University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

Priorities:Kettering University Student Priorities

2018-02-03T05:47:30Z

Julia Rickabaugh:

= Kettering Entrepreneur Society & T-Space Community Engagement and Impact =

== Background ==

Kettering Entrepreneur Society, or KES as we like to call it, is essentially an incubator space where students, faculty, and even anyone outside the University can come and develop their ideas, host brainstorm sessions, work together, and improve I&E mindsets.  Its purpose is "to promote an entrepreneurial culture at Kettering University based on innovation and social values."  KES is a great place for mentoring,  networking,  and funding opportunities.  If a member so chooses, he may present proposals for further research or advertisement/marketing of his idea.  If the Society accepts the proposals, the member will receive funding to pursue his project further.

The Tinkering Space or "T-Space," was created with the purpose of providing students an area on campus to make their ideas come to life.

= Project Pitch Video =

UIF Fellow Candidates 2016

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= Gt2TZoxDTno}}

UIF Fellow Candidates 2017

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= 3D1_nXhY4co}}

== Our Priority ==

We would like to pursue expanding KES' and T-Space's engagement from mostly Kettering Students to more of the community.  We are located in Flint, Michigan, and only a few miles away are two other college campuses.  We are interested in trying to engage these campuses and involve them in any way whatsoever.  Additionally, we are interested in expanding involvement to others in the community.  We have found that there are many entrepreneurial minded people in Flint's community, and combining this with some I&E minded students at the other campuses, we could tap into an incredible resource and all collaborate together.

We would also like to effect the mindset of the Kettering students to empower them to see their capabilities in innovation and understand that they could be entrepreneurs.

= Open Labs/Maker Space =

== Background ==

Aside from designated lab time alloted with each accompanying course, most if not all labs on Kettering University's campus are locked when the lab is not in session. Once in lab, students are often rushing to complete the lab assignment within the alloted lab time in order to end with a satisfactory grade. However, this creates an issue where the student's experience and scope of understanding is limited to the lab assignment. Thus for many students, full comprehension of the course is difficult to achieve, especially if the lab assignment was not designed to simulate different scenarios.

== Our Priority ==

Like a makerspace, we would like to open labs to students. We believe that by offering open labs, we can allow for students to experiment on their own time, allowing for more "bulbs to click" and thus helping them understand the course better. This translates to different perspectives, and individual ideas. It's like giving a child a box of Legos for a Saturday afternoon. Once they understand how to use the equipment, they will then have the opportunity to experiment on their own.

= Kettering Entrepreneur Society & T-Space Infrastructure Improvements =

== Description ==

Our idea is to try to expand upon current KES & T-Space involvement and to improve upon the current involvement by bettering the current infrastructure.  By students using both these resources (KES & T-Space), I&E would largely increase around campus.  One aspect we are interested in is how many students in KES use the T-Space and vice versa; how many T-Space users are active in KES.  If we find that there is a large overlap, then we would be interested in investigating the idea of hosting KES meetings in the T-Space.  This would allow for us to "tinker" with projects and show them off at the same time.  If there is not a large overlap, then we are interested in sponsoring students to create an LED advertisement board for KES that we can display in a window for the students and public to view.  The purpose of this would be to show off a student's project (a flashy LED advertisement via programming) and to try to engage more people to actively participate in KES who  may not have already been participating.

Additionally, we are interested in surveying active students in KES and who use the T-Space to see what improvements in infrastructure they believe would be beneficial to their development of an I&E mindset.  Tailoring the two resources to the people who actually use them could be largely beneficial for more fluid thought and I&E mindset.

= Kettering BIN / Maker Fair =

== Description ==

Our idea is to create a functioning club that will support students in project like works and give them an area to showcase their projects and initiatives to other students, faculty, and community. With this we plan to kick it off with a Maker Faire in which teams are formed and compete to solve the challenge. Allowing for multiple degree type input and work. Creating a more interdisciplinary collaboration environment for the students. These Challenges would be either of an open nature where the students get to pick the challenge they want to solve or a goal like challenge where there is a desired end goal. Our first Maker Fair was a 24 hour challenge were 20 students had to design something for collony living on a planet with different species and conditions. 

= Crowd Funding Site =

== Description ==

Our idea is to create a website allowing for alumni, parents, and the community to invest in student ideas. Our university routinely reaches out to alumni for donations to the school. We think we have the opportunity for our university's investors to directly invest in the amazing ideas of our fellow students.

This site then would allow students to post ideas and have the community view them. KES would be able to help guide and provide mentorship to help their ideas thrive.

= Tedx Event =

== Background ==

Kettering University has organized two TEDx Flint events in 2010 and 2011. Both events were attended by several students, faculty and members of the Flint community. The event was put together by Kevin Simpson in coordination with Dr. Doug Melton, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Kettering University, and other members of staff. The speakers included a comprehensive list of local entrepreneurs, artists and professors.

== Proposal ==

The proposal is to bring the event back. As TED talks gain popularity both inside and outside the classroom, the event will give members of the Flint, Michigan and Kettering University communities a chance to share their stories and their problems. Many Kettering students pride themselves as problem-solvers, and this event will help them focus their energies in order to solve problems in their neighborhoods.

= Campus Life App =

== Proposal ==

Provide access to all Kettering University resorces in one place. This will allow students and faculty to get conected to others on campus who can help with classes, projects, reaserch, and much more. This app will allow students to see upcoming events they can sign up for and download the information to their Kettering google calendar. After surveying a range of students and faculty to provide useful information and effective results. This will allow students to be more active on campus and help us get connected.

= Leaders =

2014: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hunter_Casbeer Hunter Casbeer], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Saheb_Kapoor Saheb Kapoor], Massoud Tavakoli, Alexander Barath, Eddie Scholdolski; Garreth Brazil.  

2015: [[Alan Xia|Alan Xia]], [[Cheyne Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]], Hunter Casbeer, Massoud Tavakoli. We also want to keep this open to the Kettering community, with the hope that anyone can get involved with this project.

2016: [[Jace C. Stokes|Jace C. Stokes]] and [[Moe Ghias|Moe Ghias]] both worked to become UIFellows and want to keep exposing Kettering students to innovation. 

2017: [[Eric Rickabaugh|Eric Rickabaugh]], [[Chelsea Carter|Chelsea Carter]], [[Shane Thiedes|Shane Thiede]], and [[Ashley Switalski|Ashley Switalski]] are working to continue and bolster the projects of our other UIF members and to increase the entrepreneurial mindset in A and B Sections.

2018: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Julia_Rickabaugh Julia Rickabaugh], Cody Brock, and Rebecca Abbott-McCune are working towards increasing awarness in student resorces to help students on their path from innovation and entrepreneurship.

= Related Links =

[[Kettering University]]

University Innovation Fellows

{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="width: 500px"
|-
| '''UIF Launch Term'''
| '''Student Name and Bio'''
| '''Kettering Academic Section'''
|-
| Spring 2018
| [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Julia_Rickabaugh Julia Rickabaugh]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2018
| Rebecca Abbott-McCune
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2018
| Cody Brock
| B-Section
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Chelsea Carter|Chelsea Carter]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Eric Rickabaugh|Eric Rickabaugh]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Ashley Switalski|Ashley Switalski]]
| B-Section
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Shane Thiede|Shane Thiede]]
| B-Section
|-
| Spring 2016
| [[Moe Ghias|Moe Ghias]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2016
| [[Jace C. Stokes|Jace C. Stokes]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2015
| [[Cheyne Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2015
| [[Alan Xia|Alan Xia]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2014
| [[Hunter Casbeer|Hunter Casbeer]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2014
| [[Saheb Kapoor|Saheb Kapoor]]
| A-Section
|}

[[Category:Student Priorities|k]]

Priorities:Kettering University Student Priorities

2018-02-03T05:46:30Z

Julia Rickabaugh:

= Kettering Entrepreneur Society & T-Space Community Engagement and Impact =

== Background ==

Kettering Entrepreneur Society, or KES as we like to call it, is essentially an incubator space where students, faculty, and even anyone outside the University can come and develop their ideas, host brainstorm sessions, work together, and improve I&E mindsets.  Its purpose is "to promote an entrepreneurial culture at Kettering University based on innovation and social values."  KES is a great place for mentoring,  networking,  and funding opportunities.  If a member so chooses, he may present proposals for further research or advertisement/marketing of his idea.  If the Society accepts the proposals, the member will receive funding to pursue his project further.

The Tinkering Space or "T-Space," was created with the purpose of providing students an area on campus to make their ideas come to life.

