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<div>'''Fellow Since:''' Fall 2017 <br />
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'''School:''' Louisiana Tech University<br />
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'''Current Work:''' Programs & Events Coordinator for the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation & Co-owner of UpAhead Design<br />
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'''Email:''' ryanabotts@gmail.com<br />
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Ryan 'Stirling' Botts graduated from Louisiana Tech University (LaTech) in Ruston, Louisiana with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. <br />
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While he was a student, Ryan started a service projects student organization called Operations Tech (OpTech) to bring together students from all disciplines with the intent to utilize Design Thinking through service projects to improve the campus. Ryan also championed and supported the Bulldog Entrepreneurs Club and the Science Technology Arts Engineering and Math Club (S.T.E.A.M). In addition to his engineering coursework, Ryan enrolled in both art and entrepreneurship courses when possible to place himself at an intersection of engineering, design, and business (as LaTech does not have a degree that lends that environment). During Senior year, Ryan was a member of a 5 person team that won first place in LaTech's TOP DOG New Venture Championship. The team, HemoCycle, developed a cost effective blood salvaging device for developing nations. Ryan's main impact as a University Innovation Fellow ended up being the introduction of the program to Louisiana Tech and it's continued presence after he graduated. Before graduating, he had worked on a few projects but unfortunately none of them came to fruition (yet). If you're curious as to how and why the projects didn't work, shoot him an email, he'd love to explain!<br />
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Since graduating, Ryan has remained in Ruston, Louisiana working with his business partner on a design company called UpAhead that they founded in 2018. The business primarily designs websites currently but is gradually shifting to products and business related ventures. <br />
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At the beginning of 2019, Ryan was hired as the Programs & Events Coordinator for the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation (RLCF). RLCF is a North Louisiana nonprofit cultivating compassion in individuals, families, and communities. Their work focuses in the arts, outdoor adventure, and healthy living through a variety of programming and scholarships. Ryan is involved with around 85% of everything the foundation does with a handful of the programs directly under his charge. These include the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence and the North Louisiana Chef-in-Residence, the Get Outdoors Program, the Cultivating Compassion Podcast, and a virtual writer's workshop.<br />
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Ryan's favorite program is currently the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence. During the summer of 2019, Ryan was tasked with developing a new arts program for RLCF that would support artists but also serve the community as a whole. From this the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence program was created which hosted two artists in 2019 and is currently supporting 19 artists virtually. Ryan designed the North Louisiana Residency to be thematic each year as well as flexible in location, moving around different parts of North Louisiana to impact a variety of communities over time. The core aspect of the residency is that at least one artist is offered the opportunity to spend between 2 week and a month in North Louisiana focusing on their craft while living and engaging with the immediate community around them. The intentions of the program are to support artists in furthering their work, enrich the local arts culture, and develop relationships between North Louisiana and wherever the artists are from.<br />
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Ryan has also done contract work for the Technology Business Development Center on Louisiana Tech's campus as a consultant as well as volunteered his time as a mentor for one of the 2020 TOP DOG New Venture Championship teams. For pleasure Ryan reads a good bit (currently reading The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer), gardens (currently cabbage, onions, and garlic), plays with his three legged dog Charlie, and is fixing up a house with the help from his parents.<br />
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He really enjoys helping others develop customer discovery questions (as well as working through the greater startup process), fleshing out potential pain points in new ideas and processes, and working through the Design Thinking method (which is kind of a given).<br />
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Other things to know about Ryan - Enneagram 5w4, Myers Briggs INTJ (but maybe not, need to retest), and loves the concept of rebirth through art (e.g. Kintsugi, found objects, refashioning).<br />
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<div>Ryan Botts</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Ryan_Botts&diff=125335Fellow:Ryan Botts2021-02-08T17:51:37Z<p>RyanBotts: Updated information</p>
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<div>'''Fellow Since:''' Fall 2017 <br />
[[File:Ryan Botts Profile.jpg|alt=|thumb]]<br />
'''School:''' Louisiana Tech University<br />
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'''Current Work:''' Programs & Events Coordinator for the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation & Co-owner of UpAhead Design<br />
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'''Email:''' ryanabotts@gmail.com<br />
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Ryan 'Stirling' Botts graduated from Louisiana Tech University (LaTech) in Ruston, Louisiana with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. <br />
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While he was a student, Ryan started a service projects student organization called Operations Tech (OpTech) to bring together students from all disciplines with the intent to utilize Design Thinking through service projects to improve the campus. Ryan also championed and supported the Bulldog Entrepreneurs Club and the Science Technology Arts Engineering and Math Club (S.T.E.A.M). In addition to his engineering coursework, Ryan enrolled in both art and entrepreneurship courses when possible to place himself at an intersection of engineering, design, and business (as LaTech does not have a degree that lends that environment). During Senior year, Ryan was a member of a 5 person team that won first place in LaTech's TOP DOG New Venture Championship. The team, HemoCycle, developed a cost effective blood salvaging device for developing nations. Ryan's main impact as a University Innovation Fellow ended up being the introduction of the program to Louisiana Tech and it's continued presence after he graduated. Before graduating, he had worked on a few projects but unfortunately none of them came to fruition (yet). If you're curious as to how and why the projects didn't work, shoot him an email, he'd love to explain!<br />
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Since graduating, Ryan has remained in Ruston, Louisiana working with his business partner on a design company called UpAhead that they founded in 2018. The business primarily designs websites currently but is gradually shifting to products and business related ventures. <br />
<br />
At the beginning of 2019, Ryan was hired as the Programs & Events Coordinator for the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation (RLCF). RLCF is a North Louisiana nonprofit cultivating compassion in individuals, families, and communities. Their work focuses in the arts, outdoor adventure, and healthy living through a variety of programming and scholarships. Ryan is involved with around 85% of everything the foundation does with a handful of the programs directly under his charge. These include the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence and the North Louisiana Chef-in-Residence, the Get Outdoors Program, the Cultivating Compassion Podcast, and a virtual writer's workshop.<br />
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Ryan's favorite program is currently the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence. During the summer of 2019, Ryan was tasked with developing a new arts program for RLCF that would support artists but also serve the community as a whole. From this the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence program was created which hosted two artists in 2019 and is currently supporting 19 artists virtually. Ryan designed the North Louisiana Residency to be thematic each year as well as flexible in location, moving around different parts of North Louisiana to impact a variety of communities over time. The core aspect of the residency is that at least one artist is offered the opportunity to spend between 2 week and a month in North Louisiana focusing on their craft while living and engaging with the immediate community around them. The intentions of the program are to support artists in furthering their work, enrich the local arts culture, and develop relationships between North Louisiana and wherever the artists are from.<br />
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Ryan has also done contract work for the Technology Business Development Center on Louisiana Tech's campus as a consultant as well as volunteered his time as a mentor for one of the 2020 TOP DOG New Venture Championship teams. For pleasure Ryan reads a good bit (currently reading The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer), gardens (currently cabbage, onions, and garlic), plays with his three legged dog Charlie, and is fixing up a house with the help from his parents.<br />
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He really enjoys helping others develop customer discovery questions (as well as working through the greater startup process), fleshing out potential pain points in new ideas and processes, and working through the Design Thinking method (which is kind of a given).<br />
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Other things to know about Ryan - Enneagram 5w4, Myers Briggs INTJ (but maybe not, need to retest), and loves the concept of rebirth through art (e.g. Kintsugi, found objects, refashioning).<br />
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{{CatTree|Louisiana_Tech_University}}</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Michigan_Technological_University&diff=124788School:Michigan Technological University2020-10-13T01:59:03Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
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= <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:xx-large;">Overview</span></span> =<br />
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<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Michigan Technological University is a world class research university looking to further encourage the startup culture on campus. Many of the resources available to students come from other students in the form of events and clubs. This wiki page will serve as a running record of the resources available to students on the Michigan Tech campus. &nbsp;</span></span></span><br />
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= <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:xx-large;">Student Entrepreneurship&nbsp;</span></span> =<br />
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<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Michigan Tech offers students a growing variety of resources to student&nbsp;entrepreneurs. These opportunities, while many are the same as past years, are being reorganized and streamlined under the Husky Innovate innitiative, to give a linear path of moving a new idea into a real startup. While some of them are easy to come by, others are more challenging for students to find. A few of the top resources are listed below:&nbsp;</span></span></span><br />
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*<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Idea Pitch Competition: '''The competitionis designed to encourage student&nbsp;entrepreneurship at Michigan Tech. The competition brings in over 30 aspiring innovative ideas together to present in two minutes to over 150 audience members.&nbsp;</span></span></span><br />
*<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''New Venture Competition:''' The New Venture Competition is a joint partnership between Michigan Tech and Central Michigan University where startups get business plan feedback, mentorship, and an opportunity to win over $30,000 for their new idea.&nbsp;</span></span></span><br />
*<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">'''Accelerate Michigan:&nbsp;'''Accelerate Michigan is a pitch competition held annually in the fall.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">It has a branch for students where 27 teams are selected as semi-finalists to compete at the Cobo Center in Detroit for a chance at $20,000.</span></span></span><br />
*<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Bob Mark Business Model Competiton:&nbsp;'''The business model competition is designed to assess the quality of a new venture pitch as well as the customer discovery process and sophistication of the minimum viable product. Cash prizes are awarded to the finalists.</span></span></span><br />
*<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Winter WonderHack'''</span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium; color: rgb(105, 105, 105);">: TechHacks is an event put on by the ACM chapter at Michigan Tech where students are invited to hack on new projects for 24-36 hours. ACM also funds and supports trips to MHacks and Illinois Hacks where students are encouraged to hack on new projects.</span><br />
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<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Faculty at Michigan Tech are being encouraged (more and more) to take their research to market. With classes like Technology Commercialization&nbsp;faculty are being given the tools to take their ideas to market. A few resources available to faculty are:&nbsp;</span></span></span><br />
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*<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Michigan Tech Entrepreneurship Support Center''': The support center exists to allow for new technologies to move towards commercialization without having to deal with the legal hassles of filing as a business. The support center allows small businesses to operate under their legal umbrella while they establish their venture.&nbsp;</span></span></span><br />
*<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Technology Commercialization Department: '''Michigan&nbsp;Tech has an entire department (led by Jim Baker) devoted to helping faculty and graduate students move their research from the lab to a commercially available product.&nbsp;</span></span></span><br />
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= <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:xx-large;">General &nbsp;Entrepreneurship</span></span> =<br />
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<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">While it can sometimes be helpful to break the resources available into faculty and students, there are many resources available to all entrepreneurial minded individuals around Michigan Tech. A few of them are highlighted below:&nbsp;</span></span></span><br />
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*<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''SmartZone''': the SmartZone in Houghton offers a variety of services to inspiring&nbsp;entrepreneurs. From their SmartStart program which guides startups through a curriculum to validate their idea, to low cost office space the SmartZone can help move an idea into reality quickly. With a major state grant the smartzone is able to offer world class services at a low cost. For students at Michigan Tech faculty, a strategic partnership between the University and the Smartzone makes many of the services free.&nbsp;</span></span></span><br />
*<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">'''Michigan Tech I-Corps:&nbsp;'''The Michigan Tech I-Corps&nbsp;program gives a four-week program on customer discover and lean startup a la Steve Blank. The program is designed to introduce startups and researchers looking to commercialize their work on how to provide value for their discovered customer segments.</span></span></span><br />
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= <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:xx-large;">Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration</span></span> =<br />
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<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Michigan Tech is known for the reasearch that is done on and around campus. There are 20 researsch centers that are connected with the university.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">These research centers include:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">Advanced Power Systems Research Center (APSRC), Advanced Sustainable Iron and Steel Center (ASISC),Biotechnology Research Center (BRC), Center for Agile and Interconnected Microgrids (AIM), Center for Computer Systems Research (CCSR), Center for Environmentally Benign Functional Materials (CEBFM), Center for Water and Society (CWS), Computational Science and Engineering Research Institute (CSERI), Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Institute (EPSSI), Ecosystem Science Center (ESC), Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC), Institute of Materials Processing (IMP), Keweenaw Research Center (KRC), Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI), Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI), Multi-Scale Technologies Institute (MuSTI), Pre-College Innovative Outreach Institute (PIOI), &nbsp;and Sustainable Futures Institute (SFI)</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Enterprise Programs &nbsp;and Senior Design Projects are also used to connect the university with industry. Michigan Tech has 23 Enterprise teams across different majors where students are working together to innovate and solve some practical problem. Some of these enterprise expieriences lead to opportunities where students may start a business.&nbsp;</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Even before graduation, Michigan Tech students are finding meaningful work experiences in industry. &nbsp;From 2016 -2017, 378 co-ops/internships were reported at Michigan Tech. &nbsp;Futhermore, Michigan Tech was a wonderful relationship with industry as shown by the fact that 415 companies drove/flew out to Michigan Tech for the Fall 2016-2017 career fair.</span></span></span><br />
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= <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:xx-large;">Landscape Analysis</span></span> =<br />
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<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Michigan Tech trains and equips some of the best students in the country whether it is business and economics, engineering, forest resources and environmental sciences, sciences and arts, or technology. The Houghton Smart Zone and associated resources provide an excellent support structure for new businesses, and contests such as the New Venture Competition inject much needed funding into the startup culture at Michigan Tech.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Despite these resources there has not been widespread proliferation of student led startups at the University.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">In speaking with several would-be founders, the bottleneck seems to be finding talented individuals who compliment the needs of the startups. Students not involved in the startup culture at Michigan Tech, and whom have progressed far enough through their curriculum to add significant value to a startup, seem to be reluctant to add another responsibility to their already busy schedule.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Furthermore, it is challenging for founders to find the top-talent at Michigan Tech to involve in their projects. Current methods rely on unstructured social connections and, in many cases, settling for whomever agrees to help.&nbsp;</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The current enterprise and senior design structure is great for connecting motivated students to funded projects and have been very successful in creating some truly incredible results. However in our observations it seems that often times the students involved with these enterprise teams are more engaged with the challenge and less so in the viability of their project as a business.&nbsp;</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Put simply, we believe there is often disconnect between those passionate about what they are working on and those passionate about creating a business.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">If there were a way to connect founders with the top self-motivated talent within the University, one of the final bottlenecks for a thriving startup culture would be removed. We believe we can remove this bottleneck by merging the successes brought forth by the enterprise and senior design structure with students who have demonstrated business acumen and are passionate about transforming ideas into a new venture.</span></span></span><br />
<div><span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Full Landscape Analysis can be found [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16x0POO0Bw5Xj4Yo39y-9um60O8eF6w1GGjQrYOcx2CI/edit#gid=0 here]&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">(Updated Fall 2020).</span></span></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><br />
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<span style="color:#696969;">'''About the University''' - Learn about Michigan Tech including a landscape analysis</span><br />
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<span style="color:#696969;">[http://www.mtu.edu/ http://www.mtu.edu/]</span><span style="color:#696969;">&nbsp;- Michigan Tech's website</span><br />
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<div>'''Fellow Since:''' Fall 2017 [[File:RyanBotts2.jpg|thumb|]]<br />
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'''School:''' Louisiana Tech University<br />
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'''Current Work:''' Programs & Events Coordinator for the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation & Co-owner of UpAhead Design<br />
