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School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:45:22Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* DIY 3D Printer  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

= St. John Baptist De La Salle  =

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

= University History  =

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE)  =

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

= DIY 3D Printer  =

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

= Open Minds Program  =

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space  =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

= Innovation Lab  =

La Salle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus (Entrepreneurial Action Us) is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

= Academic Mission (School of Business)  =

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

= Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  =

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

= Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  =

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:43:38Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* La Salle ENACTUS  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

= St. John Baptist De La Salle  =

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

= University History  =

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE)  =

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

= DIY 3D Printer  =

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

= Open Minds Program  =

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space  =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

= Innovation Lab  =

La Salle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus (Entrepreneurial Action Us) is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

= Academic Mission (School of Business)  =

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

= Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  =

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

= Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  =

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:38:47Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Innovation Lab  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

= St. John Baptist De La Salle  =

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

= University History  =

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE)  =

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

= DIY 3D Printer  =

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

= Open Minds Program  =

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space  =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

= Innovation Lab  =

La Salle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

= Academic Mission (School of Business)  =

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

= Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  =

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

= Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  =

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:38:05Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Maker Space  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

= St. John Baptist De La Salle  =

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

= University History  =

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE)  =

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

= DIY 3D Printer  =

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

= Open Minds Program  =

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space  =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

= Innovation Lab  =

La Salle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

= Academic Mission (School of Business)  =

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

= Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  =

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

= Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  =

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:36:49Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Open Minds Program  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

= St. John Baptist De La Salle  =

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

= University History  =

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE)  =

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

= DIY 3D Printer  =

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

= Open Minds Program  =

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space  =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

= Innovation Lab  =

La Salle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

= Academic Mission (School of Business)  =

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

= Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  =

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

= Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  =

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:35:58Z

Luis F. Almonte:

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

= St. John Baptist De La Salle  =

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

= University History  =

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE)  =

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

= DIY 3D Printer  =

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

= Open Minds Program  =

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

== '''Headline text'''
= Maker Space  =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

= Innovation Lab  =

La Salle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

= Academic Mission (School of Business)  =

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

= Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  =

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

= Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  =

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:35:08Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Maker Space  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

= St. John Baptist De La Salle  =

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

= University History  =

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE)  =

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

= DIY 3D Printer  =

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

= Open Minds Program  =

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

== '''Headline text'''
== Headline text ==
==
= Maker Space  =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

= Innovation Lab  =

La Salle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

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Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
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<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

= Academic Mission (School of Business)  =

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

= Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  =

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

= Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  =

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

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= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

Priorities:La Salle University Student Priorities

2017-01-20T01:30:48Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Tactic 1: Adding More Innovational & Entrepreneurial Courses into the Curriculum  */

= Overview  =

La Salle University is located in an innovation and entrepreneurial hotbed. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is one of the most dense university regions in the United States. As a lasallian school, we understand the values of innovation and entrepreneurship. As students, we believe that the values of innovation and entrepreneurship should flow consistently, regardless of your major. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Project Pitch Videos =

Spring 2016

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=mwOu4Lfk9Mc}}

Spring 2015

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=AWQ-NETS2nY}}

= Calling All Students  =

For the past few weeks, innovation fellow candidates interviewed multiple students to learn more about ways to increase innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. Using students perspectives as our guide, we have created strategies and tactics that we think will improve innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. Like any strategic plan, it requires careful planning and monitoring. In order for successful implementation of our strategies, we want students, faculty, and staff to continue building on the idea of innovation and entrepreneurship. If we work together, our vision will turn into reality and we will see a campus that supports innovation and entrepreneurship by incorporating our lasallian mission.

= Strategy 1: Establishing Innovation & Entrepreneurship Across the Curriculum =

== Tactic 1: Adding More Innovational & Entrepreneurial Courses into the Curriculum  ==

Students from the School of Business, Arts & Sciences and Nursing should be exposed to more courses that integrate the concept of innovation and entrepreneurship. Innovation applies not only to business students but to all. The real challenge is trying to merge the students academic focus into the concept of innovation and entrepreneurship. Students working towards a degree in business or science understand the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship.

The plan of attack to tackle this issue is currently being investigated in the form of creating more courses that are interdisciplinary in their nature. A current example of this type of course being implemented at La Salle would be Life Science Innovation. This class is open to students of all majors, and currently contains students from The School of Business, The School of Arts and Sciences, as well as The School of Nursing.

== Tactic 2: Courses on Design Thinking  ==

This course should be offered to all students and provide an experience that encourages collaboration and design thinking concepts. Students should seek benefit in the course regardless of his or her major.

== Tactic 3: Seeking Faculty & Administration Support (Strategic Planning)  ==

As students who seek the drive to push for innovation entrepreneurship on campus, we understand the need for support from faculty and administrators. As future fellows, we understand that in order for successful implementation of our tactics, administrators need to see our vision. Therefore, we will soon embark on a unique strategic five year plan that we as fellows will propose to faculty and administrators. This plan will not only include our vision in regards to innovation & entrepreneurship on campus, but also tactics that we think will harness a culture of sustainable creativity.

= Strategy 2: Establishing Long-Term Relationship Between Engineering Programs at Neighboring Universities through the University Innovation Fellows at each University. =

== Tactic 1: Promoting Connections Between Universities  ==

Reaching out to neighboring universities with Engineering programs to attend events such as Open Minds, Hackathons, and Innovation Challenges to establish connections with La Salle University to assist the school in expanding our Innovation and Entrepreneurship environment.

== Tactic 2: Creating Networking Groups  ==

For like minded people, these networking groups would allow for people to exchange those ideas, and also gives that person a chance to see who else had the same idea or something similar and then if things lead from one to another, those students can form a group on campus and have the help of that certain professor (with some familiarity with engineering) who has more information on going about that idea help and push for that idea to come alive.

== Tactic 3: Refining the Ideas through Communication  ==

With whatever idea you have, having connections to faculty and other students after the creation of your idea is what makes your connection between engineering and business stronger.Having an open mind with who you know can allow your idea to grow and your innovative mind to expand as well.

= Strategy 3: Enhancing the Visuals of what Innovation & Entrepreneurialism Are  =

== Tactic 1: Creating Organizations that Promote Innovative Thinking  ==

Creating student organizations that not only teach and inspire innovation but give students the chance to take the wheel with projects that will give them hands-on experience dealing with real life problems and allow them to solve them.  (This includes: creating small business ideas and taking the steps to create them, and identifying problems within the world and creating think tanks to attempt to solve them)

== Tactic 2: Competitions that Provide Incentives for Creative Idea Making  Organizations that Promote Innovative Thinking  ==

Challenges built to have students compete with each other for prizes based on varying concepts from which they will develop ideas and attempt to create them and promote them. La Salle University currently holds an Open Minds Competition annually, as well as regular Innovation Challenges. The main focus would be to increase participation among the students in all majors and acquire additional faculty participation as well as an increased amount of monetary support.

== Tactic 3: Changing Curriculum and Course Material   ==

Changing some of the course material in class to help promote innovation is key. To accomplish this, faculty that are interested in Innovation and Entrepreneurship needs to be exposed to the concept of Design Thinking so they can implement course material that will utilize this method of problem-solving. In addition, faculty should encourage students to use the Makers Space that was built in the library, and should anticipate using the Innovation Lab in the new Buisness School building. Through the use of these spaces, students will organically acquire a desire to continue using skills such as Design Thinking in the future, in turn making the student body more interested and curious in innovation.

= Related Links =

= Related Links =

[[La Salle University]]

La Salle Student Priorities

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]

Priorities:La Salle University Student Priorities

2017-01-20T01:29:22Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Tactic 2: Courses on Design Thinking  */

= Overview  =

La Salle University is located in an innovation and entrepreneurial hotbed. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is one of the most dense university regions in the United States. As a lasallian school, we understand the values of innovation and entrepreneurship. As students, we believe that the values of innovation and entrepreneurship should flow consistently, regardless of your major. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Project Pitch Videos =

Spring 2016

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=mwOu4Lfk9Mc}}

Spring 2015

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=AWQ-NETS2nY}}

= Calling All Students  =

For the past few weeks, innovation fellow candidates interviewed multiple students to learn more about ways to increase innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. Using students perspectives as our guide, we have created strategies and tactics that we think will improve innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. Like any strategic plan, it requires careful planning and monitoring. In order for successful implementation of our strategies, we want students, faculty, and staff to continue building on the idea of innovation and entrepreneurship. If we work together, our vision will turn into reality and we will see a campus that supports innovation and entrepreneurship by incorporating our lasallian mission.

= Strategy 1: Establishing Innovation & Entrepreneurship Across the Curriculum =

= Tactic 1: Adding More Innovational & Entrepreneurial Courses into the Curriculum  =

Students from the School of Business, Arts & Sciences and Nursing should be exposed to more courses that integrate the concept of innovation and entrepreneurship. Innovation applies not only to business students but to all. The real challenge is trying to merge the students academic focus into the concept of innovation and entrepreneurship. Students working towards a degree in business or science understand the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship.

The plan of attack to tackle this issue is currently being investigated in the form of creating more courses that are interdisciplinary in their nature. A current example of this type of course being implemented at La Salle would be Life Science Innovation. This class is open to students of all majors, and currently contains students from The School of Business, The School of Arts and Sciences, as well as The School of Nursing.

