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Fellow:Max Vargo

2025-03-27T04:17:28Z

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Max is currently training to become a University Innovation Fellow. Max is in his Senior year. major. He is involved in many student organizations on campus.

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

Fellow:Max Vargo

2024-01-06T07:25:24Z

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

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

2024-01-06T07:19:38Z

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

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

2019-10-17T17:39:04Z

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

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

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

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2019-10-17T01:51:31Z

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School:York College of Pennsylvania

2019-10-17T00:27:11Z

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== [[File:YorkCollegeColor.jpg|border|center|800x1000px|YorkCollegeColor.jpg]] ==

== Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

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

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

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

== Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function ==

Tech transfer is not available at York College.

== Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration ==

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

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

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

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

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

= Related Links =

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

Student Profiles:

[[Madison Davis|Madison Davis]]

[[Max_Vargo|Max Vargo]]

[[Erin Hirtzel|Erin Hirtzel]]

[[Rachael Huebler|Rachael Huebler]]

[[Victoria cox|Victoria Cox]]

[[Ben Hinkel|Ben Hinkel]]

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

[[Nick Vandemark|Nick Vandemark]]

[[John Kershner|John Kershner]]

[[Vivian ferris|Vivian Ferris]]

[[Miranda gajda|Miranda Gajda]]

[[William amtmann|William Amtmann]]

[[Category:Universities]]

Priorities:York College of Pennsylvania Student Priorities

2019-10-03T02:26:11Z

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[[File:YorkCollegeColor.jpg|border|center|1000x800px|YorkCollegeColor.jpg]]

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

 Phase 1: Create Design Thinking Courses

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

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

 Phase 2: Graham Innovation Zone

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Salem Square Spartans

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

Prototype: Community Lacrosse Clinic
<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>Partners: Sports Management, US Lacrosse, Salem Square</li>
<li>Breakdown:<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>November 2nd2019<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>Coach’s Clinic: 8:00am-10:00am (run by US Lacrosse; attendants- sports management students and community members)</li>
<li> Session 1 (grades K-4): 10:30am-12:30pm (run by YCP lacrosse team and sports management students)</li>
<li>Session 2 (grades 5-8): 1:30pm-3:30pm (run by YCP lacrosse team and sports management students)</li>
<li>Debrief: 3:30pm-4:00pm (facilitated by sports management majors; “I like…I wish…I want…”)</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clinic goal: teach the sport of lacrosse and character development hand-in-hand</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Goal: give York College students a project-based learning objective, where they must use design thinking skills to develop solutions – i.e. how to best teach character development skills to their user (children from Salem Square Community, an impoverished location, of two different age groups) streamline with the development of a new skill, such as a sport, so that it has a lasting effect of the individual and the community</li>
</ul>

In the future:

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

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

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

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

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

[[York College of Pennsylvania|York College of Pennsylvania]]

York College of Pennsylvania Student Priorities

Student Contributors

'''Fall 2017'''

[[Victoria cox|Victoria Cox]]

[[Ben Hinkel|Ben Hinkel]]

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

[[Nick Vandemark|Nick Vandemark]]

[[John Kershner|John Kershner]]

[[Vivian ferris|Vivian Ferris]]

[[Miranda gajda|Miranda Gajda]]

[[William amtmann|William Amtmann]]

 </div>
[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:York College of Pennsylvania Student Priorities

2019-10-03T02:25:53Z

Mvargo1:

[[File:YorkCollegeColor.jpg|border|center|1000x800px|YorkCollegeColor.jpg]]