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'''Email:''' ryanabotts@gmail.com<br />
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Ryan 'Stirling' Botts graduated from Louisiana Tech University (LaTech) in Ruston, Louisiana with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. <br />
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While he was a student, Ryan started a service projects student organization called Operations Tech (OpTech) to bring together students from all disciplines with the intent to utilize Design Thinking through service projects to improve the campus. Ryan also championed and supported the Bulldog Entrepreneurs Club and the Science Technology Arts Engineering and Math Club (S.T.E.A.M). In addition to his engineering coursework, Ryan enrolled in both art and entrepreneurship courses when possible to place himself at an intersection of engineering, design, and business (as LaTech does not have a degree that lends that environment). During Senior year, Ryan was a member of a 5 person team that won first place in LaTech's TOP DOG New Venture Championship. The team, HemoCycle, developed a cost effective blood salvaging device for developing nations. Ryan's main impact as a University Innovation Fellow ended up being the introduction of the program to Louisiana Tech and it's continued presence after he graduated. Before graduating, he had worked on a few projects but unfortunately none of them came to fruition (yet). If you're curious as to how and why the projects didn't work, shoot him an email, he'd love to explain!<br />
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Since graduating, Ryan has remained in Ruston, Louisiana working with his business partner on a design company called UpAhead that they founded in 2018. The business primarily designs websites currently but is gradually shifting to products and business related ventures. <br />
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At the beginning of 2019, Ryan was hired as the Programs & Events Coordinator for the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation (RLCF). RLCF is a North Louisiana nonprofit cultivating compassion in individuals, families, and communities. Their work focuses in the arts, outdoor adventure, and healthy living through a variety of programming and scholarships. Ryan is involved with around 85% of everything the foundation does with a handful of the programs directly under his charge. These include the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence and the North Louisiana Chef-in-Residence, the Get Outdoors Program, the Cultivating Compassion Podcast, and a virtual writer's workshop.<br />
<br />
Ryan's favorite program is currently the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence. During the summer of 2019, Ryan was tasked with developing a new arts program for RLCF that would support artists but also serve the community as a whole. From this the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence program was created which hosted two artists in 2019 and is currently supporting 19 artists virtually. Ryan designed the North Louisiana Residency to be thematic each year as well as flexible in location, moving around different parts of North Louisiana to impact a variety of communities over time. The core aspect of the residency is that at least one artist is offered the opportunity to spend between 2 week and a month in North Louisiana focusing on their craft while living and engaging with the immediate community around them. The intentions of the program are to support artists in furthering their work, enrich the local arts culture, and develop relationships between North Louisiana and wherever the artists are from.<br />
<br />
Ryan has also done contract work for the Technology Business Development Center on Louisiana Tech's campus as a consultant as well as volunteered his time as a mentor for one of the 2020 TOP DOG New Venture Championship teams. For pleasure Ryan reads a good bit (currently reading The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, So Far from God by Ana Castillo, and The Writing Life by Annie Dillard), gardens (currently Okra), plays with his three legged dog Charlie, and is fixing up a house with the help from his parents.<br />
<br />
He really enjoys helping others develop customer discovery questions (as well as working through the greater startup process), fleshing out potential pain points in new ideas and processes, and working through the Design Thinking method (which is kind of a given).<br />
<br />
Other things to know about Ryan - Enneagram 5w4, Myers Briggs INTJ (but maybe not, need to retest), and loves the concept of rebirth through art (e.g. Kintsugi, found objects, refashioning).<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]<br />
[[Category:Louisiana_Tech_University_(2017_Fall_cohort)]]<br />
[[Category:Student_Contributors]]<br />
{{CatTree|Louisiana_Tech_University}}</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Ryan_Botts&diff=119442Fellow:Ryan Botts2020-06-20T16:37:14Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
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<div>'''Fellow Since:''' Fall 2017 [[File:RyanBotts2.jpg|thumb|]]<br />
<br />
'''School:''' Louisiana Tech University<br />
<br />
'''Current Work:''' Programs & Events Coordinator for the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation & Co-owner of UpAhead Design<br />
<br />
'''Email:''' ryanabotts@gmail.com<br />
<br />
Ryan 'Stirling' Botts graduated from Louisiana Tech University (LaTech) in Ruston, Louisiana with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. <br />
<br />
While he was a student, Ryan started a service projects student organization called Operations Tech (OpTech) to bring together students from all disciplines with the intent to utilize Design Thinking through service projects to improve the campus. Ryan also championed and supported the Bulldog Entrepreneurs Club and the Science Technology Arts Engineering and Math Club (S.T.E.A.M). In addition to his engineering coursework, Ryan enrolled in both art and entrepreneurship courses when possible to place himself at an intersection of engineering, design, and business (as LaTech does not have a degree that lends that environment). During Senior year, Ryan was a member of a 5 person team that won first place in LaTech's TOP DOG New Venture Championship. The team, HemoCycle, developed a cost effective blood salvaging device for developing nations. Ryan's main impact as a University Innovation Fellow ended up being the introduction of the program to Louisiana Tech and it's continued presence after he graduated. Before graduating, he had worked on a few projects but unfortunately none of them came to fruition (yet). If you're curious as to how and why the projects didn't work, shoot him an email, he'd love to explain!<br />
<br />
Since graduating, Ryan has remained in Ruston, Louisiana working with his business partner on a design company called UpAhead that they founded in 2018. The business primarily designs websites currently but is gradually shifting to products and business related ventures. <br />
<br />
At the beginning of 2019, Ryan was hired as the Programs & Events Coordinator for the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation (RLCF). RLCF is a North Louisiana nonprofit cultivating compassion in individuals, families, and communities. Their work focuses in the arts, outdoor adventure, and healthy living through a variety of programming and scholarships. Ryan is involved with around 85% of everything the foundation does with a handful of the programs directly under his charge. These include the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence and the North Louisiana Chef-in-Residence, the Get Outdoors Program, the Cultivating Compassion Podcast, and a virtual writer's workshop.<br />
<br />
Ryan's favorite program is currently the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence. During the summer of 2019, Ryan was tasked with developing a new arts program for RLCF that would support artists but also serve the community as a whole. From this the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence program was created which hosted two artists in 2019 and is currently supporting 19 artists virtually. Ryan designed the North Louisiana Residency to be thematic each year as well as flexible in location, moving around different parts of North Louisiana to impact a variety of communities over time. The core aspect of the residency is that at least one artist is offered the opportunity to spend between 2 week and a month in North Louisiana focusing on their craft while living and engaging with the immediate community around them. The intentions of the program are to support artists in furthering their work, enrich the local arts culture, and develop relationships between North Louisiana and wherever the artists are from.<br />
<br />
Ryan has also done contract work for the Technology Business Development Center on Louisiana Tech's campus as a consultant as well as volunteered his time as a mentor for one of the 2020 TOP DOG New Venture Championship teams. For pleasure Ryan reads a good bit (currently reading Hard Times by Charles Dickens, The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank), gardens (currently Okra, Bell Peppers, Plums, and Peaches), plays with his three legged dog Charlie, and is fixing up a house with the help of his parents.<br />
<br />
He really enjoys helping others develop customer discovery questions (as well as working through the greater startup process), fleshing out potential pain points in new ideas and processes, and working through the Design Thinking method (which is kind of a given).<br />
<br />
Other things to know about Ryan - Enneagram 5w4, Myers Briggs INTJ (but maybe not, need to retest), and loves the concept of rebirth through art (e.g. Kintsugi, found objects, refashioning).<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]<br />
[[Category:Louisiana_Tech_University_(2017_Fall_cohort)]]<br />
[[Category:Student_Contributors]]<br />
{{CatTree|Louisiana_Tech_University}}</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Ryan_Botts&diff=115367Fellow:Ryan Botts2020-06-08T04:16:57Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
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<div>'''Fellow Since:''' Fall 2017 [[File:RyanBotts2.jpg|thumb|]]<br />
<br />
'''School:''' Louisiana Tech University<br />
<br />
'''Current Work:''' Programs & Events Coordinator for the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation & Co-owner of UpAhead Design<br />
<br />
'''Email:''' ryanabotts@gmail.com<br />
<br />
Ryan 'Stirling' Botts graduated from Louisiana Tech University (LaTech) in Ruston, Louisiana with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. <br />
<br />
While he was a student, Ryan started a service projects student organization called Operations Tech (OpTech) to bring together students from all disciplines with the intent to utilize Design Thinking through service projects to improve the campus. Ryan also championed and supported the Bulldog Entrepreneurs Club and the Science Technology Arts Engineering and Math Club (S.T.E.A.M). In addition to his engineering coursework, Ryan enrolled in both art and entrepreneurship courses when possible to place himself at an intersection of engineering, design, and business (as LaTech does not have a degree that lends that environment). During Senior year, Ryan was a member of a 5 person team that won first place in LaTech's TOP DOG New Venture Championship. The team, HemoCycle, developed a cost effective blood salvaging device for developing nations. Ryan's main impact as a University Innovation Fellow ended up being the introduction of the program to Louisiana Tech and it's continued presence after he graduated. Before graduating, he had work on a few projects but unfortunately none of them came to fruition (yet). If you're curious as to how and why the projects didn't work, shoot him an email, he'd love to explain!<br />
<br />
Since graduating, Ryan has remained in Ruston, Louisiana working with his business partner on a design company called UpAhead that they founded in 2018. The business primarily designs websites currently but is gradually shifting to products and business related ventures. <br />
<br />
At the beginning of 2019, Ryan was hired as the Programs & Events Coordinator for the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation (RLCF). RLCF is a North Louisiana nonprofit cultivating compassion in individuals, families, and communities. Their work focuses in the arts, outdoor adventure, and healthy living through a variety of programming and scholarships. Ryan is involved with around 85% of everything the foundation does with a handful of the programs directly under his charge. These include the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence and the North Louisiana Chef-in-Residence, the Get Outdoors Program, the Cultivating Compassion Podcast, and a virtual writer's workshop.<br />
<br />
Ryan's favorite program is currently the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence. During the summer of 2019, Ryan has tasked with developing a new arts programs for RLCF that would support artists but also serve the community as a whole. From this the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence program was birthed which hosted two artists in 2019 and is currently supporting 19 artist virtually. Ryan designed the North Louisiana Residency to be thematic each year as well as flexible in location, moving around different parts of North Louisiana to impact a variety of communities over time. The core aspect of the residency is that at least one artist is offered the opportunity to spend between 2 week and a month in North Louisiana focusing on their craft while living and engaging with the immediate community around them. The intentions of the program are to support artists in furthering their work, enrich the local arts culture, and develop relationships between North Louisiana the wherever the artists are from.<br />
<br />
Ryan has also done contract work the the Technology Business Development Center on Louisiana Tech's campus as a consultant as well as volunteered his time as a mentor for one of the 2020 TOP DOG New Venture Championship teams. For pleasure Ryan reads a good bit (currently reading Hard Times by Charles Dickens, The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank), gardens (currently Okra, Bell Peppers, Plums, and Peaches), plays with his three legged dog Charlie, and is fixing up a house with the help of his parents.<br />
<br />
He really enjoys helping others develop customer discovery questions (as well as working through the greater startup process), fleshing out potential pain points in new ideas and processes, and working through the Design Thinking method (which is kind of a given).<br />
<br />
Other things to know about Ryan - Enneagram 5w4, Myers Briggs INTJ (but maybe not, need to retest), and loves the concept of rebirth through art (e.g. Kintsugi, found objects, refashioning).<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]<br />
[[Category:Louisiana_Tech_University_(2017_Fall_cohort)]]<br />
[[Category:Student_Contributors]]<br />
{{CatTree|Louisiana_Tech_University}}</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Ryan_Botts&diff=115366Fellow:Ryan Botts2020-06-08T04:16:24Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
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<div>'''Fellow Since:''' Fall 2017 [[File:RyanBotts2.jpg|thumb|]]<br />
<br />
'''School:''' Louisiana Tech University<br />
<br />
'''Current Work:''' Programs & Events Coordinator for the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation & Co-owner of UpAhead Design<br />
<br />
'''Email:''' ryanabotts@gmail.com<br />
<br />
Ryan 'Stirling' Botts graduated from Louisiana Tech University (LaTech) in Ruston, Louisiana with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. <br />
<br />
While he was a student, Ryan started a service projects student organization called Operations Tech (OpTech) to bring together students from all disciplines with the intent to utilize Design Thinking through service projects to improve the campus. Ryan also championed and supported the Bulldog Entrepreneurs Club and the Science Technology Arts Engineering and Math Club (S.T.E.A.M). In addition to his engineering coursework, Ryan enrolled in both art and entrepreneurship courses when possible to place himself at an intersection of engineering, design, and business (as LaTech does not have a degree that lends that environment). During Senior year, Ryan was a member of a 5 person team that won first place in LaTech's TOP DOG New Venture Championship. The team, HemoCycle, developed a cost effective blood salvaging device for developing nations. Ryan's main impact as a University Innovation Fellow ended up being the introduction of the program to Louisiana Tech and it's continued presence after he graduated. Before graduating, he had work on a few projects but unfortunately none of them came to fruition (yet). If you're curious as to how and why the projects didn't work, shoot him an email, he'd love to explain!<br />
<br />
Since graduating, Ryan has stayed in Ruston, Louisiana working with his business partner on a design company called UpAhead that they founded in 2018. The business primarily designs websites currently but is gradually shifting to products and business related ventures. <br />
<br />
At the beginning of 2019, Ryan was hired as the Programs & Events Coordinator for the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation (RLCF). RLCF is a North Louisiana nonprofit cultivating compassion in individuals, families, and communities. Their work focuses in the arts, outdoor adventure, and healthy living through a variety of programming and scholarships. Ryan is involved with around 85% of everything the foundation does with a handful of the programs directly under his charge. These include the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence and the North Louisiana Chef-in-Residence, the Get Outdoors Program, the Cultivating Compassion Podcast, and a virtual writer's workshop.<br />
<br />
Ryan's favorite program is currently the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence. During the summer of 2019, Ryan has tasked with developing a new arts programs for RLCF that would support artists but also serve the community as a whole. From this the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence program was birthed which hosted two artists in 2019 and is currently supporting 19 artist virtually. Ryan designed the North Louisiana Residency to be thematic each year as well as flexible in location, moving around different parts of North Louisiana to impact a variety of communities over time. The core aspect of the residency is that at least one artist is offered the opportunity to spend between 2 week and a month in North Louisiana focusing on their craft while living and engaging with the immediate community around them. The intentions of the program are to support artists in furthering their work, enrich the local arts culture, and develop relationships between North Louisiana the wherever the artists are from.<br />
<br />
Ryan has also done contract work the the Technology Business Development Center on Louisiana Tech's campus as a consultant as well as volunteered his time as a mentor for one of the 2020 TOP DOG New Venture Championship teams. For pleasure Ryan reads a good bit (currently reading Hard Times by Charles Dickens, The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank), gardens (currently Okra, Bell Peppers, Plums, and Peaches), plays with his three legged dog Charlie, and is fixing up a house with the help of his parents.<br />
<br />
He really enjoys helping others develop customer discovery questions (as well as working through the greater startup process), fleshing out potential pain points in new ideas and processes, and working through the Design Thinking method (which is kind of a given).<br />
<br />
Other things to know about Ryan - Enneagram 5w4, Myers Briggs INTJ (but maybe not, need to retest), and loves the concept of rebirth through art (e.g. Kintsugi, found objects, refashioning).<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]<br />
[[Category:Louisiana_Tech_University_(2017_Fall_cohort)]]<br />
[[Category:Student_Contributors]]<br />
{{CatTree|Louisiana_Tech_University}}</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Ryan_Botts&diff=115365Fellow:Ryan Botts2020-06-08T04:16:07Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Fellow Since:''' Fall 2017 <br />
<br />
'''School:''' Louisiana Tech University<br />
<br />
'''Current Work:''' Programs & Events Coordinator for the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation & Co-owner of UpAhead Design<br />
<br />
'''Email:''' ryanabotts@gmail.com<br />
<br />
Ryan 'Stirling' Botts graduated from Louisiana Tech University (LaTech) in Ruston, Louisiana with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. <br />
<br />
While he was a student, Ryan started a service projects student organization called Operations Tech (OpTech) to bring together students from all disciplines with the intent to utilize Design Thinking through service projects to improve the campus. Ryan also championed and supported the Bulldog Entrepreneurs Club and the Science Technology Arts Engineering and Math Club (S.T.E.A.M). In addition to his engineering coursework, Ryan enrolled in both art and entrepreneurship courses when possible to place himself at an intersection of engineering, design, and business (as LaTech does not have a degree that lends that environment). During Senior year, Ryan was a member of a 5 person team that won first place in LaTech's TOP DOG New Venture Championship. The team, HemoCycle, developed a cost effective blood salvaging device for developing nations. Ryan's main impact as a University Innovation Fellow ended up being the introduction of the program to Louisiana Tech and it's continued presence after he graduated. Before graduating, he had work on a few projects but unfortunately none of them came to fruition (yet). If you're curious as to how and why the projects didn't work, shoot him an email, he'd love to explain!<br />
<br />
Since graduating, Ryan has stayed in Ruston, Louisiana working with his business partner on a design company called UpAhead that they founded in 2018. The business primarily designs websites currently but is gradually shifting to products and business related ventures. <br />
<br />
At the beginning of 2019, Ryan was hired as the Programs & Events Coordinator for the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation (RLCF). RLCF is a North Louisiana nonprofit cultivating compassion in individuals, families, and communities. Their work focuses in the arts, outdoor adventure, and healthy living through a variety of programming and scholarships. Ryan is involved with around 85% of everything the foundation does with a handful of the programs directly under his charge. These include the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence and the North Louisiana Chef-in-Residence, the Get Outdoors Program, the Cultivating Compassion Podcast, and a virtual writer's workshop.<br />
