creating an environment where students are constantly challenged to think differently in their everyday experiences, they will develop a more diverse set of problem solving skills to implement in their daily lives.

Next year the Pavlis Honors College will have a learning community for first year students in the College. This will be a great opportunity to test out some creative ways to incorporate creative thinking into residence hall life. Resident Assistants are currently required to create programs for their students to participate in and this would be an exceptional opportunity to test out some new ideas.

= Strategy Three: Support the Culture =

== TechX ==

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

== Space ==

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

== Mentorship ==

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

== Funding ==

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

= Spring 2014 Stragegies =

== Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  ==

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

=== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ===

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

=== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ===

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

=== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ===

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

== Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn ==

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

=== Lean Startup ===

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Design for Organizations ===

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

=== Technology Commercialization ===

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

=== Looking Forward ===

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

== ==

== Strategy Three: Support the Culture ==

=== TechX ===

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

=== Space ===

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

=== Mentorship ===

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

=== Funding ===

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

== ==

== General Overview ==

[[File:MTU TecHX.png]]

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech, including a landscape analysis

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:MTU University Student Priorities

2014-09-26T16:38:34Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Tech’s campus is poised to be a model for student innovation and entrepreneurship. The State of Michigan has recognized the Houghton / Hancock area as a hotbed of innovation, and efforts to connect the School of Business and the School of Engineering are creating new business opportunities daily.

The problem isn’t ideas. It rarely ever is. Uniquely, Michigan Tech doesn’t suffer from a talent gap. Michigan Tech’s engineers are recruited around the globe for their hands-on experience and industry-focused education.

We’ll include a story to summarize the problem at Michigan Tech:  One day in early April, a venture capitalist (VC) from Silicon Valley came to Michigan Tech to do due-diligence on a new technology being developed in 3D printing. The VC gave a speech and discussed her time at Stanford. She said, “I never thought about being involved in venture capital, but when I got to school, everyone was talking about starting a business and I felt like I needed to get plugged into that ecosystem.” Michigan Tech lacks that passion, enthusiasm, and culture. These three strategies are designed to remedy that challenge.

A new center for innovation and entrepreneurship is the proposed solution. It uses new academic opportunities, event programming, and startup support to drive a culture shift towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

== YouTube Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=z4flES3-l4I}}

= Fall 2014 Strategies =

== Strategy One: Invention Space  ==

A small maker space is currently in the works to be implemented in the current Enterprise lab. At this time, there are very few spaces on campus where students can come together and work collaboratively and have access to prototyping tools and supplies. Much of the renovation necessary to create an effective invention space has been completed, but additional support is needed to gather tools and supplies. This space will allow us to obtain student feedback in order to potentially expand to a much larger and extensive invention space on campus.

This space will serve multiple purposes outside of providing a collaborative workspace. It can be used to hold classes in an non-traditional style classroom with an alternative setup. The Invention Space will also host events focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship on campus mentioned below. The space will also serve as an "IP Free" zone in hopes that students would be less worried about having to worry about legal issues with the University and more focused on creating new ideas.

Key Features:

Movable furniture: tables with adjustable heights, adjustable rolling chairs, and stackable seating.

Prototyping supplies: one wall of the room will be lined with cheap craft supplies and an array of tools for students to use

Technology: projector for student teams to present their ideas and 3-4 desktop computers used for product design

Other: storage space for student teams, portable whiteboards, and power distribution throughout the space for students to plug in

== Strategy Two: I&E Event Series ==

After creating an amazing collaborative space on campus, there will be plenty of opportunities to host events focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. These events will focus on creating excitement about the new initiatives on campus and recruit motivated students for the new I&E section of the Pavlis Honors College. The Pathways team has been working on bringing in a few speakers, and the student programming board is already planning an event to be held in the space.

Examples of events that can be held in the space include:

Speaker Series - Bringing in guest speakers who have had experience with I&E has proven to be a strong motivating force for involving students. Possible topics include opportunity recognition, legal principles, entrepreneurial finance, strategic partnering and building effective startup teams.

Make-a-thon - an opportunity for student teams to come together and brainstorm possible solutions for an and all ideas. Some of these projects and ideas could potentailly be carried on after the end of the event.

3 Day Startup - As mentioned in the spring overview, the goal of the event is to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas they would love to see come to life.

= Strategy Three: Support the Culture =

== TechX ==

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

== Space ==

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

== Mentorship ==

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

== Funding ==

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

= Spring 2014 Stragegies =

== Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  ==

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

=== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ===

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

=== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ===

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

=== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ===

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

== Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn ==

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

=== Lean Startup ===

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Design for Organizations ===

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

=== Technology Commercialization ===

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

=== Looking Forward ===

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

== ==

== Strategy Three: Support the Culture ==

=== TechX ===

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

=== Space ===

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

=== Mentorship ===

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

=== Funding ===

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

== ==

== General Overview ==

[[File:MTU TecHX.png]]

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech, including a landscape analysis

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:MTU University Student Priorities

2014-09-26T16:38:10Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Tech’s campus is poised to be a model for student innovation and entrepreneurship. The State of Michigan has recognized the Houghton / Hancock area as a hotbed of innovation, and efforts to connect the School of Business and the School of Engineering are creating new business opportunities daily.

The problem isn’t ideas. It rarely ever is. Uniquely, Michigan Tech doesn’t suffer from a talent gap. Michigan Tech’s engineers are recruited around the globe for their hands-on experience and industry-focused education.

We’ll include a story to summarize the problem at Michigan Tech:  One day in early April, a venture capitalist (VC) from Silicon Valley came to Michigan Tech to do due-diligence on a new technology being developed in 3D printing. The VC gave a speech and discussed her time at Stanford. She said, “I never thought about being involved in venture capital, but when I got to school, everyone was talking about starting a business and I felt like I needed to get plugged into that ecosystem.” Michigan Tech lacks that passion, enthusiasm, and culture. These three strategies are designed to remedy that challenge.

A new center for innovation and entrepreneurship is the proposed solution. It uses new academic opportunities, event programming, and startup support to drive a culture shift towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

== YouTube Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=z4flES3-l4I}}

= Fall 2014 Strategies =

== Strategy One: Invention Space  ==

A small maker space is currently in the works to be implemented in the current Enterprise lab. At this time, there are very few spaces on campus where students can come together and work collaboratively and have access to prototyping tools and supplies. Much of the renovation necessary to create an effective invention space has been completed, but additional support is needed to gather tools and supplies. This space will allow us to obtain student feedback in order to potentially expand to a much larger and extensive invention space on campus.

This space will serve multiple purposes outside of providing a collaborative workspace. It can be used to hold classes in an non-traditional style classroom with an alternative setup. The Invention Space will also host events focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship on campus mentioned below. The space will also serve as an "IP Free" zone in hopes that students would be less worried about having to worry about legal issues with the University and more focused on creating new ideas.

Key Features:

Movable furniture: tables with adjustable heights, adjustable rolling chairs, and stackable seating.

Prototyping supplies: one wall of the room will be lined with cheap craft supplies and an array of tools for students to use

Technology: projector for student teams to present their ideas and 3-4 desktop computers used for product design

Other: storage space for student teams, portable whiteboards, and power distribution throughout the space for students to plug in

== Strategy Two: I&E Event Series ==

After creating an amazing collaborative space on campus, there will be plenty of opportunities to host events focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. These events will focus on creating excitement about the new initiatives on campus and recruit motivated students for the new I&E section of the Pavlis Honors College. The Pathways team has been working on bringing in a few speakers, and the student programming board is already planning an event to be held in the space.

Examples of events that can be held in the space include:

Speaker Series - Bringing in guest speakers who have had experience with I&E has proven to be a strong motivating force for involving students. Possible topics include opportunity recognition, legal principles, entrepreneurial finance, strategic partnering and building effective startup teams.

Make-a-thon - an opportunity for student teams to come together and brainstorm possible solutions for an and all ideas. Some of these projects and ideas could potentailly be carried on after the end of the event.

3 Day Startup - As mentioned in the spring overview, the goal of the event is to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas they would love to see come to life.

= Strategy Three: Support the Culture =

== TechX ==

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

== Space ==

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

== Mentorship ==

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

== Funding ==

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

= Spring 2014 Stragegies =

== Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  ==

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

=== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ===

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

=== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ===

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

=== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ===

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

== ==

== Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn ==

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

=== Lean Startup ===

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Design for Organizations ===

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

=== Technology Commercialization ===

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

=== Looking Forward ===

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

== ==

== Strategy Three: Support the Culture ==

=== TechX ===

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

=== Space ===

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

=== Mentorship ===

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

=== Funding ===

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

== ==

== General Overview ==

[[File:MTU TecHX.png]]

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech, including a landscape analysis

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:MTU University Student Priorities

2014-09-26T16:37:56Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Tech’s campus is poised to be a model for student innovation and entrepreneurship. The State of Michigan has recognized the Houghton / Hancock area as a hotbed of innovation, and efforts to connect the School of Business and the School of Engineering are creating new business opportunities daily.

