https://universityinnovation.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Mfsagast95 2026-04-26T04:14:22Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.33.1 https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Maria_Sagastume&diff=130869 2022-06-07T20:22:04Z

<p>Mfsagast95: updated bio</p> <hr /> <div><br /> [[File:Maria Sagastume.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> '''School:''' Florida Institute of Technology<br /> <br /> '''What she does now:''' Engineering Designer at Florida Tech's Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovative Design (CAMID)<br /> <br /> '''Contact her about:''' Human-Centered Design, Design Thinking in Education and Medicine, STEM Outreach, workforce development, internship opportunities, Women in STEM resources, learning spanish, dancing.<br /> <br /> '''Email:''' msagastume2014@fit.edu<br /> <br /> '''Phone:''' 321-960-8655<br /> <br /> Maria Sagastume earned her Bachelors degree in Biomedical Engineering and STEM Education and an MBA in Healthcare Management at Florida Tech. She is currently a PhD student in Human-Centered Design and works as an Engineering Designer at Florida Tech's Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovative Design. Her passion for STEM has allowed her to work closely with students and kids through several STEM outreach initiatives like summer camps and innovative workshops and classes.<br /> <br /> As a Women in STEM, Maria serves as a champion for the Women in STEM Living Learning Community at Florida Tech where she organizes networking events and professional panels for the girls in this community. Besides this leadership experience, Maria has industry experience from her internship at a local medical device company called Medicomp where she worked for the departments of engineering, quality and regulatory, marketing, and product and strategy. <br /> <br /> Maria volunteers for Reinvented Magazine, the nation's first printed magazine made by women in STEM, for women in STEM and for WeVenture, Florida Tech's Women Business Incubator and Mentorship Center. Maria also enjoys volunteering with the Society of Women Engineering chapter at Florida Tech as a member and she previously held positions of President of the Biomedical Engineering Society and member of Student Government and Latin American Student Association. She has also volunteered with the Scott's Autism center at Florida Tech to plan activities for the social skill program and kids camps in the summer and fall semesters.<br /> <br /> Maria was trained as a University Innovation Fellow in Spring 2017, and attended the Silicon Valley meetup in November 2017. She continued her support on the Innovation Council ant Florida Tech and promoted the ideas from the Silicon Valley meetup within the department of Residence Life and when teaching First Year Experience classes. Her main exposure has been with faculty members that are part of the KEEN network and planning for teaching FYE classes to engineering students that incorporate entrepreneurial mindset, design thinking and the 3 Cs : Curiosity, Connections, and Creating value. Maria now hopes to bring her experience into higher education as she now works for Florida Tech as a full time staff member.<br /> <br /> =&lt;span id=&quot;Related_Links&quot;&gt;RELATED LINKS&lt;/span&gt;=<br /> <br /> '''Florida Institute of Technology'''<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Florida_Institute_of_Technology_Student_Priorities Florida Institute of Technology Student Priorities]<br /> <br /> Fall 2015 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Ballentine Chris_Ballentine]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Gerid_Paquette Gerid_Paquette]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Woodle Chris_Woodle]<br /> <br /> Spring 2016 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Cantos Briana Cantos]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_Haynie Thomas Haynie]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Rumsey Alexander Rumsey]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicole_Telega Nicole Telega]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Quintcey_Parrish Quintcey_Parrish]<br /> <br /> Spring 2017 Leadership Cirlce<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Malia_Ashmead Malia Ashmead]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lara_Eremita Lara Eremita]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maria_Sagastume Marifer Sagastume]<br /> <br /> 2017 UIF PItch: Panther's for Progress Youtube Link:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be]<br /> [[Category:Florida_Institute_of_Technology_(2017_Spring_cohort)]]<br /> [[Category:Student Contributors]]<br /> {{CatTree|Florida_Institute_of_Technology}}</div>

Mfsagast95 https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Maria_Sagastume&diff=119304 2020-06-17T19:03:00Z

<p>Mfsagast95: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> [[File:Maria Sagastume.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> '''School:''' Florida Institute of Technology<br /> <br /> '''What she does now:''' PhD student at Florida Institute of Technology, Resident Director, FYE Instructor, and Product &amp; Strategy Intern at Medicomp Inc.<br /> <br /> '''Contact her about:''' Human-Centered Design, Design Thinking in Education and Medicine, Building community in a diverse campus, first-year engineering student projects, internship opportunities, Women in STEM resources, learning spanish or any type of latin dancing.<br /> <br /> '''Email:''' msagastume2014@my.fit.edu<br /> <br /> '''Phone:''' 321-960-8655<br /> <br /> Maria Sagastume earned her Bachelors degree in Biomedical Engineering and STEM Education and an MBA in Healthcare Management at Florida Tech in Melbourne, Florida. She is now a PhD student in Human-Centered Design and is working on her literature review for her dissertation topic. She will teach first-year experience for the 3rd time during the fall semester to first-year engineering students where she will incorporate the KEEN mindset and 3C's model that she was trained on when she represented Florida Tech at the KEEN conference as an FYE instructor. Maria is part of the group of faculty working on the KEEN project for maker spaces and incorporating entrepreneurial mindset to first year engineering students.<br /> <br /> Maria has been part of the department of Residence Life at Florida Tech for 5 years and she has experienced different leadership roles within this department. Currently, she is a Resident Director and supervises resident assistants in an upperclassmen area and works with other campus departments to provide safe and educational events to students that enhance their experience at Florida Tech. As a Women in STEM, Maria also serves as a champion for the Women in STEM Living Learning Community at Florida Tech where she organizes networking events and professional panels for the girls in this community. Besides this leadership experience, Maria has been an intern for a local medical device company for the past 2 years in the departments of engineering, quality and regulatory, marketing, and product and strategy. Maria hopes to work with this company for her dissertation research and study patient engagement and recovery from data obtained through cardiac monitors and implantable devices.<br /> <br /> As a women in STEM, Maria is part of the creative staff for Reinvented Magazine, the nation's first printed magazine made by women in STEM, for women in STEM. Maria also enjoys volunteering with the SWE chapter at Florida Tech as a member and she previously held positions of President of the Biomedical Engineering Society and member of Student Government and Latin American Student Association. She has also volunteered with the Scott's Autism center at Florida Tech to plan activities for the social skill program and kids camps in the summer and fall semesters.<br /> <br /> Maria was trained as a University Innovation Fellow in Spring 2017, and attended the Silicon Valley meetup in November 2017. She continued her support on the Innovation Council ant Florida Tech and promoted the ideas from the Silicon Valley meetup within the department of Residence Life and when teaching First Year Experience classes. Her main exposure has been with faculty members that are part of the KEEN network and planning for teaching FYE classes to engineering students that incorporate entrepreneurial mindset, design thinking and the 3 Cs : Curiosity, Connections, and Creating value.<br /> <br /> =&lt;span id=&quot;Related_Links&quot;&gt;RELATED LINKS&lt;/span&gt;=<br /> <br /> '''Florida Institute of Technology'''<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Florida_Institute_of_Technology_Student_Priorities Florida Institute of Technology Student Priorities]<br /> <br /> Fall 2015 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Ballentine Chris_Ballentine]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Gerid_Paquette Gerid_Paquette]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Woodle Chris_Woodle]<br /> <br /> Spring 2016 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Cantos Briana Cantos]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_Haynie Thomas Haynie]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Rumsey Alexander Rumsey]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicole_Telega Nicole Telega]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Quintcey_Parrish Quintcey_Parrish]<br /> <br /> Spring 2017 Leadership Cirlce<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Malia_Ashmead Malia Ashmead]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lara_Eremita Lara Eremita]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maria_Sagastume Marifer Sagastume]<br /> <br /> 2017 UIF PItch: Panther's for Progress Youtube Link:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be]<br /> [[Category:Florida_Institute_of_Technology_(2017_Spring_cohort)]]<br /> [[Category:Student Contributors]]<br /> {{CatTree|Florida_Institute_of_Technology}}</div>

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<p>Mfsagast95: Mfsagast95 uploaded a new version of File:Maria Sagastume.jpg</p> <hr /> <div></div>

Mfsagast95 https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Maria_Sagastume&diff=113544 2020-06-05T19:24:52Z

<p>Mfsagast95: /* */</p> <hr /> <div>=== &lt;br/&gt; ===<br /> <br /> [[File:Maria Sagastume.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> '''School:''' Florida Institute of Technology<br /> <br /> '''What she does now:''' PhD student at Florida Institute of Technology, Resident Director, FYE Instructor, and Product &amp; Strategy Intern at Medicomp Inc.<br /> <br /> '''Contact her about:''' Human-Centered Design, Design Thinking in Education and Medicine, Building community in a diverse campus, first-year engineering student projects, internship opportunities, Women in STEM resources, learning spanish or any type of latin dancing.<br /> <br /> '''Email:''' msagastume2014@my.fit.edu<br /> <br /> '''Phone:''' 321-960-8655<br /> <br /> Maria Sagastume earned her Bachelors degree in Biomedical Engineering and STEM Education and an MBA in Healthcare Management at Florida Tech in Melbourne, Florida. She is now a PhD student in Human-Centered Design and is working on her literature review for her dissertation topic. She will teach first-year experience for the 3rd time during the fall semester to first-year engineering students where she will incorporate the KEEN mindset and 3C's model that she was trained on when she represented Florida Tech at the KEEN conference as an FYE instructor. Maria is part of the group of faculty working on the KEEN project for makerspaces and incorporating entrepreneurial mindset to first year engineering students.<br /> <br /> Maria has been part of the department of Residence Life at Florida Tech for 5 years and she has experienced different leadership roles within this department. Currently, she is a Resident Director and supervises resident assistants in an upperclassmen area and works with other campus departments to provide safe and educational events to students that enhance their experience at Florida Tech. As a Women in STEM, Maria also serves as a champion for the Women in STEM Living Learning Community at Florida Tech where she organizes networking events and professional panels for the girls in this community. Besides this leadership experience, Maria has been an intern for a local medical device company for the past 2 years in the departments of engineering, quality and regulatory, marketing, and product and strategy. Maria hopes to work with this company for her dissertation research and study patient engagement and recovery from data obtained through cardiac monitors and implantable devices.<br /> <br /> As a women in STEM, Maria is part of the creative staff for Reinvented Magazine, the nation's first printed magazine made by women in STEM, for women in STEM. Maria also enjoys volunteering with the SWE chapter at Florida Tech as a member and she previously held positions of President of the Biomedical Engineering Society and member of Student Government and Latin American Student Association. She has also volunteered with the Scott's Autism center at Florida Tech to plan activities for the social skill program and kids camps in the summer and fall semesters.<br /> <br /> Maria was trained as a University Innovation Fellow in Spring 2017, and attended the Silicon Valley meetup in November 2017. She continued her support on the Innovation Council ant Florida Tech and promoted the ideas from the Silicon Valley meetup within the department of Residence Life and when teaching First Year Experience classes. Her main exposure has been with faculty members that are part of the KEEN network and planning for teaching FYE classes to engineering students that incorporate entreprenurial mindset, design thinking and the 3 Cs : Curiosity, Connections, and creating value.<br /> <br /> = &lt;span id=&quot;Related_Links&quot;&gt;RELATED LINKS&lt;/span&gt; =<br /> <br /> '''Florida Institute of Technology'''<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Florida_Institute_of_Technology_Student_Priorities Florida Institute of Technology Student Priorities]<br /> <br /> Fall 2015 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Ballentine Chris_Ballentine]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Gerid_Paquette Gerid_Paquette]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Woodle Chris_Woodle]<br /> <br /> Spring 2016 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Cantos Briana Cantos]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_Haynie Thomas Haynie]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Rumsey Alexander Rumsey]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicole_Telega Nicole Telega]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Quintcey_Parrish Quintcey_Parrish]<br /> <br /> Spring 2017 Leadership Cirlce<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Malia_Ashmead Malia Ashmead]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lara_Eremita Lara Eremita]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maria_Sagastume Marifer Sagastume]<br /> <br /> 2017 UIF PItch: Panther's for Progress Youtube Link:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be]<br /> [[Category:Florida_Institute_of_Technology_(2017_Spring_cohort)]]<br /> [[Category:Student Contributors]]<br /> {{CatTree|Florida_Institute_of_Technology}}</div>