<br />
Ryan's favorite program is currently the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence. During the summer of 2019, Ryan has tasked with developing a new arts programs for RLCF that would support artists but also serve the community as a whole. From this the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence program was birthed which hosted two artists in 2019 and is currently supporting 19 artist virtually. Ryan designed the North Louisiana Residency to be thematic each year as well as flexible in location, moving around different parts of North Louisiana to impact a variety of communities over time. The core aspect of the residency is that at least one artist is offered the opportunity to spend between 2 week and a month in North Louisiana focusing on their craft while living and engaging with the immediate community around them. The intentions of the program are to support artists in furthering their work, enrich the local arts culture, and develop relationships between North Louisiana the wherever the artists are from.<br />
<br />
Ryan has also done contract work the the Technology Business Development Center on Louisiana Tech's campus as a consultant as well as volunteered his time as a mentor for one of the 2020 TOP DOG New Venture Championship teams. For pleasure Ryan reads a good bit (currently reading Hard Times by Charles Dickens, The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank), gardens (currently Okra, Bell Peppers, Plums, and Peaches), plays with his three legged dog Charlie, and is fixing up a house with the help of his parents.<br />
<br />
He really enjoys helping others develop customer discovery questions (as well as working through the greater startup process), fleshing out potential pain points in new ideas and processes, and working through the Design Thinking method (which is kind of a given).<br />
<br />
Other things to know about Ryan - Enneagram 5w4, Myers Briggs INTJ (but maybe not, need to retest), and loves the concept of rebirth through art (e.g. Kintsugi, found objects, refashioning).<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]<br />
[[Category:Louisiana_Tech_University_(2017_Fall_cohort)]]<br />
[[Category:Student_Contributors]]<br />
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<div>'''Fellow Since:''' Fall 2017 [[File:RyanBotts2.jpg|thumb|Profile shot of Fellow Ryan Botts]]<br />
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'''School:''' Louisiana Tech University<br />
<br />
'''Current Work:''' Programs & Events Coordinator for the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation & Co-owner of UpAhead Design<br />
<br />
'''Email:''' ryanabotts@gmail.com<br />
<br />
Ryan 'Stirling' Botts graduated from Louisiana Tech University (LaTech) in Ruston, Louisiana with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. <br />
<br />
While he was a student, Ryan started a service projects student organization called Operations Tech (OpTech) to bring together students from all disciplines with the intent to utilize Design Thinking through service projects to improve the campus. Ryan also championed and supported the Bulldog Entrepreneurs Club and the Science Technology Arts Engineering and Math Club (S.T.E.A.M). In addition to his engineering coursework, Ryan enrolled in both art and entrepreneurship courses when possible to place himself at an intersection of engineering, design, and business (as LaTech does not have a degree that lends that environment). During Senior year, Ryan was a member of a 5 person team that won first place in LaTech's TOP DOG New Venture Championship. The team, HemoCycle, developed a cost effective blood salvaging device for developing nations. Ryan's main impact as a University Innovation Fellow ended up being the introduction of the program to Louisiana Tech and it's continued presence after he graduated. Before graduating, he had work on a few projects but unfortunately none of them came to fruition (yet). If you're curious as to how and why the projects didn't work, shoot him an email, he'd love to explain!<br />
<br />
Since graduating, Ryan has stayed in Ruston, Louisiana working with his business partner on a design company called UpAhead that they founded in 2018. The business primarily designs websites currently but is gradually shifting to products and business related ventures. <br />
<br />
At the beginning of 2019, Ryan was hired as the Programs & Events Coordinator for the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation (RLCF). RLCF is a North Louisiana nonprofit cultivating compassion in individuals, families, and communities. Their work focuses in the arts, outdoor adventure, and healthy living through a variety of programming and scholarships. Ryan is involved with around 85% of everything the foundation does with a handful of the programs directly under his charge. These include the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence and the North Louisiana Chef-in-Residence, the Get Outdoors Program, the Cultivating Compassion Podcast, and a virtual writer's workshop.<br />
<br />
Ryan's favorite program is currently the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence. During the summer of 2019, Ryan has tasked with developing a new arts programs for RLCF that would support artists but also serve the community as a whole. From this the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence program was birthed which hosted two artists in 2019 and is currently supporting 19 artist virtually. Ryan designed the North Louisiana Residency to be thematic each year as well as flexible in location, moving around different parts of North Louisiana to impact a variety of communities over time. The core aspect of the residency is that at least one artist is offered the opportunity to spend between 2 week and a month in North Louisiana focusing on their craft while living and engaging with the immediate community around them. The intentions of the program are to support artists in furthering their work, enrich the local arts culture, and develop relationships between North Louisiana the wherever the artists are from.<br />
<br />
Ryan has also done contract work the the Technology Business Development Center on Louisiana Tech's campus as a consultant as well as volunteered his time as a mentor for one of the 2020 TOP DOG New Venture Championship teams. For pleasure Ryan reads a good bit (currently reading Hard Times by Charles Dickens, The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank), gardens (currently Okra, Bell Peppers, Plums, and Peaches), plays with his three legged dog Charlie, and is fixing up a house with the help of his parents.<br />
<br />
He really enjoys helping others develop customer discovery questions (as well as working through the greater startup process), fleshing out potential pain points in new ideas and processes, and working through the Design Thinking method (which is kind of a given).<br />
<br />
Other things to know about Ryan - Enneagram 5w4, Myers Briggs INTJ (but maybe not, need to retest), and loves the concept of rebirth through art (e.g. Kintsugi, found objects, refashioning).<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]<br />
[[Category:Louisiana_Tech_University_(2017_Fall_cohort)]]<br />
[[Category:Student_Contributors]]<br />
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<div>'''Fellow Since:''' Fall 2017 [[File:RyanBotts.jpg|thumb]]<br />
<br />
'''School:''' Louisiana Tech University<br />
<br />
'''Current Work:''' Programs & Events Coordinator for the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation & Co-owner of UpAhead Design<br />
<br />
'''Email:''' ryanabotts@gmail.com<br />
<br />
Ryan 'Stirling' Botts graduated from Louisiana Tech University (LaTech) in Ruston, Louisiana with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. <br />
<br />
While he was a student, Ryan started a service projects student organization called Operations Tech (OpTech) to bring together students from all disciplines with the intent to utilize Design Thinking through service projects to improve the campus. Ryan also championed and supported the Bulldog Entrepreneurs Club and the Science Technology Arts Engineering and Math Club (S.T.E.A.M). In addition to his engineering coursework, Ryan enrolled in both art and entrepreneurship courses when possible to place himself at an intersection of engineering, design, and business (as LaTech does not have a degree that lends that environment). During Senior year, Ryan was a member of a 5 person team that won first place in LaTech's TOP DOG New Venture Championship. The team, HemoCycle, developed a cost effective blood salvaging device for developing nations. Ryan's main impact as a University Innovation Fellow ended up being the introduction of the program to Louisiana Tech and it's continued presence after he graduated. Before graduating, he had work on a few projects but unfortunately none of them came to fruition (yet). If you're curious as to how and why the projects didn't work, shoot him an email, he'd love to explain!<br />
<br />
Since graduating, Ryan has stayed in Ruston, Louisiana working with his business partner on a design company called UpAhead that they founded in 2018. The business primarily designs websites currently but is gradually shifting to products and business related ventures. <br />
<br />
At the beginning of 2019, Ryan was hired as the Programs & Events Coordinator for the Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation (RLCF). RLCF is a North Louisiana nonprofit cultivating compassion in individuals, families, and communities. Their work focuses in the arts, outdoor adventure, and healthy living through a variety of programming and scholarships. Ryan is involved with around 85% of everything the foundation does with a handful of the programs directly under his charge. These include the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence and the North Louisiana Chef-in-Residence, the Get Outdoors Program, the Cultivating Compassion Podcast, and a virtual writer's workshop.<br />
<br />
Ryan's favorite program is currently the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence. During the summer of 2019, Ryan has tasked with developing a new arts programs for RLCF that would support artists but also serve the community as a whole. From this the North Louisiana Artist-in-Residence program was birthed which hosted two artists in 2019 and is currently supporting 19 artist virtually. Ryan designed the North Louisiana Residency to be thematic each year as well as flexible in location, moving around different parts of North Louisiana to impact a variety of communities over time. The core aspect of the residency is that at least one artist is offered the opportunity to spend between 2 week and a month in North Louisiana focusing on their craft while living and engaging with the immediate community around them. The intentions of the program are to support artists in furthering their work, enrich the local arts culture, and develop relationships between North Louisiana the wherever the artists are from.<br />
<br />
Ryan has also done contract work the the Technology Business Development Center on Louisiana Tech's campus as a consultant as well as volunteered his time as a mentor for one of the 2020 TOP DOG New Venture Championship teams. For pleasure Ryan reads a good bit (currently reading Hard Times by Charles Dickens, The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank), gardens (currently Okra, Bell Peppers, Plums, and Peaches), plays with his three legged dog Charlie, and is fixing up a house with the help of his parents.<br />
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He really enjoys helping others develop customer discovery questions (as well as working through the greater startup process), fleshing out potential pain points in new ideas and processes, and working through the Design Thinking method (which is kind of a given).<br />
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Other things to know about Ryan - Enneagram 5w4, Myers Briggs INTJ (but maybe not, need to retest), and loves the concept of rebirth through art (e.g. Kintsugi, found objects, refashioning).<br />
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{{CatTree|Louisiana_Tech_University}}</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Louisiana_Tech_University&diff=87681School:Louisiana Tech University2019-11-10T03:34:40Z<p>RyanBotts: Added category link to Universities for Louisiana Tech page</p>
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<div>= '''Campus Overview''' =<br />
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== Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship ==<br />
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<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f6e0cf10-7fff-71c6-5589-de94bb0d1cf3"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Louisiana Tech University offers many opportunities for all of the nearly 13,000 students on campus to explore their interests in innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E). To facilitate open access of I&E resources to all students, the university established the Innovation Enterprise group which is independent of any college on campus as its sole focus is promoting I&E on campus and in the region. One of the most visible projects of Innovation Enterprise is the Thingery, a maker space on campus that has tools for rapid-prototyping including 3D printers, screen-printing stations, a CNC router, a laser cutter, and more. The Thingery also hosts workshops for all students to learn how to use the tools available and further their skills in design. Another way students can get involved is through a new workshop called Fundamentals for Founders. Being led by local executives with experience, the opportunity is open to the community. In addition to the makerspace, LaTech hosts two idea pitch competitions and a venture championship event every year to help students present their ideas to entrepreneurs in the region and receive the training and feedback necessary to grow those ideas into startups. In the classroom, engineering students are introduced to design thinking and product development during their first years as part of the freshmen “Living with the Lab” course. The business college offers a Bachelor of Arts in Management with a concentration on Entrepreneurship that provides many courses on different aspects of starting a business such as business plan development and human resources management for small businesses. Both engineering students and business students, along with art students, are offered the chance to take “Innovative Product Design”, a course that takes students through the process of forming a startup within a quarter. Engineering and entrepreneurship students can then take a senior design capstone project class where they spend the year in teams taking an idea and creating a startup from that idea. Architecture students have a junior course where they design and construct an architectural structure that solves a need for the local community (for the past few years they have done multiple projects for MedCamps, a non-profit camp for children with disabilities). New to campus is a collaborative space for students with entrepreneurial projects to develop their ideas and work to make them a reality while being able to collaborate and interact with other students working towards similar goals. In addition to university-sponsored I&E activities, students are starting to take leadership in progressing I&E on campus through student organizations. An innovation club was started in 2016, and in 2017 the entrepreneurship club has started an attempt to revitalize its engagement with students and grow its presence on campus.</span></span></span><br />
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== Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship<br/> ==<br />
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<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2754f9a5-7fff-c72c-cae6-4d2e1fa95a14"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Louisiana Tech University has many research centers on campus involving faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students that provide opportunities for developing new technologies. Encouraging innovation, establishing technological breakthroughs, and creating economic value for the region are all highly valued by the university and any opportunities to do so are encouraged. Research and economic developments of developed technologies are practiced within the College of Engineering and Science where many professors spend the bulk of their time. Here, they can lead research endeavors or run a side business (oftentimes with their graduate students) that make use of the technologies produced during research. The university has a system in place to retain a percentage of profits from technologies and patents developed with university resources, but it is not so large a percentage that faculty refrain from pursuing further development.</span></span></span><br />
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== Actively supporting the university technology transfer function<br/> ==<br />
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<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ff27f80d-7fff-017c-969d-a7599cb7a45b"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LaTech has a technology transfer office called the Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization that is an educational and management resource for faculty and students pursuing a patent and licensing paths. It specifically focuses on facilitating the process of faculty assessing the commercial potential of their inventions and discoveries, and then negotiating with industrial partners to get the technology developed into applications that benefit society. There is also a “Tech Transfer and Commercialization” course offered to graduate business and engineering students to educate them on the process of successfully transitioning their intellectual works from the university to the market.</span></span></span><br />
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== Facilitating university-industry collaboration<br/> ==<br />
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<span style="font-size:medium;">A few years ago the university broke ground on the Enterprise Campus- a research park on campus whose goal is to utilize the intellectual and research strength of LaTech along with industry partners to bring a wealth of economic development to the region. The centerpiece of the Enterprise Campus is Tech Pointe, a commercial facility located between the College of Engineering and Science and the College of Business that provides leased space to high tech companies and startups who employ students. The arrangement provides companies access to students who are learning the newest and best practices in their fields while the students are able to graduate with multiple years of real world experience. This often sets them apart from other students who have only had academic experiences and summer internships. In addition to the Enterprise Campus, LaTech has invested in and advocated for the development of the National Cyber Research Park in Bossier City (roughly 60 miles away) which is working to develop a knowledge-based workforce as well as technology research and development in the region.</span><br />
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== Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts<br/> ==<br />
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<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f3ae4c55-7fff-8f14-77d9-bc9490ae26f1"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Aside from educating students who provide a major economic impact to the region both while in school and after graduating, the main vehicle through which LaTech works towards local and regional economic development is the efforts of the Innovation Enterprise team. LA Tech recently lost funding to a program that provided training, mentorship, and networking opportunities strengthened by local investors and entrepreneurs. To encourage entrepreneurship, the Technology Business Development Center helps with the process of starting, operating, and leaving an innovative business venture. Opened to the region, opportunities are held all throughout Northern Louisiana. On top of help from the community, Louisiana Tech was one of many schools in the region to receive funding from the New Louisiana Angel Fund 2. While it is still a very recent thing, the funding will go to increasing the presence of innovation and entrepreneurship on Tech’s campus.</span></span></span><br />
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'''<span style="font-size:medium;">Related Links</span>'''<br />
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'''<span style="font-size:medium;">[[Louisiana Tech University Student Priorities|Louisiana_Tech_University_Student_Priorities]]</span>'''<br />
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'''<span style="font-size: medium;">[[Noahborden]]&nbsp;UIF Fellow Candidate 2019</span>'''<br />
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'''<span style="font-size:medium;">[[Lexie Lybrand|Lexie_Lybrand]]&nbsp;UIF Fellow 2018</span>'''<br />
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'''<span style="font-size:medium;">[[Ryan Botts|Ryan_Botts]]&nbsp;UIF Fellow 2017</span>'''<br />
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[[Category:Universities]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Ryan_Botts&diff=78497Fellow:Ryan Botts2019-01-18T08:12:01Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
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<div>Ryan 'Stirling' Botts was a Fellow at and graduated from Louisiana Tech University (LaTech) in Ruston, Louisiana with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. Originally entering college with aspirations[[File:RyanBotts.jpg|thumb]] of earning a mechanical engineering degree and becoming a super successful (and wealthy) rocket scientist, Ryan found new passions and paths that completely altered his direction in life. He decided to focus on improving the quality of life in his communities. His childhood of growing up overseas in the U.S. military provided him the opportunity to experience other cultures which translated to being able to address challenges with various perspectives. On campus, Ryan started a service projects student organization, worked on multiple projects in business and art (favoring the position of being at the intersection of Engineering, Design, and Business), and was the initiator of bringing the UIF program to campus to both improve LaTech’s culture for innovation and allow the university to further contribute to the greater community. Off campus, Ryan co-founded a design company (UpAhead, LLC), freelances with a local nonproft, reads as many books as he can get his hands on, and is still learning how to better manage his time so that he can do more (because there is a huge list of things he wants to do on the regular like working out and playing the piano). Future plans for Ryan involve growing his company's impact, establishing a stronger culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in North Louisiana, and applying to an MBA graduate program in April.<br />