= Project Pitch Video =

UIF Fellow Candidates 2016

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= Gt2TZoxDTno}}

UIF Fellow Candidates 2017

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= 3D1_nXhY4co}}

== Our Priority ==

We would like to pursue expanding KES' and T-Space's engagement from mostly Kettering Students to more of the community.  We are located in Flint, Michigan, and only a few miles away are two other college campuses.  We are interested in trying to engage these campuses and involve them in any way whatsoever.  Additionally, we are interested in expanding involvement to others in the community.  We have found that there are many entrepreneurial minded people in Flint's community, and combining this with some I&E minded students at the other campuses, we could tap into an incredible resource and all collaborate together.

We would also like to effect the mindset of the Kettering students to empower them to see their capabilities in innovation and understand that they could be entrepreneurs.

= Open Labs/Maker Space =

== Background ==

Aside from designated lab time alloted with each accompanying course, most if not all labs on Kettering University's campus are locked when the lab is not in session. Once in lab, students are often rushing to complete the lab assignment within the alloted lab time in order to end with a satisfactory grade. However, this creates an issue where the student's experience and scope of understanding is limited to the lab assignment. Thus for many students, full comprehension of the course is difficult to achieve, especially if the lab assignment was not designed to simulate different scenarios.

== Our Priority ==

Like a makerspace, we would like to open labs to students. We believe that by offering open labs, we can allow for students to experiment on their own time, allowing for more "bulbs to click" and thus helping them understand the course better. This translates to different perspectives, and individual ideas. It's like giving a child a box of Legos for a Saturday afternoon. Once they understand how to use the equipment, they will then have the opportunity to experiment on their own.

= Kettering Entrepreneur Society & T-Space Infrastructure Improvements =

== Description ==

Our idea is to try to expand upon current KES & T-Space involvement and to improve upon the current involvement by bettering the current infrastructure.  By students using both these resources (KES & T-Space), I&E would largely increase around campus.  One aspect we are interested in is how many students in KES use the T-Space and vice versa; how many T-Space users are active in KES.  If we find that there is a large overlap, then we would be interested in investigating the idea of hosting KES meetings in the T-Space.  This would allow for us to "tinker" with projects and show them off at the same time.  If there is not a large overlap, then we are interested in sponsoring students to create an LED advertisement board for KES that we can display in a window for the students and public to view.  The purpose of this would be to show off a student's project (a flashy LED advertisement via programming) and to try to engage more people to actively participate in KES who  may not have already been participating.

Additionally, we are interested in surveying active students in KES and who use the T-Space to see what improvements in infrastructure they believe would be beneficial to their development of an I&E mindset.  Tailoring the two resources to the people who actually use them could be largely beneficial for more fluid thought and I&E mindset.

= Kettering BIN / Maker Fair =

== Description ==

Our idea is to create a functioning club that will support students in project like works and give them an area to showcase their projects and initiatives to other students, faculty, and community. With this we plan to kick it off with a Maker Faire in which teams are formed and compete to solve the challenge. Allowing for multiple degree type input and work. Creating a more interdisciplinary collaboration environment for the students. These Challenges would be either of an open nature where the students get to pick the challenge they want to solve or a goal like challenge where there is a desired end goal. Our first Maker Fair was a 24 hour challenge were 20 students had to design something for collony living on a planet with different species and conditions. 

= Crowd Funding Site =

== Description ==

Our idea is to create a website allowing for alumni, parents, and the community to invest in student ideas. Our university routinely reaches out to alumni for donations to the school. We think we have the opportunity for our university's investors to directly invest in the amazing ideas of our fellow students.

This site then would allow students to post ideas and have the community view them. KES would be able to help guide and provide mentorship to help their ideas thrive.

= Tedx Event =

== Background ==

Kettering University has organized two TEDx Flint events in 2010 and 2011. Both events were attended by several students, faculty and members of the Flint community. The event was put together by Kevin Simpson in coordination with Dr. Doug Melton, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Kettering University, and other members of staff. The speakers included a comprehensive list of local entrepreneurs, artists and professors.

== Proposal ==

The proposal is to bring the event back. As TED talks gain popularity both inside and outside the classroom, the event will give members of the Flint, Michigan and Kettering University communities a chance to share their stories and their problems. Many Kettering students pride themselves as problem-solvers, and this event will help them focus their energies in order to solve problems in their neighborhoods.

= Campus Life App =

== Proposal ==

Provide access to all Kettering University resorces in one place. This will allow students and faculty to get conected to others on campus who can help with classes, projects, reaserch, and much more. This app will allow students to see upcoming events they can sign up for and download the information to their Kettering google calendar. After surveying a range of students and faculty to provide useful information and effective results. This will allow students to be more active on campus and help us get connected.

= Leaders =

2014: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hunter_Casbeer Hunter Casbeer], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Saheb_Kapoor Saheb Kapoor], Massoud Tavakoli, Alexander Barath, Eddie Scholdolski; Garreth Brazil.  

2015: [[Alan Xia|Alan Xia]], [[Cheyne Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]], Hunter Casbeer, Massoud Tavakoli. We also want to keep this open to the Kettering community, with the hope that anyone can get involved with this project.

2016: [[Jace C. Stokes|Jace C. Stokes]] and [[Moe Ghias|Moe Ghias]] both worked to become UIFellows and want to keep exposing Kettering students to innovation. 

2017: [[Eric Rickabaugh|Eric Rickabaugh]], [[Chelsea Carter|Chelsea Carter]], [[Shane Thiedes|Shane Thiede]], and [[Ashley Switalski|Ashley Switalski]] are working to continue and bolster the projects of our other UIF members and to increase the entrepreneurial mindset in A and B Sections.

2018: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Julia_Rickabaugh Julia Rickabaugh], Cody Brock, and Rebecca Abbott-McCune are working towards increasing awarness in student resorces to help students on their path from innovation and entrepreneurship.

= Related Links =

[[Kettering University]]

University Innovation Fellows

{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="width: 500px"
|-
| '''UIF Launch Term'''
| '''Student Name and Bio'''
| '''Kettering Academic Section'''
|-
| Spring 2018
| [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Julia_Rickabaugh Julia Rickabaugh]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Chelsea Carter|Chelsea Carter]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Eric Rickabaugh|Eric Rickabaugh]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Ashley Switalski|Ashley Switalski]]
| B-Section
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Shane Thiede|Shane Thiede]]
| B-Section
|-
| Spring 2016
| [[Moe Ghias|Moe Ghias]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2016
| [[Jace C. Stokes|Jace C. Stokes]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2015
| [[Cheyne Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2015
| [[Alan Xia|Alan Xia]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2014
| [[Hunter Casbeer|Hunter Casbeer]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2014
| [[Saheb Kapoor|Saheb Kapoor]]
| A-Section
|}

[[Category:Student Priorities|k]]

Priorities:Kettering University Student Priorities

2018-02-03T05:43:16Z

Julia Rickabaugh:

= Kettering Entrepreneur Society & T-Space Community Engagement and Impact =

== Background ==

Kettering Entrepreneur Society, or KES as we like to call it, is essentially an incubator space where students, faculty, and even anyone outside the University can come and develop their ideas, host brainstorm sessions, work together, and improve I&E mindsets.  Its purpose is "to promote an entrepreneurial culture at Kettering University based on innovation and social values."  KES is a great place for mentoring,  networking,  and funding opportunities.  If a member so chooses, he may present proposals for further research or advertisement/marketing of his idea.  If the Society accepts the proposals, the member will receive funding to pursue his project further.

The Tinkering Space or "T-Space," was created with the purpose of providing students an area on campus to make their ideas come to life.

= Project Pitch Video =

UIF Fellow Candidates 2016

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= Gt2TZoxDTno}}

UIF Fellow Candidates 2017

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= 3D1_nXhY4co}}

== Our Priority ==

We would like to pursue expanding KES' and T-Space's engagement from mostly Kettering Students to more of the community.  We are located in Flint, Michigan, and only a few miles away are two other college campuses.  We are interested in trying to engage these campuses and involve them in any way whatsoever.  Additionally, we are interested in expanding involvement to others in the community.  We have found that there are many entrepreneurial minded people in Flint's community, and combining this with some I&E minded students at the other campuses, we could tap into an incredible resource and all collaborate together.

We would also like to effect the mindset of the Kettering students to empower them to see their capabilities in innovation and understand that they could be entrepreneurs.

