University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-11T15:26:13Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. 
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Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Many non-design students from UC Berkeley do not have the opportunity to learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This strategy aims to provide students from multidisciplinary backgrounds design thinking skills through The Invention Corps of Berkeley. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resources on campus that connects students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students through the Invention Corps of Berkeley. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 17-18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision.

To address this problem, we have designed a strategy that designs modular-segmented class to guide freshmen to multiple disciplines. This course would outline the course work of various majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

This strategy focuses on delivering students the knowledge of various fields and majors. The goal of this course is to reduce the number of students who switch their majors during sophomore and junior year, and provide a holistic approach to choosing majors. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

6. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

7. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

8. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

9. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''
<div>10. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''</div>
== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sydney_Zachariah#Biography Sydney Zachariah]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-11T15:19:38Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley.
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto">
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=QKGm_tyFb_o_E|width=800p|height=400p}}
</div>
Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Many non-design students from UC Berkeley do not have the opportunity to learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This strategy aims to provide students from multidisciplinary backgrounds design thinking skills through The Invention Corps of Berkeley. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resources on campus that connects students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students through the Invention Corps of Berkeley. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 17-18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision.

To address this problem, we have designed a strategy that designs modular-segmented class to guide freshmen to multiple disciplines. This course would outline the course work of various majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

This strategy focuses on delivering students the knowledge of various fields and majors. The goal of this course is to reduce the number of students who switch their majors during sophomore and junior year, and provide a holistic approach to choosing majors. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

6. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

7. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

8. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

9. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''
<div>10. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''</div>
== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sydney_Zachariah#Biography Sydney Zachariah]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-11T15:18:36Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley.
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto">
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=QKGm_tyFb_o-E|width=800p|height=400p}}
</div>
Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Many non-design students from UC Berkeley do not have the opportunity to learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This strategy aims to provide students from multidisciplinary backgrounds design thinking skills through The Invention Corps of Berkeley. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resources on campus that connects students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students through the Invention Corps of Berkeley. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 17-18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision.

To address this problem, we have designed a strategy that designs modular-segmented class to guide freshmen to multiple disciplines. This course would outline the course work of various majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

This strategy focuses on delivering students the knowledge of various fields and majors. The goal of this course is to reduce the number of students who switch their majors during sophomore and junior year, and provide a holistic approach to choosing majors. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

6. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

7. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

8. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

9. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''
<div>10. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''</div>
== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sydney_Zachariah#Biography Sydney Zachariah]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-11T15:18:18Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley.
<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto">
{{#Widget:Youtube|id=QKGm_tyFb_o-E|width=800p|height=400p}}

</div>

Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Many non-design students from UC Berkeley do not have the opportunity to learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This strategy aims to provide students from multidisciplinary backgrounds design thinking skills through The Invention Corps of Berkeley. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resources on campus that connects students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students through the Invention Corps of Berkeley. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 17-18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision.

To address this problem, we have designed a strategy that designs modular-segmented class to guide freshmen to multiple disciplines. This course would outline the course work of various majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

This strategy focuses on delivering students the knowledge of various fields and majors. The goal of this course is to reduce the number of students who switch their majors during sophomore and junior year, and provide a holistic approach to choosing majors. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

6. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

7. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

8. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

9. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''
<div>10. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''</div>
== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sydney_Zachariah#Biography Sydney Zachariah]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-11T14:55:33Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley.
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Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Many non-design students from UC Berkeley do not have the opportunity to learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This strategy aims to provide students from multidisciplinary backgrounds design thinking skills through The Invention Corps of Berkeley. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resources on campus that connects students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students through the Invention Corps of Berkeley. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 17-18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision.

To address this problem, we have designed a strategy that designs modular-segmented class to guide freshmen to multiple disciplines. This course would outline the course work of various majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

This strategy focuses on delivering students the knowledge of various fields and majors. The goal of this course is to reduce the number of students who switch their majors during sophomore and junior year, and provide a holistic approach to choosing majors. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

6. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

7. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

8. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

9. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''
<div>10. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''</div>
== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sydney_Zachariah#Biography Sydney Zachariah]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-11T14:26:49Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley.
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Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Many non-design students from UC Berkeley do not have the opportunity to learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This strategy aims to provide students from multidisciplinary backgrounds design thinking skills through The Invention Corps of Berkeley. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resources on campus that connects students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students through the Invention Corps of Berkeley. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 17-18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision.

To address this problem, we have designed a strategy that designs modular-segmented class to guide freshmen to multiple disciplines. This course would outline the course work of various majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

This strategy focuses on delivering students the knowledge of various fields and majors. The goal of this course is to reduce the number of students who switch their majors during sophomore and junior year, and provide a holistic approach to choosing majors. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

6. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

7. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

8. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

9. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''
<div>10. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''</div>
== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sydney_Zachariah#Biography Sydney Zachariah]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Fellow:Alexander Kamgar

2017-03-05T21:57:43Z

Preshlistana:

Alexander Kamgar is a third year Computer Science major at the University of California, Berkeley. He grew up in southern Orange County with a love for surfing and the beach, and a dream to be accepted to his dream school of UC Berkeley. He came into college undeclared with only of an idea of what he was going to major in, but now he is a fully declared Computer Science major.

Alexander has a heavy emphasis in teaching others in his local community, especially with Computer Science. He teaches local underprivileged high schools and middle schools in the area programming languages, programming concepts, and overall what the field is like in college and afterwards. Now he focuses on being a leader in his own community, being apart of the University Innovation Fellowship for Berkeley as well as cofounding and becoming president of The Invention Corps of Berkeley. This new organization brings together talented multidisciplinary Berkeley students to utilize design thinking and collaborate with professors and PhD students to provide solutions to world problems focusing in Poverty, Society, Health, and the Environment.

Alexander’s goal is to be the very best version of someone they can be, and to have a positive and meaningful impact in the world. He hopes to do this through his organization’s projects and through his fellowship with University Innovation Fellows.

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Strategy_.231:_Introducing_design_thinking_to_multidisciplinary_students University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listiana]

Alexander Kamgar

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sydney_Zachariah#Biography Sydney Zachariah]

==== '''Fall 2013''' ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Fellow:Precious Listana

2017-03-05T21:57:23Z

Preshlistana:

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Precious Listana was born and raised in the Philippines, and moved to the U.S. when she was 8 years old. As a Filipina-immigrant, she aspires to go back home and provide entrepreneurship and STEM opportunities in her hometown through her own startup, Youth Incubator. She wants to scale her startup in her local neighborhood in San Francisco, the Tenderloin.

After graduating high school, Precious conducted her own research in microfinance through the World Food Prize. That experience showed her the importance of providing economic and educational opportunities to marginalized communities. She saw how small loans empowered poor families to use education as a means to rise from poverty.

Currently, she is a sophomore at UC Berkeley pursuing Social Entrepreneurship and Tech with a focus on Global Poverty and Practices. Not only is she a University Innovation Fellow, but she is also the co-founder of The Invention Corps of Berkeley (ICB). Her newly founded organization brings in multidisciplinary students to collaborate with professors and PhD students to tackle problems focused on poverty, health, environment and society.

When she graduates college, she envisions herself learning from the corporate social responsibility departments of tech companies in San Francisco. Before fully committing to her startup, Precious aspires to learn more on how businesses are used a force for social good.

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Strategy_.231:_Introducing_design_thinking_to_multidisciplinary_students University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

Precious Listiana

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alexander Kamgar]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sydney_Zachariah#Biography Sydney Zachariah]

==== '''Fall 2013''' ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Fellow:James Zamora

2017-03-05T21:57:13Z

Preshlistana:

[[File:James Paint Face Profile Picture.jpg]]James Zamorais currently a 3rd year Undergraduate student at the '''University of California, Berkeley'''majoring in Cognitive Science and minoring in Computer Science. 

James currently works as a Residential Computing Consultant for the Student Affairs and Information Services Department of the School where he was nominated and selected to recieve the Silicon Valley Chief Information Officer Award for 2016 and is a co-founder for the Invention Corps of Berkeley -- An organization that utillizes design thinking to provide solutions for Poverty, Society, Health, and the Environment. In addition to this, he has been a consultant and past Vice President for an organization called Berkeley innovation that focuses on utilizing the human-centered design process to consult for-profit companies. James', experience also includes a research fellowship with Dr. Victor Pineda and Disabled People Policies and SMART cities through the Pineda Foundation. 

Born in the Philippines and raised in Fontana, California, James' initial coming into college was Political Science, and was first involved in the political realm of campus where he was a senate candidate for Student Action for the Associated Students of the University of California and an active member within the Philipino Community as a representative supporting under represented communities across California.  James' goal was to make a difference in the world. Although beginning with Political Science, he found this intersection better suited through computer science and his love for building and solving problems. 

Outside of school, James loves playing competitive tennis, fishing, eating sushi, and going to music festivals. Living by the mantras ''"Live life on the edge, or else you're taking up too much space"'' and ''"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything"''

James' favorite quote is ''"Open all the doors to any opportunities you can, but make sure you leave it open so that others can follow"'' by '''Michelle Obama'''.

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Strategy_.231:_Introducing_design_thinking_to_multidisciplinary_students University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

James Zamora

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana#Related_Links Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar#Spring_2017 Alexander Kamgar]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sydney_Zachariah#Biography Sydney Zachariah]

==== '''Fall 2013''' ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T21:57:01Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Many non-design students from UC Berkeley do not have the opportunity to learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This strategy aims to provide students from multidisciplinary backgrounds design thinking skills through The Invention Corps of Berkeley. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resources on campus that connects students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students through the Invention Corps of Berkeley. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 17-18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision.

To address this problem, we have designed a strategy that designs modular-segmented class to guide freshmen to multiple disciplines. This course would outline the course work of various majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

This strategy focuses on delivering students the knowledge of various fields and majors. The goal of this course is to reduce the number of students who switch their majors during sophomore and junior year, and provide a holistic approach to choosing majors. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

6. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

7. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

8. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

9. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''
<div>10. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''</div>

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sydney_Zachariah#Biography Sydney Zachariah]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

School:University of California Berkeley

2017-03-05T21:56:51Z

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== Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship ==

The University of California, Berkeley is leading the forefront in student innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) in higher education. Students have the options to pursue I&E classes through the Saturdja Center, or develop their own ventures with the support of The House, Skydeck and various startup competitions led by the Haas School of Business. These various resources have encouraged collaboration between cross-disciplines from students and faculty.

Since 2005, the Saturdja Center for Entrepreneurship & Tech (SCET) has pioneered the the practice of technology-focused innovation and entrepreneurship. Every year, students from diverse backgrounds participate in application-based classes offered by the SCET. These classes first start with awareness through the Newton Lecture Series and the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (BMOE). Top executives from small startups to big companies share their entrepreneurial journey in the Lecture Series, and the BMOE provides students the opportunity to pitch and create their own in startup in one-week! That awarness is then chanelled to theory and practice through semester collider projects, challenges labs, & skills development courses. The goal of the SCET is to guide students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset to launch their startup in or after college. 

If a student decides to launch their startup while in college, they can reach out to The House and Skydeck for initial seed funding. The House also provides a workspace for aspiring entrepreneurs to collaborate and innovate together. Similar to The House, Skydeck is UC Berkeley's primary startup accelerator. Skydeck was founded on a partnership between the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, the College of Engineering and the Haas School of Business, with the goal of bringing students from multidisciplinary backgrounds transform their discoveries into startup ventures. 

UC Berkeley is ranked as the "#2 university worldwide for producing venture-backed entrepreneurs" (Skydeck). This is possible because of the campus's commitment to bringing diverse students together in the classroom and spaces of collaboration, creating their own curriculum for entrepreneurship & tech through the Saturdja Center, and funding student ideas into scaleable businesses. 

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship is seen both inside and outside the classroom. The faculty in the College of Letters & Science (L&S) collaborated with the Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program to guide students to turn their ideas into scaleable ventures. This is seen through interactive courses like the L&S 5 and L&S 105, where entrepreneurs share their experiences on what it means to be an "entrepreneur". By connecting humanities with business, students and faculty from non-traditional entrepreneurial backgrounds are gaining the opportunity to understand what it means to start a venture.

Outside of the classroom, the campus partners with various industries to ideate, inspire and invent new forms of technologies. For example, Berkeley launched RISElab (Real-time Intelligence with Secure Execution), sponsored by IBM, Intel, GE Digital, and more, to bring together faculty and students to explore and innovate Big Data analytics. The Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) fosters collaboration between the computer science, statistics and applied math departments between faculty and students to lead the data science revolution. Both RISElab and BIDS are just two of the many industry alliance programs that connect faculty, students and companies to cultivate faculty innovation and entrepreneurship. 

== Actively supporting the university technology transfer function ==

Berkeley is a hub of entrepreneur and innovator opportunities for its students. Numerous resources connect aspiring students to professors, companies, and investors in the area. These resources include 'the House', AMPLab, Berkeley IP and Technology Transfer, Signature Innovation Fellow, Berkeley Angel Network, SkyDeck, Citirus Foundry, and many more. All these programs are connected with faculties in specific schools like SkyDeck is with the Haas School of Business. They are connected to huge companies like AMPLab is with companies such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, IBM, etc. They are also connected with everything ranging from angel investors, venture capitalist, professors, and startups. Berkeley has plenty of resources available to its students. Citirus Foundry for example, is an accelerator for founders building transformative technology companies. They invest and help found tech startups and startup idea from a select group of University of California students. 

== Facilitating university-industry collaboration ==

University research and innovation is the pinnacle of change and development that is constantly occuring on campus. These developments are doing more than just reaching the sphere of of the university itself: it connects students and professors with businesses and industries outside of campus, opening up the sphere of change and opportunities to a wider network of people. Research and innovation are currently a huge benefit for businesses and industries all throughout the nations. As technology expands and new research emerges, universities are forced to keep up with current trends and therefore, are constantly searching for opportunities in which they are able to connect new emerging concepts and ideas with their own research as well as student education. In order to accomplish this, universities are starting to open up new spaces for students as well as new startups and are trying to make their faculty more reachable and accessible. They also have implemented different programs in order to partner with students and different companies in order to offer students internships and other opportunities to expand their learning while staying in touch with university research.