Mfsagast95 https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Maria_Sagastume&diff=113528 2020-06-05T19:24:34Z

<p>Mfsagast95: /* */</p> <hr /> <div>=== &lt;br/&gt; ===<br /> <br /> [[File:Maria Sagastume.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> '''School:''' Florida Institute of Technology<br /> <br /> '''What she does now:''' PhD student at Florida Institute of Technology, Resident Director, FYE Instructor, and Product &amp; Strategy Intern at Medicomp Inc.<br /> <br /> '''Contact her about:''' Human-Centered Design, Design Thinking in Education and Medicine, Building community in a diverse campus, first-year engineering student projects, internship opportunities, Women in STEM resources, learning spanish or any type of latin dancing.<br /> <br /> Email: msagastume2014@my.fit.edu<br /> <br /> Phone: 321-960-8655<br /> <br /> Maria Sagastume earned her Bachelors degree in Biomedical Engineering and STEM Education and an MBA in Healthcare Management at Florida Tech in Melbourne, Florida. She is now a PhD student in Human-Centered Design and is working on her literature review for her dissertation topic. She will teach first-year experience for the 3rd time during the fall semester to first-year engineering students where she will incorporate the KEEN mindset and 3C's model that she was trained on when she represented Florida Tech at the KEEN conference as an FYE instructor. Maria is part of the group of faculty working on the KEEN project for makerspaces and incorporating entrepreneurial mindset to first year engineering students.<br /> <br /> Maria has been part of the department of Residence Life at Florida Tech for 5 years and she has experienced different leadership roles within this department. Currently, she is a Resident Director and supervises resident assistants in an upperclassmen area and works with other campus departments to provide safe and educational events to students that enhance their experience at Florida Tech. As a Women in STEM, Maria also serves as a champion for the Women in STEM Living Learning Community at Florida Tech where she organizes networking events and professional panels for the girls in this community. Besides this leadership experience, Maria has been an intern for a local medical device company for the past 2 years in the departments of engineering, quality and regulatory, marketing, and product and strategy. Maria hopes to work with this company for her dissertation research and study patient engagement and recovery from data obtained through cardiac monitors and implantable devices.<br /> <br /> As a women in STEM, Maria is part of the creative staff for Reinvented Magazine, the nation's first printed magazine made by women in STEM, for women in STEM. Maria also enjoys volunteering with the SWE chapter at Florida Tech as a member and she previously held positions of President of the Biomedical Engineering Society and member of Student Government and Latin American Student Association. She has also volunteered with the Scott's Autism center at Florida Tech to plan activities for the social skill program and kids camps in the summer and fall semesters.<br /> <br /> Maria was trained as a University Innovation Fellow in Spring 2017, and attended the Silicon Valley meetup in November 2017. She continued her support on the Innovation Council ant Florida Tech and promoted the ideas from the Silicon Valley meetup within the department of Residence Life and when teaching First Year Experience classes. Her main exposure has been with faculty members that are part of the KEEN network and planning for teaching FYE classes to engineering students that incorporate entreprenurial mindset, design thinking and the 3 Cs : Curiosity, Connections, and creating value.<br /> <br /> = &lt;span id=&quot;Related_Links&quot;&gt;RELATED LINKS&lt;/span&gt; =<br /> <br /> '''Florida Institute of Technology'''<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Florida_Institute_of_Technology_Student_Priorities Florida Institute of Technology Student Priorities]<br /> <br /> Fall 2015 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Ballentine Chris_Ballentine]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Gerid_Paquette Gerid_Paquette]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Woodle Chris_Woodle]<br /> <br /> Spring 2016 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Cantos Briana Cantos]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_Haynie Thomas Haynie]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Rumsey Alexander Rumsey]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicole_Telega Nicole Telega]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Quintcey_Parrish Quintcey_Parrish]<br /> <br /> Spring 2017 Leadership Cirlce<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Malia_Ashmead Malia Ashmead]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lara_Eremita Lara Eremita]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maria_Sagastume Marifer Sagastume]<br /> <br /> 2017 UIF PItch: Panther's for Progress Youtube Link:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be]<br /> [[Category:Florida_Institute_of_Technology_(2017_Spring_cohort)]]<br /> [[Category:Student Contributors]]</div>

Mfsagast95 https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Maria_Sagastume&diff=113498 2020-06-05T19:23:57Z

<p>Mfsagast95: /* */</p> <hr /> <div>=== &lt;br/&gt; ===<br /> <br /> [[File:Maria Sagastume.jpg|thumb]]<br /> '''<br /> School''': Florida Institute of Technology<br /> <br /> '''What she does now:''' PhD student at Florida Institute of Technology, Resident Director, FYE Instructor, and Product &amp; Strategy Intern at Medicomp Inc.<br /> <br /> '''Contact her about:''' Human-Centered Design, Design Thinking in Education and Medicine, Building community in a diverse campus, first-year engineering student projects, internship opportunities, Women in STEM resources, learning spanish or any type of latin dancing.<br /> <br /> Email: msagastume2014@my.fit.edu<br /> <br /> Phone: 321-960-8655<br /> <br /> Maria Sagastume earned her Bachelors degree in Biomedical Engineering and STEM Education and an MBA in Healthcare Management at Florida Tech in Melbourne, Florida. She is now a PhD student in Human-Centered Design and is working on her literature review for her dissertation topic. She will teach first-year experience for the 3rd time during the fall semester to first-year engineering students where she will incorporate the KEEN mindset and 3C's model that she was trained on when she represented Florida Tech at the KEEN conference as an FYE instructor. Maria is part of the group of faculty working on the KEEN project for makerspaces and incorporating entrepreneurial mindset to first year engineering students.<br /> <br /> Maria has been part of the department of Residence Life at Florida Tech for 5 years and she has experienced different leadership roles within this department. Currently, she is a Resident Director and supervises resident assistants in an upperclassmen area and works with other campus departments to provide safe and educational events to students that enhance their experience at Florida Tech. As a Women in STEM, Maria also serves as a champion for the Women in STEM Living Learning Community at Florida Tech where she organizes networking events and professional panels for the girls in this community. Besides this leadership experience, Maria has been an intern for a local medical device company for the past 2 years in the departments of engineering, quality and regulatory, marketing, and product and strategy. Maria hopes to work with this company for her dissertation research and study patient engagement and recovery from data obtained through cardiac monitors and implantable devices.<br /> <br /> As a women in STEM, Maria is part of the creative staff for Reinvented Magazine, the nation's first printed magazine made by women in STEM, for women in STEM. Maria also enjoys volunteering with the SWE chapter at Florida Tech as a member and she previously held positions of President of the Biomedical Engineering Society and member of Student Government and Latin American Student Association. She has also volunteered with the Scott's Autism center at Florida Tech to plan activities for the social skill program and kids camps in the summer and fall semesters.<br /> <br /> Maria was trained as a University Innovation Fellow in Spring 2017, and attended the Silicon Valley meetup in November 2017. She continued her support on the Innovation Council ant Florida Tech and promoted the ideas from the Silicon Valley meetup within the department of Residence Life and when teaching First Year Experience classes. Her main exposure has been with faculty members that are part of the KEEN network and planning for teaching FYE classes to engineering students that incorporate entreprenurial mindset, design thinking and the 3 Cs : Curiosity, Connections, and creating value.<br /> <br /> = &lt;span id=&quot;Related_Links&quot;&gt;RELATED LINKS&lt;/span&gt; =<br /> <br /> '''Florida Institute of Technology'''<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Florida_Institute_of_Technology_Student_Priorities Florida Institute of Technology Student Priorities]<br /> <br /> Fall 2015 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Ballentine Chris_Ballentine]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Gerid_Paquette Gerid_Paquette]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Woodle Chris_Woodle]<br /> <br /> Spring 2016 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Cantos Briana Cantos]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_Haynie Thomas Haynie]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Rumsey Alexander Rumsey]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicole_Telega Nicole Telega]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Quintcey_Parrish Quintcey_Parrish]<br /> <br /> Spring 2017 Leadership Cirlce<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Malia_Ashmead Malia Ashmead]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lara_Eremita Lara Eremita]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maria_Sagastume Marifer Sagastume]<br /> <br /> 2017 UIF PItch: Panther's for Progress Youtube Link:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be]<br /> [[Category:Florida_Institute_of_Technology_(2017_Spring_cohort)]]<br /> [[Category:Student Contributors]]</div>

