University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

Fellow:Nzinga Acosta

2019-10-18T15:10:56Z

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Related Links:

[[UW-Madison Student Priorities|UW-Madison_Student_Priorities]]

[[University of Wisconsin - Madison|University_of_Wisconsin_-_Madison]]

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2019-10-18T15:04:37Z

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Priorities:University of Wisconsin - Madison Student Priorities

2019-10-03T02:30:33Z

Nzinga Acosta:

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= <span style="font-size:18pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Overview =

<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large university, rich with resources for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. As University Innovation Fellows, we have noticed a few gaps on campus that we are excited to address through the following three strategic priorities:
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<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Strategic Priority 1: Creating valuable mentorship opportunities.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Strategic Priority 2: Promoting cross-disciplinary networks among students, faculty, and staff.</li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Strategic Priority 3: Providing students the opportunity to see how and why innovation and entrepreneurship are important in their fields.</li>
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= <span style="font-size:18pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Past accomplishments =

== <span style="font-size:17pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">1. Little Free Library ==

=== <span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Description ===

<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Developed design session for Human Growth and Family Studies Graduate students focused on the design and rapid prototyping of a “Little Free Library”

=== <span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Goals ===
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<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Open people’s minds to how design thinking is useful, applicable in their areas</li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Create an exciting, novel “Little Free Library” design for OneCity schools in Madison, WI</li>
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=== <span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Features ===
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<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Two hour design session culminating in the rapid prototyping of “Little Free Libraries”</li>
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== <span style="font-size:17pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">2. Introduction to Engineering Design - Focus on Inclusion ==

=== <span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Description ===

<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Consulted with Engineering Design 170 on developing inclusive, creative collaboration among freshmen students (Spring 2018). These supplementary activities are still being used in this course.

=== <span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Goals ===
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<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Foster inclusion and psychological safety among students</li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Develop freshmen in ideation process, “yes, and…” mindset</li>
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=== <span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Features ===
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<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Utilization of d.school “stokes” (interactive activities) during lab sessions to promote excitement, participation, collaboration, depending on what is needed in the room</li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Use of “6 Hat Thinking” workshop and debrief to prompt self-reflection on collaborative processes and participation/contribution styles.</li>
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= <span style="font-size:18pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Current projects =

== <span style="font-size:17pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">1. Student Organization - Focus on Design Process and Outreach ==

=== <span style="font-size:13pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Description ===

<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Having a student organization dedicated to teaching others how to apply and utilize the design thinking process will allow us to maximize our reach on campus. Ideally, this student organization will allow students of different academic levels and disciplines to see how design thinking can be beneficial to their world. In addition, it will aid us in maintaining communication with students, faculty, and staff about the work we are doing as Fellows on campus.

=== <span style="font-size:13pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Goals ===
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<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Promote the use of design thinking in more situations than product design</li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Provide a platform for students to learn techniques and skills useful in developing a mindset that is conductive to design thinking</li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Show students of all academic levels and disciplines why design thinking is something they should be interested in</li>
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=== <span style="font-size:13pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Features ===
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<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Stanford d.school design thinking methods, activities, and mindsets will allow students an opportunity to see how design thinking can be applied to their everyday lives</li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">The ability for students to bring their own topics and ideas to weekly group meetings will allow students to feel empowered and connected to the idea of design thinking</li>
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== <span style="font-size:17pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">2. Introduction to Engineering Design - Analysis of Impact ==

=== <span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Description ===

<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Collaborating with Introduction to Engineering Design 170 faculty in researching and publishing the impact of previous design thinking “interventions” on student sense of inclusion and project outcomes.

=== <span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Goals ===
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<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Develop a survey that will allow evaluation of the impact of d.school “stokes” and “6 Hat Thinking” workshops on student experience of inclusion</li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Examine project outcomes of the Spring 2018 Engineering Design 170 students and compare to past students project outcomes</li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Publish findings in the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) journal</li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Utilize published work as a means to show others how and why design thinking can be impactful in their areas of work</li>
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=== <span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Features ===
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<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Published article in the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) journal</li>
<li><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Develop credibility of d.school “stokes” and “6 Hat Thinking” as a way of promoting psychological safety between students and therefore improving project outcomes</li>
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== <span style="font-size:17pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">3. Biomedical Engineering Partnership ==

=== <span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Description ===

<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Collaborating with the Biomedical Engineering faculty to foster design thinking mindsets (rapid prototyping/bias toward action, radical collaboration) in already existing Design coursework.

