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<p>NathanLaWarre: Updated current information</p> <hr /> <div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#808080;">'''Serving as UIF Since:'''&nbsp;Spring 2017<br />'''School:&nbsp;'''Western Michigan University<br />'''What he does now:'''&nbsp;Partner and Firmware Engineer at Velocity Research<br />'''What that means:'''&nbsp;Business partner helping run the business as well as firmware engineer helping design and improve products</span></span><br /> <br /> [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb]]<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#808080;">'''Contact him about:'''&nbsp;Student run Makerspaces, Makerspace startups, design thinking workshops, recruiting new fellows at your school, emotional support, or literally anything to do with food&nbsp; &nbsp;<br />'''Email:&nbsp;'''nathan.lawarre@gmail.com<br />'''Phone:&nbsp;'''<span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;">(616) 902-8802</span></span></span><br /> <div><br /></div><br /> <span style="font-size:small;">Nathan LaWarre is a University Innovation Fellow and graduate from Western Michigan University. He graduated in December of 2019 with a Bachelors degree in computer engineering with a minors in computer science, math, and environmental studies and sustainability. Nathan is originally from Grand Rapids, MI, and still lives in the area. He currently works as a partner and firmware design engineer at Velocity Research. As a partner he helps with the day to day of running a new business. As a firmware engineer he designs and creates embedded software for many different projects.</span> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;">In his college days, Nathan was an active member of the sunseeker team at WMU which is a team of students that come together to build a solar powered race car. Nathan was also on the executive board and founder of the Innovation club at WMU. The innovation club strives to get students excited about learning and giving hands on experience. They have created a makerspace for students as well as a fund that alleviates the financial burden of projects for students. He has helped to create a design thinking workshop for incoming freshman that which is taught in many entry level courses. Nathan was also apart of the math club and financial board at his church. He volunteered with Disabled Students Services on his campus, driving physically disabled students from class to class. He also volunteered with Drive Safe Kalamazoo, giving safe rides home to students on the weekends. Nathan was also a member of the Lee Honors College at WMU. Outside of work he enjoys creating lasting relationships, being with friends, and experimenting with microcontrollers. Nathan has two younger sisters in high school, six dogs, and two cats, which were all left at his parents house (thank goodness).</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;">Nathan has always been very passionate about leadership and communication. He strives to merge these passions with his interest in helping others to better the lives of people around the world through technology. Nathan, while in school, strived to do this through the Innovation Club on his campus, holding speakers, seminars, workshops, and pop-up classes. He now is bringing these passions into his work space in anyway he can. UIF has been a key part in furthering his goals.</span><br /> <br /> =Related Links=<br /> <br /> Graduated Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Persefoni%20Lauhon Persefoni_Lauhon], [[Zach Crawford|Zach_Crawford]],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Mackenzie%20Preston Mackenzie Preston],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Jill%20Puckett Jill Puckett]<br /> <br /> Current Fellows:&nbsp;'''Nathan LaWarre,&nbsp;[[Saleh Mohamed|Saleh_Mohamed]],&nbsp;[[Megan miller|Megan_miller]],&nbsp;[[Daniel Mozel|Daniel_Mozel]],&nbsp;[[Andreas Hobelsberger|Andreas_Hobelsberger]]'''<br /> <br /> University:&nbsp;[[Western Michigan University|Western_Michigan_University]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Nathan_Lawarre&diff=68130 Fellow:Nathan Lawarre 2018-06-07T13:06:33Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#808080;">'''Serving as UIF Since:'''&nbsp;Spring 2017<br/>'''School:&nbsp;'''Western Michigan University<br/>'''What he does now:'''&nbsp;Founder/Facilities Director, Innovation club at WMU<br/>'''What that means:'''&nbsp;Founded WMUs first makerspace and now oversees its spaces, volunteer force, and budget.</span></span><br /> <br /> [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb]]<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#808080;">'''Contact him about:'''&nbsp;Student run Makerspaces, Makerspace startups, design thinking workshops, recruiting new fellows at your school, emotional support, or literally anything to do with food&nbsp; &nbsp;<br/>'''Email:&nbsp;'''nathan.lawarre@gmail.com<br/>'''Phone:&nbsp;'''<span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;">(616) 902-8802</span></span></span><br /> <div><br/></div><br /> <span style="font-size:small;">Nathan LaWarre is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergrad at Western Michigan University. He is majoring in computer engineering with a minors in computer science, math, and environmental studies and sustainability. Nathan is originally from Grand Rapids, MI, but moved to Kalamazoo, MI, in 2015 to attend college. He currently works as a tutor in the Student Success Center at WMU and as a firmware design intern at Amway. Nathan hopes to one day work in the firmware/software design industry helping those in need live easier, happier lives.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;">Nathan is an active member of the sunseeker team at WMU which is a team of students that come together to build a solar powered race car. Through this club he has learned how to solder and incase solar panels, work with PCB boards, and work within a team. Nathan is also on the executive board and founder of the Innovation club at WMU. The innovation club strives to get students excited about learning and giving hands on experience. They have created a makerspace for students as well as a fund that alleviates the financial burden of projects for students. He has helped to create a design thinking workshop for incomming freshman that which is taught in many entry level courses. Nathan is also apart of the math club and financial board at his church. He volunteers with Disabeled Students Services on his campus, driving physically disabled students from class to class. He also volunteers with Drive Safe Kalamazoo, giving safe rides home to students on the weekends. Nathan is also a memeber of the Lee Honors College at WMU. Outside of school he enjoys creating lasting relationships, being with friends, and experimenting with arduino. Nathan has two younger sisters in high school, four dogs, and two cats, which were all left at his parents house (thank goodness).</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;">Nathan has always been very passionate about leadership and communication. He strives to merge these passions with his interest in helping others to better the lives of people around the world through technology. Nathan plans to do this through the Innovation Club on his campus, holding speakers, siminars, workshops, and pop-up classes. UIF has been a key part in furthering his goals.</span><br /> <br /> = Related Links =<br /> <br /> Graduated Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Persefoni%20Lauhon Persefoni_Lauhon], [[Zach Crawford|Zach_Crawford]],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Mackenzie%20Preston Mackenzie Preston],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Jill%20Puckett Jill Puckett]<br /> <br /> Current Fellows:&nbsp;'''Nathan LaWarre,&nbsp;[[Saleh Mohamed|Saleh_Mohamed]],&nbsp;[[Megan miller|Megan_miller]],&nbsp;[[Daniel Mozel|Daniel_Mozel]],&nbsp;[[Andreas Hobelsberger|Andreas_Hobelsberger]]'''<br /> <br /> University:&nbsp;[[Western Michigan University|Western_Michigan_University]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Nathan_Lawarre&diff=68129 Fellow:Nathan Lawarre 2018-06-07T13:05:54Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#808080;">'''Serving as UIF Since:'''&nbsp;Spring 2017<br/>'''School:&nbsp;'''Western Michigan University<br/>'''What he does now:'''&nbsp;Founder/Facilities Director, Innovation club at WMU<br/>'''What that means:'''&nbsp;Founded WMUs first makerspace and now oversees its spaces, volunteer force, and budget.</span></span><br /> <br /> [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb|Nathan UIF Profile.JPG]]<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#808080;">'''Contact him about:'''&nbsp;Student run Makerspaces, Makerspace startups, design thinking workshops, recruiting new fellows at your school, emotional support, or literally anything to do with food&nbsp; &nbsp;<br/>'''Email:&nbsp;'''nathan.lawarre@gmail.com<br/>'''Phone:&nbsp;'''<span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;">(616) 902-8802</span></span></span><br /> <div><br/></div><br /> <span style="font-size:small;">Nathan LaWarre is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergrad at Western Michigan University. He is majoring in computer engineering with a minors in computer science, math, and environmental studies and sustainability. Nathan is originally from Grand Rapids, MI, but moved to Kalamazoo, MI, in 2015 to attend college. He currently works as a tutor in the Student Success Center at WMU and as a firmware design intern at Amway. Nathan hopes to one day work in the firmware/software design industry helping those in need live easier, happier lives.</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;">Nathan is an active member of the sunseeker team at WMU which is a team of students that come together to build a solar powered race car. Through this club he has learned how to solder and incase solar panels, work with PCB boards, and work within a team. Nathan is also on the executive board and founder of the Innovation club at WMU. The innovation club strives to get students excited about learning and giving hands on experience. They have created a makerspace for students as well as a fund that alleviates the financial burden of projects for students. He has helped to create a design thinking workshop for incomming freshman that which is taught in many entry level courses. Nathan is also apart of the math club and financial board at his church. He volunteers with Disabeled Students Services on his campus, driving physically disabled students from class to class. He also volunteers with Drive Safe Kalamazoo, giving safe rides home to students on the weekends. Nathan is also a memeber of the Lee Honors College at WMU. Outside of school he enjoys creating lasting relationships, being with friends, and experimenting with arduino. Nathan has two younger sisters in high school, four dogs, and two cats, which were all left at his parents house (thank goodness).</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;">Nathan has always been very passionate about leadership and communication. He strives to merge these passions with his interest in helping others to better the lives of people around the world through technology. Nathan plans to do this through the Innovation Club on his campus, holding speakers, siminars, workshops, and pop-up classes. UIF has been a key part in furthering his goals.</span><br /> <br /> = Related Links =<br /> <br /> Graduated Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Persefoni%20Lauhon Persefoni_Lauhon], [[Zach Crawford|Zach_Crawford]],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Mackenzie%20Preston Mackenzie Preston],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Jill%20Puckett Jill Puckett]<br /> <br /> Current Fellows:&nbsp;'''Nathan LaWarre,&nbsp;[[Saleh_Mohamed|Saleh_Mohamed]],&nbsp;[[Megan_miller|Megan_miller]],&nbsp;[[Daniel_Mozel|Daniel_Mozel]],&nbsp;[[Andreas_Hobelsberger|Andreas_Hobelsberger]]'''<br /> <br /> University:&nbsp;[[Western Michigan University|Western_Michigan_University]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Nathan_Lawarre&diff=67766 Fellow:Nathan Lawarre 2018-05-31T11:52:34Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#808080;">'''Serving as UIF Since:'''&nbsp;Spring 2017<br/>'''School:&nbsp;'''Western Michigan University<br/>'''What he does now:'''&nbsp;Founder/Facilities Director, Innovation club at WMU<br/>'''What that means:'''&nbsp;Founded WMUs first makerspace and now oversees its spaces, volunteer force, and budget.</span></span><br /> <br /> [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb]]<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#808080;">'''Contact him about:'''&nbsp;Student run Makerspaces, Makerspace startups, design thinking workshops, recruiting new fellows at your school, emotional support, or literally anything to do with food&nbsp; &nbsp;<br/>'''Email:&nbsp;'''nathan.lawarre@gmail.com<br/>'''Phone:&nbsp;'''<span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;">(616) 902-8802</span></span></span><br /> <div><span style="font-size:small;"><br/></span></div><br /> <span style="font-size:small;">Nathan LaWarre is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergrad at Western Michigan University. He is majoring in electrical engineering with a minor in environmental studies and sustainability. Nathan is originally from Grand Rapids, MI, but moved to Kalamazoo, MI, in 2015 to attend college. He currently works as a tutor in the Kalamazoo high schools and at an architectural engineering firm as an intern. Nathan hopes to one day work in the renewable energy field researching and creating more efficient sources of energy.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><br/></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;">Nathan is an active member of the sunseeker team at WMU which is a team of students that come together to build a solar powered race car. Through this club he has learned how to solder and incase solar panels, work with PCB boards, and work within a team. Nathan is also on the executive board of the Innovation club at WMU which he helped to start. The innovation club strives to get students excited about learning and giving hands on experience. Nathan is also apart of the math club and financial board at his church. He volunteers with Disabeled Students Services on his campus, driving physically disabled students from class to class. He also volunteers with Drive Safe Kalamazoo, giving safe rides home to students on the weekends. Nathan is also a memeber of the Lee Honors College and WMU. Outside of school he enjoys creating lasting relationships, being with friends, and experimenting with his arduino. Nathan has two younger sisters in high school, four dogs, and two cats, which were all left at his parents house (thank goodness).</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><br/></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;">Nathan has always been very passionate about leadership and communication. He strives to merge these passions with his interest in the natural environment to better educate people on the impacts of climate change. He plans to do this through the Innovation Club on his campus, holding speakers, siminars, workshops, and pop-up classes. He hope University Innovation Fellows will help him along this path.</span><br /> <br /> = Related Links =<br /> <br /> Graduated Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Persefoni%20Lauhon Persefoni_Lauhon], [[Zach Crawford|Zach_Crawford]]<br /> <br /> Current Fellows:&nbsp;[[Mackenzie Preston|Mackenzie Preston]], [[Jill Puckett|Jill Puckett]], '''Nathan LaWarre'''<br /> <br /> University:&nbsp;[[Western Michigan University|Western_Michigan_University]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Nathan_Lawarre&diff=67765 Fellow:Nathan Lawarre 2018-05-31T11:51:52Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="color:#808080;">'''Serving as UIF Since:'''&nbsp;Spring 2017<br/>'''School:&nbsp;'''Western Michigan University<br/>'''What he does now:'''&nbsp;Founder/Facilities Director, Innovation club at WMU<br/>'''What that means:'''&nbsp;Founded WMUs first makerspace and now oversees its spaces, volunteer force, and budget.