Mfsagast95 https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Maria_Sagastume&diff=113166 2020-06-05T18:45:11Z

<p>Mfsagast95: /* */</p> <hr /> <div>=== &lt;br/&gt; ===<br /> <br /> [[File:Maria Sagastume.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> School: Florida Institute of Technology<br /> <br /> What she does now: PhD student at Florida Institute of Technology, Resident Director, FYE Instructor, and Product &amp; Strategy Intern at Medicomp Inc.<br /> <br /> What that means: She studies Human-Centered Design and is working on her literature review for her dissertation topic, she supervises resident assistants in an upperclassmen area and works with the department of Residence Life to provide safe and educational events to students, she teaches first year experience for first-year engineering students where she will incorporate the KEEN mindset and 3C's through a group project and she works at a medical device company in the areas of product design, marketing, and strategy.<br /> <br /> Contact her about: Human-Centered Design, Design Thinking in Education and Medicine, Building community in a diverse campus, first-year engineering student projects, internship opportunities, Women in STEM resources, learning spanish or any type of latin dancing.<br /> <br /> Email: msagastume2014@my.fit.edu<br /> <br /> Phone: 321-960-8655<br /> <br /> Maria Sagastume earned her Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering and STEM Education and an MBA in Healthcare Management at Florida Tech in Melbourne, Florida. She is now a PhD student in Human-Centered Design and teaches first-year experience during the fall semester to first-year engineering students. She was selected to represent Florida Tech at the KEEN conference as an FYE instructor and is part of the group of faculty working on the KEEN project for makerspaces and incorporating entrepreneurial mindset to first year engineering students.<br /> <br /> Maria was trained as a University Innovation Fellow in Spring 2017, and attended the Silicon Valley meetup in November 2017. She continued her support on the Innovation Council and Florida Tech and promoted the ideas from the conference within the department of Residence Life and when teaching First Year Experience classes.<br /> <br /> = &lt;span id=&quot;Related_Links&quot;&gt;RELATED LINKS&lt;/span&gt; =<br /> <br /> '''Florida Institute of Technology'''<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Florida_Institute_of_Technology_Student_Priorities Florida Institute of Technology Student Priorities]<br /> <br /> Fall 2015 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Ballentine Chris_Ballentine]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Gerid_Paquette Gerid_Paquette]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Woodle Chris_Woodle]<br /> <br /> Spring 2016 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Cantos Briana Cantos]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_Haynie Thomas Haynie]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Rumsey Alexander Rumsey]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicole_Telega Nicole Telega]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Quintcey_Parrish Quintcey_Parrish]<br /> <br /> Spring 2017 Leadership Cirlce<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Malia_Ashmead Malia Ashmead]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lara_Eremita Lara Eremita]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maria_Sagastume Marifer Sagastume]<br /> <br /> 2017 UIF PItch: Panther's for Progress Youtube Link:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be]<br /> [[Category:Florida_Institute_of_Technology_(2017_Spring_cohort)]]<br /> [[Category:Student Contributors]]</div>

Mfsagast95 https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Maria_Sagastume&diff=111501 2020-06-03T18:58:24Z

<p>Mfsagast95: /* */</p> <hr /> <div>=== &lt;br/&gt; ===<br /> <br /> [[File:Maria Sagastume.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;Hi everyone&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;My name is &lt;u&gt;Maria Fernanda Sagastume&lt;/u&gt;, but my family and friends call me “Marifer”. &amp;nbsp;I am from Panama and I am a PhD student in Human-Centered Design at Florida Tech. I have a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering &amp; STEM Education and an MBA in Healthcare Management also from Florida Tech. I am also an intern at a local Medical device company and a Resident Director at Florida Tech . &lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt; My passion is helping others and using technology in medicine to provide better diagnostics and solutions to health problems. I'm also interested in STEM Education and want to teach in the fields of Engineering and Innovation. My hobbies include rollerblading, biking, and dancing. I am a very extrovert and outdoor person. &lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> = &lt;span id=&quot;Related_Links&quot;&gt;RELATED LINKS&lt;/span&gt; =<br /> <br /> '''Florida Institute of Technology'''<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Florida_Institute_of_Technology_Student_Priorities Florida Institute of Technology Student Priorities]<br /> <br /> Fall 2015 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Ballentine Chris_Ballentine]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Gerid_Paquette Gerid_Paquette]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Woodle Chris_Woodle]<br /> <br /> Spring 2016 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Cantos Briana Cantos]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_Haynie Thomas Haynie]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Rumsey Alexander Rumsey]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicole_Telega Nicole Telega]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Quintcey_Parrish Quintcey_Parrish]<br /> <br /> Spring 2017 Leadership Cirlce<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Malia_Ashmead Malia Ashmead]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lara_Eremita Lara Eremita]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maria_Sagastume Marifer Sagastume]<br /> <br /> 2017 UIF PItch: Panther's for Progress Youtube Link:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be]<br /> [[Category:Florida_Institute_of_Technology_(2017_Spring_cohort)]]<br /> [[Category:Student Contributors]]</div>

Mfsagast95 https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Florida_Institute_of_Technology&diff=111275 2020-06-03T18:18:10Z

