University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

School:Texas A & M University

2015-10-20T23:31:17Z

Jean-claudefaa:

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= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

Texas A&M has support for students to learn about and become involved with entrepreneurship. Programs, like Startup Aggieland and Aggies in Business, are generally new and constantly evolving and have been put in place to reach out to students across college and disciplinary boundaries.

The Mays Business School Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship provides undergraduate and graduate certificates for entrepreneurship. Unfortunately, the undergraduate certificate is limited to undergraduate students in Mays Business School. Only the graduate certificate is available to students across colleges. The Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship, however, does support student entrepreneurship as well as faculty and the local community with competitions and lecture series to inspire and educate across campus. [[http://cnve.tamu.edu/programs/ http://cnve.tamu.edu/programs/]] Some of its popular programs include:

*[http://cnve.tamu.edu/programs/ideas-challenge/ Ideas Challenge] - idea competition where 40 finalist ideas are chosen, and the top 3 ideas receive a cash prize (1st - $3,000, 2nd - $2,000, 3rd - $1000)
*[http://cnve.tamu.edu/programs/3DS/ 3 Day Startup] - a weekend event where students collaborate to form businesses and demo a prototype to a panel of judges, including investors

[[File:TAMU LC 3ds 1.jpg|thumb|right|TAMU LC 3ds 1.jpg]][[File:TAMU LC 3ds 2.jpg|thumb|right|TAMU LC 3ds 2.jpg]]

*[http://cnve.tamu.edu/programs/lunch-learn/ Lunch and Learn] - lunch speaker events
*[http://cnve.tamu.edu/programs/start-up-101/ Startup 101]- a weekly lesson spanning 3 or 4 weeks featuring presentations from business leaders, marketers, and IP attorneys and their advice on startup creation

Startup Aggieland is a brand new student incubator designed to provide students who have launch-ready concepts with the opportunity to receive co-working spaces, mentors, and a supportive community.  They lack laboratories, equipment, and funding. [[http://cnve.tamu.edu/programs/accelerator/ http://cnve.tamu.edu/programs/accelerator/]]

[[File:TAMU LC startupaggieland 1.jpg|thumb|right|TAMU LC startupaggieland 1.jpg]][[File:TAMU LC startupaggieland 2.jpg|thumb|right|TAMU LC startupaggieland 2.jpg]]

Aggies in Business (AiB) is another brand new program that provides business consulting for local businesses, and enables students to be employed by the university to perform this consulting work.  The student employees are overseen by leadership.  [[http://www.txaib.org/images/txaib/pages/aib_consulting.html http://www.txaib.org/images/txaib/pages/aib_consulting.html]]

Texas A&M also has several avenues, such as the Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship Newsletter, Texas A&M Regional Engineering Conference, and Engineering Development (hosted by Student Engineers' Council), to inform students of and market innovation and entrepreneurial activities and opportunities. 

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

The university offers great resources to enable faculty entrepreneurship. CNVE offers online resources ( for e.g. lectures and case-studies) to help faculty introduce innovation and entrepreneurship to students in both innovation- and entrepreneurship-focused and non- innovation and entrepreneurship-focused courses.

Faculty are allowed to participate in nearly all of the programs run by CNVE  which also enables them to be introduced to and educated in entrepreneurship, and there are numerous institutions that provide commercialization of research. For example, the Office of Texas A&M System Technology Commericialization assists faculty in taking their research outside the university in the form of inventions and startups. 

The Division of Research at A&M is a library of resources in the university and surrounding network.  They accept grant proposals and funnel research opportunities to the correct institutions (most of which are listed under Entrepreneurship and Funding Resources).  [[http://vpr.tamu.edu/about http://vpr.tamu.edu/about]]

= University Technology Transfer Function =

Texas A&M offers a number of offices to encourage quick transfer of research to industry, aided also by some incubators in the surrounding Bryan / College Station area.

The Texas A&M Office of Technology Commercialization identifies and supports the transition of academic research into a monetized product by linking researchers with entrepreneurs and investors.  Businesses are spin-outs of the A&M System research and licensed through A&M. [[http://otc.tamu.edu/ http://otc.tamu.edu/]]

*~36 current startups listed
*Formation of over 700 license agreements
*Manage 900 patents, 1500 patent applications

Texas A&M AgriLife Research is a hub for agricultural entrepreneurs.  They have existing relationships with sponsors in order to quickly develop startups where researchers can remain scientists and hand over project management to a sponsor.  [[http://agriliferesearch.tamu.edu/corporaterelations/about-corporate-relations/ http://agriliferesearch.tamu.edu/corporaterelations/about-corporate-relations/]]

*Network of
**250 country extension offices
**900 professional educators

 Texas A&M Transport Institution provides networking for innovators to research institutions regarding the transportation profession as a whole, including construction and safety. [[http://tti.tamu.edu/group/tog/ http://tti.tamu.edu/group/tog/]]

Research Valley is a hub that provides support to early stage startups as well as networking to quickly bring startups and technology ventures to the industry. They are built on strong industry relationships that enables the quick move to industry.  [[http://researchvalley.org/who-we-are/ http://researchvalley.org/who-we-are/]]

*Access to capital from
**Aggie Angel Network
**Research Valley Funds, LLC
**Texas  Emerging Technology Fund ($200 million in funding for commercialization)
**Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas
**See updated landscape analysis for more options on regional capital.