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

 Phase 1: Create Design Thinking Courses

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

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

 Phase 2: Graham Innovation Zone

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Salem Square Spartans

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

Prototype: Community Lacrosse Clinic
<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>Partners: Sports Management, US Lacrosse, Salem Square</li>
<li>Breakdown:<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>November 2nd2019<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>Coach’s Clinic: 8:00am-10:00am (run by US Lacrosse; attendants- sports management students and community members)</li>
<li> Session 1 (grades K-4): 10:30am-12:30pm (run by YCP lacrosse team and sports management students)</li>
<li>Session 2 (grades 5-8): 1:30pm-3:30pm (run by YCP lacrosse team and sports management students)</li>
<li>Debrief: 3:30pm-4:00pm (facilitated by sports management majors; “I like…I wish…I want…”)</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clinic goal: teach the sport of lacrosse and character development hand-in-hand</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Goal: give York College students a project-based learning objective, where they must use design thinking skills to develop solutions – i.e. how to best teach character development skills to their user (children from Salem Square Community, an impoverished location, of two different age groups) streamline with the development of a new skill, such as a sport, so that it has a lasting effect of the individual and the community</li>
</ul>

In the future:

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

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

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

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

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

[[York College of Pennsylvania|York College of Pennsylvania]]

York College of Pennsylvania Student Priorities

Student Contributors

'''Fall 2017'''

[[Victoria cox|Victoria Cox]]

[[Ben Hinkel|Ben Hinkel]]

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

[[Nick Vandemark|Nick Vandemark]]

[[John Kershner|John Kershner]]

[[Vivian ferris|Vivian Ferris]]

[[Miranda gajda|Miranda Gajda]]

[[William amtmann|William Amtmann]]

 </div>
[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:York College of Pennsylvania Student Priorities

2019-10-03T02:25:12Z

Mvargo1:

[[File:YorkCollegeColor.jpg|border|center|1000x800px|YorkCollegeColor.jpg]]

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

 Phase 1: Create Design Thinking Courses

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

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

 Phase 2: Graham Innovation Zone

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Salem Square Spartans

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

Prototype: Community Lacrosse Clinic
<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>Partners: Sports Management, US Lacrosse, Salem Square</li>
<li>Breakdown:<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>November 2nd2019<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>Coach’s Clinic: 8:00am-10:00am (run by US Lacrosse; attendants- sports management students and community members)</li>
<li> Session 1 (grades K-4): 10:30am-12:30pm (run by YCP lacrosse team and sports management students)</li>
<li>Session 2 (grades 5-8): 1:30pm-3:30pm (run by YCP lacrosse team and sports management students)</li>
<li>Debrief: 3:30pm-4:00pm (facilitated by sports management majors; “I like…I wish…I want…”)</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clinic goal: teach the sport of lacrosse and character development hand-in-hand</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Goal: give York College students a project-based learning objective, where they must use design thinking skills to develop solutions – i.e. how to best teach character development skills to their user (children from Salem Square Community, an impoverished location, of two different age groups) streamline with the development of a new skill, such as a sport, so that it has a lasting effect of the individual and the community</li>
</ul>

In the future:

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

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

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students will learn the<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Guppy Tank Modules <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">through the textbook.  as well as have time for breaks, snacks, and socializing. The idea is to create a strong bond with the children and a safe space for them to be able to unlock their full creative potential. Throughout the program, students will learn what makes us each unique, acknowledging our different backgrounds in life, and what makes us who we are. This will all tie in with understanding the way businesses work and how innovative products are formed to benefit human needs. Through this process, students will be learning how to create their own products. They will do so by developing an understanding of the need they found through exercises that encourages students to be empathetic and dig deep into their peers or the community’s lives. Skills like critical thinking, problem solving, STEM, written and oral communication, empathy, and creativity are all skills that that Guppy Tank students will be exposed to. To finish out the program, students will present their products in front of a panel of “Sharks.” This would ideally involve the local community members and small business owners. Students who successfully do this will have the option of continuing their work and actually developing it. This would be a continuation of the after-school program in a second session. In the second session, new students can join and but to participate in the Guppy Tank Modules first. This could happen simultaneously with session one students; you could think of this as “cohorts.” Similar to the Stanford d.school “Bootcamp Bootleg,” we have the Guppy Tank interactive textbook. These tools will provide guided activities, tips and tricks, and the proper way to work through the modules. These tools are necessary to display what Guppy tank is about, missions, updates on student’s works, contacts, events, and ultimately a place to work. 