</span></span><br /> <br /> [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb|Nathan UIF Profile.JPG]]<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="color:#808080;">'''Contact him about:'''&nbsp;Student run Makerspaces, Makerspace startups, design thinking workshops, recruiting new fellows at your school, emotional support, or literally anything to do with food&nbsp; &nbsp;<br/>'''Email:&nbsp;'''nathan.lawarre@gmail.com<br/>'''Phone:&nbsp;'''<span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;">(616) 902-8802</span></span></span><br /> <div><span style="font-size:larger;"><br/></span></div><br /> <span style="font-size:larger;">Nathan LaWarre is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergrad at Western Michigan University. He is majoring in electrical engineering with a minor in environmental studies and sustainability. Nathan is originally from Grand Rapids, MI, but moved to Kalamazoo, MI, in 2015 to attend college. He currently works as a tutor in the Kalamazoo high schools and at an architectural engineering firm as an intern. Nathan hopes to one day work in the renewable energy field researching and creating more efficient sources of energy.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:larger;"><br/></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:larger;">Nathan is an active member of the sunseeker team at WMU which is a team of students that come together to build a solar powered race car. Through this club he has learned how to solder and incase solar panels, work with PCB boards, and work within a team. Nathan is also on the executive board of the Innovation club at WMU which he helped to start. The innovation club strives to get students excited about learning and giving hands on experience. Nathan is also apart of the math club and financial board at his church. He volunteers with Disabeled Students Services on his campus, driving physically disabled students from class to class. He also volunteers with Drive Safe Kalamazoo, giving safe rides home to students on the weekends. Nathan is also a memeber of the Lee Honors College and WMU. Outside of school he enjoys creating lasting relationships, being with friends, and experimenting with his arduino. Nathan has two younger sisters in high school, four dogs, and two cats, which were all left at his parents house (thank goodness).</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:larger;"><br/></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:larger;">Nathan has always been very passionate about leadership and communication. He strives to merge these passions with his interest in the natural environment to better educate people on the impacts of climate change. He plans to do this through the Innovation Club on his campus, holding speakers, siminars, workshops, and pop-up classes. He hope University Innovation Fellows will help him along this path.</span><br /> <br /> = Related Links =<br /> <br /> Graduated Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Persefoni%20Lauhon Persefoni_Lauhon], [[Zach Crawford|Zach_Crawford]]<br /> <br /> Current Fellows:&nbsp;[[Mackenzie Preston|Mackenzie Preston]], [[Jill Puckett|Jill Puckett]], '''Nathan LaWarre'''<br /> <br /> University:&nbsp;[[Western Michigan University|Western_Michigan_University]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Nathan_Lawarre&diff=67764 Fellow:Nathan Lawarre 2018-05-31T11:47:20Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Serving as UIF Since:'''&nbsp;Spring 2017<br/>'''School:&nbsp;'''Western Michigan University<br/>'''What he does now:'''&nbsp;Founder/Facilities Director, Innovation club at WMU<br/>'''What that means:'''&nbsp;Founded WMUs first makerspace and now oversees its spaces, volunteer force, and budget. [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG]] <br /> <br /> '''Contact him about:'''&nbsp;Student run Makerspaces, Makerspace startups, design thinking workshops, recruiting new fellows at your school, emotional support, or literally anything to do with food&nbsp; &nbsp;<br/>'''Email:&nbsp;'''nathan.lawarre@gmail.com<br/>'''Phone:&nbsp;'''<span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;">(616) 902-8802</span><br /> <div><br/></div><br /> Nathan LaWarre is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergrad at Western Michigan University. He is majoring in electrical engineering with a minor in environmental studies and sustainability. Nathan is originally from Grand Rapids, MI, but moved to Kalamazoo, MI, in 2015 to attend college. He currently works as a tutor in the Kalamazoo high schools and at an architectural engineering firm as an intern. Nathan hopes to one day work in the renewable energy field researching and creating more efficient sources of energy.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Nathan is an active member of the sunseeker team at WMU which is a team of students that come together to build a solar powered race car. Through this club he has learned how to solder and incase solar panels, work with PCB boards, and work within a team. Nathan is also on the executive board of the Innovation club at WMU which he helped to start. The innovation club strives to get students excited about learning and giving hands on experience. Nathan is also apart of the math club and financial board at his church. He volunteers with Disabeled Students Services on his campus, driving physically disabled students from class to class. He also volunteers with Drive Safe Kalamazoo, giving safe rides home to students on the weekends. Nathan is also a memeber of the Lee Honors College and WMU. Outside of school he enjoys creating lasting relationships, being with friends, and experimenting with his arduino. Nathan has two younger sisters in high school, four dogs, and two cats, which were all left at his parents house (thank goodness).<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Nathan has always been very passionate about leadership and communication. He strives to merge these passions with his interest in the natural environment to better educate people on the impacts of climate change. He plans to do this through the Innovation Club on his campus, holding speakers, siminars, workshops, and pop-up classes. He hope University Innovation Fellows will help him along this path.<br /> <br /> = Related Links =<br /> <br /> Graduated Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Persefoni%20Lauhon Persefoni_Lauhon], [[Zach Crawford|Zach_Crawford]]<br /> <br /> Current Fellows:&nbsp;[[Mackenzie Preston|Mackenzie Preston]], [[Jill Puckett|Jill Puckett]], '''Nathan LaWarre'''<br /> <br /> University:&nbsp;[[Western Michigan University|Western_Michigan_University]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Nathan_Lawarre&diff=67763 Fellow:Nathan Lawarre 2018-05-31T11:45:25Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Serving as UIF Since:'''&nbsp;Spring 2017<br/>'''School:&nbsp;'''Western Michigan University<br/>'''What he does now:'''&nbsp;Founder/Facilities Director, Innovation club at WMU<br/>'''What that means:'''&nbsp;Founded WMUs first makerspace and now oversees its spaces, volunteer force, and budget.<br /> http://universityinnovation.org/images/6/6e/Nathan_UIF_Profile.JPG<br /> '''Contact him about:'''&nbsp;Student run Makerspaces, Makerspace startups, design thinking workshops, recruiting new fellows at your school, emotional support, or literally anything to do with food&nbsp; &nbsp;<br/>'''Email:&nbsp;'''nathan.lawarre@gmail.com<br/>'''Phone:&nbsp;'''<span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;">(616) 902-8802</span><br /> <div><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></span></div><br /> Nathan LaWarre is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergrad at Western Michigan University. He is majoring in electrical engineering with a minor in environmental studies and sustainability. Nathan is originally from Grand Rapids, MI, but moved to Kalamazoo, MI, in 2015 to attend college. He currently works as a tutor in the Kalamazoo high schools and at an architectural engineering firm as an intern. Nathan hopes to one day work in the renewable energy field researching and creating more efficient sources of energy.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Nathan is an active member of the sunseeker team at WMU which is a team of students that come together to build a solar powered race car. Through this club he has learned how to solder and incase solar panels, work with PCB boards, and work within a team. Nathan is also on the executive board of the Innovation club at WMU which he helped to start. The innovation club strives to get students excited about learning and giving hands on experience. Nathan is also apart of the math club and financial board at his church. He volunteers with Disabeled Students Services on his campus, driving physically disabled students from class to class. He also volunteers with Drive Safe Kalamazoo, giving safe rides home to students on the weekends. Nathan is also a memeber of the Lee Honors College and WMU. Outside of school he enjoys creating lasting relationships, being with friends, and experimenting with his arduino. Nathan has two younger sisters in high school, four dogs, and two cats, which were all left at his parents house (thank goodness).<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Nathan has always been very passionate about leadership and communication. He strives to merge these passions with his interest in the natural environment to better educate people on the impacts of climate change. He plans to do this through the Innovation Club on his campus, holding speakers, siminars, workshops, and pop-up classes. He hope University Innovation Fellows will help him along this path.<br /> <br /> = Related Links =<br /> <br /> Graduated Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Persefoni%20Lauhon Persefoni_Lauhon], [[Zach Crawford|Zach_Crawford]]<br /> <br /> Current Fellows:&nbsp;[[Mackenzie Preston|Mackenzie Preston]], [[Jill Puckett|Jill Puckett]], '''Nathan LaWarre'''<br /> <br /> University:&nbsp;[[Western Michigan University|Western_Michigan_University]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Nathan_Lawarre&diff=67762 Fellow:Nathan Lawarre 2018-05-31T11:44:28Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Serving as UIF Since:'''&nbsp;Spring 2017<br/>'''School:&nbsp;'''Western Michigan University<br/>'''What he does now:'''&nbsp;Founder/Facilities Director, Innovation club at WMU<br/>'''What that means:'''&nbsp;Founded WMUs first makerspace and now oversees its spaces, volunteer force, and budget.<br /> <br /> '''Contact him about:'''&nbsp;Student run Makerspaces, Makerspace startups, design thinking workshops, recruiting new fellows at your school, emotional support, or literally anything to do with food&nbsp; &nbsp;<br/>'''Email:&nbsp;'''nathan.lawarre@gmail.com<br/>'''Phone:&nbsp;'''<span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;">(616) 902-8802</span><br /> <br /> Nathan LaWarre is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergrad at Western Michigan University. He is majoring in electrical engineering with a [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb|Nathan UIF Profile.JPG]]minor in environmental studies and sustainability. Nathan is originally from Grand Rapids, MI, but moved to Kalamazoo, MI, in 2015 to attend college. He currently works as a tutor in the Kalamazoo high schools and at an architectural engineering firm as an intern. Nathan hopes to one day work in the renewable energy field researching and creating more efficient sources of energy.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Nathan is an active member of the sunseeker team at WMU which is a team of students that come together to build a solar powered race car. Through this club he has learned how to solder and incase solar panels, work with PCB boards, and work within a team. Nathan is also on the executive board of the Innovation club at WMU which he helped to start. The innovation club strives to get students excited about learning and giving hands on experience. Nathan is also apart of the math club and financial board at his church. He volunteers with Disabeled Students Services on his campus, driving physically disabled students from class to class. He also volunteers with Drive Safe Kalamazoo, giving safe rides home to students on the weekends. Nathan is also a memeber of the Lee Honors College and WMU. Outside of school he enjoys creating lasting relationships, being with friends, and experimenting with his arduino. Nathan has two younger sisters in high school, four dogs, and two cats, which were all left at his parents house (thank goodness).<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Nathan has always been very passionate about leadership and communication. He strives to merge these passions with his interest in the natural environment to better educate people on the impacts of climate change. He plans to do this through the Innovation Club on his campus, holding speakers, siminars, workshops, and pop-up classes. He hope University Innovation Fellows will help him along this path.<br /> <br /> = Related Links =<br /> <br /> Graduated Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Persefoni%20Lauhon Persefoni_Lauhon], [[Zach Crawford|Zach_Crawford]]<br /> <br /> Current Fellows:&nbsp;[[Mackenzie Preston|Mackenzie Preston]], [[Jill Puckett|Jill Puckett]], '''Nathan LaWarre'''<br /> <br /> University:&nbsp;[[Western Michigan University|Western_Michigan_University]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Western_Michigan_University_Student_Priorities&diff=47629 Priorities:Western Michigan University Student Priorities 2017-01-26T05:58:40Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div>= Overview of Strategies =<br /> <br /> = Project Pitch Video =<br /> <br /> {{#Widget:Youtube|id=nbtl7S_imaA}}<br /> <br /> = Strategy 1 =<br /> <br /> == Innovation Club ==<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Western Michigan University, like many other colleges, has a variety of student a Registered Student Organizations (RSOs). The innovation culture at Western seems to be segregated to graduate students or those in hands on classes. To challenge this culture and grow the overall definition of innovation on WMU's campus, more students need to be a part of the movement. To help spread the word and draw as many different people from various backgrounds, an RSO offers a simple start up process with the potential for a much more complex organization. As an organization the innovation club will impart the importance of design thinking and help students hone their ideas, mock up their models and fabricate working products.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small;">To build this club, the following tactics should be implemented:</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1- Begin </span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">by creating a business model canvas, and talking to people. -Completed(Fall 2015)&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-31c57597-af74-7c67-ac29-cc22a7f6e25a"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2- Register with the University, and begin to advertise to interested students. -Completed(Fall 2015)</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <font face="tahoma, geneva, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Innovation club was registered as an RSO in the Fall of 2015. It is now located in the Makerspace on main campus in the library. The Innovation club strives to offer students a place where they can come to collaborate on projects with other students as well as prototype ideas. Its a place for students to learn new information and skills that will help them in their future.