= University-Industry Collaboration =

The University has strong ties with big industry leaders to encourage a quick transition from research to industry.

Research Valley is a hub that provides support to early stage startups as well as networking to quickly bring startups and technology ventures to the industry. They are built on strong industry relationships that enables the quick move to industry.  [[http://researchvalley.org/who-we-are/ http://researchvalley.org/who-we-are/]]

*Relationships with
**Pfizer
**Novartis
**MDF Anderson
**Hewlett Packard
**Schlumberger
**ConocoPhillips

The Mays Business School Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship has an advisory council built from industry leaders, including leaders in finance, construction, banking, law, technology, and marketing. Additionally, they have strong relationships with local I&E institutions in the local community and state of Texas. [[http://cnve.tamu.edu/about/advisory-council/ http://cnve.tamu.edu/about/advisory-council/]]

The Dwight D. Look College of Engineering within the university supports and fosters industry and nonprofit relationships within the realm of engineering.  In addition, the individual departments within the school have close ties with industry leaders and a campus presence from representatives of those businesses.  [[http://engineering.tamu.edu/contact/easa http://engineering.tamu.edu/contact/easa]]

= Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =

Texas A&M has a relationship with a number of local institutions that are fostering local entrepreneurs and innovators.

Research Valley is a hub that provides support to early stage startups as well as networking to quickly bring startups and technology ventures to the industry.   They are built on strong industry relationships that enables the quick move to industry.  CNVE has ties with Research Valley’s leadership.  [[http://researchvalley.org/who-we-are/ http://researchvalley.org/who-we-are/]]

BCS Chamber is the local chamber of commerce.  The BCS Chamber is unique in its very strong commitment and involvement in the local community.  CNVE is developing a stronger relationship with the chamber, the first steps being induction of several student startups (primarily from Startup Aggieland) as members. [[http://www.bcschamber.org/ http://www.bcschamber.org/]] 

The May’s Business School Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship provides programs for students and faculty, but also opens the doors of their lectures and programs to members of the local community (see [http://cnve.tamu.edu/programs/ebv/ Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans]). [[http://cnve.tamu.edu/programs/ http://cnve.tamu.edu/programs/]] 

The Aggie 100 recognizes and celebrates the top 100 fastest growing Aggie-owned or Aggie-led businesses in the world.  The annual gathering hosts nearly a thousand attendees, and aims to pass the successes and strategies of the top businesses to the next generation of Aggie entrepreneurs. [[http://www.aggie100.com/ http://www.aggie100.com/]] 

Texas A&M AgriLife Research provides a community development program to provide technical assistance, grants, and workshops to communities to strengthen the foundation for economic development.  [[http://communities.tamu.edu/ http://communities.tamu.edu/]] 

Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station provides networking to all Texans to find a research partner, including all the other research-capable universities in the state, and to pursue higher research opportunities.  [[http://tees.tamu.edu/about/rpc/ http://tees.tamu.edu/about/rpc/]]

*Grants provided for
**3 school districts
**1 community center
**4 hospitals

= Landscape Canvas =

a. Canvas from the Fall 2015 University Innovation Fellows

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b. Canvas from the Spring 2014 University Innovation Candidate

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c. Canvas from the Fall 2013 University Innovation Fellows

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= Landscape Presentation =

a. Presentation Fall 2015 University Innovation Fellows

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1guZPj9TNkbHlm4i9gQLGil3IpHG-RQ6VR6lOVKxDW5M/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1guZPj9TNkbHlm4i9gQLGil3IpHG-RQ6VR6lOVKxDW5M/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000]

= Related Links =

[[Texas A & M University Student Priorities]]

[[Texas A&M University Student Priorities: Part II|Texas A & M University Student Priorities Part II]]

[[Graham Leslie]]

[[Dean Tate]]

[[Gurlovleen Rathore|Gurlovleen_Rathore]]

[[Brendan Cooper]]

[[Jean-Claude Faa]]

[[Jeff Zhao]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Carson_Muscat Carson Muscat]

[[Category:Universities]]

Priorities:Texas A & M University Student Priorities

2015-10-20T23:27:56Z

Jean-claudefaa:

= Overview =

Texas A&M has a large innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem. We have a variety of resources aimed at reaching both graduate and undergraduate students, as well as faculty. However, many of the more developed programs are limited to graduate students due to the fact that funds are easier spent on students that are very serious about their pursuits. Undergraduate programs are not non-existent, but simply younger and less robust. Student body awareness is an issue that plauges these newer events as well as an uncertainty of what our campus wants to develop in order to increase the I&E mentality. Knowing what students would want to attend is somewhat of a shot in the dark, hampering the development of new programs.

That being said, programs are being developed with modest success by the engineering faculty. The ultimate pathway to growth in student auidience sizes can be found in student-aided promotion and program development ( i.e. University Innovation Fellows). The Texas A&M University UIF's are devoted to allowing these new and immensly important programs to flourish. We intend to be the bridge between the faculty that have the ability to appropriate the neccessary funding and the students that have aspirations for the campus environment.

= Project: Second-Tier Idea-to-Startup Support Structure  =

UIF Involved: Brendan Cooper

This project is aimed at developing an additional undergraduate program that helps to increase the conversion rate between ideation and startup businesses.

There exists a program within Texas A&M called Aggies Invent in which students participate in an all-inclusive innovation weekend. They are tasked with deciding on a need that requires a solution, and are then expected to diagnose the issue and develop an early stage solution. Through this avenue of creative incitement, groups and ideas are created that have genuine business potential, and could be taken to further stages of development.