<p>Mfsagast95: /* Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship */</p> <hr /> <div>= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&lt;br/&gt; =<br /> <br /> The Florida Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Melbourne, Florida. The university has 5 academic divisions, focusing mainly on engineering, science and mathematics. Over the past year Florida Tech has begun to focus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, bringing in faculty with an I&amp;E background, as well as starting up a student business incubator last year. Currently the student business incubator has 12 student start-ups and is still growing. Currently most of the innovation and entrepreneurship work is being done in the college of business, but Florida Tech is working on involving the engineering school and get more engineering students and faculty involved.<br /> <br /> Florida Tech also has dedicated educational programs at graduate and undergraduate levels for Innovation and Entreprenuership. More information abou those programs can be found [http://cob.fit.edu/innovation-entrepreneurship.php here]<br /> <br /> = Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&lt;br/&gt; =<br /> <br /> Florida Institutew of Technology has multiple faculty members across many disciplines who have a history of actively practicing and encouraging Innovation and Entreprenuership.<br /> <br /> &lt;u&gt;'''Dr. Beshoy Morkos'''&lt;/u&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Beshoy Morkos is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology where he directs the STRIDE Lab (SysTems Research on Intelligent Design and Engineering). His engineering design research focuses on developing computational representation and reasoning support for managing complex system design. The goal of Dr. Morkos’ research is to fundamentally reframe our understanding and utilization of system representations and computational reasoning capabilities to support the development of system models which help engineers and project planners intelligently make informed decisions at earlier stages of engineering design. On the engineering education front, Dr. Morkos’ research explores means to integrate innovation and entrepreneurship in engineering education through entrepreneurially-minded learning, improve persistence in engineering, address challenges in senior design education, and promote engineering education in international teams and settings. Dr. Morkos’ research is currently supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), and NASA JPL.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Dr. Morkos received his Ph.D. from Clemson University in the Clemson Engineering Design and Applications Research (CEDAR) lab under Dr. Joshua Summers. In 2014, he was awarded the ASME CIE Dissertation of the year award for his doctoral research. He graduated with his B.S. and M.S in Mechanical Engineering in 2006 and 2008 from Clemson University and has worked on multiple sponsored projects funded by partners such as NASA, Michelin, and BMW. His past work experience include working at the BMW Information Technology Research Center (ITRC) as a Research Associate and Robert Bosch Corporation as a Manufacturing Engineer. Dr. Morkos was a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Engineering &amp; Science Education at Clemson University performing NSF funded research on engineering student motivation and its effects on persistence and the use of advanced technology in engineering classroom environments. Dr. Morkos’ research thrust include: design automation, design representations, computational reasoning, systems modeling, engineering education, design education, collaborative design, and data/knowledge management.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;u&gt;'''Dr. Chiradeep Sen'''&lt;/u&gt;<br /> <br /> Dr. Sen is an Assistant Professor of Design at Florida Institute of Technology. He teaches a series of courses in the area of design and manufacturing, including courses in advanced design theory and methods, design for manufacturing, creativity and innovation, artificial intelligence in engineering, and computer-aided design automation. His current research explores the mental models and cognitive processes of innovative design and creativity. Dr. Sen received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Design from Clemson University’s CEDAR Lab, and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University in India. He received the 2011 ASME Best Dissertation Award for his doctoral dissertation on the formal representation and reasoning on mechanical functions, a mental model used in innovative design for modeling complex systems in the absence of the knowledge about their components and structure. Dr. Sen has a total of 14 years of experience in new product development in a variety of industries around the globe, including six years as a consultant, where he helped companies develop computer-supported processes for their innovative and routine designs. The companies and business verticals he served range from consumer product design and manufacturing, tools and dies, large industrial energy equipment, automotive, and medical equipment. At Florida Tech, Dr. Sen directs the Research in Information Science for Engineering (RiSE) research group.<br /> <br /> &lt;u style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Dr. Scott Benjamin&lt;/u&gt;<br /> <br /> Dr. Scott Benjamin is a successful entrepreneur turned academic whose passions include helping students create and launch business ventures. He received his undergraduate degree in entrepreneurship and real estate from the University of Miami and his masters of business administration from the University of Maryland. After 20 years of business ventures including real estate development &amp; investment, continuing medical education, hospital supplies and restaurants, he earned his doctorate degree in Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management from the University of Maryland.<br /> <br /> In addition to currently serving as a principle for Signature Properties, he is actively involved the development of several companies providing a range of products including software, consulting services and apparel development. As time allows, Dr. Benjamin consults for several companies on strategic management issues, business plan review and negotiation training.<br /> <br /> In August 2012, Dr. Benjamin came to Florida Tech as the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Development. His first initiative was to launch the Incubation Station at Florida Tech. This innovative center provides physical space, resources, capital and mentoring services to student entrepreneurs seeking to launch a new venture. At the center, students learn to not only conduct the research necessary to develop the business plan but actually engage in the step of generating revenue for their businesses.<br /> <br /> In his spare time, he coaches youth soccer, and plays anything that involves a ball or a puck.<br /> <br /> &lt;u&gt;'''Dr. Carlos Otero'''&lt;/u&gt;<br /> &lt;p style=&quot;margin: 1em 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Carlos E. Otero, Ph.D, is Associate Professor of Computer Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology.&amp;nbsp; He has been a tenure-track faculty in the College of Engineering at University of South Florida, Tampa, and the University of Virginia, Wise. Prior to that, he worked for 11 years in private industry as a computer software engineer for military computer systems, including satellite communications, command and control, wireless security, and unmanned aerial vehicle systems. His research interests are in computer systems engineering, with particular emphasis on the design, performance evaluation, and optimization of systems and processes across a variety of domain areas (including wireless, intelligence, and big data systems).&amp;nbsp; Dr. Otero is a senior member of the IEEE.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> '''&lt;u&gt;Dr. Abram Walton&lt;/u&gt;'''<br /> <br /> Dr. Abram Walton is an Associate Professor of Technology Management and Innovation at Florida Tech. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Technology and Innovation Management from Purdue University. Before his academic life, he was a Fire Fighter and EMT, and he later held leadership positions as a Manager of Wal-Mart Stores. He is a co-founder of the International Journal of Innovation Science, an academic journal cited by most major indexing organizations and available at thousands of libraries throughout the world. Dr. Walton has authored numerous publications, conference proceedings, and his textbooks on Leadership and Management have sold over 15,000 copies. Dr. Walton serves on the Executive Committee for the Board of Directors for the International Association of Innovation Professionals. He is the Director of the Center for Lifecycle and Innovation Management at Florida Tech, as well as for the Center for Ethics and Leadership, and was instrumental in launching the new B.S. and M.S. in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.<br /> <br /> In addition to his academic pursuits, he is the Principal of a boutique technology commercialization consulting firm, serves as a Senior Consultant of Systems Engineering to the COO of a DOD firm specializing in counter-IED technologies, and enjoys dabbling in real estate investments. He has recently been a Fellow for the National Intellectual Property and Knowledge Management Task force and serves as a consultant for an Intellectual Property and Patent Management Organization (PMO). He frequently consults on a variety of topics, including leadership, lean process improvement, six sigma, innovation strategies, technology commercialization, product lifecycle management, and new product development. He has successfully helped launch several new technology ventures and works with companies on early-stage technology commercialization efforts, new product development, and leadership development.<br /> <br /> As an Associate Professor of Technology and Innovation at the Florida Institute of Technology, his research efforts focus on impacting technology-sensitive industries by creating sustainable, lean business models through the deployment of innovative continuous improvement methodologies. He takes a unique systems-thinking approach to innovation and technology, lean, healthcare, and product lifecycle management, which has cultivated multi-disciplinary collaborations, generating research and scholarship on innovative organizational strategies and best practices for engineering and innovation initiatives.<br /> <br /> Program Chair of M.S. in Innovation and Entrepreneurship<br /> <br /> Director of Center for Lifecycle and Innovation Management<br /> <br /> Director of Center for Ethics and Leadership<br /> <br /> = University Technology Transfer Function&lt;br/&gt; =<br /> <br /> Florida Tech's University Technology Transfer Function ([http://www.fit.edu/research/committees/ipc/ http://www.fit.edu/research/committees/ipc/]) is handled under the umbrella of the office of Research. The current value of Research Sponsored Projects is over $94 million. The number of Florida Tech faculty who serve as principal investigators has also doubled in the last three years to 90—four of which have received prestigious NSF Career Awards. University faculty expended $16.5 million to buy equipment, support students, pay salaries and to cover general expenses. In addition to over a dozen research centers, five new interdisciplinary research institutes were initiated that are the focal point for Florida Tech undergraduate and graduate research. These new research university institutes include: Human Centered Design Institute, Institute for Energy Systems, Institute for Marine Research, Institute for Materials Science &amp; Nanotechnology and Institute for Research on Global Climate Change.<br /> <br /> = University-Industry Collaboration&lt;br/&gt; =<br /> <br /> Florida Tech has a lot of collaboration with Harris Corporation ([http://harris.com http://harris.com]) The main collaboration between Harris and the University is the Harris Institute for Assured Information([http://harris-institute.fit.edu/ http://harris-institute.fit.edu/]) The Harris Institute for Assured Information is an interdisciplinary center that focuses on high-risk disruptive work aimed at helping us trust the information that we so often rely on. Founded in 2009 by a grant from Harris Corporation, the Harris Institute brings together computer science, psychology, business and biology to carry out cutting-edge research in computer security. Our goal is lofty: to change the way we think about the information that flows around us, and to help drive a fundamental shift in how we protect it.<br /> <br /> = Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&lt;br/&gt; =<br /> <br /> Currently Florida Tech is working on forming more regional and local economic development efforts, but the main one currently in place is ([http://weventure.fit.edu http://weventure.fit.edu]). The vision of weVenture at Florida Institute of Technology is to help women and men become entrepreneurial leaders and thinkers and to successfully achieve economic independence through entrepreneurship. weVenture at Florida Institute of Technology is a community organization that provides business coaching, mentoring, training programs and seminars, and networking opportunities to assist startup and second stage entrepreneurs in Brevard, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties with starting, growing and sustaining their businesses.<br /> <br /> = Landscape Canvas&lt;br/&gt; =<br /> <br /> {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=1wE3ktqioldOasLaJ6YfwBRXHdWLlOenFvcifFcxpbeo|width=1300|height=700}}<br /> <br /> = Related Links =<br /> <br /> '''Florida Institute of Technology'''<br /> <br /> [[Florida Institute of Technology Student Priorities]]<br /> <br /> Fall 2015 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [[Chris Ballentine|Chris_Ballentine]]<br /> <br /> [[Gerid Paquette|Gerid_Paquette]]<br /> <br /> [[Chris Woodle|Chris_Woodle]]<br /> <br /> Spring 2016 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Cantos Briana Cantos]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_Haynie Thomas Haynie]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Universities]]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Rumsey Alexander Rumsey]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicole_Telega Nicole Telega]<br /> <br /> [[Quintcey Parrish|Quintcey_Parrish]]<br /> <br /> Spring 2017 Leadership Cirlce<br /> <br /> [[Malia Ashmead|Malia Ashmead]]<br /> <br /> [[Lara Eremita|Lara Eremita]]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maria_Sagastume Marifer Sagastume]<br /> <br /> 2017 UIF PItch: Panthers for Progress Youtube Link:<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: rgb(148, 176, 243);&quot;&gt;[Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> [[Category:Schools]]<br /> [[Category:Florida_Institute_of_Technology]]</div>

Mfsagast95 https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Florida_Institute_of_Technology_Student_Priorities&diff=50297 2017-02-18T05:38:15Z