</span></font><br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small;">To greater the success of the Innovation club some good strategies would be:</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategy #1: Start pop up classes to get students more involved and excited about the club.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategy #2: Create a fund to lessen the financial burden of student projects.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategy #3: Market the club to a greater audience to increase student participation.</span><br /> <br /> = Strategy 2 =<br /> <br /> == Innovation Space ==<br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">Being a division one university, Western Michigan has a large campus full of often underutilized classroom and community spaces. This availability of space, and input from current students highlights the desire and plausibility for a successfully developed innovation space. Existing labs and spaces are available for student use, though many of the labs are under utilized as they are hard to gain access to. Additionally, these spaces only have potential to serve as innovation spaces; they are not labeled or considered as such by current students.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">To accomplish this project, the following tactics should be considered:</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1: </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">&nbsp;Allocate space. &nbsp;Identify which spaces could be available for innovation and have an in depth understanding for what will need to be done to each for it to be functional. -Completed (Spring 2016)</span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2: Train leaders to work the room and operate equipment in the safest manner possible. -Completed(Spring 2016)</span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2:</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Develop an accountability system to make sure that the spaces are being used and reserved in an orderly way. &nbsp;A system easily available for students to reserve the spaces for limited time and have a system to ensure that the spaces are well kept is a necessity to encourage participation.</span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;">One of the main functions of innovation spaces are bringing students together to collaborate and improve on each other's ideas. College specific spaces do not encourage this communication across majors. This is why the space is located at the center of main campus in the library. Where it is easily accessible to all students and faculty.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">To forward the progress of this project the following steps should be considered:</span><br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Approach #1: Boost marketing tactics to make more students aware of the existence of the Innovation space.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Approach #2: Acquire additional funding to keep materials and tools well stocked. This could be done through fundraising or company sponsorship.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Approach #3: Get a space in the soon to be built Innovation center. This would allow for a space in the most prime area on campus for ideation and innovation.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;">[[File:WMU Ergo Lab.jpeg]]</span><br /> <div><br/></div><br /> <br /> = Strategy 3 =<br /> <br /> == Interdisciplinary Senior Design<br/> ==<br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1; background-color: transparent;">Senior engineering students at WMU must complete a senior design project as a requirement for graduation from their program. Currently, students only work with other students within their respective major or department. Project presentations occur twice a year in April and October. Completion of a senior design project indicates successful acquisition of major specific knowledge as well as real world application skills. However, the structure of post-graduate corporate America isn’t organized into teams by college major. It is full of interdisciplinary creative groups expressing entrepreneurial and innovative tendencies towards specific challenges. Multiple discipline collaboration within the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences and beyond during senior projects encourages the continued development of innovation and entrepreneurial skills as students enter the workforce.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1; background-color: transparent;">To accomplish this, the following tactics should be considered:</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1:</span><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Encourage the acceptance of interdisciplinary projects as viable and long lasting topics for senior design presentations rather than the result of a last minute group and idea formation.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-06e93d6c-afbc-2575-f879-a0406ebd8741"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2: Meet with and discuss the process involved in approving senior design projects with faculty in charge. Getting an understanding of the requirements allows parameters to be set so that the proper balance of innovation and knowledge recitation can occur.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-06e93d6c-afbc-2575-f879-a0406ebd8741"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #3: Gain student interest. Spread the word about possible senior design collaborations between majors to future seniors to prove the existing interest to faculty and decision makers in charge of approval.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> [[File:Wmu senior design.jpg]]<br /> <br /> = Strategy 4 =<br /> <br /> == Focus on ''Intra''preneurship ==<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c563e44d-afbf-5636-7b4a-31e6f4d486e8"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Overview: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Due to the campus culture at WMU, “entrepreneurship” seems to only be a buzzword. To many students, entrepreneurship only means starting a business from scratch. While this is true, it is not fully representative of the entire scope of entrepreneurship and innovation. The other portion is often called </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">intra</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">preneurship, or innovation that occurs within existing industries.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c563e44d-afbf-5636-7b4a-31e6f4d486e8"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">While students within the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences are constantly building, creating, and designing solutions, few realize how much innovation is actually occurring, and how the lessons they are learning can be applied to their future career. One option is to bring in industry leaders to speak about how they use design thinking and innovation in their workplace. This could stress the importance of entrepreneurial thinking as a whole, independent of whether the student wanted to open a business or enter the workplace.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c563e44d-afbf-5636-7b4a-31e6f4d486e8"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">WMU could also offer intrapreneurship workshops to highlight the skills necessary to be successful in particular industries. Focus would be on the approach and application of the design cycle within the restraints of a company.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #3: Entrepreneurship can be introduced to all students in introductory courses. While the Industial Engineering department as well as the Business College do a good job of exposing their students to e</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">ntrepreneurship many other departments have lots to gain by introducing this concept to students in the early stages of their academic career.</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: transparent;">Related Links:</span> ===<br /> <br /> Graduated Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Persefoni%20Lauhon Persefoni_Lauhon], [[Zach Crawford|Zach_Crawford]]<br /> <br /> Current Fellows:&nbsp;[[Mackenzie Preston|Mackenzie Preston]], [[Jill Puckett|Jill Puckett]], [[Nathan LaWarre|Nathan LaWarre]]<br /> <br /> University:&nbsp;[[Western Michigan University|Western_Michigan_University]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Student Priorities|w]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Western_Michigan_University_Student_Priorities&diff=47628 Priorities:Western Michigan University Student Priorities 2017-01-26T05:12:59Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div>= Overview of Strategies =<br /> <br /> = Project Pitch Video =<br /> <br /> {{#Widget:Youtube|id=nbtl7S_imaA}}<br /> <br /> = Strategy 1 =<br /> <br /> == Innovation Club ==<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Western Michigan University, like many other colleges, has a variety of student a Registered Student Organizations (RSOs). The innovation culture at Western seems to be segregated to graduate students or those in hands on classes. To challenge this culture and grow the overall definition of innovation on WMU's campus, more students need to be a part of the movement. To help spread the word and draw as many different people from various backgrounds, an RSO offers a simple start up process with the potential for a much more complex organization. As an organization the innovation club will impart the importance of design thinking and help students hone their ideas, mock up their models and fabricate working products.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small;">To build this club, the following tactics should be implemented:</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1- Begin </span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">by creating a busines model canvas, and talking to people. &nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-31c57597-af74-7c67-ac29-cc22a7f6e25a"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2- Register with the University, and begin to advertise to interested students.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <font face="tahoma, geneva, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A club will be a good first step to bring innovation culture to the majority of Western's students.</span></font><br /> <br /> = Strategy 2 =<br /> <br /> == Innovation Space ==<br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">Being a division one university, Western Michigan has a large campus full of often underutilized classroom and community spaces. This availability of space, and input from current students highlights the desire and plausibility for a successfully developed innovation space. Existing labs and spaces are available for student use, though many of the labs are under utilized as they are hard to gain access to. Additionally, these spaces only have potential to serve as innovation spaces; they are not labeled or considered as such by current students.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">To accomplish this project, the following tactics should be considered:</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1: </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">&nbsp;Allocate space. &nbsp;Identify which spaces could be available for innovation and have an in depth understanding for what will need to be done to each for it to be functional. -Completed (Spring 2016)</span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2: Train leaders to work the room and operate equipment in the safest manner possible. -Completed(Spring 2016)</span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2:</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Develop an accountability system to make sure that the spaces are being used and reserved in an orderly way. &nbsp;A system easily available for students to reserve the spaces for limited time and have a system to ensure that the spaces are well kept is a necessity to encourage participation.</span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;">One of the main functions of innovation spaces are bringing students together to collaborate and improve on each other's ideas. College specific spaces do not encourage this communication across majors. This is why the space is located at the center of main campus in the library. Where it is easily accessible to all students and faculty.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">To forward the progress of this project the following steps should be considered:</span><br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Approach #1: Boost marketing tactics to make more students aware of the existence of the Innovation space.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Approach #2: Acquire additional funding to keep materials and tools well stocked. This could be done through fundraising or company sponsorship.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Approach #3: Get a space in the soon to be built Innovation center. This would allow for a space in the most prime area on campus for ideation and innovation.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;">[[File:WMU Ergo Lab.jpeg]]</span><br /> <div><br/></div><br /> <br /> = Strategy 3 =<br /> <br /> == Interdisciplinary Senior Design<br/> ==<br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1; background-color: transparent;">Senior engineering students at WMU must complete a senior design project as a requirement for graduation from their program. Currently, students only work with other students within their respective major or department. Project presentations occur twice a year in April and October. Completion of a senior design project indicates successful acquisition of major specific knowledge as well as real world application skills. However, the structure of post-graduate corporate America isn’t organized into teams by college major. It is full of interdisciplinary creative groups expressing entrepreneurial and innovative tendencies towards specific challenges. Multiple discipline collaboration within the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences and beyond during senior projects encourages the continued development of innovation and entrepreneurial skills as students enter the workforce.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1; background-color: transparent;">To accomplish this, the following tactics should be considered:</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1:</span><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Encourage the acceptance of interdisciplinary projects as viable and long lasting topics for senior design presentations rather than the result of a last minute group and idea formation.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-06e93d6c-afbc-2575-f879-a0406ebd8741"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2: Meet with and discuss the process involved in approving senior design projects with faculty in charge. Getting an understanding of the requirements allows parameters to be set so that the proper balance of innovation and knowledge recitation can occur.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-06e93d6c-afbc-2575-f879-a0406ebd8741"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #3: Gain student interest. Spread the word about possible senior design collaborations between majors to future seniors to prove the existing interest to faculty and decision makers in charge of approval.