The problem isn’t ideas. It rarely ever is. Uniquely, Michigan Tech doesn’t suffer from a talent gap. Michigan Tech’s engineers are recruited around the globe for their hands-on experience and industry-focused education.

We’ll include a story to summarize the problem at Michigan Tech:  One day in early April, a venture capitalist (VC) from Silicon Valley came to Michigan Tech to do due-diligence on a new technology being developed in 3D printing. The VC gave a speech and discussed her time at Stanford. She said, “I never thought about being involved in venture capital, but when I got to school, everyone was talking about starting a business and I felt like I needed to get plugged into that ecosystem.” Michigan Tech lacks that passion, enthusiasm, and culture. These three strategies are designed to remedy that challenge.

A new center for innovation and entrepreneurship is the proposed solution. It uses new academic opportunities, event programming, and startup support to drive a culture shift towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

== YouTube Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=z4flES3-l4I}}

= Fall 2014 Strategies =

== Strategy One: Invention Space  ==

A small maker space is currently in the works to be implemented in the current Enterprise lab. At this time, there are very few spaces on campus where students can come together and work collaboratively and have access to prototyping tools and supplies. Much of the renovation necessary to create an effective invention space has been completed, but additional support is needed to gather tools and supplies. This space will allow us to obtain student feedback in order to potentially expand to a much larger and extensive invention space on campus.

This space will serve multiple purposes outside of providing a collaborative workspace. It can be used to hold classes in an non-traditional style classroom with an alternative setup. The Invention Space will also host events focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship on campus mentioned below. The space will also serve as an "IP Free" zone in hopes that students would be less worried about having to worry about legal issues with the University and more focused on creating new ideas.

Key Features:

Movable furniture: tables with adjustable heights, adjustable rolling chairs, and stackable seating.

Prototyping supplies: one wall of the room will be lined with cheap craft supplies and an array of tools for students to use

Technology: projector for student teams to present their ideas and 3-4 desktop computers used for product design

Other: storage space for student teams, portable whiteboards, and power distribution throughout the space for students to plug in

== Strategy Two: I&E Event Series ==

After creating an amazing collaborative space on campus, there will be plenty of opportunities to host events focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. These events will focus on creating excitement about the new initiatives on campus and recruit motivated students for the new I&E section of the Pavlis Honors College. The Pathways team has been working on bringing in a few speakers, and the student programming board is already planning an event to be held in the space.

Examples of events that can be held in the space include:

Speaker Series - Bringing in guest speakers who have had experience with I&E has proven to be a strong motivating force for involving students. Possible topics include opportunity recognition, legal principles, entrepreneurial finance, strategic partnering and building effective startup teams.

Make-a-thon - an opportunity for student teams to come together and brainstorm possible solutions for an and all ideas. Some of these projects and ideas could potentailly be carried on after the end of the event.

3 Day Startup - As mentioned in the spring overview, the goal of the event is to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas they would love to see come to life.

= =

= Strategy Three: Support the Culture =

== TechX ==

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

== Space ==

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

== Mentorship ==

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

== Funding ==

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

= Spring 2014 Stragegies =

== Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  ==

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

=== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ===

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

=== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ===

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

=== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ===

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

== ==

== Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn ==

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

=== Lean Startup ===

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Design for Organizations ===

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

=== Technology Commercialization ===

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

=== Looking Forward ===

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

== ==

== Strategy Three: Support the Culture ==

=== TechX ===

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

=== Space ===

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

=== Mentorship ===

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

=== Funding ===

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

== ==

== General Overview ==

[[File:MTU TecHX.png]]

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech, including a landscape analysis

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:MTU University Student Priorities

2014-09-26T16:37:39Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Tech’s campus is poised to be a model for student innovation and entrepreneurship. The State of Michigan has recognized the Houghton / Hancock area as a hotbed of innovation, and efforts to connect the School of Business and the School of Engineering are creating new business opportunities daily.

The problem isn’t ideas. It rarely ever is. Uniquely, Michigan Tech doesn’t suffer from a talent gap. Michigan Tech’s engineers are recruited around the globe for their hands-on experience and industry-focused education.

We’ll include a story to summarize the problem at Michigan Tech:  One day in early April, a venture capitalist (VC) from Silicon Valley came to Michigan Tech to do due-diligence on a new technology being developed in 3D printing. The VC gave a speech and discussed her time at Stanford. She said, “I never thought about being involved in venture capital, but when I got to school, everyone was talking about starting a business and I felt like I needed to get plugged into that ecosystem.” Michigan Tech lacks that passion, enthusiasm, and culture. These three strategies are designed to remedy that challenge.

A new center for innovation and entrepreneurship is the proposed solution. It uses new academic opportunities, event programming, and startup support to drive a culture shift towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

== YouTube Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=z4flES3-l4I}}

= Fall 2014 Strategies =

== Strategy One: Invention Space  ==

A small maker space is currently in the works to be implemented in the current Enterprise lab. At this time, there are very few spaces on campus where students can come together and work collaboratively and have access to prototyping tools and supplies. Much of the renovation necessary to create an effective invention space has been completed, but additional support is needed to gather tools and supplies. This space will allow us to obtain student feedback in order to potentially expand to a much larger and extensive invention space on campus.

This space will serve multiple purposes outside of providing a collaborative workspace. It can be used to hold classes in an non-traditional style classroom with an alternative setup. The Invention Space will also host events focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship on campus mentioned below. The space will also serve as an "IP Free" zone in hopes that students would be less worried about having to worry about legal issues with the University and more focused on creating new ideas.

Key Features:

Movable furniture: tables with adjustable heights, adjustable rolling chairs, and stackable seating.

Prototyping supplies: one wall of the room will be lined with cheap craft supplies and an array of tools for students to use

Technology: projector for student teams to present their ideas and 3-4 desktop computers used for product design

Other: storage space for student teams, portable whiteboards, and power distribution throughout the space for students to plug in

== Strategy Two: I&E Event Series ==

After creating an amazing collaborative space on campus, there will be plenty of opportunities to host events focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. These events will focus on creating excitement about the new initiatives on campus and recruit motivated students for the new I&E section of the Pavlis Honors College. The Pathways team has been working on bringing in a few speakers, and the student programming board is already planning an event to be held in the space.

Examples of events that can be held in the space include:

Speaker Series - Bringing in guest speakers who have had experience with I&E has proven to be a strong motivating force for involving students. Possible topics include opportunity recognition, legal principles, entrepreneurial finance, strategic partnering and building effective startup teams.

Make-a-thon - an opportunity for student teams to come together and brainstorm possible solutions for an and all ideas. Some of these projects and ideas could potentailly be carried on after the end of the event.

3 Day Startup - As mentioned in the spring overview, the goal of the event is to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas they would love to see come to life.

= Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn =

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

== Lean Startup ==

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

== Design for Organizations ==

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

== Technology Commercialization ==

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

== Looking Forward ==

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

= Strategy Three: Support the Culture =

== TechX ==

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

== Space ==

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

== Mentorship ==

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

== Funding ==

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

= Spring 2014 Stragegies =

== Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  ==

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

=== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ===

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

=== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ===

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

=== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ===

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

== ==

== Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn ==

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

=== Lean Startup ===

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Design for Organizations ===

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

=== Technology Commercialization ===

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

=== Looking Forward ===

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

== ==

== Strategy Three: Support the Culture ==

=== TechX ===

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

=== Space ===

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

=== Mentorship ===

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

=== Funding ===

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

== ==

== General Overview ==

[[File:MTU TecHX.png]]

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech, including a landscape analysis

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:MTU University Student Priorities

2014-09-26T16:37:29Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Tech’s campus is poised to be a model for student innovation and entrepreneurship. The State of Michigan has recognized the Houghton / Hancock area as a hotbed of innovation, and efforts to connect the School of Business and the School of Engineering are creating new business opportunities daily.

The problem isn’t ideas. It rarely ever is. Uniquely, Michigan Tech doesn’t suffer from a talent gap. Michigan Tech’s engineers are recruited around the globe for their hands-on experience and industry-focused education.