== Tactic 2: Courses on Design Thinking  ==

This course should be offered to all students and provide an experience that encourages collaboration and design thinking concepts. Students should seek benefit in the course regardless of his or her major.

== Tactic 3: Seeking Faculty & Administration Support (Strategic Planning)  ==

As students who seek the drive to push for innovation entrepreneurship on campus, we understand the need for support from faculty and administrators. As future fellows, we understand that in order for successful implementation of our tactics, administrators need to see our vision. Therefore, we will soon embark on a unique strategic five year plan that we as fellows will propose to faculty and administrators. This plan will not only include our vision in regards to innovation & entrepreneurship on campus, but also tactics that we think will harness a culture of sustainable creativity.

= Strategy 2: Establishing Long-Term Relationship Between Engineering Programs at Neighboring Universities through the University Innovation Fellows at each University. =

== Tactic 1: Promoting Connections Between Universities  ==

Reaching out to neighboring universities with Engineering programs to attend events such as Open Minds, Hackathons, and Innovation Challenges to establish connections with La Salle University to assist the school in expanding our Innovation and Entrepreneurship environment.

== Tactic 2: Creating Networking Groups  ==

For like minded people, these networking groups would allow for people to exchange those ideas, and also gives that person a chance to see who else had the same idea or something similar and then if things lead from one to another, those students can form a group on campus and have the help of that certain professor (with some familiarity with engineering) who has more information on going about that idea help and push for that idea to come alive.

== Tactic 3: Refining the Ideas through Communication  ==

With whatever idea you have, having connections to faculty and other students after the creation of your idea is what makes your connection between engineering and business stronger.Having an open mind with who you know can allow your idea to grow and your innovative mind to expand as well.

= Strategy 3: Enhancing the Visuals of what Innovation & Entrepreneurialism Are  =

== Tactic 1: Creating Organizations that Promote Innovative Thinking  ==

Creating student organizations that not only teach and inspire innovation but give students the chance to take the wheel with projects that will give them hands-on experience dealing with real life problems and allow them to solve them.  (This includes: creating small business ideas and taking the steps to create them, and identifying problems within the world and creating think tanks to attempt to solve them)

== Tactic 2: Competitions that Provide Incentives for Creative Idea Making  Organizations that Promote Innovative Thinking  ==

Challenges built to have students compete with each other for prizes based on varying concepts from which they will develop ideas and attempt to create them and promote them. La Salle University currently holds an Open Minds Competition annually, as well as regular Innovation Challenges. The main focus would be to increase participation among the students in all majors and acquire additional faculty participation as well as an increased amount of monetary support.

== Tactic 3: Changing Curriculum and Course Material   ==

Changing some of the course material in class to help promote innovation is key. To accomplish this, faculty that are interested in Innovation and Entrepreneurship needs to be exposed to the concept of Design Thinking so they can implement course material that will utilize this method of problem-solving. In addition, faculty should encourage students to use the Makers Space that was built in the library, and should anticipate using the Innovation Lab in the new Buisness School building. Through the use of these spaces, students will organically acquire a desire to continue using skills such as Design Thinking in the future, in turn making the student body more interested and curious in innovation.

= Related Links =

= Related Links =

[[La Salle University]]

La Salle Student Priorities

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]

Priorities:La Salle University Student Priorities

2017-01-20T01:28:23Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Tactic 3: Seeking Faculty & Administration Support (Strategic Planning)  */

= Overview  =

La Salle University is located in an innovation and entrepreneurial hotbed. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is one of the most dense university regions in the United States. As a lasallian school, we understand the values of innovation and entrepreneurship. As students, we believe that the values of innovation and entrepreneurship should flow consistently, regardless of your major. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Project Pitch Videos =

Spring 2016

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=mwOu4Lfk9Mc}}

Spring 2015

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=AWQ-NETS2nY}}

= Calling All Students  =

For the past few weeks, innovation fellow candidates interviewed multiple students to learn more about ways to increase innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. Using students perspectives as our guide, we have created strategies and tactics that we think will improve innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. Like any strategic plan, it requires careful planning and monitoring. In order for successful implementation of our strategies, we want students, faculty, and staff to continue building on the idea of innovation and entrepreneurship. If we work together, our vision will turn into reality and we will see a campus that supports innovation and entrepreneurship by incorporating our lasallian mission.

= Strategy 1: Establishing Innovation & Entrepreneurship Across the Curriculum =

= Tactic 1: Adding More Innovational & Entrepreneurial Courses into the Curriculum  =

Students from the School of Business, Arts & Sciences and Nursing should be exposed to more courses that integrate the concept of innovation and entrepreneurship. Innovation applies not only to business students but to all. The real challenge is trying to merge the students academic focus into the concept of innovation and entrepreneurship. Students working towards a degree in business or science understand the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship.

The plan of attack to tackle this issue is currently being investigated in the form of creating more courses that are interdisciplinary in their nature. A current example of this type of course being implemented at La Salle would be Life Science Innovation. This class is open to students of all majors, and currently contains students from The School of Business, The School of Arts and Sciences, as well as The School of Nursing.

= Tactic 2: Courses on Design Thinking  =

This course should be offered to all students and provide an experience that encourages collaboration and design thinking concepts. Students should seek benefit in the course regardless of his or her major.

== Tactic 3: Seeking Faculty & Administration Support (Strategic Planning)  ==

As students who seek the drive to push for innovation entrepreneurship on campus, we understand the need for support from faculty and administrators. As future fellows, we understand that in order for successful implementation of our tactics, administrators need to see our vision. Therefore, we will soon embark on a unique strategic five year plan that we as fellows will propose to faculty and administrators. This plan will not only include our vision in regards to innovation & entrepreneurship on campus, but also tactics that we think will harness a culture of sustainable creativity.

= Strategy 2: Establishing Long-Term Relationship Between Engineering Programs at Neighboring Universities through the University Innovation Fellows at each University. =

== Tactic 1: Promoting Connections Between Universities  ==

Reaching out to neighboring universities with Engineering programs to attend events such as Open Minds, Hackathons, and Innovation Challenges to establish connections with La Salle University to assist the school in expanding our Innovation and Entrepreneurship environment.

== Tactic 2: Creating Networking Groups  ==

For like minded people, these networking groups would allow for people to exchange those ideas, and also gives that person a chance to see who else had the same idea or something similar and then if things lead from one to another, those students can form a group on campus and have the help of that certain professor (with some familiarity with engineering) who has more information on going about that idea help and push for that idea to come alive.

== Tactic 3: Refining the Ideas through Communication  ==

With whatever idea you have, having connections to faculty and other students after the creation of your idea is what makes your connection between engineering and business stronger.Having an open mind with who you know can allow your idea to grow and your innovative mind to expand as well.

= Strategy 3: Enhancing the Visuals of what Innovation & Entrepreneurialism Are  =

== Tactic 1: Creating Organizations that Promote Innovative Thinking  ==

Creating student organizations that not only teach and inspire innovation but give students the chance to take the wheel with projects that will give them hands-on experience dealing with real life problems and allow them to solve them.  (This includes: creating small business ideas and taking the steps to create them, and identifying problems within the world and creating think tanks to attempt to solve them)

== Tactic 2: Competitions that Provide Incentives for Creative Idea Making  Organizations that Promote Innovative Thinking  ==

Challenges built to have students compete with each other for prizes based on varying concepts from which they will develop ideas and attempt to create them and promote them. La Salle University currently holds an Open Minds Competition annually, as well as regular Innovation Challenges. The main focus would be to increase participation among the students in all majors and acquire additional faculty participation as well as an increased amount of monetary support.

== Tactic 3: Changing Curriculum and Course Material   ==

Changing some of the course material in class to help promote innovation is key. To accomplish this, faculty that are interested in Innovation and Entrepreneurship needs to be exposed to the concept of Design Thinking so they can implement course material that will utilize this method of problem-solving. In addition, faculty should encourage students to use the Makers Space that was built in the library, and should anticipate using the Innovation Lab in the new Buisness School building. Through the use of these spaces, students will organically acquire a desire to continue using skills such as Design Thinking in the future, in turn making the student body more interested and curious in innovation.

= Related Links =

= Related Links =

[[La Salle University]]

La Salle Student Priorities

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]

Priorities:La Salle University Student Priorities

2017-01-20T01:26:51Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* = Tactic 2: Courses on Design Thinking  */

= Overview  =

La Salle University is located in an innovation and entrepreneurial hotbed. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is one of the most dense university regions in the United States. As a lasallian school, we understand the values of innovation and entrepreneurship. As students, we believe that the values of innovation and entrepreneurship should flow consistently, regardless of your major. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Project Pitch Videos =

Spring 2016

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=mwOu4Lfk9Mc}}

Spring 2015

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=AWQ-NETS2nY}}

= Calling All Students  =

For the past few weeks, innovation fellow candidates interviewed multiple students to learn more about ways to increase innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. Using students perspectives as our guide, we have created strategies and tactics that we think will improve innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. Like any strategic plan, it requires careful planning and monitoring. In order for successful implementation of our strategies, we want students, faculty, and staff to continue building on the idea of innovation and entrepreneurship. If we work together, our vision will turn into reality and we will see a campus that supports innovation and entrepreneurship by incorporating our lasallian mission.

