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Priorities:Zhejiang University Student Priorities

2020-06-05T21:04:00Z

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== Overview ==

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== Strategy #1: Help Female Students Develop I&E Ability ==

We are surprised to find that a noticeable number of female interviewees (80 percent) in our school don’t want to do any entrepreneurship or pioneering work since they are afraid of their gender as well as the heavy work. We wonder if this means that she misunderstands the concept of entrepreneurship, or there is a discrimination on females in our society and she is influenced to some extent.

We can set up an association in Zhejiang University, which aims to help women in the university realize how to avoid weaknesses in the innovation and entrepreneurship, and teach them how their strengths can be utilized. In this way, they will understand that there are many opportunities for women in the innovation and entrepreneurship, and they will have more enthusiasm in I&E program.

=== Tactic#1: Set up a community in Zhejiang University ===

In China's universities, the establishment of associations is a quite complicated matter. Because the school supervises the associations strictly, the establishment of associations needs to prepare a lot of material, and after layers of approval. For example, the first thing is to put a variety of documents (more than a dozen forms) submitted to the Federation, and the Federation of associations would verify the data, sorting and archiving, and report to the community guidance center.

=== Tactic#2: Help female members to figure out their weakness ===

In China, women tend to be more sensible and be entangled with the details, which will lead to that their decision-making is not timely. And most women are afraid of negotiations because of the influence of Chinese culture. What’s more, most of the female entrepreneurs are not good at refuting the conditions proposed by the partners. A female entrepreneur once said that the biggest gain of their own business 10 years is: You do not get what you deserve, but what you negotiate.

=== Tactic#3: Help female members to leverage their strength ===

Most of the women have good communication skills, and they are good at administrative management as well as process execution. What’s more, their social skills are often better than men. In the male society, women will stand out a little better, because it is easier for customers and partners to give high evaluation to them. Women in a vulnerable position are easier to get sympathy, which can obtain more supports. In addition, women are more serious and careful, and they are comprehensive in considering the issue. At the same time, female endurance is usually better than men. In the staff management, they tend to be more humane, with affinity, which makes them easier to win the trust of employees.

=== Tactic#4: Let female members write an innovation plan ===

The plan can be about their entrepreneur road in the future or can be about some ideas they find around them. 

== Strategy #2''':''' Increasing Experiential Learning Opportunities ==

=== tactic#1: In-class Practice ===

We can make the form of the courses about innovation and entrepreneurship diversified. The courses should not only limited in the innovation and entrepreneurship knowledge but also conclude other areas such as the law support course.

=== tactic#2: On-campus Extracurricular Practice ===

We can help clubs that focus on innovation hold start-up weekends. Also, find a place in the campus to create a space for students. We can hold a business innovation salon per week to help students solve their practical problems. In addition, more labs are needed to let students test their ideas.

=== tactic#3: Local Off-campus Practice ===

Try to communicate with Hangzhou business incubators in order to provide internship opportunities for our students. 

== Strategy #3: Enhance Connection Between I&E Sources ==

Students lack opportunities to learn with the I&E in modern society, we are not fully aware of the social problems or the expedite proceedings of the society, we lack the instructions from firm and company mentors. For instance, business students are mostly learning basic theories without combining with the exact situations in companies which demand innovation and entrepreneurship. Besides, for architecture students, build a solid foundation is crucial, but they lack drawing while communicating with designers, students lack firm mentors.

We plan to make an organization connecting firm, company mentors, and students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.We support the program with scholarship in order to stimulate both the mentors and students to cooperate with each other and award for the well-behaved ones.

=== Tactic#1: Set up an organization in Zhejiang University ===

   By setting up a formal organization, we need to prepare lots of material, and hand in a planning scheme to illustrate our aims, participants, supporters, organizers, and activities. We will make use of the Zhejiang University Alumni Association and invite them to the project, in this way, we build our solid foundation and enrich our resources in order to attract students later on.

=== Tactic#2: Attract ZJU students to become a member of the organization ===

We do marketing strategy, introduce the organization to the colleges, and notice them by writing on the websites, we hold talks to reveal this innovation and entrepreneurship organization. Students who register it will be life-long members and we get them know each other and they get involved in running the organization like publishing magazines, do innovative works and so on to maintain a vigorous atmosphere.

=== Tactic#3: Set up mentor-student relationship by two-way selection ===

We provide mentors’ information and chance opportunities to the students, they are allowed to fully get to know them and choose the interested ones. Later on, we help mentors to hold interviews with the students and it’s up to mentors to select their ideal students which will follow them and learn from mentors.

=== Tactic#4: Get into the firms and companies right away to prompt innovation and entrepreneurship ===

Mentors let students learn the situation the running of their business, and figure out how to make innovation and entrepreneurship part of their company strategies, students are not only followers but also creativity supporters, students help with suggestions under the instructions of their mentors, it’s more than a usual internship which demands students’ critical and innovative thoughts and contributions.  Students will actively keep pace with the rapid change of society and easily realize the key problems needed to be solved. These will definitely enhance their I&E spirit.

== Strategy #4: Adjust Curriculum ==

In China, it is a must for university students to take a lot of low-quality courses each semester to meet the graduation credit requirement, which has adverse effects on students.

1.        The requirements of these courses are low and cannot improve students’ relevant abilities, which is just a waste of time.

2.        Too many courses mean that students have to spend considerable time on curriculum, as a result of which, they cannot have enough time to explore something they are passionate about.

As a result, it is common that a large number students lack critical thinking and innovative ability in China. 

=== Tactic#1: Write letter to deans to promote education program reform ===

Conduct an investigation on students and find out problems of low-quality courses. Write a compelling letter to the deans of each department to inform them of some low-quality courses and persuade them to collaborate with faculty working out a more useful and meaningful educational program. They can integrate some related low-quality courses into one which requires a higher standard for students. For an organization to succeed, especially when it seeks to change, it needs support from the top of the organization. Probably the most important person who must believe in the compelling case you develop in Step One above is the President of your college or university.

=== Tactic#2: Set up an online platform for exchanging ideas ===

Set up an online platform for professors and some students to exchange their ideas on how to design more challenging and interesting assignments for students, in which way students can enhance their innovative ability instead of learning by rote. In most Chinese universities, some faculty is openly hostile to entrepreneurship and innovation, especially in some traditional majors. These faculties regard it as a set of stories that don’t match the rigorous traditional discipline-based courses.

=== Tactic#3: Take online courses and do some interesting research ===

Recommend each major students’ unions to promote more interesting online courses and other activities, e.g. organize students to visit labs regularly and have academic conversations with faculty. In an era of information explosion, Students should proactively utilize online high-quality courses to explore their interest and passion in their free time. It is also a must for professors to instruct students who are interested in further study in relevant fields. The summer or winter holiday is a proper time for them to do so.

== Strategy #5: Make Events Influential ==

Now on our campus, there are plenty of events that are relevant to entrepreneurship. But to be honest, not many students are involved in these events. And some students think our events are not influential enough.

=== Tactic #1: Cooperate with Big Clubs ===

Our university has a variety of clubs from small to big. Sometimes small clubs hold events of high quality but involve few students due to lack of advertising. But for big clubs, they have more ways to spread advertisement. So, we will suggest clubs to cooperate, prepare for the events together and get more participants.

=== Tactic #2: Get Help from Big Companies ===

Some students think our events are not influential because they cannot learn much or get help. With the help of big companies, this situation can be developed. If companies can help students make future plans, offer more internship to them, students might be willing to involve. And we know that companies and school already have cooperation like scholarships. Maybe this kind of funding can also be used to award students do well in the events.

=== Tactic #3: Combine with Classes ===

Students take classes every day, if possible, professors can introduce more activities related to the classes. For example, the electronic design competition is related to our analogous circuit class and the event and class is a benefit to each other. For I&E programs, situations are similar. And classes can even be a part of the I&E program, the professor can invite people like entrepreneurs to the class. Most importantly, students should be allowed to have conversations with these entrepreneurs face to face.

== Strategy #6 Fund, Fund, Fundamental Fund! ==

It is almost impossible to keep a campaign or an event going without sufficient money. So how do we get fund will be an essential step to make sure the event will take place successfully.

There are many ways to get funds, among which some of the most common and feasible ways are asking help from alumni, getting sponsorship from companies and asks students and faculties for donations.

=== Tactic #1: Get help from the alumni association ===

The help from alumni seems to be easy money. But it definitely does not mean an easy approach. It is true that most of our alumni have affection for our school, but considering the difficulties to get to them will blow your head.

But there is one way that might be an option. To seek help from the alumni association. Write to them or simply step into their headquarters and talk to them if you are brave enough. Mostly if you make your point clear, they will support you without further ado.

=== Tactic #2: Get sponsorship from companies ===

Get sponsorship from companies. This is the most common way of getting funds. But it also takes a lot of hard work. There are many technics while we are trying to get sponsorships from them. The core tech will be how to get to their extension division officer let alone those phone numbers you can find with google.

=== Tactic #3: Ask donations from students and faculties ===

Ask donations from students and faculties from your school. Every dollar from a single individual count! The thing is how do you get your project widely recognized! Try to spread your spirit of the project via social networks and set up donation programs to get your money!

== Strategy #7 Improve I＆E Courses ==

=== Tactic #1: Pay more attention to practice ===

There are many courses related with I&E in the university. But we still lack practice. Students should not only be taught how to make innovations or establish their own entrepreneurship but also be given more opportunities to practice. For example, we can improve the courses by providing practice time every two weeks.

=== Tactic #2: Invite more distinguished guest to share experience ===

Those who have already made their way to innovations and entrepreneurships have quite a lot experience to share with students, for instance, famous alumni. By attending a sharing meeting or listening to lectures, students can get the firsthand information about the true I&E environment in the society. In this way, students can be more realistic about their projects, more enthusiastic about making their I&E, finally be better prepared to change the world.

== Strategy #8 Provide phased guidance of I&E ==

=== Tactic #1: Help students take the first step ===

There are many I&E competitions and programs held every year, but a large portion of students have never participated in such kind of activities. Many of them don’t even know about these great opportunities that can develop interest and skills, let alone ever take a try. What they need is a little guidance to get started. We plan to invite previous successful participants to share experience and hold training sessions targeting at each specific events, in order to prepare more people for their first try of I&E events.

=== Tactic #2: Further support for potential candidates ===

The university should provide further support for people with motivation, passion and potential, for example, those who performed well in a I&E competition. These people should be gathered in in sharing sessions to exchange ideas, and they can attend salons with senior students who have already taken a further step (e.g. who has a patent for invention or started a business). This phase of guidance enables them to open up their mind, getting valuable experience from their peers and senior students, and get ready generate their own I&E blueprints.

=== Tactic #3: Enhance alumni-student link ===

Once students start their business following their blueprints, the next phase of guidance is to help them establish connection with relevant alumni who can provide funding and opportunities. These alumni, in turn, may seek partnership among these excellent students, so establishing such link is a win-win.

== Strategy #9 Laboratory researches combined with I&E ==

=== Tactic #1: Different roles in the labs ===

That is, a small number of students are allowed to enter the laboratory for the purpose of I&E, and their research level and energy input are allowed to be relatively reduced, but there are additional research requirements and regular reports needed for the appraisals of the I&E.

=== Tactic #2: Encourage students to go into the enterprise ===

Provide lab students with more opportunities to communicate with the R&D department of the company, so that students can understand the current level of technology and industry needs in the market, and thus inspire their own research work, or find new research directions.

=== Tactic #3: Technology Entrepreneur Salon ===

Inviting technology entrepreneurs in the Zhejiang University to discuss the needs and trends of industry technology from the perspective of management and entrepreneurs, and inspire students to think about issues from different angles.

== Strategy #10 Build a platform to break the information asymmetry in I&E in the campus ==

=== Tactic #1: Build a platform to collect & share information concerning I&E ===

In ZJU, a considerable number of activities concerning promoting participants’ innovation and creativity are held on annual base. But what really mattes for students is that they are not effectively connected and well understood the function and specific aim end of the activities or simply missed them. Thus a platform shall be build to break the as-symmetry between I&E activity organizer and students. What is more, the platform shall also collect examples and give more illustrations to convince students why they should take part in instead of just posting a piece of signing-up sheet on the website.

=== Tactic #2: Ideas-change platform & community-building ===

As showed in Tactic #1, I&E activity like I&E competition provides students with a platform to achieve their great ideas. But it is not available all the time. Thus we can have a platform which students can share their views and ideas on I&E and other creative activities, even organize activities themselves, thus building a community concerning I&E.

=== Tactic #3: Open the door of official to support to turn ideas into practice ===

As my teammates has shown in their ideas, a phased guidance of I&E will help students to connect their ideas to practice, an idea or technology may be discussed in the platform as I have mentioned. And if the participants consider their idea practical, the school office may open a door to them and asses the possibility of success. If they finds it also a great idea, they may provide necessary aid for students to make it real.

= Related Links =

[[Zhejiang University]]

 '''University Innovation Fellows'''

Fall 2016:

[[Yiwen Wang|Yiwen_Wang]]

[[Yaxin PENG|Yaxin_PENG]]

[[Qinfeng LI|Qinfeng_LI]]

[[Linen YU|Linen_YU]]

before:

[[Tian Tang|Tian_Tang]]

[[Jiaokun liu|Jiaokun_liu]]

[[Xiaoying LUO|Xiaoying_LUO]]

[[Junpei Zhou|Junpei_Zhou]]

[[Jessy Chen|Jessy_Chen]]

[[Songyun Gu|Songyun Gu]]

[[Xue Li|Xue Li]]

[[Qi Chen|Qi_Chen]]

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School:Zhejiang University

2020-06-05T21:03:58Z

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== Overview ==

Zhejiang University (ZJU, also known as Che Kiang University; simplified Chinese: 浙江大学; traditional Chinese: 浙江大學; pinyin: Zhèjiāng Dàxué; Wade–Giles: Che-chiang-ta-hsüeh), sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest, most selective and most prestigious institutions of higher education. It is a member of the C9 League, the Yangtze Delta Universities Alliance and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities.

The university campus is located in the city of Hangzhou, approximately 112 miles (180 km) southwest of Shanghai. There are seven campus in Zhejiang University：Zijingang Campus, Yuquan campus, Zhijiang campus, Huajiachi campus, Zhoushan campus, Haining campus and Xixi campus. Zhejiang University Library's collection contains about 7 million volumes, making it one of China's largest academic libraries. 

Zhejiang University is a comprehensive university, covering more than 100 majors such as science, industry, agriculture and medicine. It cultivates a large number of talents for the society every year, with the goal of training a new generation of young people who are realistic and innovative for the world.

== Student Entrepreneurship ==

Zhejiang University offers various kinds of projects to improve the Student Entrepreneurship. For example, “Entrepreneurship in China & OBOR” International Summer School is a unique three-week program which offers participants an opportunity to understand the entrepreneurial China in one of China's most dynamic growth areas.

Combined fieldwork with courses, the program encourages participants to observe and learn from the real business settings via company visits, networking events with entrepreneurs and tours searching for business opportunities. By the end of the program, they will be required to create their own China business initiative and present it to the final judges as part of their assessment.

The curriculum is well designed covering different facets of "entrepreneurship" including the cultural issue, the economic issue, the marketing issue as well as specific areas such as intellectual property and big data. Cultural immersion sessions are offered throughout the program, participants will be able to experience how to speak, write, and dress like a Chinese.

Since 2017, students of all majors in Zhejiang University are required to take innovation and entrepreneurship courses and get a certain number of credits in this category. Meanwhile, new courses such as “Entrepreneurship Fundamentals”, which aims to promote students’ awareness of entrepreneurship and feed them with entrepreneurial principals, are offered.

The “Entrepreneurship fundamentals” course is posted on the university’s MOOC platform (c.zju.edu.cn), where students are encouraged to join discussions and study anytime at their convenience.