We’ll include a story to summarize the problem at Michigan Tech:  One day in early April, a venture capitalist (VC) from Silicon Valley came to Michigan Tech to do due-diligence on a new technology being developed in 3D printing. The VC gave a speech and discussed her time at Stanford. She said, “I never thought about being involved in venture capital, but when I got to school, everyone was talking about starting a business and I felt like I needed to get plugged into that ecosystem.” Michigan Tech lacks that passion, enthusiasm, and culture. These three strategies are designed to remedy that challenge.

A new center for innovation and entrepreneurship is the proposed solution. It uses new academic opportunities, event programming, and startup support to drive a culture shift towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

== YouTube Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=z4flES3-l4I}}

= Fall 2014 Strategies =

== Strategy One: Invention Space  ==

A small maker space is currently in the works to be implemented in the current Enterprise lab. At this time, there are very few spaces on campus where students can come together and work collaboratively and have access to prototyping tools and supplies. Much of the renovation necessary to create an effective invention space has been completed, but additional support is needed to gather tools and supplies. This space will allow us to obtain student feedback in order to potentially expand to a much larger and extensive invention space on campus.

This space will serve multiple purposes outside of providing a collaborative workspace. It can be used to hold classes in an non-traditional style classroom with an alternative setup. The Invention Space will also host events focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship on campus mentioned below. The space will also serve as an "IP Free" zone in hopes that students would be less worried about having to worry about legal issues with the University and more focused on creating new ideas.

Key Features:

Movable furniture: tables with adjustable heights, adjustable rolling chairs, and stackable seating.

Prototyping supplies: one wall of the room will be lined with cheap craft supplies and an array of tools for students to use

Technology: projector for student teams to present their ideas and 3-4 desktop computers used for product design

Other: storage space for student teams, portable whiteboards, and power distribution throughout the space for students to plug in

== Strategy One: I&E Event Series ==

After creating an amazing collaborative space on campus, there will be plenty of opportunities to host events focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. These events will focus on creating excitement about the new initiatives on campus and recruit motivated students for the new I&E section of the Pavlis Honors College. The Pathways team has been working on bringing in a few speakers, and the student programming board is already planning an event to be held in the space.

Examples of events that can be held in the space include:

Speaker Series - Bringing in guest speakers who have had experience with I&E has proven to be a strong motivating force for involving students. Possible topics include opportunity recognition, legal principles, entrepreneurial finance, strategic partnering and building effective startup teams.

Make-a-thon - an opportunity for student teams to come together and brainstorm possible solutions for an and all ideas. Some of these projects and ideas could potentailly be carried on after the end of the event.

3 Day Startup - As mentioned in the spring overview, the goal of the event is to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas they would love to see come to life.

= Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn =

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

== Lean Startup ==

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

== Design for Organizations ==

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

== Technology Commercialization ==

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

== Looking Forward ==

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

= Strategy Three: Support the Culture =

== TechX ==

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

== Space ==

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

== Mentorship ==

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

== Funding ==

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

= Spring 2014 Stragegies =

== Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  ==

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

=== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ===

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

=== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ===

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

=== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ===

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

== ==

== Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn ==

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

=== Lean Startup ===

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Design for Organizations ===

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

=== Technology Commercialization ===

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

=== Looking Forward ===

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

== ==

== Strategy Three: Support the Culture ==

=== TechX ===

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

=== Space ===

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

=== Mentorship ===

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

=== Funding ===

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

== ==

== General Overview ==

[[File:MTU TecHX.png]]

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech, including a landscape analysis

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:MTU University Student Priorities

2014-09-26T14:54:15Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Tech’s campus is poised to be a model for student innovation and entrepreneurship. The State of Michigan has recognized the Houghton / Hancock area as a hotbed of innovation, and efforts to connect the School of Business and the School of Engineering are creating new business opportunities daily.

The problem isn’t ideas. It rarely ever is. Uniquely, Michigan Tech doesn’t suffer from a talent gap. Michigan Tech’s engineers are recruited around the globe for their hands-on experience and industry-focused education.

We’ll include a story to summarize the problem at Michigan Tech:  One day in early April, a venture capitalist (VC) from Silicon Valley came to Michigan Tech to do due-diligence on a new technology being developed in 3D printing. The VC gave a speech and discussed her time at Stanford. She said, “I never thought about being involved in venture capital, but when I got to school, everyone was talking about starting a business and I felt like I needed to get plugged into that ecosystem.” Michigan Tech lacks that passion, enthusiasm, and culture. These three strategies are designed to remedy that challenge.

A new center for innovation and entrepreneurship is the proposed solution. It uses new academic opportunities, event programming, and startup support to drive a culture shift towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

== YouTube Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=z4flES3-l4I}}

= Fall 2014 Strategies =

== Strategy One: Invention Space  ==

A small maker space is currently in the works to be implemented in the current Enterprise lab. At this time, there are very few spaces on campus where students can come together and work collaboratively and have access to prototyping tools and supplies. Much of the renovation necessary to create an effective invention space has been completed, but additional support is needed to gather tools and supplies. This space will allow us to obtain student feedback in order to potentially expand to a much larger and extensive invention space on campus.

This space will serve multiple purposes outside of providing a collaborative workspace. It can be used to hold classes in an non-traditional style classroom with an alternative setup. The Invention Space will also host events focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship on campus mentioned below. The space will also serve as an "IP Free" zone in hopes that students would be less worried about having to worry about legal issues with the University and more focused on creating new ideas.

Key Features:

Movable furniture: tables with adjustable heights, adjustable rolling chairs, and stackable seating.

Prototyping supplies: one wall of the room will be lined with cheap craft supplies and an array of tools for students to use

Technology: projector for student teams to present their ideas and 3-4 desktop computers used for product design

Other: storage space for student teams, portable whiteboards, and power distribution throughout the space for students to plug in

== Strategy One: I&E Event Series ==

After creating an amazing collaborative space on campus, there will be plenty of opportunities to host events focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. These events will focus on creating excitement about the new initiatives on campus and recruit motivated students for the new I&E section of the Pavlis Honors College. The Pathways team has been working on bringing in a few speakers, and the student programming board is already planning an event to be held in the space.

Examples of events that can be held in the space include:

Speaker Series - Bringing in guest speakers who have had experience with I&E has proven to be a strong motivating force for involving students. Possible topics include opportunity recognition, legal principles, entrepreneurial finance, strategic partnering and building effective startup teams.

Make-a-thon - an opportunity for student teams to come together and brainstorm possible solutions for an and all ideas. 

= Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn =

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

== Lean Startup ==

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

== Design for Organizations ==

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

== Technology Commercialization ==

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

== Looking Forward ==

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

= Strategy Three: Support the Culture =

== TechX ==

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

== Space ==

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

== Mentorship ==

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

== Funding ==

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

= Spring 2014 Stragegies =

== Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  ==

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

=== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ===

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

=== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ===

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

=== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ===

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

== ==

== Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn ==

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

=== Lean Startup ===

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Design for Organizations ===

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

=== Technology Commercialization ===

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

=== Looking Forward ===

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

== ==

== Strategy Three: Support the Culture ==

=== TechX ===

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

=== Space ===

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

=== Mentorship ===

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

=== Funding ===

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

== ==

== General Overview ==

[[File:MTU TecHX.png]]

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech, including a landscape analysis

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:MTU University Student Priorities

2014-09-26T14:34:31Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Tech’s campus is poised to be a model for student innovation and entrepreneurship. The State of Michigan has recognized the Houghton / Hancock area as a hotbed of innovation, and efforts to connect the School of Business and the School of Engineering are creating new business opportunities daily.

The problem isn’t ideas. It rarely ever is. Uniquely, Michigan Tech doesn’t suffer from a talent gap. Michigan Tech’s engineers are recruited around the globe for their hands-on experience and industry-focused education.

We’ll include a story to summarize the problem at Michigan Tech:  One day in early April, a venture capitalist (VC) from Silicon Valley came to Michigan Tech to do due-diligence on a new technology being developed in 3D printing. The VC gave a speech and discussed her time at Stanford. She said, “I never thought about being involved in venture capital, but when I got to school, everyone was talking about starting a business and I felt like I needed to get plugged into that ecosystem.” Michigan Tech lacks that passion, enthusiasm, and culture. These three strategies are designed to remedy that challenge.

A new center for innovation and entrepreneurship is the proposed solution. It uses new academic opportunities, event programming, and startup support to drive a culture shift towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

== YouTube Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=z4flES3-l4I}}

= Strategy One: Invention Space  =

Overview: A small maker space modeled after pieces of Stanford's d.school, is currently in the works to be implemented in the current Enterprise lab. At this time, there are very few spaces on campus where students can come together and work collaboratively and have access to prototyping tools and supplies. This space serves as a pilot for a much larger and extensive invention space that will be expanded in the coming years.