= Open Labs/Maker Space =

== Background ==

Aside from designated lab time alloted with each accompanying course, most if not all labs on Kettering University's campus are locked when the lab is not in session. Once in lab, students are often rushing to complete the lab assignment within the alloted lab time in order to end with a satisfactory grade. However, this creates an issue where the student's experience and scope of understanding is limited to the lab assignment. Thus for many students, full comprehension of the course is difficult to achieve, especially if the lab assignment was not designed to simulate different scenarios.

== Our Priority ==

Like a makerspace, we would like to open labs to students. We believe that by offering open labs, we can allow for students to experiment on their own time, allowing for more "bulbs to click" and thus helping them understand the course better. This translates to different perspectives, and individual ideas. It's like giving a child a box of Legos for a Saturday afternoon. Once they understand how to use the equipment, they will then have the opportunity to experiment on their own.

= Kettering Entrepreneur Society & T-Space Infrastructure Improvements =

== Description ==

Our idea is to try to expand upon current KES & T-Space involvement and to improve upon the current involvement by bettering the current infrastructure.  By students using both these resources (KES & T-Space), I&E would largely increase around campus.  One aspect we are interested in is how many students in KES use the T-Space and vice versa; how many T-Space users are active in KES.  If we find that there is a large overlap, then we would be interested in investigating the idea of hosting KES meetings in the T-Space.  This would allow for us to "tinker" with projects and show them off at the same time.  If there is not a large overlap, then we are interested in sponsoring students to create an LED advertisement board for KES that we can display in a window for the students and public to view.  The purpose of this would be to show off a student's project (a flashy LED advertisement via programming) and to try to engage more people to actively participate in KES who  may not have already been participating.

Additionally, we are interested in surveying active students in KES and who use the T-Space to see what improvements in infrastructure they believe would be beneficial to their development of an I&E mindset.  Tailoring the two resources to the people who actually use them could be largely beneficial for more fluid thought and I&E mindset.

= Kettering BIN / Maker Fair =

== Description ==

Our idea is to create a functioning club that will support students in project like works and give them an area to showcase their projects and initiatives to other students, faculty, and community. With this we plan to kick it off with a Maker Faire in which teams are formed and compete to solve the challenge. Allowing for multiple degree type input and work. Creating a more interdisciplinary collaboration environment for the students. These Challenges would be either of an open nature where the students get to pick the challenge they want to solve or a goal like challenge where there is a desired end goal. Our first Maker Fair was a 24 hour challenge were 20 students had to design something for collony living on a planet with different species and conditions. 

= Crowd Funding Site =

== Description ==

Our idea is to create a website allowing for alumni, parents, and the community to invest in student ideas. Our university routinely reaches out to alumni for donations to the school. We think we have the opportunity for our university's investors to directly invest in the amazing ideas of our fellow students.

This site then would allow students to post ideas and have the community view them. KES would be able to help guide and provide mentorship to help their ideas thrive.

= Tedx Event =

== Background ==

Kettering University has organized two TEDx Flint events in 2010 and 2011. Both events were attended by several students, faculty and members of the Flint community. The event was put together by Kevin Simpson in coordination with Dr. Doug Melton, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Kettering University, and other members of staff. The speakers included a comprehensive list of local entrepreneurs, artists and professors.

== Proposal ==

The proposal is to bring the event back. As TED talks gain popularity both inside and outside the classroom, the event will give members of the Flint, Michigan and Kettering University communities a chance to share their stories and their problems. Many Kettering students pride themselves as problem-solvers, and this event will help them focus their energies in order to solve problems in their neighborhoods.

= Campus Life App =

== Proposal ==

Provide access to all Kettering University resorces in one place. This will allow students and faculty to get conected to others on campus who can help with classes, projects, reaserch, and much more. This app will allow students to see upcoming events they can sign up for and download the information to their Kettering google calendar. After surveying a range of students and faculty to provide useful information and effective results. This will allow students to be more active on campus and help us get connected.

= Leaders =

2014: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hunter_Casbeer Hunter Casbeer], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Saheb_Kapoor Saheb Kapoor], Massoud Tavakoli, Alexander Barath, Eddie Scholdolski; Garreth Brazil.  

2015: [[Alan Xia|Alan Xia]], [[Cheyne Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]], Hunter Casbeer, Massoud Tavakoli. We also want to keep this open to the Kettering community, with the hope that anyone can get involved with this project.

2016: [[Jace C. Stokes|Jace C. Stokes]] and [[Moe Ghias|Moe Ghias]] both worked to become UIFellows and want to keep exposing Kettering students to innovation. 

2017: [[Eric Rickabaugh|Eric Rickabaugh]], [[Chelsea Carter|Chelsea Carter]], [[Shane Thiedes|Shane Thiede]], and [[Ashley Switalski|Ashley Switalski]] are working to continue and bolster the projects of our other UIF members and to increase the entrepreneurial mindset in A and B Sections.

= Related Links =

[[Kettering University]]

University Innovation Fellows

{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="width: 500px"
|-
| '''UIF Launch Term'''
| '''Student Name and Bio'''
| '''Kettering Academic Section'''
|-
| Spring 2018
| [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Julia_Rickabaugh Julia Rickabaugh]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Chelsea Carter|Chelsea Carter]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Eric Rickabaugh|Eric Rickabaugh]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Ashley Switalski|Ashley Switalski]]
| B-Section
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Shane Thiede|Shane Thiede]]
| B-Section
|-
| Spring 2016
| [[Moe Ghias|Moe Ghias]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2016
| [[Jace C. Stokes|Jace C. Stokes]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2015
| [[Cheyne Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2015
| [[Alan Xia|Alan Xia]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2014
| [[Hunter Casbeer|Hunter Casbeer]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2014
| [[Saheb Kapoor|Saheb Kapoor]]
| A-Section
|}

[[Category:Student Priorities|k]]

Priorities:Kettering University Student Priorities

2018-02-03T05:41:21Z

Julia Rickabaugh:

= Kettering Entrepreneur Society & T-Space Community Engagement and Impact =

== Background ==

Kettering Entrepreneur Society, or KES as we like to call it, is essentially an incubator space where students, faculty, and even anyone outside the University can come and develop their ideas, host brainstorm sessions, work together, and improve I&E mindsets.  Its purpose is "to promote an entrepreneurial culture at Kettering University based on innovation and social values."  KES is a great place for mentoring,  networking,  and funding opportunities.  If a member so chooses, he may present proposals for further research or advertisement/marketing of his idea.  If the Society accepts the proposals, the member will receive funding to pursue his project further.

The Tinkering Space or "T-Space," was created with the purpose of providing students an area on campus to make their ideas come to life.

= Project Pitch Video =

UIF Fellow Candidates 2016

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= Gt2TZoxDTno}}

UIF Fellow Candidates 2017

{{#Widget:Youtube|id= 3D1_nXhY4co}}

== Our Priority ==

We would like to pursue expanding KES' and T-Space's engagement from mostly Kettering Students to more of the community.  We are located in Flint, Michigan, and only a few miles away are two other college campuses.  We are interested in trying to engage these campuses and involve them in any way whatsoever.  Additionally, we are interested in expanding involvement to others in the community.  We have found that there are many entrepreneurial minded people in Flint's community, and combining this with some I&E minded students at the other campuses, we could tap into an incredible resource and all collaborate together.

We would also like to effect the mindset of the Kettering students to empower them to see their capabilities in innovation and understand that they could be entrepreneurs.

= Open Labs/Maker Space =

== Background ==

Aside from designated lab time alloted with each accompanying course, most if not all labs on Kettering University's campus are locked when the lab is not in session. Once in lab, students are often rushing to complete the lab assignment within the alloted lab time in order to end with a satisfactory grade. However, this creates an issue where the student's experience and scope of understanding is limited to the lab assignment. Thus for many students, full comprehension of the course is difficult to achieve, especially if the lab assignment was not designed to simulate different scenarios.

== Our Priority ==

Like a makerspace, we would like to open labs to students. We believe that by offering open labs, we can allow for students to experiment on their own time, allowing for more "bulbs to click" and thus helping them understand the course better. This translates to different perspectives, and individual ideas. It's like giving a child a box of Legos for a Saturday afternoon. Once they understand how to use the equipment, they will then have the opportunity to experiment on their own.

= Kettering Entrepreneur Society & T-Space Infrastructure Improvements =

== Description ==

Our idea is to try to expand upon current KES & T-Space involvement and to improve upon the current involvement by bettering the current infrastructure.  By students using both these resources (KES & T-Space), I&E would largely increase around campus.  One aspect we are interested in is how many students in KES use the T-Space and vice versa; how many T-Space users are active in KES.  If we find that there is a large overlap, then we would be interested in investigating the idea of hosting KES meetings in the T-Space.  This would allow for us to "tinker" with projects and show them off at the same time.  If there is not a large overlap, then we are interested in sponsoring students to create an LED advertisement board for KES that we can display in a window for the students and public to view.  The purpose of this would be to show off a student's project (a flashy LED advertisement via programming) and to try to engage more people to actively participate in KES who  may not have already been participating.