<p>Mfsagast95: </p> <hr /> <div>= Overview =<br /> <br /> Florida Tech has also recently been names as one of the '''''Top 50 Entrepreneurial Universities by Forbes''''', which is a testament to the purpose efforts undertaken in recent years to create a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.&amp;nbsp;As a private institution, Florida Tech has a history of high-quality undergraduate engineering education. However, Florida Tech has yet to realize its entrepreneurial potential due to a lack of formal training and education in entrepreneurship of faculty, the administration, and students. Largely, only a few faculty initially spearheaded the entrepreneurial endeavors, but as with many culture-changing endeavors, the current champions seek to create a critical mass of followers, adopters, and co-implementers.<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> = '''STRATEGY # 1: CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT EXISTING FACILITIES FOR INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP''' =<br /> <br /> '''Tactic # 1: Support Weekly Innovation Challenges'''<br /> <br /> '''Description:'''&amp;nbsp;Weekly Innovation Challenges are supported by Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN).&amp;nbsp; Each week students will practice and develop an entrepreneurial mindset.&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> Why does this mindset matter?&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> Find out here [http://engineeringunleashed.com/ http://engineeringunleashed.com/] or watch this video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZHvRpuemgk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZHvRpuemgk]<br /> <br /> Questions or Suggestions for Challenges.&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> Contact Jennifer Schlegel jschlegel@fit.edu<br /> <br /> '''Milestones:'''<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Ask organizations on campus to advertise this event with their members<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Share the following details about the innovation challenge with more students:<br /> <br /> &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Challenges are worked in teams of three.<br /> <br /> ALL students are welcomed but teams are encouraged to have at least one engineering student.<br /> <br /> Students are free to form their teams ahead of time.&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> No need to have a team of three to participate — just show up.&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Judging<br /> <br /> Guest judges will determine the winning team.&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Prizes<br /> <br /> Winning team participants are awarded $100 gift cards.<br /> <br /> Team picture posted to innovation gallery of champions<br /> &lt;div&gt;<br /> == Tactic # 2: Conduct a rapid design competition using articles acquired from a scavenger hunt ==<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> The competition will be such that all students have the ability to participate in as well as staff and faculty to create a campus wide day of fun. It will be challenging and thought-provoking, but no major will have an advantage. This is good to reach out to the community as well as the students and their professors.&amp;nbsp;<br /> &lt;div&gt;<br /> == Tactic # 3: Hold an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fair ==<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> We wish to hold an event to showcase all of the innovation that students have been involved with. Some students may have been a part of a big project during an internship or maybe some students invented something in their dorm. If it is innovative, we want to see it! This is a great event to hold to encourage collaboration on projects going forward. If you have a good design, but you do not have the skills to code a stellar User Interface, you may attract a fellow student to help you out at such an event and more.&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> = &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Strategy_.23_3:_Start_a_Student_Council&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size: xx-large;&quot;&gt;STRATEGY # 2: START A STUDENT COUNCIL&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; =<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;'''Tactic # 1: Hold the first student council meeting'''&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Description:'''&amp;nbsp;Florida Tech has many great organizations like Tau Beta Pi and Society of Women Engineers that get students involved in projects related to their major and creates networking opportunities. However, it’s difficult to plan collaborative events with other organizations. The objective of the student council is to oversee and plan collaborative events between the engineering and business clubs and societies at Florida Tech. For example, SC would be in charge of planning E-week where we can have guest speakers, competitions and seniors and organizations can showcase their projects. Overall, we want to show others how our students at Florida Tech can apply their knowledge learned in class solve real world problems.<br /> <br /> '''Milestones:'''<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Each organization president will introduce themselves.<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Dr. Schlegel will explain KEEN’s role in the foundation of the Student Council<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Team building competition<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Present why each president should join the student council.<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Announce next group meeting. (Meetings will be twice a month).<br /> <br /> Check out our website for Engineers Week:&amp;nbsp;[http://engineersweekfit.com/ engineersweekfit.com]<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;'''Tactic # 2: Host Florida Tech Engineering Week 2016'''&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Description''': Engineering Week 2016 will be from February 22, 2016 to February 27, 2016. Multiple engineering organizations at Florida Tech are working together to have fun filled week to show how great engineering has changed the world we live in.<br /> <br /> '''Milestones:'''<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Got 20 engineering organizations to sponsor events during the week<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Found speakers for the opening and closing ceremony<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Host two tours with local engineering companies<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Showcase the new KEEN weekly innovation challenge<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Bridge the barrier between different major<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; First successful event planned by multiple organizations<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Formed new friendships while planning an event that hasn’t been held at Florida Tech since 1999<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Gained visibility with student and faculty stakeholders<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;'''Tactic # 3: Group Industry Projects'''&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Description:'''&amp;nbsp;Florida Tech is blessed to be located in the heart of the space coast region. However, not many events are held with local companies since there are no solid partnerships with the student organizations. In my experience, it has been difficult to get my voice heard by large local companies as a student. However, with the combined voice of the student council we can make a stronger impact when reaching out to local companies.<br /> <br /> '''Milestones:'''<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Met Mrs. Sauerman, &amp;nbsp;Corporate Sponsored Program Research Vice President at Florida Tech<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Schedule a meeting<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Mentorship between organizations<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Together we are stronger<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;'''Tactic # 4: Channel of communcation'''&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Description:'''&amp;nbsp;I’ve learned that communication is a vital skill that can sometimes be overlooked while trying to pass your differential equations class or finish your 20 page lab report. But communication is key for all professional careers. Our goal is to meet face to face with all the presidents of the engineering council and make connection to make communication more efficient. Together the organizations at Florida Tech can accomplish so much more than trying to survive on their own.<br /> <br /> '''Milestones:'''<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Avoid schedule conflicts between organizations<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Network of communication allows smaller clubs to gain more exposure<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Mentorship between organizations<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Together we are stronger<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;'''Tactic # 5: Form a board of advisors'''&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Description:'''&amp;nbsp;The sustainability of the student council depends on faculty that will be able to moderate the transition between past and new members. Therefore, our mission for this semester is to find faculty in at Florida Tech that would serve as a board of advisor to ensure that the student council survives for future years to come.<br /> <br /> '''Milestones:'''<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; KEEN has offered to help launch the student council and provide future support<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;'''Tactic # 6: Launch as a separate organization'''&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Description:'''&amp;nbsp;The ultimate goal is for the student council to be a separate organization. To start the program, the student council will be launched under the umbrella of KEEN and EMPwr. Therefore, the pressure of starting an organization will not be put on a group of students. With the professional support and funding provided by KEEN, the student council will have a stronger foundation. &amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> '''Milestones:'''<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Assign a delegate from each organization<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Increase communication between organizations<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Share common interests<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Break the barriers between student in different majors<br /> <br /> ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Share the I&amp;E mindset with more students<br /> <br /> = &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Strategy_.23_4:_Running_the_student_organization_EMpwr&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size: xx-large;&quot;&gt;STRATEGY # 3: RUNNING THE STUDENT ORGANIZATION EMPWR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; =<br /> <br /> '''Tactic # 1: Bring together the leaders of all organization on campus'''<br /> <br /> '''Definition'''<br /> <br /> Organizations on campus often are divided&amp;nbsp;based the department from which their steam from. EMpwr strives to break the barriers between these organizations to help further the activities and ideas of other groups by using EMpwr as a means of communication between all. Not only is EMpwr ideals of innovation and entrepreneurial mindset capable of being incorporated into the majority of groups it also holds a large amount of resources that can be offered to those interested.&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> '''Milestone'''<br /> <br /> Host by weekly update meetings<br /> <br /> Help other organizations to reach their goals by funding, participating, or supporting<br /> <br /> '''Tactic # 2: Find students of all majors'''<br /> <br /> '''Definition&amp;nbsp;'''<br /> <br /> An organization is strong only when students take charge. The idea behind the organization is to incorporate&amp;nbsp;students of all majors on campus to come together and help each other further their education, connections, and &amp;nbsp;experience.&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> '''Milestone'''<br /> <br /> Have a student from each department involved in EMpwr&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> Using the students of each department to further EMpwrs image &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> '''Tactic # 3: Host regular meeting'''<br /> <br /> '''Definition'''<br /> <br /> In order to keep students engaged in EMpwr, the interest of the majority of the student body must be addressed and incorporated into the activities&amp;nbsp;the organization host. The most efficient way to accomplish this is to host weekly meetings&amp;nbsp;where discussions of interest and pursuits&amp;nbsp;will guide the forward direction of EMpwr.&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> '''Milestone'''<br /> <br /> 100% attendance from members&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> '''Tactic # 4: Organize an E-board'''<br /> <br /> '''Definition'''<br /> <br /> Organizations need a leading executive board to keep track of all the logistics that an organization must deal with. &amp;nbsp;EMpwrs E-Board would consist of two oo-presidents, a treasurer, &amp;nbsp;a secretary, a societies chair, and two programming chairs.&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> '''Milestone'''<br /> <br /> Vote in semesterly/ yearly position holder<br /> <br /> Use the positions of the E-Board to bring interest to the university&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> '''Tactic # 5:&amp;nbsp;''''''&amp;nbsp;''''''Co-host events that raise awareness about innovation and entrepreneurial mindsets on &amp; off campus'''<br /> <br /> '''Definition'''&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> Organizing events that embrace the ideals/goals of two organizations helps both parties both in publicity and in interesting the student body. Keeping EMpwrs activities and work on the radar of not only students on campus but also the community outside of campus brings greater opportunities to the organization.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> '''Milestone'''<br /> <br /> Hosting events with organization of all different types<br /> <br /> Incorporate ideas/ events of other educational organization with EMpwr<br /> <br /> Use the needs of the community to create events in order to help students gather experience<br /> <br /> '''Tactic&amp;nbsp;'# 6: Create Sustenance&amp;nbsp;for other groups'''<br /> <br /> '''Definition'''<br /> <br /> Organizations on campus seem to go through periods of greatness and insignificance. The idea of EMpwr is to use the grants given by KEEN to help organizations not only maintain their&amp;nbsp;clubs but also create steps that will empower&amp;nbsp;student&amp;nbsp;to take up to&amp;nbsp;role&amp;nbsp;of leaders for the organizations.&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> '''Milestone'''&amp;nbsp;Observe the transition of leaders within organizations<br /> <br /> = &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-large;&quot;&gt;UIF FIT Inspiration Videos&lt;/span&gt; =<br /> <br /> == &lt;span id=&quot;eow-title&quot; class=&quot;watch-title&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; title=&quot;Florida Tech #uifresh Orientation Event&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent;&quot;&gt;Florida Tech #uifresh Orientation Event:&amp;nbsp;[https://youtu.be/VDidpwgOpBo https://youtu.be/VDidpwgOpBo]&lt;/span&gt; ==<br /> <br /> <br /> = Related Links =<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Florida_Institute_of_Technology &lt;b&gt;Florida Institute of Technology&lt;/b&gt;]<br /> <br /> Fall 2015 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Ballentine Chris_Ballentine]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Gerid_Paquette Gerid_Paquette]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Woodle Chris_Woodle]<br /> <br /> Spring 2016 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Cantos Briana Cantos]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_Haynie Thomas Haynie]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Rumsey Alexander Rumsey]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicole_Telega Nicole Telega]<br /> <br /> [[Quintcey Parrish|Quintcey_Parrish]]<br /> <br /> Spring 2017 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [[Malia Ashmead|Malia Ashmead]]<br /> <br /> [[Lara Eremita|Lara Eremita]] <br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maria_Sagastume Maria Sagatsume]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Student Priorities|f]]</div>

Mfsagast95 https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Maria_Sagastume&diff=50296 2017-02-18T05:37:29Z

<p>Mfsagast95: </p> <hr /> <div>=== &lt;br/&gt; ===<br /> <br /> [[File:Maria Sagastume.jpg|thumb]]<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;Hi everyone&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;My name is &lt;u&gt;Maria Fernanda Sagastume&lt;/u&gt;, but my family and friends call me “Marifer”. &amp;nbsp;I am from Panama (Central America) and I am a junior in Biomedical Engineering and STEM Education. I enjoy the tropical climate so I love going to the beach, biking and rollerblading. I’m an active member of several organizations at Florida Institute of Technology like The Biomedical Engineering Society (President), Student Government Association (Secretary), Intervarsity Cristian Fellowship, Latin American Student Association, Society of Hispanic Engineers and Future Educators of America.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;I'm also a resident assistant at my university and I love being part of a great team of students that help other students in their transition to college. I always try to help my residents and make them collect valuable experiences that will help them grow as a person and as a professional in their fields. My passion is helping others and using technology in medicine to provide better diagnostics and solutions to health problems. I'm also interested in STEM Education and want to teach in the fields of Science and Technology.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> = &lt;span id=&quot;Related_Links&quot;&gt;RELATED LINKS&lt;/span&gt; =<br /> <br /> '''Florida Institute of Technology'''<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Florida_Institute_of_Technology_Student_Priorities Florida Institute of Technology Student Priorities]<br /> <br /> Fall 2015 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Ballentine Chris_Ballentine]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Gerid_Paquette Gerid_Paquette]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Woodle Chris_Woodle]<br /> <br /> Spring 2016 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Cantos Briana Cantos]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_Haynie Thomas Haynie]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Rumsey Alexander Rumsey]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicole_Telega Nicole Telega]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Quintcey_Parrish Quintcey_Parrish]<br /> <br /> Spring 2017 Leadership Cirlce<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Malia_Ashmead Malia Ashmead]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lara_Eremita Lara Eremita]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maria_Sagastume Marifer Sagastume]<br /> <br /> 2017 UIF PItch: Panther's for Progress Youtube Link:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be]</div>