= Strategy 1: Establishing Innovation & Entrepreneurship Across the Curriculum =

= Tactic 1: Adding More Innovational & Entrepreneurial Courses into the Curriculum  =

Students from the School of Business, Arts & Sciences and Nursing should be exposed to more courses that integrate the concept of innovation and entrepreneurship. Innovation applies not only to business students but to all. The real challenge is trying to merge the students academic focus into the concept of innovation and entrepreneurship. Students working towards a degree in business or science understand the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship.

The plan of attack to tackle this issue is currently being investigated in the form of creating more courses that are interdisciplinary in their nature. A current example of this type of course being implemented at La Salle would be Life Science Innovation. This class is open to students of all majors, and currently contains students from The School of Business, The School of Arts and Sciences, as well as The School of Nursing.

= Tactic 2: Courses on Design Thinking  =

This course should be offered to all students and provide an experience that encourages collaboration and design thinking concepts. Students should seek benefit in the course regardless of his or her major.

= Tactic 3: Seeking Faculty & Administration Support (Strategic Planning)  =

As students who seek the drive to push for innovation entrepreneurship on campus, we understand the need for support from faculty and administrators. As future fellows, we understand that in order for successful implementation of our tactics, administrators need to see our vision. Therefore, we will soon embark on a unique strategic five year plan that we as fellows will propose to faculty and administrators. This plan will not only include our vision in regards to innovation & entrepreneurship on campus, but also tactics that we think will harness a culture of sustainable creativity.

= Strategy 2: Establishing Long-Term Relationship Between Engineering Programs at Neighboring Universities through the University Innovation Fellows at each University. =

== Tactic 1: Promoting Connections Between Universities  ==

Reaching out to neighboring universities with Engineering programs to attend events such as Open Minds, Hackathons, and Innovation Challenges to establish connections with La Salle University to assist the school in expanding our Innovation and Entrepreneurship environment.

== Tactic 2: Creating Networking Groups  ==

For like minded people, these networking groups would allow for people to exchange those ideas, and also gives that person a chance to see who else had the same idea or something similar and then if things lead from one to another, those students can form a group on campus and have the help of that certain professor (with some familiarity with engineering) who has more information on going about that idea help and push for that idea to come alive.

== Tactic 3: Refining the Ideas through Communication  ==

With whatever idea you have, having connections to faculty and other students after the creation of your idea is what makes your connection between engineering and business stronger.Having an open mind with who you know can allow your idea to grow and your innovative mind to expand as well.

= Strategy 3: Enhancing the Visuals of what Innovation & Entrepreneurialism Are  =

== Tactic 1: Creating Organizations that Promote Innovative Thinking  ==

Creating student organizations that not only teach and inspire innovation but give students the chance to take the wheel with projects that will give them hands-on experience dealing with real life problems and allow them to solve them.  (This includes: creating small business ideas and taking the steps to create them, and identifying problems within the world and creating think tanks to attempt to solve them)

== Tactic 2: Competitions that Provide Incentives for Creative Idea Making  Organizations that Promote Innovative Thinking  ==

Challenges built to have students compete with each other for prizes based on varying concepts from which they will develop ideas and attempt to create them and promote them. La Salle University currently holds an Open Minds Competition annually, as well as regular Innovation Challenges. The main focus would be to increase participation among the students in all majors and acquire additional faculty participation as well as an increased amount of monetary support.

== Tactic 3: Changing Curriculum and Course Material   ==

Changing some of the course material in class to help promote innovation is key. To accomplish this, faculty that are interested in Innovation and Entrepreneurship needs to be exposed to the concept of Design Thinking so they can implement course material that will utilize this method of problem-solving. In addition, faculty should encourage students to use the Makers Space that was built in the library, and should anticipate using the Innovation Lab in the new Buisness School building. Through the use of these spaces, students will organically acquire a desire to continue using skills such as Design Thinking in the future, in turn making the student body more interested and curious in innovation.

= Related Links =

= Related Links =

[[La Salle University]]

La Salle Student Priorities

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]

Priorities:La Salle University Student Priorities

2017-01-20T01:26:39Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Tactic 1: Adding More Innovational & Entrepreneurial Courses into the Curriculum */

= Overview  =

La Salle University is located in an innovation and entrepreneurial hotbed. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is one of the most dense university regions in the United States. As a lasallian school, we understand the values of innovation and entrepreneurship. As students, we believe that the values of innovation and entrepreneurship should flow consistently, regardless of your major. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Project Pitch Videos =

Spring 2016

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=mwOu4Lfk9Mc}}

Spring 2015

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= Calling All Students  =

For the past few weeks, innovation fellow candidates interviewed multiple students to learn more about ways to increase innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. Using students perspectives as our guide, we have created strategies and tactics that we think will improve innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. Like any strategic plan, it requires careful planning and monitoring. In order for successful implementation of our strategies, we want students, faculty, and staff to continue building on the idea of innovation and entrepreneurship. If we work together, our vision will turn into reality and we will see a campus that supports innovation and entrepreneurship by incorporating our lasallian mission.

= Strategy 1: Establishing Innovation & Entrepreneurship Across the Curriculum =

= Tactic 1: Adding More Innovational & Entrepreneurial Courses into the Curriculum  =

Students from the School of Business, Arts & Sciences and Nursing should be exposed to more courses that integrate the concept of innovation and entrepreneurship. Innovation applies not only to business students but to all. The real challenge is trying to merge the students academic focus into the concept of innovation and entrepreneurship. Students working towards a degree in business or science understand the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship.

The plan of attack to tackle this issue is currently being investigated in the form of creating more courses that are interdisciplinary in their nature. A current example of this type of course being implemented at La Salle would be Life Science Innovation. This class is open to students of all majors, and currently contains students from The School of Business, The School of Arts and Sciences, as well as The School of Nursing.

== Tactic 2: Courses on Design Thinking  =

This course should be offered to all students and provide an experience that encourages collaboration and design thinking concepts. Students should seek benefit in the course regardless of his or her major.

= Tactic 3: Seeking Faculty & Administration Support (Strategic Planning)  =

As students who seek the drive to push for innovation entrepreneurship on campus, we understand the need for support from faculty and administrators. As future fellows, we understand that in order for successful implementation of our tactics, administrators need to see our vision. Therefore, we will soon embark on a unique strategic five year plan that we as fellows will propose to faculty and administrators. This plan will not only include our vision in regards to innovation & entrepreneurship on campus, but also tactics that we think will harness a culture of sustainable creativity.

= Strategy 2: Establishing Long-Term Relationship Between Engineering Programs at Neighboring Universities through the University Innovation Fellows at each University. =

== Tactic 1: Promoting Connections Between Universities  ==

Reaching out to neighboring universities with Engineering programs to attend events such as Open Minds, Hackathons, and Innovation Challenges to establish connections with La Salle University to assist the school in expanding our Innovation and Entrepreneurship environment.

== Tactic 2: Creating Networking Groups  ==

For like minded people, these networking groups would allow for people to exchange those ideas, and also gives that person a chance to see who else had the same idea or something similar and then if things lead from one to another, those students can form a group on campus and have the help of that certain professor (with some familiarity with engineering) who has more information on going about that idea help and push for that idea to come alive.

== Tactic 3: Refining the Ideas through Communication  ==

With whatever idea you have, having connections to faculty and other students after the creation of your idea is what makes your connection between engineering and business stronger.Having an open mind with who you know can allow your idea to grow and your innovative mind to expand as well.

= Strategy 3: Enhancing the Visuals of what Innovation & Entrepreneurialism Are  =

== Tactic 1: Creating Organizations that Promote Innovative Thinking  ==

Creating student organizations that not only teach and inspire innovation but give students the chance to take the wheel with projects that will give them hands-on experience dealing with real life problems and allow them to solve them.  (This includes: creating small business ideas and taking the steps to create them, and identifying problems within the world and creating think tanks to attempt to solve them)

== Tactic 2: Competitions that Provide Incentives for Creative Idea Making  Organizations that Promote Innovative Thinking  ==

Challenges built to have students compete with each other for prizes based on varying concepts from which they will develop ideas and attempt to create them and promote them. La Salle University currently holds an Open Minds Competition annually, as well as regular Innovation Challenges. The main focus would be to increase participation among the students in all majors and acquire additional faculty participation as well as an increased amount of monetary support.

== Tactic 3: Changing Curriculum and Course Material   ==

Changing some of the course material in class to help promote innovation is key. To accomplish this, faculty that are interested in Innovation and Entrepreneurship needs to be exposed to the concept of Design Thinking so they can implement course material that will utilize this method of problem-solving. In addition, faculty should encourage students to use the Makers Space that was built in the library, and should anticipate using the Innovation Lab in the new Buisness School building. Through the use of these spaces, students will organically acquire a desire to continue using skills such as Design Thinking in the future, in turn making the student body more interested and curious in innovation.