Additionally, we are interested in surveying active students in KES and who use the T-Space to see what improvements in infrastructure they believe would be beneficial to their development of an I&E mindset.  Tailoring the two resources to the people who actually use them could be largely beneficial for more fluid thought and I&E mindset.

= Kettering BIN / Maker Fair =

== Description ==

Our idea is to create a functioning club that will support students in project like works and give them an area to showcase their projects and initiatives to other students, faculty, and community. With this we plan to kick it off with a Maker Faire in which teams are formed and compete to solve the challenge. Allowing for multiple degree type input and work. Creating a more interdisciplinary collaboration environment for the students. These Challenges would be either of an open nature where the students get to pick the challenge they want to solve or a goal like challenge where there is a desired end goal. Our first Maker Fair was a 24 hour challenge were 20 students had to design something for collony living on a planet with different species and conditions. 

= Crowd Funding Site =

== Description ==

Our idea is to create a website allowing for alumni, parents, and the community to invest in student ideas. Our university routinely reaches out to alumni for donations to the school. We think we have the opportunity for our university's investors to directly invest in the amazing ideas of our fellow students.

This site then would allow students to post ideas and have the community view them. KES would be able to help guide and provide mentorship to help their ideas thrive.

= Tedx Event =

== Background ==

Kettering University has organized two TEDx Flint events in 2010 and 2011. Both events were attended by several students, faculty and members of the Flint community. The event was put together by Kevin Simpson in coordination with Dr. Doug Melton, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Kettering University, and other members of staff. The speakers included a comprehensive list of local entrepreneurs, artists and professors.

== Proposal ==

The proposal is to bring the event back. As TED talks gain popularity both inside and outside the classroom, the event will give members of the Flint, Michigan and Kettering University communities a chance to share their stories and their problems. Many Kettering students pride themselves as problem-solvers, and this event will help them focus their energies in order to solve problems in their neighborhoods.

= Campus Life App =

== Proposal ==

Provide access to all Kettering University resorces in one place. This will allow students and faculty to get conected to others on campus who can help with classes, projects, reaserch, and much more. This app will allow students to see upcoming events they can sign up for and download the information to their Kettering google calendar. After surveying a range of students and faculty to provide useful information and effective results. This will allow students to be more active on campus and help us get connected.

= Leaders =

2014: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hunter_Casbeer Hunter Casbeer], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Saheb_Kapoor Saheb Kapoor], Massoud Tavakoli, Alexander Barath, Eddie Scholdolski; Garreth Brazil.  

2015: [[Alan Xia|Alan Xia]], [[Cheyne Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]], Hunter Casbeer, Massoud Tavakoli. We also want to keep this open to the Kettering community, with the hope that anyone can get involved with this project.

2016: [[Jace C. Stokes|Jace C. Stokes]] and [[Moe Ghias|Moe Ghias]] both worked to become UIFellows and want to keep exposing Kettering students to innovation. 

2017: [[Eric Rickabaugh|Eric Rickabaugh]], [[Chelsea Carter|Chelsea Carter]], [[Shane Thiedes|Shane Thiede]], and [[Ashley Switalski|Ashley Switalski]] are working to continue and bolster the projects of our other UIF members and to increase the entrepreneurial mindset in A and B Sections.

= Related Links =

[[Kettering University]]

University Innovation Fellows

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| [[Chelsea Carter|Chelsea Carter]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Eric Rickabaugh|Eric Rickabaugh]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Ashley Switalski|Ashley Switalski]]
| B-Section
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Shane Thiede|Shane Thiede]]
| B-Section
|-
| Spring 2016
| [[Moe_Ghias|Moe Ghias]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2016
| [[Jace_C._Stokes|Jace C. Stokes]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2015
| [[Cheyne_Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2015
| [[Alan_Xia|Alan Xia]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2014
| [[Hunter_Casbeer|Hunter Casbeer]]
| A-Section
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| Spring 2014
| [[Saheb_Kapoor|Saheb Kapoor]]
| A-Section
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Priorities:Kettering University Student Priorities

2018-02-03T05:29:07Z

Julia Rickabaugh:

= Kettering Entrepreneur Society & T-Space Community Engagement and Impact =

== Background ==

Kettering Entrepreneur Society, or KES as we like to call it, is essentially an incubator space where students, faculty, and even anyone outside the University can come and develop their ideas, host brainstorm sessions, work together, and improve I&E mindsets.  Its purpose is "to promote an entrepreneurial culture at Kettering University based on innovation and social values."  KES is a great place for mentoring,  networking,  and funding opportunities.  If a member so chooses, he may present proposals for further research or advertisement/marketing of his idea.  If the Society accepts the proposals, the member will receive funding to pursue his project further.

The Tinkering Space or "T-Space," was created with the purpose of providing students an area on campus to make their ideas come to life.

= Project Pitch Video =

UIF Fellow Candidates 2016

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UIF Fellow Candidates 2017

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== Our Priority ==

We would like to pursue expanding KES' and T-Space's engagement from mostly Kettering Students to more of the community.  We are located in Flint, Michigan, and only a few miles away are two other college campuses.  We are interested in trying to engage these campuses and involve them in any way whatsoever.  Additionally, we are interested in expanding involvement to others in the community.  We have found that there are many entrepreneurial minded people in Flint's community, and combining this with some I&E minded students at the other campuses, we could tap into an incredible resource and all collaborate together.

We would also like to effect the mindset of the Kettering students to empower them to see their capabilities in innovation and understand that they could be entrepreneurs.

= Open Labs/Maker Space =

== Background ==

Aside from designated lab time alloted with each accompanying course, most if not all labs on Kettering University's campus are locked when the lab is not in session. Once in lab, students are often rushing to complete the lab assignment within the alloted lab time in order to end with a satisfactory grade. However, this creates an issue where the student's experience and scope of understanding is limited to the lab assignment. Thus for many students, full comprehension of the course is difficult to achieve, especially if the lab assignment was not designed to simulate different scenarios.

== Our Priority ==

Like a makerspace, we would like to open labs to students. We believe that by offering open labs, we can allow for students to experiment on their own time, allowing for more "bulbs to click" and thus helping them understand the course better. This translates to different perspectives, and individual ideas. It's like giving a child a box of Legos for a Saturday afternoon. Once they understand how to use the equipment, they will then have the opportunity to experiment on their own.

= Kettering Entrepreneur Society & T-Space Infrastructure Improvements =

== Description ==

Our idea is to try to expand upon current KES & T-Space involvement and to improve upon the current involvement by bettering the current infrastructure.  By students using both these resources (KES & T-Space), I&E would largely increase around campus.  One aspect we are interested in is how many students in KES use the T-Space and vice versa; how many T-Space users are active in KES.  If we find that there is a large overlap, then we would be interested in investigating the idea of hosting KES meetings in the T-Space.  This would allow for us to "tinker" with projects and show them off at the same time.  If there is not a large overlap, then we are interested in sponsoring students to create an LED advertisement board for KES that we can display in a window for the students and public to view.  The purpose of this would be to show off a student's project (a flashy LED advertisement via programming) and to try to engage more people to actively participate in KES who  may not have already been participating.

Additionally, we are interested in surveying active students in KES and who use the T-Space to see what improvements in infrastructure they believe would be beneficial to their development of an I&E mindset.  Tailoring the two resources to the people who actually use them could be largely beneficial for more fluid thought and I&E mindset.

= Kettering BIN / Maker Fair =

== Description ==

Our idea is to create a functioning club that will support students in project like works and give them an area to showcase their projects and initiatives to other students, faculty, and community. With this we plan to kick it off with a Maker Faire in which teams are formed and compete to solve the challenge. Allowing for multiple degree type input and work. Creating a more interdisciplinary collaboration environment for the students. These Challenges would be either of an open nature where the students get to pick the challenge they want to solve or a goal like challenge where there is a desired end goal. Our first Maker Fair was a 24 hour challenge were 20 students had to design something for collony living on a planet with different species and conditions. 

= Crowd Funding Site =

== Description ==

Our idea is to create a website allowing for alumni, parents, and the community to invest in student ideas. Our university routinely reaches out to alumni for donations to the school. We think we have the opportunity for our university's investors to directly invest in the amazing ideas of our fellow students.