Mfsagast95 https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Maria_Sagastume&diff=50295 2017-02-18T05:37:12Z

<p>Mfsagast95: </p> <hr /> <div>=== &lt;br/&gt; ===<br /> <br /> [[File:Maria Sagastume.jpg|frame|Maria Sagastume.jpg]]<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;Hi everyone&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;My name is &lt;u&gt;Maria Fernanda Sagastume&lt;/u&gt;, but my family and friends call me “Marifer”. &amp;nbsp;I am from Panama (Central America) and I am a junior in Biomedical Engineering and STEM Education. I enjoy the tropical climate so I love going to the beach, biking and rollerblading. I’m an active member of several organizations at Florida Institute of Technology like The Biomedical Engineering Society (President), Student Government Association (Secretary), Intervarsity Cristian Fellowship, Latin American Student Association, Society of Hispanic Engineers and Future Educators of America.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;I'm also a resident assistant at my university and I love being part of a great team of students that help other students in their transition to college. I always try to help my residents and make them collect valuable experiences that will help them grow as a person and as a professional in their fields. My passion is helping others and using technology in medicine to provide better diagnostics and solutions to health problems. I'm also interested in STEM Education and want to teach in the fields of Science and Technology.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> = &lt;span id=&quot;Related_Links&quot;&gt;RELATED LINKS&lt;/span&gt; =<br /> <br /> '''Florida Institute of Technology'''<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Florida_Institute_of_Technology_Student_Priorities Florida Institute of Technology Student Priorities]<br /> <br /> Fall 2015 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Ballentine Chris_Ballentine]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Gerid_Paquette Gerid_Paquette]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Woodle Chris_Woodle]<br /> <br /> Spring 2016 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Cantos Briana Cantos]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_Haynie Thomas Haynie]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Rumsey Alexander Rumsey]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicole_Telega Nicole Telega]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Quintcey_Parrish Quintcey_Parrish]<br /> <br /> Spring 2017 Leadership Cirlce<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Malia_Ashmead Malia Ashmead]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lara_Eremita Lara Eremita]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maria_Sagastume Marifer Sagastume]<br /> <br /> 2017 UIF PItch: Panther's for Progress Youtube Link:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be]</div>

Mfsagast95 https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Maria_Sagastume&diff=50294 2017-02-18T05:36:50Z

<p>Mfsagast95: </p> <hr /> <div>=== &lt;br/&gt; ===<br /> <br /> [[File:Maria Sagastume.jpg|border|Maria Sagastume.jpg]]<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;Hi everyone&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;My name is &lt;u&gt;Maria Fernanda Sagastume&lt;/u&gt;, but my family and friends call me “Marifer”. &amp;nbsp;I am from Panama (Central America) and I am a junior in Biomedical Engineering and STEM Education. I enjoy the tropical climate so I love going to the beach, biking and rollerblading. I’m an active member of several organizations at Florida Institute of Technology like The Biomedical Engineering Society (President), Student Government Association (Secretary), Intervarsity Cristian Fellowship, Latin American Student Association, Society of Hispanic Engineers and Future Educators of America.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:medium;&quot;&gt;I'm also a resident assistant at my university and I love being part of a great team of students that help other students in their transition to college. I always try to help my residents and make them collect valuable experiences that will help them grow as a person and as a professional in their fields. My passion is helping others and using technology in medicine to provide better diagnostics and solutions to health problems. I'm also interested in STEM Education and want to teach in the fields of Science and Technology.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> = &lt;span id=&quot;Related_Links&quot;&gt;RELATED LINKS&lt;/span&gt; =<br /> <br /> '''Florida Institute of Technology'''<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Florida_Institute_of_Technology_Student_Priorities Florida Institute of Technology Student Priorities]<br /> <br /> Fall 2015 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Ballentine Chris_Ballentine]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Gerid_Paquette Gerid_Paquette]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Woodle Chris_Woodle]<br /> <br /> Spring 2016 Leadership Circle<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Cantos Briana Cantos]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_Haynie Thomas Haynie]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Rumsey Alexander Rumsey]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicole_Telega Nicole Telega]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Quintcey_Parrish Quintcey_Parrish]<br /> <br /> Spring 2017 Leadership Cirlce<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Malia_Ashmead Malia Ashmead]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lara_Eremita Lara Eremita]<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maria_Sagastume Marifer Sagastume]<br /> <br /> 2017 UIF PItch: Panther's for Progress Youtube Link:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8oDeSZFn2Y&amp;feature=youtu.be]</div>

Mfsagast95 https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Florida_Institute_of_Technology&diff=49582 2017-02-16T08:21:34Z

<p>Mfsagast95: </p> <hr /> <div>= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&lt;br/&gt; =<br /> <br /> The Florida Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Melbourne, Florida. The university has 5 academic divisions, focusing mainly on engineering, science and mathematics. Over the past year Florida Tech has begun to focus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, bringing in faculty with an I&amp;E background, as well as starting up a student business incubator last year. Currently the student business incubator has 12 student start-ups and is still growing. Currently most of the innovation and entrepreneurship work is being done in the college of business, but Florida Tech is working on involving the engineering school and get more engineering students and faculty involved.<br /> <br /> Florida Tech also has dedicated educational programs at graduate and undergraduate levels for Innovation and Entreprenuership. More information abou those programs can be found [http://cob.fit.edu/innovation-entrepreneurship.php here]<br /> <br /> = Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&lt;br/&gt; =<br /> <br /> Florida Institutew of Technology has multiple faculty members across many disciplines who have a history of actively practicing and encouraging Innocation and Entreprenuership.<br /> <br /> &lt;u&gt;'''Dr. Beshoy Morkos'''&lt;/u&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Beshoy Morkos is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology where he directs the STRIDE Lab (SysTems Research on Intelligent Design and Engineering). His engineering design research focuses on developing computational representation and reasoning support for managing complex system design. The goal of Dr. Morkos’ research is to fundamentally reframe our understanding and utilization of system representations and computational reasoning capabilities to support the development of system models which help engineers and project planners intelligently make informed decisions at earlier stages of engineering design. On the engineering education front, Dr. Morkos’ research explores means to integrate innovation and entrepreneurship in engineering education through entrepreneurially-minded learning, improve persistence in engineering, address challenges in senior design education, and promote engineering education in international teams and settings. Dr. Morkos’ research is currently supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), and NASA JPL.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Dr. Morkos received his Ph.D. from Clemson University in the Clemson Engineering Design and Applications Research (CEDAR) lab under Dr. Joshua Summers. In 2014, he was awarded the ASME CIE Dissertation of the year award for his doctoral research. He graduated with his B.S. and M.S in Mechanical Engineering in 2006 and 2008 from Clemson University and has worked on multiple sponsored projects funded by partners such as NASA, Michelin, and BMW. His past work experience include working at the BMW Information Technology Research Center (ITRC) as a Research Associate and Robert Bosch Corporation as a Manufacturing Engineer. Dr. Morkos was a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Engineering &amp; Science Education at Clemson University performing NSF funded research on engineering student motivation and its effects on persistence and the use of advanced technology in engineering classroom environments. Dr. Morkos’ research thrust include: design automation, design representations, computational reasoning, systems modeling, engineering education, design education, collaborative design, and data/knowledge management.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;u&gt;'''Dr. Chiradeep Sen'''&lt;/u&gt;<br /> <br /> Dr. Sen is an Assistant Professor of Design at Florida Institute of Technology. He teaches a series of courses in the area of design and manufacturing, including courses in advanced design theory and methods, design for manufacturing, creativity and innovation, artificial intelligence in engineering, and computer-aided design automation. His current research explores the mental models and cognitive processes of innovative design and creativity. Dr. Sen received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Design from Clemson University’s CEDAR Lab, and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University in India. He received the 2011 ASME Best Dissertation Award for his doctoral dissertation on the formal representation and reasoning on mechanical functions, a mental model used in innovative design for modeling complex systems in the absence of the knowledge about their components and structure. Dr. Sen has a total of 14 years of experience in new product development in a variety of industries around the globe, including six years as a consultant, where he helped companies develop computer-supported processes for their innovative and routine designs. The companies and business verticals he served range from consumer product design and manufacturing, tools and dies, large industrial energy equipment, automotive, and medical equipment. At Florida Tech, Dr. Sen directs the Research in Information Science for Engineering (RiSE) research group.<br /> <br /> &lt;u style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Dr. Scott Benjamin&lt;/u&gt;<br /> <br /> Dr. Scott Benjamin is a successful entrepreneur turned academic whose passions include helping students create and launch business ventures. He received his undergraduate degree in entrepreneurship and real estate from the University of Miami and his masters of business administration from the University of Maryland. After 20 years of business ventures including real estate development &amp; investment, continuing medical education, hospital supplies and restaurants, he earned his doctorate degree in Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management from the University of Maryland.<br /> <br /> In addition to currently serving as a principle for Signature Properties, he is actively involved the development of several companies providing a range of products including software, consulting services and apparel development. As time allows, Dr. Benjamin consults for several companies on strategic management issues, business plan review and negotiation training.<br /> <br /> In August 2012, Dr. Benjamin came to Florida Tech as the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Development. His first initiative was to launch the Incubation Station at Florida Tech. This innovative center provides physical space, resources, capital and mentoring services to student entrepreneurs seeking to launch a new venture. At the center, students learn to not only conduct the research necessary to develop the business plan but actually engage in the step of generating revenue for their businesses.<br /> <br /> In his spare time, he coaches youth soccer, and plays anything that involves a ball or a puck.<br /> <br /> &lt;u&gt;'''Dr. Carlos Otero'''&lt;/u&gt;<br /> &lt;p style=&quot;margin: 1em 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Carlos E. Otero, Ph.D, is Associate Professor of Computer Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology.&amp;nbsp; He has been a tenure-track faculty in the College of Engineering at University of South Florida, Tampa, and the University of Virginia, Wise. Prior to that, he worked for 11 years in private industry as a computer software engineer for military computer systems, including satellite communications, command and control, wireless security, and unmanned aerial vehicle systems. His research interests are in computer systems engineering, with particular emphasis on the design, performance evaluation, and optimization of systems and processes across a variety of domain areas (including wireless, intelligence, and big data systems).&amp;nbsp; Dr. Otero is a senior member of the IEEE.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> '''&lt;u&gt;Dr. Abram Walton&lt;/u&gt;'''<br /> <br /> Dr. Abram Walton is an Associate Professor of Technology Management and Innovation at Florida Tech. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Technology and Innovation Management from Purdue University. Before his academic life, he was a Fire Fighter and EMT, and he later held leadership positions as a Manager of Wal-Mart Stores. He is a co-founder of the International Journal of Innovation Science, an academic journal cited by most major indexing organizations and available at thousands of libraries throughout the world. Dr. Walton has authored numerous publications, conference proceedings, and his textbooks on Leadership and Management have sold over 15,000 copies. Dr. Walton serves on the Executive Committee for the Board of Directors for the International Association of Innovation Professionals. He is the Director of the Center for Lifecycle and Innovation Management at Florida Tech, as well as for the Center for Ethics and Leadership, and was instrumental in launching the new B.S. and M.S. in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.<br /> <br /> In addition to his academic pursuits, he is the Principal of a boutique technology commercialization consulting firm, serves as a Senior Consultant of Systems Engineering to the COO of a DOD firm specializing in counter-IED technologies, and enjoys dabbling in real estate investments. He has recently been a Fellow for the National Intellectual Property and Knowledge Management Task force and serves as a consultant for an Intellectual Property and Patent Management Organization (PMO). He frequently consults on a variety of topics, including leadership, lean process improvement, six sigma, innovation strategies, technology commercialization, product lifecycle management, and new product development. He has successfully helped launch several new technology ventures and works with companies on early-stage technology commercialization efforts, new product development, and leadership development.<br /> <br /> As an Associate Professor of Technology and Innovation at the Florida Institute of Technology, his research efforts focus on impacting technology-sensitive industries by creating sustainable, lean business models through the deployment of innovative continuous improvement methodologies. He takes a unique systems-thinking approach to innovation and technology, lean, healthcare, and product lifecycle management, which has cultivated multi-disciplinary collaborations, generating research and scholarship on innovative organizational strategies and best practices for engineering and innovation initiatives.<br /> <br /> Program Chair of M.S. in Innovation and Entrepreneurship<br /> <br /> Director of Center for Lifecycle and Innovation Management<br /> <br /> Director of Center for Ethics and Leadership<br /> <br /> = University Technology Transfer Function&lt;br/&gt; =<br /> <br /> Florida Tech's University Technology Transfer Function ([http://www.fit.edu/research/committees/ipc/ http://www.fit.edu/research/committees/ipc/]) is handled under the umbrella of the office of Research. The current value of Research Sponsored Projects is over $94 million. The number of Florida Tech faculty who serve as principal investigators has also doubled in the last three years to 90—four of which have received prestigious NSF Career Awards. University faculty expended $16.5 million to buy equipment, support students, pay salaries and to cover general expenses. In addition to over a dozen research centers, five new interdisciplinary research institutes were initiated that are the focal point for Florida Tech undergraduate and graduate research. These new research university institutes include: Human Centered Design Institute, Institute for Energy Systems, Institute for Marine Research, Institute for Materials Science &amp; Nanotechnology and Institute for Research on Global Climate Change.<br /> <br /> = University-Industry Collaboration&lt;br/&gt; =<br /> <br /> Florida Tech has a lot of collaboration with Harris Corporation ([http://harris.com http://harris.com]) The main collaboration between Harris and the University is the Harris Institute for Assured Information([http://harris-institute.fit.edu/ http://harris-institute.fit.edu/]) The Harris Institute for Assured Information is an interdisciplinary center that focuses on high-risk disruptive work aimed at helping us trust the information that we so often rely on. Founded in 2009 by a grant from Harris Corporation, the Harris Institute brings together computer science, psychology, business and biology to carry out cutting-edge research in computer security. Our goal is lofty: to change the way we think about the information that flows around us, and to help drive a fundamental shift in how we protect it.<br /> <br /> = Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&lt;br/&gt; =<br /> <br /> Currently Florida Tech is working on forming more regional and local economic development efforts, but the main one currently in place is ([http://weventure.fit.edu http://weventure.fit.edu]). The vision of weVenture at Florida Institute of Technology is to help women and men become entrepreneurial leaders and thinkers and to successfully achieve economic independence through entrepreneurship. weVenture at Florida Institute of Technology is a community organization that provides business coaching, mentoring, training programs and seminars, and networking opportunities to assist startup and second stage entrepreneurs in Brevard, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties with starting, growing and sustaining their businesses.<br /> <br /> = Landscape Canvas&lt;br/&gt; =<br /> <br /> {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=1wE3ktqioldOasLaJ6YfwBRXHdWLlOenFvcifFcxpbeo|width=1300|height=700}}<br /> <br /> = Related Links =<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;'''Florida Institute of Technology'''&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[[Florida Institute of Technology Student Priorities]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;Fall 2015 Leadership Circle&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[[Chris Ballentine|Chris_Ballentine]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[[Gerid Paquette|Gerid_Paquette]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[[Chris Woodle|Chris_Woodle]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;Spring 2016 Leadership Circle&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Cantos Briana Cantos]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_Haynie Thomas Haynie]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Rumsey Alexander Rumsey]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicole_Telega Nicole Telega]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[[Quintcey Parrish|Quintcey_Parrish]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;Spring 2017 Leadership Cirlce&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[[Malia Ashmead|Malia Ashmead]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[[Lara Eremita|Lara Eremita]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maria_Sagastume &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;Marifer Sagastume&lt;/span&gt;]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Universities]]</div>