The University of California, Berkeley is a prime example of a university that has been facilitating university-industry collaboration through their programs and facilities made available to students. The university has created a multitude of spaces for students and other aspiring startups to utilize including technology, industrial park, manufacturing, and wet lab space. One such example of a program on campus is the QB3 incubator network, which offers up 2 incubator spaces for biotech startup companies looking to jumpstart their new technologies by laying down the groundwork for their upcoming companies. The university also has opportunities for students to connect with alumni and faculty in order to promote entrepreneurship and innovation throughout the campus. One example of this the Berkeley Angel network, which connects students with alumni and former faculty in order to acquire angel investors for student startup ideas. This is an incredible way to create a community of people aspiring to be entrepreneurs in their communities as well as creating a network for them to assist them in their journey. Lastly, the university also offers many mentoring, advisory or business networks for their students to create a supportive environment that fosters the growth of their students. One program is VC connect which involves students, network entrepreneurs, and the VC/angel investor community. This VC connect program connects student innovations with Bay Area VCs in order to establish and form connections between students and investor communities. Another such community that provides a business network on campus is Computer Science Graduate Entrepreneurs. This group is focused on creating a space for graduate students, alumni, and faculty of the Computer Science department to connect with one another and share ideas and common interests and therefore work together towards a common goal. The goal of this group is to create influential startups and companies with the aid of fellow graduates. They accomplish this by communication of goals, transferring of information about ideas, experiences, and connections with each new generation of people that are accepted into this group. Lastly, another program that provides advisory opportunities for students is the Haas Venture Fellows. This group aims to connect students with a wide alumni network within the Haas school of business that has contacts in the entrepreneurial world that would help students establish themselves after graduating from the university. It also provides an opportunity for students to learn hands-on what being a Venture Capitalist entitles and the responsibilities that come with it. It also gives VCs a way to keep in touch with the innovation and new ideas that are constantly being put-forth by the creative students that come from the university.

Because the University is hands-on with student learning in innovation and research by creating multiple programs for students, faculty, and alumni, we have concluded that it does its part to facilitate university and industry innovation.

== Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts ==

Various programs on campus are participating in regional and local economic development efforts to grow the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation on campus. The Berkeley Angel Network brings together angel investors, UC Berkeley faculty and alumni to help scale startups started by students. These students are connected to a huge network of mentors to guide them in their business model canvas, team synergy and execution of their strategies. Similar to the Berkeley Angel Network, there are numerous accelerators on campus that transform startups into fundable businesses. Launch brings in UC Berkeley faculty and serial-entrepreneur mentors to connect student entrepreneurs to working professionals, develop their MVPs, and gain initial funding. If students are looking for biotech accelerators, the QB3-CLSA Accelerator helps their members with research and commercializing their products. These Accelerator programs are opportunities for students to gain the support and space to scale their startups.

Outside of network and mentorship, Berkeley provides numerous opportunities for seed funding including the Berkeley-Haas Dean's Startup Seed Fund and the House fund. The House Fund was started by a Berkeley student because he realized that there are limited programs on campus that invest in student discoveries. Not only do they provide initial funding, but they also provide a collaborative environment for student-entrepreneurs to work with their teams. From networking to seed funding, UC Berkeley is transforming the way students develop their startups into successful ventures. 

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Related_Links University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sydney_Zachariah#Biography Sydney Zachariah]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Fellow:Sydney Zachariah

2017-03-05T21:55:54Z

Preshlistana:

[[File:Sydneypic.jpg]]

=== Biography ===

Sydney Zachariah is currently a 2nd year Undergraduate student at the University of California, Berkeley majoring in Public Health and Psychology.

She is currently focusing on co-founding a club on campus called the Invention Corps of Berkeley --  An organization that utillizes design thinking to provide solutions for Poverty, Society, Health, and the Environment. In addition to this, she works as a sales associate for a retail company. In the past, Sydney has created a company focused on teaching hip-hop dance to kids in underserved communities while also giving them a safe place to express themselves. Over the summer, she will be interning at two different organizations: one as a medical scribe for a hospital and one as an intern at a pharmaceutical company researching new drugs in which clinical trials and research will be the main focus of the internship.
<div>Sydney was born and raised in the Bay Area. Coming to Berkeley, her goal was to find something she was passionate about. After venturing in the fields of business, biology, computer science, and economics, she finally decided to pursue a pre-medicine track in order to fulfill her passion to help others through the health field while also educating individuals and families on things that could greatly improve their lifestyle. Through medicine, Sydney feels as though she can change and save lives which is her ultimate goal for herself.</div><div> </div><div>Sydney loves to go on adventures with people and "go with the flow" instead of getting caught up in the stress of being a college student. To acommplish this, she does the things she loves most: dancing, reading, going to concerts, hanging out with her dog, and engaging in group cooking activities.</div><div> </div><div>Sydney's favorite quote is “''It is never too late to be what you might have been''.” by '''George Eliot''' </div><div> </div>

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Strategy_.231:_Introducing_design_thinking_to_multidisciplinary_students University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listiana]

Alexander Kamgar

Sydney Zachariah

==== '''Fall 2013''' ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]
<div>Adam Eastman'''.'''</div>

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T21:16:08Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Many non-design students from UC Berkeley do not have the opportunity to learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This strategy aims to provide students from multidisciplinary backgrounds design thinking skills through The Invention Corps of Berkeley. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resources on campus that connects students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students through the Invention Corps of Berkeley. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 17-18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision.

To address this problem, we have designed a strategy that designs modular-segmented class to guide freshmen to multiple disciplines. This course would outline the course work of various majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

This strategy focuses on delivering students the knowledge of various fields and majors. The goal of this course is to reduce the number of students who switch their majors during sophomore and junior year, and provide a holistic approach to choosing majors. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

6. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

7. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

8. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

9. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''
<div>10. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''</div>

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T21:15:46Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Many non-design students from UC Berkeley do not have the opportunity to learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This strategy aims to provide students from multidisciplinary backgrounds design thinking skills through The Invention Corps of Berkeley. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resources on campus that connects students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students through the Invention Corps of Berkeley. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 17-18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision.

To address this problem, we have designed a strategy that designs modular-segmented class to guide freshmen to multiple disciplines. This course would outline the course work of various majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

This strategy focuses on delivering students the knowledge of various fields and majors. The goal of this course is to reduce the number of students who switch their majors during sophomore and junior year, and provide a holistic approach to choosing majors. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''
2. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''
4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''
6. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

7. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

8. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

9. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''
<div>10. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''</div>
== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T21:03:10Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Many non-design students from UC Berkeley do not have the opportunity to learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This strategy aims to provide students from multidisciplinary backgrounds design thinking skills through The Invention Corps of Berkeley. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resources on campus that connects students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students through the Invention Corps of Berkeley. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students have a hard time anticipating the needs and roles they play in their specific majors. Often students maybe even regret the major or path they chose in college due to just unknown factors that can be avoided with more knowledge. This goal focuses on delivering students knowledge about the possible fields they can go to targeted specifically to freshman. This optional class would allow students to get a little glimpse into most majors here on campus, providing them information on workload, requirements, difficulty, opportunities, resources, and most importantly jobs. This class will hopefully reduce the number of students who switch their majors sophomore and junior year or even prevent students regretting their major choice. 

This class would have numerous professors come in every week and teach the same curriculum each module. Students then would have the option of going to whichever professor / major they are interested in and stay in that all week doing all the material and maybe even homework. Then the next week they would choose another professor / major module to attend to gain more knowledge about all Cal has to offer. 

Project leads: Alex Kamgar 

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

== Strategy #4: Pairing a design course with the top 10 majors that fall under pre-professional career ambitions ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision. To address this problem, we have designed a strategy in which a design course is taught that incorporates the top 10 most popular majors on campus; this course would outline the course work of the majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

Tactics & Execution

1. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

6. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T21:01:01Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Many non-design students from UC Berkeley do not have the opportunity to learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This strategy aims to provide students from multidisciplinary backgrounds design thinking skills through The Invention Corps of Berkeley. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resources on campus that connects students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students through the Invention Corps of Berkeley. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students have a hard time anticipating the needs and roles they play in their specific majors. Often students maybe even regret the major or path they chose in college due to just unknown factors that can be avoided with more knowledge. This goal focuses on delivering students knowledge about the possible fields they can go to targeted specifically to freshman. This optional class would allow students to get a little glimpse into most majors here on campus, providing them information on workload, requirements, difficulty, opportunities, resources, and most importantly jobs. This class will hopefully reduce the number of students who switch their majors sophomore and junior year or even prevent students regretting their major choice. 

This class would have numerous professors come in every week and teach the same curriculum each module. Students then would have the option of going to whichever professor / major they are interested in and stay in that all week doing all the material and maybe even homework. Then the next week they would choose another professor / major module to attend to gain more knowledge about all Cal has to offer. 

Project leads: Alex Kamgar 

Tactics & Execution

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

== Strategy #4: Pairing a design course with the top 10 majors that fall under pre-professional career ambitions ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision. To address this problem, we have designed a strategy in which a design course is taught that incorporates the top 10 most popular majors on campus; this course would outline the course work of the majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

Tactics & Execution

1. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

6. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T21:00:40Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Many non-design students from UC Berkeley do not have the opportunity to learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This strategy aims to provide students from multidisciplinary backgrounds design thinking skills through The Invention Corps of Berkeley. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resources on campus that connects students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students through the Invention Corps of Berkeley. 

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students have a hard time anticipating the needs and roles they play in their specific majors. Often students maybe even regret the major or path they chose in college due to just unknown factors that can be avoided with more knowledge. This goal focuses on delivering students knowledge about the possible fields they can go to targeted specifically to freshman. This optional class would allow students to get a little glimpse into most majors here on campus, providing them information on workload, requirements, difficulty, opportunities, resources, and most importantly jobs. This class will hopefully reduce the number of students who switch their majors sophomore and junior year or even prevent students regretting their major choice. 

This class would have numerous professors come in every week and teach the same curriculum each module. Students then would have the option of going to whichever professor / major they are interested in and stay in that all week doing all the material and maybe even homework. Then the next week they would choose another professor / major module to attend to gain more knowledge about all Cal has to offer. 

Project leads: Alex Kamgar 

Tactics & Execution

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

== Strategy #4: Pairing a design course with the top 10 majors that fall under pre-professional career ambitions ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision. To address this problem, we have designed a strategy in which a design course is taught that incorporates the top 10 most popular majors on campus; this course would outline the course work of the majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

Tactics & Execution

1. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

6. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T20:59:35Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Many non-design students from UC Berkeley do not have the opportunity to learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This strategy aims to provide students from multidisciplinary backgrounds design thinking skills through The Invention Corps of Berkeley. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resource on campus to connect students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students have a hard time anticipating the needs and roles they play in their specific majors. Often students maybe even regret the major or path they chose in college due to just unknown factors that can be avoided with more knowledge. This goal focuses on delivering students knowledge about the possible fields they can go to targeted specifically to freshman. This optional class would allow students to get a little glimpse into most majors here on campus, providing them information on workload, requirements, difficulty, opportunities, resources, and most importantly jobs. This class will hopefully reduce the number of students who switch their majors sophomore and junior year or even prevent students regretting their major choice. 

This class would have numerous professors come in every week and teach the same curriculum each module. Students then would have the option of going to whichever professor / major they are interested in and stay in that all week doing all the material and maybe even homework. Then the next week they would choose another professor / major module to attend to gain more knowledge about all Cal has to offer. 

Project leads: Alex Kamgar 

Tactics & Execution

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

== Strategy #4: Pairing a design course with the top 10 majors that fall under pre-professional career ambitions ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision. To address this problem, we have designed a strategy in which a design course is taught that incorporates the top 10 most popular majors on campus; this course would outline the course work of the majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

Tactics & Execution

1. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

6. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T20:59:01Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Many non-design students from UC Berkeley do not have the opportunity to learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This strategy aims to provide students from multidisciplinary backgrounds design thinking skills through The Invention Corps of Berkeley. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

'''Project leads: '''Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resource on campus to connect students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students have a hard time anticipating the needs and roles they play in their specific majors. Often students maybe even regret the major or path they chose in college due to just unknown factors that can be avoided with more knowledge. This goal focuses on delivering students knowledge about the possible fields they can go to targeted specifically to freshman. This optional class would allow students to get a little glimpse into most majors here on campus, providing them information on workload, requirements, difficulty, opportunities, resources, and most importantly jobs. This class will hopefully reduce the number of students who switch their majors sophomore and junior year or even prevent students regretting their major choice. 

This class would have numerous professors come in every week and teach the same curriculum each module. Students then would have the option of going to whichever professor / major they are interested in and stay in that all week doing all the material and maybe even homework. Then the next week they would choose another professor / major module to attend to gain more knowledge about all Cal has to offer. 

Project leads: Alex Kamgar 

Tactics & Execution

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

== Strategy #4: Pairing a design course with the top 10 majors that fall under pre-professional career ambitions ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision. To address this problem, we have designed a strategy in which a design course is taught that incorporates the top 10 most popular majors on campus; this course would outline the course work of the majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

Tactics & Execution

1. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

6. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T20:58:42Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Many non-design students from UC Berkeley do not have the opportunity to learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This strategy aims to provide students from multidisciplinary backgrounds design thinking skills through The Invention Corps of Berkeley. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

=== Tactics & Execution ===

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resource on campus to connect students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students have a hard time anticipating the needs and roles they play in their specific majors. Often students maybe even regret the major or path they chose in college due to just unknown factors that can be avoided with more knowledge. This goal focuses on delivering students knowledge about the possible fields they can go to targeted specifically to freshman. This optional class would allow students to get a little glimpse into most majors here on campus, providing them information on workload, requirements, difficulty, opportunities, resources, and most importantly jobs. This class will hopefully reduce the number of students who switch their majors sophomore and junior year or even prevent students regretting their major choice. 

This class would have numerous professors come in every week and teach the same curriculum each module. Students then would have the option of going to whichever professor / major they are interested in and stay in that all week doing all the material and maybe even homework. Then the next week they would choose another professor / major module to attend to gain more knowledge about all Cal has to offer. 