= Related Links =

= Related Links =

[[La Salle University]]

La Salle Student Priorities

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]

Priorities:La Salle University Student Priorities

2017-01-20T01:25:58Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Tactic 3: Seeking Faculty & Administration Support (Strategic Planning)  */

= Overview  =

La Salle University is located in an innovation and entrepreneurial hotbed. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is one of the most dense university regions in the United States. As a lasallian school, we understand the values of innovation and entrepreneurship. As students, we believe that the values of innovation and entrepreneurship should flow consistently, regardless of your major. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Project Pitch Videos =

Spring 2016

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=mwOu4Lfk9Mc}}

Spring 2015

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=AWQ-NETS2nY}}

= Calling All Students  =

For the past few weeks, innovation fellow candidates interviewed multiple students to learn more about ways to increase innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. Using students perspectives as our guide, we have created strategies and tactics that we think will improve innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. Like any strategic plan, it requires careful planning and monitoring. In order for successful implementation of our strategies, we want students, faculty, and staff to continue building on the idea of innovation and entrepreneurship. If we work together, our vision will turn into reality and we will see a campus that supports innovation and entrepreneurship by incorporating our lasallian mission.

= Strategy 1: Establishing Innovation & Entrepreneurship Across the Curriculum =

== Tactic 1: Adding More Innovational & Entrepreneurial Courses into the Curriculum ==

Students from the School of Business, Arts & Sciences and Nursing should be exposed to more courses that integrate the concept of innovation and entrepreneurship. Innovation applies not only to business students but to all. The real challenge is trying to merge the students academic focus into the concept of innovation and entrepreneurship. Students working towards a degree in business or science understand the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship.

The plan of attack to tackle this issue is currently being investigated in the form of creating more courses that are interdisciplinary in their nature. A current example of this type of course being implemented at La Salle would be Life Science Innovation. This class is open to students of all majors, and currently contains students from The School of Business, The School of Arts and Sciences, as well as The School of Nursing.

== Tactic 2: Courses on Design Thinking  =

This course should be offered to all students and provide an experience that encourages collaboration and design thinking concepts. Students should seek benefit in the course regardless of his or her major.

= Tactic 3: Seeking Faculty & Administration Support (Strategic Planning)  =

As students who seek the drive to push for innovation entrepreneurship on campus, we understand the need for support from faculty and administrators. As future fellows, we understand that in order for successful implementation of our tactics, administrators need to see our vision. Therefore, we will soon embark on a unique strategic five year plan that we as fellows will propose to faculty and administrators. This plan will not only include our vision in regards to innovation & entrepreneurship on campus, but also tactics that we think will harness a culture of sustainable creativity.

= Strategy 2: Establishing Long-Term Relationship Between Engineering Programs at Neighboring Universities through the University Innovation Fellows at each University. =

== Tactic 1: Promoting Connections Between Universities  ==

Reaching out to neighboring universities with Engineering programs to attend events such as Open Minds, Hackathons, and Innovation Challenges to establish connections with La Salle University to assist the school in expanding our Innovation and Entrepreneurship environment.

== Tactic 2: Creating Networking Groups  ==

For like minded people, these networking groups would allow for people to exchange those ideas, and also gives that person a chance to see who else had the same idea or something similar and then if things lead from one to another, those students can form a group on campus and have the help of that certain professor (with some familiarity with engineering) who has more information on going about that idea help and push for that idea to come alive.

== Tactic 3: Refining the Ideas through Communication  ==

With whatever idea you have, having connections to faculty and other students after the creation of your idea is what makes your connection between engineering and business stronger.Having an open mind with who you know can allow your idea to grow and your innovative mind to expand as well.

= Strategy 3: Enhancing the Visuals of what Innovation & Entrepreneurialism Are  =

== Tactic 1: Creating Organizations that Promote Innovative Thinking  ==

Creating student organizations that not only teach and inspire innovation but give students the chance to take the wheel with projects that will give them hands-on experience dealing with real life problems and allow them to solve them.  (This includes: creating small business ideas and taking the steps to create them, and identifying problems within the world and creating think tanks to attempt to solve them)

== Tactic 2: Competitions that Provide Incentives for Creative Idea Making  Organizations that Promote Innovative Thinking  ==

Challenges built to have students compete with each other for prizes based on varying concepts from which they will develop ideas and attempt to create them and promote them. La Salle University currently holds an Open Minds Competition annually, as well as regular Innovation Challenges. The main focus would be to increase participation among the students in all majors and acquire additional faculty participation as well as an increased amount of monetary support.

== Tactic 3: Changing Curriculum and Course Material   ==

Changing some of the course material in class to help promote innovation is key. To accomplish this, faculty that are interested in Innovation and Entrepreneurship needs to be exposed to the concept of Design Thinking so they can implement course material that will utilize this method of problem-solving. In addition, faculty should encourage students to use the Makers Space that was built in the library, and should anticipate using the Innovation Lab in the new Buisness School building. Through the use of these spaces, students will organically acquire a desire to continue using skills such as Design Thinking in the future, in turn making the student body more interested and curious in innovation.

= Related Links =

= Related Links =

[[La Salle University]]

La Salle Student Priorities

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]

Priorities:La Salle University Student Priorities

2017-01-20T01:25:26Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Tactic 2: Courses on Design Thinking  */

= Overview  =

La Salle University is located in an innovation and entrepreneurial hotbed. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is one of the most dense university regions in the United States. As a lasallian school, we understand the values of innovation and entrepreneurship. As students, we believe that the values of innovation and entrepreneurship should flow consistently, regardless of your major. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Project Pitch Videos =

Spring 2016

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=mwOu4Lfk9Mc}}

Spring 2015

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=AWQ-NETS2nY}}

= Calling All Students  =

For the past few weeks, innovation fellow candidates interviewed multiple students to learn more about ways to increase innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. Using students perspectives as our guide, we have created strategies and tactics that we think will improve innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. Like any strategic plan, it requires careful planning and monitoring. In order for successful implementation of our strategies, we want students, faculty, and staff to continue building on the idea of innovation and entrepreneurship. If we work together, our vision will turn into reality and we will see a campus that supports innovation and entrepreneurship by incorporating our lasallian mission.

= Strategy 1: Establishing Innovation & Entrepreneurship Across the Curriculum =

== Tactic 1: Adding More Innovational & Entrepreneurial Courses into the Curriculum ==

Students from the School of Business, Arts & Sciences and Nursing should be exposed to more courses that integrate the concept of innovation and entrepreneurship. Innovation applies not only to business students but to all. The real challenge is trying to merge the students academic focus into the concept of innovation and entrepreneurship. Students working towards a degree in business or science understand the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship.

The plan of attack to tackle this issue is currently being investigated in the form of creating more courses that are interdisciplinary in their nature. A current example of this type of course being implemented at La Salle would be Life Science Innovation. This class is open to students of all majors, and currently contains students from The School of Business, The School of Arts and Sciences, as well as The School of Nursing.

== Tactic 2: Courses on Design Thinking  =

This course should be offered to all students and provide an experience that encourages collaboration and design thinking concepts. Students should seek benefit in the course regardless of his or her major.

== Tactic 3: Seeking Faculty & Administration Support (Strategic Planning)  ==

As students who seek the drive to push for innovation entrepreneurship on campus, we understand the need for support from faculty and administrators. As future fellows, we understand that in order for successful implementation of our tactics, administrators need to see our vision. Therefore, we will soon embark on a unique strategic five year plan that we as fellows will propose to faculty and administrators. This plan will not only include our vision in regards to innovation & entrepreneurship on campus, but also tactics that we think will harness a culture of sustainable creativity.

= Strategy 2: Establishing Long-Term Relationship Between Engineering Programs at Neighboring Universities through the University Innovation Fellows at each University. =

== Tactic 1: Promoting Connections Between Universities  ==

Reaching out to neighboring universities with Engineering programs to attend events such as Open Minds, Hackathons, and Innovation Challenges to establish connections with La Salle University to assist the school in expanding our Innovation and Entrepreneurship environment.

== Tactic 2: Creating Networking Groups  ==

For like minded people, these networking groups would allow for people to exchange those ideas, and also gives that person a chance to see who else had the same idea or something similar and then if things lead from one to another, those students can form a group on campus and have the help of that certain professor (with some familiarity with engineering) who has more information on going about that idea help and push for that idea to come alive.

== Tactic 3: Refining the Ideas through Communication  ==

With whatever idea you have, having connections to faculty and other students after the creation of your idea is what makes your connection between engineering and business stronger.Having an open mind with who you know can allow your idea to grow and your innovative mind to expand as well.

= Strategy 3: Enhancing the Visuals of what Innovation & Entrepreneurialism Are  =

== Tactic 1: Creating Organizations that Promote Innovative Thinking  ==

Creating student organizations that not only teach and inspire innovation but give students the chance to take the wheel with projects that will give them hands-on experience dealing with real life problems and allow them to solve them.  (This includes: creating small business ideas and taking the steps to create them, and identifying problems within the world and creating think tanks to attempt to solve them)

== Tactic 2: Competitions that Provide Incentives for Creative Idea Making  Organizations that Promote Innovative Thinking  ==

Challenges built to have students compete with each other for prizes based on varying concepts from which they will develop ideas and attempt to create them and promote them. La Salle University currently holds an Open Minds Competition annually, as well as regular Innovation Challenges. The main focus would be to increase participation among the students in all majors and acquire additional faculty participation as well as an increased amount of monetary support.