Currently it is very difficult to gather the neccessary momentum to proceed into a business venture. This is because of several issues:

1) Students are unmotivated/ get discouraged not knowing what to do next

2) School is demanding

3) Students become doubtful of their products' or their own potential

4) The group has bad chemistry/ not all members wish to continue

These are issues that need to be minimized in order to effectively promote the ideas that have true merit.

Our plan is to develop a secondary event or program that comes in to re-inspire students and provided much needed guidance at the right time--just before most groups face an utter demize. There are several ways to achieve this, and a multitude of events that could be hosted to make the entrepreneurial process smoother on campus.

== Milestone #1: ==

Research needs to be conducted within the existing Aggies Invent program in order to establish a program that faculty and students agree would be mutually beneficial. Intentions:

'''1) Conduct interviews at an Aggies Invent weekend for groups that participate.'''

           Types of input expected:

                  What program would they like to see?

                  How would you rate your group effectiveness?

                  Do you think you will continue developing your idea?

'''2) Particpate in an Aggies Invent weekend.'''

           Types of takeaways expected:

                  Did our group expect to continue?

                  Why did or didn't we?

                  What obstacles did we face?

'''Dates:'''

October 23-25: Research conducted for participants of an Aggies invent, base line interviews.

Week of November 2nd: Conduct Follow up interviews to determine how many groups did infact continue and why.

November 20-22: Particpate in Aggies Invent weekend.

== Milestone #2:  ==

Construct a model for the innovative group's lifecycle. Data that was gathered in the research phase needs to be compressed into a general template or diagram that expresses exactly what a group faces at any point in the Texas A&M Startup timeline. This lifecycle will be mostly concerned with the early development and strength of a group's motivation.

'''1) Develop the physical model.'''

'''2) Present this model to faculty to triangulate where this secondary program would be most beneficial.'''

'''Dates:'''

December: FInish model and present to faculty.

December (after semester): develop comprehensive plan of when we can implement a test event.

== Milestone #3: ==

With the correct information in hand, now comes the time to try to build the new event and/or program. A program curriculum and event timeline needs to be drafted in order to make sure that the test event is well planned and perfoms the function that we are hoping it will perform.

'''1) Ideation of what the program needs to contain (using research as guide).'''

             Things to remember:

                      The aim of this event is to support the development of a business model and plan.

                      The event should resemble the same basic structure as its parent event: Aggies Invent, but with a few twists.

'''2) Draft the program based on what is settled upon in the stage above.'''

'''3) Reserve the resources needed to complete the event.'''

'''4) Invite teams that have participated in Aggies Invent in the past (max 10 teams).'''

'''5) Run the test program.'''

'''Dates:'''

January 2016: Complete ideation and start drafting the program structure.

February 2016: Reserve the resources and host the event.

= Project 2: SpaceX Hyperloop Design Competition =

UIF Involved: Carson Muscat

Our university has been given an amazing opportunity to host a large scale event focused around fostering the innovation and entrepreneurial spirit within student minds.

Texas A&M University and SpaceX have been working closely together to be able to host the SpaceX Hyperloop Design Competition. This event will bring a spotlight on innovation and entrepreneurial mindsets as students gather from around the country and world to develop innovative solutions to a future problem. 

The University Innovation Fellow program and the student body has an amazing opportunity to help this event be a spotlight to encourage the ecosystem not only on our campus, but also campuses across the globe. 

== Milestone #1: ==

Discuss and work closely with the Engineering Innovation Center to be able to make a positive impact on the competition and to bring something new to the table. 

== Milestone #2: ==

Coordinate with other representatives of the Texas A&M Student body to be able to bring a stronger student involvement and interest into the event.

== Milestone #3: ==

Help run the event to perfection come January 2016.

= Project 3: TAMUHack integration =

Currently, one of the largest Innovation and Entrepreneurship events at our school is TAMUHack. TAMUHack is a 24h event in which students from multiple schools come to build a hack, pitch their idea, and win prizes.

At the moment, the event is completely student-organized and the university does not provide a significant amount of sponsorship or coverage to it. The funds for the event are raised through industry sponsors.

I believe the event could be expanded to include more people, and there could be additional ways to integrate more engineers, rather than computer scientists. 

== Milestone #1: ==

To begin the process of change:

1) Contact the TAMUHack board to let them know my intentions.

2) Join the board and aid with organization and sponsor/fund acquisition. 

== Milestone #2: ==

After I've joined, we need to take the following steps/goals:

1) Improve fund acquisition to increase attendance; 

2) Have better media coverage of the event, and more publicity/advertising.

3) Arrange a meeting between the I & E steering council of A&M with the TAMUHack board.

== Milestone #3: ==

After we've arranged / integrated TAMUHack with our I&E expansion, we can then begin the process

of arranging / implementing all the goals.

= Project 4: U-Ignite Video Competition =

UIF Involved: Jean-Claude Faa

The U-Ignite Video Competition is a one-minute idea pitch competition established in Fall 2014. It establishes a platform for students to submit a one minute video, detailing an innovation idea they may have, for a chance to win a grand prize.