This space will serve multiple purposes outside of providing a collaborative workspace. It can be used to hold classes in an non-traditional style classroom with an alternative setup. The Invention Space will also host events focusing on innovation and entreprenuership on campus mentioned below. The space will also serve as an "IP Free" zone in hopes that students would be less worried about having to worry about legal issues with the University and more focused on creating new ideas.

Key Features:

Movable furniture: tables with adjustable heights, adjustable rolling chairs, and stackable seating.

Protoyping supplies: one wall of the room will be lined with cheap craft supplies and an array of tools for students to use

Technology: projector for student teams to present their ideas and 3-4 desktop computers used for product design

Other: storage space for student teams, portable whiteboards, and power distribution throughout the space for students to plug in

= Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn =

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

== Lean Startup ==

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

== Design for Organizations ==

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

== Technology Commercialization ==

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

== Looking Forward ==

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

= Strategy Three: Support the Culture =

== TechX ==

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

== Space ==

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

== Mentorship ==

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

== Funding ==

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

= Spring 2014 Stragegies =

== Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  ==

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

=== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ===

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

=== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ===

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

=== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ===

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

== ==

== Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn ==

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

=== Lean Startup ===

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Design for Organizations ===

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

=== Technology Commercialization ===

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

=== Looking Forward ===

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

== ==

== Strategy Three: Support the Culture ==

=== TechX ===

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

=== Space ===

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

=== Mentorship ===

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

=== Funding ===

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

== ==

== General Overview ==

[[File:MTU TecHX.png]]

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech, including a landscape analysis

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:MTU University Student Priorities

2014-09-26T14:32:36Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Tech’s campus is poised to be a model for student innovation and entrepreneurship. The State of Michigan has recognized the Houghton / Hancock area as a hotbed of innovation, and efforts to connect the School of Business and the School of Engineering are creating new business opportunities daily.

The problem isn’t ideas. It rarely ever is. Uniquely, Michigan Tech doesn’t suffer from a talent gap. Michigan Tech’s engineers are recruited around the globe for their hands-on experience and industry-focused education.

We’ll include a story to summarize the problem at Michigan Tech:  One day in early April, a venture capitalist (VC) from Silicon Valley came to Michigan Tech to do due-diligence on a new technology being developed in 3D printing. The VC gave a speech and discussed her time at Stanford. She said, “I never thought about being involved in venture capital, but when I got to school, everyone was talking about starting a business and I felt like I needed to get plugged into that ecosystem.” Michigan Tech lacks that passion, enthusiasm, and culture. These three strategies are designed to remedy that challenge.

A new center for innovation and entrepreneurship is the proposed solution. It uses new academic opportunities, event programming, and startup support to drive a culture shift towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

== YouTube Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=z4flES3-l4I}}

= Strategy One: Invention Space  =

Overview: A small maker space modeled after pieces of Stanford's d.school, is currently in the works to be implemented in the current Enterprise lab. At this time, there are very few spaces on campus where students can come together and work collaboratively and have access to prototyping tools and supplies. This space serves as a pilot for a much larger and extensive invention space that will be expanded in the coming years.

This space will serve multiple purposes outside of providing a collaborative workspace. It can be used to hold classes in an non-traditional style classroom with an alternative setup. The Invention Space will also host events focusing on innovation and entreprenuership on campus mentioned below. The space will also serve as an "IP Free" zone in hopes that students would be less worried about having to worry about legal issues with the University and more focused on creating new ideas.

Key Features:

Movable furniture: tables with adjustable heights, adjustable rolling chairs, and stackable seating.

Protoyping supplies: one wall of the room will be lined with cheap craft supplies and an array of tools for students to use

Technology: projector for student teams to present their ideas and 3-4 desktop computers used for product design

Other: storage space for student teams, portable whiteboards, and power distribution throughout the space for students to plug in

= Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn =

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

== Lean Startup ==

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

== Design for Organizations ==

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

== Technology Commercialization ==

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

== Looking Forward ==

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

= Strategy Three: Support the Culture =

== TechX ==

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

== Space ==

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

== Mentorship ==

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

== Funding ==

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

= Spring 2014 Overview =

== Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  ==

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

=== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ===

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

=== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ===

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

=== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ===

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

== ==

== Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn ==

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

=== Lean Startup ===

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Design for Organizations ===

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

=== Technology Commercialization ===

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

=== Looking Forward ===

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

== ==

== Strategy Three: Support the Culture ==

=== TechX ===

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

=== Space ===

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

=== Mentorship ===

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

=== Funding ===

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

== ==

== General Overview ==

[[File:MTU TecHX.png]]

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech, including a landscape analysis

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:MTU University Student Priorities

2014-09-26T14:09:06Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Tech’s campus is poised to be a model for student innovation and entrepreneurship. The State of Michigan has recognized the Houghton / Hancock area as a hotbed of innovation, and efforts to connect the School of Business and the School of Engineering are creating new business opportunities daily.

The problem isn’t ideas. It rarely ever is. Uniquely, Michigan Tech doesn’t suffer from a talent gap. Michigan Tech’s engineers are recruited around the globe for their hands-on experience and industry-focused education.

We’ll include a story to summarize the problem at Michigan Tech:  One day in early April, a venture capitalist (VC) from Silicon Valley came to Michigan Tech to do due-diligence on a new technology being developed in 3D printing. The VC gave a speech and discussed her time at Stanford. She said, “I never thought about being involved in venture capital, but when I got to school, everyone was talking about starting a business and I felt like I needed to get plugged into that ecosystem.” Michigan Tech lacks that passion, enthusiasm, and culture. These three strategies are designed to remedy that challenge.

A new center for innovation and entrepreneurship is the proposed solution. It uses new academic opportunities, event programming, and startup support to drive a culture shift towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

== YouTube Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=z4flES3-l4I}}

= Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  =

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ==

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ==

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ==

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

= Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn =

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

== Lean Startup ==

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

== Design for Organizations ==

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

== Technology Commercialization ==

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

== Looking Forward ==

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

= Strategy Three: Support the Culture =

== TechX ==

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

== Space ==

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

== Mentorship ==

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

== Funding ==

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

= Spring 2014 Overview =

== Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  ==

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

=== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ===

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

=== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ===

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

=== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ===

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

== ==

== Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn ==

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

=== Lean Startup ===

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Design for Organizations ===

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

=== Technology Commercialization ===

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

=== Looking Forward ===

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

== ==

== Strategy Three: Support the Culture ==

=== TechX ===

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

=== Space ===

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

=== Mentorship ===

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

=== Funding ===

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

== ==

== General Overview ==

[[File:MTU TecHX.png]]

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech, including a landscape analysis

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:MTU University Student Priorities

2014-09-26T14:08:06Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Tech’s campus is poised to be a model for student innovation and entrepreneurship. The State of Michigan has recognized the Houghton / Hancock area as a hotbed of innovation, and efforts to connect the School of Business and the School of Engineering are creating new business opportunities daily.

The problem isn’t ideas. It rarely ever is. Uniquely, Michigan Tech doesn’t suffer from a talent gap. Michigan Tech’s engineers are recruited around the globe for their hands-on experience and industry-focused education.

We’ll include a story to summarize the problem at Michigan Tech:  One day in early April, a venture capitalist (VC) from Silicon Valley came to Michigan Tech to do due-diligence on a new technology being developed in 3D printing. The VC gave a speech and discussed her time at Stanford. She said, “I never thought about being involved in venture capital, but when I got to school, everyone was talking about starting a business and I felt like I needed to get plugged into that ecosystem.” Michigan Tech lacks that passion, enthusiasm, and culture. These three strategies are designed to remedy that challenge.

A new center for innovation and entrepreneurship is the proposed solution. It uses new academic opportunities, event programming, and startup support to drive a culture shift towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

== YouTube Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=z4flES3-l4I}}

= Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  =

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ==

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ==

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ==

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

= Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn =

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

== Lean Startup ==

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

== Design for Organizations ==

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

== Technology Commercialization ==

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

== Looking Forward ==

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

= Strategy Three: Support the Culture =

== TechX ==

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

== Space ==

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

== Mentorship ==

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

== Funding ==

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

= Spring 2014 Overview =

== Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  ==

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

=== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ===

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

=== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ===

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

=== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ===

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

== Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn ==

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

=== Lean Startup ===

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Design for Organizations ===

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

=== Technology Commercialization ===

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

=== Looking Forward ===

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

== Strategy Three: Support the Culture ==

=== TechX ===

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

=== Space ===

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

=== Mentorship ===

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

=== Funding ===

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

[[File:MTU TecHX.png]]

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech, including a landscape analysis

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:MTU University Student Priorities

2014-09-26T14:07:28Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Tech’s campus is poised to be a model for student innovation and entrepreneurship. The State of Michigan has recognized the Houghton / Hancock area as a hotbed of innovation, and efforts to connect the School of Business and the School of Engineering are creating new business opportunities daily.