== Tactic 3: Changing Curriculum and Course Material   ==

Changing some of the course material in class to help promote innovation is key. To accomplish this, faculty that are interested in Innovation and Entrepreneurship needs to be exposed to the concept of Design Thinking so they can implement course material that will utilize this method of problem-solving. In addition, faculty should encourage students to use the Makers Space that was built in the library, and should anticipate using the Innovation Lab in the new Buisness School building. Through the use of these spaces, students will organically acquire a desire to continue using skills such as Design Thinking in the future, in turn making the student body more interested and curious in innovation.

= Related Links =

= Related Links =

[[La Salle University]]

La Salle Student Priorities

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:24:39Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

= St. John Baptist De La Salle  =

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

= University History  =

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE)  =

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

= DIY 3D Printer  =

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

= Open Minds Program  =

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space  =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

= Innovation Lab  =

La Salle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

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Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
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<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

= Academic Mission (School of Business)  =

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

= Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  =

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

= Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  =

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

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= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:24:12Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

= St. John Baptist De La Salle  =

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

= University History  =

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE)  =

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

= DIY 3D Printer  =

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

= Open Minds Program  =

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space  =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

= Innovation Lab  =

La Salle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

= Academic Mission (School of Business)  =

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

= Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  =

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:23:52Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Academic Mission (School of Business)  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

= St. John Baptist De La Salle  =

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

= University History  =

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE)  =

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

= DIY 3D Printer  =

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

= Open Minds Program  =

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space  =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

= Innovation Lab  =

La Salle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

= Academic Mission (School of Business)  =

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:23:18Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* University History  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

= St. John Baptist De La Salle  =

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

= University History  =

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE)  =

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

= DIY 3D Printer  =

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

= Open Minds Program  =

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space  =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

= Innovation Lab  =

La Salle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:22:44Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* St. John Baptist de La Salle  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

= St. John Baptist De La Salle  =

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE)  =

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

= DIY 3D Printer  =

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

= Open Minds Program  =

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space  =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

= Innovation Lab  =

La Salle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:21:25Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* DIY 3D Printer */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

== St. John Baptist de La Salle  ==

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE)  =

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

= DIY 3D Printer  =

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

= Open Minds Program  =

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space  =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

= Innovation Lab  =

La Salle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:21:03Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE) */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

== St. John Baptist de La Salle  ==

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

= Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE)  =

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

== DIY 3D Printer ==

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

= Open Minds Program  =

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space  =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

= Innovation Lab  =

La Salle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:20:30Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* = Open Minds Program  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

== St. John Baptist de La Salle  ==

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

== Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE) ==

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

== DIY 3D Printer ==

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

= Open Minds Program  =

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space  =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

= Innovation Lab  =

La Salle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:20:07Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Open Minds Program  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

== St. John Baptist de La Salle  ==

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

== Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE) ==

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

== DIY 3D Printer ==

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

== Open Minds Program  =

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space  =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

= Innovation Lab  =

La Salle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:19:43Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Innovation Lab */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

== St. John Baptist de La Salle  ==

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

== Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE) ==

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

== DIY 3D Printer ==

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

== Open Minds Program  ==

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space  =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

= Innovation Lab  =

La Salle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:18:51Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Maker Space */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

== St. John Baptist de La Salle  ==

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

== Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE) ==

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

== DIY 3D Printer ==

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

== Open Minds Program  ==

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space  =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

== Innovation Lab ==

LaSalle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:18:14Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* La Salle ENACTUS  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

== St. John Baptist de La Salle  ==

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

== Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE) ==

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

== DIY 3D Printer ==

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

== Open Minds Program  ==

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

== Innovation Lab ==

LaSalle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

= La Salle ENACTUS  =

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:17:11Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

== St. John Baptist de La Salle  ==

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

== Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE) ==

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

== DIY 3D Printer ==

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

== Open Minds Program  ==

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

== Innovation Lab ==

LaSalle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

== La Salle ENACTUS  ==

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

= Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program   =

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:15:17Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

== St. John Baptist de La Salle  ==

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

== Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE) ==

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

== DIY 3D Printer ==

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

== Open Minds Program  ==

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

== Innovation Lab ==

LaSalle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

== La Salle ENACTUS  ==

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

== Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program ==

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

= La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup  =

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_9vP1zUWDxmc263wmhxF6b3TqdKrOg9Exqpo1EUi64/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-20T01:14:27Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Minor in Entrepreneurship */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

== St. John Baptist de La Salle  ==

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

== Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE) ==

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

== DIY 3D Printer ==

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

== Open Minds Program  ==

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

= Maker Space =

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

== Innovation Lab ==

LaSalle University’s newest project is the birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, and innovation. It will encourage students to socialize and collaborate with their peers. The innovation lab will also give students the proper resources needed for their creativity to show and be put into action.

== La Salle ENACTUS  ==

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

== Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program ==

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

= Minor in Entrepreneurship  =

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

== La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup ==

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

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= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-19T21:57:50Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

== St. John Baptist de La Salle  ==

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

== Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE) ==

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

== DIY 3D Printer ==

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

== Open Minds Program  ==

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

== Maker Space ==

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

== La Salle ENACTUS  ==

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

== Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program ==

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

== Minor in Entrepreneurship ==

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

== La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup ==

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable Path for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

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= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-19T21:57:08Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

== St. John Baptist de La Salle  ==

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

== Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE) ==

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

== DIY 3D Printer ==

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

== Open Minds Program  ==

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

== Maker Space ==

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

== La Salle ENACTUS  ==

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

== Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program ==

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

== Minor in Entrepreneurship ==

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

== La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup ==

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative "An Affordable for All". Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet |key=1QbbMOYmiR4vJunEogY_Ut8KB_OzOyURFbE-TldFiS0s |width=1100 |height=600 }}

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-19T21:51:47Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Open Minds Program  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

== St. John Baptist de La Salle  ==

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

== Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE) ==

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

== DIY 3D Printer ==

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

== Open Minds Program  ==

In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

== Maker Space ==

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

== La Salle ENACTUS  ==

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

== Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program ==

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

== Minor in Entrepreneurship ==

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

== La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup ==

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative An Affordable for All. Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet |key=1QbbMOYmiR4vJunEogY_Ut8KB_OzOyURFbE-TldFiS0s |width=1100 |height=600 }}

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-19T21:47:01Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* La Salle Enactus  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

== St. John Baptist de La Salle  ==

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

== Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE) ==

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

== DIY 3D Printer ==

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

== Open Minds Program  ==

Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

== Maker Space ==

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

== La Salle ENACTUS  ==

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

== Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program ==

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

== Minor in Entrepreneurship ==

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

== La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup ==

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative An Affordable for All. Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet |key=1QbbMOYmiR4vJunEogY_Ut8KB_OzOyURFbE-TldFiS0s |width=1100 |height=600 }}

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-19T21:45:47Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Open Minds Program  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

== St. John Baptist de La Salle  ==

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

== Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE) ==

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

== DIY 3D Printer ==

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

== Open Minds Program  ==

Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

== Maker Space ==

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

== La Salle Enactus  ==

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

== Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program ==

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

== Minor in Entrepreneurship ==

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

== La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup ==

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative An Affordable for All. Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet |key=1QbbMOYmiR4vJunEogY_Ut8KB_OzOyURFbE-TldFiS0s |width=1100 |height=600 }}

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-19T21:45:03Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Open Minds Program  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

== St. John Baptist de La Salle  ==

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

== Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE) ==

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

== DIY 3D Printer ==

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

== Open Minds Program  ==

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.

== Maker Space ==

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

== La Salle Enactus  ==

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

== Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program ==

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

== Minor in Entrepreneurship ==

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

== La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup ==

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative An Affordable for All. Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

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= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-19T21:37:26Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

== St. John Baptist de La Salle  ==

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

== Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE) ==

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

== DIY 3D Printer ==

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

== Open Minds Program  ==

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

== Maker Space ==

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

== La Salle Enactus  ==

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

== Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program ==

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

== Minor in Entrepreneurship ==

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

== La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup ==

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative An Affordable for All. Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet |key=1QbbMOYmiR4vJunEogY_Ut8KB_OzOyURFbE-TldFiS0s |width=1100 |height=600 }}

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:La Salle University

2017-01-19T21:34:31Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  */

= [[File:La Salle Logo .jpg]]University Overview  =

La Salle University is a Catholic university in the tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. To a diverse community of learners, La Salle University offers a rigorous curriculum and co-curricular experiences designed to help students gain theoretical and practical knowledge, deepen their ethical sensibilities, and prepare for a lifetime of continuous learning, professional success, and dedicated service.

As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition, La Salle challenges students to contemplate life’s ultimate questions as they develop their faith, engage in a free search for truth, and explore their full human potential. As a Lasallian university, named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, patron saint of teachers, La Salle promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship, demonstrates respect for each person, nurtures mentoring relationships, and encourages authentic community.

As an urban university, La Salle invites students to enhance their academic experience by immersing themselves in the rich resources of Philadelphia and the region. All members of our community are called to maintain a heightened sensitivity to those marginalized within society as they practice civic engagement, provide leadership with a global perspective, and contribute to the common good

== St. John Baptist de La Salle  ==

De La Salle is our patron saint and  is the founder of a congregation of laymen whose sole ministry is education.  He was proclaimed a saint in the Catholic Church in 1900 and named the patron of teachers in 1950.  He was raised in Reims, France, a son of a privileged family who gave up his wealth and status to live with the poor.  During his life, he established a network of gratuitous schools for poor boys.  His writings have influenced educational practice, school management, and teacher preparation for more than 300 years.