== Milestone #1: ==

1) Establish Innovation and Entrepreneurship  Modules for Introduction to Engineering freshman course

2) Establish student-led pop-up classes for students interested in further instruction on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

3) Advertise the U-Ignite Video Competition, and hold informational sessions

Deliver date: December 14, 2015

== Milestone #2: ==

Launch U-Ignite Video Competition (January 2016)

- Open video submission box

- Open online voting and judging

- Reward top submission

Delivery date: April 2016

== Milestone #3: ==

Competition Follow-up

-Follow up with competitor to see if any are interested in pursuing their ideas

-Work with contestant as well on campus resources to bring ideas to life

Delivery date: TBD

= Related Links =

[[Texas A & M University]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Carson_Muscat Carson Muscat]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Faa Jean-Claude Faa]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brendan_Cooper Brendan Cooper]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jeff_Zhao Jeff Zhao]

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:Texas A & M University Student Priorities

2015-10-20T23:26:09Z

Jean-claudefaa:

= Overview =

Texas A&M has a large innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem. We have a variety of resources aimed at reaching both graduate and undergraduate students, as well as faculty. However, many of the more developed programs are limited to graduate students due to the fact that funds are easier spent on students that are very serious about their pursuits. Undergraduate programs are not non-existent, but simply younger and less robust. Student body awareness is an issue that plauges these newer events as well as an uncertainty of what our campus wants to develop in order to increase the I&E mentality. Knowing what students would want to attend is somewhat of a shot in the dark, hampering the development of new programs.

That being said, programs are being developed with modest success by the engineering faculty. The ultimate pathway to growth in student auidience sizes can be found in student-aided promotion and program development ( i.e. University Innovation Fellows). The Texas A&M University UIF's are devoted to allowing these new and immensly important programs to flourish. We intend to be the bridge between the faculty that have the ability to appropriate the neccessary funding and the students that have aspirations for the campus environment.

= Project: Second-Tier Idea-to-Startup Support Structure  =

UIF Involved: Brendan Cooper

This project is aimed at developing an additional undergraduate program that helps to increase the conversion rate between ideation and startup businesses.

There exists a program within Texas A&M called Aggies Invent in which students participate in an all-inclusive innovation weekend. They are tasked with deciding on a need that requires a solution, and are then expected to diagnose the issue and develop an early stage solution. Through this avenue of creative incitement, groups and ideas are created that have genuine business potential, and could be taken to further stages of development.

Currently it is very difficult to gather the neccessary momentum to proceed into a business venture. This is because of several issues:

1) Students are unmotivated/ get discouraged not knowing what to do next

2) School is demanding

3) Students become doubtful of their products' or their own potential

4) The group has bad chemistry/ not all members wish to continue

These are issues that need to be minimized in order to effectively promote the ideas that have true merit.

Our plan is to develop a secondary event or program that comes in to re-inspire students and provided much needed guidance at the right time--just before most groups face an utter demize. There are several ways to achieve this, and a multitude of events that could be hosted to make the entrepreneurial process smoother on campus.

== Milestone #1: ==

Research needs to be conducted within the existing Aggies Invent program in order to establish a program that faculty and students agree would be mutually beneficial. Intentions:

'''1) Conduct interviews at an Aggies Invent weekend for groups that participate.'''

           Types of input expected:

                  What program would they like to see?

                  How would you rate your group effectiveness?

                  Do you think you will continue developing your idea?

'''2) Particpate in an Aggies Invent weekend.'''

           Types of takeaways expected:

                  Did our group expect to continue?

                  Why did or didn't we?

                  What obstacles did we face?

'''Dates:'''

October 23-25: Research conducted for participants of an Aggies invent, base line interviews.

Week of November 2nd: Conduct Follow up interviews to determine how many groups did infact continue and why.

November 20-22: Particpate in Aggies Invent weekend.

== Milestone #2:  ==

Construct a model for the innovative group's lifecycle. Data that was gathered in the research phase needs to be compressed into a general template or diagram that expresses exactly what a group faces at any point in the Texas A&M Startup timeline. This lifecycle will be mostly concerned with the early development and strength of a group's motivation.

'''1) Develop the physical model.'''

'''2) Present this model to faculty to triangulate where this secondary program would be most beneficial.'''

'''Dates:'''

December: FInish model and present to faculty.

December (after semester): develop comprehensive plan of when we can implement a test event.

== Milestone #3: ==

With the correct information in hand, now comes the time to try to build the new event and/or program. A program curriculum and event timeline needs to be drafted in order to make sure that the test event is well planned and perfoms the function that we are hoping it will perform.

'''1) Ideation of what the program needs to contain (using research as guide).'''

             Things to remember:

                      The aim of this event is to support the development of a business model and plan.

                      The event should resemble the same basic structure as its parent event: Aggies Invent, but with a few twists.

'''2) Draft the program based on what is settled upon in the stage above.'''

'''3) Reserve the resources needed to complete the event.'''

'''4) Invite teams that have participated in Aggies Invent in the past (max 10 teams).'''

'''5) Run the test program.'''

'''Dates:'''

January 2016: Complete ideation and start drafting the program structure.

February 2016: Reserve the resources and host the event.

= Project 2: SpaceX Hyperloop Design Competition =

UIF Involved: Carson Muscat

Our university has been given an amazing opportunity to host a large scale event focused around fostering the innovation and entrepreneurial spirit within student minds.

Texas A&M University and SpaceX have been working closely together to be able to host the SpaceX Hyperloop Design Competition. This event will bring a spotlight on innovation and entrepreneurial mindsets as students gather from around the country and world to develop innovative solutions to a future problem. 