In October 2019, the Fifth China "Internet plus" student innovation and entrepreneurship competition was held at Zhejiang University. The competition attracted 4 million 570 thousand college students and 1 million 90 thousand teams from 124 countries and regions and 4093 institutions. Teams of Zhejiang University performed well in the competition and won the second and third place finally. In addition, about 238000 innovation and entrepreneurship projects have been carried out in the old revolutionary base areas, poverty-stricken areas and urban and rural communities. 748000 households and 24204 enterprises have been connected, and more than 16800 cooperation agreements have been signed. It can be seen that Zhejiang university plays an important role in promoting the development of innovation and entrepreneurship.

== Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

Department of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategy School of Management at Zhejiang University is among the first higher education institutions in China which started research and educational activities on innovation, entrepreneurship and strategy. The School is the founding organization of the World Entrepreneurship Forum and collaborated with Babson College in the US and Emlyon Business School in the France to launched the Global Entrepreneurship Program in 2009, which is the world's first entrepreneurship master program across the three continents. The School organized annually the Forum of Leading Scholars on Strategic Management which has become one of the most influential academic conferences in the field in China.

According to statistics, there are more than 130 alumni of Zhejiang University serving as the principals or founders of listed companies, including 92 main board listed companies and 16 overseas listed companies.

In 2005, 2009 and 2014, Zhejiang University applied for the practical teaching reform project of "vigorously promoting SRTP and discipline competition, cultivating students' practical and innovative ability", "building" four platforms "for research-based learning, cultivating students' practical and innovative ability" and "Zhejiang 20 years' exploration and practice of discipline competition stimulating students' vitality". It has won the second prize of national teaching achievement three times.

In July 2016, Zhejiang University was awarded the first batch of "national innovation and entrepreneurship typical experience universities" by the Ministry of education. In January 2017, Zhejiang University was recognized as "the first batch of national innovation and entrepreneurship education reform demonstration universities" by the Ministry of education. In June 2017, Zhejiang University was selected as the second batch of national innovation and entrepreneurship demonstration bases.

== University Technology Transfer Function ==
<div>Technology Transfer Center, Zhejiang University:</div><div>1.Science and Technology Research Institute</div><div>2.Industrial Technology Research Institute</div><div>3.Technology Transfer Center</div><div>The three institutes respectively constitute the surface, point, network and comprehensively coordinate the organization and management of technology transformation work.</div><div>The technology transfer center is divided into technology transfer service department, project service department, international science and technology cooperation service department, intellectual property service department, training service department, comprehensive affairs service department and regional cooperation promotion center.</div><div>Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Platform (http://jszy.zju.edu.cn) is sponsored by the Science and Technology Research Institute and the Information CenterScience. The technology transfer center is in charge of operation and maintenance. The platform cooperates with the local government in order to promote patent results.</div><div>Zijin Township:</div><div>Zijin Shared Work Township is jointly built by the People's Government of Xihu District of Hangzhou and Zhejiang University, located near the Zijingang Campus of Zhejiang University.</div><div>The town adopts the innovative organization form of “R&D Headquarters” to attract partners with innovative R&D and industrial upgrading needs. Alumni companies set up “R&D headquarters” in the town, which take the advantages of science and technology resources of Zhejiang University to form core technological achievements, and promote the transformation of scientific research achievements into productivity through the collaboration of government, industry, and research, as well as promoting local industrial innovation and upgrading.</div><div> </div>
== University - Industry Collaboration ==

Zhejiang University has close Collaboration with many industrial companies, including a various kinds of companies in China as well as in U.S. One of the most famous instance is Large Scale Information System Research Center, Zhejiang University.

Since the late 90s of last century, the Center for Information Systems Research Center under the leadership of Professor He Zhijun, has been exploring how to cooperate with industry, especially with foreign high-level companies. Since 2001, the research center and the United States State Street Bank to establish cooperative relations, carry out large-scale financial information system research and development work. The company has a large legacy system, the company's major stock trading business, but due to outdated structure, missing documents, system failures frequently, many foreign companies have no good policy, research center team after six months of efforts to repair the system Problem and rebuild the system platform, successfully "save" the system. Based on this project we have proposed a number of solutions to large-scale legacy system reengineering-related problems, access to a high degree of recognition partners, but also for the research center to win credibility. "CIO Magazine" has reported "an IT wonderful open in China", introduced the research center and the United States State Street Bank of cooperation process, and to achieve cooperation in the stock trading system to evaluate "the system put into operation, the transaction The amount of the past four times, and the whole process to spend less than 6 months time. And then include: CCTV, Xinhua News Agency, Reuters, CNN, Forbes, "21st Century Business Herald", "Economic Observer", "China Electronics News", "China Computer". Dozens of domestic and international mainstream media attention and positive coverage, the positive evaluation of the mainstream media, logo research center in large-scale financial information services, the establishment of the leading position in the field. Since then, the research center began with the domestic and international industry to carry out more extensive cooperation, cooperation and achievements in the domestic scale has a unique advantage.

Since its establishment in 2001, the Research Center has developed over 100 financial systems for more than 20 well-known domestic and foreign financial enterprises, covering almost all financial business and services such as stocks, bonds, foreign exchange, futures, funds, etc., and accumulated a lot of development. Skills, and project management experience to fully understand all phases of the financial software lifecycle, including requirements, design, coding, testing, UAT, and product support.

In addition to the US State Street Banking Corporation, the research center also includes well-known international financial institutions such as Cisco Systems, Princeton Financial Systems and DST Systems, as well as the China Foreign Exchange Trade Center, the People's Bank of China, the Agricultural Bank of China, etc. , In the financial business has a great advantage. The R & D team of the Research Center has been engaged in R & D of related financial systems for nearly 10 years, and has visited hundreds of financial institutions at home and abroad.

In 2018, in order to build an interdisciplinary and school enterprise high-end dialogue platform for the industry frontier, and boost the cooperation between Zhejiang University's "16 + X" science and technology alliance and the industry, Zhejiang University held a series of high-end dialogue activities on the industry frontier of "Zhihui Zijin" jointly with leading enterprises in the industry. In the first phase, Zhejiang University held a high-end dialogue on smart home industry with Putian Hangzhou Hongyan Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. on July 10, inviting interdisciplinary experts of Zhejiang University, enterprises in the industry, National Science and Technology Park of Zhejiang University and Zijin small town enterprises to surround key cutting-edge technologies in the smart home industry and discuss the latest development of smart home industry together. Exhibition trends.

== Regional and Local Economic Development ==
<div>Zhejiang University locates in Hangzhou, which is called the Chinese Silicon Valley. The Alibaba Group, the world's largest online B2B portal and China's largest website in terms of market value, is headquartered in the zone. What’s more, in 2016, the G20 Hangzhou Summit was held in this city.</div><div>Hangzhou's economy has rapidly developed since its opening up in 1992. It is an industrial city with many diverse sectors such as light industry, agriculture, and textiles. It is considered an important manufacturing base and logistics hub for coastal China. The 2001 GDP of Hangzhou was RMB ¥156.8 billion, which ranked second among all of the provincial capitals after Guangzhou. The city has more than tripled its GDP since then, increasing from RMB ¥156.8 billion in 2001 to RMB ¥1.105 trillion in 2016 and GDP per capita increasing from US$3,025 to US$18,282.</div><div>In 2017, the city's high-tech industry added value of 160.6 billion yuan, increasing by 13.6%. The number of invention patent applications and authorizations were 25,078 and 9,872 respectively.</div><div>The city has developed many new industries, including medicine, information technology, heavy equipment, automotive components, household electrical appliances, electronics, telecommunication, fine chemicals, chemical fiber and food processing.</div><div>Hangzhou Economic & Technological Development Zone was established and approved as a national development zone by the State Council in 1993. It covers an area of 104.7 km2 (40.4 sq mi). Encouraged industries include electronic information, biological medicine, machinery and household appliances manufacturing, and food processing. Hangzhou Export Processing Zone was established on April 27, 2000 upon approval of the State Council. It was one of the first zones and the only one in Zhejiang Province to be approved by the government. Its total planned area is 2.92 km2. It is located close to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport and Hangzhou Port.</div><div>Hangzhou Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone was set up with approval from the State Council as a state level Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone in March 1991. The HHTZ is composed of three parts, with the main regions being the Zhijiang Sci-Tech Industrial Park and Xiasha Sci-Tech Industrial Park. HHTZ has become one of the most influential hi-tech innovation and hi-tech industry bases in Zhejiang Province. As of 2013, HHTZ hosts more than 1,100 software developers and BPO enterprises. Major companies such as Motorola, Nokia and Siemens have established R&D centers in the zone. In 2011, the GDP of the zone rose by 13.1 percent, amounting to RMB 41.63 billion. This accounted for 5.9 percent of Hangzhou's total GDP. The HHTZ positions itself as the "Silicon Valley" of China. </div><div> </div>

== Other ==

2018 Landscape Canvas: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/123WD35jg_d-bLjDoteiJA6YdM8GhCx3xbNF0VTXLF6U/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/123WD35jg_d-bLjDoteiJA6YdM8GhCx3xbNF0VTXLF6U/edit#gid=0]

2017 Landscape Canvas: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/123WD35jg_d-bLjDoteiJA6YdM8GhCx3xbNF0VTXLF6U/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/123WD35jg_d-bLjDoteiJA6YdM8GhCx3xbNF0VTXLF6U/edit?usp=sharing]

2016 Landscape Canvas: [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1L5FF2iGAOp_6GCMAW-NMVKEaDfWYGShA https://drive.google.com/open?id=1L5FF2iGAOp_6GCMAW-NMVKEaDfWYGShA]"

= Related Links =

[[Zhejiang University Student Priorities|Zhejiang University Student Priorities]]

 '''University Innovation Fellows'''

Fall 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Zju_lcc Chenchen LIU]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:SmebWang Zhiwen WANG]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:KechunXu Kechun XU]

Xinyu LI

Fall 2016:

[[Yiwen Wang|Yiwen_Wang]]

[[Yaxin PENG|Yaxin_PENG]]

[[Qinfeng LI|Qinfeng_LI]]

[[Linen YU|Linen_YU]]

before:

[[Tian Tang|Tian_Tang]]

[[Jiaokun liu|Jiaokun_liu]]

[[Xiaoying LUO|Xiaoying_LUO]]

[[Junpei Zhou|Junpei_Zhou]]

[[Jessy Chen|Jessy_Chen]]

[[Songyun Gu|Songyun Gu]]

[[Xue Li|Xue Li]]

[[Qi Chen|Qi_Chen]]

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Fellow:Linen Yu

2020-06-05T21:03:57Z

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 Linen Yu is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergraduate student majoring in Computing and Information science at Chukochen College (CKC) Zhejiang University(ZJU), where he was exposed to the program of UIF.

 At ZJU, for his love for art, Linen is a member of Classical Music Enthusiast Society and a member of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Society. Also, he is passionate about interdisciplinary studies, especially in the field of computer science. The passion led him to the field of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, that’s exactly why you find his information here.

= Related Links =

[[Zhejiang University]]

[[Zhejiang University Student Priorities|Zhejiang University Student Priorities]]

 '''University Innovation Fellows'''

Fall 2016:

[[Yiwen Wang|Yiwen_Wang]]

[[Yaxin PENG|Yaxin_PENG]]

[[Qinfeng LI|Qinfeng_LI]]

before:

[[Tian Tang|Tian_Tang]]

[[Jiaokun liu|Jiaokun_liu]]

[[Xiaoying LUO|Xiaoying_LUO]]

[[Junpei Zhou|Junpei_Zhou]]

[[Jessy Chen|Jessy_Chen]]

[[Songyun Gu|Songyun Gu]]

[[Xue Li|Xue Li]]

[[Qi Chen|Qi_Chen]]

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Fellow:Qinfeng Li

2020-06-05T21:03:55Z

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Qinfeng Li is a junior student in Zhejiang University, majoring in financial management. He is passionate about studying corporate finance and finding out a new mindset for innovation and entrepreneurship. He plans to pursue a career in financial market, and make innovations to improve the present working place and atmosphere.

He is also interested in solving complex problems. As a candidate for the UIF program, he hopes to try new things with those clever minds and improve the I&E in Zhejiang University, as well as make more friends, get more practice, and prove that students can do a lot of great things.

To connect with Qinfeng, please email 3160104291@zju.edu.cn

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[[Zhejiang University]]

[[Zhejiang University Student Priorities|Zhejiang University Student Priorities]]

 '''University Innovation Fellows'''

Fall 2016:

[[Yiwen Wang|Yiwen_Wang]]

[[Yaxin PENG|Yaxin_PENG]]

[[Linen YU|Linen_YU]]

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[[Tian Tang|Tian_Tang]]

[[Jiaokun liu|Jiaokun_liu]]

[[Xiaoying LUO|Xiaoying_LUO]]

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Fellow:Yiwen Wang

2020-06-05T21:03:53Z

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Yiwen Wang is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergraduate student studying Information Engineering at Zhejiang University (ZJU). Her focuses include Electromagnetic Interference and Deep Learning. Yiwen is originally from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, which luckily is both her home town and where her college is. Having been learning and doing well in fundamental science for years, she naturelly chose to pursue a degree that fits her ability and interest. There, she was exposed to the University Innovation Fellows.

At Zhejiang University, Yiwen is involved with the School Debating Team and Intensive Training Program for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. In her spare time, she is member of the School Swimming Team and Waltz Club.

Yiwen has sort of inborn leadership. She had been selected as the monitor of her class for six years before high school. Growing up, she found out that this sort of personality surely has benefits, but still needs to be improved. So she actively joins bunch of activities and programs to broaden her horizons and to train her skills to better cooperate and communicate with others. She is on the way to become a perfect leader who is armed with an international perspective and capable of exerting her influence.

Email at : jennifer611766@gmail.com

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[[Zhejiang University Student Priorities|Zhejiang University Student Priorities]]

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[[Yaxin PENG|Yaxin_PENG]]

[[Qinfeng LI|Qinfeng_LI]]

[[Linen YU|Linen_YU]]

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[[Tian Tang|Tian_Tang]]

[[Jiaokun liu|Jiaokun_liu]]

[[Xiaoying LUO|Xiaoying_LUO]]

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[[Songyun Gu|Songyun Gu]]

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Fellow:Cennuo

2020-06-05T21:03:51Z

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Cen Nuo is a senior engineering student in Zhejiang University, she majors in Aerospace Engineeing and minor in CKC college intensive program of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. I am a versatile student who has passion and ambition in different fields.

In sports, I have been taking professional Taekwondo training for more than 13 years and have won more than 16 international and national championships also personal gold medals in Taekwondo and Chinese martial art competitions. I am also a central memebr of Zhejiang University Taekwondo school team and just won two gold medals in female Poomsae and 48kg fight.

For debating, I am good at BP english debate.Although I just started to learn English debate at the fisrt year of my university, I was hard-working and have the foundation of Chinese debate. I got the national first-prize in the second year also become the captain of the university English debate team to organize the whole team. Me myself also got the first prize and best speaker in the SIT international british parliamentary English debate competition. What’ more, when I found that although BP debate is a charming, and internationally popular activity, was not so popular in my own university, the school team only accept a small number of talented students totake training, but more students are interested in it and debate itself can also help the students to became a well-rouned mature individual. So I decided to found our school’s students English debate and speech society as the first president. The society caused enthuasiatic response in our school and soon became the one of the largest society. 

For innovaiton and entrepreneurship, I have passions and I will make all my efforts to achieve them.I have a great passion about technology entrepreneurship and innovation, also established my own company in my 21 years old and strongly eager to change the world from making a change to the field that I focus on. I cooperated with three other students to invent, produce and sell the intelligent charging and receiving platform for UAV, unmanned aerial vehicle. This year, our company also focus on market of education, the technology quality-oriented education for the Chinese students, we teach them the knowledge about the robots and UAV and help them to make a UAV or robots in a week by themselves, we already have more than 400 students these three months. I also provide free class for the leftover children and poor family from the camp of 温州 to give them the chance and warmth.