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> [[File:Wmu senior design.jpg]]<br /> <br /> = Strategy 4 =<br /> <br /> == Focus on ''Intra''preneurship ==<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c563e44d-afbf-5636-7b4a-31e6f4d486e8"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Overview: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Due to the campus culture at WMU, “entrepreneurship” seems to only be a buzzword. To many students, entrepreneurship only means starting a business from scratch. While this is true, it is not fully representative of the entire scope of entrepreneurship and innovation. The other portion is often called </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">intra</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">preneurship, or innovation that occurs within existing industries.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c563e44d-afbf-5636-7b4a-31e6f4d486e8"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">While students within the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences are constantly building, creating, and designing solutions, few realize how much innovation is actually occurring, and how the lessons they are learning can be applied to their future career. One option is to bring in industry leaders to speak about how they use design thinking and innovation in their workplace. This could stress the importance of entrepreneurial thinking as a whole, independent of whether the student wanted to open a business or enter the workplace.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c563e44d-afbf-5636-7b4a-31e6f4d486e8"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">WMU could also offer intrapreneurship workshops to highlight the skills necessary to be successful in particular industries. Focus would be on the approach and application of the design cycle within the restraints of a company.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #3: Entrepreneurship can be introduced to all students in introductory courses. While the Industial Engineering department as well as the Business College do a good job of exposing their students to e</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">ntrepreneurship many other departments have lots to gain by introducing this concept to students in the early stages of their academic career.</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: transparent;">Related Links:</span> ===<br /> <br /> Graduated Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Persefoni%20Lauhon Persefoni_Lauhon], [[Zach Crawford|Zach_Crawford]]<br /> <br /> Current Fellows:&nbsp;[[Mackenzie Preston|Mackenzie Preston]], [[Jill Puckett|Jill Puckett]], [[Nathan LaWarre|Nathan LaWarre]]<br /> <br /> University:&nbsp;[[Western Michigan University|Western_Michigan_University]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Student Priorities|w]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Western_Michigan_University_Student_Priorities&diff=47627 Priorities:Western Michigan University Student Priorities 2017-01-26T05:00:55Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div>= Overview of Strategies =<br /> <br /> = Project Pitch Video =<br /> <br /> {{#Widget:Youtube|id=nbtl7S_imaA}}<br /> <br /> = Strategy 1 =<br /> <br /> == Innovation Club ==<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Western Michigan University, like many other colleges, has a variety of student a Registered Student Organizations (RSOs). The innovation culture at Western seems to be segregated to graduate students or those in hands on classes. To challenge this culture and grow the overall definition of innovation on WMU's campus, more students need to be a part of the movement. To help spread the word and draw as many different people from various backgrounds, an RSO offers a simple start up process with the potential for a much more complex organization. As an organization the innovation club will impart the importance of design thinking and help students hone their ideas, mock up their models and fabricate working products.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small;">To build this club, the following tactics should be implemented:</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1- Begin </span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">by creating a busines model canvas, and talking to people. &nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-31c57597-af74-7c67-ac29-cc22a7f6e25a"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2- Register with the University, and begin to advertise to interested students.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <font face="tahoma, geneva, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A club will be a good first step to bring innovation culture to the majority of Western's students.</span></font><br /> <br /> = Strategy 2 =<br /> <br /> == Innovation Space ==<br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">Being a division one university, Western Michigan has a large campus full of often underutilized classroom and community spaces. This availability of space, and input from current students highlights the desire and plausibility for a successfully developed innovation space. Existing labs and spaces are available for student use, though many of the labs are under utilized as they are hard to gain access to. Additionally, these spaces only have potential to serve as innovation spaces; they are not labeled or considered as such by current students.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">To accomplish this project, the following tactics should be considered:</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1: </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">&nbsp;Allocate space. &nbsp;Identify which spaces could be available for innovation and have an in depth understanding for what will need to be done to each for it to be functional. -Completed (Spring 2016)</span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2: Train leaders to work the room and operate equipment in the safest manner possible. -Completed(Spring 2016)</span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2:</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Develop an accountability system to make sure that the spaces are being used and reserved in an orderly way. &nbsp;A system easily available for students to reserve the spaces for limited time and have a system to ensure that the spaces are well kept is a necessity to encourage participation.</span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;">One of the main functions of innovation spaces are bringing students together to collaborate and improve on each other's ideas. College specific spaces do not encourage this communication across majors. This is why the space that the Innovation club is located in is at the center of main campus in the library. Where it is easily accessible to all students and faculty.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">To forward the progress of this project the following steps should be considered:</span><br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Approach #1: Boost marketing tactics to make more students aware of the existence of the Innovation club and space.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Approach #2: To excite students about learning and the club host pop-up classes. A good way to discover what the student body is interested in is to hold surveys. This could be one strategy to market the Innovation club and space as well.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Approach #3: Acquire additional funding to keep materials and tools well stocked. This could be done through fundraising or company sponsorship.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;">[[File:WMU Ergo Lab.jpeg]]</span><br /> <div><br/></div><br /> <br /> = Strategy 3 =<br /> <br /> == Interdisciplinary Senior Design<br/> ==<br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1; background-color: transparent;">Senior engineering students at WMU must complete a senior design project as a requirement for graduation from their program. Currently, students only work with other students within their respective major or department. Project presentations occur twice a year in April and October. Completion of a senior design project indicates successful acquisition of major specific knowledge as well as real world application skills. However, the structure of post-graduate corporate America isn’t organized into teams by college major. It is full of interdisciplinary creative groups expressing entrepreneurial and innovative tendencies towards specific challenges. Multiple discipline collaboration within the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences and beyond during senior projects encourages the continued development of innovation and entrepreneurial skills as students enter the workforce.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1; background-color: transparent;">To accomplish this, the following tactics should be considered:</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1:</span><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Encourage the acceptance of interdisciplinary projects as viable and long lasting topics for senior design presentations rather than the result of a last minute group and idea formation.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-06e93d6c-afbc-2575-f879-a0406ebd8741"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2: Meet with and discuss the process involved in approving senior design projects with faculty in charge. Getting an understanding of the requirements allows parameters to be set so that the proper balance of innovation and knowledge recitation can occur.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-06e93d6c-afbc-2575-f879-a0406ebd8741"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #3: Gain student interest. Spread the word about possible senior design collaborations between majors to future seniors to prove the existing interest to faculty and decision makers in charge of approval.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> [[File:Wmu senior design.jpg]]<br /> <br /> = Strategy 4 =<br /> <br /> == Focus on ''Intra''preneurship ==<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c563e44d-afbf-5636-7b4a-31e6f4d486e8"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Overview: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Due to the campus culture at WMU, “entrepreneurship” seems to only be a buzzword. To many students, entrepreneurship only means starting a business from scratch. While this is true, it is not fully representative of the entire scope of entrepreneurship and innovation. The other portion is often called </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">intra</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">preneurship, or innovation that occurs within existing industries.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c563e44d-afbf-5636-7b4a-31e6f4d486e8"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">While students within the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences are constantly building, creating, and designing solutions, few realize how much innovation is actually occurring, and how the lessons they are learning can be applied to their future career. One option is to bring in industry leaders to speak about how they use design thinking and innovation in their workplace. This could stress the importance of entrepreneurial thinking as a whole, independent of whether the student wanted to open a business or enter the workplace.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c563e44d-afbf-5636-7b4a-31e6f4d486e8"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">WMU could also offer intrapreneurship workshops to highlight the skills necessary to be successful in particular industries. Focus would be on the approach and application of the design cycle within the restraints of a company.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #3: Entrepreneurship can be introduced to all students in introductory courses. While the Industial Engineering department as well as the Business College do a good job of exposing their students to e</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">ntrepreneurship many other departments have lots to gain by introducing this concept to students in the early stages of their academic career.</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: transparent;">Related Links:</span> ===<br /> <br /> Graduated Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Persefoni%20Lauhon Persefoni_Lauhon], [[Zach Crawford|Zach_Crawford]]<br /> <br /> Current Fellows:&nbsp;[[Mackenzie Preston|Mackenzie Preston]], [[Jill Puckett|Jill Puckett]], [[Nathan LaWarre|Nathan LaWarre]]<br /> <br /> University:&nbsp;[[Western Michigan University|Western_Michigan_University]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Student Priorities|w]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Western_Michigan_University_Student_Priorities&diff=47626 Priorities:Western Michigan University Student Priorities 2017-01-26T04:40:03Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div>= Overview of Strategies =<br /> <br /> = Project Pitch Video =<br /> <br /> {{#Widget:Youtube|id=nbtl7S_imaA}}<br /> <br /> = Strategy 1 =<br /> <br /> == Innovation Club ==<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Western Michigan University, like many other colleges, has a variety of student a Registered Student Organizations (RSOs). The innovation culture at Western seems to be segregated to graduate students or those in hands on classes. To challenge this culture and grow the overall definition of innovation on WMU's campus, more students need to be a part of the movement. To help spread the word and draw as many different people from various backgrounds, an RSO offers a simple start up process with the potential for a much more complex organization. As an organization the innovation club will impart the importance of design thinking and help students hone their ideas, mock up their models and fabricate working products.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small;">To build this club, the following tactics should be implemented:</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1- Begin </span><span style="font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">by creating a busines model canvas, and talking to people. &nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-31c57597-af74-7c67-ac29-cc22a7f6e25a"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2- Register with the University, and begin to advertise to interested students.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <font face="tahoma, geneva, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A club will be a good first step to bring innovation culture to the majority of Western's students.</span></font><br /> <br /> = Strategy 2 =<br /> <br /> == Innovation Space ==<br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">Being a division one university, Western Michigan has a large campus full of often underutilized classroom and community spaces. This availability of space, and input from current students highlights the desire and plausibility for a successfully developed innovation space. Existing labs and spaces are available for student use, though many of the labs are under utilized as they are hard to gain access to. Additionally, these spaces only have potential to serve as innovation spaces; they are not labeled or considered as such by current students.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">To accomplish this project, the following tactics should be considered:</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1: </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">&nbsp;Allocate space. &nbsp;Identify which spaces could be available for innovation and have an in depth understanding for what will need to be done to each for it to be functional.