Project leads: Alex Kamgar 

Tactics & Execution

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

== Strategy #4: Pairing a design course with the top 10 majors that fall under pre-professional career ambitions ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision. To address this problem, we have designed a strategy in which a design course is taught that incorporates the top 10 most popular majors on campus; this course would outline the course work of the majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

Tactics & Execution

1. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

6. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T20:56:16Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Many students from UC Berkeley do not have the opportunity to learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This strategy would give students out of design these design thinking skills by enrollment in our organization - The Invention Corps. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resource on campus to connect students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students have a hard time anticipating the needs and roles they play in their specific majors. Often students maybe even regret the major or path they chose in college due to just unknown factors that can be avoided with more knowledge. This goal focuses on delivering students knowledge about the possible fields they can go to targeted specifically to freshman. This optional class would allow students to get a little glimpse into most majors here on campus, providing them information on workload, requirements, difficulty, opportunities, resources, and most importantly jobs. This class will hopefully reduce the number of students who switch their majors sophomore and junior year or even prevent students regretting their major choice. 

This class would have numerous professors come in every week and teach the same curriculum each module. Students then would have the option of going to whichever professor / major they are interested in and stay in that all week doing all the material and maybe even homework. Then the next week they would choose another professor / major module to attend to gain more knowledge about all Cal has to offer. 

Project leads: Alex Kamgar 

Tactics & Execution

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

== Strategy #4: Pairing a design course with the top 10 majors that fall under pre-professional career ambitions ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision. To address this problem, we have designed a strategy in which a design course is taught that incorporates the top 10 most popular majors on campus; this course would outline the course work of the majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

Tactics & Execution

1. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

6. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Fellow:Alexander Kamgar

2017-03-05T20:55:50Z

Preshlistana:

Alexander Kamgar is a third year Computer Science major at the University of California, Berkeley. He grew up in southern Orange County with a love for surfing and the beach, and a dream to be accepted to his dream school of UC Berkeley. He came into college undeclared with only of an idea of what he was going to major in, but now he is a fully declared Computer Science major.

Alexander has a heavy emphasis in teaching others in his local community, especially with Computer Science. He teaches local underprivileged high schools and middle schools in the area programming languages, programming concepts, and overall what the field is like in college and afterwards. Now he focuses on being a leader in his own community, being apart of the University Innovation Fellowship for Berkeley as well as cofounding and becoming president of The Invention Corps of Berkeley. This new organization brings together talented multidisciplinary Berkeley students to utilize design thinking and collaborate with professors and PhD students to provide solutions to world problems focusing in Poverty, Society, Health, and the Environment.

Alexander’s goal is to be the very best version of someone they can be, and to have a positive and meaningful impact in the world. He hopes to do this through his organization’s projects and through his fellowship with University Innovation Fellows.

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Strategy_.231:_Introducing_design_thinking_to_multidisciplinary_students University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listiana]

Alexander Kamgar

Sydney Zachariah

==== '''Fall 2013''' ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Fellow:James Zamora

2017-03-05T20:55:21Z

Preshlistana:

[[File:James Paint Face Profile Picture.jpg]]James Zamorais currently a 3rd year Undergraduate student at the '''University of California, Berkeley'''majoring in Cognitive Science and minoring in Computer Science. 

James currently works as a Residential Computing Consultant for the Student Affairs and Information Services Department of the School where he was nominated and selected to recieve the Silicon Valley Chief Information Officer Award for 2016 and is a co-founder for the Invention Corps of Berkeley -- An organization that utillizes design thinking to provide solutions for Poverty, Society, Health, and the Environment. In addition to this, he has been a consultant and past Vice President for an organization called Berkeley innovation that focuses on utilizing the human-centered design process to consult for-profit companies. James', experience also includes a research fellowship with Dr. Victor Pineda and Disabled People Policies and SMART cities through the Pineda Foundation. 

Born in the Philippines and raised in Fontana, California, James' initial coming into college was Political Science, and was first involved in the political realm of campus where he was a senate candidate for Student Action for the Associated Students of the University of California and an active member within the Philipino Community as a representative supporting under represented communities across California.  James' goal was to make a difference in the world. Although beginning with Political Science, he found this intersection better suited through computer science and his love for building and solving problems. 

Outside of school, James loves playing competitive tennis, fishing, eating sushi, and going to music festivals. Living by the mantras ''"Live life on the edge, or else you're taking up too much space"'' and ''"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything"''

James' favorite quote is ''"Open all the doors to any opportunities you can, but make sure you leave it open so that others can follow"'' by '''Michelle Obama'''.

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Strategy_.231:_Introducing_design_thinking_to_multidisciplinary_students University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

James Zamora

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana#Related_Links Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar#Spring_2017 Alexander Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

==== '''Fall 2013''' ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Fellow:Precious Listana

2017-03-05T20:55:14Z

Preshlistana:

[[File:UIF.png]]

Precious Listana was born and raised in the Philippines, and moved to the U.S. when she was 8 years old. As a Filipina-immigrant, she aspires to go back home and provide entrepreneurship and STEM opportunities in her hometown through her own startup, Youth Incubator. She wants to scale her startup in her local neighborhood in San Francisco, the Tenderloin.

After graduating high school, Precious conducted her own research in microfinance through the World Food Prize. That experience showed her the importance of providing economic and educational opportunities to marginalized communities. She saw how small loans empowered poor families to use education as a means to rise from poverty.

Currently, she is a sophomore at UC Berkeley pursuing Social Entrepreneurship and Tech with a focus on Global Poverty and Practices. Not only is she a University Innovation Fellow, but she is also the co-founder of The Invention Corps of Berkeley (ICB). Her newly founded organization brings in multidisciplinary students to collaborate with professors and PhD students to tackle problems focused on poverty, health, environment and society.

When she graduates college, she envisions herself learning from the corporate social responsibility departments of tech companies in San Francisco. Before fully committing to her startup, Precious aspires to learn more on how businesses are used a force for social good.

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Strategy_.231:_Introducing_design_thinking_to_multidisciplinary_students University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

Precious Listiana

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alexander Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

==== '''Fall 2013''' ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Fellow:James Zamora

2017-03-05T20:54:22Z

Preshlistana:

[[File:James Paint Face Profile Picture.jpg]]James Zamorais currently a 3rd year Undergraduate student at the '''University of California, Berkeley'''majoring in Cognitive Science and minoring in Computer Science. 

James currently works as a Residential Computing Consultant for the Student Affairs and Information Services Department of the School where he was nominated and selected to recieve the Silicon Valley Chief Information Officer Award for 2016 and is a co-founder for the Invention Corps of Berkeley -- An organization that utillizes design thinking to provide solutions for Poverty, Society, Health, and the Environment. In addition to this, he has been a consultant and past Vice President for an organization called Berkeley innovation that focuses on utilizing the human-centered design process to consult for-profit companies. James', experience also includes a research fellowship with Dr. Victor Pineda and Disabled People Policies and SMART cities through the Pineda Foundation. 

Born in the Philippines and raised in Fontana, California, James' initial coming into college was Political Science, and was first involved in the political realm of campus where he was a senate candidate for Student Action for the Associated Students of the University of California and an active member within the Philipino Community as a representative supporting under represented communities across California.  James' goal was to make a difference in the world. Although beginning with Political Science, he found this intersection better suited through computer science and his love for building and solving problems. 

Outside of school, James loves playing competitive tennis, fishing, eating sushi, and going to music festivals. Living by the mantras ''"Live life on the edge, or else you're taking up too much space"'' and ''"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything"''

James' favorite quote is ''"Open all the doors to any opportunities you can, but make sure you leave it open so that others can follow"'' by '''Michelle Obama'''.

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Strategy_.231:_Introducing_design_thinking_to_multidisciplinary_students University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

James Zamora

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listiana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alexander Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

==== '''Fall 2013''' ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Fellow:James Zamora

2017-03-05T20:54:01Z

Preshlistana:

[[File:James Paint Face Profile Picture.jpg]]James Zamorais currently a 3rd year Undergraduate student at the '''University of California, Berkeley'''majoring in Cognitive Science and minoring in Computer Science. 

James currently works as a Residential Computing Consultant for the Student Affairs and Information Services Department of the School where he was nominated and selected to recieve the Silicon Valley Chief Information Officer Award for 2016 and is a co-founder for the Invention Corps of Berkeley -- An organization that utillizes design thinking to provide solutions for Poverty, Society, Health, and the Environment. In addition to this, he has been a consultant and past Vice President for an organization called Berkeley innovation that focuses on utilizing the human-centered design process to consult for-profit companies. James', experience also includes a research fellowship with Dr. Victor Pineda and Disabled People Policies and SMART cities through the Pineda Foundation. 

Born in the Philippines and raised in Fontana, California, James' initial coming into college was Political Science, and was first involved in the political realm of campus where he was a senate candidate for Student Action for the Associated Students of the University of California and an active member within the Philipino Community as a representative supporting under represented communities across California.  James' goal was to make a difference in the world. Although beginning with Political Science, he found this intersection better suited through computer science and his love for building and solving problems. 

Outside of school, James loves playing competitive tennis, fishing, eating sushi, and going to music festivals. Living by the mantras ''"Live life on the edge, or else you're taking up too much space"'' and ''"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything"''

James' favorite quote is ''"Open all the doors to any opportunities you can, but make sure you leave it open so that others can follow"'' by '''Michelle Obama'''.

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Strategy_.231:_Introducing_design_thinking_to_multidisciplinary_students University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

James Zamora

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listiana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alexander Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

==== '''Fall 2013''' ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Fellow:James Zamora

2017-03-05T20:53:27Z

Preshlistana:

== ==

[[File:James Paint Face Profile Picture.jpg]]James Zamora is currently a 3rd year Undergraduate student at the '''University of California, Berkeley''' majoring in Cognitive Science and minoring in Computer Science. 

James currently works as a Residential Computing Consultant for the Student Affairs and Information Services Department of the School where he was nominated and selected to recieve the Silicon Valley Chief Information Officer Award for 2016 and is a co-founder for the Invention Corps of Berkeley -- An organization that utillizes design thinking to provide solutions for Poverty, Society, Health, and the Environment. In addition to this, he has been a consultant and past Vice President for an organization called Berkeley innovation that focuses on utilizing the human-centered design process to consult for-profit companies. James', experience also includes a research fellowship with Dr. Victor Pineda and Disabled People Policies and SMART cities through the Pineda Foundation. 

Born in the Philippines and raised in Fontana, California, James' initial coming into college was Political Science, and was first involved in the political realm of campus where he was a senate candidate for Student Action for the Associated Students of the University of California and an active member within the Philipino Community as a representative supporting under represented communities across California.  James' goal was to make a difference in the world. Although beginning with Political Science, he found this intersection better suited through computer science and his love for building and solving problems. 

Outside of school, James loves playing competitive tennis, fishing, eating sushi, and going to music festivals. Living by the mantras ''"Live life on the edge, or else you're taking up too much space"'' and ''"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything"''

James' favorite quote is ''"Open all the doors to any opportunities you can, but make sure you leave it open so that others can follow"'' by '''Michelle Obama'''.

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Strategy_.231:_Introducing_design_thinking_to_multidisciplinary_students University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

James Zamora

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listiana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alexander Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

==== '''Fall 2013''' ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Fellow:James Zamora

2017-03-05T20:52:57Z

Preshlistana:

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Strategy_.231:_Introducing_design_thinking_to_multidisciplinary_students University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

James Zamora

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listiana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alexander Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

==== '''Fall 2013''' ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

[[File:James Paint Face Profile Picture.jpg]]James Zamora is currently a 3rd year Undergraduate student at the '''University of California, Berkeley''' majoring in Cognitive Science and minoring in Computer Science. 

James currently works as a Residential Computing Consultant for the Student Affairs and Information Services Department of the School where he was nominated and selected to recieve the Silicon Valley Chief Information Officer Award for 2016 and is a co-founder for the Invention Corps of Berkeley -- An organization that utillizes design thinking to provide solutions for Poverty, Society, Health, and the Environment. In addition to this, he has been a consultant and past Vice President for an organization called Berkeley innovation that focuses on utilizing the human-centered design process to consult for-profit companies. James', experience also includes a research fellowship with Dr. Victor Pineda and Disabled People Policies and SMART cities through the Pineda Foundation. 

Born in the Philippines and raised in Fontana, California, James' initial coming into college was Political Science, and was first involved in the political realm of campus where he was a senate candidate for Student Action for the Associated Students of the University of California and an active member within the Philipino Community as a representative supporting under represented communities across California.  James' goal was to make a difference in the world. Although beginning with Political Science, he found this intersection better suited through computer science and his love for building and solving problems. 

Outside of school, James loves playing competitive tennis, fishing, eating sushi, and going to music festivals. Living by the mantras ''"Live life on the edge, or else you're taking up too much space"'' and ''"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything"''

James' favorite quote is ''"Open all the doors to any opportunities you can, but make sure you leave it open so that others can follow"'' by '''Michelle Obama'''.

Fellow:James Zamora

2017-03-05T20:52:18Z

Preshlistana:

[[File:James Paint Face Profile Picture.jpg]]James Zamora is currently a 3rd year Undergraduate student at the '''University of California, Berkeley''' majoring in Cognitive Science and minoring in Computer Science. 

James currently works as a Residential Computing Consultant for the Student Affairs and Information Services Department of the School where he was nominated and selected to recieve the Silicon Valley Chief Information Officer Award for 2016 and is a co-founder for the Invention Corps of Berkeley -- An organization that utillizes design thinking to provide solutions for Poverty, Society, Health, and the Environment. In addition to this, he has been a consultant and past Vice President for an organization called Berkeley innovation that focuses on utilizing the human-centered design process to consult for-profit companies. James', experience also includes a research fellowship with Dr. Victor Pineda and Disabled People Policies and SMART cities through the Pineda Foundation. 

Born in the Philippines and raised in Fontana, California, James' initial coming into college was Political Science, and was first involved in the political realm of campus where he was a senate candidate for Student Action for the Associated Students of the University of California and an active member within the Philipino Community as a representative supporting under represented communities across California.  James' goal was to make a difference in the world. Although beginning with Political Science, he found this intersection better suited through computer science and his love for building and solving problems. 

Outside of school, James loves playing competitive tennis, fishing, eating sushi, and going to music festivals. Living by the mantras ''"Live life on the edge, or else you're taking up too much space"'' and ''"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything"''

James' favorite quote is ''"Open all the doors to any opportunities you can, but make sure you leave it open so that others can follow"'' by '''Michelle Obama'''.