This site then would allow students to post ideas and have the community view them. KES would be able to help guide and provide mentorship to help their ideas thrive.

= Tedx Event =

== Background ==

Kettering University has organized two TEDx Flint events in 2010 and 2011. Both events were attended by several students, faculty and members of the Flint community. The event was put together by Kevin Simpson in coordination with Dr. Doug Melton, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Kettering University, and other members of staff. The speakers included a comprehensive list of local entrepreneurs, artists and professors.

== Proposal ==

The proposal is to bring the event back. As TED talks gain popularity both inside and outside the classroom, the event will give members of the Flint, Michigan and Kettering University communities a chance to share their stories and their problems. Many Kettering students pride themselves as problem-solvers, and this event will help them focus their energies in order to solve problems in their neighborhoods.

= Faculty Do Matter! =

== Proposal ==

Plans to increase our faculty engagement will soon be in the works. Our goal is to recruit one faculty representative from each Academic Department, which would result in a 12-member faculty group. By having these 12 faculty members be mentors, it would allow our Kettering Entrepreneur Society members to have an abundant amount of support on their ideas from different perspectives. Also, our 12-member faculty group would represent entrepreneurship from the professional perspective, and our society would represent entrepreneurship through the student perspective. This would create an even stronger collaborative environment.

Not only would this increase faculty engagement, but it would also increase student engagement as the 12-member faculty groups are now representatives or “entrepreneurship ambassadors” to the rest of Kettering University. Currently, we have one faculty advisor, Dr. Tavakoli, who is supportive of all entrepreneurship activities. Also, the initivation has been extended to a Department of Business representative, who would like to partner with KES. Since we do see that as we reach out to more faculty, the interest increases, the recruitment could be done on a bigger scale. Byhaving a summit to showcase the works of those who have pursued their ideas and ventures through Kettering Entrepreneur Society, the impact that KES is having on students can become transparent to faculty.

= Leaders =

2014: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hunter_Casbeer Hunter Casbeer], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Saheb_Kapoor Saheb Kapoor], Massoud Tavakoli, Alexander Barath, Eddie Scholdolski; Garreth Brazil.  

2015: [[Alan Xia|Alan Xia]], [[Cheyne Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]], Hunter Casbeer, Massoud Tavakoli. We also want to keep this open to the Kettering community, with the hope that anyone can get involved with this project.

2016: [[Jace C. Stokes|Jace C. Stokes]] and [[Moe Ghias|Moe Ghias]] both worked to become UIFellows and want to keep exposing Kettering students to innovation. 

2017: [[Eric Rickabaugh|Eric Rickabaugh]], [[Chelsea Carter|Chelsea Carter]], [[Shane Thiedes|Shane Thiede]], and [[Ashley Switalski|Ashley Switalski]] are working to continue and bolster the projects of our other UIF members and to increase the entrepreneurial mindset in A and B Sections.

= Related Links =

[[Kettering University]]

University Innovation Fellows

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|-
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| '''Student Name and Bio'''
| '''Kettering Academic Section'''
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Chelsea Carter|Chelsea Carter]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Eric Rickabaugh|Eric Rickabaugh]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Ashley Switalski|Ashley Switalski]]
| B-Section
|-
| Spring 2017
| [[Shane Thiede|Shane Thiede]]
| B-Section
|-
| Spring 2016
| [[Moe_Ghias|Moe Ghias]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2016
| [[Jace_C._Stokes|Jace C. Stokes]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2015
| [[Cheyne_Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2015
| [[Alan_Xia|Alan Xia]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2014
| [[Hunter_Casbeer|Hunter Casbeer]]
| A-Section
|-
| Spring 2014
| [[Saheb_Kapoor|Saheb Kapoor]]
| A-Section
|}

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User:Julia Rickabaugh

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Julia Rickabaugh is a freshman at Kettering University pursuing a major in Industrial Engineering and minors in Business and Entrepreneurship. While at Kettering University, Julia has become the Vice President of the Kettering Entrepreneur Society (KES), a leadership member for the schools maker space, and a mentor for multiple FIRST Robotics teams. KES works to help students bring their business ideas to life and allowing other students to learn from each start ups successes and failures. Her passion for engineering stems form her being a fourth generation member of her families metal fabrication business. She received her Solidworks Associate Certification at age 17. Her experience with persuasion machining, welding, OSHA, and multiple CAD programs for the past four years has inspired her educational focus on improving manufacturing efficiency. When not studying or working, she loves welding yard art, traveling, learning about businesses and management, listening to audio books and podcasts and trying new foods. Julia plans to use the skills she learns to educate others and to help them achieve their goals.

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[[File:FullSizeRendr.jpg]]Julia Rickabaugh is a freshman at Kettering University pursuing a major in Industrial Engineering and minors in Business and Entrepreneurship. While at Kettering University, Julia has become the Vice President of the Kettering Entrepreneur Society (KES), a leadership member for the schools maker space, and a mentor for multiple FIRST Robotics teams. KES works to help students bring their business ideas to life and allowing other students to learn from each start ups successes and failures. Her passion for engineering stems form her being a fourth generation member of her families metal fabrication business. She received her Solidworks Associate Certification at age 17. Her experience with persuasion machining, welding, OSHA, and multiple CAD programs for the past four years has inspired her educational focus on improving manufacturing efficiency. When not studying or working, she loves welding yard art, traveling, learning about businesses and management, listening to audio books and podcasts and trying new foods. Julia plans to use the skills she learns to educate others and to help them achieve their goals.

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2018-01-11T06:07:23Z

Julia Rickabaugh:

Julia Rickabaugh is a freshman at Kettering University pursuing a major in Industrial Engineering and minors in Business and Entrepreneurship. While at Kettering University, Julia has become the Vice President of the Kettering Entrepreneur Society (KES), a leadership member for the schools maker space, and a mentor for multiple FIRST Robotics teams. KES works to help students bring their business ideas to life and allowing other students to learn from each start ups successes and failures. Her passion for engineering stems form her being a fourth generation member of her families metal fabrication business. She received her Solidworks Associate Certification at age 17. Her experience with persuasion machining, welding, OSHA, and multiple CAD programs for the past four years has inspired her educational focus on improving manufacturing efficiency. When not studying or working, she loves welding yard art, traveling, learning about businesses and management, listening to audio books and podcasts and trying new foods. Julia plans to use the skills she learns to educate others and to help them achieve their goals.

User:Julia Rickabaugh

2018-01-11T05:59:05Z

Julia Rickabaugh:

Julia Rickabaugh is a freshman at Kettering University pursuing a major in Industrial Engineering and minors in Business and Entrepreneurship. While at Kettering University, Julia has become the Vice President of the Kettering Entrepreneur Society (KES), a leadership member for the schools maker space, and a mentor for multiple FIRST Robotics teams. KES works to help students bring their business ideas to life and allowing other students to learn from each start ups successes and failures. Her passion for engineering stems form her being a fourth generation member of her families metal fabrication business. She received her Solidworks Associate Certification at age 17. Her experience with persuasion machining, welding, OSHA, and multiple CAD programs for the past four years has inspired her educational focus on improving manufacturing efficiency. When not studying or working, she loves welding yard art, traveling, learning about businesses and management, listening to audio books and podcasts and trying new foods. Julia plans to use the skills she learns to educate others and to help them achieve their goals.

Organization:The Awesome Foundation

2018-01-11T05:08:09Z

Julia Rickabaugh:

= Overview =

[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en The Awesome Foundation] is a way to celebrate and support the brilliant ideas that every-day people have, and thus create more awesomeness in the universe and at large. Each independently-operated chapter under the Awesome Foundation supports entrepreneurs and innovators by awarding a $1000 grant each month to a really swell idea! No strings attached. 
[[File:Awesome foundation logo 1.jpg]]
An Awesome Foundation "Chapter" is born when a group of 10 seemingly normal people (or unruly misfits) come together and agree to pool $100 each of their own money, every month. Some chapters are assisted by more than 10 donors to raise funds for the grant. The self-organized group then collectively decides upon a project to receive their collective $1000. 

While the Awesome Foundation's first circle of ten originated in Boston, MA in 2009, it has since exploded into a worldwide phenomenon with 89 chapters and in 18 countries. So far, the Awesome Foundation has funded 3081 projects (that's $3,081,000!). Each chapter is completely autonomous, and organized around geographic location or topic of interest, including technology, arts, food, social good, and beyond.

Ultimately, it is a way for regular people to philanthropically support other regular people's dreams, because we all know that it is regular people have the most ingenious flashes of brilliance, wildest fantasies, and diversity of interest and experience in making something unique happen! 