For my major and study, I am a dedicated engineering student. Although everyone think that engineering is more suitable and easy for boys, I am quite clear who I am and what I want. I love engineering also good at that. So I was always the TOP 3 student in my university and got more than 26 scholarships and 16 titile of honour. However, I think tha high GPA is not enough for an engineering student since the spirit of this major is to create and practice, so I went to our school’s top laboratory researching the flexible electronic from the second year. And have 3 national patents also an first-autor paper being accepted by the top journal. After that, I also went to 2 different labs and 2 big internet company to do the research in flexible robot, ME,AI speaker that I interested in. I am also lucky to be chosen by the college then supports me to come to Harvard medical school to do the research about the artificial intelligent portable wearable medical devices and brain infrared imaging devices. However, the origin of my academic research is also about my passion, I think the biggest problem in most of the engineering academic research is that it can’s be control and commercialized, so those advanced technology can hardly facilitate human being’s life. But I want to be the person who bring change to both of the academic and technology business, to make the outcome in the lab more convenient and never waste the money from the tax payers and time of our professors.
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Fellow:Yaxin Peng

2020-06-05T21:03:49Z

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Yaxin Peng is a University Innovation Fellow and a junior student in Zhejiang University. She majors in Computer Science and Technology. Her principal interest field of research is computer graphics and machine learning.

As a member of Pursuit Science Class of Chu Kochen Honors College in Zhejiang University, who believes science and technologies can change the world, she is highly motivated to devote herself to researches and problem solving. Since the second year of college, she’s been studying computer graphics and participating in relevant projects at the CG & CAD State Key Lab under the supervision of her instructor. Currently she is working on a project about efficient communication system facilitated by deep learning.

As a UIF candidate, she learned a lot from the six-week training and got fresh insights about improving the campus innovation and entrepreneurship environment. 

Email: pengyaxinxin@gmail.com

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[[Zhejiang University Student Priorities|Zhejiang University Student Priorities]]

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[[Yiwen Wang|Yiwen_Wang]]

[[Qinfeng LI|Qinfeng_LI]]

[[Linen YU|Linen_YU]]

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[[Tian Tang|Tian_Tang]]

[[Jiaokun liu|Jiaokun_liu]]

[[Xiaoying LUO|Xiaoying_LUO]]

[[Junpei Zhou|Junpei_Zhou]]

[[Jessy Chen|Jessy_Chen]]

[[Songyun Gu|Songyun Gu]]

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Fellow:Kechun Xu

2020-06-05T21:03:47Z

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Kechun Xu is a junior student in Zhajiang University majoring in Control Science and Technology and monoring in Mechatronical Engineering. Her study,also interested areas mainly cover robotics and computer seience.

In the past two years, Kechun Xu often took part in contests in school or on behalf of school, such as mathmatical modeling competitions and robotics competitons. Now she is conducting research of teaching learning(an aspect of RL) under the guide of Professional Xiong. 

At Zhejiang University, Kechun Xu joined PRAA(Zhejiang University Peasant Rural and Agricultural Association) and worked as a voluteer teacher to teach students in rural areas. Also, she is a member of Zhejiang University Unmanned System Association and has learned something about control methods there.

Any question please contact xukechun111@gmail.com. Thanks!



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[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Zhejiang_University. [Zhejiang University]]

 '''University Innovation Fellows'''

Fall 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Zju_lcc Chenchen LIU]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:SmebWang Zhiwen WANG]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:KechunXu Kechun XU]

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[[Yiwen Wang|Yiwen_Wang]]

[[Yaxin PENG|Yaxin_PENG]]

[[Qinfeng LI|Qinfeng_LI]]

before:

[[Tian Tang|Tian_Tang]]

[[Jiaokun liu|Jiaokun_liu]]

[[Xiaoying LUO|Xiaoying_LUO]]

[[Junpei Zhou|Junpei_Zhou]]

[[Jessy Chen|Jessy_Chen]]

[[Songyun Gu|Songyun Gu]]

[[Xue Li|Xue Li]]

[[Qi Chen|Qi_Chen]]

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Fellow:Zhiwen Wang

2020-06-05T21:03:45Z

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Zhiwen Wang is a University Innovation Fellow and a senior student studying Mathematics and Finance at Zhejiang University. His interest is the Ordinary Differencial Equations and some simple PDE, also the financial situation nowdays. Zhiwen used to study in the University of Science and Technology of China, majored in chemistry. But he changed his major and school in 2017, he went to ZJU, where he first exposed to the University Innovation Fellows.

At Zhejiang University, Zhiwen studies in the CKC honors college, and he is a vice-chairman of the student union. He devoted to make conveniences for all the students that involved. At free time, he always do some charity like teaching disabled chirden, giving classes to students who are in trouble with some math problems for free.

Any questions please contact him at jsnjwzw2000@gmail.com. He is willing to here from anybody.

Thanks!
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Fellow:Zju Lcc

2020-06-05T21:03:44Z

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Fellow:Songyun Gu

2020-06-05T21:03:43Z

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Songyun is currently a junior student in Zhejiang University, who is praparing to become a University Innovation Fellow. [[File:Songyun Gu.jpg|thumb]]He majors in optical science and engineering, which is still a vital frontier subject and needs a lot of innovation in it. Songyun thinks engineering mind is the way to turn passion into reality because of the logic behind it. To test this idea, he has launched a program to study the influence brought by the red spot notification on smart phones, which not only research the psychological phenomenon but investigate why software companies use red spot notification as a custom. This program turns out that red spot does have sharp effect on people's lives and most companies use red spot notification to strongly raise people's awareness on their APP. Songyun encourages others to think and do things with engineering mind in order to find the hidden gate behind a common issue.

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Fellow:Zju Lcc

2020-06-05T21:03:42Z

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Fellow:Jessy Chen

2020-06-05T21:03:40Z

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<div>'''Jessy(Zexi) Chen is a University Innovation Fellow at Zhejiang University. He is a junior majoring in Mechatronic Engineering with a minor in ITP (Intensive Training Program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship). Jessy was born in Changchun, Jilin Province, China, and once raised up in Gainesville, FL.'''</div><div>'''Jessy now works as the undersecretary of PR department of the Student Union of Zhejiang University and also known as the president of FACES (Forum for American/Chinese Exchange at Stanford).'''</div><div>'''Jessy is passionate about building robots and artificial arms. He is now working with his professor on Exoskeletons and has significant achievements. In the  “Central-Control Cup” of automatic robot competition, Jessy helped his team won the third prize in the preliminary contest.[[File:Jessychen 22222.jpeg|border]]</div>
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Fellow:Tian Tang

2020-06-05T21:03:38Z

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Tian Tang is a University Innovation Fellow and a senior student in Zhejiang University. She majors in Materials Science and Engineering. She is now in her professor's lab which is studying in lithium-ion batteries. Energy problem is what she is passionate about solving. Also, she is the president of her major's student union. As for the innovation part, multifunctional module switch which was designed by her team, won the best design prize in the smart switch design competition held by Philips. As a candidate of the UIF program, she hopes that she can communicate with other fellows and be inspired by brilliant ideas coming from others.[[File:Tiantang.jpg|thumb|Tiantang.jpg]]

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Fellow:Xiaoying Luo

2020-06-05T21:03:36Z

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    Xiaoying LUO is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergraduate studying Tourism and Hospitality Management. She believes that inn
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ovation and entrepreneurship is everywhere, and definitely it will occur in science and technology, or in business and arts. As for the traditional hospitalityindustry, it does call for innovation, and she is struggling to make a change.

In Zhejiang University, she was involved in Chu kochen Honor’s college Student Union, and held “etiquette culture lecture”, “Four Honor Colleges Interexchange Activity of the Yangtze River Delta Area”, and made a 40-people group to Lan’guan primary school in Weng’an County, Guizhou Province to teach for two weeks which was admired by Zhejiang University and reported on the local television of Guizhou. Besides she is member of the Student Union of College of Management, she takes part in negotiating with sponsors to guarantee the activities in schools.

     She is interested in the innovation and entrepreneurship program where people can learn knowledge, skills and attitudes, and influence peers around them, and try to motivate people to make a difference.

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Fellow:Jiaokun Liu

2020-06-05T21:03:35Z

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Jiaokun Liu is a senior student in Zhejiang University, majoring civil engineering. He is passionate about studying the complexity of transportation and its dependence on the interaction of emerging technology and operations. He was Meritorious Winner of Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling. He plans to pursue a career in the data science industry and apply data science to solve transportation problems.

He is also interested in entrepreneurial management. He attended Cambridge Entrepreneurial Management and Capital Markets Course in 2016 summer and won the Excellent Award. As a candidate for the UIF program, he hopes to engage with the country's most brilliant young minds and do something pertaining to innovation and entrepreneurship in collaboration with his leadership circle.

To connect with Jiaokun, please email liujiaokun@zju.edu.cn 

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Priorities:Youngstown State University Student Priorities

2020-06-05T21:03:33Z

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= Strategic Priority #1:Pop-up Workshop =

'''Team Member: Jessica Flynn'''

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Youngstown State University isn’t yet known for being an innovative school, but we are working hard at getting our name known. One way we can bring Innovation and Entrepreneurship to our campus would be creating pop-up workshops dedicated to design thinking process. At first, we want to make a 90 minute workshop held in a student organization. We will introduce a warm-up to start off our time together. This warm-up should bring the people in each group together to bond and to get into the team working mode. This would take about 10 minutes to complete. Then we would move to the brainstorm stage. This stage should be free for each teammate to generate a lot of ideas. This stage would take about 15 minutes. Once we get halfway through the brainstorming stage, then we will add constraints to the stage to make the groups create even more ideas about the objective. Next, the groups would move into working on their prototype. During the first half of the 25 minutes, each team will work on taking their best idea and mapping it out. During the second half, each team would begin to build their prototype to soon be able to test. This brings us to the testing stage. This part would take about 25 minutes to complete. This stage is where one group will pitch their idea to other another group and gain feedback. The very last stage is to debrief. This is where we will have each teammate reflect on their experience and take in everything they just learned.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our team isn’t willing to put boundaries on our workshops. At first, we are thinking about just introducing the pop-up workshops to student organizations willing to host a design thinking workshop. Once our pop-up workshops get established within the student organizations, we would like to open it up to anyone and everyone that goes to Youngstown State University. Eventually, we are hoping to work through the SBDC that we have on campus to open it up to businesses that are in the area, along with the public to build better relations with the community. This will increase the awareness of innovation and entrepreneurship as well as design thinking in the whole Youngstown area.

= <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategic Priority # 2:Re-designing Design Think =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Team Member: Chris Eichler

'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Accelerated Design Think''' <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many universities around the world have a multitude of classes that have a major focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. With that being said, Youngstown State University is taking necessary steps to increase these programs to expose students to different ways of thinking. Last year, YSU added a Design Think class as part of the Williamson College of Business. The class has two major focal points, Creative Problem-Solving (CPS) and Design Thinking (d thinking).Being a fairly new program, changes and updates to the class are necessary in order for the class and thinking mind-set to evolve at YSU. <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Design Think class is currently offered once a week for 50 minutes. By designing a new time schedule for the class, we believe that we can enhance the learning opportunities by increasing the amount of time teams can critically think together during the class. The class could be changed from one semester hour to three hours and be offered over one to two weekends during the semester. The restructured class has potential to expose students to performing concepts learned in the class to local businesses through our Small Business Development Center located in the Williamson College of Business Administration.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This class can also help students pursue more opportunities in the innovation and entrepreneurship field by offering it as part of the curriculum in receiving a Creative Problem-Solving (CPS) certificate offered through the business school at YSU. This could help aid prospective students in preparing them to think outside the box.

= <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategic Priority # 3:Remodeling the Launch Lab/ Innovation Center =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Team Member: Joseph Scott <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Establishing an innovation center on campus for the use by students will benefit the university as well as the surrounding community. At present, there are multiple resources in the community dedicated to assisting innovation and entrepreneurship, but only at certain points in the process. There is not a single resource responsible for cradle-to-grave support of new ideas.

Communities and businesses each place great emphasis on innovation and the need for future generations to be creative problem solvers; however, the means by which to achieve this mind-set is not readily available to students. We aim to fill this gap via introduction of an innovation center on campus, and the goals of this center include bridging the gaps between the currently available resources, such as the SBDC and YBI.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The first step will be to create a designated area which focuses on ideation and the design thinking process. This would be available to all students free-of-charge. Establishing this area and its functionality would be achieved within the first year of implementation. The second step will involve building the relationships among the other resources, such as those mentioned previously. This will be a more lengthy process, but should be accomplished by the end of the second year. The third year after implementation would see the strategic coordination of those resources with the innovation center, creating a flow from the ideation stage to the assistance the other resources can provide.

= <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategic Priority # 4:Design Thinking Classroom/Lab =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Team Member: Andrew Klapac <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of our biggest and hardest to achieve goals is to create a design thinking room/space on campus. This room would go in the Williamson College of Business Administration on the second floor where a quiet lab is now. I picked that room to be the new design thinking classroom for many reasons. First off, no one really ever uses the quiet lounge room. Students typically go in there as a last option when they can’t find anywhere else to go. Secondly, that room is the perfect size to be a design thinking classroom. The third reason is because the whole wall of that class that separates the class from the outside hallway are glass windows. Having glass windows will allow students who pass by the room to see in at all of the cool design thinking tools. They will be able to see all of the whiteboards. They will be able to see all of the prototyping materials, They will be able to see all of the cool technology and how mobile everything is in the room. Having students be able to see in will be a simple form of advertising to spark the interest in the mind of students about the opportunities that lie with design thinking.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our ultimate goal is create a culture on campus that promotes design thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship more than we do right now. Creating this design thinking room will really help prove to students at my school that the movement we are trying to facilitate is a big deal, which will cause them to want to join the movement. In order to get the chain of command at our school to approve of this idea, we will have to prove to them the need that exists for design thinking, as well as innovation and entrepreneurship.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This design thinking room that we want to create will be the perfect area for students to think creatively, which is extremely important in the design thinking course. We will have two whole walls of whiteboards as well as two rolling whiteboards in that room. A roll around cart with all of the prototyping materials, tons of post it notes, and a lot of sharpies. In addition to this, we think it would be beneficial to have a smartboard and projector to be able to do some design thinking activities as well.
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School:Youngstown State University

2020-06-05T21:03:31Z

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= [[File:Ysu pic.png]]Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship: =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Youngstown State University has worked diligently to create an atmosphere that encourages Innovation and Entrepreneurship. We start off with introductory courses that put Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the minds of students in their first year. Some of these courses include Exploring Business, Marketing Concepts, professional selling and more. These courses focus on subject material outside of Innovation and Entrepreneurship but touch on I&E in a way that sparks interest in the minds of the students. About 450 students go through those courses each semester. We also bring in speakers weekly that talk about Innovation and Entrepreneurship or hit on that subject in some type of way that promotes I&E. Word is spread about I&E through many sources on our campus. We have the Jambar, which is a student ran newspaper that highlights key events on campus. In addition to this, we have the Youngstown State University magazine that many students have access to. Lastly, Youngstown State University has a radio station called Rookery Radio which is an online radio station that broadcasts events that are going on as well as other pertinent information.