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Strategy_.231:_Introducing_design_thinking_to_multidisciplinary_students University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

James Zamora

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listiana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alexander Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

==== '''Fall 2013''' ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Fellow:James Zamora

2017-03-05T20:52:03Z

Preshlistana:

[[File:James Paint Face Profile Picture.jpg]]James Zamora is currently a 3rd year Undergraduate student at the '''University of California, Berkeley''' majoring in Cognitive Science and minoring in Computer Science. 

James currently works as a Residential Computing Consultant for the Student Affairs and Information Services Department of the School where he was nominated and selected to recieve the Silicon Valley Chief Information Officer Award for 2016 and is a co-founder for the Invention Corps of Berkeley -- An organization that utillizes design thinking to provide solutions for Poverty, Society, Health, and the Environment. In addition to this, he has been a consultant and past Vice President for an organization called Berkeley innovation that focuses on utilizing the human-centered design process to consult for-profit companies. James', experience also includes a research fellowship with Dr. Victor Pineda and Disabled People Policies and SMART cities through the Pineda Foundation. 

Born in the Philippines and raised in Fontana, California, James' initial coming into college was Political Science, and was first involved in the political realm of campus where he was a senate candidate for Student Action for the Associated Students of the University of California and an active member within the Philipino Community as a representative supporting under represented communities across California.  James' goal was to make a difference in the world. Although beginning with Political Science, he found this intersection better suited through computer science and his love for building and solving problems. 

Outside of school, James loves playing competitive tennis, fishing, eating sushi, and going to music festivals. Living by the mantras ''"Live life on the edge, or else you're taking up too much space"'' and ''"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything"''

James' favorite quote is ''"Open all the doors to any opportunities you can, but make sure you leave it open so that others can follow"'' by '''Michelle Obama'''.

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Strategy_.231:_Introducing_design_thinking_to_multidisciplinary_students University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

James Zamora

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listiana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alexander Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

==== '''Fall 2013''' ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Fellow:Alexander Kamgar

2017-03-05T20:51:25Z

Preshlistana:

Alexander Kamgar is a third year Computer Science major at the University of California, Berkeley. He grew up in southern Orange County with a love for surfing and the beach, and a dream to be accepted to his dream school of UC Berkeley. He came into college undeclared with only of an idea of what he was going to major in, but now he is a fully declared Computer Science major.

Alexander has a heavy emphasis in teaching others in his local community, especially with Computer Science. He teaches local underprivileged high schools and middle schools in the area programming languages, programming concepts, and overall what the field is like in college and afterwards. Now he focuses on being a leader in his own community, being apart of the University Innovation Fellowship for Berkeley as well as cofounding and becoming president of The Invention Corps of Berkeley. This new organization brings together talented multidisciplinary Berkeley students to utilize design thinking and collaborate with professors and PhD students to provide solutions to world problems focusing in Poverty, Society, Health, and the Environment.

Alexander’s goal is to be the very best version of someone they can be, and to have a positive and meaningful impact in the world. He hopes to do this through his organization’s projects and through his fellowship with University Innovation Fellows.

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Strategy_.231:_Introducing_design_thinking_to_multidisciplinary_students University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listiana]

Alexander Kamgar

Sydney Zachariah

==== '''Fall 2013''' ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Fellow:Precious Listana

2017-03-05T20:51:06Z

Preshlistana:

[[File:UIF.png]]

Precious Listana was born and raised in the Philippines, and moved to the U.S. when she was 8 years old. As a Filipina-immigrant, she aspires to go back home and provide entrepreneurship and STEM opportunities in her hometown through her own startup, Youth Incubator. She wants to scale her startup in her local neighborhood in San Francisco, the Tenderloin.

After graduating high school, Precious conducted her own research in microfinance through the World Food Prize. That experience showed her the importance of providing economic and educational opportunities to marginalized communities. She saw how small loans empowered poor families to use education as a means to rise from poverty.

Currently, she is a sophomore at UC Berkeley pursuing Social Entrepreneurship and Tech with a focus on Global Poverty and Practices. Not only is she a University Innovation Fellow, but she is also the co-founder of The Invention Corps of Berkeley (ICB). Her newly founded organization brings in multidisciplinary students to collaborate with professors and PhD students to tackle problems focused on poverty, health, environment and society.

When she graduates college, she envisions herself learning from the corporate social responsibility departments of tech companies in San Francisco. Before fully committing to her startup, Precious aspires to learn more on how businesses are used a force for social good.

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Strategy_.231:_Introducing_design_thinking_to_multidisciplinary_students University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

Precious Listiana

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alexander Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

==== '''Fall 2013''' ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Fellow:Alexander Kamgar

2017-03-05T20:50:31Z

Preshlistana:

Alexander Kamgar is a third year Computer Science major at the University of California, Berkeley. He grew up in southern Orange County with a love for surfing and the beach, and a dream to be accepted to his dream school of UC Berkeley. He came into college undeclared with only of an idea of what he was going to major in, but now he is a fully declared Computer Science major.

Alexander has a heavy emphasis in teaching others in his local community, especially with Computer Science. He teaches local underprivileged high schools and middle schools in the area programming languages, programming concepts, and overall what the field is like in college and afterwards. Now he focuses on being a leader in his own community, being apart of the University Innovation Fellowship for Berkeley as well as cofounding and becoming president of The Invention Corps of Berkeley. This new organization brings together talented multidisciplinary Berkeley students to utilize design thinking and collaborate with professors and PhD students to provide solutions to world problems focusing in Poverty, Society, Health, and the Environment.

Alexander’s goal is to be the very best version of someone they can be, and to have a positive and meaningful impact in the world. He hopes to do this through his organization’s projects and through his fellowship with University Innovation Fellows.

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Strategy_.231:_Introducing_design_thinking_to_multidisciplinary_students University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

Precious Listiana

Alexander Kamgar

Sydney Zachariah

==== '''Fall 2013''' ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Fellow:James Zamora

2017-03-05T20:49:13Z

Preshlistana:

[[File:James Paint Face Profile Picture.jpg]]James Zamora is currently a 3rd year Undergraduate student at the '''University of California, Berkeley''' majoring in Cognitive Science and minoring in Computer Science. 

James currently works as a Residential Computing Consultant for the Student Affairs and Information Services Department of the School where he was nominated and selected to recieve the Silicon Valley Chief Information Officer Award for 2016 and is a co-founder for the Invention Corps of Berkeley -- An organization that utillizes design thinking to provide solutions for Poverty, Society, Health, and the Environment. In addition to this, he has been a consultant and past Vice President for an organization called Berkeley innovation that focuses on utilizing the human-centered design process to consult for-profit companies. James', experience also includes a research fellowship with Dr. Victor Pineda and Disabled People Policies and SMART cities through the Pineda Foundation. 

Born in the Philippines and raised in Fontana, California, James' initial coming into college was Political Science, and was first involved in the political realm of campus where he was a senate candidate for Student Action for the Associated Students of the University of California and an active member within the Philipino Community as a representative supporting under represented communities across California.  James' goal was to make a difference in the world. Although beginning with Political Science, he found this intersection better suited through computer science and his love for building and solving problems. 

Outside of school, James loves playing competitive tennis, fishing, eating sushi, and going to music festivals. Living by the mantras ''"Live life on the edge, or else you're taking up too much space"'' and ''"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything"''

James' favorite quote is ''"Open all the doors to any opportunities you can, but make sure you leave it open so that others can follow"'' by '''Michelle Obama'''.

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley Campus Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Strategy_.231:_Introducing_design_thinking_to_multidisciplinary_students University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

James Zamora

Precious Listiana

Alexander Kamgar

Sydney Zachariah

==== '''Fall 2013''' ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

School:University of California Berkeley

2017-03-05T20:47:11Z

Preshlistana:

== Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship ==

The University of California, Berkeley is leading the forefront in student innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) in higher education. Students have the options to pursue I&E classes through the Saturdja Center, or develop their own ventures with the support of The House, Skydeck and various startup competitions led by the Haas School of Business. These various resources have encouraged collaboration between cross-disciplines from students and faculty.

Since 2005, the Saturdja Center for Entrepreneurship & Tech (SCET) has pioneered the the practice of technology-focused innovation and entrepreneurship. Every year, students from diverse backgrounds participate in application-based classes offered by the SCET. These classes first start with awareness through the Newton Lecture Series and the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (BMOE). Top executives from small startups to big companies share their entrepreneurial journey in the Lecture Series, and the BMOE provides students the opportunity to pitch and create their own in startup in one-week! That awarness is then chanelled to theory and practice through semester collider projects, challenges labs, & skills development courses. The goal of the SCET is to guide students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset to launch their startup in or after college. 

If a student decides to launch their startup while in college, they can reach out to The House and Skydeck for initial seed funding. The House also provides a workspace for aspiring entrepreneurs to collaborate and innovate together. Similar to The House, Skydeck is UC Berkeley's primary startup accelerator. Skydeck was founded on a partnership between the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, the College of Engineering and the Haas School of Business, with the goal of bringing students from multidisciplinary backgrounds transform their discoveries into startup ventures. 

UC Berkeley is ranked as the "#2 university worldwide for producing venture-backed entrepreneurs" (Skydeck). This is possible because of the campus's commitment to bringing diverse students together in the classroom and spaces of collaboration, creating their own curriculum for entrepreneurship & tech through the Saturdja Center, and funding student ideas into scaleable businesses. 

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship is seen both inside and outside the classroom. The faculty in the College of Letters & Science (L&S) collaborated with the Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program to guide students to turn their ideas into scaleable ventures. This is seen through interactive courses like the L&S 5 and L&S 105, where entrepreneurs share their experiences on what it means to be an "entrepreneur". By connecting humanities with business, students and faculty from non-traditional entrepreneurial backgrounds are gaining the opportunity to understand what it means to start a venture.

Outside of the classroom, the campus partners with various industries to ideate, inspire and invent new forms of technologies. For example, Berkeley launched RISElab (Real-time Intelligence with Secure Execution), sponsored by IBM, Intel, GE Digital, and more, to bring together faculty and students to explore and innovate Big Data analytics. The Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) fosters collaboration between the computer science, statistics and applied math departments between faculty and students to lead the data science revolution. Both RISElab and BIDS are just two of the many industry alliance programs that connect faculty, students and companies to cultivate faculty innovation and entrepreneurship. 

== Actively supporting the university technology transfer function ==

Berkeley is a hub of entrepreneur and innovator opportunities for its students. Numerous resources connect aspiring students to professors, companies, and investors in the area. These resources include 'the House', AMPLab, Berkeley IP and Technology Transfer, Signature Innovation Fellow, Berkeley Angel Network, SkyDeck, Citirus Foundry, and many more. All these programs are connected with faculties in specific schools like SkyDeck is with the Haas School of Business. They are connected to huge companies like AMPLab is with companies such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, IBM, etc. They are also connected with everything ranging from angel investors, venture capitalist, professors, and startups. Berkeley has plenty of resources available to its students. Citirus Foundry for example, is an accelerator for founders building transformative technology companies. They invest and help found tech startups and startup idea from a select group of University of California students. 

== Facilitating university-industry collaboration ==

University research and innovation is the pinnacle of change and development that is constantly occuring on campus. These developments are doing more than just reaching the sphere of of the university itself: it connects students and professors with businesses and industries outside of campus, opening up the sphere of change and opportunities to a wider network of people. Research and innovation are currently a huge benefit for businesses and industries all throughout the nations. As technology expands and new research emerges, universities are forced to keep up with current trends and therefore, are constantly searching for opportunities in which they are able to connect new emerging concepts and ideas with their own research as well as student education. In order to accomplish this, universities are starting to open up new spaces for students as well as new startups and are trying to make their faculty more reachable and accessible. They also have implemented different programs in order to partner with students and different companies in order to offer students internships and other opportunities to expand their learning while staying in touch with university research.

The University of California, Berkeley is a prime example of a university that has been facilitating university-industry collaboration through their programs and facilities made available to students. The university has created a multitude of spaces for students and other aspiring startups to utilize including technology, industrial park, manufacturing, and wet lab space. One such example of a program on campus is the QB3 incubator network, which offers up 2 incubator spaces for biotech startup companies looking to jumpstart their new technologies by laying down the groundwork for their upcoming companies. The university also has opportunities for students to connect with alumni and faculty in order to promote entrepreneurship and innovation throughout the campus. One example of this the Berkeley Angel network, which connects students with alumni and former faculty in order to acquire angel investors for student startup ideas. This is an incredible way to create a community of people aspiring to be entrepreneurs in their communities as well as creating a network for them to assist them in their journey. Lastly, the university also offers many mentoring, advisory or business networks for their students to create a supportive environment that fosters the growth of their students. One program is VC connect which involves students, network entrepreneurs, and the VC/angel investor community. This VC connect program connects student innovations with Bay Area VCs in order to establish and form connections between students and investor communities. Another such community that provides a business network on campus is Computer Science Graduate Entrepreneurs. This group is focused on creating a space for graduate students, alumni, and faculty of the Computer Science department to connect with one another and share ideas and common interests and therefore work together towards a common goal. The goal of this group is to create influential startups and companies with the aid of fellow graduates. They accomplish this by communication of goals, transferring of information about ideas, experiences, and connections with each new generation of people that are accepted into this group. Lastly, another program that provides advisory opportunities for students is the Haas Venture Fellows. This group aims to connect students with a wide alumni network within the Haas school of business that has contacts in the entrepreneurial world that would help students establish themselves after graduating from the university. It also provides an opportunity for students to learn hands-on what being a Venture Capitalist entitles and the responsibilities that come with it. It also gives VCs a way to keep in touch with the innovation and new ideas that are constantly being put-forth by the creative students that come from the university.

Because the University is hands-on with student learning in innovation and research by creating multiple programs for students, faculty, and alumni, we have concluded that it does its part to facilitate university and industry innovation.

== Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts ==

Various programs on campus are participating in regional and local economic development efforts to grow the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation on campus. The Berkeley Angel Network brings together angel investors, UC Berkeley faculty and alumni to help scale startups started by students. These students are connected to a huge network of mentors to guide them in their business model canvas, team synergy and execution of their strategies. Similar to the Berkeley Angel Network, there are numerous accelerators on campus that transform startups into fundable businesses. Launch brings in UC Berkeley faculty and serial-entrepreneur mentors to connect student entrepreneurs to working professionals, develop their MVPs, and gain initial funding. If students are looking for biotech accelerators, the QB3-CLSA Accelerator helps their members with research and commercializing their products. These Accelerator programs are opportunities for students to gain the support and space to scale their startups.