</span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2: Train leaders to work the room and operate equipment in the safest maner possible.</span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2:</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Develope an accountability system to make sure that the spaces are being used and reserved in an orderly way. &nbsp;A system easily available for students to reserve the spaces for limited time and have a system to ensure that the spaces are well kept is a neccesity to encourage participation.</span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;">One of the main functions of innovation spaces are bringing students together to collaborate and improve on each other's ideas. College specific spaces do not encourage this communication across majors. Therefore, the end location would have to satisy the criteria of accessibility, low cost, and continued student support.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: small; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;">[[File:WMU Ergo Lab.jpeg]]</span><br /> <div><br/></div><br /> = Strategy 3 =<br /> <br /> == Interdisciplinary Senior Design<br/> ==<br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1; background-color: transparent;">Senior engineering students at WMU must complete a senior design project as a requirement for graduation from their program. Currently, students only work with other students within their respective major or department. Project presentations occur twice a year in April and October. Completion of a senior design project indicates successful acquisition of major specific knowledge as well as real world application skills. However, the structure of post-graduate corporate America isn’t organized into teams by college major. It is full of interdisciplinary creative groups expressing entrepreneurial and innovative tendencies towards specific challenges. Multiple discipline collaboration within the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences and beyond during senior projects encourages the continued development of innovation and entrepreneurial skills as students enter the workforce.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1; background-color: transparent;">To accomplish this, the following tactics should be considered:</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1:</span><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Encourage the acceptance of interdisciplinary projects as viable and long lasting topics for senior design presentations rather than the result of a last minute group and idea formation.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-06e93d6c-afbc-2575-f879-a0406ebd8741"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2: Meet with and discuss the process involved in approving senior design projects with faculty in charge. Getting an understanding of the requirements allows parameters to be set so that the proper balance of innovation and knowledge recitation can occur.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-06e93d6c-afbc-2575-f879-a0406ebd8741"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #3: Gain student interest. Spread the word about possible senior design collaborations between majors to future seniors to prove the existing interest to faculty and decision makers in charge of approval.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> [[File:Wmu senior design.jpg]]<br /> <br /> = Strategy 4 =<br /> <br /> == Focus on ''Intra''preneurship ==<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c563e44d-afbf-5636-7b4a-31e6f4d486e8"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Overview: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Due to the campus culture at WMU, “entrepreneurship” seems to only be a buzzword. To many students, entrepreneurship only means starting a business from scratch. While this is true, it is not fully representative of the entire scope of entrepreneurship and innovation. The other portion is often called </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">intra</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">preneurship, or innovation that occurs within existing industries.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c563e44d-afbf-5636-7b4a-31e6f4d486e8"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">While students within the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences are constantly building, creating, and designing solutions, few realize how much innovation is actually occurring, and how the lessons they are learning can be applied to their future career. One option is to bring in industry leaders to speak about how they use design thinking and innovation in their workplace. This could stress the importance of entrepreneurial thinking as a whole, independent of whether the student wanted to open a business or enter the workplace.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c563e44d-afbf-5636-7b4a-31e6f4d486e8"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">WMU could also offer intrapreneurship workshops to highlight the skills necessary to be successful in particular industries. Focus would be on the approach and application of the design cycle within the restraints of a company.</span></span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #3: Entrepreneurship can be introduced to all students in introductory courses. While the Industial Engineering department as well as the Business College do a good job of exposing their students to e</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">ntrepreneurship many other departments have lots to gain by introducing this concept to students in the early stages of their academic career.</span><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: transparent;">Related Links:</span> ===<br /> <br /> Graduated Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Persefoni%20Lauhon Persefoni_Lauhon], [[Zach Crawford|Zach_Crawford]]<br /> <br /> Current Fellows:&nbsp;[[Mackenzie Preston|Mackenzie Preston]], [[Jill Puckett|Jill Puckett]], [[Nathan LaWarre|Nathan LaWarre]]<br /> <br /> University:&nbsp;[[Western Michigan University|Western_Michigan_University]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Student Priorities|w]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Western_Michigan_University&diff=47259 School:Western Michigan University 2017-01-20T03:36:13Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div>= [[File:Wmu logo.jpeg|thumb]] =<br /> <br /> = Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =<br /> <br /> While the word&nbsp;''Entrepreneurship''&nbsp;has been tossed around Western Michigan University's campus for quite some time, it has only recently become a reality for WMU students. As of fall 2014, students can apply for either the '''Entrepreneurship major''' or&nbsp;'''Entrepreneurship minor'''. These programs feature classes from both the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences (CEAS) and the Haworth College of Business (HCoB).<br /> <br /> Within CEAS, students can enroll in the Bachelors of Science in Engineering program &nbsp;'''Industrial & Entrepreneurial Engineering (IEE)'''. IEE combines traditional industrial engineering methodologies while focusing on innovation and design thinking. Students graduate with the mindset of both an industrial engineer and an entrepreneur, giving them the knowledge and expertise to either open their own business or to lead to innovative discoveries within established companies.The program was also presented with the '''''Innovation in Curriculum''''' Award at the 2013 Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) National Conference.<br /> <br /> Within the Haworth College of Business, the&nbsp;'''Integrated Supply Management '''program features an array of courses highlighting the importance of innovation and design. As of Febuary 2015, the program was ranked #2 in the nation, only behind Penn State.<br /> <br /> Additionally, the School of Music hosts an annual&nbsp;'''Entrepreneurial Extravaganza''', a day-long workshop that combines resume writing, mock interviews, finance tips, marketing strategies, and networking. Through classes, workshops, and collaborative projects, students have the opportunity to develop the skills needed to be successful in their music career'''.'''<br /> <br /> The&nbsp;'''Sunseeker Solar Car'''&nbsp;team at WMU brings multiple engineering majors and business majors together with the goal of building a solar power car. Innovative thinking is held at a premium&nbsp;as the team operates within confines set by the American Solar Challenge. Students learn the principals of drive and electrical systems as they design the car, this knowledge is then tested as students fabricate and test their designs. Throughout the year, the team competes in multiple 1200 to 1800 mile solar car races across the US and abroad.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Western Michigan University also added '''Starting Gate''', a business accelerator, to its repertoire in the summer of 2013. The program is very competitive with only a few teams accepted each semester of the many applicants. The extracurricular 100-day program provides workshops, speakers, and resources for participants to help bring their business ideas to fruition, much like an incubator. At the end of the program, students present their work and findings to Kalamazoo business owners and potential stakeholders. In addition, many of these students also participate in the annual '''PITCH Competition '''that is hosted by the Haworth College of Business. As the name suggests, students compete for funding through 3-minute pitches for their business ideas. This competition is one of the most popular entrepreneurial-based extracurricular activities that is offered by the university.<br /> <br /> In late spring 2016, the Innovation Club was launched by former fellows, Mac Preston and Zach Crawford, along several other engineering and business students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship. The club aims to help students learn hands-on skills that they may not learn in the classroom by providing a makerspace and curriculum for courses. Though still getting off its feet, the Innovation Club has already built a 3d printer and plans to host workshops, pop-up classes, and a Repair Cafe. Pop-up class plans include "How to Change the Oil in Your Car," "How to Network," and "How to Solder." The goal of these classes is to help students feel comfortable learning in new ways, as well as to learn skills not taught in tradtional settings.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> = Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =<br /> <br /> WMU professors have been the driving force behind the greater emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship within the classroom. From designing the only ABET-Accredited Industrial & Entrepreneurial Engineering (IEE) program, to forming the newly classified Entrepreneurship major, they are dedicated to bringing I&E to university students.<br /> <br /> Within IEE, the professors collaborate to bring a set of courses (Entrepreneurial Engineering I, II, & III) to guide students through the different stages of the product design and development cycle. Other focuses of the courses include the business canvas and the hypothetical layout of the manufacturing facility needed to build that product.<br /> <br /> This is the same within the Management Department, as professors seek out entrepreneurship projects for their students. These projects typically stem from the engineering college; the management students are to apply their business expertise to help expand these entrepreneurship efforts. Generally, the professors are also the first ones to encourage students to participate in competitions and workshops, such as the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition and the Michigan Collegiate Innovation Prize.<br /> <br /> Within the Mechanical Engineering Department, the seeds has been planted as more classes are starting to introduce students to the concepts of innovation. In Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, students are given multiple projects in addition to their coursework. The projects generally incorporate concepts learned in class, but in a real world setting, not only showing students how applicable their knowledge, but giving the students room to be creative and take their projects in whatever direction they choose.<br /> <br /> The main push for entrepreneurship within the Haworth College of Business has come from Dean Kay Palan. She created the '''Endowed Chairs for Entrepreneurship''' team, consisting of Dr. Robert Landeros (department chair) and three entrepreneurs in residence (John Mueller, Barclay Johnson, and Laurel Ofstein). All three come from an impressive background of entrepreneurship experience.<br /> <br /> Similarly, the '''Endowed Chairs for Innovation '''are leading the push for innovation at the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences. Making up this group are Dr. Steve Butt (department chair), Dr. Tycho Fredericks, Dr. Bob White, and Dr. Azim Houshyar.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> = <span class="mw-headline" id="University_Technology_Transfer_Function" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;">University Technology Transfer Function</span> =<br /> <br /> The '''Office of the Vice President for Research''' is home to the '''''In'''''<i>'''tellectual Property Management and Commercialization '''(technology transfer)&nbsp;function at WMU. When dealing with research discoveries on campus, the office can assist with securing IP rights and the corresponding IP commercialization strategies. They also provide consulting services.</i><br /> <br /> = University-Industry Collaboration<span style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</span> =<br /> <br /> Western Michigan has a unique advantage within the category of University-Industry Collaboration. The College of Engineering & Applied Sciences (CEAS) is located within the Business Technology and Research (BTR) Park, a Pure Michigan SmartZone and a high-tech business development with nearly 40 member companies. The park’s location means partner firms in the life sciences, advanced engineering, and information technology will have regular opportunities to interact with the faculty, research staff, and students of one of the nation’s top public universities. &nbsp;Companies within the park include Newell Rubbermaid, EPS Security, StructureTec, ThermoFisher Scientific, and Tekna Solutions; a full list can be found at [http://wmich.edu/btr/companies http://wmich.edu/btr/companies].<br /> <br /> Additionally, all disciplines within the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences must complete a Senior Design project as a requirement for graduation. The majority of these projects highlight local companies, bringing together the university students with industry professionals. In the past, projects have taken place at Stryker, Parker Hannifin, Eaton, Fabri-Kal, Denso, and many more. The most recent class of graduates contributed 152 projects and presentations to the university and surrounding industries.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> On top of this The College of Engineering & Applied Science hosts a career fair every year with 50+ companies attending and actively recruiting students. Students dress up and hand our resumes while practicing their elevator pitches and interviewing skills. Another big resource WMU offers is their company resume critiques and practice interviews. WMU will host a company to look over students resumes and give the students real world experience with interviews.