= Goals =

According to Christina Xu, Chancellor of the Institute on Higher Awesome Studies (the Awesome Foundation's non-profit sector), the main goals of the Awesome Foundation include the following:

*Democratise and Rethink Philanthropy
*Local Sovereignty
*Staying Flexible
*Sustainable & Meaningful Funding
*Having Fun

= Origins =

Tim Hwang founded The Awesome Foundation in 2009, to address his frustration with the unavailability of small amounts of funding for small projects. So, he rallied 10 friends to begin this experiment in 'guerilla funding'. In their home-made Foundation, anyone could be eligible for the $1000 grant by submitting a simple application on their foundation's website.

A few questions found on the application include the following: "Tell us about your awesome project!", "How will you use the money?", and "Tell us a little about yourself". Beyond these questions, applicants are given the opportunity to share photos or websites relevant to their projects. 

They found that $1000 was a very sweet amount of money- it was small enough that the trustees did not worry about risk in what they were investing in, knowing another month would roll around fast, but it was plenty of funding to legitimize the awesomeness of a person's idea and motivate them to GO BIG with it (like an activation energy!). The grants began to create great ripple effects in the community; festivals funded once would reoccur annually, people's inventions would receive media coverage and lead to more inventions, and they would find highly commendable applications at home and abroad. Casual tinkerers were becoming bonafide citizen problem solvers in their communities, and it didn't take billionaires to get them started. 
<blockquote>''"We tap the really underestimated power of JOY- without joy the Awesome Foundation would be the Cheap and Efficient foundation, which is a lot less catchy."'' - Christina Xu, Trustee</blockquote>
In 2011, in the wake of the Haiti Earthquake foreign aid scramble, the Foundation established [https://www.awesomestudies.org/ The Institute on Higher Awesome Studies] with the resounding cry for alternatives to traditional forms of aid. Mainstream aid is plagued with many inefficiencies in short-sighted goals, rigidity and use of outsiders over indigenous resources and knowledge. AF recognized that their flexibility in being a sum of many decentralized small parts allowed them to adapt to tough aid crisis, chapter by chapter, month by month, and empowering task forces native to the areas they are trying to help. These chapters are already cropping up in New Orleans and Detroit.

= Current Chapters and Some of Their Awesomeness =

## ALL CURRENT AWESOME CHAPTERS ARE CLASSIFIED BY CITY OR TOPIC, NOT BY SCHOOL AFFILIATION ## [[File:AF Chicago.jpg|thumb|AF Chicago.jpg]]

Awesome Chapters are becoming valuable nodes in their communities; creating a reason for very interesting, imaginative, cross-discipline people to encounter each other and public attractions which allow them to bond. Many Awesome Projects are very community-centric, here are a few: 

*[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/88121-food-for-freedom providing hot vegan meals to refugees in Lesvos]
*[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/87456-an-awesome-vip-day-for-melbourne-s-homeless hosting a VIP shopping day for Melbourne's homeless]
*[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/81013-technologists-of-color connecting African American tech communities in Atlanta]
*[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/82792-music-for-the-masses exploring underprivileged children's music interests in Oakland]

Links of all current the chapters can be found [http://www.awesomefoundation.org/chapters here], and their blogs [http://blog.awesomefoundation.org/ here].

= Steps and Tips for Getting Involved =

== To Submit an Idea: ==

Anyone is eligible for a grant - individuals, groups, and organizations alike. Apply to the Awesome Foundation with an idea [http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/submissions/new here]. The form asks you choose which chapter you want to apply your idea to. Apply to chapters near you [https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/chapters here]. 

Attributes of a good Awesome Project Candidate include:

*Feasibility
*New, not an incremental progression on an existing project
*Relevant to local 
*Community oriented 
*Dreamed up or run by individuals

== To Establish a Chapter: ==

To start a chapter or join an existing chapter when a spot opens up, tell them about you on the [https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/awesomefoundation.org/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dFJwaXhNTFp6VG40clU3cFVfWFk0bXc6MQ Join the Awesome Foundation Form]. To start a chapter, you will need to find 10 initial trustees who are willing to contribute $100 per month for an extended period of time, to sustain the new chapter. You can specify in the for if you are interested in being a Trustee or a Dean of Awesomness (time but no money contribution required). 

This [http://vimeo.com/59261997 presentation by the Seattle Awesome Chapter] has a lot of great details in what it takes to run a chapter (the first 15 minutes are the presentation, the rest is Q&A). On the 1st of each month they read idea applications and individually make a top picks list. On the 2nd they get together and decide collectively (i.e. talking it out till all the trustees agree, no voting). They award the money (as giant cardboard checks, money in sketchy paper bags, or even gold doubloons!?!) and appoint a "''Storyteller''" (usually the trustee most excited about the idea) to be a mentor and liason for them, to help them think through their idea and check in to see what happens. 

With questions, you can contact them at [mailto:join@awesomefoundation.org join@awesomefoundation.org].

= Contact & Resources =

You can drop them an email at [[Contact@awesomefoundation.org|c]][[Contact@awesomefoundation.org|ontact@awesomefoundation.org]], follow them on Twitter at [[@awesomefound]], or track them on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/awesomefoundation here]. For info on The Institute on Higher Awesome Studies, check out this [http://civic.mit.edu/blog/natematias/the-institute-on-higher-awesome-studies article] about its founding and their ongoing [http://blog.awesomestudies.org/ blog].

Check out this TEDxBoston talk, The Importance of Being Awesome, given by Trustee Christina Xu:
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Organization:The Awesome Foundation

2018-01-11T04:37:01Z

Julia Rickabaugh:

= Overview =

[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en The Awesome Foundation] is a way to celebrate and support the brilliant ideas that every-day people have, and thus create more awesomeness in the universe and at large. Each independently-operated chapter under the Awesome Foundation supports entrepreneurs and innovators by awarding a $1000 grant each month to a really swell idea! No strings attached. 
[[File:Awesome foundation logo 1.jpg]]
An Awesome Foundation "Chapter" is born when a group of 10 seemingly normal people (or unruly misfits) come together and agree to pool $100 each of their own money, every month. Some chapters are assisted by more than 10 donors to raise funds for the grant. The self-organized group then collectively decides upon a project to receive their collective $1000. 

While the Awesome Foundation's first circle of ten originated in Boston, MA in 2009, it has since exploded into a worldwide phenomenon with 89 chapters and in 18 countries. So far, the Awesome Foundation has funded 3081 projects (that's $3,081,000!). Each chapter is completely autonomous, and organized around geographic location or topic of interest, including technology, arts, food, social good, and beyond.

Ultimately, it is a way for regular people to philanthropically support other regular people's dreams, because we all know that it is regular people have the most ingenious flashes of brilliance, wildest fantasies, and diversity of interest and experience in making something unique happen! 

= Goals =

According to Christina Xu, Chancellor of the Institute on Higher Awesome Studies (the Awesome Foundation's non-profit sector), the main goals of the Awesome Foundation include the following:

*Democratise and Rethink Philanthropy
*Local Sovereignty
*Staying Flexible
*Sustainable & Meaningful Funding
*Having Fun

= Origins =

Tim Hwang founded The Awesome Foundation in 2009, to address his frustration with the unavailability of small amounts of funding for small projects. So, he rallied 10 friends to begin this experiment in 'guerilla funding'. In their home-made Foundation, anyone could be eligible for the $1000 grant by submitting a simple application on their foundation's website.

A few questions found on the application include the following: "Tell us about your awesome project!", "How will you use the money?", and "Tell us a little about yourself". Beyond these questions, applicants are given the opportunity to share photos or websites relevant to their projects. 

They found that $1000 was a very sweet amount of money- it was small enough that the trustees did not worry about risk in what they were investing in, knowing another month would roll around fast, but it was plenty of funding to legitimize the awesomeness of a person's idea and motivate them to GO BIG with it (like an activation energy!). The grants began to create great ripple effects in the community; festivals funded once would reoccur annually, people's inventions would receive media coverage and lead to more inventions, and they would find highly commendable applications at home and abroad. Casual tinkerers were becoming bonafide citizen problem solvers in their communities, and it didn't take billionaires to get them started. 
<blockquote>''"We tap the really underestimated power of JOY- without joy the Awesome Foundation would be the Cheap and Efficient foundation, which is a lot less catchy."'' - Christina Xu, Trustee</blockquote>
In 2011, in the wake of the Haiti Earthquake foreign aid scramble, the Foundation established [https://www.awesomestudies.org/ The Institute on Higher Awesome Studies] with the resounding cry for alternatives to traditional forms of aid. Mainstream aid is plagued with many inefficiencies in short-sighted goals, rigidity and use of outsiders over indigenous resources and knowledge. AF recognized that their flexibility in being a sum of many decentralized small parts allowed them to adapt to tough aid crisis, chapter by chapter, month by month, and empowering task forces native to the areas they are trying to help. These chapters are already cropping up in New Orleans and Detroit.