=== <span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Goals ===

*<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Develop students and faculty in rapid prototyping/bias towards action and radical collaboration mindsets

*<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Establish rapid prototyping materials in Biomedical Design lab

=== <span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Features ===

*<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Design sessions to introduce students to mindsets
*<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Resource development for design advisors (faculty members)
*<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Addition of materials to existing design lab space to encourage iterative design

= <span style="font-size:18pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Social Media =

*Twitter (@UWMadisonUIF)
*Facebook (@UIFMadison)

= <span style="font-size:18pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Media Coverage =

*<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">School of Human Ecology: [https://sohe.wisc.edu/uws-first-leadership-circle-for-innovation/ https://sohe.wisc.edu/uws-first-leadership-circle-for-innovation/]

= <span style="font-size:18pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Related Links =

== Current Fellows ==

*[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rachel_Acevedo <span style="font-size:18pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:18pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#1155cc; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Rachel Acevedo]<span style="font-size:18pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">(Spring 2017)
*[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hanna_Barton <span style="font-size:18pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:18pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#1155cc; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Hanna Barton]<span style="font-size:18pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">(Spring 2017)

== Past Fellows ==

*[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Tayler_Nowak <span style="font-size:18pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:18pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#1155cc; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Tayler Nowak]<span style="font-size:18pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">(Spring 2017)
*[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Camille_Clark <span style="font-size:18pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:18pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#1155cc; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Camille Clark]<span style="font-size:18pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">(Spring 2017)

School:University of Wisconsin - Madison

2019-09-26T03:04:21Z

Nzinga Acosta:

== Overview ==
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The University of Wisconsin - Madison is a Big Ten Research University located in the heart of the homey midwest. With 30,000+ undergraduate students, 9,000 graduate students, and a faculty and staff of 16,000, UW is a large, thriving campus with individual colleges. The university was founded on the [http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsin-idea/ <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wisconsin Idea], forever forward and innovative. As such, the campus features many resources for innovation and design on campus and is known for its landmark discoveries in various fields.

= <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#666666; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Student Entrepreneurship: =

<span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#666666; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">The University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for students who want a chance to incorporate entrepreneurship into their future careers. [https://bus.wisc.edu/centers/weinert <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#003399; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">The Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship]<span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#666666; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">was created to put emphasis on teaching, research, and service pertaining to entrepreneurial management and start-up development. Students in the Wisconsin School of Business (WSoB) also have the opportunity <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#666666; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">to<span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#666666; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">pursue an Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Major. For students inside and outside of the WSoB, there is an Undergraduate Certificate for Entrepreneurship. 

<span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#666666; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Other Entrepreneurial resources include:
<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>
[https://bus.wisc.edu/centers/weinert <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#003399; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch]
</li>
<li>
[http://www.housing.wisc.edu/residencehalls-lc-erlc.htm <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#003399; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Entrepreneurial Residential Learning Community ]
</li>
<li>
[https://bus.wisc.edu/current-student-resources/bba/news-events-deadlines/blog/2019/01/18/register-for-partnerup <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#1155cc; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">PartnerUp!]
</li>
<li>
[https://sbdc.wisc.edu/start-a-business/biz-smart-training-for-entrepreneurs/ <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#1155cc; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Entrepreneurial Training Program/Biz Smart Training for Entrepreneurship]
</li>
<li>
[https://d2p.wisc.edu/programs/ <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#1155cc; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Discovery to Product]
</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#666666; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Among these resources, there are also a variety of student organizations that support and encourage entrepreneurship among the student body. Examples of such student organizations include:
<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>
'''[https://www.transcenduw.com/ <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#1155cc; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Transcend UW-Madison] '''
</li>
<li>
'''[http://madisonenactus.squarespace.com/#intro <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#1155cc; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Enactus UW-Madison]'''
</li>
<li>
'''[https://www.insightwisconsin.org/ <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#1155cc; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Insight Wisconsin]'''
</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#1155cc; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">

== Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

University faculty have always had a long history of innovation and entrepreneurship, from the [https://stemcells.wisc.edu/node/85 <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">discovery of the stem cell] to being ranked high in the list of [http://news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-ranked-highly-in-list-of-universities-that-produce-top-ceos/ <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">universities that produce top CEOs]. UW - Madison faculty consistently show that they are committed to the Wisconsin Idea - perpetuating the use of education for public good inside and outside the classroom. This can also be seen in the wide range of courses that incorporate innovation, entrepreneurship, and design thinking. Arguably the entire campus, ranging from the College of Engineering to the School of Human Ecology, is invested in educating students in innovation and design thinking.