The University Innovation Fellow program and the student body has an amazing opportunity to help this event be a spotlight to encourage the ecosystem not only on our campus, but also campuses across the globe. 

== Milestone #1: ==

Discuss and work closely with the Engineering Innovation Center to be able to make a positive impact on the competition and to bring something new to the table. 

== Milestone #2: ==

Coordinate with other representatives of the Texas A&M Student body to be able to bring a stronger student involvement and interest into the event.

== Milestone #3: ==

Help run the event to perfection come January 2016.

= Project 3: TAMUHack integration =

Currently, one of the largest Innovation and Entrepreneurship events at our school is TAMUHack. TAMUHack is a 24h event in which students from multiple schools come to build a hack, pitch their idea, and win prizes.

At the moment, the event is completely student-organized and the university does not provide a significant amount of sponsorship or coverage to it. The funds for the event are raised through industry sponsors.

I believe the event could be expanded to include more people, and there could be additional ways to integrate more engineers, rather than computer scientists. 

== Milestone #1: ==

To begin the process of change:

1) Contact the TAMUHack board to let them know my intentions.

2) Join the board and aid with organization and sponsor/fund acquisition. 

== Milestone #2: ==

After I've joined, we need to take the following steps/goals:

1) Improve fund acquisition to increase attendance; 

2) Have better media coverage of the event, and more publicity/advertising.

3) Arrange a meeting between the I & E steering council of A&M with the TAMUHack board.

== Milestone #3: ==

After we've arranged / integrated TAMUHack with our I&E expansion, we can then begin the process

of arranging / implementing all the goals.

= Project 4: U-Ignite Video Competition =

UIF Involved: Jean-Claude Faa

The U-Ignite Video Competition is a one-minute idea pitch competition established in Fall 2014. It establishes a platform for students to submit a one minute video, detailing an innovation idea they may have, for a chance to win a grand prize.

== Milestone #1: ==

1) Establish Innovation and Entrepreneurship  Modules for Introduction to Engineering freshman course

2) Establish student-led pop-up classes for students interested in further instruction on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

3) Advertise the U-Ignite Video Competition, and hold informational sessions

Deliver date: December 14, 2015

== Milestone #2: ==

Launch U-Ignite Video Competition (January 2016)

- Open video submission box

- Open online voting and judging

- Reward top submission

Delivery date: April 2016

== Milestone #3: ==

Competition Follow-up

-Follow up with competitor to see if any are interested in pursuing their ideas

-Work with contestant as well on campus resources to bring ideas to life

Delivery date: TBD

= Related Links =

[[Texas A & M University]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Carson_Muscat Carson Muscat]

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Faa]

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:Texas A & M University Student Priorities

2015-10-20T23:21:54Z

Jean-claudefaa:

= Overview =

Texas A&M has a large innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem. We have a variety of resources aimed at reaching both graduate and undergraduate students, as well as faculty. However, many of the more developed programs are limited to graduate students due to the fact that funds are easier spent on students that are very serious about their pursuits. Undergraduate programs are not non-existent, but simply younger and less robust. Student body awareness is an issue that plauges these newer events as well as an uncertainty of what our campus wants to develop in order to increase the I&E mentality. Knowing what students would want to attend is somewhat of a shot in the dark, hampering the development of new programs.

That being said, programs are being developed with modest success by the engineering faculty. The ultimate pathway to growth in student auidience sizes can be found in student-aided promotion and program development ( i.e. University Innovation Fellows). The Texas A&M University UIF's are devoted to allowing these new and immensly important programs to flourish. We intend to be the bridge between the faculty that have the ability to appropriate the neccessary funding and the students that have aspirations for the campus environment.

= Project: Second-Tier Idea-to-Startup Support Structure  =

UIF Involved: Brendan Cooper

This project is aimed at developing an additional undergraduate program that helps to increase the conversion rate between ideation and startup businesses.

There exists a program within Texas A&M called Aggies Invent in which students participate in an all-inclusive innovation weekend. They are tasked with deciding on a need that requires a solution, and are then expected to diagnose the issue and develop an early stage solution. Through this avenue of creative incitement, groups and ideas are created that have genuine business potential, and could be taken to further stages of development.

Currently it is very difficult to gather the neccessary momentum to proceed into a business venture. This is because of several issues:

1) Students are unmotivated/ get discouraged not knowing what to do next

2) School is demanding

3) Students become doubtful of their products' or their own potential

4) The group has bad chemistry/ not all members wish to continue

These are issues that need to be minimized in order to effectively promote the ideas that have true merit.

Our plan is to develop a secondary event or program that comes in to re-inspire students and provided much needed guidance at the right time--just before most groups face an utter demize. There are several ways to achieve this, and a multitude of events that could be hosted to make the entrepreneurial process smoother on campus.

== Milestone #1: ==

Research needs to be conducted within the existing Aggies Invent program in order to establish a program that faculty and students agree would be mutually beneficial. Intentions:

'''1) Conduct interviews at an Aggies Invent weekend for groups that participate.'''

           Types of input expected:

                  What program would they like to see?

                  How would you rate your group effectiveness?

                  Do you think you will continue developing your idea?

'''2) Particpate in an Aggies Invent weekend.'''

           Types of takeaways expected:

                  Did our group expect to continue?

                  Why did or didn't we?

                  What obstacles did we face?