= Current Chapters and Some of Their Awesomeness =

## ALL CURRENT AWESOME CHAPTERS ARE CLASSIFIED BY CITY OR TOPIC, NOT BY SCHOOL AFFILIATION ## [[File:AF Chicago.jpg|thumb|AF Chicago.jpg]]

Awesome Chapters are becoming valuable nodes in their communities; creating a reason for very interesting, imaginative, cross-discipline people to encounter each other and public attractions which allow them to bond. Many Awesome Projects are very community-centric, here are a few: 

*[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/88121-food-for-freedom providing hot vegan meals to refugees in Lesvos]
*[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/87456-an-awesome-vip-day-for-melbourne-s-homeless hosting a VIP shopping day for Melbourne's homeless]
*[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/81013-technologists-of-color connecting African American tech communities in Atlanta]
*[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/82792-music-for-the-masses exploring underprivileged children's music interests in Oakland]

Links of all current the chapters can be found [http://www.awesomefoundation.org/chapters here], and their blogs [http://blog.awesomefoundation.org/ here].

= Steps and Tips for Getting Involved =

<h2> To Submit an Idea: </h2>
Anyone is eligible for a grant - individuals, groups, and organizations alike. Apply to the Awesome Foundation with an idea <a href="http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/submissions/new">here</a>. The form asks you choose which chapter you want to apply you idea to. 
Attributes of a good Awesome Project Candidate include:

<ul><li>Feasibility
</li><li>New, not an incremental progression on an existing project
</li><li>Relevant to local 
</li><li>Community oriented 
</li><li>Dreamed up or run by individuals
</li></ul>

== To Establish a Chapter: ==

To start a chapter or join an existing chapter when a spot opens up, tell them about you on the [https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/awesomefoundation.org/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dFJwaXhNTFp6VG40clU3cFVfWFk0bXc6MQ Join the Awesome Foundation Form]. To start a chapter, you will need to find 10 initial trustees who are willing to contribute $100 per month for an extended period of time, to sustain the new chapter. You can specify in the for if you are interested in being a Trustee or a Dean of Awesomness (time but no money contribution required). 

This [http://vimeo.com/59261997 presentation by the Seattle Awesome Chapter] has a lot of great details in what it takes to run a chapter (the first 15 minutes are the presentation, the rest is Q&A). On the 1st of each month they read idea applications and individually make a top picks list. On the 2nd they get together and decide collectively (i.e. talking it out till all the trustees agree, no voting). They award the money (as giant cardboard checks, money in sketchy paper bags, or even gold doubloons!?!) and appoint a "''Storyteller''" (usually the trustee most excited about the idea) to be a mentor and liason for them, to help them think through their idea and check in to see what happens. 

With questions, you can contact them at [mailto:join@awesomefoundation.org join@awesomefoundation.org].

= Contact & Resources =

You can drop them an email at [[Contact@awesomefoundation.org|c]][[Contact@awesomefoundation.org|ontact@awesomefoundation.org]], follow them on Twitter at [[@awesomefound]], or track them on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/awesomefoundation here]. For info on The Institute on Higher Awesome Studies, check out this [http://civic.mit.edu/blog/natematias/the-institute-on-higher-awesome-studies article] about its founding and their ongoing [http://blog.awesomestudies.org/ blog].

Check out this TEDxBoston talk, The Importance of Being Awesome, given by Trustee Christina Xu:
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Organization:The Awesome Foundation

2018-01-11T02:08:18Z

Julia Rickabaugh:

= Overview =

[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en The Awesome Foundation] is a way to celebrate and support the brilliant ideas that every-day people have, and thus create more awesomeness in the universe and at large. Each independently-operated chapter under the Awesome Foundation supports entrepreneurs and innovators by awarding a $1000 grant each month to a really swell idea! No strings attached. 
[[File:Awesome foundation logo 1.jpg]]
An Awesome Foundation "Chapter" is born when a group of 10 seemingly normal people (or unruly misfits) come together and agree to pool $100 each of their own money, every month. Some chapters are assisted by more than 10 donors to raise funds for the grant. The self-organized group then collectively decides upon a project to receive their collective $1000. 

While the Awesome Foundation's first circle of ten originated in Boston, MA in 2009, it has since exploded into a worldwide phenomenon with 89 chapters and in 18 countries. So far, the Awesome Foundation has funded 3081 projects (that's $3,081,000!). Each chapter is completely autonomous, and organized around geographic location or topic of interest, including technology, arts, food, social good, and beyond.

Ultimately, it is a way for regular people to philanthropically support other regular people's dreams, because we all know that it is regular people have the most ingenious flashes of brilliance, wildest fantasies, and diversity of interest and experience in making something unique happen! 

= Goals =

According to Christina Xu, Chancellor of the Institute on Higher Awesome Studies (the Awesome Foundation's non-profit sector), the main goals of the Awesome Foundation include the following:

*Democratise and Rethink Philanthropy
*Local Sovereignty
*Staying Flexible
*Sustainable & Meaningful Funding
*Having Fun

= Origins =

Tim Hwang founded The Awesome Foundation in 2009, to address his frustration with the unavailability of small amounts of funding for small projects. So, he rallied 10 friends to begin this experiment in 'guerilla funding'. In their home-made Foundation, anyone could be eligible for the $1000 grant by submitting a simple application on their foundation's website.

A few questions found on the application include the following: "Tell us about your awesome project!", "How will you use the money?", and "Tell us a little about yourself". Beyond these questions, applicants are given the opportunity to share photos or websites relevant to their projects. 

They found that $1000 was a very sweet amount of money- it was small enough that the trustees did not worry about risk in what they were investing in, knowing another month would roll around fast, but it was plenty of funding to legitimize the awesomeness of a person's idea and motivate them to GO BIG with it (like an activation energy!). The grants began to create great ripple effects in the community; festivals funded once would reoccur annually, people's inventions would receive media coverage and lead to more inventions, and they would find highly commendable applications at home and abroad. Casual tinkerers were becoming bonafide citizen problem solvers in their communities, and it didn't take billionaires to get them started. 
<blockquote>''"We tap the really underestimated power of JOY- without joy the Awesome Foundation would be the Cheap and Efficient foundation, which is a lot less catchy."'' - Christina Xu, Trustee</blockquote>
In 2011, in the wake of the Haiti Earthquake foreign aid scramble, the Foundation established [https://www.awesomestudies.org/ The Institute on Higher Awesome Studies] with the resounding cry for alternatives to traditional forms of aid. Mainstream aid is plagued with many inefficiencies in short-sighted goals, rigidity and use of outsiders over indigenous resources and knowledge. AF recognized that their flexibility in being a sum of many decentralized small parts allowed them to adapt to tough aid crisis, chapter by chapter, month by month, and empowering task forces native to the areas they are trying to help. These chapters are already cropping up in New Orleans and Detroit.

= Current Chapters and Some of Their Awesomeness =

## ALL CURRENT AWESOME CHAPTERS ARE CLASSIFIED BY CITY OR TOPIC, NOT BY SCHOOL AFFILIATION ## [[File:AF Chicago.jpg|thumb|AF Chicago.jpg]]

Awesome Chapters are becoming valuable nodes in their communities; creating a reason for very interesting, imaginative, cross-discipline people to encounter each other and public attractions which allow them to bond. Many Awesome Projects are very community-centric, here are a few: 

*[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/88121-food-for-freedom providing hot vegan meals to refugees in Lesvos]
*[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/87456-an-awesome-vip-day-for-melbourne-s-homeless hosting a VIP shopping day for Melbourne's homeless]
*[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/81013-technologists-of-color connecting African American tech communities in Atlanta]
*[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/82792-music-for-the-masses exploring underprivileged children's music interests in Oakland]

Links of all current the chapters can be found [http://www.awesomefoundation.org/chapters here], and their blogs [http://blog.awesomefoundation.org/ here].

= Steps and Tips for Getting Involved =

== To Submit an Idea: ==

Anyone is eligible for a grant - individuals, groups, and organizations alike. Apply to the Awesome Foundation with an idea [http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/submissions/new here]. The form asks you choose which chapter you want to apply you idea to. 