<br /> <br /> === <br/> ===<br /> <br /> === <br/> ===<br /> <br /> = Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =<br /> <br /> Starting Gate, WMU's business accelerator program, is the driving force behind merging WMU Entrepreneurship with regional and local economic development efforts. Students participate in workshops led by community leaders on topics ranging from marketing to patent law, and everything in between. The southwest Michigan Small Business Development Center, located within the Haworth College of Business, also provides small business assistance for companies within the program. Students are also encouraged to participate in and attend community events focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship, such as Pitch Zoo, Startup Zoo, and Startup Grind.<br /> <br /> Floyd Hall, the main hub of WMU's engineering campus resides within the&nbsp;'''Business Technology and Research Park'''; a high-tech business developement space. Home to companies spanning industries from life sciences to advanced engineering and information technology, the BTR Park is currently looking to expand into the land adjecent to the Parkview Campus, where they hope to add more engineering and technology related business. The businesses that currently reside in the BTR Park not only have the opportunity to interact with staff, but with the students also, as many of the companies come to the&nbsp;'''Engineering Expo''' an annual gathering of surrounding engineering companies who inform students about their companies and the opportunites they hold.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Here is a link to WMU's Landscape Canvas.<br /> <br /> Spreadsheet:<br /> <br /> Landscape Canvas Spring 2017:&nbsp;[[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18Gvb3pOhT0dVNYzq1rSqOqs5ozbje7N7fquFqc_UbcI/edit#gid=5 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18Gvb3pOhT0dVNYzq1rSqOqs5ozbje7N7fquFqc_UbcI/edit#gid=5]<br /> <br /> Slideshow:<br /> <br /> [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GUVKYfE7kTHWcXCbL7fwbO4U5vjZrUtRuTRSg_FsBJE/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_0_29 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GUVKYfE7kTHWcXCbL7fwbO4U5vjZrUtRuTRSg_FsBJE/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_0_29]<br /> <br /> = Related Links =<br /> <br /> Graduated Innovation Fellow: &nbsp;[[Christopher Woodward]],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Persefoni%20Lauhon Persefoni_Lauhon], [[Zach Crawford|Zach_Crawford]]<br /> <br /> Current Fellows: [[Mackenzie Preston|Mackenzie Preston]], [[Jill Puckett|Jill Puckett]], [[Nathan LaWarre|Nathan LaWarre]]<br /> <br /> Student Priorities:&nbsp;[[Western Michigan University Student Priorities|Western_Michigan_University_Student_Priorities]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Universities]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Western_Michigan_University&diff=47205 School:Western Michigan University 2017-01-20T02:54:55Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div>= [[File:Wmu logo.jpeg|thumb|Wmu logo.jpeg]] =<br /> <br /> = Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =<br /> <br /> While the word&nbsp;''Entrepreneurship''&nbsp;has been tossed around Western Michigan University's campus for quite some time, it has only recently become a reality for WMU students. As of fall 2014, students can apply for either the '''Entrepreneurship major''' or&nbsp;'''Entrepreneurship minor'''. These programs feature classes from both the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences (CEAS) and the Haworth College of Business (HCoB).<br /> <br /> Within CEAS, students can enroll in the Bachelors of Science in Engineering program &nbsp;'''Industrial & Entrepreneurial Engineering (IEE)'''. IEE combines traditional industrial engineering methodologies while focusing on innovation and design thinking. Students graduate with the mindset of both an industrial engineer and an entrepreneur, giving them the knowledge and expertise to either open their own business or to lead to innovative discoveries within established companies.The program was also presented with the '''''Innovation in Curriculum''''' Award at the 2013 Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) National Conference.<br /> <br /> Within the Haworth College of Business, the&nbsp;'''Integrated Supply Management '''program features an array of courses highlighting the importance of innovation and design. As of Febuary 2015, the program was ranked #2 in the nation, only behind Penn State.<br /> <br /> Additionally, the School of Music hosts an annual&nbsp;'''Entrepreneurial Extravaganza''', a day-long workshop that combines resume writing, mock interviews, finance tips, marketing strategies, and networking. Through classes, workshops, and collaborative projects, students have the opportunity to develop the skills needed to be successful in their music career'''.'''<br /> <br /> The&nbsp;'''Sunseeker Solar Car'''&nbsp;team at WMU brings multiple engineering majors and business majors together with the goal of building a solar power car. Innovative thinking is held at a premium&nbsp;as the team operates within confines set by the American Solar Challenge. Students learn the principals of drive and electrical systems as they design the car, this knowledge is then tested as students fabricate and test their t designs. Throughout the year, the team competes in multiple 1200 to 1800 mile solar car races across the US and abroad.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Western Michigan University also added '''Starting Gate''', a business accelerator, to its repertoire in the summer of 2013. The extracurricular 100-day program provides workshops, speakers, and resources for participants to help bring their business ideas to fruition. Many of these students also participate in the annual '''PITCH Competition '''that is hosted by the Haworth College of Business. As the name suggests, students compete for funding through 3-minute pitches for their business ideas. This competition is one of the most popular entrepreneurial-based extracurricular activities that is offered by the university.<br /> <br /> = Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =<br /> <br /> WMU professors have been the driving force behind the greater emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship within the classroom. From designing the only ABET-Accredited Industrial & Entrepreneurial Engineering (IEE) program, to forming the newly classified Entrepreneurship major, they are dedicated to bringing I&E to university students.<br /> <br /> Within IEE, the professors collaborate to bring a set of courses (Entrepreneurial Engineering I, II, & III) to guide students through the different stages of the product design and development cycle. Other focuses of the courses include the business canvas and the hypothetical layout of the manufacturing facility needed to build that product.<br /> <br /> This is the same within the Management Department, as professors seek out entrepreneurship projects for their students. These projects typically stem from the engineering college; the management students are to apply their business expertise to help expand these entrepreneurship efforts. Generally, the professors are also the first ones to encourage students to participate in competitions and workshops, such as the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition and the Michigan Collegiate Innovation Prize.<br /> <br /> Within the Mechanical Engineering Department, the seeds has been planted as more classes are starting to introduce students to the concepts of innovation. In Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, students are given multiple projects in addition to their coursework. The projects generally incorporate concepts learned in class, but in a real world setting, not only showing students how applicable their knowledge, but giving the students room to be creative and take their projects in whatever direction they choose.<br /> <br /> The main push for entrepreneurship within the Haworth College of Business has come from Dean Kay Palan. She created the '''Endowed Chairs for Entrepreneurship''' team, consisting of Dr. Robert Landeros (department chair) and three entrepreneurs in residence (John Mueller, Barclay Johnson, and Laurel Ofstein). All three come from an impressive background of entrepreneurship experience.<br /> <br /> Similarly, the '''Endowed Chairs for Innovation '''are leading the push for innovation at the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences. Making up this group are Dr. Steve Butt (department chair), Dr. Tycho Fredericks, Dr. Bob White, and Dr. Azim Houshyar.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> = <span class="mw-headline" id="University_Technology_Transfer_Function" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;">University Technology Transfer Function</span> =<br /> <br /> The '''Office of the Vice President for Research''' is home to the '''''In'''''<i>'''tellectual Property Management and Commercialization '''(technology transfer)&nbsp;function at WMU. When dealing with research discoveries on campus, the office can assist with securing IP rights and the corresponding IP commercialization strategies. They also provide consulting services.</i><br /> <br /> = University-Industry Collaboration<span style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</span> =<br /> <br /> Western Michigan has a unique advantage within the category of University-Industry Collaboration. The College of Engineering & Applied Sciences (CEAS) is located within the Business Technology and Research (BTR) Park, a Pure Michigan SmartZone and a high-tech business development with nearly 40 member companies. The park’s location means partner firms in the life sciences, advanced engineering, and information technology will have regular opportunities to interact with the faculty, research staff, and students of one of the nation’s top public universities. &nbsp;Companies within the park include Newell Rubbermaid, EPS Security, StructureTec, ThermoFisher Scientific, and Tekna Solutions; a full list can be found at [http://wmich.edu/btr/companies http://wmich.edu/btr/companies].<br /> <br /> Additionally, all disciplines within the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences must complete a Senior Design project as a requirement for graduation. The majority of these projects highlight local companies, bringing together the university students with industry professionals. In the past, projects have taken place at Stryker, Parker Hannifin, Eaton, Fabri-Kal, Denso, and many more. The most recent class of graduates contributed 152 projects and presentations to the university and surrounding industries.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> === <br/> ===<br /> <br /> === <br/> ===<br /> <br /> = Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =<br /> <br /> Starting Gate, WMU's business accelerator program, is the driving force behind merging WMU Entrepreneurship with regional and local economic development efforts. Students participate in workshops led by community leaders on topics ranging from marketing to patent law, and everything in between. The southwest Michigan Small Business Development Center, located within the Haworth College of Business, also provides small business assistance for companies within the program. Students are also encouraged to participate in and attend community events focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship, such as Pitch Zoo, Startup Zoo, and Startup Grind.<br /> <br /> Floyd Hall, the main hub of WMU's engineering campus resides within the&nbsp;'''Business Technology and Research Park'''; a high-tech business developement space. Home to companies spanning industries from life sciences to advanced engineering and information technology, the BTR Park is currently looking to expand into the land adjecent to the Parkview Campus, where they hope to add more engineering and technology related business. The businesses that currently reside in the BTR Park not only have the opportunity to interact with staff, but with the students also, as many of the companies come to the&nbsp;'''Engineering Expo''' an annual gathering of surrounding engineering companies who inform students about their companies and the opportunites they hold.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Here is a link to WMU's Landscape Canvas.<br /> <br /> Spreadsheet:<br /> <br /> Landscape Canvas Spring 2017:&nbsp;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18Gvb3pOhT0dVNYzq1rSqOqs5ozbje7N7fquFqc_UbcI/edit#gid=5 <br /> <br /> [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_RGatiXevmohtmiWGxlwmcBbQXHFZnp9tOcplDQI0dM/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_RGatiXevmohtmiWGxlwmcBbQXHFZnp9tOcplDQI0dM/edit#gid=0]&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Slideshow:<br /> <br /> [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GUVKYfE7kTHWcXCbL7fwbO4U5vjZrUtRuTRSg_FsBJE/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_0_29 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GUVKYfE7kTHWcXCbL7fwbO4U5vjZrUtRuTRSg_FsBJE/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_0_29]<br /> <br /> = Related Links =<br /> <br /> Graduated Innovation Fellow: &nbsp;[[Christopher Woodward]],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Persefoni%20Lauhon Persefoni_Lauhon], [[Zach Crawford|Zach_Crawford]]<br /> <br /> Current Fellows: [[Mackenzie Preston|Mackenzie Preston]], [[Jill Puckett|Jill Puckett]], [[Nathan LaWarre|Nathan LaWarre]]<br /> <br /> Student Priorities:&nbsp;[[Western Michigan University Student Priorities|Western_Michigan_University_Student_Priorities]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Universities]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Jesse_Lundervold&diff=44065 Fellow:Jesse Lundervold 2017-01-05T15:22:30Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div>Jesse Lundervold is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergraduate studying chemistry and studio art at William Jewell College (WJC). Jesse is originally from rural Missouri and has met many creative and influential people at her small, liberal arts college in a suburb of Kansas City. Working closely with other Fellows on campus, she learned about the variety of opportunities available through the UIF program. Jesse is eager and excited to be exposed to such a rich environment of innovators as a Fellow at WJC.<br /> <br /> While on campus, Jesse is involved in the Nonprofit Leadership Association, Zeta Tau Alpha, the WJC chapter of the American Chemical Society, Residence Life, and is an editor for the campus newspaper, The Hilltop Monitor. Her primary academic focuses are environmental and organic chemistry. She has recently begun a research project investigating the relationship between the Bcl-xL protein and sanguinarine, an active compound in the plant Bloodroot, in hopes of learning more of sanguinarine's anti-cancer properties.<br /> <br /> Jesse loves being outdoors whenever she can. She has completed both the North Carolina Outward Bound School in Everglades National Park and has worked as a member of the Trails crew in Rocky Mountain National Park. Jesse hopes that through her time as a Fellow, she can apply innovative techniques and her chemistry background to help promote conservation and environmental awareness.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Student Contributors]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Nathan_Lawarre&diff=44064 Fellow:Nathan Lawarre 2017-01-05T15:21:51Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div>Nathan LaWarre is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergrad at Western Michigan University. He is majoring in electrical engineering with a [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb|Nathan UIF Profile.JPG]]minor in environmental studies and sustainability. Nathan is originally from Grand Rapids, MI, but moved to Kalamazoo, MI, in 2015 to attend college. He currently works as a tutor in the Kalamazoo high schools and at an architectural engineering firm as an intern. Nathan hopes to one day work in the renewable energy field researching and creating more efficient sources of energy.