'''Dates:'''

October 23-25: Research conducted for participants of an Aggies invent, base line interviews.

Week of November 2nd: Conduct Follow up interviews to determine how many groups did infact continue and why.

November 20-22: Particpate in Aggies Invent weekend.

== Milestone #2:  ==

Construct a model for the innovative group's lifecycle. Data that was gathered in the research phase needs to be compressed into a general template or diagram that expresses exactly what a group faces at any point in the Texas A&M Startup timeline. This lifecycle will be mostly concerned with the early development and strength of a group's motivation.

'''1) Develop the physical model.'''

'''2) Present this model to faculty to triangulate where this secondary program would be most beneficial.'''

'''Dates:'''

December: FInish model and present to faculty.

December (after semester): develop comprehensive plan of when we can implement a test event.

== Milestone #3: ==

With the correct information in hand, now comes the time to try to build the new event and/or program. A program curriculum and event timeline needs to be drafted in order to make sure that the test event is well planned and perfoms the function that we are hoping it will perform.

'''1) Ideation of what the program needs to contain (using research as guide).'''

             Things to remember:

                      The aim of this event is to support the development of a business model and plan.

                      The event should resemble the same basic structure as its parent event: Aggies Invent, but with a few twists.

'''2) Draft the program based on what is settled upon in the stage above.'''

'''3) Reserve the resources needed to complete the event.'''

'''4) Invite teams that have participated in Aggies Invent in the past (max 10 teams).'''

'''5) Run the test program.'''

'''Dates:'''

January 2016: Complete ideation and start drafting the program structure.

February 2016: Reserve the resources and host the event.

= Project 2: SpaceX Hyperloop Design Competition =

UIF Involved: Carson Muscat

Our university has been given an amazing opportunity to host a large scale event focused around fostering the innovation and entrepreneurial spirit within student minds.

Texas A&M University and SpaceX have been working closely together to be able to host the SpaceX Hyperloop Design Competition. This event will bring a spotlight on innovation and entrepreneurial mindsets as students gather from around the country and world to develop innovative solutions to a future problem. 

The University Innovation Fellow program and the student body has an amazing opportunity to help this event be a spotlight to encourage the ecosystem not only on our campus, but also campuses across the globe. 

== Milestone #1: ==

Discuss and work closely with the Engineering Innovation Center to be able to make a positive impact on the competition and to bring something new to the table. 

== Milestone #2: ==

Coordinate with other representatives of the Texas A&M Student body to be able to bring a stronger student involvement and interest into the event.

== Milestone #3: ==

Help run the event to perfection come January 2016.

= Project 3: TAMUHack integration =

Currently, one of the largest Innovation and Entrepreneurship events at our school is TAMUHack. TAMUHack is a 24h event in which students from multiple schools come to build a hack, pitch their idea, and win prizes.

At the moment, the event is completely student-organized and the university does not provide a significant amount of sponsorship or coverage to it. The funds for the event are raised through industry sponsors.

I believe the event could be expanded to include more people, and there could be additional ways to integrate more engineers, rather than computer scientists. 

== Milestone #1: ==

To begin the process of change:

1) Contact the TAMUHack board to let them know my intentions.

2) Join the board and aid with organization and sponsor/fund acquisition. 

== Milestone #2: ==

After I've joined, we need to take the following steps/goals:

1) Improve fund acquisition to increase attendance; 

2) Have better media coverage of the event, and more publicity/advertising.

3) Arrange a meeting between the I & E steering council of A&M with the TAMUHack board.

== Milestone #3: ==

After we've arranged / integrated TAMUHack with our I&E expansion, we can then begin the process

of arranging / implementing all the goals.

= Project 4: U-Ignite Video Competition =

UIF Involved: Jean-Claude Faa

The U-Ignite Video Competition is a one-minute idea pitch competition established in Fall 2014. It establishes a platform for students to submit a one minute video, detailing an innovation idea they may have, for a chance to win a grand prize.

== Milestone #1: ==

1) Establish Innovation and Entrepreneurship  Modules for Introduction to Engineering freshman course

2) Establish student-led pop-up classes for students interested in further instruction on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

3) Advertise the U-Ignite Video Competition, and hold informational sessions

Deliver date: December 14, 2015

== Milestone #2: ==

Launch U-Ignite Video Competition (January 2016)

- Open video submission box

- Open online voting and judging

- Reward top submission

Delivery date: April 2016

== Milestone #3: ==

Competition Follow-up

-Follow up with competitor to see if any are interested in pursuing their ideas

-Work with contestant as well on campus resources to bring ideas to life

Delivery date: TBD

= Related Links =

[[Texas A & M University]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Carson_Muscat Carson Muscat]

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

[[Category: |Student_Priorities]][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Faa http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Faa]

Priorities:Texas A & M University Student Priorities

2015-10-12T22:45:23Z

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Priorities:Texas A & M University Student Priorities

2015-10-12T16:15:37Z

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= Overview =

Texas A&M has a large innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem. We have a variety of resources aimed at reaching both graduate and undergraduate students, as well as faculty. However, many of the more developed programs are limited to graduate students due to the fact that funds are easier spent on students that are very serious about their pursuits. Undergraduate programs are not non-existent, but simply younger and less robust. Student body awareness is an issue that plauges these newer events as well as an uncertainty of what our campus wants to develop in order to increase the I&E mentality. Knowing what students would want to attend is somewhat of a shot in the dark, hampering the development of new programs.