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

The core value of design thinking is collaboration and innovation through empathy. Our final phase is a physical commitment to this value, in the form of a campus-community maker space. Similar to the Graham Innovation Zone maker space, this area will facilitate design thinking in a comfortable and familiar environment, but with an added emphasis on community outreach and integration. Having this space will not only promote the aforementioned community outreach programs we highlighted in phases 2 and 3 but will also provide an incubator-style testing ground for further programs to be developed and implemented for campus-community collaboration. While a specific location has not yet been determined, several unused areas exist where such a space could be created. The York College of Pennsylvania motto is <span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Servire Est Vivere - To Serve Is to Live, and we believe that implementing such a space for the good of the campus and the community would stay true to this motto. 
<div> </div><div>
= Related Links =

[[York College of Pennsylvania|York College of Pennsylvania]]

York College of Pennsylvania Student Priorities

Student Contributors

'''Fall 2017'''

[[Victoria cox|Victoria Cox]]

[[Ben Hinkel|Ben Hinkel]]

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

[[Nick Vandemark|Nick Vandemark]]

[[John Kershner|John Kershner]]

[[Vivian ferris|Vivian Ferris]]

[[Miranda gajda|Miranda Gajda]]

[[William amtmann|William Amtmann]]

 </div>
[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:York College of Pennsylvania Student Priorities

2019-10-03T02:23:13Z

Mvargo1:

[[File:YorkCollegeColor.jpg|border|center|1000x800px|YorkCollegeColor.jpg]]

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

 Phase 1: Create Design Thinking Courses

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

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

 Phase 2: Graham Innovation Zone

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

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

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

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

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

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The York College Campus has taken great strides within the past few years to build creative spaces that break the traditional, rigid mold of a classroom, but all of those spaces have been restricted in some capacity: from the “kindergarten-like” Graham Innovation Zone, which is only available to Graham Scholars unless a reservation is made, to the stimulating and easily-transformed Kinsley Engineering Center lounge, which is only available to engineering students. This leaves a large population of students without any access to design spaces, leaving them with no option other than traditional, structured areas to work and study. A key priority of our team is to give all students access to creative spaces, and we believe that this is feasible through transforming existing group study spaces on campus.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The humanities building has small study nooks with comfortable chairs, plants, and bookshelves. These areas are already frequently used by students (indicating that they are in a great and convenient location), but the students who use them most always sit silently in the chairs and work on studying or scroll through their phones. We believe these spaces could easily be transformed into collaborative environments through a few small additions such as white boards, larger tables as opposed to the small side tables currently in use, and more dynamic/movable furniture, similar to the pentagonal seats currently in use at the Graham Innovation zone. We would also like to increase the creative and collaborative potential of group study areas of the library by swapping the current blocky and rigid structure of the areas for a more relaxed aesthetic with furnishings such as bean bags and tables on wheels. Our goal is to identify collaborative spaces across campus that are not being used collaboratively by students and to transform them so that they encourage group work and more creative thinking. We believe this is an important but easily feasible first step in introducing innovation and design to York College students.

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

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Salem Square Spartans

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A partnership between York College and Salem Square Community Center where college students can help develop programs run out of the center through the design thinking process to assist in the development of the community as a whole.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Prototype: Community Lacrosse Clinic
<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>Partners: Sports Management, US Lacrosse, Salem Square</li>
<li>Breakdown:<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>November 2nd2019<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>Coach’s Clinic: 8:00am-10:00am (run by US Lacrosse; attendants- sports management students and community members)</li>
<li> Session 1 (grades K-4): 10:30am-12:30pm (run by YCP lacrosse team and sports management students)</li>
<li>Session 2 (grades 5-8): 1:30pm-3:30pm (run by YCP lacrosse team and sports management students)</li>
<li>Debrief: 3:30pm-4:00pm (facilitated by sports management majors; “I like…I wish…I want…”)</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clinic goal: teach the sport of lacrosse and character development hand-in-hand</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Goal: give York College students a project-based learning objective, where they must use design thinking skills to develop solutions – i.e. how to best teach character development skills to their user (children from Salem Square Community, an impoverished location, of two different age groups) streamline with the development of a new skill, such as a sport, so that it has a lasting effect of the individual and the community</li>
</ul>

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

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">           <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The partnership between the sports management department and the center will continue with future classes completing a clinic of varying sports with different character development skills.