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Nathan is an active member of the sunseeker team at WMU which is a team of students that come together to build a solar powered race car. Through this club he has learned how to solder and incase solar panels, work with PCB boards, and work within a team. Nathan is also on the executive board of the Innovation club at WMU which he helped to start. The innovation club strives to get students excited about learning and giving hands on experience. Nathan is also apart of the math club and financial board at his church. He volunteers with Disabeled Students Services on his campus, driving physically disabled students from class to class. He also volunteers with Drive Safe Kalamazoo, giving safe rides home to students on the weekends. Nathan is also a memeber of the Lee Honors College and WMU. Outside of school he enjoys creating lasting relationships, being with friends, and experimenting with his arduino. Nathan has two younger sisters in high school, four dogs, and two cats, which were all left at his parents house (thank goodness).<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Nathan has always been very passionate about leadership and communication. He strives to merge these passions with his interest in the natural environment to better educate people on the impacts of climate change. He plans to do this through the Innovation Club on his campus, holding speakers, siminars, workshops, and pop-up classes. He hope University Innovation Fellows will help him along this path.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Student Contributors]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Jesse_Lundervold&diff=44063 Fellow:Jesse Lundervold 2017-01-05T15:20:32Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div>Jesse Lundervold is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergraduate studying chemistry and studio art at William Jewell College (WJC). Jesse is originally from rural Missouri and has met many creative and influential people at her small, liberal arts college in a suburb of Kansas City. Working closely with other Fellows on campus, she learned about the variety of opportunities available through the UIF program. Jesse is eager and excited to be exposed to such a rich environment of innovators as a Fellow at WJC.<br /> <br /> While on campus, Jesse is involved in the Nonprofit Leadership Association, Zeta Tau Alpha, the WJC chapter of the American Chemical Society, Residence Life, and is an editor for the campus newspaper, The Hilltop Monitor. Her primary academic focuses are environmental and organic chemistry. She has recently begun a research project investigating the relationship between the Bcl-xL protein and sanguinarine, an active compound in the plant Bloodroot, in hopes of learning more of sanguinarine's anti-cancer properties.<br /> <br /> Jesse loves being outdoors whenever she can. She has completed both the North Carolina Outward Bound School in Everglades National Park and has worked as a member of the Trails crew in Rocky Mountain National Park. Jesse hopes that through her time as a Fellow, she can apply innovative techniques and her chemistry background to help promote conservation and environmental awareness.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Students Contributors]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Nathan_Lawarre&diff=44062 Fellow:Nathan Lawarre 2017-01-05T15:20:00Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div>Nathan LaWarre is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergrad at Western Michigan University. He is majoring in electrical engineering with a [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb]]minor in environmental studies and sustainability. Nathan is originally from Grand Rapids, MI, but moved to Kalamazoo, MI, in 2015 to attend college. He currently works as a tutor in the Kalamazoo high schools and at an architectural engineering firm as an intern. Nathan hopes to one day work in the renewable energy field researching and creating more efficient sources of energy.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Nathan is an active member of the sunseeker team at WMU which is a team of students that come together to build a solar powered race car. Through this club he has learned how to solder and incase solar panels, work with PCB boards, and work within a team. Nathan is also on the executive board of the Innovation club at WMU which he helped to start. The innovation club strives to get students excited about learning and giving hands on experience. Nathan is also apart of the math club and financial board at his church. He volunteers with Disabeled Students Services on his campus, driving physically disabled students from class to class. He also volunteers with Drive Safe Kalamazoo, giving safe rides home to students on the weekends. Nathan is also a memeber of the Lee Honors College and WMU. Outside of school he enjoys creating lasting relationships, being with friends, and experimenting with his arduino. Nathan has two younger sisters in high school, four dogs, and two cats, which were all left at his parents house (thank goodness).<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Nathan has always been very passionate about leadership and communication. He strives to merge these passions with his interest in the natural environment to better educate people on the impacts of climate change. He plans to do this through the Innovation Club on his campus, holding speakers, siminars, workshops, and pop-up classes. He hope University Innovation Fellows will help him along this path.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Students Contributors|Students_Contributors]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Resource:How_to_organize_a_pop-up_class&diff=44059 Resource:How to organize a pop-up class 2017-01-05T15:18:05Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div>== What is a Pop-Up Class? ==<br /> <br /> A pop-up class is a hands-on workshop that provides an enriching 1-2 hour acitivty for its participants. The class can be about anything: electronics, soldering, coding, management... the possbilities are endless. Pop-up classes expose the participants to something new and exciting, expanding their horizons on various topics; it can be to teach how to sing like an opera singer or dance ballet, figure out how to survive a deserted island using a choice few materials, or how to perform CPR and other life-saving skills. You decide how to engage these students best!<br /> <br /> Pop-up classes are not just for students. Anybody can attend- professors, staff, faculty, various other community members, students, and even the occasional pet... after all, who doesn't like a good ol' black lab?<br /> <br /> == How to Organize a Pop-Up Class ==<br /> <br /> Organizing a pop-up class consists of six steps:<br /> <br /> '''1) Identify a Topic'''<br /> <br /> *Rack your brain for a topic that will stimulate a group of creative and eager-to-learn college students for quite a while. If the activity can be finished in ten minutes, expand it (or try a new one!).&nbsp;<br /> *Oftentimes, when the topic/activity is good, people will stay long after the official event is over. Figure out a topic to engage the students and unleash their full potential.<br /> *Bring out the meaning in your topic by constantly asking "Why?" You want the crowd to leave having learned something new, but the significance must be felt. If you can't answer the "why" of why you're teaching it, explore the topic more.<br /> <br /> '''2) Establish When/Where/Who'''<br /> <br /> *What is your target audience with this pop-up class? Are you trying to reel in engineers? Creative writers? Any college student?&nbsp;<br /> *Work out a time that works for your targeted crowd. Hosting an event at 3 PM on a Wednesday may not be the best time, but 3 PM on a Sunday could just work.<br /> *If you know what activity you want to do, the right space is needed. Some pop-up classes will use a traditional classroom with a projector, but others may need a soccer field, a lab, a gym, or even a sandbox.<br /> <br /> '''3) Materials List and Visuals'''<br /> <br /> *Once you have figured out the basic activity, make a list of the materials you need or the way you will relay the information to the group. Will charts or a powerpoint work best? How will the room be decorated? What will the students need for the activity (building materials, computers)? You need to figure this all out ahead of time and plan accordingly.<br /> *Don't forget that you need money to pay for these materials. Make sure you have a way to pay for them, whether from the school or an organization (or yourself, if you're really nice).<br /> <br /> '''4) Tell everyone about the pop-up!'''<br /> <br /> *Your Pop-up is no fun if nobody comes! Spread the word throughout campus. Have your friends tell their friends about it. Post in the various school Facebook groups. Make flyers and leave them on the cafeteria tables. There's a million ways to publicize your event.<br /> *Make sure your ads are informative enough so students know what they're getting into, but it wouldn't hurt to be a bit secretive about the activity too - nothing draws a crowd like curiousity.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> '''5) Arrive early to set-up'''<br /> <br /> *If the event is called for six o'clock, don't show up at 5:55 to set up. Be there well before the time you called for to make sure everything is set-up properly.&nbsp;<br /> *This includes double checking the space has been reserved, the materials have been gathered, and the ads have been set up. A non-prepared event is always apparent to the students, and they appreciate well-set-up events.<br /> <br /> '''6) Record Attendance and Feedback'''<br /> <br /> *Make sure that during and after the event you are keeping a tally of the attendance. You need to know what you are doing right and doing wrong! If you see the cinema pop-up class got half the numbers of the computer science pop-up class, the hard data is necessary to figure that out.<br /> *To further accurately get a picture of how your event did, set up a way to get anonymous feedback. You may think the event went splendidly, but if 75% of attendees were unhappy, it's best to see why. It may be stinging criticism (especially after all that work!) but if you want to learn from your mistakes- or your victories- this is how you do it.<br /> *Take pictures so you can show off your event to others later, and spread the word visually of the awesome event.<br /> <br /> == Remember to Have Fun ==<br /> <br /> The most important thing to remember is that this activity is not about you or how well you can structure a lesson- it's all about the participants and their experience, which should be enjoyable and positive. Whenever coming up with an activity, make sure it is contributing in a good way to the overall event and think about how it will help the attendees. It can help to run a model pop-up class by a few friends, and have them constructively point out what works and what doesn't, so when the big day comes you have it covered.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> If ever in doubt, just try to have the most fun possible. Sometimes a ball-pit with legos can accomplish more than a ten-part seminar on mechanical engineering.<br /> <br /> == Now Go Out and Make Your Own! ==<br /> <br /> You can schedule as many as you want, on as many different topics as you please. It's all up to you to enrich other student's lives in this fun and awesome way!<br /> <br /> You can find some examples of Pop-Up events like those at Tennessee Tech, shared by Ashlin Wildun,&nbsp;here: [https://www.tntech.edu/innovation/popups https://www.tntech.edu/innovation/popups]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Contributed to by [[Judah Berger]], [[Nathan LaWarre]], [[Erika storvick]], [[Jesse Lundervold]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Resource:How_to_organize_a_pop-up_class&diff=44044 Resource:How to organize a pop-up class 2017-01-05T15:08:08Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div>== What is a Pop-Up Class? ==<br /> <br /> A pop-up class is a hands-on workshop that provides an enriching 1-2 hour acitivty for its participants. The class can be about anything: electronics, soldering, coding, management... the possbilities are endless. Pop-up classes expose the participants to something new and exciting, expanding their horizons on various topics; it can be to teach how to sing like an opera singer or dance ballet, figure out how to survive a deserted island using a choice few materials, or how to perform CPR and other life-saving skills. You decide how to engage these students best!<br /> <br /> Pop-up classes are not just for students. Anybody can attend- professors, staff, faculty, various other community members, students, and even the occasional pet... after all, who doesn't like a good ol' black lab?<br /> <br /> == How to Organize a Pop-Up Class ==<br /> <br /> Organizing a pop-up class consists of six steps:<br /> <br /> '''1) Identify a Topic'''<br /> <br /> *Rack your brain for a topic that will stimulate a group of creative and eager-to-learn college students for quite a while. If the activity can be finished in ten minutes, expand it (or try a new one!).&nbsp;<br /> *Oftentimes, when the topic/activity is good, people will stay long after the official event is over. Figure out a topic to engage the students and unleash their full potential.<br /> *Bring out the meaning in your topic by constantly asking "Why?" You want the crowd to leave having learned something new, but the significance must be felt. If you can't answer the "why" of why you're teaching it, explore the topic more.<br /> <br /> '''2) Establish When/Where/Who'''<br /> <br /> *What is your target audience with this pop-up class? Are you trying to reel in engineers? Creative writers? Any college student?&nbsp;<br /> *Work out a time that works for your targeted crowd. Hosting an event at 3 PM on a Wednesday may not be the best time, but 3 PM on a Sunday could just work.<br /> *If you know what activity you want to do, the right space is needed. Some pop-up classes will use a traditional classroom with a projector, but others may need a soccer field, a lab, a gym, or even a sandbox.<br /> <br /> '''3) Materials List and Visuals'''<br /> <br /> *Once you have figured out the basic activity, make a list of the materials you need or the way you will relay the information to the group. Will charts or a powerpoint work best? How will the room be decorated? What will the students need for the activity (building materials, computers)? You need to figure this all out ahead of time and plan accordingly.<br /> *Don't forget that you need money to pay for these materials. Make sure you have a way to pay for them, whether from the school or an organization (or yourself, if you're really nice).<br /> <br /> '''4) Tell everyone about the pop-up!'''<br /> <br /> *Your Pop-up is no fun if nobody comes! Spread the word throughout campus. Have your friends tell their friends about it. Post in the various school Facebook groups. Make flyers and leave them on the cafeteria tables. There's a million ways to publicize your event.<br /> *Make sure your ads are informative enough so students know what they're getting into, but it wouldn't hurt to be a bit secretive about the activity too - nothing draws a crowd like curiousity.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> '''5) Arrive early to set-up'''<br /> <br /> *If the event is called for six o'clock, don't show up at 5:55 to set up. Be there well before the time you called for to make sure everything is set-up properly.