The problem isn’t ideas. It rarely ever is. Uniquely, Michigan Tech doesn’t suffer from a talent gap. Michigan Tech’s engineers are recruited around the globe for their hands-on experience and industry-focused education.

We’ll include a story to summarize the problem at Michigan Tech:  One day in early April, a venture capitalist (VC) from Silicon Valley came to Michigan Tech to do due-diligence on a new technology being developed in 3D printing. The VC gave a speech and discussed her time at Stanford. She said, “I never thought about being involved in venture capital, but when I got to school, everyone was talking about starting a business and I felt like I needed to get plugged into that ecosystem.” Michigan Tech lacks that passion, enthusiasm, and culture. These three strategies are designed to remedy that challenge.

A new center for innovation and entrepreneurship is the proposed solution. It uses new academic opportunities, event programming, and startup support to drive a culture shift towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

== YouTube Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=z4flES3-l4I}}

= Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  =

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ==

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ==

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ==

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

= Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn =

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

== Lean Startup ==

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

== Design for Organizations ==

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

== Technology Commercialization ==

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

== Looking Forward ==

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

= Strategy Three: Support the Culture =

== TechX ==

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

== Space ==

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

== Mentorship ==

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

== Funding ==

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

= Spring 2014 Overview =

= Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  =

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

=== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ===

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

=== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ===

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

=== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ===

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

== Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn ==

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

=== Lean Startup ===

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Design for Organizations ===

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

=== Technology Commercialization ===

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

=== Looking Forward ===

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

== Strategy Three: Support the Culture ==

=== TechX ===

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

=== Space ===

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

=== Mentorship ===

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

=== Funding ===

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

[[File:MTU TecHX.png]]

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech, including a landscape analysis

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:MTU University Student Priorities

2014-09-26T14:06:50Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Tech’s campus is poised to be a model for student innovation and entrepreneurship. The State of Michigan has recognized the Houghton / Hancock area as a hotbed of innovation, and efforts to connect the School of Business and the School of Engineering are creating new business opportunities daily.

The problem isn’t ideas. It rarely ever is. Uniquely, Michigan Tech doesn’t suffer from a talent gap. Michigan Tech’s engineers are recruited around the globe for their hands-on experience and industry-focused education.

We’ll include a story to summarize the problem at Michigan Tech:  One day in early April, a venture capitalist (VC) from Silicon Valley came to Michigan Tech to do due-diligence on a new technology being developed in 3D printing. The VC gave a speech and discussed her time at Stanford. She said, “I never thought about being involved in venture capital, but when I got to school, everyone was talking about starting a business and I felt like I needed to get plugged into that ecosystem.” Michigan Tech lacks that passion, enthusiasm, and culture. These three strategies are designed to remedy that challenge.

A new center for innovation and entrepreneurship is the proposed solution. It uses new academic opportunities, event programming, and startup support to drive a culture shift towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

== YouTube Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=z4flES3-l4I}}

= Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  =

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ==

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ==

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ==

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

= Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn =

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

== Lean Startup ==

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

== Design for Organizations ==

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

== Technology Commercialization ==

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

== Looking Forward ==

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

= Strategy Three: Support the Culture =

== TechX ==

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

== Space ==

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

== Mentorship ==

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

== Funding ==

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

= Spring 2014 Overview =

= Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  =

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

=== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ===

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

=== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ===

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

=== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ===

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

= Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn =

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

== Lean Startup ==

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

== Design for Organizations ==

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

== Technology Commercialization ==

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

== Looking Forward ==

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

== Strategy Three: Support the Culture ==

=== TechX ===

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

=== Space ===

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

=== Mentorship ===

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

=== Funding ===

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

[[File:MTU TecHX.png]]

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech, including a landscape analysis

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:MTU University Student Priorities

2014-09-26T14:06:07Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Tech’s campus is poised to be a model for student innovation and entrepreneurship. The State of Michigan has recognized the Houghton / Hancock area as a hotbed of innovation, and efforts to connect the School of Business and the School of Engineering are creating new business opportunities daily.

The problem isn’t ideas. It rarely ever is. Uniquely, Michigan Tech doesn’t suffer from a talent gap. Michigan Tech’s engineers are recruited around the globe for their hands-on experience and industry-focused education.

We’ll include a story to summarize the problem at Michigan Tech:  One day in early April, a venture capitalist (VC) from Silicon Valley came to Michigan Tech to do due-diligence on a new technology being developed in 3D printing. The VC gave a speech and discussed her time at Stanford. She said, “I never thought about being involved in venture capital, but when I got to school, everyone was talking about starting a business and I felt like I needed to get plugged into that ecosystem.” Michigan Tech lacks that passion, enthusiasm, and culture. These three strategies are designed to remedy that challenge.

A new center for innovation and entrepreneurship is the proposed solution. It uses new academic opportunities, event programming, and startup support to drive a culture shift towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

== YouTube Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=z4flES3-l4I}}

= Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  =

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ==

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ==

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ==

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

= Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn =

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

== Lean Startup ==

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

== Design for Organizations ==

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

== Technology Commercialization ==

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

== Looking Forward ==

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

= Strategy Three: Support the Culture =

== TechX ==

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

== Space ==

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

== Mentorship ==

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

== Funding ==

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

= Spring 2014 Overview =

= Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  =

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

=== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ===

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

=== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ===

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

=== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ===

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

= Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn =

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

== Lean Startup ==

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

== Design for Organizations ==

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

== Technology Commercialization ==

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

== Looking Forward ==

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

= Strategy Three: Support the Culture =

== TechX ==

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

== Space ==

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

== Mentorship ==

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

== Funding ==

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

[[File:MTU TecHX.png]]

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech, including a landscape analysis

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:MTU University Student Priorities

2014-09-26T14:05:15Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Tech’s campus is poised to be a model for student innovation and entrepreneurship. The State of Michigan has recognized the Houghton / Hancock area as a hotbed of innovation, and efforts to connect the School of Business and the School of Engineering are creating new business opportunities daily.

The problem isn’t ideas. It rarely ever is. Uniquely, Michigan Tech doesn’t suffer from a talent gap. Michigan Tech’s engineers are recruited around the globe for their hands-on experience and industry-focused education.

We’ll include a story to summarize the problem at Michigan Tech:  One day in early April, a venture capitalist (VC) from Silicon Valley came to Michigan Tech to do due-diligence on a new technology being developed in 3D printing. The VC gave a speech and discussed her time at Stanford. She said, “I never thought about being involved in venture capital, but when I got to school, everyone was talking about starting a business and I felt like I needed to get plugged into that ecosystem.” Michigan Tech lacks that passion, enthusiasm, and culture. These three strategies are designed to remedy that challenge.

A new center for innovation and entrepreneurship is the proposed solution. It uses new academic opportunities, event programming, and startup support to drive a culture shift towards innovation and entrepreneurship.

== YouTube Pitch ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=z4flES3-l4I}}

= Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  =

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ==

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ==

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ==

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

= Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn =

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

== Lean Startup ==

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

== Design for Organizations ==

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

== Technology Commercialization ==

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

== Looking Forward ==

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

= Strategy Three: Support the Culture =

== TechX ==

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

== Space ==

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

== Mentorship ==

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

== Funding ==

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

= Spring 2014 Overview =

= Strategy One: Command the Dialogue  =

Overview: As mentioned above, the culture at Michigan Tech rarely centers on new inventions and entrepreneurship. The Memorial Union Board X (MUBX) is designed to change this through a series of comprehensive programming opportunities outlined below.

MUBX derives its name from our student programing board: the Memorial Union Board (MUB Board). MUB Board has an extensive network and much brand recognition on campus. This new committee (MUBX) will have access to the programming experience, financial resources, and advisory support that are afforded to our student union. 

== 3DS  (Fall 2014) ==

MUBX will be responsible for bringing the Three Day Startup (3DS) event to Michigan Tech’s campus. The goal of event will be to connect engineers who may be interested in working with a startup to business leaders with ideas that they’d love to see come to fruition.

MUBX will work with the School of Business and Economics to support 3DS startups that leave the event excited about starting a new venture by encouraging them to enter in the [http://www.mtu.edu/business/newventure/ New Venture Competition (NVC)].

== TEDx (Spring 2015)  ==

Last year (2012-2013), Michigan Tech held their first ever TEDx. Only 100 tickets were available and at $10 apiece, they sold out within minutes of going on sale. The event’s reach was limited, but provided a breath of energy to the campus. It got people talking.