Attributes of a good Awesome Project Candidate include:

*Feasibility
*New, not an incremental progression on an existing project
*Relevant to local 
*Community oriented 
*Dreamed up or run by individuals

== To Establish a Chapter: ==

To start a chapter or join an existing chapter when a spot opens up, tell them about you on the [https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/awesomefoundation.org/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dFJwaXhNTFp6VG40clU3cFVfWFk0bXc6MQ Join the Awesome Foundation Form]. To start a chapter, you will need to find 10 initial trustees who are willing to contribute $100 per month for an extended period of time, to sustain the new chapter. You can specify in the for if you are interested in being a Trustee or a Dean of Awesomness (time but no money contribution required). 

This [http://vimeo.com/59261997 presentation by the Seattle Awesome Chapter] has a lot of great details in what it takes to run a chapter (the first 15 minutes are the presentation, the rest is Q&A). On the 1st of each month they read idea applications and individually make a top picks list. On the 2nd they get together and decide collectively (i.e. talking it out till all the trustees agree, no voting). They award the money (as giant cardboard checks, money in sketchy paper bags, or even gold doubloons!?!) and appoint a "''Storyteller''" (usually the trustee most excited about the idea) to be a mentor and liason for them, to help them think through their idea and check in to see what happens. 

With questions, you can contact them at [mailto:join@awesomefoundation.org join@awesomefoundation.org].

= Contact & Resources =

You can drop them an email at [[Contact@awesomefoundation.org|c]][[Contact@awesomefoundation.org|ontact@awesomefoundation.org]], follow them on Twitter at [[@awesomefound]], or track them on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/awesomefoundation here]. For info on The Institute on Higher Awesome Studies, check out this [http://civic.mit.edu/blog/natematias/the-institute-on-higher-awesome-studies article] about its founding and their ongoing [http://blog.awesomestudies.org/ blog].

Check out this TEDxBoston talk, The Importance of Being Awesome, given by Trustee Christina Xu:
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Organization:The Awesome Foundation

2018-01-11T02:03:39Z

Julia Rickabaugh:

= Overview =

[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en The Awesome Foundation] is a way to celebrate and support the brilliant ideas that every-day people have, and thus create more awesomeness in the universe and at large. Each independently-operated chapter under the Awesome Foundation supports entrepreneurs and innovators by awarding a $1000 grant each month to a really swell idea! No strings attached. 
[[File:Awesome foundation logo 1.jpg]]
An Awesome Foundation "Chapter" is born when a group of 10 seemingly normal people (or unruly misfits) come together and agree to pool $100 each of their own money, every month. Some chapters are assisted by more than 10 donors to raise funds for the grant. The self-organized group then collectively decides upon a project to receive their collective $1000. 

While the Awesome Foundation's first circle of ten originated in Boston, MA in 2009, it has since exploded into a worldwide phenomenon with 89 chapters and in 18 countries. So far, the Awesome Foundation has funded 3081 projects (that's $3,081,000!). Each chapter is completely autonomous, and organized around geographic location or topic of interest, including technology, arts, food, social good, and beyond.

Ultimately, it is a way for regular people to philanthropically support other regular people's dreams, because we all know that it is regular people have the most ingenious flashes of brilliance, wildest fantasies, and diversity of interest and experience in making something unique happen! 

= Goals =

According to Christina Xu, Chancellor of the Institute on Higher Awesome Studies (the Awesome Foundation's non-profit sector), the main goals of the Awesome Foundation include the following:

*Democratise and Rethink Philanthropy
*Local Sovereignty
*Staying Flexible
*Sustainable & Meaningful Funding
*Having Fun

= Origins =

Tim Hwang founded The Awesome Foundation in 2009, to address his frustration with the unavailability of small amounts of funding for small projects. So, he rallied 10 friends to begin this experiment in 'guerilla funding'. In their home-made Foundation, anyone could be eligible for the $1000 grant by submitting a simple application on their foundation's website.

A few questions found on the application include the following: "Tell us about your awesome project!", "How will you use the money?", and "Tell us a little about yourself". Beyond these questions, applicants are given the opportunity to share photos or websites relevant to their projects. 

They found that $1000 was a very sweet amount of money- it was small enough that the trustees did not worry about risk in what they were investing in, knowing another month would roll around fast, but it was plenty of funding to legitimize the awesomeness of a person's idea and motivate them to GO BIG with it (like an activation energy!). The grants began to create great ripple effects in the community; festivals funded once would reoccur annually, people's inventions would receive media coverage and lead to more inventions, and they would find highly commendable applications at home and abroad. Casual tinkerers were becoming bonafide citizen problem solvers in their communities, and it didn't take billionaires to get them started. 
<blockquote>''"We tap the really underestimated power of JOY- without joy the Awesome Foundation would be the Cheap and Efficient foundation, which is a lot less catchy."'' - Christina Xu, Trustee</blockquote>
In 2011, in the wake of the Haiti Earthquake foreign aid scramble, the Foundation established [https://www.awesomestudies.org/ The Institute on Higher Awesome Studies] with the resounding cry for alternatives to traditional forms of aid. Mainstream aid is plagued with many inefficiencies in short-sighted goals, rigidity and use of outsiders over indigenous resources and knowledge. AF recognized that their flexibility in being a sum of many decentralized small parts allowed them to adapt to tough aid crisis, chapter by chapter, month by month, and empowering task forces native to the areas they are trying to help. These chapters are already cropping up in New Orleans and Detroit.

= Current Chapters and Some of Their Awesomeness =

## ALL CURRENT AWESOME CHAPTERS ARE CLASSIFIED BY CITY OR TOPIC, NOT BY SCHOOL AFFILIATION ## [[File:AF Chicago.jpg|thumb|AF Chicago.jpg]]

Awesome Chapters are becoming valuable nodes in their communities; creating a reason for very interesting, imaginative, cross-discipline people to encounter each other and public attractions which allow them to bond. Many Awesome Projects are very community-centric, here are a few: 

*[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/88121-food-for-freedom providing hot vegan meals to refugees in Lesvos]
*[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/87456-an-awesome-vip-day-for-melbourne-s-homeless hosting a VIP shopping day for Melbourne's homeless]
*[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/81013-technologists-of-color connecting African American tech communities in Atlanta]
*[http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/82792-music-for-the-masses exploring underprivileged children's music interests in Oakland]

Links of all current the chapters can be found [http://www.awesomefoundation.org/chapters here], and their blogs [http://blog.awesomefoundation.org/ here].

= Steps and Tips for Getting Involved =

== To Submit an Idea: ==

Apply to the Awesome Foundation with an idea [http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/submissions/new here]. The form asks you choose which chapter you want to apply you idea to. 

Attributes of a good Awesome Project Candidate include:

*Feasibility
*New, not an incremental progression on an existing project
*Relevant to local 
*Community oriented 
*Dreamed up or run by individuals

== To Establish a Chapter: ==

To start a chapter or join an existing chapter when a spot opens up, tell them about you on the [https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/awesomefoundation.org/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dFJwaXhNTFp6VG40clU3cFVfWFk0bXc6MQ Join the Awesome Foundation Form]. To start a chapter, you will need to find 10 initial trustees who are willing to contribute $100 per month for an extended period of time, to sustain the new chapter. You can specify in the for if you are interested in being a Trustee or a Dean of Awesomness (time but no money contribution required). 

This [http://vimeo.com/59261997 presentation by the Seattle Awesome Chapter] has a lot of great details in what it takes to run a chapter (the first 15 minutes are the presentation, the rest is Q&A). On the 1st of each month they read idea applications and individually make a top picks list. On the 2nd they get together and decide collectively (i.e. talking it out till all the trustees agree, no voting). They award the money (as giant cardboard checks, money in sketchy paper bags, or even gold doubloons!?!) and appoint a "''Storyteller''" (usually the trustee most excited about the idea) to be a mentor and liason for them, to help them think through their idea and check in to see what happens. 

With questions, you can contact them at [mailto:join@awesomefoundation.org join@awesomefoundation.org].

= Contact & Resources =

You can drop them an email at [[Contact@awesomefoundation.org|c]][[Contact@awesomefoundation.org|ontact@awesomefoundation.org]], follow them on Twitter at [[@awesomefound]], or track them on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/awesomefoundation here]. For info on The Institute on Higher Awesome Studies, check out this [http://civic.mit.edu/blog/natematias/the-institute-on-higher-awesome-studies article] about its founding and their ongoing [http://blog.awesomestudies.org/ blog].

Check out this TEDxBoston talk, The Importance of Being Awesome, given by Trustee Christina Xu:
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 Last updated by: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mariah_Manzano Mariah Manzano]

 

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