 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Innovation and Entrepreneurship becomes even closer to students through courses designed specifically for I&E. Some of these courses include Entrepreneurship New Venture Creation, Entrepreneurship- Small Business Financial Management, Entrepreneurship- Business Plan Development, as well as Business Valuations which is in the Graduate program. All of these courses are directly relating to I&E and help students develop the I&E thinking and knowledge to succeed as innovative Entrepreneurs. Programs and student organizations are utilized to catalyze I&E as well. Some of these include Enactus which strives to create entrepreneurial leaders and social innovators, and our Entrepreneurship program that is led by a very successful entrepreneur. That same successful entrepreneur also runs a program that brings High School Students from the area to our university for a day long Innovation and Entrepreneurship forum for those students. At the event. Students get paired with one college student in an Entrepreneurship class and work on a business idea and present to the group. We also have a program called Hack YSU which allows students to explore their creative side as well as get additional exposure to I&E.

 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students have opportunities to get hands on experience with Innovation and Entrepreneurship through many channels at Youngstown State University. We run several I&E internship programs for students and we have many companies in the surrounding area that are supportive of our students in many ways. The Beeghly Fellowship <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">program provides students with a paid fellowship working with the Ohio Small Business Development Center at YSU.  Projects include marketing research, preparation of financial statements, export readiness studies, country research, business plan development, cash flow analysis and forecasts.

= <span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Faculty Entrepreneurship: =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have several faculty members that lead by example with Entrepreneurship and Innovation that encourage students to follow. Joseph Angelo is a professor that stands out for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Youngstown State University. Professor Angelo is an alumnus of Youngstown State University. He has coordinated with Junior Achievement which teaches Economics to middle school students. He runs the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum that our university holds with high schoolers in the area.

= <span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University- Industry Connections: =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our university has some connections in the area that really give life to students' Entrepreneurial and Innovative dreams. Some local funding sources for our students include Valley Growth Venture located in Youngstown. Another source of funding is the local government Innovation Program. The Youngstown State Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants runs a program called Mentoring Aspiring Professionals. In this program, we match students with professionals in the same field as the students. The pairs get together and fill out a packet together which helps spark mutually professional relationships, even leading to internships through this program for students. Students have gotten to go to their mentee and do mock interviews with them. The program is mostly for Accounting and Finance students however we do have some Entrepreneurs that take a mentee under their wing. The sky's the limit with this program and it helps catalyze I&E.

= <span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Regional and Local Economic Development: =

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The biggest catalyst we have for regional and economic development is the small business development center located in the Williamson College of Business Administration at Youngstown State University.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For over thirty years, the Ohio Small Business Development Center at YSU has accelerated business growth, helped to create jobs and contributed to the economy by providing consulting and training to existing companies and new start-ups. Through its Export Assistance Network, the Center also helps companies with initiating or expanding international trade and exporting opportunities to compete in the global marketplace.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The SBDC leverages its expertise and network of resources through student interns & graduate assistants working at the Center and student/faculty class projects in the Williamson College of Business Administration. The SBDC and EAN are among the premier economic development agencies in the area, and offer services that include:
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<li>strategic business planning               </li>
<li>financial modeling & analysis</li>
<li>cash flow forecasting</li>
<li>strategic sales & market planning</li>
<li>loan proposal development</li>
<li>export and international trade consulting</li>
<li>customized domestic & international trade market research</li>
<li>business & exporting seminars</li>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The SBDC is partially funded through the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Ohio Development Services Agency, and is part of a network of Centers throughout the country.

 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition to the Small Business Development Center, we also have the regional economic development initiative (REDI). The Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI) is located in the Office of Research at Youngstown State University (YSU), on the second floor of the Phelps Building on the campus of YSU. REDI serves in the role as “Navigator” in research-based, implementation-focused economic development support services for the Mahoning Valley.  REDI’s focus and mission reflects an organizational focus on a plan-implement structure known as design-build, a model often seen in the architecture and construction industries. This will enable REDI to serve as the “Navigator” in economic development implementation and support services throughout the Mahoning Valley. Economic development partners throughout the region have affirmed YSU REDI’s “Navigator” role.

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= Our Change Story Video: =

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chris Eichler

Wiki Link: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Christopher_Eichler http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Christopher_Eichler]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jessica Flynn

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Fellow:Jessica Flynn

2020-06-05T21:03:30Z

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[[File:Unnamed.jpg]]

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jessica Flynn is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergraduate student studying Accounting at Youngstown State University (YSU). Jessica is from Hermitage, Pennsylvania and commutes to campus everyday. She was introduced to the University Innovation Fellows program from her professor. This is YSUs first year being apart of theprogram.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At Youngstown State University, Jessica is the President and the Captain of the Youngstown State Equestrian Team. Inaddition, she runs her family’s business. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her horse and giving horseback riding lessons to her customers.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From a very young age, Jessica has shown interest in entrepreneurship. She was raised in a family who started their own business and became very successful. She also took interest in innovation when she watched her family keeping up with changes in the business. On campus, she is interested in educating other faculty and students about innovative thinking techniques.

School WIKI Page:

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

Strategic Priorities:

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

Landscape Canvas:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12LIG6z5NFipfzIrjLmVQIYYW37aPrSUxNX7cyTSKBS0/edit#gid=0

Group Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn5iA80oKKQ&feature=youtu.be

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Fellow:Joey Scott

2020-06-05T21:03:28Z

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Joey Scott is a University Innovation Fellow and a current Master’s of Business Administration student at Youngstown State University. In May 2018, he also graduated from YSU with his BSBA in Accounting. It was during that time as an undergraduate that Joey was exposed to the pilot design thinking course and was subsequently exposed to the University Innovation Fellows.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At Youngstown State University, Joey helped re-establish the campus chapter of Rotaract, a Rotary International affiliate. He was also heavily involved with the Honors College during his undergraduate years. As a graduate student, he has become even more involved with the Williamson College of Business Administration as well as the Small Business Development Center located there, where he works.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For as long as he could remember, Joey has been fascinated by business and entrepreneurship. It was for this reason that he was drawn to working at the SBDC on campus, helping local entrepreneurs chase their own dreams of starting businesses and helping them realize the best ways to do so. Joey’s other love resides in cinematics, especially classic movies, which has encouraged him as an aspiring writer of screenplays and novels. His training in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu has helped him build the discipline required to manage everything in his life, including finding time to relax and play golf.

School WIKI Page:

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

Strategic Priorities:

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

Landscape Canvas:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12LIG6z5NFipfzIrjLmVQIYYW37aPrSUxNX7cyTSKBS0/edit#gid=0

Group Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn5iA80oKKQ&feature=youtu.be
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Fellow:Andrew Klapac

2020-06-05T21:03:27Z

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Andrew Klapac is a University Innovation Fellow at Youngstown State University. Andrew is among the first group of students to do this program at his school. He is studying Accounting and is a sophomore. Andrew is from Austintown, Ohio (a suburb of Youngstown, Ohio), and commutes to school each day. When he was younger, he attended Austintown Fitch High School. Andrew heard about the University Innovation Fellows program from a professor named Marsha Huber, who is very involved with design thinking.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At Youngstown State University, Andrew is the President of his schools’ chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants. He became the President of that organization when he was a Freshman. Andrew has also been involved in helping the community by volunteering at Junior Achievements’, JA In a Day program, where students in college go into an inner city school and teach sixth graders economics. He also participated in Youngstown State University’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program where they prepared tax returns for lower income individuals in the surrounding area. Outside of the classroom, Andrew enjoys playing golf, fishing, and hunting in his spare time.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When Andrew Klapac was young, he was fascinated by the idea of entrepreneurship but never got involved with it until he started doing the University Innovation Fellows program. In this program, the world of design thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship came to light for him. Now Andrew is working with three other University Innovation Fellows on campus to promote a culture of design thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship that is still in the early developmental stages.

Related Links:

School WIKI Page:

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

School Strategic Priorities:

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

Landscape Canvas:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12LIG6z5NFipfzIrjLmVQIYYW37aPrSUxNX7cyTSKBS0/edit#gid=0

Group Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn5iA80oKKQ&feature=youtu.be

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Fellow:Christopher Eichler

2020-06-05T21:03:25Z

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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Christopher Eichler is a University Innovation Fellow at Youngstown State University. He is currently studying Accounting and pursuing a certificate in Nonprofit Leadership. His heavy involvement on campus led him to be an ambassador for the UIF program at Youngstown State University. This the first year that Youngstown State University has had the honor to be a part of the UIF program.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chris is involved with many organizations at Youngstown State University including: Beta Alpha Psi, Institute of Management Accountants, Student Investment Fund, the Ohio Society of CPAs (student affiliate) and the Student Nonprofit Leadership Organization.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He has always been intrigued by how to improve the campus and promote innovation to fellow students. The University Innovation Fellows program has helped him expand outside of student organizations to help promote design thinking and I&E on campus.

School WIKI Page:

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

Strategic Priorities:

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

Landscape Canvas:

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12LIG6z5NFipfzIrjLmVQIYYW37aPrSUxNX7cyTSKBS0/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12LIG6z5NFipfzIrjLmVQIYYW37aPrSUxNX7cyTSKBS0/edit#gid=0]

Group Video:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn5iA80oKKQ&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn5iA80oKKQ&feature=youtu.be]
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Priorities:York College of Pennsylvania Student Priorities

2020-06-05T21:03:24Z

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Overview: York College has the possibly to become an institution that fosters design thinking and innovation. To do this will be a lot of work, but it is possible. The faculty here care about their students and want to hear their opinions and ideas. Well here they are! Described on this page is the Three-Phased plan to turn YCP better campus. A better campus is one where we collaborate with each other, learn more about design thinking and innovation, and all have access to resources that will make us better professionals.

 Phase 1: Create Design Thinking Courses

During our experience interviewing freshmen, many of them expressed in design thinking and innovation and entrepreneurship classes. Unfortunately, many of them were unsure of their ability in the field, or didn’t consider themselves creative enough to be a part of entrepreneurship avenues on campus. To remedy this issue we would create design thinking courses on campus. "Design Thinking I" would fulfil a Gen-Ed requirement, potentially Humanitites, Quantitative Fluency, or Arts. It would focus on using design thinking methods to solve a problem on campus. It would be taught similiarly to how "Entreuprenurial Thinking" was taught. "Design Thinking II" would build upon the concepts of "Design Thinking I" to solve a larger problem in the York community. It would be highly encouraged to take "Design Thinking I" before "Design Thinking II". "Design Thinking II" would be the starting point for part II of Phase I, creating custom constellations.

A constellation is a group of 4 classes from a minimum of 3 disciplines. Students could choose these classes that comprise the constellation, allowing for greater flexibility within the discipline. "Design Thinking II" would be required for this custom constellation, and the ideals taught in the class would lend itself to the general theme of the constellation.         

 Phase 2: Graham Innovation Zone

The Graham Innovation Zone (GIZ) is currently under construction and only availible to Graham Scholars, but we see this as a stepping stone in the innovation culture at York College. We intend to use the space to work closely with the Design Thinking classes to further their education. Within the space we can hold specialized classes, workshops, and events to bolster the innovation reputation at York College. This space can also be used as a collaborative zone for other group on campus such as FYS Fellows, RA's, or other students leaders. Working with other student leaders is the final phase of our plan, to create the Center for Collaborative Innovation.

'''Phase 3: The Center for Collaborative Engagement'''

This proposed organization aims to "break down silos within the college's five schools." The goal is to create an organization focused on interdisciplinary collaboration. The Center for Academic Innovation, Center for Community Engagement, Library Technology Services, Leadership Development Center, and the J.D. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship would all be brought together to collaborate on ideas to improve the campus. They would have free use of the GIZ. This organizational interdependence can also create a collaborative climate for other groups on campus. We believe the school will have better results the more different campus organizations work together, and this programs aims to create that mentality. 

'''UIF Cohort #2 - 2019'''

Phase 1 - Erin - Make More Creative Spaces Across Campus</span

The York College Campus has taken great strides within the past few years to build creative spaces that break the traditional, rigid mold of a classroom, but all of those spaces have been restricted in some capacity: from the “kindergarten-like” Graham Innovation Zone, which is only available to Graham Scholars unless a reservation is made, to the stimulating and easily-transformed Kinsley Engineering Center lounge, which is only available to engineering students. This leaves a large population of students without any access to design spaces, leaving them with no option other than traditional, structured areas to work and study. A key priority of our team is to give all students access to creative spaces, and we believe that this is feasible through transforming existing group study spaces on campus.

The humanities building has small study nooks with comfortable chairs, plants, and bookshelves. These areas are already frequently used by students (indicating that they are in a great and convenient location), but the students who use them most always sit silently in the chairs and work on studying or scroll through their phones. We believe these spaces could easily be transformed into collaborative environments through a few small additions such as white boards, larger tables as opposed to the small side tables currently in use, and more dynamic/movable furniture, similar to the pentagonal seats currently in use at the Graham Innovation zone. We would also like to increase the creative and collaborative potential of group study areas of the library by swapping the current blocky and rigid structure of the areas for a more relaxed aesthetic with furnishings such as bean bags and tables on wheels. Our goal is to identify collaborative spaces across campus that are not being used collaboratively by students and to transform them so that they encourage group work and more creative thinking. We believe this is an important but easily feasible first step in introducing innovation and design to York College students.

 <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Phase 2 - Rachael - Integration of design thinking into YCP curriculum 

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A partnership between York College and Salem Square Community Center where college students can help develop programs run out of the center through the design thinking process to assist in the development of the community as a whole.

Prototype: Community Lacrosse Clinic
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<li>Partners: Sports Management, US Lacrosse, Salem Square</li>
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<li>Coach’s Clinic: 8:00am-10:00am (run by US Lacrosse; attendants- sports management students and community members)</li>
<li> Session 1 (grades K-4): 10:30am-12:30pm (run by YCP lacrosse team and sports management students)</li>
<li>Session 2 (grades 5-8): 1:30pm-3:30pm (run by YCP lacrosse team and sports management students)</li>
<li>Debrief: 3:30pm-4:00pm (facilitated by sports management majors; “I like…I wish…I want…”)</li>
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<li>Clinic goal: teach the sport of lacrosse and character development hand-in-hand</li>
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<li>Goal: give York College students a project-based learning objective, where they must use design thinking skills to develop solutions – i.e. how to best teach character development skills to their user (children from Salem Square Community, an impoverished location, of two different age groups) streamline with the development of a new skill, such as a sport, so that it has a lasting effect of the individual and the community</li>
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In the future:

           The partnership between the sports management department and the center will continue with future classes completing a clinic of varying sports with different character development skills.

           Expansion of this partnership beyond just sports management is the goal, so that the Salem Square Community can be exposed to a variety of programs and the York College students can better identify with York City.  The application of design thinking will be at the forefront of this partnership so that the ties stay strong and the Center remains vivacious.   <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Phase 3 - Maddie - Connecting local youth to the college campus with Design Thinking

Students will learn theGuppy Tank Modules through the textbook.  as well as have time for breaks, snacks, and socializing. The idea is to create a strong bond with the children and a safe space for them to be able to unlock their full creative potential. Throughout the program, students will learn what makes us each unique, acknowledging our different backgrounds in life, and what makes us who we are. This will all tie in with understanding the way businesses work and how innovative products are formed to benefit human needs. Through this process, students will be learning how to create their own products. They will do so by developing an understanding of the need they found through exercises that encourages students to be empathetic and dig deep into their peers or the community’s lives. Skills like critical thinking, problem solving, STEM, written and oral communication, empathy, and creativity are all skills that that Guppy Tank students will be exposed to. To finish out the program, students will present their products in front of a panel of “Sharks.” This would ideally involve the local community members and small business owners. Students who successfully do this will have the option of continuing their work and actually developing it. This would be a continuation of the after-school program in a second session. In the second session, new students can join and but to participate in the Guppy Tank Modules first. This could happen simultaneously with session one students; you could think of this as “cohorts.” Similar to the Stanford d.school “Bootcamp Bootleg,” we have the Guppy Tank interactive textbook. These tools will provide guided activities, tips and tricks, and the proper way to work through the modules. These tools are necessary to display what Guppy tank is about, missions, updates on student’s works, contacts, events, and ultimately a place to work. 