Outside of network and mentorship, Berkeley provides numerous opportunities for seed funding including the Berkeley-Haas Dean's Startup Seed Fund and the House fund. The House Fund was started by a Berkeley student because he realized that there are limited programs on campus that invest in student discoveries. Not only do they provide initial funding, but they also provide a collaborative environment for student-entrepreneurs to work with their teams. From networking to seed funding, UC Berkeley is transforming the way students develop their startups into successful ventures. 

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Related_Links University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T20:47:03Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Many students from UC Berkeley do not have the opportunity to learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This strategy would give students out of design these design thinking skills by enrollment in our organization - The Invention Corps. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resource on campus to connect students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students have a hard time anticipating the needs and roles they play in their specific majors. Often students maybe even regret the major or path they chose in college due to just unknown factors that can be avoided with more knowledge. This goal focuses on delivering students knowledge about the possible fields they can go to targeted specifically to freshman. This optional class would allow students to get a little glimpse into most majors here on campus, providing them information on workload, requirements, difficulty, opportunities, resources, and most importantly jobs. This class will hopefully reduce the number of students who switch their majors sophomore and junior year or even prevent students regretting their major choice. 

This class would have numerous professors come in every week and teach the same curriculum each module. Students then would have the option of going to whichever professor / major they are interested in and stay in that all week doing all the material and maybe even homework. Then the next week they would choose another professor / major module to attend to gain more knowledge about all Cal has to offer. 

Project leads: Alex Kamgar 

Tactics & Execution

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

== Strategy #4: Pairing a design course with the top 10 majors that fall under pre-professional career ambitions ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision. To address this problem, we have designed a strategy in which a design course is taught that incorporates the top 10 most popular majors on campus; this course would outline the course work of the majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

Tactics & Execution

1. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

6. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T20:46:41Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

A lot of students here at Berkeley don't ever learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This goal would give students out of design these design thinking skills by enrollment in our organization - The Invention Corps. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resource on campus to connect students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students have a hard time anticipating the needs and roles they play in their specific majors. Often students maybe even regret the major or path they chose in college due to just unknown factors that can be avoided with more knowledge. This goal focuses on delivering students knowledge about the possible fields they can go to targeted specifically to freshman. This optional class would allow students to get a little glimpse into most majors here on campus, providing them information on workload, requirements, difficulty, opportunities, resources, and most importantly jobs. This class will hopefully reduce the number of students who switch their majors sophomore and junior year or even prevent students regretting their major choice. 

This class would have numerous professors come in every week and teach the same curriculum each module. Students then would have the option of going to whichever professor / major they are interested in and stay in that all week doing all the material and maybe even homework. Then the next week they would choose another professor / major module to attend to gain more knowledge about all Cal has to offer. 

Project leads: Alex Kamgar 

Tactics & Execution

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

== Strategy #4: Pairing a design course with the top 10 majors that fall under pre-professional career ambitions ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision. To address this problem, we have designed a strategy in which a design course is taught that incorporates the top 10 most popular majors on campus; this course would outline the course work of the majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

Tactics & Execution

1. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

6. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexander_Kamgar Alex Kamgar]

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

School:University of California Berkeley

2017-03-05T20:42:52Z

Preshlistana:

== Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship ==

The University of California, Berkeley is leading the forefront in student innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) in higher education. Students have the options to pursue I&E classes through the Saturdja Center, or develop their own ventures with the support of The House, Skydeck and various startup competitions led by the Haas School of Business. These various resources have encouraged collaboration between cross-disciplines from students and faculty.

Since 2005, the Saturdja Center for Entrepreneurship & Tech (SCET) has pioneered the the practice of technology-focused innovation and entrepreneurship. Every year, students from diverse backgrounds participate in application-based classes offered by the SCET. These classes first start with awareness through the Newton Lecture Series and the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (BMOE). Top executives from small startups to big companies share their entrepreneurial journey in the Lecture Series, and the BMOE provides students the opportunity to pitch and create their own in startup in one-week! That awarness is then chanelled to theory and practice through semester collider projects, challenges labs, & skills development courses. The goal of the SCET is to guide students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset to launch their startup in or after college. 

If a student decides to launch their startup while in college, they can reach out to The House and Skydeck for initial seed funding. The House also provides a workspace for aspiring entrepreneurs to collaborate and innovate together. Similar to The House, Skydeck is UC Berkeley's primary startup accelerator. Skydeck was founded on a partnership between the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, the College of Engineering and the Haas School of Business, with the goal of bringing students from multidisciplinary backgrounds transform their discoveries into startup ventures. 

UC Berkeley is ranked as the "#2 university worldwide for producing venture-backed entrepreneurs" (Skydeck). This is possible because of the campus's commitment to bringing diverse students together in the classroom and spaces of collaboration, creating their own curriculum for entrepreneurship & tech through the Saturdja Center, and funding student ideas into scaleable businesses. 

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship is seen both inside and outside the classroom. The faculty in the College of Letters & Science (L&S) collaborated with the Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program to guide students to turn their ideas into scaleable ventures. This is seen through interactive courses like the L&S 5 and L&S 105, where entrepreneurs share their experiences on what it means to be an "entrepreneur". By connecting humanities with business, students and faculty from non-traditional entrepreneurial backgrounds are gaining the opportunity to understand what it means to start a venture.

Outside of the classroom, the campus partners with various industries to ideate, inspire and invent new forms of technologies. For example, Berkeley launched RISElab (Real-time Intelligence with Secure Execution), sponsored by IBM, Intel, GE Digital, and more, to bring together faculty and students to explore and innovate Big Data analytics. The Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) fosters collaboration between the computer science, statistics and applied math departments between faculty and students to lead the data science revolution. Both RISElab and BIDS are just two of the many industry alliance programs that connect faculty, students and companies to cultivate faculty innovation and entrepreneurship. 

== Actively supporting the university technology transfer function ==

Berkeley is a hub of entrepreneur and innovator opportunities for its students. Numerous resources connect aspiring students to professors, companies, and investors in the area. These resources include 'the House', AMPLab, Berkeley IP and Technology Transfer, Signature Innovation Fellow, Berkeley Angel Network, SkyDeck, Citirus Foundry, and many more. All these programs are connected with faculties in specific schools like SkyDeck is with the Haas School of Business. They are connected to huge companies like AMPLab is with companies such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, IBM, etc. They are also connected with everything ranging from angel investors, venture capitalist, professors, and startups. Berkeley has plenty of resources available to its students. Citirus Foundry for example, is an accelerator for founders building transformative technology companies. They invest and help found tech startups and startup idea from a select group of University of California students. 

== Facilitating university-industry collaboration ==

University research and innovation is the pinnacle of change and development that is constantly occuring on campus. These developments are doing more than just reaching the sphere of of the university itself: it connects students and professors with businesses and industries outside of campus, opening up the sphere of change and opportunities to a wider network of people. Research and innovation are currently a huge benefit for businesses and industries all throughout the nations. As technology expands and new research emerges, universities are forced to keep up with current trends and therefore, are constantly searching for opportunities in which they are able to connect new emerging concepts and ideas with their own research as well as student education. In order to accomplish this, universities are starting to open up new spaces for students as well as new startups and are trying to make their faculty more reachable and accessible. They also have implemented different programs in order to partner with students and different companies in order to offer students internships and other opportunities to expand their learning while staying in touch with university research.

The University of California, Berkeley is a prime example of a university that has been facilitating university-industry collaboration through their programs and facilities made available to students. The university has created a multitude of spaces for students and other aspiring startups to utilize including technology, industrial park, manufacturing, and wet lab space. One such example of a program on campus is the QB3 incubator network, which offers up 2 incubator spaces for biotech startup companies looking to jumpstart their new technologies by laying down the groundwork for their upcoming companies. The university also has opportunities for students to connect with alumni and faculty in order to promote entrepreneurship and innovation throughout the campus. One example of this the Berkeley Angel network, which connects students with alumni and former faculty in order to acquire angel investors for student startup ideas. This is an incredible way to create a community of people aspiring to be entrepreneurs in their communities as well as creating a network for them to assist them in their journey. Lastly, the university also offers many mentoring, advisory or business networks for their students to create a supportive environment that fosters the growth of their students. One program is VC connect which involves students, network entrepreneurs, and the VC/angel investor community. This VC connect program connects student innovations with Bay Area VCs in order to establish and form connections between students and investor communities. Another such community that provides a business network on campus is Computer Science Graduate Entrepreneurs. This group is focused on creating a space for graduate students, alumni, and faculty of the Computer Science department to connect with one another and share ideas and common interests and therefore work together towards a common goal. The goal of this group is to create influential startups and companies with the aid of fellow graduates. They accomplish this by communication of goals, transferring of information about ideas, experiences, and connections with each new generation of people that are accepted into this group. Lastly, another program that provides advisory opportunities for students is the Haas Venture Fellows. This group aims to connect students with a wide alumni network within the Haas school of business that has contacts in the entrepreneurial world that would help students establish themselves after graduating from the university. It also provides an opportunity for students to learn hands-on what being a Venture Capitalist entitles and the responsibilities that come with it. It also gives VCs a way to keep in touch with the innovation and new ideas that are constantly being put-forth by the creative students that come from the university.

Because the University is hands-on with student learning in innovation and research by creating multiple programs for students, faculty, and alumni, we have concluded that it does its part to facilitate university and industry innovation.

== Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts ==

Various programs on campus are participating in regional and local economic development efforts to grow the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation on campus. The Berkeley Angel Network brings together angel investors, UC Berkeley faculty and alumni to help scale startups started by students. These students are connected to a huge network of mentors to guide them in their business model canvas, team synergy and execution of their strategies. Similar to the Berkeley Angel Network, there are numerous accelerators on campus that transform startups into fundable businesses. Launch brings in UC Berkeley faculty and serial-entrepreneur mentors to connect student entrepreneurs to working professionals, develop their MVPs, and gain initial funding. If students are looking for biotech accelerators, the QB3-CLSA Accelerator helps their members with research and commercializing their products. These Accelerator programs are opportunities for students to gain the support and space to scale their startups.

Outside of network and mentorship, Berkeley provides numerous opportunities for seed funding including the Berkeley-Haas Dean's Startup Seed Fund and the House fund. The House Fund was started by a Berkeley student because he realized that there are limited programs on campus that invest in student discoveries. Not only do they provide initial funding, but they also provide a collaborative environment for student-entrepreneurs to work with their teams. From networking to seed funding, UC Berkeley is transforming the way students develop their startups into successful ventures. 

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Related_Links University of California, Berkeley Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

Alex Kamgar

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T20:42:20Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

A lot of students here at Berkeley don't ever learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This goal would give students out of design these design thinking skills by enrollment in our organization - The Invention Corps. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resource on campus to connect students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students have a hard time anticipating the needs and roles they play in their specific majors. Often students maybe even regret the major or path they chose in college due to just unknown factors that can be avoided with more knowledge. This goal focuses on delivering students knowledge about the possible fields they can go to targeted specifically to freshman. This optional class would allow students to get a little glimpse into most majors here on campus, providing them information on workload, requirements, difficulty, opportunities, resources, and most importantly jobs. This class will hopefully reduce the number of students who switch their majors sophomore and junior year or even prevent students regretting their major choice. 

This class would have numerous professors come in every week and teach the same curriculum each module. Students then would have the option of going to whichever professor / major they are interested in and stay in that all week doing all the material and maybe even homework. Then the next week they would choose another professor / major module to attend to gain more knowledge about all Cal has to offer. 

Project leads: Alex Kamgar 

Tactics & Execution

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

== Strategy #4: Pairing a design course with the top 10 majors that fall under pre-professional career ambitions ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision. To address this problem, we have designed a strategy in which a design course is taught that incorporates the top 10 most popular majors on campus; this course would outline the course work of the majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

Tactics & Execution

1. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

6. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley#Related_Links  Campus Overview]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

Alex Kamgar

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

School:University of California Berkeley

2017-03-05T20:42:04Z

Preshlistana:

== Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship ==

The University of California, Berkeley is leading the forefront in student innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) in higher education. Students have the options to pursue I&E classes through the Saturdja Center, or develop their own ventures with the support of The House, Skydeck and various startup competitions led by the Haas School of Business. These various resources have encouraged collaboration between cross-disciplines from students and faculty.

Since 2005, the Saturdja Center for Entrepreneurship & Tech (SCET) has pioneered the the practice of technology-focused innovation and entrepreneurship. Every year, students from diverse backgrounds participate in application-based classes offered by the SCET. These classes first start with awareness through the Newton Lecture Series and the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (BMOE). Top executives from small startups to big companies share their entrepreneurial journey in the Lecture Series, and the BMOE provides students the opportunity to pitch and create their own in startup in one-week! That awarness is then chanelled to theory and practice through semester collider projects, challenges labs, & skills development courses. The goal of the SCET is to guide students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset to launch their startup in or after college. 

If a student decides to launch their startup while in college, they can reach out to The House and Skydeck for initial seed funding. The House also provides a workspace for aspiring entrepreneurs to collaborate and innovate together. Similar to The House, Skydeck is UC Berkeley's primary startup accelerator. Skydeck was founded on a partnership between the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, the College of Engineering and the Haas School of Business, with the goal of bringing students from multidisciplinary backgrounds transform their discoveries into startup ventures. 

UC Berkeley is ranked as the "#2 university worldwide for producing venture-backed entrepreneurs" (Skydeck). This is possible because of the campus's commitment to bringing diverse students together in the classroom and spaces of collaboration, creating their own curriculum for entrepreneurship & tech through the Saturdja Center, and funding student ideas into scaleable businesses. 

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship is seen both inside and outside the classroom. The faculty in the College of Letters & Science (L&S) collaborated with the Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program to guide students to turn their ideas into scaleable ventures. This is seen through interactive courses like the L&S 5 and L&S 105, where entrepreneurs share their experiences on what it means to be an "entrepreneur". By connecting humanities with business, students and faculty from non-traditional entrepreneurial backgrounds are gaining the opportunity to understand what it means to start a venture.