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He really enjoys helping others develop customer discovery questions (as well as working through the greater startup process), fleshing out potential pain points in new ideas and processes, and working through the Design Thinking method (which is kind of a given).<br />
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He can be reached through ryanabotts@gmail.com.<br />
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[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Ryan_Botts&diff=67641Fellow:Ryan Botts2018-05-26T23:29:59Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
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<div>Ryan Botts is a senior industrial engineering student at Louisiana Tech University (LaTech) in Ruston, Louisiana. Originally entering college with aspirations[[File:RyanBotts.jpg|thumb|RyanBotts.jpg]] of earning a mechanical engineering degree and becoming a super successful (and wealthy) rocket scientist, Ryan found new passions and paths that have completely altered his direction in life. Now, Ryan is on a mission to help others. His childhood of growing up overseas in the U.S. military provided him the opportunity to experience other cultures which translated to being able to address challenges with various perspectives. On campus, Ryan started a service projects student organization, works on multiple projects in business and art (stepping outside of traditional engineering), and was the initiator of bringing the UIF program to campus to both improve LaTech’s culture for innovation and allow the university to further contribute to the greater community. Off campus, Ryan is co-starting a design company, works part time with a local nonproft, reads as many books as he can get his hands on, and is still learning how to better manage his time so that he can do more (because there is a huge list of things he wants to do on the regular like working out and playing the piano). Future plans for Ryan include fully working on the design company, establishing a stronger culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in North Louisiana, and applying to graduate school for an MBA. He can be reached through ryanabotts@gmail.com.<br />
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[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Ryan_Botts&diff=67532Fellow:Ryan Botts2018-04-15T23:04:14Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
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<div>Ryan Botts is a senior industrial engineering student at Louisiana Tech University (LaTech) in Ruston, Louisiana. Originally entering college with aspirations[[File:RyanBotts.jpg|thumb]] of earning a mechanical engineering degree and becoming a super successful (and wealthy) rocket scientist, Ryan found new passions and paths that have completely altered his direction in life. Now, Ryan is on a mission to help others. His childhood of growing up overseas in the U.S. military provided him the opportunity to experience other cultures which translated to being able to address challenges with various perspectives. On campus, Ryan started a service projects student organization, works on multiple projects in business and art (stepping outside of traditional engineering), and was the initiator of bringing the UIF program to campus to both improve LaTech’s culture for innovation and allow the university to further contribute to the greater community. Off campus, Ryan is co-starting a webhosting/photo printing lab company, shoots interior design photography, reads as many books as he can get his hands on, and is still learning how to better manage his time so that he can do more (because there is a huge list of things he wants to do on the regular like working out and playing the piano). Future plans for Ryan include founding a startup within the school year, establishing a stronger culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in North Louisiana, and applying to graduate school for an MBA and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education. He can be reached through rab054@latech.edu.<br />
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[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Louisiana_Tech_University_Student_Priorities&diff=56880Priorities:Louisiana Tech University Student Priorities2017-10-20T04:37:54Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
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<div>= 2017 Student Priorities =<br />
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== '''Strategy #1 - Freshmen experience I&E''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' - Incorporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the First Year Experience Course<br />
<br />
The FYE 100 course that all freshmen take Fall Quarter is designed to provide application experiences in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration while students engage in university culture. Incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship into the course will enhance their critical thinking and collaboration skills while also introducing them to opportunities and resources available to them on campus.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E produce lesson plan (with input from faculty) for one day of instruction in design thinking and what LaTech has to offer for innovation and entrepreneurship ambitions (Thingery, Rawle Center, Top Dog, student organizations). To make the lesson more effective, stagger instruction days so that the I&E students who produced the lesson plan can actually teach the class to the freshmen, showing student leadership in I&E and that a community for it exists on campus.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
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-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during academic year 2017-2018<br />
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-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail runs in select classes during Fall 2018<br />
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-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine model and fully implement during Fall 2019<br />
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'''Tactic 2''' – Innovation and Entrepreneurship event at orientations during summer.<br />
<br />
Most freshmen attend one of the orientation session the summer before attending to become familiar and excited about LaTech. Implementing an I&E event they attend during orientation would provide them the opportunity to know about what resources are available and spark their interest before weight of classes and other responsibilities set in during the quarter.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E host a demonstration of design thinking in Thingery that orientation groups cycle through. Students receive crash course on the design thinking process, they find out where the Thingery is located, and are given the opportunity to sign up for workshops in the school year and I&E affiliated organizations.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail run during Time out for Tech Spring<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine and implement during summer of 2018<br />
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== '''Strategy #2 - Students have opportunity to experience I&E in locations they frequent''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – During Fall Quarter, I&E related student organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) organize daylong event celebrating I&E with support from Innovation Enterprise. The event would include I&E topic presentations from campus and guest speakers, activities in the Quad and Centennial Plaza that demonstrate some aspect of I&E (20,000 passions, design thinking crash course, elevator pitch game), and an expo of local entrepreneurs and innovations showing students the work they are doing in the student center.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Planning during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Event occurs during latter half of Fall Quarter 2018<br />
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'''Tactic 2 '''– Smaller scale I&E days with one per quarter organized by I&E related organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) with support from Innovation Enterprise. I&E days would include one guest speaker (on campus or from region) and an engagement activity in Quad or Centennial Plaza. Would be less pressure on the organizers and spread out excitement for I&E among quarters instead of once at beginning of year.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Test run during Spring Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Refine model and host first official I&E day Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Continue each following quarter (excluding Summer Quarter for now)<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #3 - I&E organizations have support from the university''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – Vocal, financial, resource support from the university (specifically Innovation Enterprise) for I&E organizations like Bulldog Entrepreneurs and Operations Tech (innovation club). The university collaborates with I&E student organizations to gain help in planning and promoting events/curriculum/initiatives on campus thereby including various student perspectives and interest in university planning.<br />
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&nbsp;<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #4 - Support for I&E development after graduation''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1 '''– Establish “Collaborative Community” group of entrepreneurial students<br />
<br />
Support creation and development of a “Collaborative Community” with space on campus for entrepreneurial students to work on startup ideas, collaborate with others working on their own startups, and have opportunity to develop network for after graduation. Ground work for this is already laid with a few students and faculty setting up the vision for this group and first steps towards creation having been taken. Full implementation with university support will allow students on campus to meet and develop their ideas for startups and entrepreneurial skills together.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Allocate space for students to meet completed<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Recruit students at different levels of idea development to start the community end of fall quarter 2017<br />
<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Mentoring Network between entrepreneurial minded students, alumni, and local business owners<br />
<br />
Establish a university sponsored network where students that want to dive into entrepreneurship, alumni that are involved with entrepreneurial activities, and local entrepreneurs can meet, communicate, collaborate, lend resources/expertise, and learn from each other. The individuals with a lot of experience can officially mentor less experienced members meeting online or in person weekly or monthly to strengthen community connection between like-minded people in the region.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Recruit and logistics planning for network during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Soft launch of network to work out bugs and issues fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Pending soft launch is effective, official launch spring quarter 2019<br />
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= Related Links =<br />
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&lt;a href="Louisiana%20Tech%20University"&gt;Louisiana_Tech_University&lt;/a&gt;<br />
<br />
2017 UIF Fellows<br />
<br />
&lt;a href="Ryan%20Botts"&gt;Ryan_Botts&lt;/a&gt;<br />
<br />
Change Story Video:&nbsp;<a href="[https://youtu.be/5AeJQqtViMk https://youtu.be/5AeJQqtViMk]">[https://youtu.be/5AeJQqtViMk https://youtu.be/5AeJQqtViMk]&lt;/a&gt;<br />
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[[Category:Pages with broken file links|Pages_with_broken_file_links]]<br/>[[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Louisiana_Tech_University_Student_Priorities&diff=56879Priorities:Louisiana Tech University Student Priorities2017-10-20T04:35:36Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
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<div>= 2017 Student Priorities =<br />
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[[File:<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5AeJQqtViMk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>]]<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #1 - Freshmen experience I&E''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' - Incorporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the First Year Experience Course<br />
<br />
The FYE 100 course that all freshmen take Fall Quarter is designed to provide application experiences in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration while students engage in university culture. Incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship into the course will enhance their critical thinking and collaboration skills while also introducing them to opportunities and resources available to them on campus.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E produce lesson plan (with input from faculty) for one day of instruction in design thinking and what LaTech has to offer for innovation and entrepreneurship ambitions (Thingery, Rawle Center, Top Dog, student organizations). To make the lesson more effective, stagger instruction days so that the I&E students who produced the lesson plan can actually teach the class to the freshmen, showing student leadership in I&E and that a community for it exists on campus.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during academic year 2017-2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail runs in select classes during Fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine model and fully implement during Fall 2019<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Innovation and Entrepreneurship event at orientations during summer.<br />
<br />
Most freshmen attend one of the orientation session the summer before attending to become familiar and excited about LaTech. Implementing an I&E event they attend during orientation would provide them the opportunity to know about what resources are available and spark their interest before weight of classes and other responsibilities set in during the quarter.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E host a demonstration of design thinking in Thingery that orientation groups cycle through. Students receive crash course on the design thinking process, they find out where the Thingery is located, and are given the opportunity to sign up for workshops in the school year and I&E affiliated organizations.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail run during Time out for Tech Spring<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine and implement during summer of 2018<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #2 - Students have opportunity to experience I&E in locations they frequent''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – During Fall Quarter, I&E related student organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) organize daylong event celebrating I&E with support from Innovation Enterprise. The event would include I&E topic presentations from campus and guest speakers, activities in the Quad and Centennial Plaza that demonstrate some aspect of I&E (20,000 passions, design thinking crash course, elevator pitch game), and an expo of local entrepreneurs and innovations showing students the work they are doing in the student center.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Planning during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Event occurs during latter half of Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2 '''– Smaller scale I&E days with one per quarter organized by I&E related organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) with support from Innovation Enterprise. I&E days would include one guest speaker (on campus or from region) and an engagement activity in Quad or Centennial Plaza. Would be less pressure on the organizers and spread out excitement for I&E among quarters instead of once at beginning of year.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Test run during Spring Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Refine model and host first official I&E day Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Continue each following quarter (excluding Summer Quarter for now)<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #3 - I&E organizations have support from the university''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – Vocal, financial, resource support from the university (specifically Innovation Enterprise) for I&E organizations like Bulldog Entrepreneurs and Operations Tech (innovation club). The university collaborates with I&E student organizations to gain help in planning and promoting events/curriculum/initiatives on campus thereby including various student perspectives and interest in university planning.<br />
<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #4 - Support for I&E development after graduation''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1 '''– Establish “Collaborative Community” group of entrepreneurial students<br />
<br />
Support creation and development of a “Collaborative Community” with space on campus for entrepreneurial students to work on startup ideas, collaborate with others working on their own startups, and have opportunity to develop network for after graduation. Ground work for this is already laid with a few students and faculty setting up the vision for this group and first steps towards creation having been taken. Full implementation with university support will allow students on campus to meet and develop their ideas for startups and entrepreneurial skills together.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Allocate space for students to meet completed<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Recruit students at different levels of idea development to start the community end of fall quarter 2017<br />
<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Mentoring Network between entrepreneurial minded students, alumni, and local business owners<br />
<br />
Establish a university sponsored network where students that want to dive into entrepreneurship, alumni that are involved with entrepreneurial activities, and local entrepreneurs can meet, communicate, collaborate, lend resources/expertise, and learn from each other. The individuals with a lot of experience can officially mentor less experienced members meeting online or in person weekly or monthly to strengthen community connection between like-minded people in the region.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Recruit and logistics planning for network during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Soft launch of network to work out bugs and issues fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Pending soft launch is effective, official launch spring quarter 2019<br />
<br />
= Related Links =<br />
<br />
&lt;a href="Louisiana%20Tech%20University"&gt;Louisiana_Tech_University&lt;/a&gt;<br />
<br />
2017 UIF Fellows<br />
<br />
&lt;a href="Ryan%20Botts"&gt;Ryan_Botts&lt;/a&gt;<br />
<br />
Change Story Video:&nbsp;<a href="[https://youtu.be/5AeJQqtViMk https://youtu.be/5AeJQqtViMk]">[https://youtu.be/5AeJQqtViMk https://youtu.be/5AeJQqtViMk]&lt;/a&gt;<br />
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[[Category:Pages with broken file links]]<br/>[[Category:Student Priorities]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Louisiana_Tech_University_Student_Priorities&diff=56878Priorities:Louisiana Tech University Student Priorities2017-10-20T04:35:12Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
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<div><h1> 2017 Student Priorities </h1><br />
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</p><br />
<h2> <b>Strategy #1 - Freshmen experience I&amp;E</b> </h2><br />
<p><b>Tactic 1</b> - Incorporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the First Year Experience Course<br />
</p><p>The FYE 100 course that all freshmen take Fall Quarter is designed to provide application experiences in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration while students engage in university culture. Incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship into the course will enhance their critical thinking and collaboration skills while also introducing them to opportunities and resources available to them on campus.<br />
</p><p>Possible scenario – students involved with I&amp;E produce lesson plan (with input from faculty) for one day of instruction in design thinking and what LaTech has to offer for innovation and entrepreneurship ambitions (Thingery, Rawle Center, Top Dog, student organizations). To make the lesson more effective, stagger instruction days so that the I&amp;E students who produced the lesson plan can actually teach the class to the freshmen, showing student leadership in I&amp;E and that a community for it exists on campus.<br />
</p><p>Projected timeline<br />
</p><p>-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Planning during academic year 2017-2018<br />
</p><p>-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Trail runs in select classes during Fall 2018<br />
</p><p>-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Refine model and fully implement during Fall 2019<br />
</p><p><b>Tactic 2</b> – Innovation and Entrepreneurship event at orientations during summer.<br />
</p><p>Most freshmen attend one of the orientation session the summer before attending to become familiar and excited about LaTech. Implementing an I&amp;E event they attend during orientation would provide them the opportunity to know about what resources are available and spark their interest before weight of classes and other responsibilities set in during the quarter.<br />
</p><p>Possible scenario – students involved with I&amp;E host a demonstration of design thinking in Thingery that orientation groups cycle through. Students receive crash course on the design thinking process, they find out where the Thingery is located, and are given the opportunity to sign up for workshops in the school year and I&amp;E affiliated organizations.<br />
</p><p>Projected timeline<br />