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<p>Mfsagast95: </p> <hr /> <div>= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship&lt;br/&gt; =<br /> <br /> The Florida Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Melbourne, Florida. The university has 5 academic divisions, focusing mainly on engineering, science and mathematics. Over the past year Florida Tech has begun to focus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, bringing in faculty with an I&amp;E background, as well as starting up a student business incubator last year. Currently the student business incubator has 12 student start-ups and is still growing. Currently most of the innovation and entrepreneurship work is being done in the college of business, but Florida Tech is working on involving the engineering school and get more engineering students and faculty involved.<br /> <br /> Florida Tech also has dedicated educational programs at graduate and undergraduate levels for Innovation and Entreprenuership. More information abou those programs can be found [http://cob.fit.edu/innovation-entrepreneurship.php here]<br /> <br /> = Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship&lt;br/&gt; =<br /> <br /> Florida Institutew of Technology has multiple faculty members across many disciplines who have a history of actively practicing and encouraging Innocation and Entreprenuership.<br /> <br /> &lt;u&gt;'''Dr. Beshoy Morkos'''&lt;/u&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Beshoy Morkos is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology where he directs the STRIDE Lab (SysTems Research on Intelligent Design and Engineering). His engineering design research focuses on developing computational representation and reasoning support for managing complex system design. The goal of Dr. Morkos’ research is to fundamentally reframe our understanding and utilization of system representations and computational reasoning capabilities to support the development of system models which help engineers and project planners intelligently make informed decisions at earlier stages of engineering design. On the engineering education front, Dr. Morkos’ research explores means to integrate innovation and entrepreneurship in engineering education through entrepreneurially-minded learning, improve persistence in engineering, address challenges in senior design education, and promote engineering education in international teams and settings. Dr. Morkos’ research is currently supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), and NASA JPL.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;br/&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Dr. Morkos received his Ph.D. from Clemson University in the Clemson Engineering Design and Applications Research (CEDAR) lab under Dr. Joshua Summers. In 2014, he was awarded the ASME CIE Dissertation of the year award for his doctoral research. He graduated with his B.S. and M.S in Mechanical Engineering in 2006 and 2008 from Clemson University and has worked on multiple sponsored projects funded by partners such as NASA, Michelin, and BMW. His past work experience include working at the BMW Information Technology Research Center (ITRC) as a Research Associate and Robert Bosch Corporation as a Manufacturing Engineer. Dr. Morkos was a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Engineering &amp; Science Education at Clemson University performing NSF funded research on engineering student motivation and its effects on persistence and the use of advanced technology in engineering classroom environments. Dr. Morkos’ research thrust include: design automation, design representations, computational reasoning, systems modeling, engineering education, design education, collaborative design, and data/knowledge management.&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;u&gt;'''Dr. Chiradeep Sen'''&lt;/u&gt;<br /> <br /> Dr. Sen is an Assistant Professor of Design at Florida Institute of Technology. He teaches a series of courses in the area of design and manufacturing, including courses in advanced design theory and methods, design for manufacturing, creativity and innovation, artificial intelligence in engineering, and computer-aided design automation. His current research explores the mental models and cognitive processes of innovative design and creativity. Dr. Sen received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Design from Clemson University’s CEDAR Lab, and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University in India. He received the 2011 ASME Best Dissertation Award for his doctoral dissertation on the formal representation and reasoning on mechanical functions, a mental model used in innovative design for modeling complex systems in the absence of the knowledge about their components and structure. Dr. Sen has a total of 14 years of experience in new product development in a variety of industries around the globe, including six years as a consultant, where he helped companies develop computer-supported processes for their innovative and routine designs. The companies and business verticals he served range from consumer product design and manufacturing, tools and dies, large industrial energy equipment, automotive, and medical equipment. At Florida Tech, Dr. Sen directs the Research in Information Science for Engineering (RiSE) research group.<br /> <br /> &lt;u style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Dr. Scott Benjamin&lt;/u&gt;<br /> <br /> Dr. Scott Benjamin is a successful entrepreneur turned academic whose passions include helping students create and launch business ventures. He received his undergraduate degree in entrepreneurship and real estate from the University of Miami and his masters of business administration from the University of Maryland. After 20 years of business ventures including real estate development &amp; investment, continuing medical education, hospital supplies and restaurants, he earned his doctorate degree in Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management from the University of Maryland.<br /> <br /> In addition to currently serving as a principle for Signature Properties, he is actively involved the development of several companies providing a range of products including software, consulting services and apparel development. As time allows, Dr. Benjamin consults for several companies on strategic management issues, business plan review and negotiation training.<br /> <br /> In August 2012, Dr. Benjamin came to Florida Tech as the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Development. His first initiative was to launch the Incubation Station at Florida Tech. This innovative center provides physical space, resources, capital and mentoring services to student entrepreneurs seeking to launch a new venture. At the center, students learn to not only conduct the research necessary to develop the business plan but actually engage in the step of generating revenue for their businesses.<br /> <br /> In his spare time, he coaches youth soccer, and plays anything that involves a ball or a puck.<br /> <br /> &lt;u&gt;'''Dr. Carlos Otero'''&lt;/u&gt;<br /> &lt;p style=&quot;margin: 1em 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Carlos E. Otero, Ph.D, is Associate Professor of Computer Engineering at Florida Institute of Technology.&amp;nbsp; He has been a tenure-track faculty in the College of Engineering at University of South Florida, Tampa, and the University of Virginia, Wise. Prior to that, he worked for 11 years in private industry as a computer software engineer for military computer systems, including satellite communications, command and control, wireless security, and unmanned aerial vehicle systems. His research interests are in computer systems engineering, with particular emphasis on the design, performance evaluation, and optimization of systems and processes across a variety of domain areas (including wireless, intelligence, and big data systems).&amp;nbsp; Dr. Otero is a senior member of the IEEE.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> '''&lt;u&gt;Dr. Abram Walton&lt;/u&gt;'''<br /> <br /> Dr. Abram Walton is an Associate Professor of Technology Management and Innovation at Florida Tech. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Technology and Innovation Management from Purdue University. Before his academic life, he was a Fire Fighter and EMT, and he later held leadership positions as a Manager of Wal-Mart Stores. He is a co-founder of the International Journal of Innovation Science, an academic journal cited by most major indexing organizations and available at thousands of libraries throughout the world. Dr. Walton has authored numerous publications, conference proceedings, and his textbooks on Leadership and Management have sold over 15,000 copies. Dr. Walton serves on the Executive Committee for the Board of Directors for the International Association of Innovation Professionals. He is the Director of the Center for Lifecycle and Innovation Management at Florida Tech, as well as for the Center for Ethics and Leadership, and was instrumental in launching the new B.S. and M.S. in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.<br /> <br /> In addition to his academic pursuits, he is the Principal of a boutique technology commercialization consulting firm, serves as a Senior Consultant of Systems Engineering to the COO of a DOD firm specializing in counter-IED technologies, and enjoys dabbling in real estate investments. He has recently been a Fellow for the National Intellectual Property and Knowledge Management Task force and serves as a consultant for an Intellectual Property and Patent Management Organization (PMO). He frequently consults on a variety of topics, including leadership, lean process improvement, six sigma, innovation strategies, technology commercialization, product lifecycle management, and new product development. He has successfully helped launch several new technology ventures and works with companies on early-stage technology commercialization efforts, new product development, and leadership development.<br /> <br /> As an Associate Professor of Technology and Innovation at the Florida Institute of Technology, his research efforts focus on impacting technology-sensitive industries by creating sustainable, lean business models through the deployment of innovative continuous improvement methodologies. He takes a unique systems-thinking approach to innovation and technology, lean, healthcare, and product lifecycle management, which has cultivated multi-disciplinary collaborations, generating research and scholarship on innovative organizational strategies and best practices for engineering and innovation initiatives.<br /> <br /> Program Chair of M.S. in Innovation and Entrepreneurship<br /> <br /> Director of Center for Lifecycle and Innovation Management<br /> <br /> Director of Center for Ethics and Leadership<br /> <br /> = University Technology Transfer Function&lt;br/&gt; =<br /> <br /> Florida Tech's University Technology Transfer Function ([http://www.fit.edu/research/committees/ipc/ http://www.fit.edu/research/committees/ipc/]) is handled under the umbrella of the office of Research. The current value of Research Sponsored Projects is over $94 million. The number of Florida Tech faculty who serve as principal investigators has also doubled in the last three years to 90—four of which have received prestigious NSF Career Awards. University faculty expended $16.5 million to buy equipment, support students, pay salaries and to cover general expenses. In addition to over a dozen research centers, five new interdisciplinary research institutes were initiated that are the focal point for Florida Tech undergraduate and graduate research. These new research university institutes include: Human Centered Design Institute, Institute for Energy Systems, Institute for Marine Research, Institute for Materials Science &amp; Nanotechnology and Institute for Research on Global Climate Change.<br /> <br /> = University-Industry Collaboration&lt;br/&gt; =<br /> <br /> Florida Tech has a lot of collaboration with Harris Corporation ([http://harris.com http://harris.com]) The main collaboration between Harris and the University is the Harris Institute for Assured Information([http://harris-institute.fit.edu/ http://harris-institute.fit.edu/]) The Harris Institute for Assured Information is an interdisciplinary center that focuses on high-risk disruptive work aimed at helping us trust the information that we so often rely on. Founded in 2009 by a grant from Harris Corporation, the Harris Institute brings together computer science, psychology, business and biology to carry out cutting-edge research in computer security. Our goal is lofty: to change the way we think about the information that flows around us, and to help drive a fundamental shift in how we protect it.<br /> <br /> = Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts&lt;br/&gt; =<br /> <br /> Currently Florida Tech is working on forming more regional and local economic development efforts, but the main one currently in place is ([http://weventure.fit.edu http://weventure.fit.edu]). The vision of weVenture at Florida Institute of Technology is to help women and men become entrepreneurial leaders and thinkers and to successfully achieve economic independence through entrepreneurship. weVenture at Florida Institute of Technology is a community organization that provides business coaching, mentoring, training programs and seminars, and networking opportunities to assist startup and second stage entrepreneurs in Brevard, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties with starting, growing and sustaining their businesses.<br /> <br /> = Landscape Canvas&lt;br/&gt; =<br /> <br /> {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=1wE3ktqioldOasLaJ6YfwBRXHdWLlOenFvcifFcxpbeo|width=1300|height=700}}<br /> <br /> = Related Links =<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;'''Florida Institute of Technology'''&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[[Florida Institute of Technology Student Priorities]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;Fall 2015 Leadership Circle&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[[Chris Ballentine|Chris_Ballentine]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[[Gerid Paquette|Gerid_Paquette]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[[Chris Woodle|Chris_Woodle]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;Spring 2016 Leadership Circle&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Cantos Briana Cantos]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thomas_Haynie Thomas Haynie]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Rumsey Alexander Rumsey]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicole_Telega Nicole Telega]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[[Quintcey Parrish|Quintcey_Parrish]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;Spring 2017 Leadership Cirlce&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[[Malia Ashmead|Malia Ashmead]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;[[Lara Eremita|Lara Eremita]]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maria_Sagastume &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:small;&quot;&gt;Marfier Sagastume&lt;/span&gt;]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Universities]]</div>