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

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students will learn the <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Guppy Tank Modules <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">through the textbook.  as well as have time for breaks, snacks, and socializing. The idea is to create a strong bond with the children and a safe space for them to be able to unlock their full creative potential. Throughout the program, students will learn what makes us each unique, acknowledging our different backgrounds in life, and what makes us who we are. This will all tie in with understanding the way businesses work and how innovative products are formed to benefit human needs. Through this process, students will be learning how to create their own products. They will do so by developing an understanding of the need they found through exercises that encourages students to be empathetic and dig deep into their peers or the community’s lives. Skills like critical thinking, problem solving, STEM, written and oral communication, empathy, and creativity are all skills that that Guppy Tank students will be exposed to. To finish out the program, students will present their products in front of a panel of “Sharks.” This would ideally involve the local community members and small business owners. Students who successfully do this will have the option of continuing their work and actually developing it. This would be a continuation of the after-school program in a second session. In the second session, new students can join and but to participate in the Guppy Tank Modules first. This could happen simultaneously with session one students; you could think of this as “cohorts.” Similar to the Stanford d.school “Bootcamp Bootleg,” we have the Guppy Tank interactive textbook. These tools will provide guided activities, tips and tricks, and the proper way to work through the modules. These tools are necessary to display what Guppy tank is about, missions, updates on student’s works, contacts, events, and ultimately a place to work. 

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

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The core value of design thinking is collaboration and innovation through empathy. Our final phase is a physical commitment to this value, in the form of a campus-community maker space. Similar to the Graham Innovation Zone maker space, this area will facilitate design thinking in a comfortable and familiar environment, but with an added emphasis on community outreach and integration. Having this space will not only promote the aforementioned community outreach programs we highlighted in phases 2 and 3 but will also provide an incubator-style testing ground for further programs to be developed and implemented for campus-community collaboration. While a specific location has not yet been determined, several unused areas exist where such a space could be created. The York College of Pennsylvania motto is <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Servire Est Vivere <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- To Serve Is to Live, and we believe that implementing such a space for the good of the campus and the community would stay true to this motto. 
<div> </div><div>
= Related Links =

[[York College of Pennsylvania|York College of Pennsylvania]]

York College of Pennsylvania Student Priorities

Student Contributors

'''Fall 2017'''

[[Victoria cox|Victoria Cox]]

[[Ben Hinkel|Ben Hinkel]]

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

[[Nick Vandemark|Nick Vandemark]]

[[John Kershner|John Kershner]]

[[Vivian ferris|Vivian Ferris]]

[[Miranda gajda|Miranda Gajda]]

[[William amtmann|William Amtmann]]

 </div>
[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:York College of Pennsylvania Student Priorities

2019-10-03T02:22:53Z

Mvargo1:

[[File:YorkCollegeColor.jpg|border|center|1000x800px|YorkCollegeColor.jpg]]

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

 Phase 1: Create Design Thinking Courses

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

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

 Phase 2: Graham Innovation Zone

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

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

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



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

Phase 1 - Erin - Make More Creative Spaces Across Campus<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The York College Campus has taken great strides within the past few years to build creative spaces that break the traditional, rigid mold of a classroom, but all of those spaces have been restricted in some capacity: from the “kindergarten-like” Graham Innovation Zone, which is only available to Graham Scholars unless a reservation is made, to the stimulating and easily-transformed Kinsley Engineering Center lounge, which is only available to engineering students. This leaves a large population of students without any access to design spaces, leaving them with no option other than traditional, structured areas to work and study. A key priority of our team is to give all students access to creative spaces, and we believe that this is feasible through transforming existing group study spaces on campus.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The humanities building has small study nooks with comfortable chairs, plants, and bookshelves. These areas are already frequently used by students (indicating that they are in a great and convenient location), but the students who use them most always sit silently in the chairs and work on studying or scroll through their phones. We believe these spaces could easily be transformed into collaborative environments through a few small additions such as white boards, larger tables as opposed to the small side tables currently in use, and more dynamic/movable furniture, similar to the pentagonal seats currently in use at the Graham Innovation zone. We would also like to increase the creative and collaborative potential of group study areas of the library by swapping the current blocky and rigid structure of the areas for a more relaxed aesthetic with furnishings such as bean bags and tables on wheels. Our goal is to identify collaborative spaces across campus that are not being used collaboratively by students and to transform them so that they encourage group work and more creative thinking. We believe this is an important but easily feasible first step in introducing innovation and design to York College students.