</p><p>-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
</p><p>-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Trail run during Time out for Tech Spring<br />
</p><p>-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Refine and implement during summer of 2018<br />
</p><br />
<h2> <b>Strategy #2 - Students have opportunity to experience I&amp;E in locations they frequent</b> </h2><br />
<p><b>Tactic 1</b> – During Fall Quarter, I&amp;E related student organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) organize daylong event celebrating I&amp;E with support from Innovation Enterprise. The event would include I&amp;E topic presentations from campus and guest speakers, activities in the Quad and Centennial Plaza that demonstrate some aspect of I&amp;E (20,000 passions, design thinking crash course, elevator pitch game), and an expo of local entrepreneurs and innovations showing students the work they are doing in the student center.<br />
</p><p>Projected Timeline<br />
</p><p>-&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;Planning during academic year 2017/2018<br />
</p><p>-&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;Event occurs during latter half of Fall Quarter 2018<br />
</p><p><b>Tactic 2 </b>– Smaller scale I&amp;E days with one per quarter organized by I&amp;E related organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) with support from Innovation Enterprise. I&amp;E days would include one guest speaker (on campus or from region) and an engagement activity in Quad or Centennial Plaza. Would be less pressure on the organizers and spread out excitement for I&amp;E among quarters instead of once at beginning of year.<br />
</p><p>Projected Timeline<br />
</p><p>-&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
</p><p>-&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;Test run during Spring Quarter 2018<br />
</p><p>-&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;Refine model and host first official I&amp;E day Fall Quarter 2018<br />
</p><p>-&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;Continue each following quarter (excluding Summer Quarter for now)<br />
</p><br />
<h2> <b>Strategy #3 - I&amp;E organizations have support from the university</b> </h2><br />
<p><b>Tactic 1</b> – Vocal, financial, resource support from the university (specifically Innovation Enterprise) for I&amp;E organizations like Bulldog Entrepreneurs and Operations Tech (innovation club). The university collaborates with I&amp;E student organizations to gain help in planning and promoting events/curriculum/initiatives on campus thereby including various student perspectives and interest in university planning.<br />
</p><p>&#160;<br />
</p><br />
<h2> <b>Strategy #4 - Support for I&amp;E development after graduation</b> </h2><br />
<p><b>Tactic 1 </b>– Establish “Collaborative Community” group of entrepreneurial students<br />
</p><p>Support creation and development of a “Collaborative Community” with space on campus for entrepreneurial students to work on startup ideas, collaborate with others working on their own startups, and have opportunity to develop network for after graduation. Ground work for this is already laid with a few students and faculty setting up the vision for this group and first steps towards creation having been taken. Full implementation with university support will allow students on campus to meet and develop their ideas for startups and entrepreneurial skills together.<br />
</p><p>Projected Timeline<br />
</p><p>-&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;Allocate space for students to meet completed<br />
</p><p>-&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;Recruit students at different levels of idea development to start the community end of fall quarter 2017<br />
</p><p>&#160;<br />
</p><p><b>Tactic 2</b> – Mentoring Network between entrepreneurial minded students, alumni, and local business owners<br />
</p><p>Establish a university sponsored network where students that want to dive into entrepreneurship, alumni that are involved with entrepreneurial activities, and local entrepreneurs can meet, communicate, collaborate, lend resources/expertise, and learn from each other. The individuals with a lot of experience can officially mentor less experienced members meeting online or in person weekly or monthly to strengthen community connection between like-minded people in the region.<br />
</p><p>Projected Timeline<br />
</p><p>-&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;Recruit and logistics planning for network during academic year 2017/2018<br />
</p><p>-&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;Soft launch of network to work out bugs and issues fall 2018<br />
</p><p>-&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;Pending soft launch is effective, official launch spring quarter 2019<br />
</p><br />
<h1> Related Links </h1><br />
<p><a href="Louisiana%20Tech%20University">Louisiana_Tech_University</a><br />
</p><p>2017 UIF Fellows<br />
</p><p><a href="Ryan%20Botts">Ryan_Botts</a><br />
</p><p>Change Story Video:&#160;<a href="https://youtu.be/5AeJQqtViMk">https://youtu.be/5AeJQqtViMk</a><br />
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<br />
[[File:https://youtu.be/5AeJQqtViMk]]<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #1 - Freshmen experience I&E''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' - Incorporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the First Year Experience Course<br />
<br />
The FYE 100 course that all freshmen take Fall Quarter is designed to provide application experiences in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration while students engage in university culture. Incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship into the course will enhance their critical thinking and collaboration skills while also introducing them to opportunities and resources available to them on campus.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E produce lesson plan (with input from faculty) for one day of instruction in design thinking and what LaTech has to offer for innovation and entrepreneurship ambitions (Thingery, Rawle Center, Top Dog, student organizations). To make the lesson more effective, stagger instruction days so that the I&E students who produced the lesson plan can actually teach the class to the freshmen, showing student leadership in I&E and that a community for it exists on campus.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during academic year 2017-2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail runs in select classes during Fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine model and fully implement during Fall 2019<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Innovation and Entrepreneurship event at orientations during summer.<br />
<br />
Most freshmen attend one of the orientation session the summer before attending to become familiar and excited about LaTech. Implementing an I&E event they attend during orientation would provide them the opportunity to know about what resources are available and spark their interest before weight of classes and other responsibilities set in during the quarter.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E host a demonstration of design thinking in Thingery that orientation groups cycle through. Students receive crash course on the design thinking process, they find out where the Thingery is located, and are given the opportunity to sign up for workshops in the school year and I&E affiliated organizations.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail run during Time out for Tech Spring<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine and implement during summer of 2018<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #2 - Students have opportunity to experience I&E in locations they frequent''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – During Fall Quarter, I&E related student organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) organize daylong event celebrating I&E with support from Innovation Enterprise. The event would include I&E topic presentations from campus and guest speakers, activities in the Quad and Centennial Plaza that demonstrate some aspect of I&E (20,000 passions, design thinking crash course, elevator pitch game), and an expo of local entrepreneurs and innovations showing students the work they are doing in the student center.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Planning during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Event occurs during latter half of Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2 '''– Smaller scale I&E days with one per quarter organized by I&E related organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) with support from Innovation Enterprise. I&E days would include one guest speaker (on campus or from region) and an engagement activity in Quad or Centennial Plaza. Would be less pressure on the organizers and spread out excitement for I&E among quarters instead of once at beginning of year.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Test run during Spring Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Refine model and host first official I&E day Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Continue each following quarter (excluding Summer Quarter for now)<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #3 - I&E organizations have support from the university''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – Vocal, financial, resource support from the university (specifically Innovation Enterprise) for I&E organizations like Bulldog Entrepreneurs and Operations Tech (innovation club). The university collaborates with I&E student organizations to gain help in planning and promoting events/curriculum/initiatives on campus thereby including various student perspectives and interest in university planning.<br />
<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #4 - Support for I&E development after graduation''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1 '''– Establish “Collaborative Community” group of entrepreneurial students<br />
<br />
Support creation and development of a “Collaborative Community” with space on campus for entrepreneurial students to work on startup ideas, collaborate with others working on their own startups, and have opportunity to develop network for after graduation. Ground work for this is already laid with a few students and faculty setting up the vision for this group and first steps towards creation having been taken. Full implementation with university support will allow students on campus to meet and develop their ideas for startups and entrepreneurial skills together.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Allocate space for students to meet completed<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Recruit students at different levels of idea development to start the community end of fall quarter 2017<br />
<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Mentoring Network between entrepreneurial minded students, alumni, and local business owners<br />
<br />
Establish a university sponsored network where students that want to dive into entrepreneurship, alumni that are involved with entrepreneurial activities, and local entrepreneurs can meet, communicate, collaborate, lend resources/expertise, and learn from each other. The individuals with a lot of experience can officially mentor less experienced members meeting online or in person weekly or monthly to strengthen community connection between like-minded people in the region.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Recruit and logistics planning for network during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Soft launch of network to work out bugs and issues fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Pending soft launch is effective, official launch spring quarter 2019<br />
<br />
= Related Links =<br />
<br />
[[Louisiana Tech University|Louisiana_Tech_University]]<br />
<br />
2017 UIF Fellows<br />
<br />
[[Ryan Botts|Ryan_Botts]]<br />
<br />
Change Story Video:&nbsp;[https://youtu.be/5AeJQqtViMk https://youtu.be/5AeJQqtViMk]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Louisiana_Tech_University_Student_Priorities&diff=56875Priorities:Louisiana Tech University Student Priorities2017-10-20T04:28:36Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
<hr />
<div>= 2017 Student Priorities =<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #1 - Freshmen experience I&E''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' - Incorporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the First Year Experience Course<br />
<br />
The FYE 100 course that all freshmen take Fall Quarter is designed to provide application experiences in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration while students engage in university culture. Incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship into the course will enhance their critical thinking and collaboration skills while also introducing them to opportunities and resources available to them on campus.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E produce lesson plan (with input from faculty) for one day of instruction in design thinking and what LaTech has to offer for innovation and entrepreneurship ambitions (Thingery, Rawle Center, Top Dog, student organizations). To make the lesson more effective, stagger instruction days so that the I&E students who produced the lesson plan can actually teach the class to the freshmen, showing student leadership in I&E and that a community for it exists on campus.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during academic year 2017-2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail runs in select classes during Fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine model and fully implement during Fall 2019<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Innovation and Entrepreneurship event at orientations during summer.<br />
<br />
Most freshmen attend one of the orientation session the summer before attending to become familiar and excited about LaTech. Implementing an I&E event they attend during orientation would provide them the opportunity to know about what resources are available and spark their interest before weight of classes and other responsibilities set in during the quarter.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E host a demonstration of design thinking in Thingery that orientation groups cycle through. Students receive crash course on the design thinking process, they find out where the Thingery is located, and are given the opportunity to sign up for workshops in the school year and I&E affiliated organizations.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail run during Time out for Tech Spring<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine and implement during summer of 2018<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #2 - Students have opportunity to experience I&E in locations they frequent''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – During Fall Quarter, I&E related student organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) organize daylong event celebrating I&E with support from Innovation Enterprise. The event would include I&E topic presentations from campus and guest speakers, activities in the Quad and Centennial Plaza that demonstrate some aspect of I&E (20,000 passions, design thinking crash course, elevator pitch game), and an expo of local entrepreneurs and innovations showing students the work they are doing in the student center.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Planning during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Event occurs during latter half of Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2 '''– Smaller scale I&E days with one per quarter organized by I&E related organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) with support from Innovation Enterprise. I&E days would include one guest speaker (on campus or from region) and an engagement activity in Quad or Centennial Plaza. Would be less pressure on the organizers and spread out excitement for I&E among quarters instead of once at beginning of year.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Test run during Spring Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Refine model and host first official I&E day Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Continue each following quarter (excluding Summer Quarter for now)<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #3 - I&E organizations have support from the university''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – Vocal, financial, resource support from the university (specifically Innovation Enterprise) for I&E organizations like Bulldog Entrepreneurs and Operations Tech (innovation club). The university collaborates with I&E student organizations to gain help in planning and promoting events/curriculum/initiatives on campus thereby including various student perspectives and interest in university planning.<br />
<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #4 - Support for I&E development after graduation''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1 '''– Establish “Collaborative Community” group of entrepreneurial students<br />
<br />
Support creation and development of a “Collaborative Community” with space on campus for entrepreneurial students to work on startup ideas, collaborate with others working on their own startups, and have opportunity to develop network for after graduation. Ground work for this is already laid with a few students and faculty setting up the vision for this group and first steps towards creation having been taken. Full implementation with university support will allow students on campus to meet and develop their ideas for startups and entrepreneurial skills together.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Allocate space for students to meet completed<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Recruit students at different levels of idea development to start the community end of fall quarter 2017<br />
<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Mentoring Network between entrepreneurial minded students, alumni, and local business owners<br />
<br />
Establish a university sponsored network where students that want to dive into entrepreneurship, alumni that are involved with entrepreneurial activities, and local entrepreneurs can meet, communicate, collaborate, lend resources/expertise, and learn from each other. The individuals with a lot of experience can officially mentor less experienced members meeting online or in person weekly or monthly to strengthen community connection between like-minded people in the region.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Recruit and logistics planning for network during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Soft launch of network to work out bugs and issues fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Pending soft launch is effective, official launch spring quarter 2019<br />
<br />
= Related Links =<br />
<br />
[[Louisiana Tech University|Louisiana_Tech_University]]<br />
<br />
2017 UIF Fellows<br />
<br />
[[Ryan Botts|Ryan_Botts]]<br />
<br />
Change Story Video:&nbsp;https://youtu.be/5AeJQqtViMk<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Louisiana_Tech_University_Student_Priorities&diff=55537Priorities:Louisiana Tech University Student Priorities2017-10-04T04:48:01Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
<hr />
<div>= 2017 Student Priorities =<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #1 - Freshmen experience I&E''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' - Incorporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the First Year Experience Course<br />
<br />
The FYE 100 course that all freshmen take Fall Quarter is designed to provide application experiences in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration while students engage in university culture. Incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship into the course will enhance their critical thinking and collaboration skills while also introducing them to opportunities and resources available to them on campus.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E produce lesson plan (with input from faculty) for one day of instruction in design thinking and what LaTech has to offer for innovation and entrepreneurship ambitions (Thingery, Rawle Center, Top Dog, student organizations). To make the lesson more effective, stagger instruction days so that the I&E students who produced the lesson plan can actually teach the class to the freshmen, showing student leadership in I&E and that a community for it exists on campus.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during academic year 2017-2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail runs in select classes during Fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine model and fully implement during Fall 2019<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Innovation and Entrepreneurship event at orientations during summer.<br />
<br />
Most freshmen attend one of the orientation session the summer before attending to become familiar and excited about LaTech. Implementing an I&E event they attend during orientation would provide them the opportunity to know about what resources are available and spark their interest before weight of classes and other responsibilities set in during the quarter.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E host a demonstration of design thinking in Thingery that orientation groups cycle through. Students receive crash course on the design thinking process, they find out where the Thingery is located, and are given the opportunity to sign up for workshops in the school year and I&E affiliated organizations.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail run during Time out for Tech Spring<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine and implement during summer of 2018<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #2 - Students have opportunity to experience I&E in locations they frequent''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – During Fall Quarter, I&E related student organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) organize daylong event celebrating I&E with support from Innovation Enterprise. The event would include I&E topic presentations from campus and guest speakers, activities in the Quad and Centennial Plaza that demonstrate some aspect of I&E (20,000 passions, design thinking crash course, elevator pitch game), and an expo of local entrepreneurs and innovations showing students the work they are doing in the student center.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Planning during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Event occurs during latter half of Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2 '''– Smaller scale I&E days with one per quarter organized by I&E related organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) with support from Innovation Enterprise. I&E days would include one guest speaker (on campus or from region) and an engagement activity in Quad or Centennial Plaza. Would be less pressure on the organizers and spread out excitement for I&E among quarters instead of once at beginning of year.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Test run during Spring Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Refine model and host first official I&E day Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Continue each following quarter (excluding Summer Quarter for now)<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #3 - I&E organizations have support from the university''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – Vocal, financial, resource support from the university (specifically Innovation Enterprise) for I&E organizations like Bulldog Entrepreneurs and Operations Tech (innovation club). The university collaborates with I&E student organizations to gain help in planning and promoting events/curriculum/initiatives on campus thereby including various student perspectives and interest in university planning.<br />