== University History  ==

Founded in 1863 in the Lower Kensington section of Philadelphia, the University is the largest and second oldest Lasallian college or university in the United States.  At the time of its opening, it was Philadelphia’s only Catholic college. The college was initially established to serve the sons of immigrant populations in a religiously divided city, providing them with a quality education that helped them to assimilate into American society.  The University has conferred more than 60,000 degrees.  La Salle became fully co-educational in 1970 and achieved university status in 1984.  It remains fully committed to the city and region with extensive community service and service learning initiatives.

= Student Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

La Salle University is a strong supporter of innovation and entrepreneurship. La Salle embodies the spirit of entrepreneurship by embodying the spirit on campus and in the La Salle Center of Entrepreneurship. La Salle believes that in today’s competitive economic environment, people with entrepreneurial spirits will not only succeed in their chosen careers but also will drive business creation, growth, and job opportunities for the larger business community.

== Center of Entrepreneurship (LCE) ==

If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, you can find the support and inspiration you need through the La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE). Through mentoring, networking, and experiential learning, you’ll discover how to flex your innovative muscles, build leadership skills, explore the business landscape, and take measured risks to achieve your dreams. In addition, alumni and faculty will give back through mentoring as well as pursue their own entrepreneurial goals.

== DIY 3D Printer ==

After being given the opportunity to build a DIY 3D printer, an interdisciplinary team of students was united. Diversity gave the team the ability to quickly adapt to working with different types of people, just as they would in the real world. The team also acquired the necessary skills required to assemble a 3D printer. Students strained themselves through the tedious assembly, wiring, and coding of the printer. Currently, the trial and error testing of the 3D printer is in motion.

== Open Minds Program  ==

The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.

== Maker Space ==

The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.

== La Salle Enactus  ==

Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.

Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.

== Integrated Science, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program ==

Students in the Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the process of innovation.  Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and services through collaborative business practices.

Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineering, and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.

ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.

ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class.  Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and co-op opportunities.When they graduate, they secure positions in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, problem solvers, decision-makers, and leaders.

== Minor in Entrepreneurship ==

Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.

== La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup ==

'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''

----

Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!

''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''

= Faculty Innovation & Entrepreneurship  =

The La Salle Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) also provides support and engagement opportunities for alumni and faculty.The Center for Entrepreneurship has tailored programs that meets today business development needs. These needs may be:
<div><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Working directly with the Center’s Executive Director and faculty on a business concept or collecting advice.</li>
<li>Getting student assistance with market research, product development, business planning, or other activities.</li>
<li>Accessing the extensive La Salle Entrepreneurs Network of experienced business professionals, investors, legal counsel, and providers of professional services.</li>
</ul>

= The Lasallian Difference & Academic Curriculum  =
La Salle University is currently taking an initiative approach to make collegian education more affordable to all students. La Salle’s calls this initiative An Affordable for All. Furthermore, La Salle University is planning to solve the problem of the Escalating cost of college by resetting their undergraduate tuition from $40,400 to $28,800, this is a 29% reduction of what it currently is. This tuition reset will began to take effective in the Fall 2017.

The Lasallian difference is personal. When you become a La Salle student, you join a community that includes teachers, scholars, and mentors who truly care about you,  your academic and professional success, your intellectual and spiritual growth, and your potential to make a difference in the world. La Salle is one of six colleges or universities in the United States founded in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the patron saint of teachers and founder of the Christian Brothers. At La Salle, you gain the skills and knowledge you need to succeed after you leave campus, and the values and traditions that will stay with you when you do.

== Academic Mission (School of Business)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Business offers educational programs that prepare students for a purposeful life by integrating Lasallian values with current business management skills. Through its faculty, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and relationships with the greater Philadelphia and national business communities, it provides a value-centered educational community as the locus for its educational programs. Within this context, the School of Business seeks to provide an appropriate blend of contemporary business theory and real-world practice, placing paramount importance on teaching and on learning enriched by scholarly research and professional activity.

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in business consists of 120 credits (minimum of 39 courses) for business administration, business systems and analytics, finance, international business, management and leadership, and marketing majors, and 128 credits (minimum of 41 courses) for accounting majors. The liberal arts and science studies and business foundation courses tend to be concentrated in the first two years, and the professional studies in the last two years

== Academic Mission (School of Arts & Sciences)  ==

La Salle University’s School of Arts and Sciences offers general or liberal arts programs  in science and mathematics. Within these two areas the student may further specialize in a major field of study. In the liberal arts, the Bachelor of Arts degree is offered in American Studies, Art History, the Classics, Communication, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Italian, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology, and Spanish. Concentration in the science area may lead to a B.A. degree in Bio-chemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt), Environmental Science, Mathematics, or Psychology; or a B.S. degree in Biology, Computer Science, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics, or Integrated Science, Business, and Technology.

The School of Arts & Sciences also offers programs designed as preparation for health professions, law, public administration, teaching, social work, and work in criminal justice. The Bachelor of Social Work degree is conferred upon Social Work graduates.

== Academic Mission (School of Nursing)  ==

Nursing is an art, science, and practice profession which provides nursing services to diverse individuals and groups. Nurses value the relationships between nurses and those for whom they care. Nursing services aim at facilitating the health of people in many settings, thus fulfilling a contract between society and the profession. Nurses’ primary interests are human responses to health, illness, and healing. Nurses carry out many roles when providing nursing care and increasingly support nursing interventions based on evidence.

The nursing community at La Salle respects the shared humanity of the people they serve and recognizes the potential for healing within the person, integrating mind, body, and spirit. Students bring experiences to the learning environment while actively engaging in a transformative process of continuing development as ethical, caring practitioners. The teaching- learning environment fosters scholarship, collegiality, respect, and collaboration among learners and teachers, resulting in informed service to others and the profession.

La Salle’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares its graduates to qualify for the National Council Licensure Examination (state board nursing examination) to become registered professional nurses and to practice as members of the nursing profession. The four-year, full-time, 126-credit program leading to the BSN provides the student with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and biological sciences in preparation for 14 nursing major courses, nine of which include clinical practice components in a variety of health-care settings.

= Building the Future of Lasallian Business =

In January of 2016, La Salle University opened the new school of business, Founder's Hall. This $35 million dollar project offers gathering places and technology-equipped breakout rooms where students can converse with faculty, other students, and business executives. Spaces are designed to facilitate the collaborative learning and teamwork environment that is necessary in today’s business world. This building symbolizes La Salle’s commitment to innovation & entrepreneurship. Due in part to the new building opening, La Salle has seen a rapid spike in enrollment as students look to make the next steps in their academic careers.

= La Salle University Landscape Canvas  =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet |key=1QbbMOYmiR4vJunEogY_Ut8KB_OzOyURFbE-TldFiS0s |width=1100 |height=600 }}

= Related Links =

La Salle University

[[La Salle University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2016:

[[Terry Li]]

[[Joanna Szyszkiewicz]]

Spring 2015:

[[Kenneth Brewer]]

[[Trans Lualhati]]

[[Onesimus Morrison]]

[[Category:Universities]]

Resource:How to select a business incubator for your consumer product

2017-01-06T23:35:19Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Student Contributors */

== Introduction ==
<div>When selecting a startup incubator to attend or create, the most important thing is considering what are the most desirable outcomes from the incubator. For those pursuing a biomedical company, for example, lab space may be the most important thing - while for those creating a social media app, large quantities of people and eyes to test out the prototype and give feedback might be more important.</div><div> </div><div>[[File:Business Incubator - Word Collage.jpg|center|Business Incubator - Word Collage.jpg]] </div>
== Need and Goal ==
<div>
a) When selecting a startup incubator to attend or create, the most important thing is considering what are the most desirable outcomes from the incubator. For those pursuing a biomedical company, for example, lab space may be the most important thing - while for those creating a social media app, large quantities of people and eyes to test out the prototype and give feedback might be more important.
</div><div>b) The goal is to not only discover an incubator that mimics and supports what you want your company to be, but to also choose an incubator based on the network that it presents. If you are looking to build a large network, it might be useful to look for incubators in larger cities with larger networks surrounding it. Location itself is not something you should rank high in the list of things you need to consider when choosing an incubator, but it definitely does come into play when considering the network you want to build for your company.</div>
== Potential Unexpected ==
<div>Either way, any incubator will bring valuable experience, as unexpected relationships will form, and unplanned goals will be met out of serendipity, as long as you are open to them. The most efficient way to use your time is to pick an incubator which will have the most opportunities for the types of relationships/resources you are chasing.</div><div> </div>
== Network (Who You Want to be Connected With) ==

a) Reach out as early as possible to individuals you respect and aspire to be like.  The earlier you reach out the more time these relationships have to grow and develop.  Mentorships can often form, giving you support and guidance when brainstorming, planning, and launching your start-ups.  These connections can also be extremely useful when trying to secure a business incubator.  Connecting with a business incubator or accelerator through a mutually known individual can create a friendlier initial interaction and increase your chances of being selected. Either way, never be afraid to ask someone to coffee, ask for help, or to update someone on your process.

b) The University Innovation Fellows network is one of the greatest tools available to us.  Once we are accepted into the program we will connect and form relationships with some of the most engaged and creative young minds around the country.  When Elliot traveled to Cork, Ireland with Indiebio to quick start Spira he took two other fellows with him as team members.  Allow UIF to open your horizons to different individuals and ways of thinking, and truly use the community to its full potential.