== University Technology Transfer Function ==

Although UW does not have an office to directly address Technology Transfers, the [http://www.warf.org/ Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation] offers aid in licensing technologies and the [https://ocr.wisc.edu/technology-transfer Office of Corporate Relations] suggests working through their offerings.

== University - Industry Collaboration ==

<span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The University of Wisconsin - Madison maintains strong ties to both local and international businesses. As the major college in the very loyal state of Wisconsin, the university is a sought after collaborator for numerous industries. [https://ocr.wisc.edu The Office of Corporate Relations]<span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://ocr.wisc.edu  (OCR)] works to understand unique business needs and connect businesses with the resources, expertise, and cutting-edge technology available at the university as well as inviting industry professionals to campus to boost company presence. Because [http://www.gener8tor.com gener8tor]<span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a nationally-ranked accelerator, is just down the road from campus, there is increasing synergy between entrepreneurial-minded students and the company’s programs. There is also a relatively new office known as the [https://research.wisc.edu/projectagreementsip/oip/ Office of Industrial Partnerships] <span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">within the Graduate School to help negotiate research contracts in response to a growing number of collaborations with researchers and the private sector. Undergraduate students also have the opportunity to work in collaboration with companies and nonprofit organizations in the classroom to solve respective problems commonly referred to as experiential learning or high impact practice.

== Regional and Local Economic Development ==

[https://www.wisconsin.edu/offices/office-of-university-relations/economic-development/ The Office of Economic Development] offers a connection between local industry and the innovative spirit and entrepreneurial energy of the UW school system. This fosters job growth in the community and makes it easier for UW system students to network with local businesses. This system is one of Wisconsin's largest economic development assests and proves very useful to the students and surrounding businesses.

== Related Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10ZTMkF5urzS3VKgHYSZascgDxanj1cSvsbehFyiNy-Y/edit?usp=sharing <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Landscape Canvas (September 2019)]

Entrepreneurship Guide ([https://bus.wisc.edu/~/media/bus/k-e/insite/insitequickpage_9-21-16.pdf?la=en PDF]) or ([https://apps.bus.wisc.edu/insite-entrepreneurship-guide/ interactive]) established by INSITE ([https://bus.wisc.edu/centers/insite Initiative for Studies in Transformational Entrepreneurship])

[https://youtu.be/PazGfihdqMM Virtual Hub (Project Pitch)] 

== Student Contributors ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Camille_Clark Camille Clark] 

[[Hanna barton|Hanna Barton]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rachel_Acevedo Rachel Acevedo]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Tayler_Nowak Tayler Nowak]

Nadia Tahir

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Nzinga_Acosta <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nzinga Acosta]

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#666666; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap" id="docs-internal-guid-f65d2612-7fff-886e-d03f-cfac443c19a2"> [http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsin-idea/ <span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#003399; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Wisconsin Idea]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Wisconsin - Madison

2019-09-26T03:01:29Z

Nzinga Acosta:

== Overview ==
[[File:UWCrest 4c.png|thumb|UWCrest 4c.png]]
The University of Wisconsin - Madison is a Big Ten Research University located in the heart of the homey midwest. With 30,000+ undergraduate students, 9,000 graduate students, and a faculty and staff of 16,000, UW is a large, thriving campus with individual colleges. The university was founded on the [http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsin-idea/ <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wisconsin Idea], forever forward and innovative. As such, the campus features many resources for innovation and design on campus and is known for its landmark discoveries in various fields.

= <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#666666; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Student Entrepreneurship: =

<span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#666666; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">The University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for students who want a chance to incorporate entrepreneurship into their future careers. [https://bus.wisc.edu/centers/weinert <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#003399; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">The Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship]<span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#666666; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">was created to put emphasis on teaching, research, and service pertaining to entrepreneurial management and start-up development. Students in the Wisconsin School of Business (WSoB) also have the opportunity <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#666666; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">to<span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#666666; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">pursue an Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Major. For students inside and outside of the WSoB, there is an Undergraduate Certificate for Entrepreneurship. 