Mfsagast95 https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Maria_Sagastume&diff=49570 2017-02-16T06:31:00Z

<p>Mfsagast95: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Maria Sagastume.jpg|thumb|Maria Sagastume.jpg]]<br /> <br /> Hi everyone!<br /> <br /> My name is &lt;u&gt;Maria Fernanda Sagastume&lt;/u&gt;, but my family and friends call me “Marifer”. &amp;nbsp;I am from Panama (Central America) and I am a junior in Biomedical Engineering and STEM Education. I enjoy the tropical climate so I love going to the beach, biking and rollerblading. I’m an active member of several organizations at Florida Institute of Technology like The Biomedical Engineering Society (President), Student Government Association (Secretary), Intervarsity Cristian Fellowship, Latin American Student Association, Society of Hispanic Engineers and Future Educators of America.<br /> <br /> I'm also a resident assistant at my university and I love being part of a great team of students that help other students in their transition to college. I always try to help my residents and make them collect valuable experiences that will help them grow as a person and as a professional in their fields. My passion is helping others and using technology in medicine to provide better diagnostics and solutions to health problems. I'm also interested in STEM Education and want to teach in the fields of Science and Technology.</div>

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<p>Mfsagast95: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Maria Sagastume.jpg|border]]<br /> <br /> Hi everyone!<br /> <br /> My name is &lt;u&gt;Maria Fernanda Sagastume&lt;/u&gt;, but my family and friends call me “Marifer”. &amp;nbsp;I am from Panama (Central America) and I am a junior in Biomedical Engineering and STEM Education. I enjoy the tropical climate so I love going to the beach, biking and rollerblading. I’m an active member of several organizations at Florida Institute of Technology like The Biomedical Engineering Society (President), Student Government Association (Secretary), Intervarsity Cristian Fellowship, Latin American Student Association, Society of Hispanic Engineers and Future Educators of America.<br /> <br /> I'm also a resident assistant at my university and I love being part of a great team of students that help other students in their transition to college. I always try to help my residents and make them collect valuable experiences that will help them grow as a person and as a professional in their fields. My passion is helping others and using technology in medicine to provide better diagnostics and solutions to health problems. I'm also interested in STEM Education and want to teach in the fields of Science and Technology.</div>

Mfsagast95 https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Maria_Sagastume&diff=49568 2017-02-16T06:29:55Z

<p>Mfsagast95: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Maria Sagastume.jpg]]<br /> <br /> Hi everyone!<br /> <br /> My name is &lt;u&gt;Maria Fernanda Sagastume&lt;/u&gt;, but my family and friends call me “Marifer”. &amp;nbsp;I am from Panama (Central America) and I am a junior in Biomedical Engineering and STEM Education. I enjoy the tropical climate so I love going to the beach, biking and rollerblading. I’m an active member of several organizations at Florida Institute of Technology like The Biomedical Engineering Society (President), Student Government Association (Secretary), Intervarsity Cristian Fellowship, Latin American Student Association, Society of Hispanic Engineers and Future Educators of America.<br /> <br /> I'm also a resident assistant at my university and I love being part of a great team of students that help other students in their transition to college. I always try to help my residents and make them collect valuable experiences that will help them grow as a person and as a professional in their fields. My passion is helping others and using technology in medicine to provide better diagnostics and solutions to health problems. I'm also interested in STEM Education and want to teach in the fields of Science and Technology.</div>

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<p>Mfsagast95: Created page with &quot;Junior in Biomedical Engineering and STEM Education at Florida Institute of Technology. My passion is helping others and using technology in medicine to provide better diagnos...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>Junior in Biomedical Engineering and STEM Education at Florida Institute of Technology. My passion is helping others and using technology in medicine to provide better diagnostics and solutions to health problems. I'm also interested in STEM Education and want to teach in the fields of Science and Technology.</div>

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