== Team Members (What Sorts of People You are Looking For) ==

'''a) Based on Skills/Weaknesses'''

''' '''Within a business, it is important to have individuals with varying and diverse skill sets. What is one person’s weakness is most likely another’s [[File:Business Incubator - Spira Drink.jpg|thumb|Business Incubator - Spira Drink.jpg]]strength.  Elliot himself stated that he is more of the creative mind but lacks in organizational and communicative skills. He has planned for a diverse team, and found a cofounder at Spira, to fill in these gaps.  The company benefits from everyone’s talents.  Additionally, if the individual has well-developed technical skills, and is an expert in some field, it is much easier to teach them how to sell then to teach someone who knows how to sell the desired technical skills.

'''b) Based on Your Needs as a Company'''

If your company already has a creative leader (like Elliot) but not people who can implement those creative ideas into physical designs, or someone [[File:Business Incubator - Spira.png|thumb]]who can organize, you need to find those people as well. This goes hand-in-hand with strengths and weaknesses, but you do need to find others that can not only complete your personality in the workfield, but also get the tasks done based on their skill set. 

'''c) Based on Fits (How to Vet People)'''

Do a small task with them whether it be a little engineering project, a small part of something to do with the startup, or just going and playing video games together to see how they work with you, and to predict what future interactions will be like. The most common reason why startups fail is because of issues with the people working for them.  Therefore choose your teammates wisely and make sure they have similar goals in mind.

--This can become tricky when money and financial aspects come into play. It is essential to have team members sign an agreement, and all be on the same page, before the business or product takes off.
[[File:Business Incubator - Teamwork.jpg]]
== Risk and Reward (cost, equity, money, time vs payoff, networks, funding, prototyping material, experience) ==

a) Technically, it will not cost you money to reach out to businesses in hopes they could be your incubator. However, in order for them to be swayed to accept, sometimes there is money involved. “Give before you receive” is a phrase Elliot stood by, and it basically means to find what that business wants or needs, and make an offer to help them get these things in hopes that this gesture will make them want to give to you in return. This could be as simple as designing something for them with your own resources, or as extensive as flying them out to run a 5K in your state (yes, Elliot did offer to do that). However, this money will be nothing compared to the experience you gain, and hopefully the profit you make from starting up your company.
<div>b) Timewise, this might take a while. It could take weeks to months before convincing a company that your product is worth the investment. Elliot aimed for 3 main incubators and accelerators when working on his company Spira. Once securing an incubator the process of invention and testing begins almost immediately. Once you are in an accelerator program, all day everyday is spent on the product. There is a lot of time put into this, but it is worth it once you find the right incubator for your business.</div><div> </div>
== Support (students, faculty, staff needed to facilitate prior to and during the event) ==

Support is so important when developing a new business or idea. Something that Elliot struggled with was the lack of support from the faculty at his university. He had to combat this with support from his friends and his motivation to get things done. In one situation he was trying to make a product with a fellow student and it didn’t work out because the support between the student and Elliot was not there. Overall, to have a successful event you need the support of students, faculty, and staff. 

== Lessons learned and tips for others (what worked and what didn’t, and your recommendations for others) ==

a) The innovators and entrepreneurs who are making changes in the world are constantly asking questions.  They identify problems or areas that need improvement, ask themselves why they are the way that they are, and brainstorm a way to improve.  Therefore, a key piece of advice is to be curious. Look at the world around you as it truly is and ask questions.  Don’t settle for the status quo - instead challenge it to be better.

b) Failure is not a setback but should, instead, be seen as an opportunity.  From failure you find out what works and what areas need improvement. You learn about yourself and your company and are able to grow from these problems.

c) Never view rejection as a negative. If you believe in your product and company, and believe that it is the right thing to do, then continue with as much, if not more, momentum than before. Rejection is inevitable.  However, rejection should also teach you that when given an opportunity you cannot waste it.  Use that opportunity to its maximum and execute.  Prove to the people that saw potential that they were not wrong to have faith in your product.  Illustrate that the team is passionate and has the work ethic to succeed.

== Student Contributors ==

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

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

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

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

http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Bharath_kumar

http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Luis_F._Almonte

== Recording of Interview ==

[https://bluejeans.com/playback/s/h2JYEqAItnyLWDQp3yZUbHPi5eEerrLUrwaL6UIToaxQLpVVJ6rqxVfsBEycnJIE https://bluejeans.com/playback/s/h2JYEqAItnyLWDQp3yZUbHPi5eEerrLUrwaL6UIToaxQLpVVJ6rqxVfsBEycnJIE]

Resource:How to select a business incubator for your consumer product

2017-01-06T23:34:33Z

Luis F. Almonte: /* Student Contributors */

== Introduction ==
<div>When selecting a startup incubator to attend or create, the most important thing is considering what are the most desirable outcomes from the incubator. For those pursuing a biomedical company, for example, lab space may be the most important thing - while for those creating a social media app, large quantities of people and eyes to test out the prototype and give feedback might be more important.</div><div> </div><div>[[File:Business Incubator - Word Collage.jpg|center|Business Incubator - Word Collage.jpg]] </div>
== Need and Goal ==
<div>
a) When selecting a startup incubator to attend or create, the most important thing is considering what are the most desirable outcomes from the incubator. For those pursuing a biomedical company, for example, lab space may be the most important thing - while for those creating a social media app, large quantities of people and eyes to test out the prototype and give feedback might be more important.
</div><div>b) The goal is to not only discover an incubator that mimics and supports what you want your company to be, but to also choose an incubator based on the network that it presents. If you are looking to build a large network, it might be useful to look for incubators in larger cities with larger networks surrounding it. Location itself is not something you should rank high in the list of things you need to consider when choosing an incubator, but it definitely does come into play when considering the network you want to build for your company.</div>
== Potential Unexpected ==
<div>Either way, any incubator will bring valuable experience, as unexpected relationships will form, and unplanned goals will be met out of serendipity, as long as you are open to them. The most efficient way to use your time is to pick an incubator which will have the most opportunities for the types of relationships/resources you are chasing.</div><div> </div>
== Network (Who You Want to be Connected With) ==

a) Reach out as early as possible to individuals you respect and aspire to be like.  The earlier you reach out the more time these relationships have to grow and develop.  Mentorships can often form, giving you support and guidance when brainstorming, planning, and launching your start-ups.  These connections can also be extremely useful when trying to secure a business incubator.  Connecting with a business incubator or accelerator through a mutually known individual can create a friendlier initial interaction and increase your chances of being selected. Either way, never be afraid to ask someone to coffee, ask for help, or to update someone on your process.

b) The University Innovation Fellows network is one of the greatest tools available to us.  Once we are accepted into the program we will connect and form relationships with some of the most engaged and creative young minds around the country.  When Elliot traveled to Cork, Ireland with Indiebio to quick start Spira he took two other fellows with him as team members.  Allow UIF to open your horizons to different individuals and ways of thinking, and truly use the community to its full potential.

== Team Members (What Sorts of People You are Looking For) ==

'''a) Based on Skills/Weaknesses'''

''' '''Within a business, it is important to have individuals with varying and diverse skill sets. What is one person’s weakness is most likely another’s [[File:Business Incubator - Spira Drink.jpg|thumb|Business Incubator - Spira Drink.jpg]]strength.  Elliot himself stated that he is more of the creative mind but lacks in organizational and communicative skills. He has planned for a diverse team, and found a cofounder at Spira, to fill in these gaps.  The company benefits from everyone’s talents.  Additionally, if the individual has well-developed technical skills, and is an expert in some field, it is much easier to teach them how to sell then to teach someone who knows how to sell the desired technical skills.

'''b) Based on Your Needs as a Company'''

If your company already has a creative leader (like Elliot) but not people who can implement those creative ideas into physical designs, or someone [[File:Business Incubator - Spira.png|thumb]]who can organize, you need to find those people as well. This goes hand-in-hand with strengths and weaknesses, but you do need to find others that can not only complete your personality in the workfield, but also get the tasks done based on their skill set. 

'''c) Based on Fits (How to Vet People)'''

Do a small task with them whether it be a little engineering project, a small part of something to do with the startup, or just going and playing video games together to see how they work with you, and to predict what future interactions will be like. The most common reason why startups fail is because of issues with the people working for them.  Therefore choose your teammates wisely and make sure they have similar goals in mind.

--This can become tricky when money and financial aspects come into play. It is essential to have team members sign an agreement, and all be on the same page, before the business or product takes off.
[[File:Business Incubator - Teamwork.jpg]]
== Risk and Reward (cost, equity, money, time vs payoff, networks, funding, prototyping material, experience) ==

a) Technically, it will not cost you money to reach out to businesses in hopes they could be your incubator. However, in order for them to be swayed to accept, sometimes there is money involved. “Give before you receive” is a phrase Elliot stood by, and it basically means to find what that business wants or needs, and make an offer to help them get these things in hopes that this gesture will make them want to give to you in return. This could be as simple as designing something for them with your own resources, or as extensive as flying them out to run a 5K in your state (yes, Elliot did offer to do that). However, this money will be nothing compared to the experience you gain, and hopefully the profit you make from starting up your company.
<div>b) Timewise, this might take a while. It could take weeks to months before convincing a company that your product is worth the investment. Elliot aimed for 3 main incubators and accelerators when working on his company Spira. Once securing an incubator the process of invention and testing begins almost immediately. Once you are in an accelerator program, all day everyday is spent on the product. There is a lot of time put into this, but it is worth it once you find the right incubator for your business.</div><div> </div>
== Support (students, faculty, staff needed to facilitate prior to and during the event) ==

Support is so important when developing a new business or idea. Something that Elliot struggled with was the lack of support from the faculty at his university. He had to combat this with support from his friends and his motivation to get things done. In one situation he was trying to make a product with a fellow student and it didn’t work out because the support between the student and Elliot was not there. Overall, to have a successful event you need the support of students, faculty, and staff. 