MUBX wants to work with the University to send a delegate (advisor) to the TEDx conference in order to increase the ability of the conference to reach students across the university.  

== TechMakers I (Late Fall 2014) ==

TechMakers will be an extension of the TechHacks concept planned and executed by the [https://www.involvement.mtu.edu/organization/ACM Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)] chapter at Michigan Tech. MUBX will support ACM and expand the event to include all majors and facilitate creation across campus.

Teams that move through the 3DS program and are interested in competing in the NVC will be encouraged to attend TechMakers I as an opportunity to deliver a prototype to the NVC judges. 

= Strategy Two: The Opportunity to Learn =

Overview: The greatest incentive a university can offer a student to encourage learning is credit towards graduation. By applying entrepreneurial and innovative courses to the existing curriculum structure, students will have an opportunity to grow their skill set within the I and E space.

By pulling together existing classes and proposing new ones, the LearnX branch will empower students to take the next step.

== Lean Startup ==

A lean startup course has already been proposed by the NCIIA Pathways group and is being implemented during the Summer of 2014 as a pilot course. This course will hopefully grow in size and popularity as more students become interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

== Design for Organizations ==

Right now Michigan Tech doesn’t offer any comprehensive graphic design or marketing crash course. This (new) course will teach students the basics of the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as basic marketing psychology. The course instruction will center around working with real-world clients and applying the concepts to small businesses (start-ups) and student organizations.   

== Technology Commercialization ==

As a continuation of a course already offered by Michigan Tech, this section will focus on how to transform research into a viable business. With a strong focus on customer voice and the business model canvas, this class will help researchers and innovators bridge the gap between idea and market success.

== Looking Forward ==

While these classes mark a great start in empowering students to extend their development in innovation and entrepreneurship, they won’t be enough in the long term. As a part of LearnX, faculty and staff will be encouraged to offer one-credit seminars in areas they’re passionate about. This could range from an exploration of Google Glass to a series of lectures on programming competitively.

 This collection of courses is designed to give students who think they may be interested in innovation or entrepreneurship the opportunity to grow, and dabble, in a formalized setting.

= Strategy Three: Support the Culture =

== TechX ==

TechX is the culmination of the previous two strategies. Once a student is introduced to the concept of a startup through MUBX, and is equipped with the tools to make the startup successful though LearnX, they move onto TechX. TechX is a startup incubator modeled after Stanford’s StartX.

TechX will provide a variety of resources to fledgling startups in order to support their development. The concept of TechX is still being developed.  It is being designed by student entrepreneurs, for students.

== Space ==

Like most universities, space is in short supply at Michigan Tech. TechX will provide startups with premier workspace, featuring an open and flexible floor plan. This space will be designed to support a variety of team, and individual, work. A modern atmosphere and amenities will encourage the best startups to call TechX home.

== Mentorship ==

A key component to the TechX program will be access to mentorship opportunities through the University. These mentors may include one-on-ones with successful leaders in the industry, or faculty who have technical experience in the startup’s field.

Each startup will be assigned a handpicked team of advisors who will provide advice on running a startup, leading teams, raising capital, and so on.

== Funding ==

While no significant funding will be provided through the TechX program, small amounts of funds will be made available to teams in order to facilitate business growth. Funding may be allocated for travel, marketing materials, and business needs to help get the startup off the ground.

[[File:MTU TecHX.png]]

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech, including a landscape analysis

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

School:Michigan Technological University

2014-09-14T19:03:22Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Technological University is a world class research university looking to further encourage the startup culture on campus. Many of the resources available to students come from other students in the form of events and clubs. This wiki page will serve as a running record of the resources available to students on the Michigan Tech campus.  

= Student Entrepreneurship  =

Michigan Tech offers students a variety of resources to student entrepreneurs. While some of them are easy to come by, others are more challenging for students to find. A few of the top resources are listed below: 

*'''Bob Mark Elevator Pitch Competition: '''The Bob Mark memorial elevator pitch competition was designed to encourage student entrepreneurship at Michigan Tech. The competition brings in over 30 aspiring small businesses together to present their idea in three minutes to over 150 audience members. 
*'''New Venture Competition:''' The New Venture Competition is a joint partnership between Michigan Tech and Central Michigan University where startups get business plan feedback, mentorship, and an opportunity to win over $30,000 for their new idea. 
*'''Entrepreneurs Club at Michigan Tech: '''The E-Club brings together a group of student entrepreneurs at Michigan Tech to share ideas, challenges, and solutions once a week. 
*'''TechHacks''': TechHacks is an event put on by the ACM chapter at Michigan Tech where students are invited to hack on new projects for 24-36 hours. ACM also funds and supports trips to MHacks and Illinois Hacks where students are encouraged to hack on new projects

= Faculty Entrepreneurship =

Faculty at Michigan Tech are being encouraged (more and more) to take their research to market. With classes like Technology Commercialization faculty are being given the tools to take their ideas to market. A few resources available to faculty are: 

*'''Michigan Tech Entrepreneurship Support Center''': The support center exists to allow for new technologies to move towards commercialization without having to deal with the legal hassles of filing as a business. The support center allows small businesses to operate under their legal umbrella while they establish their venture. 
*'''Technology Commercialization Department: '''Michigan Tech has an entire department (led by Jim Baker) devoted to helping faculty and graduate students move their research from the lab to a commercially available product. 

= General  Entrepreneurship =

While it can sometimes be helpful to break the resources available into faculty and students, there are many resources available to all entrepreneurial minded individuals around Michigan Tech. A few of them are highlighted below: 

*'''SmartZone''': the SmartZone in Houghton offers a variety of services to inspiring entrepreneurs. From their SmartStart program which guides startups through a curriculum to validate their idea, to low cost office space the SmartZone can help move an idea into reality quickly. With a major state grant the smartzone is able to offer world class services at a low cost. For students at Michigan Tech faculty, a strategic partnership between the University and the Smartzone makes many of the services free. 
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= Landscape Analysis =

Michigan Tech trains and equips some of the best engineers in the country. The Houghton Smart Zone and associated resources provide an excellent support structure for new businesses, and contests such as the New Venture Competition inject much needed funding into the startup culture at Michigan Tech.

Despite these resources there has not been widespread proliferation of student led startups at the University.

In speaking with several would-be founders, the bottleneck seems to be finding talented individuals who compliment the needs of the startups. Students not involved in the startup culture at Michigan Tech, and whom have progressed far enough through their curriculum to add significant value to a startup, seem to be reluctant to add another responsibility to their busy schedule.

Furthermore it’s challenging for founders to find the top-talent at Michigan Tech to involve in their projects. Current methods rely on unstructured social connections and in many cases settling for whomever agrees to help.  

The current enterprise and senior design structure is great for connecting motivated students to funded projects and have been very successful in creating some truly incredible results. However in our observations it seems that often times the students involved with these enterprise teams are more engaged with the engineering challenge and less so in the viability of their project as a business.  

Put simply, we believe there is often a disconnect between those passionate about engineering, and those passionate about creating a business.

If there were a way to connect founders with the top self-motivated talent within the University, one of the final bottlenecks for a thriving startup culture would be removed. We believe we can remove this bottleneck by merging the engineer successes brought forth by the enterprise and senior design structure with students who have demonstrated business acumen and are passionate about transforming their idea into a new venture.
<div>Lanscape Analysis [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtGRsz4i6ggadHlzT0I1cE1VbThzbjlpMTVMTXRFdFE&usp=sharing here.]</div>

= Conclusion =

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brad_Turner Brad Turner&nbsp:]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech including a landscape analysis

[http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=MTU_University_Student_Priorities Michigan Tech Student Priorities ]- Learn about what students are working on

[[Category:Universities]]

School:Michigan Technological University

2014-09-14T19:03:14Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Technological University is a world class research university looking to further encourage the startup culture on campus. Many of the resources available to students come from other students in the form of events and clubs. This wiki page will serve as a running record of the resources available to students on the Michigan Tech campus.  