<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #4 - Support for I&E development after graduation''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1 '''– Establish “Collaborative Community” group of entrepreneurial students<br />
<br />
Support creation and development of a “Collaborative Community” with space on campus for entrepreneurial students to work on startup ideas, collaborate with others working on their own startups, and have opportunity to develop network for after graduation. Ground work for this is already laid with a few students and faculty setting up the vision for this group and first steps towards creation having been taken. Full implementation with university support will allow students on campus to meet and develop their ideas for startups and entrepreneurial skills together.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Allocate space for students to meet completed<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Recruit students at different levels of idea development to start the community end of fall quarter 2017<br />
<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Mentoring Network between entrepreneurial minded students, alumni, and local business owners<br />
<br />
Establish a university sponsored network where students that want to dive into entrepreneurship, alumni that are involved with entrepreneurial activities, and local entrepreneurs can meet, communicate, collaborate, lend resources/expertise, and learn from each other. The individuals with a lot of experience can officially mentor less experienced members meeting online or in person weekly or monthly to strengthen community connection between like-minded people in the region.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Recruit and logistics planning for network during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Soft launch of network to work out bugs and issues fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Pending soft launch is effective, official launch spring quarter 2019<br />
<br />
= Related Links =<br />
<br />
[[Louisiana Tech University|Louisiana_Tech_University]]<br />
<br />
2017 UIF Fellows<br />
<br />
[[Ryan Botts|Ryan_Botts]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Louisiana_Tech_University_Student_Priorities&diff=55536Priorities:Louisiana Tech University Student Priorities2017-10-04T04:47:52Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
<hr />
<div>= 2017 Student Priorities =<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #1 - Freshmen experience I&E''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' - Incorporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the First Year Experience Course<br />
<br />
The FYE 100 course that all freshmen take Fall Quarter is designed to provide application experiences in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration while students engage in university culture. Incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship into the course will enhance their critical thinking and collaboration skills while also introducing them to opportunities and resources available to them on campus.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E produce lesson plan (with input from faculty) for one day of instruction in design thinking and what LaTech has to offer for innovation and entrepreneurship ambitions (Thingery, Rawle Center, Top Dog, student organizations). To make the lesson more effective, stagger instruction days so that the I&E students who produced the lesson plan can actually teach the class to the freshmen, showing student leadership in I&E and that a community for it exists on campus.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during academic year 2017-2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail runs in select classes during Fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine model and fully implement during Fall 2019<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Innovation and Entrepreneurship event at orientations during summer.<br />
<br />
Most freshmen attend one of the orientation session the summer before attending to become familiar and excited about LaTech. Implementing an I&E event they attend during orientation would provide them the opportunity to know about what resources are available and spark their interest before weight of classes and other responsibilities set in during the quarter.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E host a demonstration of design thinking in Thingery that orientation groups cycle through. Students receive crash course on the design thinking process, they find out where the Thingery is located, and are given the opportunity to sign up for workshops in the school year and I&E affiliated organizations.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail run during Time out for Tech Spring<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine and implement during summer of 2018<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #2 - Students have opportunity to experience I&E in locations they frequent''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – During Fall Quarter, I&E related student organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) organize daylong event celebrating I&E with support from Innovation Enterprise. The event would include I&E topic presentations from campus and guest speakers, activities in the Quad and Centennial Plaza that demonstrate some aspect of I&E (20,000 passions, design thinking crash course, elevator pitch game), and an expo of local entrepreneurs and innovations showing students the work they are doing in the student center.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Planning during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Event occurs during latter half of Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2 '''– Smaller scale I&E days with one per quarter organized by I&E related organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) with support from Innovation Enterprise. I&E days would include one guest speaker (on campus or from region) and an engagement activity in Quad or Centennial Plaza. Would be less pressure on the organizers and spread out excitement for I&E among quarters instead of once at beginning of year.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Test run during Spring Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Refine model and host first official I&E day Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Continue each following quarter (excluding Summer Quarter for now)<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #3 - I&E organizations have support from the university''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – Vocal, financial, resource support from the university (specifically Innovation Enterprise) for I&E organizations like Bulldog Entrepreneurs and Operations Tech (innovation club). The university collaborates with I&E student organizations to gain help in planning and promoting events/curriculum/initiatives on campus thereby including various student perspectives and interest in university planning.<br />
<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
== Strategy #4 - Support for I&E development after graduation ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1 '''– Establish “Collaborative Community” group of entrepreneurial students<br />
<br />
Support creation and development of a “Collaborative Community” with space on campus for entrepreneurial students to work on startup ideas, collaborate with others working on their own startups, and have opportunity to develop network for after graduation. Ground work for this is already laid with a few students and faculty setting up the vision for this group and first steps towards creation having been taken. Full implementation with university support will allow students on campus to meet and develop their ideas for startups and entrepreneurial skills together.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Allocate space for students to meet completed<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Recruit students at different levels of idea development to start the community end of fall quarter 2017<br />
<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Mentoring Network between entrepreneurial minded students, alumni, and local business owners<br />
<br />
Establish a university sponsored network where students that want to dive into entrepreneurship, alumni that are involved with entrepreneurial activities, and local entrepreneurs can meet, communicate, collaborate, lend resources/expertise, and learn from each other. The individuals with a lot of experience can officially mentor less experienced members meeting online or in person weekly or monthly to strengthen community connection between like-minded people in the region.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Recruit and logistics planning for network during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Soft launch of network to work out bugs and issues fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Pending soft launch is effective, official launch spring quarter 2019<br />
<br />
= Related Links =<br />
<br />
[[Louisiana Tech University|Louisiana_Tech_University]]<br />
<br />
2017 UIF Fellows<br />
<br />
[[Ryan Botts|Ryan_Botts]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Louisiana_Tech_University_Student_Priorities&diff=55535Priorities:Louisiana Tech University Student Priorities2017-10-04T04:47:38Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
<hr />
<div>= 2017 Student Priorities =<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #1 - Freshmen experience I&E''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' - Incorporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the First Year Experience Course<br />
<br />
The FYE 100 course that all freshmen take Fall Quarter is designed to provide application experiences in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration while students engage in university culture. Incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship into the course will enhance their critical thinking and collaboration skills while also introducing them to opportunities and resources available to them on campus.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E produce lesson plan (with input from faculty) for one day of instruction in design thinking and what LaTech has to offer for innovation and entrepreneurship ambitions (Thingery, Rawle Center, Top Dog, student organizations). To make the lesson more effective, stagger instruction days so that the I&E students who produced the lesson plan can actually teach the class to the freshmen, showing student leadership in I&E and that a community for it exists on campus.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during academic year 2017-2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail runs in select classes during Fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine model and fully implement during Fall 2019<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Innovation and Entrepreneurship event at orientations during summer.<br />
<br />
Most freshmen attend one of the orientation session the summer before attending to become familiar and excited about LaTech. Implementing an I&E event they attend during orientation would provide them the opportunity to know about what resources are available and spark their interest before weight of classes and other responsibilities set in during the quarter.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E host a demonstration of design thinking in Thingery that orientation groups cycle through. Students receive crash course on the design thinking process, they find out where the Thingery is located, and are given the opportunity to sign up for workshops in the school year and I&E affiliated organizations.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail run during Time out for Tech Spring<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine and implement during summer of 2018<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #2 - Students have opportunity to experience I&E in locations they frequent''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – During Fall Quarter, I&E related student organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) organize daylong event celebrating I&E with support from Innovation Enterprise. The event would include I&E topic presentations from campus and guest speakers, activities in the Quad and Centennial Plaza that demonstrate some aspect of I&E (20,000 passions, design thinking crash course, elevator pitch game), and an expo of local entrepreneurs and innovations showing students the work they are doing in the student center.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Planning during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Event occurs during latter half of Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2 '''– Smaller scale I&E days with one per quarter organized by I&E related organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) with support from Innovation Enterprise. I&E days would include one guest speaker (on campus or from region) and an engagement activity in Quad or Centennial Plaza. Would be less pressure on the organizers and spread out excitement for I&E among quarters instead of once at beginning of year.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Test run during Spring Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Refine model and host first official I&E day Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Continue each following quarter (excluding Summer Quarter for now)<br />
<br />
== Strategy #3 - I&E organizations have support from the university ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – Vocal, financial, resource support from the university (specifically Innovation Enterprise) for I&E organizations like Bulldog Entrepreneurs and Operations Tech (innovation club). The university collaborates with I&E student organizations to gain help in planning and promoting events/curriculum/initiatives on campus thereby including various student perspectives and interest in university planning.<br />
<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
== Strategy #4 - Support for I&E development after graduation ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1 '''– Establish “Collaborative Community” group of entrepreneurial students<br />
<br />
Support creation and development of a “Collaborative Community” with space on campus for entrepreneurial students to work on startup ideas, collaborate with others working on their own startups, and have opportunity to develop network for after graduation. Ground work for this is already laid with a few students and faculty setting up the vision for this group and first steps towards creation having been taken. Full implementation with university support will allow students on campus to meet and develop their ideas for startups and entrepreneurial skills together.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Allocate space for students to meet completed<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Recruit students at different levels of idea development to start the community end of fall quarter 2017<br />
<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Mentoring Network between entrepreneurial minded students, alumni, and local business owners<br />
<br />
Establish a university sponsored network where students that want to dive into entrepreneurship, alumni that are involved with entrepreneurial activities, and local entrepreneurs can meet, communicate, collaborate, lend resources/expertise, and learn from each other. The individuals with a lot of experience can officially mentor less experienced members meeting online or in person weekly or monthly to strengthen community connection between like-minded people in the region.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Recruit and logistics planning for network during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Soft launch of network to work out bugs and issues fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Pending soft launch is effective, official launch spring quarter 2019<br />
<br />
= Related Links =<br />
<br />
[[Louisiana Tech University|Louisiana_Tech_University]]<br />
<br />
2017 UIF Fellows<br />
<br />
[[Ryan Botts|Ryan_Botts]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Louisiana_Tech_University_Student_Priorities&diff=55365Priorities:Louisiana Tech University Student Priorities2017-09-30T22:53:05Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
<hr />
<div>= 2017 Student Priorities =<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #1 - Freshmen experience I&E''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' - Incorporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the First Year Experience Course<br />
<br />
The FYE 100 course that all freshmen take Fall Quarter is designed to provide application experiences in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration while students engage in university culture. Incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship into the course will enhance their critical thinking and collaboration skills while also introducing them to opportunities and resources available to them on campus.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E produce lesson plan (with input from faculty) for one day of instruction in design thinking and what LaTech has to offer for innovation and entrepreneurship ambitions (Thingery, Rawle Center, Top Dog, student organizations). To make the lesson more effective, stagger instruction days so that the I&E students who produced the lesson plan can actually teach the class to the freshmen, showing student leadership in I&E and that a community for it exists on campus.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during academic year 2017-2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail runs in select classes during Fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine model and fully implement during Fall 2019<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Innovation and Entrepreneurship event at orientations during summer.<br />
<br />
Most freshmen attend one of the orientation session the summer before attending to become familiar and excited about LaTech. Implementing an I&E event they attend during orientation would provide them the opportunity to know about what resources are available and spark their interest before weight of classes and other responsibilities set in during the quarter.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E host a demonstration of design thinking in Thingery that orientation groups cycle through. Students receive crash course on the design thinking process, they find out where the Thingery is located, and are given the opportunity to sign up for workshops in the school year and I&E affiliated organizations.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail run during Time out for Tech Spring<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine and implement during summer of 2018<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #2 - Students have o'''pportunity to experience I&E in locations they frequent ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – During Fall Quarter, I&E related student organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) organize daylong event celebrating I&E with support from Innovation Enterprise. The event would include I&E topic presentations from campus and guest speakers, activities in the Quad and Centennial Plaza that demonstrate some aspect of I&E (20,000 passions, design thinking crash course, elevator pitch game), and an expo of local entrepreneurs and innovations showing students the work they are doing in the student center.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Planning during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Event occurs during latter half of Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2 '''– Smaller scale I&E days with one per quarter organized by I&E related organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) with support from Innovation Enterprise. I&E days would include one guest speaker (on campus or from region) and an engagement activity in Quad or Centennial Plaza. Would be less pressure on the organizers and spread out excitement for I&E among quarters instead of once at beginning of year.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Test run during Spring Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Refine model and host first official I&E day Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Continue each following quarter (excluding Summer Quarter for now)<br />
<br />
== Strategy #3 - I&E organizations have support from the university ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – Vocal, financial, resource support from the university (specifically Innovation Enterprise) for I&E organizations like Bulldog Entrepreneurs and Operations Tech (innovation club). The university collaborates with I&E student organizations to gain help in planning and promoting events/curriculum/initiatives on campus thereby including various student perspectives and interest in university planning.<br />
<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
== Strategy #4 - Support for I&E development after graduation ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1 '''– Establish “Collaborative Community” group of entrepreneurial students<br />
<br />