 <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Phase 4 - Max - Campus-Community Maker Space

The core value of design thinking is collaboration and innovation through empathy. Our final phase is a physical commitment to this value, in the form of a campus-community maker space. Similar to the Graham Innovation Zone maker space, this area will facilitate design thinking in a comfortable and familiar environment, but with an added emphasis on community outreach and integration. Having this space will not only promote the aforementioned community outreach programs we highlighted in phases 2 and 3 but will also provide an incubator-style testing ground for further programs to be developed and implemented for campus-community collaboration. While a specific location has not yet been determined, several unused areas exist where such a space could be created. The York College of Pennsylvania motto is Servire Est Vivere - To Serve Is to Live, and we believe that implementing such a space for the good of the campus and the community would stay true to this motto. 
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'''2019'''

[http://universityinnovation.org/Madison%20Davis Madison Davis]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Max%20Vargo Max Vargo]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Erin%20Hirtzel Erin Hirtzel]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Rachael%20Huebler Rachael Huebler]

'''Fall 2017'''

[[Victoria cox|Victoria Cox]]

[[Ben Hinkel|Ben Hinkel]]

[[Benjamin o'connor|Benjamin O'Connor]]

[[Nick Vandemark|Nick Vandemark]]

[[John Kershner|John Kershner]]

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School:York College of Pennsylvania

2020-06-05T21:03:23Z

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== Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

York College of PA offers a wide variety experiential courses, spanning multiple disciplines and fields of study. It starts the first semester with the First Year Seminar (FYS) class, open only to Freshman and those students transferring in. This course serves as a hands on jump start for the students’ college careers. Courses like Entrepreneurial Thinking provide first year students with the skills and experiences needed to suceed in not just academics but also in an entrepreneurial mindset. The constellation program builds off of this first class. This is York’s general education program and provides specific areas of study such as Sustainability but with a multidisciplinary curriculum, allowing students to draw from a wide range of perspectives. The Kinsley Engineering center serves as a place for product or technology development. The engineering program at York College also requires students to dedicate three semesters to co-ops to graduate emphasizing entrepreneurship and business skills. The Graham Innovation Sholars have overseen the creation of a new makerspace on campus to promote innovation and entrepreneurship outside of the engineering center. The Graham Innovation Zone or GIZ as it's called by the scholars is a space for collaboration and ideation between the different cohorts of Graham Scholars. The Graham Scholars also created a design thinking class for York community middle schoolers called Guppy Tank Ink. Guppy Tank seeks to introduce these students to the processes of Design Thinking and innovation, helping them build confidence in their ability to be creative in and out of their formal schooling.The art department offers partnerships with the college’s art studio, Marketview Arts, an off campus art gallery and community hub in the heart of downtown York, PA. Student art gets put on display and allows art students to explore the spirit of entrepreneurship in their field. York College also posesses a large nursing program and nursing students partner with local hospitals to gain hands on experience during their clinicals.

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

The Center for Teaching and Learning at York College awards grants for faculty to provide them with opportunities to receive funding for resources towards developing innovative pedagogies. Grants from this center will allow all applicable faculty to test new teaching strategies, support student learning outcomes, replicate results in multiple disciplines, and enhance faculty understanding across all departments of new teaching methods. These grants are awarded for twice a year. The faculty proposals must include a problem that needs fixing, the method of innovative teaching, the expected impact of the program, and the evaluation of the program. The grants could be used to purchase and teach new technology or sponsor workshops or guest speakers. Previous grants have been awarded to faculty to fund Poverty Simulations to sensitize participants to uncomfortable situations. Our grant program is the most prominent and successful faculty funding program on campus.  

== Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function ==

Tech transfer is not available at York College.

== Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration ==

York College of PA has an engineering co-op program with many business partnerships. These include and are not limited to: Johnson Controls, Voith Hydro, and Harley Davidson.  In addition to engineering, industry contacts exist for nursing majors who do clinicals. For those majors which are not specified, the Alumni Relations Office and many schools have contacts in various industries.

In the engineering department, there are many adjunct professors who work in the industry as optics engineering, consulting engineerings, etc. In nursing, many classes are taught by local nurse practitioners.

The Intelligence Analysis program at York College is another example of this cross collaboration between the college and external industry actors. Intelligence students not only get chances to hear and participate in panel discussions with intelligence agency officials but are also given the opportunity to co-author a book on U.S. national security threats and interests. The past iterations of this book have been recognized by the Director of the National Geospatial-Agency Robert Sharp and give students the experience of becoming published authors.

== Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts ==

York College of Pennsylvania has multiple programs and departments that relate to the continuous furthering of innovation in the market. The Kinsley Engineering Center, in the engineering department is filled with machinery that allow engineers to explore and tinker. There are multiple oscilloscopes, tensile tester, an 3-D printers. The Stabler Department of Nursing has cutting edge simulation labs that mirror hospital facilities as nurses would see them in the work force. The J.D. Brown Wet lab space in downtown York city is a space owned by the college for anyone to use to develop a start-up business. The Graham Innovation Scholars is an application based program that helps accepted students mentor students to utilize innovation and entrepreneurial skill sets. The campus counseling services are available free to any student that attends York College. Counseling services include; one on one counseling, group counseling, referrals to local resources, all at no additional cost. The Career Development center works one on one to polish resumes, host networking events on campus, does mock interviews, real interviews, as well as mini internship fairs and career planning workshops. This is a resource for all students attending York College to utilize at no additional cost. College students have opportunites to mentor in their desired skills by partaking in the local efforts of developing Guppy Tank, Generations of Hope, and Salem Square; all programs that are implemented to engage and connect the campus with the city's youth.

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Fellow:Rachael Huebler

2020-06-05T21:03:21Z

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Rachael Huebler is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergraduate student studying biology at York College of Pennsylvania (YCP). Her hope is to continue [[File:Profile 2.png|thumb]]onto medical school, studying to become a pediatrician. Rachael is a part of the women’s lacrosse team, Newman Club, Graham Innovation Scholars, and the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program. She grew up in Severna Park, MD and attended high school at Mercy High School in Baltimore, where she first developed her passion for hospitality towards and empathy for others.

At York College of Pennsylvania, Rachael was able to develop a partnership with a local community center in need of program formation. This allowed for her to connect the college with the center and third-party affiants to challenge students to use design thinking skills to solve the problems within the center and the community.

Since Rachael was young, she always had a niche for helping others, so much so that during her first ever basketball game at the age of 5, she gave the ball to a girl on the other team because she had not gotten the chance to score yet. This has carried over and develop into the longing to see everyone displaying hospitality and empathy to all regardless of characteristic and value variation.

On her campus, Rachael is interesting in expanding design thinking to include solving problems within the community, serving the greater population of York.

Contact :

email: rhuebler@ycp.edu

phone: 443-388-2154

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Fellow:Erin Hirtzel

2020-06-05T21:03:18Z

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[[File:Hirtzel UIF profile.jpg|thumb]]     Erin Hirtzel is from Lititz, Pennsylvania. She is a University Innovation Fellow and a junior undergraduate student majoring in chemistry with minors in French and mathematics at York College of Pennsylvania., where she is a Graham Innovation Scholar, an American Constitutional Freedom Scholar, and a French tutor. She hopes to obtain a PhD in organic or analytical chemistry after graduation.

     She first engaged with design thinking through the York College of Pennsylvania Graham Innovation Scholars program. She connected with the user-based approach and wanted to pursue empathetic change further, so she jumped at the chance to join the University Innovation Fellows when approached with the opportunity. On campus, her main priority is to redesign pre-existing student study spaces into maker spaces to give students more creative, collaborative areas to work. She wants to make areas across campus where students can flex their creativity and innovate rather than just sitting silently together.

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Fellow:Max Vargo

2020-06-05T21:03:17Z

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Max Vargo is currently training to become a University Innovation Fellow. Max is in his Senior year at York College of Pennsylvania and is an Intelligence Analysis major. He is also a member of the Graham Innovation Scholars and the Student Managed Investment Fund on campus.

Max is from Hershey, Pennsylvania and attended Hershey Highschool. There he served as the VP of History Club and as a member of the student-run school store. 

Max is really interested in history, geography, politics and business. He wants to use this diverse range of itnerests to help resolve conflicts and develop solutions to innovate the York Campus. He believes employing different interests in different fields is critical to design thinking and connecting the York community to York College.
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Fellow:Madison Davis

2020-06-05T21:03:15Z

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 Madison Davis, or Maddie, is currently training to become a University Innovation Fellow. Maddie is in her second year at York College of Pennsylvannia as a Middle Level Education with a Science Concentration. This is science for 4th to 8th graders. Additionally, Maddie is an active member of the Graham Innovation Scholars program and Delta Phi Epsilon. Maddie also has experience serving on YCP's Student Senate.

Maddie grew up in Annapolis, Maryland area and attended a rigorous college-prepatory private catholic high school. In middle school, she went to a Charter School, Monarch Academy, which her passions in education are driven from. She believes quality and meaningful education is important to be introduced as early as possible to implant confidence and motivation. Because of these dreams of making sure children have this opportunity, she started her own business called Guppy Tank. The quote, "be who you needed when you were younger" and Design Thinking is the foundation of the idea.

Another passion of Maddie's is advocating for Children's health. In high school, Maddie had to battle the 2 in 1 million odds of being diagnosed with Juvenile Dermatomyositis. Luckily, with her driven and optimistic spirit, within 2 years she became the teen advocate for the Cure JM non-profit organization. Additionally, she is a public speaker on her experiences for CSI Pharmacy and advocates for new effiecient medicine for children. 

Maddie is most interested in pursing her doctorate in education to remain actively involved in the change for innovation in education. Maddie's dream would be having a franchise of charter schools that actively taught design thinking and focused on the development of children emotionally, socially, empathetically and intellectually.

Email - mdavis53@ycp.edu

Linked in - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/madison-davis-3a3481178/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/madison-davis-3a3481178/]

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Fellow:Nick Vandemark

2020-06-05T21:03:14Z

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Robert Nicholas Vandemark (preferred name Nick) is currently training to become a University Innovation Fellow. Nick attends York College of Pennsylvania (YCP), where he is pursuing a B.S. in Computer Engineering, a B.S. in Computer Science, a minor in Mathematics, and a minor in Physics. Along with his dedication to his education, Nick’s active in one of his campus’ honors program the ''Graham Innovation Scholars'', and he’s also involved in a number of extracurricular activities. These include, but are not limited to:

*Co-organizer of YCPHacks, YCP’s hackathon
*Co-developer of YCP’s first makerspace, the Graham Innovation Zone
*Developing robotics for a local York startup company
*Member of Tech Tinkerers, an initiative that gives young kids the tools and resources they need to learn and get excited about computers and programming

 [[File:--Nick Vandemark.jpg|400x300px|--Nick Vandemark.jpg]]The Kinkaku-Ji Temple (the Golden Pavilion) in Kyoto, Japan
 Nick has lived in Pennsylvania all his life – born in Paoli, lived in Exton until the age of three, and has since moved around in West Chester. Nick was lucky enough to attend B. Reed Henderson High School, recently announced to be the number four public high school in the nation. The environment there promotes creative/hands on learning with a welcoming atmosphere, and gave him the resources he needed to succeed. Because of his experience there and the AP tests that were offered to him, he went into his freshman year at YCP with 45 credits, allowing him to graduate on time with a double major and double minor. Overall, Nick has had a fantastic experience with higher education, something that’s been important to him for a long time.

 

As part of the Graham Innovation Scholar program, Nick was offered a seat in a design thinking class, one that stressed the importance of hands on learning, innovative mindsets, etc. He left this course with a completely different view of efficient business practice and principles. Throughout his college experience, Nick has been offered plenty of great opportunities like these to advance his academic career and shape his future, and he wants to do everything he can to improve his classmates higher educational experience.

 

Email – [mailto:rvandemark@ycp.edu rvandemark@ycp.edu]

LinkedIn - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/r-nicholas-vandemark-b74612114/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/r-nicholas-vandemark-b74612114/]

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Fellow:Benjamin O'Connor

2020-06-05T21:03:13Z

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Benjamin O’Connor is a Junior at York College of Pennsylvania pursuing a degree in data analytics. Ben grew up in a small town of Pennsylvania. While growing up, Ben worked on a diverse number of projects ranging from woodworking to rebuilding a 67’ Camaro. While not working on projects, Ben loves to train in Mixed Martial Arts and is currently pursuing an A level skydiving certification. 
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While studying at York College, Ben self-designed the data analytics major. The major combines 3 already existing majors, Mathematics, Intelligence Analysis and Economics. Ben is also involved in the Graham Innovation Scholars program. This program is on the forefront of entrepreneurship mindsets and innovation. While Participating in the Graham Scholars program, Ben helped launch a student run business and traveled to Japan for an in depth cultural learning experience.

Ben's acadamic interests include big data analysis, cyber security and predictive analytics.

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Fellow:John Kershner

2020-06-05T21:03:11Z

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'''John R. Kershner''', UIF Fall 2017

Mechanical Engineering and German Minor, York College of PA '20[[File:4.18 headshot small.JPG|thumb|4.18 headshot small.JPG]]

Hello all! I’m John. In addition to academics, I am very involved at school. I am a Graham Innovation Scholar, Student Senator, and Orientation Leader. I’ve played sax in the jazz band, and currently play string bass in the college's community orchestra.  

Growing up in Reading, PA, I was lucky to have passionate teachers who instilled a love of science and math in me at a young age. I’m forever thankful for Mrs. Lorah who taught me algebra, and forced me to join a science competition in 6th grade! This sparked my love for math and science, which continued through high school. Like any true nerd, physics and calculus were classes that I loved.

Going through school, I learned to love music and languages in addition to STEM subjects. I wanted to study some type of engineering, but I also wanted to go to a college where other interests could be pursued... and York was the perfect fit. Talk to me passionately about something, or show me a TED Talk, and I’m hooked! My interests in lots of things lead me to apply to the Graham Scholars Program at YCP. This is a program for highly motivated students interested in business skills and innovation. In this program, cross collaboration between majors is required, and learning in our cohort classes is project based. The Graham Scholars Program allowed me to take a First Year Seminar about Design Thinking, network with business leaders on day one, participate in a student run business, and APPLY TO UIF! Learning design thinking last year changed how I thought about problem solving and creative confidence. With successful completion of UIF Training, I hope to have the skills to introduce innovation to the entire campus, and bring a creative mindset to every encounter in my life.

In my spare time, I practice German, talk about travel, take pictures, eat chocolate, and practice mindfulness! Language learning has opened so many doors in my life. Currently, I’m starting to apply for co-ops, and hopefully next summer I’ll be working in Germany. Travel to Europe in previous summers has created never-ending Wanderlust in me, and an interest to learn another language. So now I’m taking a Spanish 101, and boy is learning a language from scratch a humbling experience.

 '''Email: '''jkershner@ycp.edu

'''LinkedIn: '''https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-kershner/
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Fellow:Ben Hinkel

2020-06-05T21:03:10Z

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[[File:Hinkel 2.jpg|thumb|260x200px]]University Innovation Fellow Ben Hinkel is a junior undersgraduate student at York College of Pennsylvania (YCP). He is currently pursuing a major in International Relations with a minor in Intelligence Analysis. Born and raised in the rural area of Ashland, Pennsylvania, his interest in International Relations was peaked through a student exchange program he participated in with his school's sister school in Bremerhaven, Germany.

Ben is very involved at YCP. He is a member of the Graham Scholars program which focuses on innovation on the YCP campus. Furthermore, he is a memeber of the track team, where he and his teammates hold a record in the 4x800 meter relay. While on campus, Ben is also a Resident Assisstant and a First Year Seminar Fellow, where he aids freshmen with their transition into college. Finally, Ben is a member of Alpha Chi, a prestigious national organization that recognizes academic excellence.