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

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Salem Square Spartans

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A partnership between York College and Salem Square Community Center where college students can help develop programs run out of the center through the design thinking process to assist in the development of the community as a whole.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Prototype: Community Lacrosse Clinic
<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>Partners: Sports Management, US Lacrosse, Salem Square</li>
<li>Breakdown:<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>November 2nd2019<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>Coach’s Clinic: 8:00am-10:00am (run by US Lacrosse; attendants- sports management students and community members)</li>
<li> Session 1 (grades K-4): 10:30am-12:30pm (run by YCP lacrosse team and sports management students)</li>
<li>Session 2 (grades 5-8): 1:30pm-3:30pm (run by YCP lacrosse team and sports management students)</li>
<li>Debrief: 3:30pm-4:00pm (facilitated by sports management majors; “I like…I wish…I want…”)</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Clinic goal: teach the sport of lacrosse and character development hand-in-hand</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Goal: give York College students a project-based learning objective, where they must use design thinking skills to develop solutions – i.e. how to best teach character development skills to their user (children from Salem Square Community, an impoverished location, of two different age groups) streamline with the development of a new skill, such as a sport, so that it has a lasting effect of the individual and the community</li>
</ul>

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

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">           <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The partnership between the sports management department and the center will continue with future classes completing a clinic of varying sports with different character development skills.

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

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students will learn the <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Guppy Tank Modules <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">through the textbook.  as well as have time for breaks, snacks, and socializing. The idea is to create a strong bond with the children and a safe space for them to be able to unlock their full creative potential. Throughout the program, students will learn what makes us each unique, acknowledging our different backgrounds in life, and what makes us who we are. This will all tie in with understanding the way businesses work and how innovative products are formed to benefit human needs. Through this process, students will be learning how to create their own products. They will do so by developing an understanding of the need they found through exercises that encourages students to be empathetic and dig deep into their peers or the community’s lives. Skills like critical thinking, problem solving, STEM, written and oral communication, empathy, and creativity are all skills that that Guppy Tank students will be exposed to. To finish out the program, students will present their products in front of a panel of “Sharks.” This would ideally involve the local community members and small business owners. Students who successfully do this will have the option of continuing their work and actually developing it. This would be a continuation of the after-school program in a second session. In the second session, new students can join and but to participate in the Guppy Tank Modules first. This could happen simultaneously with session one students; you could think of this as “cohorts.” Similar to the Stanford d.school “Bootcamp Bootleg,” we have the Guppy Tank interactive textbook. These tools will provide guided activities, tips and tricks, and the proper way to work through the modules. These tools are necessary to display what Guppy tank is about, missions, updates on student’s works, contacts, events, and ultimately a place to work. 

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Phase 4 - Max - Campus-Community Maker Space

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The core value of design thinking is collaboration and innovation through empathy. Our final phase is a physical commitment to this value, in the form of a campus-community maker space. Similar to the Graham Innovation Zone maker space, this area will facilitate design thinking in a comfortable and familiar environment, but with an added emphasis on community outreach and integration. Having this space will not only promote the aforementioned community outreach programs we highlighted in phases 2 and 3 but will also provide an incubator-style testing ground for further programs to be developed and implemented for campus-community collaboration. While a specific location has not yet been determined, several unused areas exist where such a space could be created. The York College of Pennsylvania motto is <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Servire Est Vivere <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- To Serve Is to Live, and we believe that implementing such a space for the good of the campus and the community would stay true to this motto. 
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= Related Links =