Support creation and development of a “Collaborative Community” with space on campus for entrepreneurial students to work on startup ideas, collaborate with others working on their own startups, and have opportunity to develop network for after graduation. Ground work for this is already laid with a few students and faculty setting up the vision for this group and first steps towards creation having been taken. Full implementation with university support will allow students on campus to meet and develop their ideas for startups and entrepreneurial skills together.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Allocate space for students to meet completed<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Recruit students at different levels of idea development to start the community end of fall quarter 2017<br />
<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Mentoring Network between entrepreneurial minded students, alumni, and local business owners<br />
<br />
Establish a university sponsored network where students that want to dive into entrepreneurship, alumni that are involved with entrepreneurial activities, and local entrepreneurs can meet, communicate, collaborate, lend resources/expertise, and learn from each other. The individuals with a lot of experience can officially mentor less experienced members meeting online or in person weekly or monthly to strengthen community connection between like-minded people in the region.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Recruit and logistics planning for network during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Soft launch of network to work out bugs and issues fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Pending soft launch is effective, official launch spring quarter 2019<br />
<br />
= Related Links =<br />
<br />
[[Louisiana Tech University|Louisiana_Tech_University]]<br />
<br />
2017 UIF Fellows<br />
<br />
[[Ryan Botts|Ryan_Botts]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Louisiana_Tech_University_Student_Priorities&diff=55364Priorities:Louisiana Tech University Student Priorities2017-09-30T22:22:05Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
<hr />
<div>= 2017 Student Priorities =<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #1 - Freshmen experience I&E''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' - Incorporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the First Year Experience Course<br />
<br />
The FYE 100 course that all freshmen take Fall Quarter is designed to provide application experiences in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration while students engage in university culture. Incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship into the course will enhance their critical thinking and collaboration skills while also introducing them to opportunities and resources available to them on campus.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E produce lesson plan (with input from faculty) for one day of instruction in design thinking and what LaTech has to offer for innovation and entrepreneurship ambitions (Thingery, Rawle Center, Top Dog, student organizations). To make the lesson more effective, stagger instruction days so that the I&E students who produced the lesson plan can actually teach the class to the freshmen, showing student leadership in I&E and that a community for it exists on campus.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during academic year 2017-2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail runs in select classes during Fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine model and fully implement during Fall 2019<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Innovation and Entrepreneurship event at orientations during summer.<br />
<br />
Most freshmen attend one of the orientation session the summer before attending to become familiar and excited about LaTech. Implementing an I&E event they attend during orientation would provide them the opportunity to know about what resources are available and spark their interest before weight of classes and other responsibilities set in during the quarter.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E host a demonstration of design thinking in Thingery that orientation groups cycle through. Students receive crash course on the design thinking process, they find out where the Thingery is located, and are given the opportunity to sign up for workshops in the school year and I&E affiliated organizations.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail run during Time out for Tech Spring<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine and implement during summer of 2018<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #2 - Students have o'''pportunity to experience I&E in locations they frequent ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – During Fall Quarter, I&E related student organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) organize daylong event celebrating I&E with support from Innovation Enterprise. The event would include I&E topic presentations from campus and guest speakers, activities in the Quad and Centennial Plaza that demonstrate some aspect of I&E (20,000 passions, design thinking crash course, elevator pitch game), and an expo of local entrepreneurs and innovations showing students the work they are doing in the student center.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Planning during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Event occurs during latter half of Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2 '''– Smaller scale I&E days with one per quarter organized by I&E related organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) with support from Innovation Enterprise. I&E days would include one guest speaker (on campus or from region) and an engagement activity in Quad or Centennial Plaza. Would be less pressure on the organizers and spread out excitement for I&E among quarters instead of once at beginning of year.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Test run during Spring Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Refine model and host first official I&E day Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Continue each following quarter (excluding Summer Quarter for now)<br />
<br />
= Related Links =<br />
<br />
[[Louisiana Tech University|Louisiana_Tech_University]]<br />
<br />
2017 UIF Fellows<br />
<br />
[[Ryan Botts|Ryan_Botts]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Louisiana_Tech_University_Student_Priorities&diff=55363Priorities:Louisiana Tech University Student Priorities2017-09-30T22:20:31Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
<hr />
<div>= 2017 Student Priorities =<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #1 - Freshmen experience I&E during first fall quarter''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' - Incorporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the First Year Experience Course<br />
<br />
The FYE 100 course that all freshmen take Fall Quarter is designed to provide application experiences in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration while students engage in university culture. Incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship into the course will enhance their critical thinking and collaboration skills while also introducing them to opportunities and resources available to them on campus.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E produce lesson plan (with input from faculty) for one day of instruction in design thinking and what LaTech has to offer for innovation and entrepreneurship ambitions (Thingery, Rawle Center, Top Dog, student organizations). To make the lesson more effective, stagger instruction days so that the I&E students who produced the lesson plan can actually teach the class to the freshmen, showing student leadership in I&E and that a community for it exists on campus.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during academic year 2017-2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail runs in select classes during Fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine model and fully implement during Fall 2019<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Innovation and Entrepreneurship event at orientations during summer.<br />
<br />
Most freshmen attend one of the orientation session the summer before attending to become familiar and excited about LaTech. Implementing an I&E event they attend during orientation would provide them the opportunity to know about what resources are available and spark their interest before weight of classes and other responsibilities set in during the quarter.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E host a demonstration of design thinking in Thingery that orientation groups cycle through. Students receive crash course on the design thinking process, they find out where the Thingery is located, and are given the opportunity to sign up for workshops in the school year and I&E affiliated organizations.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail run during Time out for Tech Spring<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine and implement during summer of 2018<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #2 - Students have o'''pportunity to experience I&E in locations they frequent ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – During Fall Quarter, I&E related student organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) organize daylong event celebrating I&E with support from Innovation Enterprise. The event would include I&E topic presentations from campus and guest speakers, activities in the Quad and Centennial Plaza that demonstrate some aspect of I&E (20,000 passions, design thinking crash course, elevator pitch game), and an expo of local entrepreneurs and innovations showing students the work they are doing in the student center.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Planning during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Event occurs during latter half of Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2 '''– Smaller scale I&E days with one per quarter organized by I&E related organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) with support from Innovation Enterprise. I&E days would include one guest speaker (on campus or from region) and an engagement activity in Quad or Centennial Plaza. Would be less pressure on the organizers and spread out excitement for I&E among quarters instead of once at beginning of year.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Test run during Spring Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Refine model and host first official I&E day Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Continue each following quarter (excluding Summer Quarter for now)<br />
<br />
= Related Links =<br />
<br />
[[Louisiana Tech University|Louisiana_Tech_University]]<br />
<br />
2017 UIF Fellows<br />
<br />
[[Ryan Botts|Ryan_Botts]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Louisiana_Tech_University_Student_Priorities&diff=55362Priorities:Louisiana Tech University Student Priorities2017-09-30T22:15:57Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
<hr />
<div>= 2017 Student Priorities =<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #1 - Freshmen experience I&E during first Fall Quarter''' ==<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' - Incorporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the First Year Experience Course<br />
<br />
The FYE 100 course that all freshmen take Fall Quarter is designed to provide application experiences in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration while students engage in university culture. Incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship into the course will enhance their critical thinking and collaboration skills while also introducing them to opportunities and resources available to them on campus.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E produce lesson plan (with input from faculty) for one day of instruction in design thinking and what LaTech has to offer for innovation and entrepreneurship ambitions (Thingery, Rawle Center, Top Dog, student organizations). To make the lesson more effective, stagger instruction days so that the I&E students who produced the lesson plan can actually teach the class to the freshmen, showing student leadership in I&E and that a community for it exists on campus.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during academic year 2017-2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail runs in select classes during Fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine model and fully implement during Fall 2019<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Innovation and Entrepreneurship event at orientations during summer.<br />
<br />
Most freshmen attend one of the orientation session the summer before attending to become familiar and excited about LaTech. Implementing an I&E event they attend during orientation would provide them the opportunity to know about what resources are available and spark their interest before weight of classes and other responsibilities set in during the quarter.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E host a demonstration of design thinking in Thingery that orientation groups cycle through. Students receive crash course on the design thinking process, they find out where the Thingery is located, and are given the opportunity to sign up for workshops in the school year and I&E affiliated organizations.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail run during Time out for Tech Spring<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine and implement during summer of 2018<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #2''' ==<br />
<br />
I&E Day to grow excitement among students for innovation and entrepreneurship<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – During Fall Quarter, I&E related student organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) organize daylong event celebrating I&E with support from Innovation Enterprise. The event would include I&E topic presentations from campus and guest speakers, activities in the Quad and Centennial Plaza that demonstrate some aspect of I&E (20,000 passions, design thinking crash course, elevator pitch game), and an expo of local entrepreneurs and innovations showing students the work they are doing.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Planning during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Event occurs during latter half of Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2 '''– Smaller scale I&E days with one per quarter organized by I&E related organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) with support from Innovation Enterprise. I&E days would include one guest speaker (on campus or from region) and an engagement activity in Quad or Centennial Plaza. Would be less pressure on the organizers and spread out excitement for I&E among quarters instead of once at beginning of year.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Test run during Spring Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Refine model and host first official I&E day Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Continue each following quarter (excluding Summer Quarter for now)<br />
<br />
= Related Links =<br />
<br />
[[Louisiana Tech University|Louisiana_Tech_University]]<br />
<br />
2017 UIF Fellows<br />
<br />
[[Ryan_Botts|Ryan_Botts]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Louisiana_Tech_University&diff=55266School:Louisiana Tech University2017-09-29T07:24:28Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Campus Overview'''<br />
<br />
'''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship'''<br />
<br />
Louisiana Tech University offers many opportunities for all of the nearly 13,000 students on campus to explore their interests in innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E). To facilitate open access of I&E resources to all students the university established the Innovation Enterprise group which is independent of any college on campus and its sole focus is promoting I&E on campus and in the region. One of the most visible projects of Innovation Enterprise is the Thingery, a makerspace on campus that has tools for rapid-prototyping including 3D printers, screen-printing stations, a cnc router, and a laser cutter. The Thingery also hosts workshops for all students to teach them how to use the tools available and further their skills in design. In addition to a makerspace, LaTech hosts two idea pitch competitions and a venture championship event every year to help students present their ideas to entrepreneurs in the region and receive the training and feedback necessary to grow those ideas into startups. In the classroom, engineering students are introduced to design thinking and product development during their first years as part of the freshmen “Living with the lab” course. The business college offers a Bachelors of Arts in Management with a concentration on Entrepreneurship that provides many courses on different aspects of starting a business like business plan development and human resources management for small businesses. Both engineering students and business students, along with art students, are offered the chance to take “Innovative Product Design”, a course that takes students through the process of forming a startup within a quarter. Engineering and entrepreneurship students can then take a senior design capstone project class where they spend the year in teams taking an idea and creating a startup from that idea. Architecture students have a junior course where they design and construct an architectural structure that solves a need for a local community (for the past few years they have done multiple projects for MedCamps, a non-profit camp for children with disabilities). New to campus is a collaborative space for students with entrepreneurial projects to develop their ideas and work to make them a reality while being able to collaborate and interact with other students working towards similar goals. In addition to university sponsored I&E activities, students are starting to take leadership in progressing I&E on campus through student organizations. An innovation club was started in 2016 and in 2017 the entrepreneurship club has started an attempt to revitalize its engagement with students and grow its presence on campus.<br />
<br />
'''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''<br />
<br />
Louisiana Tech University has many research centers on campus that involve faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students that provide opportunities for developing new technologies. Innovation, establishing technological breakthroughs, and creating economic value for the region are all highly valued by the university and any opportunities to do this are encouraged. Specifically research and economic developments of developed technologies is practiced within the College of Engineering and Science where many professors spend a bulk of their time leading research endeavors and have side business (sometimes with their graduate students) that make use of the technologies produced during research. The university has a system in place to retain a percentage of profits from technologies and patents developed with university resources but it is not so large a percentage that faculty refrain from pursuing further development.<br />
<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
'''Actively supporting the university technology transfer function'''<br />
<br />
LaTech has a technology transfer office called the Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization that is an educational and management resources for faculty and students pursuing patent and licensing paths. It specifically focuses on facilitating the process of faculty assessing the commercial potential of their inventions and discoveries and then negotiating with industrial partners to get the technology developed into applications that benefit society. There is also a “Tech Transfer and Commercialization” course offered to graduate business and engineering students to educate them on the process of successfully transitioning their intellectual works from the university to the market.<br />
<br />
'''Facilitating university-industry collaboration'''<br />
<br />
A few years ago the university broke ground on the Enterprise Campus, a research park on campus whose goal is to utilize the intellectual and research strength of LaTech along with industry partners to bring a wealth of economic development to the region. The center piece of the Enterprise Campus is Tech Pointe, a commercial facility located between the College of Engineering and Science and the College of Business that provides leased space to high tech companies and startups who employ students. The arrangement provides companies access to students who are learning the newest and best practices in their fields while the students are able to graduate with multiple years of real world experience that sets them apart from other students who have only had academic experiences and summer internships. In addition to the Enterprise Campus, LaTech has invested in and advocated for the development of the National Cyber Research Park in Bossier City (roughly 60 miles away) which is working to develop a knowledge-based workforce as well as technology research and development in the region.<br />
<br />
'''Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts'''<br />
<br />
Aside from educating students who provide a major economic impact to the region both while in school and after graduating, the main vehicle through which LaTech works towards local and regional economic development is the efforts of the Innovation Enterprise team, more specifically the I-20 Corridor Business Accelerator. The I-20 Accelerator is a program under the Innovation Enterprise that is open to students and entrepreneurs in the region providing training, mentorship, and networking opportunities to help grow participants businesses. The program is free and is a great opportunity to connect with investors and entrepreneurs in the region, strengthening the community and growing the economic output of north Louisiana.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
'''<span style="font-size:medium;">Related Links</span>'''<br />
<br />
[[Louisiana_Tech_University_Student_Priorities|Louisiana_Tech_University_Student_Priorities]]<br />
<br />
'''Fall 2017 UIFs'''<br />
<br />
'''[[Ryan Botts|Ryan_Botts]]'''<br />
<br />
[[Category:Universities]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Louisiana_Tech_University_Student_Priorities&diff=55265Priorities:Louisiana Tech University Student Priorities2017-09-29T07:23:25Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
<hr />
<div>= 2017 Student Priorities =<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #1''' ==<br />
<br />
Freshmen experience I&E during first Fall Quarter<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' - Incorporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the First Year Experience Course<br />
<br />