Drawing from a diverse array of interests, Ben enjoys making connections with people to help them solve their problems. He is devoted to solving world-wide problems, with his passion only growing with each new country he visits, especially with his most recent trip to Japan. In the future, Ben plans to work for the United Nations, helping to create solutions to the world's most pressing issues.

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Fellow:Miranda Gajda

2020-06-05T21:03:09Z

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Hi!

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My name is Miranda Gajda and I am a nursing student at York College of Pennsylvania. I am also a member of the Graham Innovation Scholars on campus.Through this program, we learn how to use design thinking and apply it to our everyday life. This is how I got involved on the University Innovation Fellow program to further my knowledge and ability to work with innovation and entrepreneurship. 

On campus, I am also a First Year Experience Fellow. In this role, I act as a student mentor to the freshman on campus, bridging the gap from high school to college. I present mini-lessons to the class educating them on topics such as time management, fun activities on campus, and housing registration. I also am in charge of planning events for freshman to attend to socialize and meet new people while becoming more comfortable with campus. I am also an Anatomy and Physiology laboratory assistant. Here I help students to understand concepts and teach them study methods for the class. 

I am currently employed at Evangelical Community Hospital as a Nursing Assistant. There I am able to interact with patients and care for them while I attend nursing school. This is a great experience to get more interaction with the field I will eventually work in. I am also employed at Ideal Pediatric and Adolescent Care. This is a pediatric office where I have similar duties as a nursing assistant to triage patients and take their vitals. There I am able to work with pediatric patients and their families. In the future, I hope to work in the pediatric field of medicine. 

In my free time, I am a very active person. I am an avid runner and swimmer competing in community races I also enjoy CrossFit and competing in Crossfit competitions. In the summer I love to participate in the Tough Mudder races for the wounded warrior project. 

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[[Vivian ferris|Vivian Ferris]]

[[William amtmann|William Amtmann]]
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Fellow:Vivian Ferris

2020-06-05T21:03:08Z

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Junior Mass Communications and Theatre Major from York College of Pennsylvania. She is from Chester Springs, Pennsylvania and graduated from the Downingtown STEM Academy in 2015. Both passions grew roots at the Academy participating in both the Theatre program and the TV Studio as a director.

Vivian participates in many activities around campus. She is currently a Graham Innovation Scholar - an innovative entrepreneurial program. She also works in the Communications department as a video lab assistant. She is also the video equipment room manager. Vivian made her acting debut on campus Fall of 2016. During Fall of 2018, she was grateful to take the stage again as Nick Bottom in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

She is thrilled to be able to devote time to both of her passions. Another passion Vivian has is interpersonal communication. She has always been a very empathetic person, and well oriented with teamwork. She came from an innovative, teamwork-oriented high school eager to grow her skills. The Graham Innovation Scholars program, and now the University Innovation Fellows program have allowed Vivian to strenthen her interpersonal skills while working on very important topics.

If Vivian isn't in the video lab or the theatre, she spends her time reading, being an amateur comedienne, and spending time with her dog.

'''Contact:'''

Email- vferris@ycp.edu

LinkedIn- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivian-ferris-9410a7121 https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivian-ferris-9410a7121]

Website- [http://vferris.wixsite.com/portfolio http://vferris.wixsite.com/portfolio]

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[[York College of Pennsylvania Student Priorities|York College of Pennsylvania Student Priorities]]

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[[Victoria cox|Victoria Cox]]

[[Ben Hinkel|Ben Hinkel]]

[[Benjamin o'connor|Benjamin O'Connor]]

[[Nick Vandemark|Nick Vandemark]]

[[John Kershner|John Kershner]]

[[Miranda gajda|Miranda Gajda]]

[[William amtmann|William Amtmann]]

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Fellow:Victoria Cox

2020-06-05T21:03:06Z

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Victoria Cox is a University Innovation Fellow at York College of Pennsylvania in York, PA, USA. At YCP, she is pursuing a B.A. in Mass Communication as well as a B.A. in Public Relations, with a Speech Communication Minor. Along with her academic endeavors, Victoria actively engages in several extracurricular activities at York College. She is an Eisenhart Scholar, Student Ambassador, Orientation Leader, and sister of Phi Sigma Sigma. Victoria is also involved with York's theatre department and is the Social Media Chair of WVYC, York College's radio station. 

Originally from a small town in Southern New Jersey, community is a big part of Victoria's life. In high school, Victoria held the pageant title for her town and worked closely with town officials, volunteering at community events and attending town hall meetings. She has been fortunate enough to be able to continue her love of community and service while at York College, volunteering to teach an after school dance program for elementary students, working with a college preparedness outreach program, and coordinating future projects at a local school.

As a part of her scholars program, Victoria was enrolled in a design thinking first year seminar course that completely changed the way she viewed creative thinking and problem solving. The techniques and processes that she learned in that course are things that have stayed with her and greatly impact the way she views every day life. Victoria has a strong belief in the design thinking method and it's ability to get to the route of the problem to create an innovative, useful, and possibly even revolutionary solution. Keeping this into consideration, Victoria wants to have a positive impact on higher education. She has been lucky enough to have access to enlightening and life changing courses, (such as design thinking) as well as Maker Spaces on and off campus, but she knows that students everywhere do not have those luxuries. Victoria believes students should have more opportunities to create, explore, develop, test, and learn - not what is just required of their major studies, but of what interests them as individuals in conjunction with their field of study. As Albert Einstein once said, "Creativity is intelligence having fun," and students should be able to explore education in a way that will produce never before seen, revolutionary results. 
<div> </div><div>Contact:</div><div>Email- vcox1@ycp.edu </div><div>LinkedIn- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-cox-257400137/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-cox-257400137/]</div><div>Website- [https://vcox18.wixsite.com/eisenhartscholarvcox https://vcox18.wixsite.com/eisenhartscholarvcox]</div><div> </div><div>
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[[York College of Pennsylvania Student Priorities|York College of Pennsylvania Student Priorities]]

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[[Benjamin o'connor|Benjamin O'Connor]]

[[Nick Vandemark|Nick Vandemark]]

[[John Kershner|John Kershner]]

[[Vivian ferris|Vivian Ferris]]

[[Miranda gajda|Miranda Gajda]]
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Fellow:William Amtmann

2020-06-05T21:03:05Z

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To William, mathematics has described the world with indifferent elegance. He, as a human, cannot hold the weight of indifference. Where mathematics fails in description is where he creates written or visual expression. With the passion of an artist and the thoughts of a writer, he pursues a career in space exploration. The thought to help humanity achieve status as a space fairing civilization hangs on his head.

William is attending York College of Pennsylvania where he is studying mechanical engineering. He has worked in the community and campus on a variety of projects as a member of the Graham Innovation Scholars program at York College. He was accepted into this elite program that focuses on innovation and entrepreneurship as an incoming freshman. Together the group of scholars have founded and run a student business in the beating heart of York City. At its inception William served as the marketing director managing social media accounts and graphic design. Most recently he completed an independent research project on reusable space launch vehicles where he set out to gain a deeper understanding of the emerging field.

For nearly 8 years William has been an amateur graphic designer and for his whole life he has been an artist. The desire felt 40,000 years ago from cave dwellers to draw on rock walls remains as an everlasting itch in William's fingers. It only makes sense he is helping to design a makerspace with walls covered in white boards. A picture is worth a thousand words and when he becomes inspired by his imagination and sees wonder, he attempts to write those thousands of words as poems, stories, and random strings of thought.

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/York_College_of_Pennsylvania York College of Pennsylvania]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/York_College_of_Pennsylvania_Student_Priorities York College of Pennsylvania Student Priorities]

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[[Ben Hinkel|Ben Hinkel]]

[[Benjamin o'connor|Benjamin O'Connor]]

[[Nick Vandemark|Nick Vandemark]]

[[John Kershner|John Kershner]]

[[Vivian ferris|Vivian Ferris]]

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Priorities:Yale University Student Priorities

2020-06-05T21:03:04Z

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= Overview =

Yale has increased its investment in innovation, largely spurred by a grant from Joseph Tsai to create Tsai CITY, the on-campus center welcoming diverse students to pursue innovative ventures, projects, and initiatives. However, one of the main barriers to taking that first step to focused innovation is a perception of innovation as starting a company. Another hypothesis is that students' fear of failure poses another barrier to trialing innovation and creation. We aim to tackle these challenges through the following strategic priorities.

= Strategy #1: De-risking the pursuit of innovation and new ventures  =

Yale students generally do not like taking risks, so we need to find a way to encourage risk-taking. The top 15% of students from many schools, Yale included, are swept away to work in New York and consulting and financial companies. These are the students who are most likely to succeed with their own businesses. These are the smartest people that you want to be working on the biggest problems in the world. Instead, rational thinking about stability and security has prevented entrepreneurship from being a valid goal that they strive for. 

One opportunity for de-risking is providing course credit to students who pursue their own ideas. In the Yale School of Management (SOM), for example, students can take Startup Founders Practicum to earn course credit for working on their own venture. There is also a class offered called "Making it." Additionally, Tsai CITY offers a semester-long accelerator in which teams receive both funding and guidance to build out their ventures. Having Innovation Advisors (IAs) who have gone through the process guide teams in the accelerator can make students feel safe when they're starting a new company.

Also at SOM, the Global Social Entrepreneurship (GSE) course allows students to partner with global non-profits and for-profits to tackle real-world problems. These kinds of guided entrepenuership classes and clubs help to ease people into the idea of innovating. Successive failures can be demoralizing, especially for younger students, so these kinds of activities are especially useful for undergraduates, or anyone who might be exploring innovation and entrepreneurship for the first time.

= Strategy #2: Creating a Support Network for Those Pursuing their Ideas =

Leaders often run into the same problems in very different situations and environments. It would be a powerful tool to have a group of students who regularly meet to discuss these general leadership problems and how to fix them. This can be in the form of something as simple as a weekly or bi-weekly workshop (e.g., SOM's Startup Club's weekly workshop), or in something as formal as a leadership forum. Seniors students know the ins and outs of the school (e.g., where funding can be found, fastest ways to get approval, who to talk to for outside sponsorships etc.) can pass this information along to avoid other students re-learning something that has already been attempted and discovered.

Incorporating alumni into the system would make it even more valuable because they have experience from outside Yale that they bring to the table. Several of the students who we spoke with mentioned they chose thier current careers based on alumni or faculty mentors who had done similar careers.

= Strategy #3: Creating Entry Level Opportunities for Entrepreneurship =

Providing a way for all, even someone with no experience, to get involved in innovation is important for gaining new students and retaining them throughout their time at Yale. We need to find a way to stimulate opportunities for freshmen and sophomores in Yale College, or first years in the graduate programs, that will work with their limited skillset and enable them to create. This could come in the form of participating in day-long design and innovation sprints. It could also look like instigating small internships for students either at Yale or in early-stage startups such that students can have the opportunity to 'taste' entrepreneurship and innovation.
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= Strategy #4: Give Students More Opportunities to Innovate =

If Yale can somehow make students less busy with coursework, they can encourage students to spend that free time innovating. Almost everyone I talked to said they would innovate and think big if they had time to do so.  Google values this kind of "free time" very highly. Every employee is given 20% time, a time where they can work on thier own ideas that may or may not directly relate to their work. If we consider a student's full schedule, 20% would be a significant number of hours. 20% is approximately one class per semester here at Yale, and we think that there should be required entrepenuership, innovation, or independent work class. This is a new kind of thinking that should not be left out of a liberal arts education simply because it is new. 
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= Strategy #5: Teach Students the Basics of Entrepreneurship =

Intro micro-economics, a basic overview of rational thinking, is a fundamental course in an undergraduate's Yale Education. An equivalent style class for innovation would be a strong step towards changing the way our campus looks at innovation. In SOM, for example, students are required to take "Innovator." However, this class does not occur until Spring semester 2, meaning students are left without any concrete training related to innovation and entrepreneurship for the frst 6 months of their limited 2-year education. 
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= Strategy #6: Increase the Reach of Student Sharing =

There is opportunity to create more cross-school content and programming that allows students to share their work as well as learn from the work of their peers. In SOM, this occurs in a fragmented way. It might occur during a lunch session in the Social Impact Club. Or it might happen in a classroom. In the college, there are events like 2019's "Chun Challenge for Change," a pitch night in which the Dean of Students judges students' ideas related to solving the most proessing challenges impacting students.

One opportunity could be creating a podcast on which we host a weekly Q&A/background with a student founder. This enhanced reach could help demystify the belief that there is a high barrier to becoming a "founder" or launching a "venture."

= Related Links =

[[Yale University]]

[[Chinmay Jaju]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sarah_Graf Sarah Graf] (2019)

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nitya_Kanuri Nitya Kanuri] (2019)

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ayushi_Shrivastava Ayushi Shrivastava] (2019)

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kira_sze Kira Sze] (2019)

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School:Yale University

2020-06-05T21:03:02Z

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= Overview =

[http://www.yale.edu/ Yale University] has long been a hub for entrepreneurship and innovation in science, arts, policy, and business. As stated by Yale President Peter Salovey, one of [https://president.yale.edu/goals Yale’s critical ambitions] “to provide an unsurpassed campus learning environment that cultivates innovators, leaders, pioneers, creators, and entrepreneurs in all fields and for all sectors of society.”

In response to growing interest of students in entrepreneurship in the past decade, many Yale programs provide the tools necessary to facilitate research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. For example, Yale's engineering department continues to acquire cutting edge technology needed to make the campus a powerhouse in engineering innovation. Yale opened the [http://ceid.yale.edu/ Center for Engineering Innovation and Design (CEID)] in 2012 and has continued to invest in its programming and sustainability. Yale School of Management is home to the [https://som.yale.edu/mission-objectives/interests-industries/entrepreneurship Program on Entrepreneurship], consisting of faculty, courses, and resources dedicated to students involved in early stage ventures. Providing space and resources to students to create whatever they can imagine is only one part of the equation for empowering innovation.

== Entrepreneurship at Yale ==

The entrepreneurship community at Yale and in broader New Haven is thriving and surprisingly full of resources and capital. The primary challenge for a student at Yale is navigating through an abundance of resources. Recently, Entrepreneurship at Yale has begun to tackle this challenge by developing a user-friendly resource database at [https://entrepreneurship.yale.edu/ https://entrepreneurship.yale.edu/].

In 2017, Yale opened the [https://www.city.yale.edu/ Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale (CITY)], to serve as a central resource for Yale students interested in entrepreneurship and innovation. Operating with the mission “to inspire students from diverse backgrounds and disciplines to seek innovative ways to solve real-world problems,” Tsai CITY offers programs for undergraduate and graduate students to foster learning and connections that promote innovation. 

=

== Entrepreneurship in Academic Classes ==

Courses that support and facilitate innovation can be found in nearly all of Yale’s academic departments. 

Classes at the Center for Engineering Innovation and Design (CEID) take a fresh perspective on what classroom learning can be. At the introductory level, factual knowledge is supplemented with hands-on experimentation and short-term project work in small groups. At the advanced level, students work on long-term projects in teams while professors act more like coaches than sages. Some courses lean more towards engineering, with a focus on working hardware and prototype testing. Others are more innovation-based, with a focus on sound conceptualization and plans for commercialization. Both require a design process infused with creativity and interdisciplinary collaboration to be successful.

A selection of courses below highlights the diversity of academic offerings in which students engage in entrepreneurship, innovation, and/or design:

MENG 489/EENG 481: Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Capstone Design CoursesStudy of the design process, including concept generation, project management, teamwork, detail design, and communication skills. Student teams implement a real-world design project with hardware objectives that can be achieved in a term, and a problem definition that allows room for creative solutions.

ENAS 323: Creativity and New Product DevelopmentAn overview of the stages of product development in a competitive marketplace, with simulation of the process in class. A hands-on approach to creativity and the development process.