= Student Entrepreneurship  =

Michigan Tech offers students a variety of resources to student entrepreneurs. While some of them are easy to come by, others are more challenging for students to find. A few of the top resources are listed below: 

*'''Bob Mark Elevator Pitch Competition: '''The Bob Mark memorial elevator pitch competition was designed to encourage student entrepreneurship at Michigan Tech. The competition brings in over 30 aspiring small businesses together to present their idea in three minutes to over 150 audience members. 
*'''New Venture Competition:''' The New Venture Competition is a joint partnership between Michigan Tech and Central Michigan University where startups get business plan feedback, mentorship, and an opportunity to win over $30,000 for their new idea. 
*'''Entrepreneurs Club at Michigan Tech: '''The E-Club brings together a group of student entrepreneurs at Michigan Tech to share ideas, challenges, and solutions once a week. 
*'''TechHacks''': TechHacks is an event put on by the ACM chapter at Michigan Tech where students are invited to hack on new projects for 24-36 hours. ACM also funds and supports trips to MHacks and Illinois Hacks where students are encouraged to hack on new projects

= Faculty Entrepreneurship =

Faculty at Michigan Tech are being encouraged (more and more) to take their research to market. With classes like Technology Commercialization faculty are being given the tools to take their ideas to market. A few resources available to faculty are: 

*'''Michigan Tech Entrepreneurship Support Center''': The support center exists to allow for new technologies to move towards commercialization without having to deal with the legal hassles of filing as a business. The support center allows small businesses to operate under their legal umbrella while they establish their venture. 
*'''Technology Commercialization Department: '''Michigan Tech has an entire department (led by Jim Baker) devoted to helping faculty and graduate students move their research from the lab to a commercially available product. 

= General  Entrepreneurship =

While it can sometimes be helpful to break the resources available into faculty and students, there are many resources available to all entrepreneurial minded individuals around Michigan Tech. A few of them are highlighted below: 

*'''SmartZone''': the SmartZone in Houghton offers a variety of services to inspiring entrepreneurs. From their SmartStart program which guides startups through a curriculum to validate their idea, to low cost office space the SmartZone can help move an idea into reality quickly. With a major state grant the smartzone is able to offer world class services at a low cost. For students at Michigan Tech faculty, a strategic partnership between the University and the Smartzone makes many of the services free. 
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= Landscape Analysis =

Michigan Tech trains and equips some of the best engineers in the country. The Houghton Smart Zone and associated resources provide an excellent support structure for new businesses, and contests such as the New Venture Competition inject much needed funding into the startup culture at Michigan Tech.

Despite these resources there has not been widespread proliferation of student led startups at the University.

In speaking with several would-be founders, the bottleneck seems to be finding talented individuals who compliment the needs of the startups. Students not involved in the startup culture at Michigan Tech, and whom have progressed far enough through their curriculum to add significant value to a startup, seem to be reluctant to add another responsibility to their busy schedule.

Furthermore it’s challenging for founders to find the top-talent at Michigan Tech to involve in their projects. Current methods rely on unstructured social connections and in many cases settling for whomever agrees to help.  

The current enterprise and senior design structure is great for connecting motivated students to funded projects and have been very successful in creating some truly incredible results. However in our observations it seems that often times the students involved with these enterprise teams are more engaged with the engineering challenge and less so in the viability of their project as a business.  

Put simply, we believe there is often a disconnect between those passionate about engineering, and those passionate about creating a business.

If there were a way to connect founders with the top self-motivated talent within the University, one of the final bottlenecks for a thriving startup culture would be removed. We believe we can remove this bottleneck by merging the engineer successes brought forth by the enterprise and senior design structure with students who have demonstrated business acumen and are passionate about transforming their idea into a new venture.
<div>Lanscape Analysis[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtGRsz4i6ggadHlzT0I1cE1VbThzbjlpMTVMTXRFdFE&usp=sharing here.]</div>

= Conclusion =

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brad_Turner Brad Turner&nbsp:]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech including a landscape analysis

[http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=MTU_University_Student_Priorities Michigan Tech Student Priorities ]- Learn about what students are working on

[[Category:Universities]]

School:Michigan Technological University

2014-09-14T19:02:21Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Technological University is a world class research university looking to further encourage the startup culture on campus. Many of the resources available to students come from other students in the form of events and clubs. This wiki page will serve as a running record of the resources available to students on the Michigan Tech campus.  

= Student Entrepreneurship  =

Michigan Tech offers students a variety of resources to student entrepreneurs. While some of them are easy to come by, others are more challenging for students to find. A few of the top resources are listed below: 

*'''Bob Mark Elevator Pitch Competition: '''The Bob Mark memorial elevator pitch competition was designed to encourage student entrepreneurship at Michigan Tech. The competition brings in over 30 aspiring small businesses together to present their idea in three minutes to over 150 audience members. 
*'''New Venture Competition:''' The New Venture Competition is a joint partnership between Michigan Tech and Central Michigan University where startups get business plan feedback, mentorship, and an opportunity to win over $30,000 for their new idea. 
*'''Entrepreneurs Club at Michigan Tech: '''The E-Club brings together a group of student entrepreneurs at Michigan Tech to share ideas, challenges, and solutions once a week. 
*'''TechHacks''': TechHacks is an event put on by the ACM chapter at Michigan Tech where students are invited to hack on new projects for 24-36 hours. ACM also funds and supports trips to MHacks and Illinois Hacks where students are encouraged to hack on new projects

= Faculty Entrepreneurship =

Faculty at Michigan Tech are being encouraged (more and more) to take their research to market. With classes like Technology Commercialization faculty are being given the tools to take their ideas to market. A few resources available to faculty are: 

*'''Michigan Tech Entrepreneurship Support Center''': The support center exists to allow for new technologies to move towards commercialization without having to deal with the legal hassles of filing as a business. The support center allows small businesses to operate under their legal umbrella while they establish their venture. 
*'''Technology Commercialization Department: '''Michigan Tech has an entire department (led by Jim Baker) devoted to helping faculty and graduate students move their research from the lab to a commercially available product. 

= General  Entrepreneurship =

While it can sometimes be helpful to break the resources available into faculty and students, there are many resources available to all entrepreneurial minded individuals around Michigan Tech. A few of them are highlighted below: 

*'''SmartZone''': the SmartZone in Houghton offers a variety of services to inspiring entrepreneurs. From their SmartStart program which guides startups through a curriculum to validate their idea, to low cost office space the SmartZone can help move an idea into reality quickly. With a major state grant the smartzone is able to offer world class services at a low cost. For students at Michigan Tech faculty, a strategic partnership between the University and the Smartzone makes many of the services free. 
<div></div>

= Landscape Analysis =

Michigan Tech trains and equips some of the best engineers in the country. The Houghton Smart Zone and associated resources provide an excellent support structure for new businesses, and contests such as the New Venture Competition inject much needed funding into the startup culture at Michigan Tech.

Despite these resources there has not been widespread proliferation of student led startups at the University.

In speaking with several would-be founders, the bottleneck seems to be finding talented individuals who compliment the needs of the startups. Students not involved in the startup culture at Michigan Tech, and whom have progressed far enough through their curriculum to add significant value to a startup, seem to be reluctant to add another responsibility to their busy schedule.

Furthermore it’s challenging for founders to find the top-talent at Michigan Tech to involve in their projects. Current methods rely on unstructured social connections and in many cases settling for whomever agrees to help.  

The current enterprise and senior design structure is great for connecting motivated students to funded projects and have been very successful in creating some truly incredible results. However in our observations it seems that often times the students involved with these enterprise teams are more engaged with the engineering challenge and less so in the viability of their project as a business.  

Put simply, we believe there is often a disconnect between those passionate about engineering, and those passionate about creating a business.

If there were a way to connect founders with the top self-motivated talent within the University, one of the final bottlenecks for a thriving startup culture would be removed. We believe we can remove this bottleneck by merging the engineer successes brought forth by the enterprise and senior design structure with students who have demonstrated business acumen and are passionate about transforming their idea into a new venture.
<div> </div>

= Conclusion =

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brad_Turner Brad Turner&nbsp:]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech including a landscape analysis

[http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=MTU_University_Student_Priorities Michigan Tech Student Priorities ]- Learn about what students are working on

[[Category:Universities]]

School:Michigan Technological University

2014-09-12T18:27:07Z

Bradleyt:

= Overview =

Michigan Technological University is a world class research university looking to further encourage the startup culture on campus. Many of the resources available to students come from other students in the form of events and clubs. This wiki page will serve as a running record of the resources available to students on the Michigan Tech campus.  