== Lessons learned and tips for others (what worked and what didn’t, and your recommendations for others) ==

a) The innovators and entrepreneurs who are making changes in the world are constantly asking questions.  They identify problems or areas that need improvement, ask themselves why they are the way that they are, and brainstorm a way to improve.  Therefore, a key piece of advice is to be curious. Look at the world around you as it truly is and ask questions.  Don’t settle for the status quo - instead challenge it to be better.

b) Failure is not a setback but should, instead, be seen as an opportunity.  From failure you find out what works and what areas need improvement. You learn about yourself and your company and are able to grow from these problems.

c) Never view rejection as a negative. If you believe in your product and company, and believe that it is the right thing to do, then continue with as much, if not more, momentum than before. Rejection is inevitable.  However, rejection should also teach you that when given an opportunity you cannot waste it.  Use that opportunity to its maximum and execute.  Prove to the people that saw potential that they were not wrong to have faith in your product.  Illustrate that the team is passionate and has the work ethic to succeed.

== Student Contributors ==

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

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

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

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

http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Bharath_kumar

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Luis_F._Almonte]

== Recording of Interview ==

[https://bluejeans.com/playback/s/h2JYEqAItnyLWDQp3yZUbHPi5eEerrLUrwaL6UIToaxQLpVVJ6rqxVfsBEycnJIE https://bluejeans.com/playback/s/h2JYEqAItnyLWDQp3yZUbHPi5eEerrLUrwaL6UIToaxQLpVVJ6rqxVfsBEycnJIE]

Fellow:Luis F. Almonte

2017-01-06T23:28:49Z

Luis F. Almonte:

Luis F. Almonte is a Senior at La Salle University, majoring in (ISBT) Integrated Science, business and Technology with a minor of Entrepreneurship and [[File:La Salle Explorer - Luis.jpg|thumb|La Salle Explorer - Luis.jpg]]management & Leadership. The main reason why Luis was so eager to join UIF program was because he wanted to cultivate a culture of Innovation at La Salle. By perspective, he envisions a campus where any student can strive, regardless of their educational background or major. Most importantly, he wants student to realize that the material that is been learn in the classroom setting, can be apply in the real world.

Intrestingly, at La Salle, Luis Is a member of an organization call (ENACTUS) Entrepreneur Action Us. In addition, he currently involves with two projects, one of these project is that “Green Project” and the other is the “Open Minds” project. Ultimately, for Luis, been an UIF Innovation fellow means, he can make a difference in the life of other and create sustainable solution to empower others.

[[Category Student Contributors]]

Fellow:Luis F. Almonte

2017-01-05T19:18:12Z

Luis F. Almonte:

Fellow:Luis F. Almonte

2017-01-05T19:16:47Z

Luis F. Almonte:

Luis F. Almonte is a Senior at La Salle University, majoring in (ISBT) Integrated Science, business and Technology with a minor of Entrepreneurship and [[File:La Salle Explorer - Luis.jpg|thumb]]management & Leadership. The main reason why Luis was so eager to join UIF program was because he wanted to cultivate a culture of Innovation at La Salle. By perspective, he envisions a campus where any student can strive, regardless of their educational background or major. Most importantly, he wants student to realize that the material that is been learn in the classroom setting, can be apply in the real world.

intrestingly, at La Salle, Luis Is a member of an organization call Entrepreneur Action Us (ENACTUS). In addition, he currently involves with two projects, one of these project is that “Green Project” and the other is the “Open Minds” project. Ultimately, for Luis, been an UIF Innovation fellow means, he can make a difference in the life of other and create sustainable solution to empower others.

Fellow:Luis F. Almonte

2017-01-05T19:16:18Z

Luis F. Almonte:

Luis F. Almonte is a Senior at La Salle University, majoring in (ISBT) Integrated Science, business and Technology with a minor of Entrepreneurship and [[File:La Salle Explorer - Luis.jpg|thumb|La Salle Explorer - Luis.jpg]]management & Leadership. The main reason why Luis was so eager to join UIF program was because he wanted to cultivate a culture of Innovation at La Salle. By perspective, he envisions a campus where any student can strive, regardless of their educational background or major. Most importantly, he wants student to realize that the material that is been learn in the classroom setting, can be apply in the real world.

intrestingly, at La Salle, Luis Is a member of an organization call Entrepreneur Action Us (ENACTUS). In addition, he currently involves with two projects, one of these project is that “Green Project” and the other is the “Open Minds” project. Ultimately, for Luis, been an UIF Innovation fellow means, he can make a difference in the life of other and create sustainable solution to empower others.

Fellow:Luis F. Almonte

2017-01-05T19:15:43Z

Luis F. Almonte:

Luis F. Almonte is a Senior at La Salle University, majoring in (ISBT) Integrated Science, business and Technology with a minor of Entrepreneurship and [[File:La Salle Explorer - Luis.jpg|thumb]]management & Leadership. The main reason why Luis was so eager to join UIF program was because he wanted to cultivate a culture of Innovation at La Salle. By perspective, he envisions a campus where any student can strive, regardless of their educational background or major. Most importantly, he wants student to realize that the material that is been learn in the classroom setting, can be apply in the real world.

intrestingly, at La Salle, Luis Is a member of an organization call Entrepreneur Action Us (ENACTUS). In addition, he currently involves with two projects, one of these project is that “Green Project” and the other is the “Open Minds” project. Ultimately, for Luis, been an UIF Innovation fellow means, he can make a difference in the life of other and create sustainable solution to empower others.

File:La Salle Explorer - Luis.jpg

2017-01-05T19:13:56Z

Luis F. Almonte:

Fellow:Luis F. Almonte

2017-01-05T03:25:44Z

Luis F. Almonte:

Luis F. Almonte is a Senior at La Salle University, majoring in (ISBT) Integrated Science, business and Technology with a minor of Entrepreneurship and management & Leadership. The main reason why Luis was so eager to join UIF program was because he wanted to cultivate a culture of Innovation at La Salle. By perspective, he envisions a campus where any student can strive, regardless of their educational background or major. Most importantly, he wants student to realize that the material that is been learn in the classroom setting, can be apply in the real world.

intrestingly, at La Salle, Luis Is a member of an organization call Entrepreneur Action Us (ENACTUS). In addition, he currently involves with two projects, one of these project is that “Green Project” and the other is the “Open Minds” project. Ultimately, for Luis, been an UIF Innovation fellow means, he can make a difference in the life of other and create sustainable solution to empower others.

Fellow:Luis F. Almonte

2017-01-05T03:25:23Z

Luis F. Almonte:

Luis F. Almonte is a Senior at La Salle University, majoring in (ISBT) Integrated, Science, business and Technology with a minor of Entrepreneurship and management & Leadership. The main reason why Luis was so eager to join UIF program was because he wanted to cultivate a culture of Innovation at La Salle. By perspective, he envisions a campus where any student can strive, regardless of their educational background or major. Most importantly, he wants student to realize that the material that is been learn in the classroom setting, can be apply in the real world.

intrestingly, at La Salle, Luis Is a member of an organization call Entrepreneur Action Us (ENACTUS). In addition, he currently involves with two projects, one of these project is that “Green Project” and the other is the “Open Minds” project. Ultimately, for Luis, been an UIF Innovation fellow means, he can make a difference in the life of other and create sustainable solution to empower others.

Fellow:Luis F. Almonte

2017-01-05T03:23:14Z

Luis F. Almonte:

Luis F. Almonte is a Senior at La Salle University, majoring in Integrated, Science, business and Technology with a minor of Entrepreneurship and management & Leadership. The main reason why Luis was so eager to join UIF program was because he wanted to cultivate a culture of Innovation at La Salle. By perspective, he envisions a campus where any student can strive, regardless of their educational background or major. Most importantly, he wants student to realize that the material that is been learn in the classroom setting, can be apply in the real world.

intrestingly, at La Salle, Luis Is a member of an organization call Entrepreneur Action Us (ENACTUS). In addition, he currently involves with two projects, one of these project is that “Green Project” and the other is the “Open Minds” project. Ultimately, for Luis, been an UIF Innovation fellow means, he can make a difference in the life of other and create sustainable solution to empower others.

Fellow:Luis F. Almonte

2017-01-04T01:00:21Z

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Intestinally, at La Salle, Luis Is a member of an organization call Entrepreneur Action Us (ENACTUS). In addition, he currently involves with two projects, one of these project is that “Green Project” and the other is the “Open Minds” project. Ultimately, for Luis, been an UIF Innovation fellow means, he can make a difference in the life of other and create sustainable solution to empower others.

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