[[York College of Pennsylvania|York College of Pennsylvania]]

York College of Pennsylvania Student Priorities

Student Contributors

'''Fall 2017'''

[[Victoria cox|Victoria Cox]]

[[Ben Hinkel|Ben Hinkel]]

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

[[Nick Vandemark|Nick Vandemark]]

[[John Kershner|John Kershner]]

[[Vivian ferris|Vivian Ferris]]

[[Miranda gajda|Miranda Gajda]]

[[William amtmann|William Amtmann]]

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

 Phase 1: Create Design Thinking Courses

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

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

 Phase 2: Graham Innovation Zone

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

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

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



'''UIF Cohort #2 - 2019'''
Phase 1 - Erin - Make More Creative Spaces Across Campus
 
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The York College Campus has taken great strides within the past few years to build creative spaces that break the traditional, rigid mold of a classroom, but all of those spaces have been restricted in some capacity: from the “kindergarten-like” Graham Innovation Zone, which is only available to Graham Scholars unless a reservation is made, to the stimulating and easily-transformed Kinsley Engineering Center lounge, which is only available to engineering students. This leaves a large population of students without any access to design spaces, leaving them with no option other than traditional, structured areas to work and study. A key priority of our team is to give all students access to creative spaces, and we believe that this is feasible through transforming existing group study spaces on campus.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The humanities building has small study nooks with comfortable chairs, plants, and bookshelves. These areas are already frequently used by students (indicating that they are in a great and convenient location), but the students who use them most always sit silently in the chairs and work on studying or scroll through their phones. We believe these spaces could easily be transformed into collaborative environments through a few small additions such as white boards, larger tables as opposed to the small side tables currently in use, and more dynamic/movable furniture, similar to the pentagonal seats currently in use at the Graham Innovation zone. We would also like to increase the creative and collaborative potential of group study areas of the library by swapping the current blocky and rigid structure of the areas for a more relaxed aesthetic with furnishings such as bean bags and tables on wheels. Our goal is to identify collaborative spaces across campus that are not being used collaboratively by students and to transform them so that they encourage group work and more creative thinking. We believe this is an important but easily feasible first step in introducing innovation and design to York College students.
 
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Phase 2 - Rachael - Integration of design thinking into YCP curriculum 

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Salem Square Spartans

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A partnership between York College and Salem Square Community Center where college students can help develop programs run out of the center through the design thinking process to assist in the development of the community as a whole.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Prototype: Community Lacrosse Clinic
<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>
Partners: Sports Management, US Lacrosse, Salem Square
</li>
<li>
Breakdown:
<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>
November 2nd2019
<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>
Coach’s Clinic: 8:00am-10:00am (run by US Lacrosse; attendants- sports management students and community members)
</li>
<li>
 Session 1 (grades K-4): 10:30am-12:30pm (run by YCP lacrosse team and sports management students)
</li>
<li>
Session 2 (grades 5-8): 1:30pm-3:30pm (run by YCP lacrosse team and sports management students)
</li>
<li>
Debrief: 3:30pm-4:00pm (facilitated by sports management majors; “I like…I wish…I want…”)
</li>
</ul></li>
<li>
Clinic goal: teach the sport of lacrosse and character development hand-in-hand
</li>
</ul></li>
<li>
Goal: give York College students a project-based learning objective, where they must use design thinking skills to develop solutions – i.e. how to best teach character development skills to their user (children from Salem Square Community, an impoverished location, of two different age groups) streamline with the development of a new skill, such as a sport, so that it has a lasting effect of the individual and the community
</li>
</ul>

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

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">           <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The partnership between the sports management department and the center will continue with future classes completing a clinic of varying sports with different character development skills.