Outside of the classroom, the campus partners with various industries to ideate, inspire and invent new forms of technologies. For example, Berkeley launched RISElab (Real-time Intelligence with Secure Execution), sponsored by IBM, Intel, GE Digital, and more, to bring together faculty and students to explore and innovate Big Data analytics. The Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) fosters collaboration between the computer science, statistics and applied math departments between faculty and students to lead the data science revolution. Both RISElab and BIDS are just two of the many industry alliance programs that connect faculty, students and companies to cultivate faculty innovation and entrepreneurship. 

== Actively supporting the university technology transfer function ==

Berkeley is a hub of entrepreneur and innovator opportunities for its students. Numerous resources connect aspiring students to professors, companies, and investors in the area. These resources include 'the House', AMPLab, Berkeley IP and Technology Transfer, Signature Innovation Fellow, Berkeley Angel Network, SkyDeck, Citirus Foundry, and many more. All these programs are connected with faculties in specific schools like SkyDeck is with the Haas School of Business. They are connected to huge companies like AMPLab is with companies such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, IBM, etc. They are also connected with everything ranging from angel investors, venture capitalist, professors, and startups. Berkeley has plenty of resources available to its students. Citirus Foundry for example, is an accelerator for founders building transformative technology companies. They invest and help found tech startups and startup idea from a select group of University of California students. 

== Facilitating university-industry collaboration ==

University research and innovation is the pinnacle of change and development that is constantly occuring on campus. These developments are doing more than just reaching the sphere of of the university itself: it connects students and professors with businesses and industries outside of campus, opening up the sphere of change and opportunities to a wider network of people. Research and innovation are currently a huge benefit for businesses and industries all throughout the nations. As technology expands and new research emerges, universities are forced to keep up with current trends and therefore, are constantly searching for opportunities in which they are able to connect new emerging concepts and ideas with their own research as well as student education. In order to accomplish this, universities are starting to open up new spaces for students as well as new startups and are trying to make their faculty more reachable and accessible. They also have implemented different programs in order to partner with students and different companies in order to offer students internships and other opportunities to expand their learning while staying in touch with university research.

The University of California, Berkeley is a prime example of a university that has been facilitating university-industry collaboration through their programs and facilities made available to students. The university has created a multitude of spaces for students and other aspiring startups to utilize including technology, industrial park, manufacturing, and wet lab space. One such example of a program on campus is the QB3 incubator network, which offers up 2 incubator spaces for biotech startup companies looking to jumpstart their new technologies by laying down the groundwork for their upcoming companies. The university also has opportunities for students to connect with alumni and faculty in order to promote entrepreneurship and innovation throughout the campus. One example of this the Berkeley Angel network, which connects students with alumni and former faculty in order to acquire angel investors for student startup ideas. This is an incredible way to create a community of people aspiring to be entrepreneurs in their communities as well as creating a network for them to assist them in their journey. Lastly, the university also offers many mentoring, advisory or business networks for their students to create a supportive environment that fosters the growth of their students. One program is VC connect which involves students, network entrepreneurs, and the VC/angel investor community. This VC connect program connects student innovations with Bay Area VCs in order to establish and form connections between students and investor communities. Another such community that provides a business network on campus is Computer Science Graduate Entrepreneurs. This group is focused on creating a space for graduate students, alumni, and faculty of the Computer Science department to connect with one another and share ideas and common interests and therefore work together towards a common goal. The goal of this group is to create influential startups and companies with the aid of fellow graduates. They accomplish this by communication of goals, transferring of information about ideas, experiences, and connections with each new generation of people that are accepted into this group. Lastly, another program that provides advisory opportunities for students is the Haas Venture Fellows. This group aims to connect students with a wide alumni network within the Haas school of business that has contacts in the entrepreneurial world that would help students establish themselves after graduating from the university. It also provides an opportunity for students to learn hands-on what being a Venture Capitalist entitles and the responsibilities that come with it. It also gives VCs a way to keep in touch with the innovation and new ideas that are constantly being put-forth by the creative students that come from the university.

Because the University is hands-on with student learning in innovation and research by creating multiple programs for students, faculty, and alumni, we have concluded that it does its part to facilitate university and industry innovation.

== Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts ==

Various programs on campus are participating in regional and local economic development efforts to grow the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation on campus. The Berkeley Angel Network brings together angel investors, UC Berkeley faculty and alumni to help scale startups started by students. These students are connected to a huge network of mentors to guide them in their business model canvas, team synergy and execution of their strategies. Similar to the Berkeley Angel Network, there are numerous accelerators on campus that transform startups into fundable businesses. Launch brings in UC Berkeley faculty and serial-entrepreneur mentors to connect student entrepreneurs to working professionals, develop their MVPs, and gain initial funding. If students are looking for biotech accelerators, the QB3-CLSA Accelerator helps their members with research and commercializing their products. These Accelerator programs are opportunities for students to gain the support and space to scale their startups.

Outside of network and mentorship, Berkeley provides numerous opportunities for seed funding including the Berkeley-Haas Dean's Startup Seed Fund and the House fund. The House Fund was started by a Berkeley student because he realized that there are limited programs on campus that invest in student discoveries. Not only do they provide initial funding, but they also provide a collaborative environment for student-entrepreneurs to work with their teams. From networking to seed funding, UC Berkeley is transforming the way students develop their startups into successful ventures. 

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Related_Links  Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

Alex Kamgar

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

School:University of California Berkeley

2017-03-05T20:41:16Z

Preshlistana:

== Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship ==

The University of California, Berkeley is leading the forefront in student innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) in higher education. Students have the options to pursue I&E classes through the Saturdja Center, or develop their own ventures with the support of The House, Skydeck and various startup competitions led by the Haas School of Business. These various resources have encouraged collaboration between cross-disciplines from students and faculty.

Since 2005, the Saturdja Center for Entrepreneurship & Tech (SCET) has pioneered the the practice of technology-focused innovation and entrepreneurship. Every year, students from diverse backgrounds participate in application-based classes offered by the SCET. These classes first start with awareness through the Newton Lecture Series and the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (BMOE). Top executives from small startups to big companies share their entrepreneurial journey in the Lecture Series, and the BMOE provides students the opportunity to pitch and create their own in startup in one-week! That awarness is then chanelled to theory and practice through semester collider projects, challenges labs, & skills development courses. The goal of the SCET is to guide students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset to launch their startup in or after college. 

If a student decides to launch their startup while in college, they can reach out to The House and Skydeck for initial seed funding. The House also provides a workspace for aspiring entrepreneurs to collaborate and innovate together. Similar to The House, Skydeck is UC Berkeley's primary startup accelerator. Skydeck was founded on a partnership between the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, the College of Engineering and the Haas School of Business, with the goal of bringing students from multidisciplinary backgrounds transform their discoveries into startup ventures. 

UC Berkeley is ranked as the "#2 university worldwide for producing venture-backed entrepreneurs" (Skydeck). This is possible because of the campus's commitment to bringing diverse students together in the classroom and spaces of collaboration, creating their own curriculum for entrepreneurship & tech through the Saturdja Center, and funding student ideas into scaleable businesses. 

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship is seen both inside and outside the classroom. The faculty in the College of Letters & Science (L&S) collaborated with the Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program to guide students to turn their ideas into scaleable ventures. This is seen through interactive courses like the L&S 5 and L&S 105, where entrepreneurs share their experiences on what it means to be an "entrepreneur". By connecting humanities with business, students and faculty from non-traditional entrepreneurial backgrounds are gaining the opportunity to understand what it means to start a venture.

Outside of the classroom, the campus partners with various industries to ideate, inspire and invent new forms of technologies. For example, Berkeley launched RISElab (Real-time Intelligence with Secure Execution), sponsored by IBM, Intel, GE Digital, and more, to bring together faculty and students to explore and innovate Big Data analytics. The Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) fosters collaboration between the computer science, statistics and applied math departments between faculty and students to lead the data science revolution. Both RISElab and BIDS are just two of the many industry alliance programs that connect faculty, students and companies to cultivate faculty innovation and entrepreneurship. 

== Actively supporting the university technology transfer function ==

Berkeley is a hub of entrepreneur and innovator opportunities for its students. Numerous resources connect aspiring students to professors, companies, and investors in the area. These resources include 'the House', AMPLab, Berkeley IP and Technology Transfer, Signature Innovation Fellow, Berkeley Angel Network, SkyDeck, Citirus Foundry, and many more. All these programs are connected with faculties in specific schools like SkyDeck is with the Haas School of Business. They are connected to huge companies like AMPLab is with companies such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, IBM, etc. They are also connected with everything ranging from angel investors, venture capitalist, professors, and startups. Berkeley has plenty of resources available to its students. Citirus Foundry for example, is an accelerator for founders building transformative technology companies. They invest and help found tech startups and startup idea from a select group of University of California students. 

== Facilitating university-industry collaboration ==

University research and innovation is the pinnacle of change and development that is constantly occuring on campus. These developments are doing more than just reaching the sphere of of the university itself: it connects students and professors with businesses and industries outside of campus, opening up the sphere of change and opportunities to a wider network of people. Research and innovation are currently a huge benefit for businesses and industries all throughout the nations. As technology expands and new research emerges, universities are forced to keep up with current trends and therefore, are constantly searching for opportunities in which they are able to connect new emerging concepts and ideas with their own research as well as student education. In order to accomplish this, universities are starting to open up new spaces for students as well as new startups and are trying to make their faculty more reachable and accessible. They also have implemented different programs in order to partner with students and different companies in order to offer students internships and other opportunities to expand their learning while staying in touch with university research.

The University of California, Berkeley is a prime example of a university that has been facilitating university-industry collaboration through their programs and facilities made available to students. The university has created a multitude of spaces for students and other aspiring startups to utilize including technology, industrial park, manufacturing, and wet lab space. One such example of a program on campus is the QB3 incubator network, which offers up 2 incubator spaces for biotech startup companies looking to jumpstart their new technologies by laying down the groundwork for their upcoming companies. The university also has opportunities for students to connect with alumni and faculty in order to promote entrepreneurship and innovation throughout the campus. One example of this the Berkeley Angel network, which connects students with alumni and former faculty in order to acquire angel investors for student startup ideas. This is an incredible way to create a community of people aspiring to be entrepreneurs in their communities as well as creating a network for them to assist them in their journey. Lastly, the university also offers many mentoring, advisory or business networks for their students to create a supportive environment that fosters the growth of their students. One program is VC connect which involves students, network entrepreneurs, and the VC/angel investor community. This VC connect program connects student innovations with Bay Area VCs in order to establish and form connections between students and investor communities. Another such community that provides a business network on campus is Computer Science Graduate Entrepreneurs. This group is focused on creating a space for graduate students, alumni, and faculty of the Computer Science department to connect with one another and share ideas and common interests and therefore work together towards a common goal. The goal of this group is to create influential startups and companies with the aid of fellow graduates. They accomplish this by communication of goals, transferring of information about ideas, experiences, and connections with each new generation of people that are accepted into this group. Lastly, another program that provides advisory opportunities for students is the Haas Venture Fellows. This group aims to connect students with a wide alumni network within the Haas school of business that has contacts in the entrepreneurial world that would help students establish themselves after graduating from the university. It also provides an opportunity for students to learn hands-on what being a Venture Capitalist entitles and the responsibilities that come with it. It also gives VCs a way to keep in touch with the innovation and new ideas that are constantly being put-forth by the creative students that come from the university.

Because the University is hands-on with student learning in innovation and research by creating multiple programs for students, faculty, and alumni, we have concluded that it does its part to facilitate university and industry innovation.

== Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts ==

Various programs on campus are participating in regional and local economic development efforts to grow the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation on campus. The Berkeley Angel Network brings together angel investors, UC Berkeley faculty and alumni to help scale startups started by students. These students are connected to a huge network of mentors to guide them in their business model canvas, team synergy and execution of their strategies. Similar to the Berkeley Angel Network, there are numerous accelerators on campus that transform startups into fundable businesses. Launch brings in UC Berkeley faculty and serial-entrepreneur mentors to connect student entrepreneurs to working professionals, develop their MVPs, and gain initial funding. If students are looking for biotech accelerators, the QB3-CLSA Accelerator helps their members with research and commercializing their products. These Accelerator programs are opportunities for students to gain the support and space to scale their startups.

Outside of network and mentorship, Berkeley provides numerous opportunities for seed funding including the Berkeley-Haas Dean's Startup Seed Fund and the House fund. The House Fund was started by a Berkeley student because he realized that there are limited programs on campus that invest in student discoveries. Not only do they provide initial funding, but they also provide a collaborative environment for student-entrepreneurs to work with their teams. From networking to seed funding, UC Berkeley is transforming the way students develop their startups into successful ventures. 

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Related_Links  Student Priorities]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

Alex Kamgar

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

School:University of California Berkeley

2017-03-05T20:40:45Z

Preshlistana:

== Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship ==

The University of California, Berkeley is leading the forefront in student innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) in higher education. Students have the options to pursue I&E classes through the Saturdja Center, or develop their own ventures with the support of The House, Skydeck and various startup competitions led by the Haas School of Business. These various resources have encouraged collaboration between cross-disciplines from students and faculty.

Since 2005, the Saturdja Center for Entrepreneurship & Tech (SCET) has pioneered the the practice of technology-focused innovation and entrepreneurship. Every year, students from diverse backgrounds participate in application-based classes offered by the SCET. These classes first start with awareness through the Newton Lecture Series and the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (BMOE). Top executives from small startups to big companies share their entrepreneurial journey in the Lecture Series, and the BMOE provides students the opportunity to pitch and create their own in startup in one-week! That awarness is then chanelled to theory and practice through semester collider projects, challenges labs, & skills development courses. The goal of the SCET is to guide students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset to launch their startup in or after college. 

If a student decides to launch their startup while in college, they can reach out to The House and Skydeck for initial seed funding. The House also provides a workspace for aspiring entrepreneurs to collaborate and innovate together. Similar to The House, Skydeck is UC Berkeley's primary startup accelerator. Skydeck was founded on a partnership between the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, the College of Engineering and the Haas School of Business, with the goal of bringing students from multidisciplinary backgrounds transform their discoveries into startup ventures. 

UC Berkeley is ranked as the "#2 university worldwide for producing venture-backed entrepreneurs" (Skydeck). This is possible because of the campus's commitment to bringing diverse students together in the classroom and spaces of collaboration, creating their own curriculum for entrepreneurship & tech through the Saturdja Center, and funding student ideas into scaleable businesses. 