That being said, programs are being developed with modest success by the engineering faculty. The ultimate pathway to growth in student auidience sizes can be found in student-aided promotion and program development ( i.e. University Innovation Fellows). The Texas A&M University UIF's are devoted to allowing these new and immensly important programs to flourish. We intend to be the bridge between the faculty that have the ability to appropriate the neccessary funding and the students that have aspirations for the campus environment.

= Project: Second-Tier Idea-to-Startup Support Structure  =

UIF Involved: Brendan Cooper

This project is aimed at developing an additional undergraduate program that helps to increase the conversion rate between ideation and startup businesses.

There exists a program within Texas A&M called Aggies Invent in which students participate in an all-inclusive innovation weekend. They are tasked with deciding on a need that requires a solution, and are then expected to diagnose the issue and develop an early stage solution. Through this avenue of creative incitement, groups and ideas are created that have genuine business potential, and could be taken to further stages of development.

Currently it is very difficult to gather the neccessary momentum to proceed into a business venture. This is because of several issues:

1) Students are unmotivated/ get discouraged not knowing what to do next

2) School is demanding

3) Students become doubtful of their products' or their own potential

4) The group has bad chemistry/ not all members wish to continue

These are issues that need to be minimized in order to effectively promote the ideas that have true merit.

Our plan is to develop a secondary event or program that comes in to re-inspire students and provided much needed guidance at the right time--just before most groups face an utter demize. There are several ways to achieve this, and a multitude of events that could be hosted to make the entrepreneurial process smoother on campus.

== Milestone #1: ==

Research needs to be conducted within the existing Aggies Invent program in order to establish a program that faculty and students agree would be mutually beneficial. Intentions:

'''1) Conduct interviews at an Aggies Invent weekend for groups that participate.'''

           Types of input expected:

                  What program would they like to see?

                  How would you rate your group effectiveness?

                  Do you think you will continue developing your idea?

'''2) Particpate in an Aggies Invent weekend.'''

           Types of takeaways expected:

                  Did our group expect to continue?

                  Why did or didn't we?

                  What obstacles did we face?

'''Dates:'''

October 23-25: Research conducted for participants of an Aggies invent, base line interviews.

Week of November 2nd: Conduct Follow up interviews to determine how many groups did infact continue and why.

November 20-22: Particpate in Aggies Invent weekend.

== Milestone #2:  ==

Construct a model for the innovative group's lifecycle. Data that was gathered in the research phase needs to be compressed into a general template or diagram that expresses exactly what a group faces at any point in the Texas A&M Startup timeline. This lifecycle will be mostly concerned with the early development and strength of a group's motivation.

'''1) Develop the physical model.'''

'''2) Present this model to faculty to triangulate where this secondary program would be most beneficial.'''

'''Dates:'''

December: FInish model and present to faculty.

December (after semester): develop comprehensive plan of when we can implement a test event.

== Milestone #3: ==

With the correct information in hand, now comes the time to try to build the new event and/or program. A program curriculum and event timeline needs to be drafted in order to make sure that the test event is well planned and perfoms the function that we are hoping it will perform.

'''1) Ideation of what the program needs to contain (using research as guide).'''

             Things to remember:

                      The aim of this event is to support the development of a business model and plan.

                      The event should resemble the same basic structure as its parent event: Aggies Invent, but with a few twists.

'''2) Draft the program based on what is settled upon in the stage above.'''

'''3) Reserve the resources needed to complete the event.'''

'''4) Invite teams that have participated in Aggies Invent in the past (max 10 teams).'''

'''5) Run the test program.'''

'''Dates:'''

January 2016: Complete ideation and start drafting the program structure.

February 2016: Reserve the resources and host the event.

= Project 2: SpaceX Hyperloop Design Competition =

UIF Involved: Carson Muscat

Our university has been given an amazing opportunity to host a large scale event focused around fostering the innovation and entrepreneurial spirit within student minds.

Texas A&M University and SpaceX have been working closely together to be able to host the SpaceX Hyperloop Design Competition. This event will bring a spotlight on innovation and entrepreneurial mindsets as students gather from around the country and world to develop innovative solutions to a future problem. 

The University Innovation Fellow program and the student body has an amazing opportunity to help this event be a spotlight to encourage the ecosystem not only on our campus, but also campuses across the globe. 

== Milestone #1: ==

Discuss and work closely with the Engineering Innovation Center to be able to make a positive impact on the competition and to bring something new to the table. 

== Milestone #2: ==

Coordinate with other representatives of the Texas A&M Student body to be able to bring a stronger student involvement and interest into the event.

== Milestone #3: ==

Help run the event to perfection come January 2016.

= Project 3: TAMUHack integration =

Currently, one of the largest Innovation and Entrepreneurship events at our school is TAMUHack. TAMUHack is a 24h event in which students from multiple schools come to build a hack, pitch their idea, and win prizes.

At the moment, the event is completely student-organized and the university does not provide a significant amount of sponsorship or coverage to it. The funds for the event are raised through industry sponsors.

I believe the event could be expanded to include more people, and there could be additional ways to integrate more engineers, rather than computer scientists. 

== Milestone #1: ==

To begin the process of change:

1) Contact the TAMUHack board to let them know my intentions.

2) Join the board and aid with organization and sponsor/fund acquisition. 