ENAS 118: Introduction to Engineering, Innovation, and DesignAn introduction to engineering, innovation, and design process, aimed at freshman. Principles of material selection, stoichiometry, modeling, data acquisition, sensors, rapid prototyping, and elementary microcontroller programming. Types of engineering and the roles engineers play in a wide range of organizations. Lectures are interspersed with practical exercises. Students work in small teams on an engineering/innovation project at the end of the term.

MGT 464: Startup Founders Practicum: The purpose of this course is to provide full-time SOM students with a mechanism to work on their startup ventures for credit, applying principles derived from their other coursework, particularly the integrated core curriculum. Students in this course articulate milestones for their ventures and work with faculty, staff, and mentors to meet those milestones. Generally, the course employs “lean” methodology. Admitted students are given working space in the Honest Tea Entrepreneurial Studies Suite of Yale SOM’s Evans Hall.

= Landscape Canvas =

The following [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10JRriFxI6lhJdf74oMh3CWgnNUkyIKTDuyTkyVuketE/edit?usp=sharing spreadsheet] outlines specific resources that Yale has for furthering entrepenuership and innovation on campus broken down into the following categories:

*Make it a priority;
*So, you want to learn more;
*You want to apply your knowledge to a specific project;
*You have effectively engaged in I&E;
*You have fine-tuned your understanding of I&E and reframed your approach to your education and career.

Each of the categories is necessary at different stages of a students path to entrepenuership. Yale has many resources, and this document's goal is to characterize Yale's landscape and identify our strengths and weaknesses. 

To view Yale's landscape canvas, please follow [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10JRriFxI6lhJdf74oMh3CWgnNUkyIKTDuyTkyVuketE/edit?usp=sharing this link]. 

= Related Links =

[[Yale University Student Priorities]]

[[Chinmay Jaju]] (2016)

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sarah_Graf Sarah Graf] (2019)

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nitya_Kanuri Nitya Kanuri] (2019)

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ayushi_Shrivastava Ayushi Shrivastava] (2019)

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kira_sze Kira Sze] (2019)

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Fellow:Ayushi Shrivastava

2020-06-05T21:03:01Z

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Ayushi Shrivastava is a University Innovation Fellow and joint MBA/MPH student at the Yale School of Management (SOM) and Yale School of Public Health. She is focusing her students on the application of design thinking to solve complex challenges in healthcare. Ayushi grew up in Nixa, MO and earned her undergraduate degree in Public Policy Studies with a focus in Health Policy from the University of Chicago. After her undergraduate studies Ayushi was a technical strategist and consultant on the health policy team at Cerner, an electronic medical records vendor. She worked with large healthcare networks to ensure their workflows complied with the latest federal and state regulations and collaborated with the executive teams at these networks to strategize ways to maximize their regulatory incentive rewards. Ayushi is passionate about working with stakeholders across the various areas of healthcare to devise innovative ways to improve patient care.

At Yale, Ayushi is a club leader for the Yale SOM [https://www.yalesomdi.com/ Design + Innovation Club], where she helps to instill creative confidence in her fellow MBA students and forge partnerships across various student organizations and groups on campus.
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Fellow:Nitya Kanuri

2020-06-05T21:03:00Z

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Nitya Kanuri is a University Innovations Fellow and a graduate student studying business and healthcare at Yale School of Management and Yale School of Public Health. She has spent the last 6 years in the field of digital mental health. As a researcher in Stanford's Behavioral Medicine Lab, I studied how technology can increase access to mental healthcare by decreasing barriers like stigma and cost. I spent 2 years in India delivering online anxiety programs to university students (manamaali.org). I spent the last 2 years working in startups - in partnership development at Crisis Text Line and biz ops at BetterUp - delivering mental healthcare at scale. I earned a bachelor's degree in Biological Basis of Behavior from the University of Pennsylvania.

At Yale, Nitya is co-president of the School of Management's Startup & Entrepreneurship Club and on the student advisory board for the on-campus innovation hub Tsai CITY. These roles and interests overlap with her UIF team's cross-campus initiative to lower the barriers for students to push creativity in the classroom to creation outside of it. The central question to these endeavors has been, "How might we build a welcoming, playful, and supportive community, in which entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, early-stage company employees, and anyone who self-identifies as a creator can learn new skills, share their skills, seek and provide feedback, and build community?"

I enjoy spending any spare time I have getting messy in nature with friends or throwing pizza-making parties.

'''Related Links''' 

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

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Yale_University_Student_Priorities http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Yale_University_Student_Priorities]
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Fellow:Kira Sze

2020-06-05T21:02:58Z

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Kira Sze is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergraduate student persuing a B.S. in Cognitive Science at Yale University. Within the Cognitive Science major, she focuses on how students can most effectively learn and be taught in a tech-centered world. Sze is from San Mateo, California. 

Sze had the priveledge of attending a progressive lower and middle school with a heavy focus on collaboration and the design-thinking process. Students were encouraged to engage with novel ideas and with their peers from diverse intellectual backgrounds to build new things. However, as she transitioned from middle to high school, she was shocked by how the implementation of grades so drastically changed how students approached intellectual challenges and creation. The perspective Sze gained from experiencing education first-hand in two different academic environments sparked her curiosity: how do external environments and internal mindsets affect how people learn and approach creation? 

Entering Yale, Sze witnessed many of her peers developing exciting and novel ideas in their courses but not taking the extra step necessary to bringing their idea to the next level. Sze is excited to collaborate with her fellow University Innovation Fellows at Yale to build pathways from creativity in the classroom to creation at Yale's innovation and entrepreneurship hubs. 

Outside of the classroom, Kira enjoys singing with her a cappella group, Mixed Company of Yale, and working as a Peer Wellness Champion for Yale's Good Life Center. 

== Related Links: ==

*[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Yale_University http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Yale_University]
*[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Yale_University_Student_Priorities http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Yale_University_Student_Priorities]
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Fellow:Sarah Graf

2020-06-05T21:02:57Z

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Sarah Graf is a University Innovation Fellow and an MBA student at the Yale School of Management (SOM). She is focusing her studies at Yale on innovation and human-centered design in the healthcare industry. Sarah is passionate about health, justice, and human behavior. She grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and earned her undergraduate degree from Emory University with a double-major in chemistry and anthropology. Following her undergraduate studies, Sarah began her professional career in 2014 as a management consultant for PwC supporting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. She spent four years working on CDC projects spanning from laboratory quality management for the National Tobacco Lab to strategic operational support for the Chief Operating Officer during the height of the Ebola epidemic. Before coming to Yale, Sarah joined the pharmacy product innovation team at CVS Health and had the opportunity to apply design thinking to improve patient care. She fell in love with the process of uncovering solutions through empathy and better understanding of patient needs, and she helped to create the CVS Design Lab, an internal innovation unit focused on human-centered design and innovation across the enterprise.

At Yale, Sarah is a club leader for the [https://www.yalesomdi.com Yale SOM Design + Innovation Club] where she helps to educate other students on the power of design thinking mindsets, process, and methods. She is passionate about awakening the inner creative thinker in others as well as supporting entrepreneurship in underrepresented communities.

In January 2020, Sarah joined CVS Health as a Strategic Product Development Advisor in the CVS Design Lab. She leads product incubation for new retail pharmacy services, business model innovation, and enterprise strategy for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)

==Related Links==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Yale_University Yale University]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Yale_University_Student_Priorities Yale University Student Priorities]

[https://www.yalesomdi.com/ Yale School of Management Design + Innovation Club]
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School:Xavier University of Louisiana

2020-06-05T21:02:55Z

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= Overview =

Xavier University of Louisiana is a private, Catholic historically black university founded in 1925 by the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. Xavier has the College of Pharmacy and the College of Arts and Sciences which offers Masters Programs in some liberal arts fields. It was built in the heart of New Orleans, Louisiana with a goal to improve advancement of Native Americans and African Americans. President Dr. Norman C. Francis is noted for being the longest tenured running president in the nation. His efforts to not only promote the education of minorities but invest in the potential of research and science education have gained the university positive recognition among HBCUs. Xavier University remains a leader in producing the most African Americans to obtain degree in science and get admission into medical, pharmacy, and graduate schools.

= Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

Recently, Xavier has begun to implement more innovation and entrepreneurial organizations and activities on campus. With the help of Professor Mark L. Quinn, the Conrad N. Hilton Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship and Assistant professor in Entrepreneurship, the Business department has been able to form X-ncubator, Enactus, and the Entrepreneurship Institute. In the Fall semester, students prepare a business plan for a social enterprise and present it to corporate executives. In the Spring, students participate in the Opportunity Finance Company Venture Challenge, a business plan competition. Xavier is a part of the Google Community Leaders Program, in which students learn the Google products and train local businesses in how to expand their online presence. Students learn essentially how to consult to small businesses.

== X-ncubator ==

This is a small incubator on campus where students interested in entrepreneurship can gain real business experience. The department faculty assists the student business owners as they plan and execute their ideas for a business venture. The incubator is set up to simulate a legitimate work environment and allows the students to interact with different entrepreneurs, clients, and each other. The VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) site is one of the ventures that is a part of this incubator. Professors supervise students as they schedule client appointments and develop interpersonal communication skills.

== Enactus ==

Xavier [http://www.xula.edu/business/documents/entr/enactus%20page.pdf Enactus], formerly known as SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise), is an entrepreneurship club on campus. It is part of the international Enactus non-profit organization that aims to help students become better business leaders and entrepreneurs. The students are involved with X-ncubator on campus and off campus programs that help them gain business and initiative experience. Some of those programs include First Klass, an economic empowerment group for women, Steps for Empowerment, an initiative that exports shoes to the less fortunate, and a Don’t Text and Drive Campaign. Enactus students participate in regional and national competitions where they present their projects and network with internship administrators. They are also involved in the Teen Academy where the students create ideas for creative design competitions in local high schools. High school students send in their applications and Enactus students judge their work and award a cash prize to the winner.

== The Entrepreneurship Institute ==

The [http://www.xula.edu/business/entrepreneurship.html Entrepreneurship Institute] was developed to promote entrepreneurial thinking across Xavier’s campus. A minor in Entrepreneurship has been created where students of any major can take 18 hours of Accounting, Marketing, Management, and Entrepreneurship courses. “Lunch with a TREP” is another endeavor by the Business department that involves weekly events with local entrepreneurs. These business men and women are invited on campus to speak to students about their business journey and answer any questions they might have.

The institute has also started the bi-annual "Xavier Cup Innovation Challenge." This challenge was created to get Xavier's campus thinking about the powere of creativity and an innovative mindset. Each team must develop the most creative invention only using a cup and one other item. The team with the most creative and profittable idea and the biggest social media market wins a cash prize! This program has been a major success!

= Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

Within the last 10 years, Xavier’s involvement in research has greatly increased. Many faculty members participate in research that varies in topic from astrophysics and freak waves to drug discovery and delivery for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Xavier ranks number 1 in receiving funds from the Health and Human Services on a per capita basis. It also ranks in the top 30 percent nationwide in funding from the National Science Foundation and third in Louisiana from the National Institutes of Health. Xavier is a member of the Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium (LCRC), allowing cancer research programs to progressively further their research. The LCRC awards faculty approximately $900,000 each fiscal year to those that have written approved budget and research plans. This sponsors travel expenses, start-up packages, materials, etc.

The Center of Undergraduate Research (CUR) sponsors undergraduate students to get involved in paid research opportunities with faculty members. They are funded by the Andrew F. Mellon grant which awards $2,500 to $10,000 to several professors involved in research. CUR is not restricted to STEM majors and sponsors students with a research interest in any discipline provided they are supervised by a professor.

In January 2014, Xavier University received a US patent for a novel formulation to treat pain and heroin addiction (Dr. Tarun Mandal, a professor in the College of Pharmacy). In last few years, several other applications have also been submitted for US patent. These include (1) Automated Control Release Multiple Layer Coating (Dr. Tarun Mandal), (2) Inhibiting Hepatitis C Viral Replication with siRNA Combinations (Dr. Tarun Mandal), (3) a novel peptide drug for the treatment of herpes (Dr. Partha Bhattacharjee, an assistant professor in the Department of Biology), (4) a novel daidzein analogs as treatment for cancer (Dr. Guangdi Wang, a professor in the Department of Chemistry), (5) Bisbenzamidines and bisbenzamidoximes for the treatment of Human African Trypanosomiasis (Dr. Tien Huang, a professor in the College of Pharmacy).

= Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function =

Xavier University has a very active Technology Transfer Unit within the Office of Resource Development. The Office of Resource Development assists faculty and staff in research grant-writing, intellectual property policies and procedures, and budget.

= Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration =

Xavier University has active collaboration with pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. Dr. Tarun Mandal (College of Pharmacy) and his research team have developed an inhalable formulation of a proprietary (Tulane University and Autoimmune Technology; Flufirvite-3®) peptide for the treatment of influenza. The project is a $3.2 M NIH/NIAID grant and Dr. Mandal is the PI of the formulation core. He has successfully transferred the technology to Cirrus Pharmaceuticals for further development. He has co-authored the CMC documents supporting the IND (#101759) application. The Phase I first-in-human clinical trial of the API has been completed (#NCT01313962) last year and the Phase I clinical trial of the newly developed powder formulation will initiate soon.

= Engaging with Regional and Local Development Efforts =

Xavier's business department hosts the Local Small Business Development Center (LSBDC) that partners with universities all over the southern Louisiana region. This center allows Xavier to play a role in advising and working with small business orders regarding issues such as marketing, finance, and management. LSBDC has raised millions of dollars for individuals to use as capital for their business and entrepreneurial ventures.

= Landscape Canvas =

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= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brandi_Temple Brandi Temple]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chigozie_Christine_Dike Chigozie Christine Dike]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/6_Strategies_for_Xavier_University_of_Louisiana Xavier University of Louisian Student Priorities]

 

 

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== '''Overview''' ==

WPI is a campus fostered around project based learning, and applying these learned skills in the real world.  Although the school is based on applying skills to solve problems, there has not been widespread awareness about activities that are available on campus outside of the classroom. The programs and activities listed below outline some of the resources that students have both in and out of the classroom to make the most of their learning experience. Currently, a significant project promoting entrepreneurship is the Foisie Innovation Studio, under construction with the intent to complete by fall 2018.

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== '''Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' ==

=== '''Clubs & Organizations''' ===

'''1.    [https://www.wpi.edu/about/innovation-entrepreneurship/coaching-funding/cei Collaborative for Entrepreneurship and Innovation]'''

The CEI aids members of the WPI community in creating new products, companies, services and technologies by providing specifically targeted services, mentors, and other resources.  “The CEI was recognized in 2005 by Entrepreneur Magazine's TechknowledgePoint survey of entrepreneurial schools as a Top Ten entrepreneurship program among the nation's schools with an Entrepreneurship Emphasis.”

'''2.    [http://engineeringunleashed.com/keen/tag/wpi/ KEEN]'''

The Kern Family awarded WPI with $488,500 to facilitate the development of new programs aimed at enhancing the impact of WPI’s project-based approach to undergraduate education. The aim of the award is to help WPI “realize a strategic goal of infusing the undergraduate program with an entrepreneurial mindset," according to WPI president Laurie Leshin.

'''3.    [https://www.wpi.edu/academics/undergraduate/great-problems-seminar GPS]'''

The Great Problem Seminar (GPS) is an introductory course to university-level research and project work, focusing on themes of current global importance. They help first-year students develop the skills they’ll need to be successful in project work at WPI and in their future careers.

'''4.    [https://www.wpi.edu/academics/undergraduate/interactive-qualifying-project IQP]'''

The Interactive Qualifying Project is not organized as a course, nor is it related to the major. Instead, small teams of students work under the guidance of faculty members from all disciplines to conduct research, using social science methods, directed at a specific problem or need. Students deliver findings and recommendations through formal reports and oral presentations to project sponsors (often nonprofit, municipal, or government agencies) and faculty advisors. Sourced from WPI

The IQP allows students from different backgrounds to overcome challenges together.  They are given a situation, many times in a foreign country, and together they must develop a solution that best fits the needs of the time.