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship is seen both inside and outside the classroom. The faculty in the College of Letters & Science (L&S) collaborated with the Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program to guide students to turn their ideas into scaleable ventures. This is seen through interactive courses like the L&S 5 and L&S 105, where entrepreneurs share their experiences on what it means to be an "entrepreneur". By connecting humanities with business, students and faculty from non-traditional entrepreneurial backgrounds are gaining the opportunity to understand what it means to start a venture.

Outside of the classroom, the campus partners with various industries to ideate, inspire and invent new forms of technologies. For example, Berkeley launched RISElab (Real-time Intelligence with Secure Execution), sponsored by IBM, Intel, GE Digital, and more, to bring together faculty and students to explore and innovate Big Data analytics. The Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) fosters collaboration between the computer science, statistics and applied math departments between faculty and students to lead the data science revolution. Both RISElab and BIDS are just two of the many industry alliance programs that connect faculty, students and companies to cultivate faculty innovation and entrepreneurship. 

== Actively supporting the university technology transfer function ==

Berkeley is a hub of entrepreneur and innovator opportunities for its students. Numerous resources connect aspiring students to professors, companies, and investors in the area. These resources include 'the House', AMPLab, Berkeley IP and Technology Transfer, Signature Innovation Fellow, Berkeley Angel Network, SkyDeck, Citirus Foundry, and many more. All these programs are connected with faculties in specific schools like SkyDeck is with the Haas School of Business. They are connected to huge companies like AMPLab is with companies such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, IBM, etc. They are also connected with everything ranging from angel investors, venture capitalist, professors, and startups. Berkeley has plenty of resources available to its students. Citirus Foundry for example, is an accelerator for founders building transformative technology companies. They invest and help found tech startups and startup idea from a select group of University of California students. 

== Facilitating university-industry collaboration ==

University research and innovation is the pinnacle of change and development that is constantly occuring on campus. These developments are doing more than just reaching the sphere of of the university itself: it connects students and professors with businesses and industries outside of campus, opening up the sphere of change and opportunities to a wider network of people. Research and innovation are currently a huge benefit for businesses and industries all throughout the nations. As technology expands and new research emerges, universities are forced to keep up with current trends and therefore, are constantly searching for opportunities in which they are able to connect new emerging concepts and ideas with their own research as well as student education. In order to accomplish this, universities are starting to open up new spaces for students as well as new startups and are trying to make their faculty more reachable and accessible. They also have implemented different programs in order to partner with students and different companies in order to offer students internships and other opportunities to expand their learning while staying in touch with university research.

The University of California, Berkeley is a prime example of a university that has been facilitating university-industry collaboration through their programs and facilities made available to students. The university has created a multitude of spaces for students and other aspiring startups to utilize including technology, industrial park, manufacturing, and wet lab space. One such example of a program on campus is the QB3 incubator network, which offers up 2 incubator spaces for biotech startup companies looking to jumpstart their new technologies by laying down the groundwork for their upcoming companies. The university also has opportunities for students to connect with alumni and faculty in order to promote entrepreneurship and innovation throughout the campus. One example of this the Berkeley Angel network, which connects students with alumni and former faculty in order to acquire angel investors for student startup ideas. This is an incredible way to create a community of people aspiring to be entrepreneurs in their communities as well as creating a network for them to assist them in their journey. Lastly, the university also offers many mentoring, advisory or business networks for their students to create a supportive environment that fosters the growth of their students. One program is VC connect which involves students, network entrepreneurs, and the VC/angel investor community. This VC connect program connects student innovations with Bay Area VCs in order to establish and form connections between students and investor communities. Another such community that provides a business network on campus is Computer Science Graduate Entrepreneurs. This group is focused on creating a space for graduate students, alumni, and faculty of the Computer Science department to connect with one another and share ideas and common interests and therefore work together towards a common goal. The goal of this group is to create influential startups and companies with the aid of fellow graduates. They accomplish this by communication of goals, transferring of information about ideas, experiences, and connections with each new generation of people that are accepted into this group. Lastly, another program that provides advisory opportunities for students is the Haas Venture Fellows. This group aims to connect students with a wide alumni network within the Haas school of business that has contacts in the entrepreneurial world that would help students establish themselves after graduating from the university. It also provides an opportunity for students to learn hands-on what being a Venture Capitalist entitles and the responsibilities that come with it. It also gives VCs a way to keep in touch with the innovation and new ideas that are constantly being put-forth by the creative students that come from the university.

Because the University is hands-on with student learning in innovation and research by creating multiple programs for students, faculty, and alumni, we have concluded that it does its part to facilitate university and industry innovation.

== Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts ==

Various programs on campus are participating in regional and local economic development efforts to grow the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation on campus. The Berkeley Angel Network brings together angel investors, UC Berkeley faculty and alumni to help scale startups started by students. These students are connected to a huge network of mentors to guide them in their business model canvas, team synergy and execution of their strategies. Similar to the Berkeley Angel Network, there are numerous accelerators on campus that transform startups into fundable businesses. Launch brings in UC Berkeley faculty and serial-entrepreneur mentors to connect student entrepreneurs to working professionals, develop their MVPs, and gain initial funding. If students are looking for biotech accelerators, the QB3-CLSA Accelerator helps their members with research and commercializing their products. These Accelerator programs are opportunities for students to gain the support and space to scale their startups.

Outside of network and mentorship, Berkeley provides numerous opportunities for seed funding including the Berkeley-Haas Dean's Startup Seed Fund and the House fund. The House Fund was started by a Berkeley student because he realized that there are limited programs on campus that invest in student discoveries. Not only do they provide initial funding, but they also provide a collaborative environment for student-entrepreneurs to work with their teams. From networking to seed funding, UC Berkeley is transforming the way students develop their startups into successful ventures. 

Related Links

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Related_Links  Student Priorities]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2017

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

Alex Kamgar

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

Fall 2013

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

School:University of California Berkeley

2017-03-05T20:39:36Z

Preshlistana:

== Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship ==

The University of California, Berkeley is leading the forefront in student innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) in higher education. Students have the options to pursue I&E classes through the Saturdja Center, or develop their own ventures with the support of The House, Skydeck and various startup competitions led by the Haas School of Business. These various resources have encouraged collaboration between cross-disciplines from students and faculty.

Since 2005, the Saturdja Center for Entrepreneurship & Tech (SCET) has pioneered the the practice of technology-focused innovation and entrepreneurship. Every year, students from diverse backgrounds participate in application-based classes offered by the SCET. These classes first start with awareness through the Newton Lecture Series and the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (BMOE). Top executives from small startups to big companies share their entrepreneurial journey in the Lecture Series, and the BMOE provides students the opportunity to pitch and create their own in startup in one-week! That awarness is then chanelled to theory and practice through semester collider projects, challenges labs, & skills development courses. The goal of the SCET is to guide students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset to launch their startup in or after college. 

If a student decides to launch their startup while in college, they can reach out to The House and Skydeck for initial seed funding. The House also provides a workspace for aspiring entrepreneurs to collaborate and innovate together. Similar to The House, Skydeck is UC Berkeley's primary startup accelerator. Skydeck was founded on a partnership between the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, the College of Engineering and the Haas School of Business, with the goal of bringing students from multidisciplinary backgrounds transform their discoveries into startup ventures. 

UC Berkeley is ranked as the "#2 university worldwide for producing venture-backed entrepreneurs" (Skydeck). This is possible because of the campus's commitment to bringing diverse students together in the classroom and spaces of collaboration, creating their own curriculum for entrepreneurship & tech through the Saturdja Center, and funding student ideas into scaleable businesses. 

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship is seen both inside and outside the classroom. The faculty in the College of Letters & Science (L&S) collaborated with the Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program to guide students to turn their ideas into scaleable ventures. This is seen through interactive courses like the L&S 5 and L&S 105, where entrepreneurs share their experiences on what it means to be an "entrepreneur". By connecting humanities with business, students and faculty from non-traditional entrepreneurial backgrounds are gaining the opportunity to understand what it means to start a venture.

Outside of the classroom, the campus partners with various industries to ideate, inspire and invent new forms of technologies. For example, Berkeley launched RISElab (Real-time Intelligence with Secure Execution), sponsored by IBM, Intel, GE Digital, and more, to bring together faculty and students to explore and innovate Big Data analytics. The Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) fosters collaboration between the computer science, statistics and applied math departments between faculty and students to lead the data science revolution. Both RISElab and BIDS are just two of the many industry alliance programs that connect faculty, students and companies to cultivate faculty innovation and entrepreneurship. 

== Actively supporting the university technology transfer function ==

Berkeley is a hub of entrepreneur and innovator opportunities for its students. Numerous resources connect aspiring students to professors, companies, and investors in the area. These resources include 'the House', AMPLab, Berkeley IP and Technology Transfer, Signature Innovation Fellow, Berkeley Angel Network, SkyDeck, Citirus Foundry, and many more. All these programs are connected with faculties in specific schools like SkyDeck is with the Haas School of Business. They are connected to huge companies like AMPLab is with companies such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, IBM, etc. They are also connected with everything ranging from angel investors, venture capitalist, professors, and startups. Berkeley has plenty of resources available to its students. Citirus Foundry for example, is an accelerator for founders building transformative technology companies. They invest and help found tech startups and startup idea from a select group of University of California students. 

== Facilitating university-industry collaboration ==

University research and innovation is the pinnacle of change and development that is constantly occuring on campus. These developments are doing more than just reaching the sphere of of the university itself: it connects students and professors with businesses and industries outside of campus, opening up the sphere of change and opportunities to a wider network of people. Research and innovation are currently a huge benefit for businesses and industries all throughout the nations. As technology expands and new research emerges, universities are forced to keep up with current trends and therefore, are constantly searching for opportunities in which they are able to connect new emerging concepts and ideas with their own research as well as student education. In order to accomplish this, universities are starting to open up new spaces for students as well as new startups and are trying to make their faculty more reachable and accessible. They also have implemented different programs in order to partner with students and different companies in order to offer students internships and other opportunities to expand their learning while staying in touch with university research.

The University of California, Berkeley is a prime example of a university that has been facilitating university-industry collaboration through their programs and facilities made available to students. The university has created a multitude of spaces for students and other aspiring startups to utilize including technology, industrial park, manufacturing, and wet lab space. One such example of a program on campus is the QB3 incubator network, which offers up 2 incubator spaces for biotech startup companies looking to jumpstart their new technologies by laying down the groundwork for their upcoming companies. The university also has opportunities for students to connect with alumni and faculty in order to promote entrepreneurship and innovation throughout the campus. One example of this the Berkeley Angel network, which connects students with alumni and former faculty in order to acquire angel investors for student startup ideas. This is an incredible way to create a community of people aspiring to be entrepreneurs in their communities as well as creating a network for them to assist them in their journey. Lastly, the university also offers many mentoring, advisory or business networks for their students to create a supportive environment that fosters the growth of their students. One program is VC connect which involves students, network entrepreneurs, and the VC/angel investor community. This VC connect program connects student innovations with Bay Area VCs in order to establish and form connections between students and investor communities. Another such community that provides a business network on campus is Computer Science Graduate Entrepreneurs. This group is focused on creating a space for graduate students, alumni, and faculty of the Computer Science department to connect with one another and share ideas and common interests and therefore work together towards a common goal. The goal of this group is to create influential startups and companies with the aid of fellow graduates. They accomplish this by communication of goals, transferring of information about ideas, experiences, and connections with each new generation of people that are accepted into this group. Lastly, another program that provides advisory opportunities for students is the Haas Venture Fellows. This group aims to connect students with a wide alumni network within the Haas school of business that has contacts in the entrepreneurial world that would help students establish themselves after graduating from the university. It also provides an opportunity for students to learn hands-on what being a Venture Capitalist entitles and the responsibilities that come with it. It also gives VCs a way to keep in touch with the innovation and new ideas that are constantly being put-forth by the creative students that come from the university.

Because the University is hands-on with student learning in innovation and research by creating multiple programs for students, faculty, and alumni, we have concluded that it does its part to facilitate university and industry innovation.

== Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts ==

Various programs on campus are participating in regional and local economic development efforts to grow the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation on campus. The Berkeley Angel Network brings together angel investors, UC Berkeley faculty and alumni to help scale startups started by students. These students are connected to a huge network of mentors to guide them in their business model canvas, team synergy and execution of their strategies. Similar to the Berkeley Angel Network, there are numerous accelerators on campus that transform startups into fundable businesses. Launch brings in UC Berkeley faculty and serial-entrepreneur mentors to connect student entrepreneurs to working professionals, develop their MVPs, and gain initial funding. If students are looking for biotech accelerators, the QB3-CLSA Accelerator helps their members with research and commercializing their products. These Accelerator programs are opportunities for students to gain the support and space to scale their startups.

Outside of network and mentorship, Berkeley provides numerous opportunities for seed funding including the Berkeley-Haas Dean's Startup Seed Fund and the House fund. The House Fund was started by a Berkeley student because he realized that there are limited programs on campus that invest in student discoveries. Not only do they provide initial funding, but they also provide a collaborative environment for student-entrepreneurs to work with their teams. From networking to seed funding, UC Berkeley is transforming the way students develop their startups into successful ventures. 

== Related Links ==

==
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley_Student_Priorities#Related_Links  Student Priorities]
==

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

==
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

Alex Kamgar

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]
==

==== Fall 2013 ====

==
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman
==

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T20:38:13Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

A lot of students here at Berkeley don't ever learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This goal would give students out of design these design thinking skills by enrollment in our organization - The Invention Corps. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resource on campus to connect students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students have a hard time anticipating the needs and roles they play in their specific majors. Often students maybe even regret the major or path they chose in college due to just unknown factors that can be avoided with more knowledge. This goal focuses on delivering students knowledge about the possible fields they can go to targeted specifically to freshman. This optional class would allow students to get a little glimpse into most majors here on campus, providing them information on workload, requirements, difficulty, opportunities, resources, and most importantly jobs. This class will hopefully reduce the number of students who switch their majors sophomore and junior year or even prevent students regretting their major choice. 

This class would have numerous professors come in every week and teach the same curriculum each module. Students then would have the option of going to whichever professor / major they are interested in and stay in that all week doing all the material and maybe even homework. Then the next week they would choose another professor / major module to attend to gain more knowledge about all Cal has to offer. 