&nbsp;<br /> *This includes double checking the space has been reserved, the materials have been gathered, and the ads have been set up. A non-prepared event is always apparent to the students, and they appreciate well-set-up events.<br /> <br /> '''6) Record Attendance and Feedback'''<br /> <br /> *Make sure that during and after the event you are keeping a tally of the attendance. You need to know what you are doing right and doing wrong! If you see the cinema pop-up class got half the numbers of the computer science pop-up class, the hard data is necessary to figure that out.<br /> *To further accurately get a picture of how your event did, set up a way to get anonymous feedback. You may think the event went splendidly, but if 75% of attendees were unhappy, it's best to see why. It may be stinging criticism (especially after all that work!) but if you want to learn from your mistakes- or your victories- this is how you do it.<br /> *Take pictures so you can show off your event to others later, and spread the word visually of the awesome event.<br /> <br /> == Remember to Have Fun ==<br /> <br /> The most important thing to remember is that this activity is not about you or how well you can structure a lesson- it's all about the participants and their experience, which should be enjoyable and positive. Whenever coming up with an activity, make sure it is contributing in a good way to the overall event and think about how it will help the attendees. It can help to run a model pop-up class by a few friends, and have them constructively point out what works and what doesn't, so when the big day comes you have it covered.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> If ever in doubt, just try to have the most fun possible. Sometimes a ball-pit with legos can accomplish more than a ten-part seminar on mechanical engineering.<br /> <br /> == Now Go Out and Make Your Own! ==<br /> <br /> You can schedule as many as you want, on as many different topics as you please. It's all up to you to enrich other student's lives in this fun and awesome way!<br /> <br /> You can find some examples of Pop-Up events like those at Tennessee Tech, shared by Ashlin Wildun,&nbsp;here: [https://www.tntech.edu/innovation/popups https://www.tntech.edu/innovation/popups]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Contributed to by [[Judah Berger]], [[Nathan LaWarre]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Resource:How_to_organize_a_pop-up_class&diff=44041 Resource:How to organize a pop-up class 2017-01-05T15:06:58Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div>== What is a Pop-Up Class? ==<br /> <br /> A pop-up class is a hands-on workshop that provides an enriching 1-2 hour acitivty for its participants. The class can be about anything: electronics, soldering, coding, management... the possbilities are endless. Pop-up classes expose the participants to something new and exciting, expanding their horizons on various topics; it can be to teach how to sing like an opera singer or dance ballet, figure out how to survive a deserted island using a choice few materials, or how to perform CPR and other life-saving skills. You decide how to engage these students best!<br /> <br /> Pop-up classes are not just for students. Anybody can attend- professors, staff, faculty, various other community members, students, and even the occasional pet... after all, who doesn't like a good ol' black lab?<br /> <br /> == How to Organize a Pop-Up Class ==<br /> <br /> Organizing a pop-up class consists of six steps:<br /> <br /> '''1) Identify a Topic'''<br /> <br /> *Rack your brain for a topic that will stimulate a group of creative and eager-to-learn college students for quite a while. If the activity can be finished in ten minutes, expand it (or try a new one!).&nbsp;<br /> *Oftentimes, when the topic/activity is good, people will stay long after the official event is over. Figure out a topic to engage the students and unleash their full potential.<br /> *Bring out the meaning in your topic by constantly asking "Why?" You want the crowd to leave having learned something new, but the significance must be felt. If you can't answer the "why" of why you're teaching it, explore the topic more.<br /> <br /> '''2) Establish When/Where/Who'''<br /> <br /> *What is your target audience with this pop-up class? Are you trying to reel in engineers? Creative writers? Any college student?&nbsp;<br /> *Work out a time that works for your targeted crowd. Hosting an event at 3 PM on a Wednesday may not be the best time, but 3 PM on a Sunday could just work.<br /> *If you know what activity you want to do, the right space is needed. Some pop-up classes will use a traditional classroom with a projector, but others may need a soccer field, a lab, a gym, or even a sandbox.<br /> <br /> '''3) Materials List and Visuals'''<br /> <br /> *Once you have figured out the basic activity, make a list of the materials you need or the way you will relay the information to the group. Will charts or a powerpoint work best? How will the room be decorated? What will the students need for the activity (building materials, computers)? You need to figure this all out ahead of time and plan accordingly.<br /> *Don't forget that you need money to pay for these materials. Make sure you have a way to pay for them, whether from the school or an organization (or yourself, if you're really nice).<br /> <br /> '''4) Tell everyone about the pop-up!'''<br /> <br /> *Your Pop-up is no fun if nobody comes! Spread the word throughout campus. Have your friends tell their friends about it. Post in the various school Facebook groups. Make flyers and leave them on the cafeteria tables. There's a million ways to publicize your event.<br /> *Make sure your ads are informative enough so students know what they're getting into, but it wouldn't hurt to be a bit secretive about the activity too - nothing draws a crowd like curiousity.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> '''5) Arrive early to set-up'''<br /> <br /> *If the event is called for six o'clock, don't show up at 5:55 to set up. Be there well before the time you called for to make sure everything is set-up properly.&nbsp;<br /> *This includes double checking the space has been reserved, the materials have been gathered, and the ads have been set up. A non-prepared event is always apparent to the students, and they appreciate well-set-up events.<br /> <br /> '''6) Record Attendance and Feedback'''<br /> <br /> *Make sure that during and after the event you are keeping a tally of the attendance. You need to know what you are doing right and doing wrong! If you see the cinema pop-up class got half the numbers of the computer science pop-up class, the hard data is necessary to figure that out.<br /> *To further accurately get a picture of how your event did, set up a way to get anonymous feedback. You may think the event went splendidly, but if 75% of attendees were unhappy, it's best to see why. It may be stinging criticism (especially after all that work!) but if you want to learn from your mistakes- or your victories- this is how you do it.<br /> *Take pictures so you can show off your event to others later, and spread the word visually of the awesome event.<br /> <br /> == Remember to Have Fun ==<br /> <br /> The most important thing to remember is that this activity is not about you or how well you can structure a lesson- it's all about the participants and their experience, which should be enjoyable and positive. Whenever coming up with an activity, make sure it is contributing in a good way to the overall event and think about how it will help the attendees. It can help to run a model pop-up class by a few friends, and have them constructively point out what works and what doesn't, so when the big day comes you have it covered.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> If ever in doubt, just try to have the most fun possible. Sometimes a ball-pit with legos can accomplish more than a ten-part seminar on mechanical engineering.<br /> <br /> == Now Go Out and Make Your Own! ==<br /> <br /> You can schedule as many as you want, on as many different topics as you please. It's all up to you to enrich other student's lives in this fun and awesome way!<br /> <br /> You can find some examples of Pop-Up events like those at Tennessee Tech, shared by Ashlin Wildun,&nbsp;here: [https://www.tntech.edu/innovation/popups https://www.tntech.edu/innovation/popups]<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Contributed to by [[Judah Berger]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Nathan_Lawarre&diff=44037 Fellow:Nathan Lawarre 2017-01-05T15:04:41Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div>Nathan LaWarre is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergrad at Western Michigan University. He is majoring in electrical engineering with a [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb|Nathan UIF Profile.JPG]]minor in environmental studies and sustainability. Nathan is originally from Grand Rapids, MI, but moved to Kalamazoo, MI, in 2015 to attend college. He currently works as a tutor in the Kalamazoo high schools and at an architectural engineering firm as an intern. Nathan hopes to one day work in the renewable energy field researching and creating more efficient sources of energy.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Nathan is an active member of the sunseeker team at WMU which is a team of students that come together to build a solar powered race car. Through this club he has learned how to solder and incase solar panels, work with PCB boards, and work within a team. Nathan is also on the executive board of the Innovation club at WMU which he helped to start. The innovation club strives to get students excited about learning and giving hands on experience. Nathan is also apart of the math club and financial board at his church. He volunteers with Disabeled Students Services on his campus, driving physically disabled students from class to class. He also volunteers with Drive Safe Kalamazoo, giving safe rides home to students on the weekends. Nathan is also a memeber of the Lee Honors College and WMU. Outside of school he enjoys creating lasting relationships, being with friends, and experimenting with his arduino. Nathan has two younger sisters in high school, four dogs, and two cats, which were all left at his parents house (thank goodness).<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Nathan has always been very passionate about leadership and communication. He strives to merge these passions with his interest in the natural environment to better educate people on the impacts of climate change. He plans to do this through the Innovation Club on his campus, holding speakers, siminars, workshops, and pop-up classes. He hope University Innovation Fellows will help him along this path.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Students Contributors|Students_Contributors]]</div>

NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Nathan_Lawarre&diff=44034 Fellow:Nathan Lawarre 2017-01-05T15:02:19Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: </p> <hr /> <div>Nathan LaWarre is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergrad at Western Michigan University. He is majoring in electrical engineering with a [[File:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb|Nathan UIF Profile.JPG]]minor in environmental studies and sustainability. Nathan is originally from Grand Rapids, MI, but moved to Kalamazoo, MI, in 2015 to attend college. He currently works as a tutor in the Kalamazoo high schools and at an architectural engineering firm as an intern. Nathan hopes to one day work in the renewable energy field researching and creating more efficient sources of energy.<br /> <br /> Nathan is an active member of the sunseeker team at WMU which is a team of students that come together to build a solar powered race car. Through this club he has learned how to solder and incase solar panels, work with PCB boards, and work within a team. Nathan is also on the executive board of the Innovation club at WMU which he helped to start. The innovation club strives to get students excited about learning and giving hands on experience. Nathan is also apart of the math club and financial board at his church. He volunteers with Disabeled Students Services on his campus, driving physically disabled students from class to class. He also volunteers with Drive Safe Kalamazoo, giving safe rides home to students on the weekends. Nathan is also a memeber of the Lee Honors College and WMU. Outside of school he enjoys creating lasting relationships, being with friends, and experimenting with his arduino. Nathan has two younger sisters in high school, four dogs, and two cats, which were all left at his parents house (thank goodness).<br /> <br /> Nathan has always been very passionate about leadership and communication. He strives to merge these passions with his interest in the natural environment to better educate people on the impacts of climate change. He plans to do this through the Innovation Club on his campus, holding speakers, siminars, workshops, and pop-up classes. He hope University Innovation Fellows will help him along this path.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Students Contributors|Students_Contributors]]</div>

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NathanLaWarre https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Nathan_Lawarre&diff=44027 Fellow:Nathan Lawarre 2017-01-05T14:50:45Z

<p>NathanLaWarre: Created page with "Nathan LaWarre is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergrad at Western Michigan University. He is majoring in electrical engineering with a minor in environmental studie..."</p> <hr /> <div>Nathan LaWarre is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergrad at Western Michigan University. He is majoring in electrical engineering with a minor in environmental studies and sustainability. Nathan is originally from Grand Rapids, MI, but moved to Kalamazoo, MI, in 2015 to attend college. He currently works as a tutor in the Kalamazoo high schools and at an architectural engineering firm as an intern. Nathan hopes to one day work in the renewable energy field researching and creating more efficient sources of energy.<br /> <br /> Nathan is an active member of the sunseeker team at WMU which is a team of students that come together to build a solar powered race car. Through this club he has learned how to solder and incase solar panels, work with PCB boards, and work within a team. Nathan is also on the executive board of the Innovation club at WMU which he helped to start. The innovation club strives to get students excited about learning and giving hands on experience. Nathan is also apart of the math club and financial board at his church. He volunteers with Disabeled Students Services on his campus, driving physically disabled students from class to class. He also volunteers with Drive Safe Kalamazoo, giving safe rides home to students on the weekends. Nathan is also a memeber of the Lee Honors College and WMU. Outside of school he enjoys creating lasting relationships, being with friends, and experimenting with his arduino. Nathan has two younger sisters in high school, four dogs, and two cats, which were all left at his parents house (thank goodness).<br /> <br /> Nathan has always been very passionate about leadership and communication. He strives to merge these passions with his interest in the natural environment to better educate people on the impacts of climate change. He plans to do this through the Innovation Club on his campus, holding speakers, siminars, workshops, and pop-up classes. He hope University Innovation Fellows will help him along this path.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Students Contributors|Students_Contributors]]</div>

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