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

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students will learn the <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Guppy Tank Modules <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">through the textbook.  as well as have time for breaks, snacks, and socializing. The idea is to create a strong bond with the children and a safe space for them to be able to unlock their full creative potential. Throughout the program, students will learn what makes us each unique, acknowledging our different backgrounds in life, and what makes us who we are. This will all tie in with understanding the way businesses work and how innovative products are formed to benefit human needs. Through this process, students will be learning how to create their own products. They will do so by developing an understanding of the need they found through exercises that encourages students to be empathetic and dig deep into their peers or the community’s lives. Skills like critical thinking, problem solving, STEM, written and oral communication, empathy, and creativity are all skills that that Guppy Tank students will be exposed to. To finish out the program, students will present their products in front of a panel of “Sharks.” This would ideally involve the local community members and small business owners. Students who successfully do this will have the option of continuing their work and actually developing it. This would be a continuation of the after-school program in a second session. In the second session, new students can join and but to participate in the Guppy Tank Modules first. This could happen simultaneously with session one students; you could think of this as “cohorts.” Similar to the Stanford d.school “Bootcamp Bootleg,” we have the Guppy Tank interactive textbook. These tools will provide guided activities, tips and tricks, and the proper way to work through the modules. These tools are necessary to display what Guppy tank is about, missions, updates on student’s works, contacts, events, and ultimately a place to work. 
 
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Phase 4 - Campus-Community Maker Space

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The core value of design thinking is collaboration and innovation through empathy. Our final phase is a physical commitment to this value, in the form of a campus-community maker space. Similar to the Graham Innovation Zone maker space, this area will facilitate design thinking in a comfortable and familiar environment, but with an added emphasis on community outreach and integration. Having this space will not only promote the aforementioned community outreach programs we highlighted in phases 2 and 3 but will also provide an incubator-style testing ground for further programs to be developed and implemented for campus-community collaboration. While a specific location has not yet been determined, several unused areas exist where such a space could be created. The York College of Pennsylvania motto is <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Servire Est Vivere <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- To Serve Is to Live, and we believe that implementing such a space for the good of the campus and the community would stay true to this motto. 
<div> </div>

<div>
= Related Links =

[[York College of Pennsylvania|York College of Pennsylvania]]

York College of Pennsylvania Student Priorities

Student Contributors

'''Fall 2017'''

[[Victoria cox|Victoria Cox]]

[[Ben Hinkel|Ben Hinkel]]

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

[[Nick Vandemark|Nick Vandemark]]

[[John Kershner|John Kershner]]

[[Vivian ferris|Vivian Ferris]]

[[Miranda gajda|Miranda Gajda]]

[[William amtmann|William Amtmann]]

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[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

School:York College of Pennsylvania

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== Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

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

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

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

== Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function ==

Tech transfer is not available at York College.

== Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration ==

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

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

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

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

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

= Related Links =

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

Student Profiles:

[[Victoria cox|Victoria Cox]]

[[Ben Hinkel|Ben Hinkel]]

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

[[Nick Vandemark|Nick Vandemark]]

[[John Kershner|John Kershner]]

[[Vivian ferris|Vivian Ferris]]

[[Miranda gajda|Miranda Gajda]]

[[William amtmann|William Amtmann]]

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School:York College of Pennsylvania

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== Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

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

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

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

== Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function ==

Tech transfer is not available at York College.

== Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration ==

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

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

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

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

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

= Related Links =

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

Student Profiles:

[[Victoria cox|Victoria Cox]]

[[Ben Hinkel|Ben Hinkel]]

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

[[Nick Vandemark|Nick Vandemark]]

[[John Kershner|John Kershner]]

[[Vivian ferris|Vivian Ferris]]

[[Miranda gajda|Miranda Gajda]]

[[William amtmann|William Amtmann]]

 [[Category:Universities]]

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== [[File:YorkCollegeColor.jpg|border|center|800x1000px|YorkCollegeColor.jpg]] ==

== Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

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

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

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

== Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function ==

Tech transfer is not available at York College.

== Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration ==

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

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

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

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

= Related Links =

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

Student Profiles:

[[Victoria cox|Victoria Cox]]

[[Ben Hinkel|Ben Hinkel]]

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

[[Nick Vandemark|Nick Vandemark]]

[[John Kershner|John Kershner]]

[[Vivian ferris|Vivian Ferris]]

[[Miranda gajda|Miranda Gajda]]

[[William amtmann|William Amtmann]]

 [[Category:Universities]]