The FYE 100 course that all freshmen take Fall Quarter is designed to provide application experiences in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration while students engage in university culture. Incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship into the course will enhance their critical thinking and collaboration skills while also introducing them to opportunities and resources available to them on campus.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E produce lesson plan (with input from faculty) for one day of instruction in design thinking and what LaTech has to offer for innovation and entrepreneurship ambitions (Thingery, Rawle Center, Top Dog, student organizations). To make the lesson more effective, stagger instruction days so that the I&E students who produced the lesson plan can actually teach the class to the freshmen, showing student leadership in I&E and that a community for it exists on campus.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during academic year 2017-2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail runs in select classes during Fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine model and fully implement during Fall 2019<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Innovation and Entrepreneurship event at orientations during summer.<br />
<br />
Most freshmen attend one of the orientation session the summer before attending to become familiar and excited about LaTech. Implementing an I&E event they attend during orientation would provide them the opportunity to know about what resources are available and spark their interest before weight of classes and other responsibilities set in during the quarter.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E host a demonstration of design thinking in Thingery that orientation groups cycle through. Students receive crash course on the design thinking process, they find out where the Thingery is located, and are given the opportunity to sign up for workshops in the school year and I&E affiliated organizations.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail run during Time out for Tech Spring<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine and implement during summer of 2018<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #2''' ==<br />
<br />
I&E Day to grow excitement among students for innovation and entrepreneurship<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – During Fall Quarter, I&E related student organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) organize daylong event celebrating I&E with support from Innovation Enterprise. The event would include I&E topic presentations from campus and guest speakers, activities in the Quad and Centennial Plaza that demonstrate some aspect of I&E (20,000 passions, design thinking crash course, elevator pitch game), and an expo of local entrepreneurs and innovations showing students the work they are doing.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Planning during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Event occurs during latter half of Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2 '''– Smaller scale I&E days with one per quarter organized by I&E related organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) with support from Innovation Enterprise. I&E days would include one guest speaker (on campus or from region) and an engagement activity in Quad or Centennial Plaza. Would be less pressure on the organizers and spread out excitement for I&E among quarters instead of once at beginning of year.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Test run during Spring Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Refine model and host first official I&E day Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Continue each following quarter (excluding Summer Quarter for now)<br />
<br />
= Related Links =<br />
<br />
[[Louisiana Tech University|Louisiana_Tech_University]]<br />
<br />
2017 UIF Fellows<br />
<br />
[[Ryan_Botts|Ryan_Botts]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Louisiana_Tech_University_Student_Priorities&diff=55264Priorities:Louisiana Tech University Student Priorities2017-09-29T07:22:48Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
<hr />
<div>= 2017 Student Priorities =<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #1''' ==<br />
<br />
Freshmen experience I&E during first Fall Quarter<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' - Incorporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the First Year Experience Course<br />
<br />
The FYE 100 course that all freshmen take Fall Quarter is designed to provide application experiences in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration while students engage in university culture. Incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship into the course will enhance their critical thinking and collaboration skills while also introducing them to opportunities and resources available to them on campus.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E produce lesson plan (with input from faculty) for one day of instruction in design thinking and what LaTech has to offer for innovation and entrepreneurship ambitions (Thingery, Rawle Center, Top Dog, student organizations). To make the lesson more effective, stagger instruction days so that the I&E students who produced the lesson plan can actually teach the class to the freshmen, showing student leadership in I&E and that a community for it exists on campus.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during academic year 2017-2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail runs in select classes during Fall 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine model and fully implement during Fall 2019<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2''' – Innovation and Entrepreneurship event at orientations during summer.<br />
<br />
Most freshmen attend one of the orientation session the summer before attending to become familiar and excited about LaTech. Implementing an I&E event they attend during orientation would provide them the opportunity to know about what resources are available and spark their interest before weight of classes and other responsibilities set in during the quarter.<br />
<br />
Possible scenario – students involved with I&E host a demonstration of design thinking in Thingery that orientation groups cycle through. Students receive crash course on the design thinking process, they find out where the Thingery is located, and are given the opportunity to sign up for workshops in the school year and I&E affiliated organizations.<br />
<br />
Projected timeline<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trail run during Time out for Tech Spring<br />
<br />
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Refine and implement during summer of 2018<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== '''Strategy #2''' ==<br />
<br />
I&E Day to grow excitement among students for innovation and entrepreneurship<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 1''' – During Fall Quarter, I&E related student organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) organize daylong event celebrating I&E with support from Innovation Enterprise. The event would include I&E topic presentations from campus and guest speakers, activities in the Quad and Centennial Plaza that demonstrate some aspect of I&E (20,000 passions, design thinking crash course, elevator pitch game), and an expo of local entrepreneurs and innovations showing students the work they are doing.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Planning during academic year 2017/2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Event occurs during latter half of Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
'''Tactic 2 '''– Smaller scale I&E days with one per quarter organized by I&E related organizations (Bulldog Entrepreneurs and OpTech) with support from Innovation Enterprise. I&E days would include one guest speaker (on campus or from region) and an engagement activity in Quad or Centennial Plaza. Would be less pressure on the organizers and spread out excitement for I&E among quarters instead of once at beginning of year.<br />
<br />
Projected Timeline<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Planning during Winter Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Test run during Spring Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Refine model and host first official I&E day Fall Quarter 2018<br />
<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Continue each following quarter (excluding Summer Quarter for now)<br />
<br />
= Related Links =<br />
<br />
[[Louisiana Tech University|Louisiana_Tech_University]]<br />
<br />
2017 UIF Fellows<br />
<br />
[[RyanBotts|RyanBotts]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student Priorities|l]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Ryan_Botts&diff=54757Fellow:Ryan Botts2017-09-24T22:12:29Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
<hr />
<div>Ryan Botts is a senior industrial engineering student at Louisiana Tech University (LaTech) in Ruston, Louisiana. Originally entering college with aspirations[[File:RyanBotts.jpg|thumb]] of earning a mechanical engineering degree and becoming a super successful (and wealthy) rocket scientist, Ryan found new passions and paths that have completely altered his direction in life. Now Ryan is on a mission to help others. His childhood of growing up overseas in the U.S. military provided him the opportunity to experience other cultures which translated to being able to address challenges with various perspectives. On campus, Ryan started a service projections student organization, works on multiple projects in business and art (stepping outside of traditional engineering), and was the initiator of bringing the UIF program to campus to both improve LaTech’s culture for innovation and allow the university to further contribute to the greater community. Off campus, Ryan is co-starting a webhosting/photo printing lab company, shoots interior design photography, reads as many books as he can get his hands on, and is still learning how to better manage his time so that he can do more (because there is a huge list of things he wants to do on the regular like working out and playing the piano). Future plans for Ryan include founding a startup with the school year, establishing a stronger culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in North Louisiana, and applying to graduate school for an MBA and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education. He can be reached through rab054@latech.edu.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=School:Louisiana_Tech_University&diff=54756School:Louisiana Tech University2017-09-24T22:11:05Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Campus Overview'''<br />
<br />
'''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship'''<br />
<br />
Louisiana Tech University offers many opportunities for all of the nearly 13,000 students on campus to explore their interests in innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E). To facilitate open access of I&E resources to all students the university established the Innovation Enterprise group which is independent of any college on campus and its sole focus is promoting I&E on campus and in the region. One of the most visible projects of Innovation Enterprise is the Thingery, a makerspace on campus that has tools for rapid-prototyping including 3D printers, screen-printing stations, a cnc router, and a laser cutter. The Thingery also hosts workshops for all students to teach them how to use the tools available and further their skills in design. In addition to a makerspace, LaTech hosts two idea pitch competitions and a venture championship event every year to help students present their ideas to entrepreneurs in the region and receive the training and feedback necessary to grow those ideas into startups. In the classroom, engineering students are introduced to design thinking and product development during their first years as part of the freshmen “Living with the lab” course. The business college offers a Bachelors of Arts in Management with a concentration on Entrepreneurship that provides many courses on different aspects of starting a business like business plan development and human resources management for small businesses. Both engineering students and business students, along with art students, are offered the chance to take “Innovative Product Design”, a course that takes students through the process of forming a startup within a quarter. Engineering and entrepreneurship students can then take a senior design capstone project class where they spend the year in teams taking an idea and creating a startup from that idea. Architecture students have a junior course where they design and construct an architectural structure that solves a need for a local community (for the past few years they have done multiple projects for MedCamps, a non-profit camp for children with disabilities). New to campus is a collaborative space for students with entrepreneurial projects to develop their ideas and work to make them a reality while being able to collaborate and interact with other students working towards similar goals. In addition to university sponsored I&E activities, students are starting to take leadership in progressing I&E on campus through student organizations. An innovation club was started in 2016 and in 2017 the entrepreneurship club has started an attempt to revitalize its engagement with students and grow its presence on campus.<br />
<br />
'''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''<br />
<br />
Louisiana Tech University has many research centers on campus that involve faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students that provide opportunities for developing new technologies. Innovation, establishing technological breakthroughs, and creating economic value for the region are all highly valued by the university and any opportunities to do this are encouraged. Specifically research and economic developments of developed technologies is practiced within the College of Engineering and Science where many professors spend a bulk of their time leading research endeavors and have side business (sometimes with their graduate students) that make use of the technologies produced during research. The university has a system in place to retain a percentage of profits from technologies and patents developed with university resources but it is not so large a percentage that faculty refrain from pursuing further development.<br />
<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<br />
'''Actively supporting the university technology transfer function'''<br />
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LaTech has a technology transfer office called the Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization that is an educational and management resources for faculty and students pursuing patent and licensing paths. It specifically focuses on facilitating the process of faculty assessing the commercial potential of their inventions and discoveries and then negotiating with industrial partners to get the technology developed into applications that benefit society. There is also a “Tech Transfer and Commercialization” course offered to graduate business and engineering students to educate them on the process of successfully transitioning their intellectual works from the university to the market.<br />
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'''Facilitating university-industry collaboration'''<br />
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A few years ago the university broke ground on the Enterprise Campus, a research park on campus whose goal is to utilize the intellectual and research strength of LaTech along with industry partners to bring a wealth of economic development to the region. The center piece of the Enterprise Campus is Tech Pointe, a commercial facility located between the College of Engineering and Science and the College of Business that provides leased space to high tech companies and startups who employ students. The arrangement provides companies access to students who are learning the newest and best practices in their fields while the students are able to graduate with multiple years of real world experience that sets them apart from other students who have only had academic experiences and summer internships. In addition to the Enterprise Campus, LaTech has invested in and advocated for the development of the National Cyber Research Park in Bossier City (roughly 60 miles away) which is working to develop a knowledge-based workforce as well as technology research and development in the region.<br />
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'''Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts'''<br />
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Aside from educating students who provide a major economic impact to the region both while in school and after graduating, the main vehicle through which LaTech works towards local and regional economic development is the efforts of the Innovation Enterprise team, more specifically the I-20 Corridor Business Accelerator. The I-20 Accelerator is a program under the Innovation Enterprise that is open to students and entrepreneurs in the region providing training, mentorship, and networking opportunities to help grow participants businesses. The program is free and is a great opportunity to connect with investors and entrepreneurs in the region, strengthening the community and growing the economic output of north Louisiana.&nbsp;<br />
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'''<span style="font-size:medium;">Related Links</span>'''<br />
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'''Fall 2017 UIFs'''<br />
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<div>Ryan Botts is a senior industrial engineering student at Louisiana Tech University (LaTech) in Ruston, Louisiana. Originally entering college with aspirations[[File:RyanBotts.jpg|thumb|RyanBotts.jpg]] of earning a mechanical engineering degree and becoming a super successful (and wealthy) rocket scientist, Ryan found new passions and paths that have completely altered his direction in life. Now Ryan is on a mission to help others. His childhood of growing up overseas in the U.S. military provided him the opportunity to experience other cultures which translated to being able to address challenges with various perspectives. On campus, Ryan started a service projections student organization, works on multiple projects in business and art (stepping outside of traditional engineering), and was the initiator of bringing the UIF program to campus to both improve LaTech’s culture for innovation and allow the university to further contribute to the greater community. Off campus, Ryan is co-starting a webhosting/photo printing lab company, shoots interior design photography, reads as many books as he can get his hands on, and is still learning how to better manage his time so that he can do more (because there is a huge list of things he wants to do on the regular like working out and playing the piano). Future plans for Ryan include founding a startup with the school year, establishing a stronger culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in North Louisiana, and applying to graduate school for an MBA and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education.&nbsp;<br />
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[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Ryan_Botts&diff=52588Fellow:Ryan Botts2017-09-09T04:45:22Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
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<div>Ryan Botts is a senior industrial engineering student at Louisiana Tech University (LaTech) in Ruston, Louisiana. Originally entering college with aspirations[[File:RyanBotts.jpg|thumb]] of earning a mechanical engineering degree and becoming a super successful (and wealthy) rocket scientist, Ryan found new passions and paths that have completely altered his direction in life. Now Ryan is on a mission to help others. His childhood of growing up overseas in the U.S. military provided him the opportunity to experience other cultures which translated to being able to address challenges with various perspectives. On campus, Ryan started a service projections student organization, works on multiple projects in business and art (stepping outside of traditional engineering), and was the initiator of bringing the UIF program to campus to both improve LaTech’s culture for innovation and allow the university to further contribute to the greater community. Off campus, Ryan is co-starting a webhosting/photo printing lab company, shoots interior design photography, reads as many books as he can get his hands on, and is still learning how to better manage his time so that he can do more (because there is a huge list of things he wants to do on the regular like working out and playing the piano). Future plans for Ryan include founding a startup with the school year, establishing a stronger culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in North Louisiana, and applying for graduate school for an MBA and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education.&nbsp;<br />
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[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]</div>RyanBottshttps://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Ryan_Botts&diff=52585Fellow:Ryan Botts2017-09-09T04:44:06Z<p>RyanBotts: </p>
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Ryan Botts is a senior industrial engineering student at Louisiana Tech University (LaTech) in Ruston, Louisiana. Originally entering college with aspirations[[File:RyanBotts.jpg|thumb|RyanBotts.jpg]] of earning a mechanical engineering degree and becoming a super successful (and wealthy) rocket scientist, Ryan found new passions and paths that have completely altered his direction in life. Now Ryan is on a mission to help others. His childhood of growing up overseas in the U.S. military provided him the opportunity to experience other cultures which translated to being able to address challenges with various perspectives. On campus, Ryan started a service projections student organization, works on multiple projects in business and art (stepping outside of traditional engineering), and was the initiator of bringing the UIF program to campus to both improve LaTech’s culture for innovation and allow the university to further contribute to the greater community. Off campus, Ryan is co-starting a webhosting/photo printing lab company, shoots interior design photography, reads as many books as he can get his hands on, and is still learning how to better manage his time so that he can do more (because there is a huge list of things he wants to do on the regular like working out and playing the piano). Future plans for Ryan include founding a startup with the school year, establishing a stronger culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in North Louisiana, and applying for graduate school for an MBA and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education.&nbsp;<br />
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