Project leads: Alex Kamgar 

Tactics & Execution

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

== Strategy #4: Pairing a design course with the top 10 majors that fall under pre-professional career ambitions ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision. To address this problem, we have designed a strategy in which a design course is taught that incorporates the top 10 most popular majors on campus; this course would outline the course work of the majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

Tactics & Execution

1. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

6. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley]

=== University Innovation Fellows ===

==== Spring 2017 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

Alex Kamgar

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

==== Fall 2013 ====

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T20:37:38Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

A lot of students here at Berkeley don't ever learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This goal would give students out of design these design thinking skills by enrollment in our organization - The Invention Corps. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resource on campus to connect students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students have a hard time anticipating the needs and roles they play in their specific majors. Often students maybe even regret the major or path they chose in college due to just unknown factors that can be avoided with more knowledge. This goal focuses on delivering students knowledge about the possible fields they can go to targeted specifically to freshman. This optional class would allow students to get a little glimpse into most majors here on campus, providing them information on workload, requirements, difficulty, opportunities, resources, and most importantly jobs. This class will hopefully reduce the number of students who switch their majors sophomore and junior year or even prevent students regretting their major choice. 

This class would have numerous professors come in every week and teach the same curriculum each module. Students then would have the option of going to whichever professor / major they are interested in and stay in that all week doing all the material and maybe even homework. Then the next week they would choose another professor / major module to attend to gain more knowledge about all Cal has to offer. 

Project leads: Alex Kamgar 

Tactics & Execution

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

== Strategy #4: Pairing a design course with the top 10 majors that fall under pre-professional career ambitions ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision. To address this problem, we have designed a strategy in which a design course is taught that incorporates the top 10 most popular majors on campus; this course would outline the course work of the majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

Tactics & Execution

1. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

6. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Related Links ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California_Berkeley University of California, Berkeley]

== University Innovation Fellows ==

=== Spring 2017 ===

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Precious_Listana Precious Listana]

Alex Kamgar

Sydney Zachariah

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_Zamora James Zamora]

=== Fall 2013 ===

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Karp Jared Karp]

Adam Eastman

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T20:29:36Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Below are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

A lot of students here at Berkeley don't ever learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This goal would give students out of design these design thinking skills by enrollment in our organization - The Invention Corps. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resource on campus to connect students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students have a hard time anticipating the needs and roles they play in their specific majors. Often students maybe even regret the major or path they chose in college due to just unknown factors that can be avoided with more knowledge. This goal focuses on delivering students knowledge about the possible fields they can go to targeted specifically to freshman. This optional class would allow students to get a little glimpse into most majors here on campus, providing them information on workload, requirements, difficulty, opportunities, resources, and most importantly jobs. This class will hopefully reduce the number of students who switch their majors sophomore and junior year or even prevent students regretting their major choice. 

This class would have numerous professors come in every week and teach the same curriculum each module. Students then would have the option of going to whichever professor / major they are interested in and stay in that all week doing all the material and maybe even homework. Then the next week they would choose another professor / major module to attend to gain more knowledge about all Cal has to offer. 

Project leads: Alex Kamgar 

Tactics & Execution

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

== Strategy #4: Pairing a design course with the top 10 majors that fall under pre-professional career ambitions ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision. To address this problem, we have designed a strategy in which a design course is taught that incorporates the top 10 most popular majors on campus; this course would outline the course work of the majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

Tactics & Execution

1. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

6. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Related Links ==

Hyperlink the following:

[Your campus name] Strategic Priorities

and

Hyperlink the name of every UIF who has ever gone through the program and point people to their wiki bio. List them in reverse chronological order. Use headings to separate cohorts like this "Spring 2017 UIF:'.

When you are done, make sure you have the tag at the bottom of [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Category:Student_Priorities every student priorities page here] so that it is listed in the Student Priorities category.

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T20:29:14Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Following is are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

A lot of students here at Berkeley don't ever learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This goal would give students out of design these design thinking skills by enrollment in our organization - The Invention Corps. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resource on campus to connect students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students have a hard time anticipating the needs and roles they play in their specific majors. Often students maybe even regret the major or path they chose in college due to just unknown factors that can be avoided with more knowledge. This goal focuses on delivering students knowledge about the possible fields they can go to targeted specifically to freshman. This optional class would allow students to get a little glimpse into most majors here on campus, providing them information on workload, requirements, difficulty, opportunities, resources, and most importantly jobs. This class will hopefully reduce the number of students who switch their majors sophomore and junior year or even prevent students regretting their major choice. 

This class would have numerous professors come in every week and teach the same curriculum each module. Students then would have the option of going to whichever professor / major they are interested in and stay in that all week doing all the material and maybe even homework. Then the next week they would choose another professor / major module to attend to gain more knowledge about all Cal has to offer. 

Project leads: Alex Kamgar 

Tactics & Execution

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

== Strategy #4: Pairing a design course with the top 10 majors that fall under pre-professional career ambitions ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision. To address this problem, we have designed a strategy in which a design course is taught that incorporates the top 10 most popular majors on campus; this course would outline the course work of the majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

Tactics & Execution

1. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

6. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Related Links ==

Hyperlink the following:

[Your campus name] Strategic Priorities

and

Hyperlink the name of every UIF who has ever gone through the program and point people to their wiki bio. List them in reverse chronological order. Use headings to separate cohorts like this "Spring 2017 UIF:'.

When you are done, make sure you have the tag at the bottom of [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Category:Student_Priorities every student priorities page here] so that it is listed in the Student Priorities category.

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T20:29:05Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Following is are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Overview:

A lot of students here at Berkeley don't ever learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This goal would give students out of design these design thinking skills by enrollment in our organization - The Invention Corps. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

One of the biggest resource on campus to connect students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students have a hard time anticipating the needs and roles they play in their specific majors. Often students maybe even regret the major or path they chose in college due to just unknown factors that can be avoided with more knowledge. This goal focuses on delivering students knowledge about the possible fields they can go to targeted specifically to freshman. This optional class would allow students to get a little glimpse into most majors here on campus, providing them information on workload, requirements, difficulty, opportunities, resources, and most importantly jobs. This class will hopefully reduce the number of students who switch their majors sophomore and junior year or even prevent students regretting their major choice. 

This class would have numerous professors come in every week and teach the same curriculum each module. Students then would have the option of going to whichever professor / major they are interested in and stay in that all week doing all the material and maybe even homework. Then the next week they would choose another professor / major module to attend to gain more knowledge about all Cal has to offer. 

Project leads: Alex Kamgar 

Tactics & Execution

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

== Strategy #4: Pairing a design course with the top 10 majors that fall under pre-professional career ambitions ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision. To address this problem, we have designed a strategy in which a design course is taught that incorporates the top 10 most popular majors on campus; this course would outline the course work of the majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

Tactics & Execution

1. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

6. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Related Links ==

Hyperlink the following:

[Your campus name] Strategic Priorities

and

Hyperlink the name of every UIF who has ever gone through the program and point people to their wiki bio. List them in reverse chronological order. Use headings to separate cohorts like this "Spring 2017 UIF:'.

When you are done, make sure you have the tag at the bottom of [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Category:Student_Priorities every student priorities page here] so that it is listed in the Student Priorities category.

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T20:28:57Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Following is are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Overview:

A lot of students here at Berkeley don't ever learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This goal would give students out of design these design thinking skills by enrollment in our organization - The Invention Corps. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

Overview:

One of the biggest resource on campus to connect students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Students have a hard time anticipating the needs and roles they play in their specific majors. Often students maybe even regret the major or path they chose in college due to just unknown factors that can be avoided with more knowledge. This goal focuses on delivering students knowledge about the possible fields they can go to targeted specifically to freshman. This optional class would allow students to get a little glimpse into most majors here on campus, providing them information on workload, requirements, difficulty, opportunities, resources, and most importantly jobs. This class will hopefully reduce the number of students who switch their majors sophomore and junior year or even prevent students regretting their major choice. 

This class would have numerous professors come in every week and teach the same curriculum each module. Students then would have the option of going to whichever professor / major they are interested in and stay in that all week doing all the material and maybe even homework. Then the next week they would choose another professor / major module to attend to gain more knowledge about all Cal has to offer. 

Project leads: Alex Kamgar 

Tactics & Execution

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

== Strategy #4: Pairing a design course with the top 10 majors that fall under pre-professional career ambitions ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision. To address this problem, we have designed a strategy in which a design course is taught that incorporates the top 10 most popular majors on campus; this course would outline the course work of the majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

Tactics & Execution

1. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

6. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Related Links ==

Hyperlink the following:

[Your campus name] Strategic Priorities

and

Hyperlink the name of every UIF who has ever gone through the program and point people to their wiki bio. List them in reverse chronological order. Use headings to separate cohorts like this "Spring 2017 UIF:'.

When you are done, make sure you have the tag at the bottom of [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Category:Student_Priorities every student priorities page here] so that it is listed in the Student Priorities category.

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]

Priorities:University of California Berkeley Student Priorities

2017-03-05T20:28:45Z

Preshlistana:

== Overview ==

There are many opportunities for enhancing the Innovation and Entrepreneuership ecosystem at Berkeley. Following is are four such opportunities:

== Strategy #1: Introducing design thinking to multidisciplinary students ==

Overview:

A lot of students here at Berkeley don't ever learn the design process or gain design thinking skills. This process and these skills are very important in real life and give students an advantage in jobs and in their future. Students from most majors and students who don't seek out this knowledge are at a disadvantage. This goal would give students out of design these design thinking skills by enrollment in our organization - The Invention Corps. Students from multiple different majors and fields that normally wouldn't get the design experience would be taught so and furthermore use it in projects paired with professors and PhD students here at Berkeley.

Project leads: Precious Listana & James Zamora & Alexander Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Create a club on campus called The Invention Corps of Berkeley that focuses on design thinking and innovative technology '''(BY: 12/2016)'''

2. Introduce students who may have never gotten the chance to learn the design process to the Invention Corps of Berkeley '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

3.''' '''Hold voluntary classes in which we invite students from all majors to learn more about the design process ('''BY: 05/2017)'''

4. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

5. Introduce group design thinking to the Golden Bear Orientation Leaders to educate newly admitted students to collaborative innovation '''(BY: 08/2017)'''

== Strategy #2: Forming relationships between students and professors ==

Overview:

One of the biggest resource on campus to connect students and professors is the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP), but most students do not optimize this resource. Students want to get exposed to application-based opportunities, and one way to do that is to collaborate with professors & graduate students.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah

Tactics & Execution

1. Organizing a Professor Pitch Night where students from The Invention Corps of Berkeley are able to pick semester projects based on the professor pitches '''(BY: 02/2017)'''

2. Establish a mentorship program between a project group and their respective professor '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

3. Host a spring showcase that highlights the collaborative work of the inventors and the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Strategy #3: Creating modular-segmented classes that guide freshmen to multiple disciplines  ==

Overview:

Students have a hard time anticipating the needs and roles they play in their specific majors. Often students maybe even regret the major or path they chose in college due to just unknown factors that can be avoided with more knowledge. This goal focuses on delivering students knowledge about the possible fields they can go to targeted specifically to freshman. This optional class would allow students to get a little glimpse into most majors here on campus, providing them information on workload, requirements, difficulty, opportunities, resources, and most importantly jobs. This class will hopefully reduce the number of students who switch their majors sophomore and junior year or even prevent students regretting their major choice. 

This class would have numerous professors come in every week and teach the same curriculum each module. Students then would have the option of going to whichever professor / major they are interested in and stay in that all week doing all the material and maybe even homework. Then the next week they would choose another professor / major module to attend to gain more knowledge about all Cal has to offer. 

Project leads: Alex Kamgar 

Tactics & Execution

1. Start asking around students to gauge interest in a class like this '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Meet with professors and administration to better understand the complexity of creating this type of class and better understand the scope of this project '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Decide curriculum priorities and structure of class, such as how ofter professors should come, how long each module would be, what majors to offer, etc. '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

== Strategy #4: Pairing a design course with the top 10 majors that fall under pre-professional career ambitions ==

Students coming into college often have a hard time choosing their major. As 18 year olds, it can be extremely stressful and difficult to choose the path they want to take that will affect their careers and success in such a huge way. Often times, students don’t have a well-rounded view of the majors on campus; for example, students who are an intended biology major may never have been exposed to any sort of engineering class that may impact their decision on their major. Therefore, it is important that students are able to experience the different majors on campus before making a decision. To address this problem, we have designed a strategy in which a design course is taught that incorporates the top 10 most popular majors on campus; this course would outline the course work of the majors, prerequisites, possible careers that utilize each major and corresponding salaries, and what the day-to-day life would be in each of those careers (i.e. hours, amount of work, freedom for a personal life, etc.) In designing such a course, students are able to be exposed to a few of the most popular majors on campus and can therefore make a more well-informed decision on their future path.

Project leads: Precious Listana, James Zamora, Alex Kamgar & Sydney Zachariah 

Tactics & Execution

1. Populate a repertoire of the top 10 most popular majors at UC Berkeley '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

2. Discover all "pre-professional" career options such as: pre-med, pre-law, pre-business, and integrate an umbrella system that can count for a major requirement/breadth within their respective departments '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

3. Talk to professors that are already doing something similar like Robert Full's Bio-inspired design class and Sara Beckman's Collaborative Innovation '''(BY: 03/2017)'''

4. Contact the Department chair of Interdisciplinary Studies to support and mentor a seminar '''(BY: 04/2017)'''

5. Research the economic barriers and provide a pitch deck that will highlight the monetary gain for not only the school, but also the professors '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

6. Innovate upon already existing curriculums and further develop a curriculum that will embody design thinking alongside collaborating professors from Jacobs Institute of Design, Saturdja Center (CITRIS) and the Blum Center '''(BY: 05/2017)'''

== Related Links ==

Hyperlink the following:

[Your campus name] Strategic Priorities

and

Hyperlink the name of every UIF who has ever gone through the program and point people to their wiki bio. List them in reverse chronological order. Use headings to separate cohorts like this "Spring 2017 UIF:'.

When you are done, make sure you have the tag at the bottom of [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Category:Student_Priorities every student priorities page here] so that it is listed in the Student Priorities category.

[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]