'''5.    [https://www.wpi.edu/academics/undergraduate/major-qualifying-project MQP]'''

The Major Qualifying Project (MQP) is WPI’s senior-year capstone project where students gain real-world design or research experience within their major field. Students have the guidance and support of faculty advisors and mentors while pursuing their own project. The project, once completed, is then presented for the whole WPI community to see. These projects often have the potential to continue to develop into potential business plans.      

'''6.    [https://www.techentrepreneurs.org/ Tech Entrepreneurship Club]'''

The Tech Entrepreneurs is WPI’s undergraduate entrepreneurship club which focuses on innovation and startups. They host a bi-weekly guest entrepreneur speaker series as well as workshops and other events.

'''7. [http://wpilaunchpad.strikingly.com/ LaunchPad]'''

WPI LaunchPad is a student-led organization empowering the WPI community to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and launch ideas into projects outside of the WPI curriculum.

[https://orgsync.com/159004/chapter 8. Enactus]

WPI Enactus is a social-entrepreneurship student-led organization, accessible to all WPI students who want to develop projects together. It provides the community the resources they need to innovate on and off-campus.

=== '''Spaces''' ===

'''1. [http://collablab.wpi.edu/about CollabLab]'''

CollabLab is a student-run maker space for students and campus organizations to develop engineering projects such as combat robots, model planes, and formula SAE race cars.

'''2. [http://libguides.wpi.edu/StudioATGordon Studio@Gordon]'''

The Studio@Gordon is a space in one of the floors of the library that can be adapted to several different types of student events. It is usually used for workshops and hands-on learning classes.

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

'''1.    The WPI KEEN Program'''

The WPI KEEN Program helps train teachers to use active collaborative learning techniques in their classrooms in order to foster an entrepreneurial mindset in the undergraduate engineering students.

'''2.    Foisie Innovation Studio'''

The Foisie Innovation Studio is a brand new building on campus, which was completed earlier this year. It combines a new dormitory with several floors of innovation space. It contains a larger makerspace as well as various project spaces.

'''3.    ISP'''

Independent study projects are projects that faculty can advise and can count for credits for students. These projects can be anything the professor desires, which gives them room to innovate and execute unordinary projects, that can later become courses.

== '''Actively supporting the University Technology Transfer function''' ==

'''1.    The Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation (IPI)'''

a.    The Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation (IPI) helps WPI students, faculty and staff take an idea from concept to market. The office helps to identify, evaluate, value and identify a market for intellectual property developed by the community. Additionally, the Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation will cover the cost of patenting the technology for a percentage of royalties, or in the case of a spin out royalties and a small percentage of the company. The IPI will also help negotiate licensing deals, manage royalties and fee distribution.

#The Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation is revising the current intellectual property policy to make it more simple and easy to understand.
##[https://www.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/IPI/Flowchart_OPI.pdf https://www.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/IPI/Flowchart_OPI.pdf]
#Licensing
##The Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation maintains a portfolio of patents currently available for license and actively tries to find a company to license the available technologies.

'''2. Tech Advisors Network'''

Provides advising and networking services in order to support innovators and entrepreneurs. Work closely with IPI office to assist students with patenting and other legal matters in addition to marketing and business-oriented pursuits.

== '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' ==

'''1.    Engineering Ambassadors'''

“The Engineering Ambassador Program is a leadership development program with an outreach mission that is sponsored by National Grid, UTC, and other companies and run by WPI.” Undergraduate students develop leadership and communication skills through this program and by completing the program students will have a preference for an internship with the companies that sponsored them. 

'''2.    MQP/IQP/GPS'''

a.    MQP (Major Qualifying Project)

This is WPI’s equivalent of the “senior year project”. Many students have the opportunity to work with members of a company or a research institution within their respective major. WPI has a lot of collaboration with both local and international companies to include

b.    IQP (Interactive Qualifying Project)

This is a project taken by juniors as a requirement to graduate. This is an interdisciplinary project that combines different areas of research and engineering and almost always sponsored by either a nonprofit organization or a company. This project immerses the student into a dynamic environment that utilizes information and techniques from various fields to solve problems.

c.    GPS (Great Problems Seminar)

This is a freshman level class designed to introduce incoming students about the problems in the world that need to be solved. Most of these projects feature getting basic necessities such as water to underprivileged populations and solving environmental issues such as pollution. There are many influential persons in the industry that show up to the poster presentations about the progress that the students have made thus giving students a great networking opportunity with members of the industry.

'''3.    Professional Societies'''

WPI offers more than 15 professional societies that cater to the diverse majors offered. A more comprehensive list of all of these societies can be found at wpi.orgsync.com/Student_Orgs by clicking on the “Professional Society” filter.

a.    IEEE

The IEEE Student branch at WPI gives students the opportunity to meet and learn from their peers and professors, especially those in the ECE field. After graduation IEEE GOLD (Graduates Of the Last Decade) aids recent graduates in networking and focusing on their career goals. Additionally, a networking dinner is held annually for ECE & RBE majors to meet with professionals from their field and make connections.

b.    BMES Chapter at WPI

“The WPI BMES Chapter is part of a national professional society that was started on February 1, 1968. The purpose of BMES is "To promote and enhance biomedical engineering knowledge worldwide and its utilization for the health and well-being of humankind."

Being in school for BME means you'll someday be in a professional environment as a BME. The goal of our chapter is to get you there by networking, mentoring, teaching and assisting each other, using each other’s strengths as biomedical engineers to build solid foundations for careers as biomedical engineers.”

 c. AIChE Chapter at WPI

The WPI Chapter at AIChE focuses on providing networking and learning opportunities to chemical engineering students beyond the classroom. It also connects chemical engineering students from different universities across the United States. AIChE provides information about the latest discoveries and advances in chemical engineering and helps to prepare students for their careers after university. 

 

== '''Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts''' ==

'''1.    Technicopia'''

Technocopia is a non-profit makerspace located in downtown Worcester MA. they provide space, woodworking and soldering tools as well as 3D printers and laser cutters. They provide workshops and training sessions designed to educate the community on how to use different tools and software to help the design, build and test prototypes. They help local entrepreneurs, as well as students, take their ideas from a concept to a 3-d prototype.

[http://technocopia.org/ http://technocopia.org/]

'''2.    Cogmedx'''

It is a medical device manufacturing company. They help bring innovative ideas from conception to fruition by collaborating with other companies. Through this collaboration, they help the ideas from entrepreneurs go from the concept stage to the commercializing the service or product stage.

[http://www.coghlincompanies.com/cogmedix.php http://www.coghlincompanies.com/cogmedix.php]

'''3.    Start up Worcester'''

This program supports young adults who have an entrepreneurial mindset as well as support new business to start up.  The Worcester regional chamber of conference is responsible for collaborating with Running Start to foster the growth of Startup Companies founded by students and graduates from colleges in the Worcester area.

'''[http://www.worcesterchamber.org/startup-worcester/ http://www.worcesterchamber.org/startup-worcester/]'''

'''4.    Running Start Worcester'''

Running Start Worcester is a coworking space that gives entrepreneurs, start-ups, and freelancers the opportunity to collaborate and communicate with each other.  This place created a comfortable and functional working environment for innovators from all backgrounds to use together.

[http://coworkinginworcester.com/ http://coworkinginworcester.com/]

'''5.    Worcester Clean Tech Incubator'''

Worcester CleanTech Incubator’s mission is to foster the growth of new enterprises to address the most pressing issues of our time.  We believe that entrepreneurship is the lifeblood of innovation and the key to society’s transition towards sustainability.  WCTI provides both the physical and network resources companies need to propel their ideas to market. Founded and operated by the Institute for Energy and Sustainability, we are a community in the heart of central Massachusetts dedicated to building change.  The WCTI facility, located in the Printers Building at 44 Portland Street in Worcester, provides over 10,000 square feet that offers private offices, co-working space, conference rooms, event space, and prototyping labs.  

'''6.     Gateway Park 2nd building'''

Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI) Gateway Park is a growing center of research, innovation, and commerce designed to help revitalize downtown Worcester. The Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center is a thriving center for graduate research and has state of the art laboratories, core facilities, and an incubator space for biotechnology start-ups. The Biomanufacturing Education and Training Center (BETC) helps train the workforce needed for biomedical and pharmaceutical companies.

'''7.     MBI Biotech startups'''

Massachusetts Business Initiative is a private, independent economic development organization that helps starts biomedical companies and creates jobs within the Biotechnology, Medical Device, Informatics, and Biomanufacturing industry. This is accomplished by providing secure, clean bench and sink surface, staff trained and fully licensed laboratory space for usage by “seed stage” companies.

'''8.      Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network Central Regional Office (Clark University)'''

The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network contributes to the entrepreneurial growth of small businesses throughout Massachusetts including an office at nearby Clark University by providing high-quality, in-depth advising, training, and capital access.

 

'''The Landscape Canvas'''

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= Related Links =

'''- Worcester Polytechnic Institute'''

[[Worcester polytechnic institute student priorities|Worcester Polytechnic Student Priorities]] 2016

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Worcester_polytechnic_institute_student_priorities_UIF_Spring_2017 Worcester Polytechnic Student Priorities 2017]

'''University Innovation Fellows Spring 2019:'''

[[Dennis Leary|Dennis_Leary]]

[[/Sydney Messey|/Sydney_Messey]]

[[Anika Stundtner|Anika_Stundtner]]

'''Fall 2017 Change Project Website:'''

[https://aaalnajjar.wixsite.com/finalchangeproject https://aaalnajjar.wixsite.com/finalchangeproject]

'''- University Innovation Fellows''' '''Spring 2018:'''

[[Andrea Claudio|Andrea_Claudio]]

[[Sara Fitzpatrick|Sara_Fitzpatrick]]

[[Nfontaine4|Nfontaine4]]

[[Tanner Gauthier|Tanner_Gauthier]]

[[Nicholas Kratovil|Nicholas_Kratovil]]

[[Pedro de vasconcellos Oporto|Pedro_de_vasconcellos_Oporto]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Cynthia_Teng Cynthia Teng]

'''Fall 2017:'''

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Abdulwahab_Alnajjar Abdulwahab Alnajjar]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Reynaldo_Duran Reynaldo Duran]

[https://app.novoed.com/#!/courses/stanford-uif-fall-2017/users/1315062 Valentina Zapata]

'''Spring 2017:'''

[[Erin Esco|Erin Esco]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chisom_Okafor Chisom Okafor]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Marouane_Smaili Marouane Smaili]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Veronica_Soto Veronica Soto]

[[Rachel Welch|Rachel Welch]]

'''Spring 2016:'''

[[Todd Alexander|Todd Alexander]]

[[Norma Bachman|Norma Bachman]]

[[Veda Booth|Veda Booth]]

[[Rashid Chatani|Rashid Chatani]]

[[Zack Ericson|Zachary Ericson]]

[[Derek Feehrer|Derek Feehrer]]

[[Alex Markoski|Alex Markoski]]

[[Clara Merino|Clara Merino]]

[[Vinny Sabo|Vincent Sabo]]

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UIF WPI Wiki Page: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Worcester_polytechnic_institute_student_priorities http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Worcester_polytechnic_institute_student_priorities]

Dennis Leary is a University Innovation Fellow and is studying Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Materials Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Dennis has experience in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) from the 2017-18 Global Projects Seminar, Humanitarian Engineering: Past and Present, where students designed solutions to real sanitation problems in developing countries. In high school, Dennis also co-lead a group of students to Sweden and Denmark to study their complex bike-transportation system and helped design a plan to incorporate this system into United States cities. Dennis is one of eight active UIF members currently studying at WPI and some of his passions include model rocketry, sports (hockey, soccer, and golf), music, and learning about space. [[File:Headshot.jpg]]

Other WPI UIF Fellows:

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Anika Stundtner is a University Innovation Fellow at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She is majoring in Chemical Engineering and minoring in Spanish. She is on a Pre-Medical Track and hopes to work as a Pediatric Doctor in the future. At WPI, she volunteers as a First Responder on the Emergency Medical Services Squad and is a Resident Advisor. She recently travelled to Guatemala on a service trip to administer clean water filters and teach health and hygiene programs to the local families. Outside of academics, she works as an Emergency Medical Technician in Worcester. Her favorite pastimes include dancing, hiking, and kayaking. She is also a huge dog-lover.

Anika is from the small town of Templeton, Massachusetts just 45 minutes outside of Worcester. She is passionate about making a positive impact on the people she interacts with, and thus saw an opportunity to further this impact through the University Innovation Fellowship Program. The innovation and entrepreneurial mindset are new to her, but she is excited to learn more in this realm.

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UIF WPI Wiki Page: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Worcester_polytechnic_institute_student_priorities http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Worcester_polytechnic_institute_student_priorities]

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[[File:IMG 4737.jpg]]Cynthia Teng is a University Innovation Fellow and a sophomore pursuing a bachler degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Cynthia is passionate about innovation and design thinking. She believes that the problem-solving skills she has gained at WPI is useful for daily life. Cynthia joined the Humanitarian Engineering course at WPI so that she will understand how to use her problem solving skills in a meaningful way. Furthermore, Cynthia aims to improve the entrepreneurial mindset on campus through her club Enactus. Enactus is A community of student, academic and business leaders committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better more sustainable world. She is the Incubation Director of WPI's Enactus chapter. She leads a team that is built to assess, research, and evaluate new project needs as well as set goals for the future. She is also part of the Events Committee of International Students Council, and the member liaison of Chinese Student Association on campus. She is a dog person.
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[[File:NicholasKratovil.JPG|thumb]] Nicholas Kratovil is a University Innovation Fellows candidate from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, MA. He is a mechanical engineering student that is also pursuing a minor in business. Nicholas is originally from Monson, MA, and went to school with a passion for engineering and a drive to help others. While at WPI, he was urged by a professor to apply to the program because of his work in a class that focused on project-based learning and using engineering to help others.

At WPI, Nick is involved with Club Golf and works as a tutor through WPI's Academic Resources Center. He has also been an inetgral part in reviving the Pre-Law Society and currently serves as its Vice President.

Nick aims to use his higher educaiton to benefit others and hopes to serve the community one day. An aspiring attorney, his ultimate goal is to be a champion of the people through innovation and creativity; his ambition drives him forward and is integral in using his knowledge to help others.
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 Tanner John Gauthier is a student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) who is studying Mechanical Engineering. Now a University Innovation Fellows (UIF) Candidate, he is extremely active on his campus and within his community. Besides being a brother and an Events Chair of the fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon, Tanner is involved in Club Soccer, Club Lacrosse, the Student Alumni Society, the Student Support Network, and the Sophomore Success Program. In addition, he is currently working under a professor at WPI conducting research related to his major. 

Originally from Chicopee, Massachusetts, Tanner graduated as valedictorian from his high school and has always had a curiosity for engineering. The potential that the field has to make an impact on the world is enormous, and he hopes that one day he can use the knowledge and skills that he has gained to leave his own mark on society. Determined and optimistic, Tanner believes that through WPI, programs like UIF, and the support of his peers and mentors, he will be able to change the world.
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Nicholas Fontaine is a University Innovation Fellow candidate and an undergraduate at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He studies management engineering with a concentration in operations management. At WPI, Nicholas is involved with SPARC (Students Preventing Assault and Rape in our Community), alumni of the Sophomore Success program, and a two-time Presidential gold medal recipient for volunteer work. Nicholas has a large background of work including department lead of a major department store, working in an oncology office, and working alongside local and state police and secret service. In his free time, Nicholas enjoys playing basketball, football, baseball, soccer, and playing board games with friends and family. Nicholas is originally from South River, New Jersey, but moved to Worcester, Massachusetts to study engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2015.



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