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2014-04-05T18:59:16Z

EPGer: Created page with "University: Berea College, Team: University Innovation Fellows Team 2014 Fellows:  Ability Kakama, Ali Djire, Solomon Alolga & Sandra Tombe '''Strategic Priorities''' ..."

University: Berea College,

Team: University Innovation Fellows Team 2014

Fellows:  Ability Kakama, Ali Djire, Solomon Alolga & Sandra Tombe

'''Strategic Priorities'''

Our delivery methodology will be to create a space, an innovation studio where we will strive to foster activities that encourage and support innovation on campus and especially among the student body. This studio is known as Berea Innovation Studio (BIS). Under the BIS we will

Five strategic Priorities:

#Coding Saturdays: a partnership with the computer science department to foster coding skills by hosting a 2 hour workshop at least per fortnight, on Saturday morning.

-Lead person: Ability Kakama

Milestone:

*Space and Coding  Instructors search, August to September 2014
*First event, First Week of October

#P2P Ideas review: Through the studio, encourage students to share ideas, provide feedback to each other and practice with pitch and presentations.

-Lead Person: Ali Djire

Milestone:

*Start Fall 2014

 

 

#Makers’ Fair: Partner with the technology club to host a prototype design and building sessions, followed by a fair  to show case these prototypes and ideas. These events should take place once every regular semester i.e. twice a year.

-Lead Person: Solomon Alolga

Milestone:  First event, November 2014

*Draft calendar of events and stakeholder meetings-Fall 2014
*First event, Spring 2015

Key Partners: Technology Club, Technology department and Computer Science Department.

#Hackathon and startup preparation camps: Provide an opportunity for budding entrepreneurs to work on their ideas, pitch and get funding and feedback on their ideas. At initial stages, this should serve to prepare these students to participate in other established regional start up camps and weekends.

Lead person: Solono Alolga

Milestone:

*First event Spring 2015

 

#Design projects for business and community: Partner with businesses and organizations in the community to work on projects that can be solved through design and innovative ways. A partner would provide a challenge and a team of students through the Innovation Studio would develop and design a solution.

-Lead person: Ali Djire

Milestone:

*Identify partners and build relationships August to September 2014
*First event, October 2014

#Lobby for a class in entrepreneurship that is mandated for every student as part of general studies program.  These classes can be subject specific and offered as seminars e.g. entrepreneurship for biology and chemistry, entrepreneurship for Engineering and Technology

*Lead Person: Sandra Tombe

Milestones:

*Initiate conversations with Administration, Summer 2014
*Seek to have agenda feature at Faculty meetings, Fall 2014

 

 

 

 

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School:Berea College

2014-03-14T03:47:46Z

EPGer:

'''Berea Innovation Studio Proposal'''

 

'''Description:'''

Berea Innovation Studio (BIS) is inspired by the need to provide Berea College students from STEAM disciplines a platform to interact with peers on ideas generation, prototype creation, and foster innovation skills.  As innovation becomes essential for competitive and successful organizations and entrepreneurs, we recognize the importance of BIS in exposing Berea College students to the concept, and creating an environment that nurtures the innovative energy and entrepreneurial spirit on campus. BIS will be a collaborative space for students of all majors to design, think and develop projects with their peers. Finally, BIS strives to inspire innovation spirit in all Berea college students, widening their personal and professional horizon and build a national reputation for the College.

 '''Objectives:'''

*Contribute to a culture of interdisciplinary  innovation and entrepreneurship in Berea
*Create a Platform for students to share experiences, ideas and insights
*Build on the potential of interdisciplinary collaboration to support innovation
*Provide resources to launch real life projects

'''Mission:'''

Provide a platform for students to:

*Get to know the basic concept of innovation and entrepreneurship
*Support the building of interdisciplinary networks and teams
*Create an ecosystem of innovative organizations and individuals
*Nurture business ideas to advance them to the incubation and initial funding stage

'''Values:'''

*Encourage  the participation of all Berea College students from different academic backgrounds
*Value all ideas and input from all involved students and faculty
*Promote creativity, a spirit of collaboration, and an environment for exchanging of ideas

'''Activities:'''

*Coding Saturdays
*P2P Ideas review
*Prototype and design sessions
*Hacker Camps
*Startups Weekends
*Makers Faire
*Designing projects for business and community partners

'''TEAM:'''

Ali Djire                            Ability Kakama                           Solomon Alolga                Sandra Tombe

[mailto:direa@berea.edu direa@berea.edu]           [mailto:kakamaa@berea.edu kakamaa@berea.edu]               [mailto:Alolgas@berea.edu Alolgas@berea.edu]         [mailto:Tombes@berea.edu Tombes@berea.edu]

'''Name of Sponsor''': Dr. Peter Hackbert

'''Partners''': Computer Science Department, Technology and Applied Design, Appalachia Studies, Business and Economics

User:EPGer

2014-02-27T18:26:26Z

EPGer: Created page with "Strategic Resource: Indiegogo [http://www.indiegogo.com/ Indiegogo ]is an online, crowdfunding platform. Indiegogo is US based, howver it hosts funding campaigns from all o..."

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