= Student Entrepreneurship  =

Michigan Tech offers students a variety of resources to student entrepreneurs. While some of them are easy to come by, others are more challenging for students to find. A few of the top resources are listed below: 

*'''Bob Mark Elevator Pitch Competition: '''The Bob Mark memorial elevator pitch competition was designed to encourage student entrepreneurship at Michigan Tech. The competition brings in over 30 aspiring small businesses together to present their idea in three minutes to over 150 audience members. 
*'''New Venture Competition:''' The New Venture Competition is a joint partnership between Michigan Tech and Central Michigan University where startups get business plan feedback, mentorship, and an opportunity to win over $30,000 for their new idea. 
*'''Entrepreneurs Club at Michigan Tech: '''The E-Club brings together a group of student entrepreneurs at Michigan Tech to share ideas, challenges, and solutions once a week. 
*'''TechHacks''': TechHacks is an event put on by the ACM chapter at Michigan Tech where students are invited to hack on new projects for 24-36 hours. ACM also funds and supports trips to MHacks and Illinois Hacks where students are encouraged to hack on new projects

= Faculty Entrepreneurship =

Faculty at Michigan Tech are being encouraged (more and more) to take their research to market. With classes like Technology Commercialization faculty are being given the tools to take their ideas to market. A few resources available to faculty are: 

*'''Michigan Tech Entrepreneurship Support Center''': The support center exists to allow for new technologies to move towards commercialization without having to deal with the legal hassles of filing as a business. The support center allows small businesses to operate under their legal umbrella while they establish their venture. 
*'''Technology Commercialization Department: '''Michigan Tech has an entire department (led by Jim Baker) devoted to helping faculty and graduate students move their research from the lab to a commercially available product. 

= General  Entrepreneurship =

While it can sometimes be helpful to break the resources available into faculty and students, there are many resources available to all entrepreneurial minded individuals around Michigan Tech. A few of them are highlighted below: 

*'''SmartZone''': the SmartZone in Houghton offers a variety of services to inspiring entrepreneurs. From their SmartStart program which guides startups through a curriculum to validate their idea, to low cost office space the SmartZone can help move an idea into reality quickly. With a major state grant the smartzone is able to offer world class services at a low cost. For students at Michigan Tech faculty, a strategic partnership between the University and the Smartzone makes many of the services free. 
<div></div>

= Landscape Analysis =

Michigan Tech trains and equips some of the best engineers in the country. The Houghton Smart Zone and associated resources provide an excellent support structure for new businesses, and contests such as the New Venture Competition inject much needed funding into the startup culture at Michigan Tech.

Despite these resources there has not been widespread proliferation of student led startups at the University.

In speaking with several would-be founders, the bottleneck seems to be finding talented individuals who compliment the needs of the startups. Students not involved in the startup culture at Michigan Tech, and whom have progressed far enough through their curriculum to add significant value to a startup, seem to be reluctant to add another responsibility to their busy schedule.

Furthermore it’s challenging for founders to find the top-talent at Michigan Tech to involve in their projects. Current methods rely on unstructured social connections and in many cases settling for whomever agrees to help.  

The current enterprise and senior design structure is great for connecting motivated students to funded projects and have been very successful in creating some truly incredible results. However in our observations it seems that often times the students involved with these enterprise teams are more engaged with the engineering challenge and less so in the viability of their project as a business.  

Put simply, we believe there is often a disconnect between those passionate about engineering, and those passionate about creating a business.

If there were a way to connect founders with the top self-motivated talent within the University, one of the final bottlenecks for a thriving startup culture would be removed. We believe we can remove this bottleneck by merging the engineer successes brought forth by the enterprise and senior design structure with students who have demonstrated business acumen and are passionate about transforming their idea into a new venture.
<div> </div>

= Conclusion =

= More about Michigan Tech =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Shull David Shull ]- A University Innovation Fellow from Michigan Tech

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michigan_Tech About the University ]- Learn about Michigan Tech including a landscape analysis

[http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=MTU_University_Student_Priorities Michigan Tech Student Priorities ]- Learn about what students are working on

[[Category:Universities]]

Fellow:Brad Turner

2014-08-25T04:15:17Z

Bradleyt:

[[File:BradTurner.png|thumb]]Brad Turner is a second-year software engineering student at Michigan Technological University, and currently works part-time as a graphic designer for Student Activities, Housing, and Residential Life at the University. After serving as a councilor at a summer youth leadership camp, he realized his passions lie in working with students and plans on applying to graduate school for student affairs and development after graduating in 2017. He spent this last summer away from his hometown, Bay City, MI, to experience a season without snow in Houghton, MI doing graphic design work and preparing to serve as the Marketing Chair for the student programming board, as well as the Vice President of Communications for the Honors Institute. He also spent time preparing to help develop incoming students as an Orientation Team Leader as well as a teaching assistant for a leadership class for the Fall 2014 semester.

Last year, as a first-year student on campus, he became involved in many different activities and made a much larger impact on campus than he ever would have imagined. He developed marketing campaigns for on campus events, attended the Leadershape Conference in January, and was quickly elected for executive positions in multiple student groups. As a result, these groups have seen increased event attendance, positive brand recognition and a greater sense of community within their members. Off of campus he spent time working with start-up companies to develop application mock-ups and work flows to push them into various prototyping stages.

When not working, Brad spends his time outdoors. Depending on the season, he can be found kicking a soccer ball around with some friends or carving down the slopes of Mont Ripley on his skis. He also enjoys capturing the beauty of the world around him through photography, and spends the not-so-nice days inside editing and uploading those photos to share with the rest of the world. To reach Brad, please email him at bradleyt@mtu.edu or call him at 989.295.2804.

Fellow:Brad Turner

2014-08-25T04:14:58Z

Bradleyt:

[[File:BradTurner.png|thumb|BradTurner.png]]Brad Turner is a second-year software engineering student at Michigan Technological University, and currently works part-time as a graphic designer for Student Activities, Housing, and Residential Life at the University. After serving as a councilor at a summer youth leadership camp, he realized his passions lie in working with students and plans on applying to graduate school for student affairs and development after graduating in 2017. He spent this last summer away from his hometown, Bay City, MI, to experience a season without snow in Houghton, MI doing graphic design work and preparing to serve as the Marketing Chair for the student programming board, as well as the Vice President of Communications for the Honors Institute. He also spent time preparing to help develop incoming students as an Orientation Team Leader as well as a teaching assistant for a leadership class for the Fall 2014 semester.

Last year, as a first-year student on campus, he became involved in many different activities and made a much larger impact on campus than he ever would have imagined. He developed marketing campaigns for on campus events, attended the Leadershape Conference in January, and was quickly elected for executive positions in multiple student groups. As a result, these groups have seen increased event attendance, positive brand recognition and a greater sense of community within their members. Off of campus he spent time working with start-up companies to develop application mock-ups and work flows to push them into various prototyping stages.

When not working, Brad spends his time outdoors. Depending on the season, he can be found kicking a soccer ball around with some friends or carving down the slopes of Mont Ripley on his skis. He also enjoys capturing the beauty of the world around him through photography, and spends the not-so-nice days inside editing and uploading those photos to share with the rest of the world. To reach Brad, please email him at bradleyt@mtu.edu or call him at 989.295.2804.

File:BradTurner.png

2014-08-25T04:14:17Z

Bradleyt: Michigan Tech, UIF Fall 2014

Michigan Tech, UIF Fall 2014

Fellow:Brad Turner

2014-08-25T04:10:21Z

Bradleyt: Created page with "Brad Turner is a second-year software engineering student at Michigan Technological University, and currently works part-time as a graphic designer for Student Activities, Hou..."

Brad Turner is a second-year software engineering student at Michigan Technological University, and currently works part-time as a graphic designer for Student Activities, Housing, and Residential Life at the University. After serving as a councilor at a summer youth leadership camp, he realized his passions lie in working with students and plans on applying to graduate school for student affairs and development after graduating in 2017. He spent this last summer away from his hometown, Bay City, MI, to experience a season without snow in Houghton, MI doing graphic design work and preparing to serve as the Marketing Chair for the student programming board, as well as the Vice President of Communications for the Honors Institute. He also spent time preparing to help develop incoming students as an Orientation Team Leader as well as a teaching assistant for a leadership class for the Fall 2014 semester.

Last year, as a first-year student on campus, he became involved in many different activities and made a much larger impact on campus than he ever would have imagined. He developed marketing campaigns for on campus events, attended the Leadershape Conference in January, and was quickly elected for executive positions in multiple student groups. As a result, these groups have seen increased event attendance, positive brand recognition and a greater sense of community within their members. Off of campus he spent time working with start-up companies to develop application mock-ups and work flows to push them into various prototyping stages.

When not working, Brad spends his time outdoors. Depending on the season, he can be found kicking a soccer ball around with some friends or carving down the slopes of Mont Ripley on his skis. He also enjoys capturing the beauty of the world around him through photography, and spends the not-so-nice days inside editing and uploading those photos to share with the rest of the world. To reach Brad, please email him at bradleyt@mtu.edu or call him at 989.295.2804.