== Milestone #2: ==

After I've joined, we need to take the following steps/goals:

1) Improve fund acquisition to increase attendance; 

2) Have better media coverage of the event, and more publicity/advertising.

3) Arrange a meeting between the I & E steering council of A&M with the TAMUHack board.

== Milestone #3: ==

After we've arranged / integrated TAMUHack with our I&E expansion, we can then begin the process

of arranging / implementing all the goals.

= Project 4: U-Ignite Video Competition =

UIF Involved: Jean-Claude Faa

The U-Ignite Video Competition is a one-minute idea pitch competition established in Fall 2014. It establishes a platform for students to submit a one minute video, detailing an innovation idea they may have, for a chance to win a grand prize.

== Milestone #1: ==

1) Establish Innovation and Entrepreneurship  Modules for Introduction to Engineering freshman course

2) Establish student-led pop-up classes for students interested in further instruction on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

3) Advertise the U-Ignite Video Competition, and hold informational sessions

Deliver by: December 14, 2015

== Milestone #2: ==

Launch U-Ignite Video Competition (January 2016)

- Open video submission box

= Related Links =

[[Texas A & M University]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Fellow:Jean-Claude Faa

2015-08-31T22:42:41Z

Jean-claudefaa:

[[File:Jean-claudefaa.jpg|thumb]]Jean-Claude Faa is a University Innovation Fellow from the Fall 2015 cohort. He is in his Junior at Texas A&M University in College Station, studying Mechanical Engineering. During his time in college, Jean-Claude has taken up several leadership roles. During his sophomore year, he served as an Orientation Leader for the incoming freshman class. He also served as a Peer Teaching Assistant for the Introduction to Engineering course (ENGR 111). Jean-Claude is a founder and continued chairman of the U-Ignite Video Competion, which encourages students to create a one-minute pitch video that details an innovative idea they may have, for a chance to win a thousand dollar grand prize. Jean-Claude hopes to further the reach of this program on his campus through his participation in the University Innovation Fellow Program. Jean-Claude also acquired relevant professional experience as an Infrastructure Engineer Co-op/Intern at GE Oil and Gas during the Spring of 2015.

Outside of school, Jean-Claude is passionate about soccer and music.

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Jean-Claude Faa

2015-08-31T22:38:25Z

Jean-claudefaa:

[[File:Jean-claudefaa.jpg|thumb|Jean-claudefaa.jpg]]Jean-Claude Faa is a University Innovation Fellow from the Fall 2015 cohort. He is in his Junior at Texas A&M University in College Station, studying Mechanical Engineering. During his time in college, Jean-Claude has taken up several leadership roles. During his sophomore year, he served as an Orientation Leader for the incoming freshman class. He also served as a Peer Teaching Assistant for the Introduction to Engineering course (ENGR 111). Jean-Claude is a founder and continued chairman of the U-Ignite Video Competion, which encourages students to create a one-minute pitch video that details an innovative idea they may have, for a chance to win a thousand dollar grand prize. Jean-Claude hopes to further the reach of this program on his campus through his participation in the University Innovation Fellow Program. Jean-Claude also acquired relevant professional experience as an Infrastructure Engineer Co-op/Intern at GE Oil and Gas during the Spring of 2015.

Outside of school, Jean-Claude is passionate about soccer and music.

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Jean-Claude Faa

2015-08-31T22:37:28Z

Jean-claudefaa:

[[File:Jean-claudefaa.jpg|thumb]]Jean-Claude Faa is a University Innovation Fellow from the Fall 2015 cohort. He is in his Junior at Texas A&M Unniversity in College Station, studying Mechanical Engineering. During his time in college, Jean-Claude has taken up several leadership roles. During his sophomore year, he served as an Orientation Leader for the incoming freshman class. He also served as a Peer Teaching Assistant for the Introduction to Engineering course (ENGR 111). Jean-Claude is a founder and continued chairman of the U-Ignite Video Competion, which encourages students to create a one-minute pitch video that details an innovative idea they may have, for a chance to win a thousand dollar grand prize. Jean-Claude hopes to further the reach of this program on his campus through his participation in the University Innovation Fellow Program. Jean-Claude also acquired relevant professional experience as an Infrastructure Engineer Co-op/Intern at GE Oil and Gas during the Spring of 2015.

Outside of school, Jean-Claude is passionate about soccer and music.

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Jean-Claude Faa

2015-08-31T22:35:30Z

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2015-08-31T22:35:00Z

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[[File:Jean-claudefaa.jpg|thumb|Jean-claudefaa.jpg]]Jean-Claude Faa is a University Innovation Fellow from the Fall 2015 cohort. He is in his Junior at Texas A&M Unniversity in College Station, studying Mechanical Engineering. During his time in college, Jean-Claude has taken up several leadership roles. During his sophomore year, he served as an Orientation Leader for the incoming freshman class. He also served as a Peer Teaching Assistant for the Introduction to Engineering course (ENGR 111). Jean-Claude is a founder and continued chairman of the U-Ignite Video Competion, which encourages students to create a one-minute pitch video that details an innovative idea they may have, for a chance to win a thousand dollar grand prize. Jean-Claude hopes to further the reach of this program on his campus through his participation in the University Innovation Fellow Program. Jean-Claude also acquired relevant professional experience as an Infrastructure Engineer Co-op/Intern at GE Oil and Gas during the Spring of 2015.

Outside of school, Jean-Claude is passionate about soccer and music.

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