<span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#666666; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Other Entrepreneurial resources include:
<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>
[https://bus.wisc.edu/centers/weinert <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#003399; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch]
</li>
<li>
[http://www.housing.wisc.edu/residencehalls-lc-erlc.htm <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#003399; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Entrepreneurial Residential Learning Community ]
</li>
<li>
[https://bus.wisc.edu/current-student-resources/bba/news-events-deadlines/blog/2019/01/18/register-for-partnerup <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#1155cc; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">PartnerUp!]
</li>
<li>
[https://sbdc.wisc.edu/start-a-business/biz-smart-training-for-entrepreneurs/ <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#1155cc; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Entrepreneurial Training Program/Biz Smart Training for Entrepreneurship]
</li>
<li>
[https://d2p.wisc.edu/programs/ <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#1155cc; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Discovery to Product]
</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#666666; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Among these resources, there are also a variety of student organizations that support and encourage entrepreneurship among the student body. Examples of such student organizations include:
<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">
<li>
'''[https://www.transcenduw.com/ <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#1155cc; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Transcend UW-Madison] '''
</li>
<li>
'''[http://madisonenactus.squarespace.com/#intro <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#1155cc; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Enactus UW-Madison]'''
</li>
<li>
'''[https://www.insightwisconsin.org/ <span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#1155cc; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Insight Wisconsin]'''
</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Arial; color:#1155cc; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">

== Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

University faculty have always had a long history of innovation and entrepreneurship, from the [https://stemcells.wisc.edu/node/85 <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">discovery of the stem cell] to being ranked high in the list of [http://news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-ranked-highly-in-list-of-universities-that-produce-top-ceos/ <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">universities that produce top CEOs]. UW - Madison faculty consistently show that they are committed to the Wisconsin Idea - perpetuating the use of education for public good inside and outside the classroom. This can also be seen in the wide range of courses that incorporate innovation, entrepreneurship, and design thinking. Arguably the entire campus, ranging from the College of Engineering to the School of Human Ecology, is invested in educating students in innovation and design thinking.

== University Technology Transfer Function ==

Although UW does not have an office to directly address Technology Transfers, the [http://www.warf.org/ Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation] offers aid in licensing technologies and the [https://ocr.wisc.edu/technology-transfer Office of Corporate Relations] suggests working through their offerings.

== University - Industry Collaboration ==

<span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The University of Wisconsin - Madison maintains strong ties to both local and international businesses. As the major college in the very loyal state of Wisconsin, the university is a sought after collaborator for numerous industries. [https://ocr.wisc.edu The Office of Corporate Relations]<span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[https://ocr.wisc.edu  (OCR)] works to understand unique business needs and connect businesses with the resources, expertise, and cutting-edge technology available at the university as well as inviting industry professionals to campus to boost company presence. Because [http://www.gener8tor.com gener8tor]<span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a nationally-ranked accelerator, is just down the road from campus, there is increasing synergy between entrepreneurial-minded students and the company’s programs. There is also a relatively new office known as the [https://research.wisc.edu/projectagreementsip/oip/ Office of Industrial Partnerships] <span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">within the Graduate School to help negotiate research contracts in response to a growing number of collaborations with researchers and the private sector. Undergraduate students also have the opportunity to work in collaboration with companies and nonprofit organizations in the classroom to solve respective problems commonly referred to as experiential learning or high impact practice.

== Regional and Local Economic Development ==

[https://www.wisconsin.edu/offices/office-of-university-relations/economic-development/ The Office of Economic Development] offers a connection between local industry and the innovative spirit and entrepreneurial energy of the UW school system. This fosters job growth in the community and makes it easier for UW system students to network with local businesses. This system is one of Wisconsin's largest economic development assests and proves very useful to the students and surrounding businesses.

== Related Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10ZTMkF5urzS3VKgHYSZascgDxanj1cSvsbehFyiNy-Y/edit?usp=sharing <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Landscape Canvas (September 2019)]

Entrepreneurship Guide ([https://bus.wisc.edu/~/media/bus/k-e/insite/insitequickpage_9-21-16.pdf?la=en PDF]) or ([https://apps.bus.wisc.edu/insite-entrepreneurship-guide/ interactive]) established by INSITE ([https://bus.wisc.edu/centers/insite Initiative for Studies in Transformational Entrepreneurship])

[https://youtu.be/PazGfihdqMM Virtual Hub (Project Pitch)] 

== Student Contributors ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Camille_Clark Camille Clark] 

[[Hanna barton|Hanna Barton]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rachel_Acevedo Rachel Acevedo]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Tayler_Nowak Tayler Nowak]

Nadia Tahir

<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#666666; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap" id="docs-internal-guid-f65d2612-7fff-886e-d03f-cfac443c19a2"> [http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsin-idea/ <span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#003399; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Wisconsin Idea]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Wisconsin - Madison

2019-09-26T02:58:50Z

Nzinga Acosta:

School:University of Wisconsin - Madison

2019-09-26T02:58:24Z

Nzinga Acosta: