University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

School:Colorado School of Mines

2017-02-14T00:15:51Z

Slingram:

The [http://www.mines.edu Colorado School of Mines] is a public research university of engineering and applied science in Golden, Colorado. 

== '''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship''' ==

=== Entrepreneurship Club (E-Club) ===

In the Spring 2014 semester, the Entrepreneurship Club at mines was restarted to become an active campus organization that has brought in local entrepreneurs to talk about their experiences. The club will organize several campus wide events in the coming academic year to increase awareness and exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship.

Website is under development.

=== Design Lab ===

The Director of Senior Design for Mechanical Engineering, Jered Dean, has taken steps to transform the mechanical engineering senior design lab into an open design lab that allows students to use equipment for any academic or personal project. The lab consists of 6 new makerbot 3D printers along with other prototyping equipment in the basement of Brown Hall. The entire Senior Design Program is Known as the Capstone Design Program and is named as such to Symbolize the "Capstone" at the end of the undergraduate program at Mines. As part of this program students can partner with companies and use the senior design lab as a space to innovate and generate prototypes and designs.

Another Option that is avalible to all Students as a resource for pursueing inrest in innovation and design is the Career center where students can connect with bussinesses that can assist with Ideas and projects students wish to pursue or apply for internships with Companies whose intrests align with there own.

In the past few months many new design areas have been added to campus some for all enrolled students like the Blaster Design Factory, and others for specific majors like The Outlet. Spaces like these and others provide students with the ability and the means to bring life to their ideas. Other spaces like the The Digger Design Factory and the Machine Shop are for a more hands on approach instead of a more design oriented enviornment. 

=== Startup Summer ===

Employers participating in [http://www.startupcolorado.com/startup-summer Startup Summer] have come to Mines to promote the program where students interested in startups can have a paid internship and gain valuable insight into innovation and entrepreneurship. This program has been a pathway for post graduation employment for several Mines graduates.

== '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''  ==

=== Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team ===

Overall, encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship has become a focus here at Mines. The Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team is a group of faculty members focused on promoting innovation and entrepreneurship amidst the student body.

*The Pathways to Innovation Leadership Team partnered with the University Innovation Fellows to put on the first Inovation Competition for students at Mines.
*The team has connections to other faculty members with experience in business and entrepreneurship. These faculty members have expressed interest in showcasing their experiences and running workshops around innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Resources for Midea ===

Faculty members have helped develop resources for the Midea Hub (online tool used by students looking for resources while in different stages of the innovation or entrepreneurship process). These faculty members range in expertise from design thinking to policy and paperwork regarding patents.

=== '''Building Relationships with Faculty Members''' ===

The Colorado School of Mines UIF Leadership circle focuses on building professional and personal relationships with faculty in order to encourage faculty innovation and rally support for the concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship. 

== '''Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function''' ==

The office of technology transfer (OTT) has primarily been used to commercialize PhD research.

OTT has provided an [http://inside.mines.edu/RES-Resources-Technology-Transfer extensive list] of regional and national resources that might be of use for students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) is also a resource for students who are interested in researching a particular subject in depth. The ORA provides guidance for all steps of research, including proposal preparation, grant writing, and seeking for fundings. A full list of resources and contact information can be found [http://inside.mines.edu/ORA-About#contact here].

In addition to the above resources, Mines has recently put together a new website named [http://midea.mines.edu/ Midea] that contains resources both on campus and on the web.  The vision for this website is to be a hub for all student innovation and entrepreneurial activities where students can see projects other students have put together, find inspiration, or seek help from other students or faculty.  This site is still in its beginning stages and many of its pages do not yet have any information on them, but this will be changing over the next several weeks as information is continually being added.  

== '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' ==

Current collaboration exists between research groups and industry. These collaborations are primarily used to fund graduate students and do not promote innovation/entrepreneurship.

== Resources on Campus ==

While the majority of collaboration is used to fund graduate students. There are resources that help students branch out and make lasting connections

=== McBride Honors Program ===

The McBride Honors Program is very generous in funding scholarships that can be used to travel abroad and help pay for internship costs. They also provide an extensive list of available internships and programs. Due to the engineering focus on Mines' campus, most of the opportunities are focused in engineering and creating policy around it. But there are opportunities that allow for experiences that can be used to learn a great deal about how other places and cultures run their schooling systems and how people associate in general.

One such opportunity is the various programs offered by [http://ptpi.org/ People to People International]. These programs link people through the exchange of experiences and ideas.

=== Career Center and Alumni Association ===

The Career Center at Colorado School of Mines does not fund students, but it does offer a wide range of career and internship opportunities. Many students take advantage of the Career Day and different workshops around campus to secure positions from a wide range of fields.

The Alumni Association also offers vast neworking opportunities outside of the university.

== Off Campus Resources ==

=== Denver Area Resources ===

Off campus resources include places such as Innovation Pavilion where anyone can rent out conference rooms and use the on site resources. While places such as these so require additional cost, they are important resources to consider once becoming more established.

= '''Related Links''' =

'''Colorado School of Mines'''

[[CSM_Strategic_Priorities|Colorado School of Mines Student Priorites]]

'''University Innovation Fellows'''

Spring 2017:

*[[Emma May|Emma May]]
*[[Tanner McAdoo|Tanner McAdoo]]
*[[Sarah Ingram|Sarah Ingram]]
*[[Samuel Warfield|Samuel Warfield]]

Spring 2016:

*[[Mallory Britz|Mallory Britz]]
*[[Daniel Dickason|Daniel Dickason]]
*[[Trevor Clevenger|Trevor Clevenger]]
*[[Tara Maestas|Tara Maestas]]
*[[Asya Sergoyan|Asya Sergoyan]]
*[[Nicholas Yuan|Nicholas Yuan]]

Spring 2014:

*[[Corey Brugh|Corey Brugh]]

== CSM Landscape Canvas ==

=== Spring 2016 ===

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=== Spring 2017 ===

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[[Category:Universities]]

School:Colorado School of Mines

2017-02-13T23:58:14Z

Slingram:

The [http://www.mines.edu Colorado School of Mines] is a public research university of engineering and applied science in Golden, Colorado. 

== '''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship''' ==

=== Entrepreneurship Club (E-Club) ===

In the Spring 2014 semester, the Entrepreneurship Club at mines was restarted to become an active campus organization that has brought in local entrepreneurs to talk about their experiences. The club will organize several campus wide events in the coming academic year to increase awareness and exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship.

Website is under development.

=== Design Lab ===

The Director of Senior Design for Mechanical Engineering, Jered Dean, has taken steps to transform the mechanical engineering senior design lab into an open design lab that allows students to use equipment for any academic or personal project. The lab consists of 6 new makerbot 3D printers along with other prototyping equipment in the basement of Brown Hall. The entire Senior Design Program is Known as the Capstone Design Program and is named as such to Symbolize the "Capstone" at the end of the undergraduate program at Mines. As part of this program students can partner with companies and use the senior design lab as a space to innovate and generate prototypes and designs.

Another Option that is avalible to all Students as a resource for pursueing inrest in innovation and design is the Career center where students can connect with bussinesses that can assist with Ideas and projects students wish to pursue or apply for internships with Companies whose intrests align with there own.

In the past few months many new design areas have been added to campus some for all enrolled students like the Blaster Design Factory, and others for specific majors like The Outlet. Spaces like these and others provide students with the ability and the means to bring life to their ideas. Other spaces like the The Digger Design Factory and the Machine Shop are for a more hands on approach instead of a more design oriented enviornment. 

=== Startup Summer ===

Employers participating in [http://www.startupcolorado.com/startup-summer Startup Summer] have come to Mines to promote the program where students interested in startups can have a paid internship and gain valuable insight into innovation and entrepreneurship. This program has been a pathway for post graduation employment for several Mines graduates.

== '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''  ==

=== Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team ===

Overall, encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship has become a focus here at Mines. The Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team is a group of faculty members focused on promoting innovation and entrepreneurship amidst the student body.

*The Pathways to Innovation Leadership Team partnered with the University Innovation Fellows to put on the first Inovation Competition for students at Mines.
*The team has connections to other faculty members with experience in business and entrepreneurship. These faculty members have expressed interest in showcasing their experiences and running workshops around innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Resources for Midea ===

Faculty members have helped develop resources for the Midea Hub (online tool used by students looking for resources while in different stages of the innovation or entrepreneurship process). These faculty members range in expertise from design thinking to policy and paperwork regarding patents.

=== '''Building Relationships with Faculty Members''' ===

The Colorado School of Mines UIF Leadership circle focuses on building professional and personal relationships with faculty in order to encourage faculty innovation and rally support for the concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship. 

== '''Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function''' ==

The office of technology transfer (OTT) has primarily been used to commercialize PhD research.

OTT has provided an [http://inside.mines.edu/RES-Resources-Technology-Transfer extensive list] of regional and national resources that might be of use for students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) is also a resource for students who are interested in researching a particular subject in depth. The ORA provides guidance for all steps of research, including proposal preparation, grant writing, and seeking for fundings. A full list of resources and contact information can be found [http://inside.mines.edu/ORA-About#contact here].

In addition to the above resources, Mines has recently put together a new website named [http://midea.mines.edu/ Midea] that contains resources both on campus and on the web.  The vision for this website is to be a hub for all student innovation and entrepreneurial activities where students can see projects other students have put together, find inspiration, or seek help from other students or faculty.  This site is still in its beginning stages and many of its pages do not yet have any information on them, but this will be changing over the next several weeks as information is continually being added.  

== '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' ==

Current collaboration exists between research groups and industry. These collaborations are primarily used to fund graduate students and do not promote innovation/entrepreneurship.

== Resources on Campus ==

While the majority of collaboration is used to fund graduate students. There are resources that help students branch out and make lasting connections

=== McBride Honors Program ===

The McBride Honors Program is very generous in funding scholarships that can be used to travel abroad and help pay for internship costs. They also provide an extensive list of available internships and programs. Due to the engineering focus on Mines' campus, most of the opportunities are focused in engineering and creating policy around it. But there are opportunities that allow for experiences that can be used to learn a great deal about how other places and cultures run their schooling systems and how people associate in general.

One such opportunity is the various programs offered by [http://ptpi.org/ People to People International]. These programs link people through the exchange of experiences and ideas.

=== Career Center and Alumni Association ===

The Career Center at Colorado School of Mines does not fund students, but it does offer a wide range of career and internship opportunities. Many students take advantage of the Career Day and different workshops around campus to secure positions from a wide range of fields.

The Alumni Association also offers vast neworking opportunities outside of the university.

== Off Campus Resources ==

=== Denver Area Resources ===

Off campus resources include places such as Innovation Pavilion where anyone can rent out conference rooms and use the on site resources. While places such as these so require additional cost, they are important resources to consider once becoming more established.

= '''Related Links''' =

'''Colorado School of Mines'''

[[CSM_Strategic_Priorities|Colorado School of Mines Student Priorites]]

'''University Innovation Fellows'''

Spring 2017:

*[[Emma May|Emma May]]
*[[Tanner McAdoo|Tanner McAdoo]]
*[[Sarah Ingram|Sarah Ingram]]
*[[Samuel Warfield|Samuel Warfield]]

Spring 2016:

*[[Mallory Britz|Mallory Britz]]
*[[Daniel Dickason|Daniel Dickason]]
*[[Trevor Clevenger|Trevor Clevenger]]
*[[Tara Maestas|Tara Maestas]]
*[[Asya Sergoyan|Asya Sergoyan]]
*[[Nicholas Yuan|Nicholas Yuan]]

Spring 2014:

*[[Corey Brugh|Corey Brugh]]

== CSM Landscape Canvas ==

=== Spring 2016 ===

 {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0Ag5ctRgrUqXUdE40M1BybnZZZWg2aFdza3pVSjctVHc|width=800|height=600}}

=== Spring 2017 ===

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=11rTy4QVidrtZd7eWqCl7whB1fICfmWOZyZVIrGTJJng|width=1000|height=650}}

[[Category:Universities]]

Priorities:CSM Strategic Priorities

2017-02-13T23:47:35Z

Slingram:

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategic Priorities for the Colorado School of Mines

= Vision for the Colorado School of Mines =

== Spring 2016 ==

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== Spring 2017 ==

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= Short-Term Strategy: Sparking Interest =

== Enable students by creating a collaborative space for creativity, design, and innovation. ==

Objectives:

1. Foster ideas, collaboration and creativity for students of all disciplines.

2. Create and sustain a culture of doing, making, innovation and entrepreneurship.

3. Promote learning-by-doing and provide resources to enable students to transform ideas into products that could be commercialized.

Many of the most forward-thinking companies provide spaces for employees that encourage innovation. Well-designed spaces often serve as catalysts for enhanced collaboration and innovation. We will create collaborative spaces for students that allow for greater creativity, design and innovation on campus. By holding events and meetings in the spaces, students across all disciplines will begin to use the spaces to work with others' projects.

In addition to having a few dedicated spaces, there are several common areas on campus that would make excellent pop-up spaces. We will provide guides and resources for students to successfully create a temporary collaborative space of their own anywhere on campus.

=== Mechanical Engineering Design Lab ===

In collaboration with Professor Jered Dean of Mechanical Engineering, the senior design lab has evolved into a collaborative workspace for student projects, meetings, workshops and classes. The space has open hours, allowing students from every major and grade level to collaborate on academic or personal projects.

=== MakerSpace ===

There will be a trial run for a MakerSpace to be implemented on campus. If this space is a success, the Mines UIF leadership circle will analyze feedback around the space and try to implement a permanent building for design thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship with a floor dedicated to being a functional MakerSpace.

== Establish regular Design, Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (DICE) events ==

By collaborating with organizations and faculty across campus, we will hold events that expose students to proven concepts and principles that lead to truly innovative solutions. Having regular events will help foster a community of innovation and entrepreneurship that doesn't often occur in a traditional lecture setting. 

=== Leveraging existing student organizations to put on DICE events ===

There are numerous campus organizations (SWE, AIChE, SPE, EWB, Tau Beta Pi, Blue Key) that have the resources to organize successful DICE events to increase opportunities for student innovation. These events could include makeathons, hackathons, design challenges, business model competitions, and many more.

An Entrepreneurship Club has recently been established by the Mines student body that has been key partners in developing events to promote innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Problem of the Week ===

To change the student mindset on campus, we will start holding pop-up meetings in high-traffic areas to discuss a "Problem of the Week." We will increase exposure to, and engagement with, problem-focused design by allowing students the ability to stop by and participate without any major commitment. The pop-up meetings can be expanded to allow for low-resolution prototyping, using arts and crafts or video. Images from the pop-up events will be posted online. The pop-up meetings will also serve as advertisement for other DICE events.

=== Design Weekend ===

Currently, there is no coordination between EPICS and other design courses across campus to exhibit student projects; that needs to change. A campus-wide exhibition, open to the community, will provide students from all disciplines with the opportunity to showcase their projects, and also strengthen the culture of design, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship on campus.

=== TEDx ===

Previously, University Innovation Fellows have seen success in improving the innovation and entrepreneurial landscape on their campuses by hosting a TEDx event. A lot of student interest in TED already exists, and this interest can be leveraged to make a successful event to serve as inspiration for the university. A TEDx event can be focused on innovation and entrepreneurship, to inspire a campus community, by showcasing examples of innovative faculty research, successful entrepreneurial alumni and current students who have commercialized technology and achieved positive economic, societal and environmental impact.

=== 3 Day Startup: 3DS Springboard  ===

[http://3daystartup.org/springboard/ 3DS Springboard] is an interactive workshop focused on the beginning steps of launching a company or a project through on-campus innovation. During four 90-minute sessions over one week, students will learn-by-doing with the 3DS team, Epicenter University Innovation Fellows leaders on campus, and other students in the community who are passionate about starting something!

= Next Steps: Institutional Acceptance and Support for DICE =

== Update design classes to incorporate modern design & development principles ==

Most students attending Mines are exposed to design in EPICS I, EPICS II (including Department-Specific EPICS II) and Senior Design. Only a few of the curriculums incorporate the following ideas/processes widely practiced in the industry: design-thinking, problem-focused design, rapid and low-resolution prototyping, fast failure and lean principles. Incorporating all of these practices into the curriculum would properly prepare students to develop truly innovative solutions to real problems. The design courses could allow for more creativity and innovation by shifting from constraining projects to open-ended, problem-based projects. 

== Grow and expand the academic entrepreneurship offering ==

According to the Undergraduate Bulletin, there is an “Area of Special Interest (ASI) in Entrepreneurship” that consists of 3 classes that are not currently offered.

To demonstrate that entrepreneurship is a priority to the University and the Department of Economics and Business, the ASI needs to be updated and promoted. There are several course offerings focused on design-thinking and entrepreneurship that should be incorporated into a certificate program, minor or area of special interest for entrepreneurship.

Ideally, the entrepreneurship program would incorporate a multidisciplinary senior design alternative course that allows students from any major to apply principles from the engineering and entrepreneurship curriculums.

The recent courses added to the Mines community includes:

*Technology Entrepreneurship
*Intro to Entrepreneurship

== Creation of Grand Challenges Themed Learning Community ==

Mines requires all first-year students to live on campus in the residence halls. Programs that promote design, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship can be put in place for interested students living on campus. Mines has several themed learning communities, and a community focused on the NAE's Grand Challenges would have a large impact in creating a sustainable culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.

The community is in its second year on campus and is thriving. The students in this community have a tight bond created through floor activities as well as an engineering design and ethics course where the students have many opportunities to work together to solve varying problems. This program has also served as a resource for students who wish to become from active in the entrepreneurial community.

== Establish a speaker series for design, innovation and entrepreneurship ==

Creating a regular speaker series focused on design, innovation and entrepreneurship will develop interest, as well as connect the entrepreneurial community within Mines to current students in other disciplines. Many Mines alum and faculty have relevant experience and insight, which could inspire a new generation of makers, doers and entrepreneurs. A series focused on I&E would be a multidisciplinary initiative that would have wide-spread support across campus, due to the universal nature of I&E principles.

=== Innovation Challenge ===

Mines' first Innovation Competition took place in Spring 2016. 10 teams were awarded money to begin prototyping in hopes of starting their own company or patenting their design.

=== Business Workshop ===

A business workshop will be taking place in Spring 2016 that works through the business model canvas with groups of students that have a product or idea for a company.

= Mental Health on Campus =

== No Work Zone ==

One idea we are currently pursuing is the creation of a "No Work Zone." This would be a place for students on campus to take a break and relax. Mines is a highly esteemed engineering school which promotes intense focus on academics. Many study and design areas are located around campus. We don't any of these spaces to be taken away, but we do want a new space to be implemented.

Our goal for this space is to make mental health a bigger priority on campus. Students commonly express their levels of stress, but there are not many resources on campus to help combat the high pressure work environment.

Currently, we are acquiring feedback on this initial idea to see if it would be feasible, and more importantly if it would benefit students. After thhis period, we plan to take the idea to stakeholders on campus.

= Long-term Vision =

== Create a multidisciplinary Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship institute ==

The establishment of a multidisciplinary design institute will allow for the creation of a modern engineer that is equipped to develop solutions to complex real-world problems. Having a design institute would make Mines the premier institution for engineering and applied-science education.

Many of the nation's best engineering schools have a program or institute for design, innovation or entrepreneurship:

[http://dschool.stanford.edu/ Stanford - d.school ] [https://entrepreneurship.mit.edu/ MIT - Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship] [http://tech.seas.harvard.edu/ Harvard - Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard (TECH)] [http://funginstitute.berkeley.edu/center-entrepreneurship-and-technology UC Berkeley - Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology] [http://www.cfe.umich.edu/ Michigan - Center for Entrepreneurship] [http://innovate.gatech.edu Georgia Tech - Enterprise Innovation Institute] [http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/eep/ North Carolina State - Engineering Entrepreneurs Program EEP] [http://www.tec.illinois.edu/ Illinois - Technology Entrepreneurship Center]  [http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/sites/default/files/EShip.pdf CU Boulder - eship program]

The Colorado School of Mines has the opportunity to become a national leader for design, innovation and entrepreneurship.

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Colorado_School_of_Mines Colorado School of Mines Wiki Page]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Corey_Brugh Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Corey Brugh]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Daniel_Dickason Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Daniel Dickason]

[[Tara Maestas|Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Tara Maestas]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki//Asya_Sergoyan Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Asya Sergoyan]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicholas_Yuan Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Nicholas Yuan]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Trevor_Clevenger Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Trevor Clevenger]

[[Sarah_Ingram|Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Sarah Ingram]]

[[Emma_May|Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Emma May]]

[[Tanner_McAdoo|Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Tanner McAdoo]]

[[Samuel_Warfield|Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Samuel Warfield]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|c]]

School:Colorado School of Mines

2017-02-13T23:43:13Z

Slingram:

The [http://www.mines.edu Colorado School of Mines] is a public research university of engineering and applied science in Golden, Colorado. 

== '''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship''' ==

=== Entrepreneurship Club (E-Club) ===

In the Spring 2014 semester, the Entrepreneurship Club at mines was restarted to become an active campus organization that has brought in local entrepreneurs to talk about their experiences. The club will organize several campus wide events in the coming academic year to increase awareness and exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship.

Website is under development.

=== Design Lab ===

The Director of Senior Design for Mechanical Engineering, Jered Dean, has taken steps to transform the mechanical engineering senior design lab into an open design lab that allows students to use equipment for any academic or personal project. The lab consists of 6 new makerbot 3D printers along with other prototyping equipment in the basement of Brown Hall. The entire Senior Design Program is Known as the Capstone Design Program and is named as such to Symbolize the "Capstone" at the end of the undergraduate program at Mines. As part of this program students can partner with companies and use the senior design lab as a space to innovate and generate prototypes and designs.

Another Option that is avalible to all Students as a resource for pursueing inrest in innovation and design is the Career center where students can connect with bussinesses that can assist with Ideas and projects students wish to pursue or apply for internships with Companies whose intrests align with there own.

In the past few months many new design areas have been added to campus some for all enrolled students like the Blaster Design Factory, and others for specific majors like The Outlet. Spaces like these and others provide students with the ability and the means to bring life to their ideas. Other spaces like the The Digger Design Factory and the Machine Shop are for a more hands on approach instead of a more design oriented enviornment. 

=== Startup Summer ===

Employers participating in [http://www.startupcolorado.com/startup-summer Startup Summer] have come to Mines to promote the program where students interested in startups can have a paid internship and gain valuable insight into innovation and entrepreneurship. This program has been a pathway for post graduation employment for several Mines graduates.

== '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''  ==

=== Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team ===

Overall, encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship has become a focus here at Mines. The Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team is a group of faculty members focused on promoting innovation and entrepreneurship amidst the student body.

*The Pathways to Innovation Leadership Team partnered with the University Innovation Fellows to put on the first Inovation Competition for students at Mines.
*The team has connections to other faculty members with experience in business and entrepreneurship. These faculty members have expressed interest in showcasing their experiences and running workshops around innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Resources for Midea ===

Faculty members have helped develop resources for the Midea Hub (online tool used by students looking for resources while in different stages of the innovation or entrepreneurship process). These faculty members range in expertise from design thinking to policy and paperwork regarding patents.

=== '''Building Relationships with Faculty Members''' ===

The Colorado School of Mines UIF Leadership circle focuses on building professional and personal relationships with faculty in order to encourage faculty innovation and rally support for the concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship. 

== '''Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function''' ==

The office of technology transfer (OTT) has primarily been used to commercialize PhD research.

OTT has provided an [http://inside.mines.edu/RES-Resources-Technology-Transfer extensive list] of regional and national resources that might be of use for students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) is also a resource for students who are interested in researching a particular subject in depth. The ORA provides guidance for all steps of research, including proposal preparation, grant writing, and seeking for fundings. A full list of resources and contact information can be found [http://inside.mines.edu/ORA-About#contact here].

In addition to the above resources, Mines has recently put together a new website named [http://midea.mines.edu/ Midea] that contains resources both on campus and on the web.  The vision for this website is to be a hub for all student innovation and entrepreneurial activities where students can see projects other students have put together, find inspiration, or seek help from other students or faculty.  This site is still in its beginning stages and many of its pages do not yet have any information on them, but this will be changing over the next several weeks as information is continually being added.  

== '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' ==

Current collaboration exists between research groups and industry. These collaborations are primarily used to fund graduate students and do not promote innovation/entrepreneurship.

== Resources on Campus ==

While the majority of collaboration is used to fund graduate students. There are resources that help students branch out and make lasting connections

=== McBride Honors Program ===

The McBride Honors Program is very generous in funding scholarships that can be used to travel abroad and help pay for internship costs. They also provide an extensive list of available internships and programs. Due to the engineering focus on Mines' campus, most of the opportunities are focused in engineering and creating policy around it. But there are opportunities that allow for experiences that can be used to learn a great deal about how other places and cultures run their schooling systems and how people associate in general.

One such opportunity is the various programs offered by [http://ptpi.org/ People to People International]. These programs link people through the exchange of experiences and ideas.

=== Career Center and Alumni Association ===

The Career Center at Colorado School of Mines does not fund students, but it does offer a wide range of career and internship opportunities. Many students take advantage of the Career Day and different workshops around campus to secure positions from a wide range of fields.

The Alumni Association also offers vast neworking opportunities outside of the university.

== Off Campus Resources ==

=== Denver Area Resources ===

Off campus resources include places such as Innovation Pavilion where anyone can rent out conference rooms and use the on site resources. While places such as these so require additional cost, they are important resources to consider once becoming more established.

= '''Related Links''' =

'''Colorado School of Mines'''

[[CSM_Strategic_Priorities|Colorado School of Mines Student Priorites]]

'''University Innovation Fellows'''

Spring 2017:

*[[Emma May|Emma May]]
*[[Tanner McAdoo|Tanner McAdoo]]
*[[Sarah Ingram|Sarah Ingram]]
*[[Samuel Warfield|Samuel Warfield]]

Spring 2016:

*[[Mallory Britz|Mallory Britz]]
*[[Daniel Dickason|Daniel Dickason]]
*[[Trevor Clevenger|Trevor Clevenger]]
*[[Tara Maestas|Tara Maestas]]
*[[Asya Sergoyan|Asya Sergoyan]]
*[[Nicholas Yuan|Nicholas Yuan]]

Spring 2014:

*[[Corey Brugh|Corey Brugh]]

== CSM Landscape Canvas ==

=== Spring 2016 ===

 {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0Ag5ctRgrUqXUdE40M1BybnZZZWg2aFdza3pVSjctVHc|width=800|height=600}}

=== Spring 2017 ===

 {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=11rTy4QVidrtZd7eWqCl7whB1fICfmWOZyZVIrGTJJng|width=1000|height=650}}

[[Category:Universities]]

School:Colorado School of Mines

2017-02-13T23:40:46Z

Slingram:

The [http://www.mines.edu Colorado School of Mines] is a public research university of engineering and applied science in Golden, Colorado. 

== '''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship''' ==

=== Entrepreneurship Club (E-Club) ===

In the Spring 2014 semester, the Entrepreneurship Club at mines was restarted to become an active campus organization that has brought in local entrepreneurs to talk about their experiences. The club will organize several campus wide events in the coming academic year to increase awareness and exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship.

Website is under development.

=== Design Lab ===

The Director of Senior Design for Mechanical Engineering, Jered Dean, has taken steps to transform the mechanical engineering senior design lab into an open design lab that allows students to use equipment for any academic or personal project. The lab consists of 6 new makerbot 3D printers along with other prototyping equipment in the basement of Brown Hall. The entire Senior Design Program is Known as the Capstone Design Program and is named as such to Symbolize the "Capstone" at the end of the undergraduate program at Mines. As part of this program students can partner with companies and use the senior design lab as a space to innovate and generate prototypes and designs.

Another Option that is avalible to all Students as a resource for pursueing inrest in innovation and design is the Career center where students can connect with bussinesses that can assist with Ideas and projects students wish to pursue or apply for internships with Companies whose intrests align with there own.

In the past few months many new design areas have been added to campus some for all enrolled students like the Blaster Design Factory, and others for specific majors like The Outlet. Spaces like these and others provide students with the ability and the means to bring life to their ideas. Other spaces like the The Digger Design Factory and the Machine Shop are for a more hands on approach instead of a more design oriented enviornment. 

=== Startup Summer ===

Employers participating in [http://www.startupcolorado.com/startup-summer Startup Summer] have come to Mines to promote the program where students interested in startups can have a paid internship and gain valuable insight into innovation and entrepreneurship. This program has been a pathway for post graduation employment for several Mines graduates.

== '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''  ==

=== Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team ===

Overall, encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship has become a focus here at Mines. The Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team is a group of faculty members focused on promoting innovation and entrepreneurship amidst the student body.

*The Pathways to Innovation Leadership Team partnered with the University Innovation Fellows to put on the first Inovation Competition for students at Mines.
*The team has connections to other faculty members with experience in business and entrepreneurship. These faculty members have expressed interest in showcasing their experiences and running workshops around innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Resources for Midea ===

Faculty members have helped develop resources for the Midea Hub (online tool used by students looking for resources while in different stages of the innovation or entrepreneurship process). These faculty members range in expertise from design thinking to policy and paperwork regarding patents.

=== '''Building Relationships with Faculty Members''' ===

The Colorado School of Mines UIF Leadership circle focuses on building professional and personal relationships with faculty in order to encourage faculty innovation and rally support for the concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship. 

== '''Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function''' ==

The office of technology transfer (OTT) has primarily been used to commercialize PhD research.

OTT has provided an [http://inside.mines.edu/RES-Resources-Technology-Transfer extensive list] of regional and national resources that might be of use for students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) is also a resource for students who are interested in researching a particular subject in depth. The ORA provides guidance for all steps of research, including proposal preparation, grant writing, and seeking for fundings. A full list of resources and contact information can be found [http://inside.mines.edu/ORA-About#contact here].

In addition to the above resources, Mines has recently put together a new website named [http://midea.mines.edu/ Midea] that contains resources both on campus and on the web.  The vision for this website is to be a hub for all student innovation and entrepreneurial activities where students can see projects other students have put together, find inspiration, or seek help from other students or faculty.  This site is still in its beginning stages and many of its pages do not yet have any information on them, but this will be changing over the next several weeks as information is continually being added.  

== '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' ==

Current collaboration exists between research groups and industry. These collaborations are primarily used to fund graduate students and do not promote innovation/entrepreneurship.

== Resources on Campus ==

While the majority of collaboration is used to fund graduate students. There are resources that help students branch out and make lasting connections

=== McBride Honors Program ===

The McBride Honors Program is very generous in funding scholarships that can be used to travel abroad and help pay for internship costs. They also provide an extensive list of available internships and programs. Due to the engineering focus on Mines' campus, most of the opportunities are focused in engineering and creating policy around it. But there are opportunities that allow for experiences that can be used to learn a great deal about how other places and cultures run their schooling systems and how people associate in general.

One such opportunity is the various programs offered by [http://ptpi.org/ People to People International]. These programs link people through the exchange of experiences and ideas.

=== Career Center and Alumni Association ===

The Career Center at Colorado School of Mines does not fund students, but it does offer a wide range of career and internship opportunities. Many students take advantage of the Career Day and different workshops around campus to secure positions from a wide range of fields.

The Alumni Association also offers vast neworking opportunities outside of the university.

== Off Campus Resources ==

=== Denver Area Resources ===

Off campus resources include places such as Innovation Pavilion where anyone can rent out conference rooms and use the on site resources. While places such as these so require additional cost, they are important resources to consider once becoming more established.

= '''Related Links''' =

'''Colorado School of Mines'''

Colorado School of mines Student Priorites

'''University Innovation Fellows'''

Spring 2017:

*[[Emma May|Emma May]]
*[[Tanner McAdoo|Tanner McAdoo]]
*[[Sarah Ingram|Sarah Ingram]]
*[[Samuel Warfield|Samuel Warfield]]

Spring 2016:

*[[Mallory Britz|Mallory Britz]]
*[[Daniel Dickason|Daniel Dickason]]
*[[Trevor Clevenger|Trevor Clevenger]]
*[[Tara Maestas|Tara Maestas]]
*[[Asya Sergoyan|Asya Sergoyan]]
*[[Nicholas Yuan|Nicholas Yuan]]

Spring 2014:

*[[Corey Brugh|Corey Brugh]]

== CSM Landscape Canvas ==

=== Spring 2016 ===

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=== Spring 2017 ===

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Priorities:CSM Strategic Priorities

2017-01-27T02:20:48Z

Slingram:

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategic Priorities for the Colorado School of Mines

= Vision for the Colorado School of Mines =

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=ZNngrVU_0k8}}

= Short-Term Strategy: Sparking Interest =

== Enable students by creating a collaborative space for creativity, design, and innovation. ==

Objectives:

1. Foster ideas, collaboration and creativity for students of all disciplines.

2. Create and sustain a culture of doing, making, innovation and entrepreneurship.

3. Promote learning-by-doing and provide resources to enable students to transform ideas into products that could be commercialized.

Many of the most forward-thinking companies provide spaces for employees that encourage innovation. Well-designed spaces often serve as catalysts for enhanced collaboration and innovation. We will create collaborative spaces for students that allow for greater creativity, design and innovation on campus. By holding events and meetings in the spaces, students across all disciplines will begin to use the spaces to work with others' projects.

In addition to having a few dedicated spaces, there are several common areas on campus that would make excellent pop-up spaces. We will provide guides and resources for students to successfully create a temporary collaborative space of their own anywhere on campus.

=== Mechanical Engineering Design Lab ===

In collaboration with Professor Jered Dean of Mechanical Engineering, the senior design lab has evolved into a collaborative workspace for student projects, meetings, workshops and classes. The space has open hours, allowing students from every major and grade level to collaborate on academic or personal projects.

=== MakerSpace ===

There will be a trial run for a MakerSpace to be implemented on campus. If this space is a success, the Mines UIF leadership circle will analyze feedback around the space and try to implement a permanent building for design thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship with a floor dedicated to being a functional MakerSpace.

== Establish regular Design, Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (DICE) events ==

By collaborating with organizations and faculty across campus, we will hold events that expose students to proven concepts and principles that lead to truly innovative solutions. Having regular events will help foster a community of innovation and entrepreneurship that doesn't often occur in a traditional lecture setting. 

=== Leveraging existing student organizations to put on DICE events ===

There are numerous campus organizations (SWE, AIChE, SPE, EWB, Tau Beta Pi, Blue Key) that have the resources to organize successful DICE events to increase opportunities for student innovation. These events could include makeathons, hackathons, design challenges, business model competitions, and many more.

An Entrepreneurship Club has recently been established by the Mines student body that has been key partners in developing events to promote innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Problem of the Week ===

To change the student mindset on campus, we will start holding pop-up meetings in high-traffic areas to discuss a "Problem of the Week." We will increase exposure to, and engagement with, problem-focused design by allowing students the ability to stop by and participate without any major commitment. The pop-up meetings can be expanded to allow for low-resolution prototyping, using arts and crafts or video. Images from the pop-up events will be posted online. The pop-up meetings will also serve as advertisement for other DICE events.

=== Design Weekend ===

Currently, there is no coordination between EPICS and other design courses across campus to exhibit student projects; that needs to change. A campus-wide exhibition, open to the community, will provide students from all disciplines with the opportunity to showcase their projects, and also strengthen the culture of design, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship on campus.

=== TEDx ===

Previously, University Innovation Fellows have seen success in improving the innovation and entrepreneurial landscape on their campuses by hosting a TEDx event. A lot of student interest in TED already exists, and this interest can be leveraged to make a successful event to serve as inspiration for the university. A TEDx event can be focused on innovation and entrepreneurship, to inspire a campus community, by showcasing examples of innovative faculty research, successful entrepreneurial alumni and current students who have commercialized technology and achieved positive economic, societal and environmental impact.

=== 3 Day Startup: 3DS Springboard  ===

[http://3daystartup.org/springboard/ 3DS Springboard] is an interactive workshop focused on the beginning steps of launching a company or a project through on-campus innovation. During four 90-minute sessions over one week, students will learn-by-doing with the 3DS team, Epicenter University Innovation Fellows leaders on campus, and other students in the community who are passionate about starting something!

= Next Steps: Institutional Acceptance and Support for DICE =

== Update design classes to incorporate modern design & development principles ==

Most students attending Mines are exposed to design in EPICS I, EPICS II (including Department-Specific EPICS II) and Senior Design. Only a few of the curriculums incorporate the following ideas/processes widely practiced in the industry: design-thinking, problem-focused design, rapid and low-resolution prototyping, fast failure and lean principles. Incorporating all of these practices into the curriculum would properly prepare students to develop truly innovative solutions to real problems. The design courses could allow for more creativity and innovation by shifting from constraining projects to open-ended, problem-based projects. 

== Grow and expand the academic entrepreneurship offering ==

According to the Undergraduate Bulletin, there is an “Area of Special Interest (ASI) in Entrepreneurship” that consists of 3 classes that are not currently offered.

To demonstrate that entrepreneurship is a priority to the University and the Department of Economics and Business, the ASI needs to be updated and promoted. There are several course offerings focused on design-thinking and entrepreneurship that should be incorporated into a certificate program, minor or area of special interest for entrepreneurship.

Ideally, the entrepreneurship program would incorporate a multidisciplinary senior design alternative course that allows students from any major to apply principles from the engineering and entrepreneurship curriculums.

The recent courses added to the Mines community includes:

*Technology Entrepreneurship
*Intro to Entrepreneurship

== Creation of Grand Challenges Themed Learning Community ==

Mines requires all first-year students to live on campus in the residence halls. Programs that promote design, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship can be put in place for interested students living on campus. Mines has several themed learning communities, and a community focused on the NAE's Grand Challenges would have a large impact in creating a sustainable culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.

The community is in its second year on campus and is thriving. The students in this community have a tight bond created through floor activities as well as an engineering design and ethics course where the students have many opportunities to work together to solve varying problems. This program has also served as a resource for students who wish to become from active in the entrepreneurial community.

== Establish a speaker series for design, innovation and entrepreneurship ==

Creating a regular speaker series focused on design, innovation and entrepreneurship will develop interest, as well as connect the entrepreneurial community within Mines to current students in other disciplines. Many Mines alum and faculty have relevant experience and insight, which could inspire a new generation of makers, doers and entrepreneurs. A series focused on I&E would be a multidisciplinary initiative that would have wide-spread support across campus, due to the universal nature of I&E principles.

=== Innovation Challenge ===

Mines' first Innovation Competition took place in Spring 2016. 10 teams were awarded money to begin prototyping in hopes of starting their own company or patenting their design.

=== Business Workshop ===

A business workshop will be taking place in Spring 2016 that works through the business model canvas with groups of students that have a product or idea for a company.

= Mental Health on Campus =

== No Work Zone ==

One idea we are currently pursuing is the creation of a "No Work Zone." This would be a place for students on campus to take a break and relax. Mines is a highly esteemed engineering school which promotes intense focus on academics. Many study and design areas are located around campus. We don't any of these spaces to be taken away, but we do want a new space to be implemented.

Our goal for this space is to make mental health a bigger priority on campus. Students commonly express their levels of stress, but there are not many resources on campus to help combat the high pressure work environment.

Currently, we are acquiring feedback on this initial idea to see if it would be feasible, and more importantly if it would benefit students. After thhis period, we plan to take the idea to stakeholders on campus.

= Long-term Vision =

== Create a multidisciplinary Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship institute ==

The establishment of a multidisciplinary design institute will allow for the creation of a modern engineer that is equipped to develop solutions to complex real-world problems. Having a design institute would make Mines the premier institution for engineering and applied-science education.

Many of the nation's best engineering schools have a program or institute for design, innovation or entrepreneurship:

[http://dschool.stanford.edu/ Stanford - d.school ] [https://entrepreneurship.mit.edu/ MIT - Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship] [http://tech.seas.harvard.edu/ Harvard - Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard (TECH)] [http://funginstitute.berkeley.edu/center-entrepreneurship-and-technology UC Berkeley - Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology] [http://www.cfe.umich.edu/ Michigan - Center for Entrepreneurship] [http://innovate.gatech.edu Georgia Tech - Enterprise Innovation Institute] [http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/eep/ North Carolina State - Engineering Entrepreneurs Program EEP] [http://www.tec.illinois.edu/ Illinois - Technology Entrepreneurship Center]  [http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/sites/default/files/EShip.pdf CU Boulder - eship program]

The Colorado School of Mines has the opportunity to become a national leader for design, innovation and entrepreneurship.

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Colorado_School_of_Mines Colorado School of Mines Wiki Page]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Corey_Brugh Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Corey Brugh]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Daniel_Dickason Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Daniel Dickason]

[[Tara Maestas|Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Tara Maestas]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki//Asya_Sergoyan Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Asya Sergoyan]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicholas_Yuan Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Nicholas Yuan]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Trevor_Clevenger Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Trevor Clevenger]

[[Sarah_Ingram|Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Sarah Ingram]]

[[Emma_May|Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Emma May]]

[[Tanner_McAdoo|Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Tanner McAdoo]]

[[Samuel_Warfield|Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Samuel Warfield]]

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Priorities:CSM Strategic Priorities

2017-01-27T02:08:54Z

Slingram:

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategic Priorities for the Colorado School of Mines

= Vision for the Colorado School of Mines =

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=ZNngrVU_0k8}}

= Short-Term Strategy: Sparking Interest =

== Enable students by creating a collaborative space for creativity, design, and innovation. ==

Objectives:

1. Foster ideas, collaboration and creativity for students of all disciplines.

2. Create and sustain a culture of doing, making, innovation and entrepreneurship.

3. Promote learning-by-doing and provide resources to enable students to transform ideas into products that could be commercialized.

Many of the most forward-thinking companies provide spaces for employees that encourage innovation. Well-designed spaces often serve as catalysts for enhanced collaboration and innovation. We will create collaborative spaces for students that allow for greater creativity, design and innovation on campus. By holding events and meetings in the spaces, students across all disciplines will begin to use the spaces to work with others' projects.

In addition to having a few dedicated spaces, there are several common areas on campus that would make excellent pop-up spaces. We will provide guides and resources for students to successfully create a temporary collaborative space of their own anywhere on campus.

=== Mechanical Engineering Design Lab ===

In collaboration with Professor Jered Dean of Mechanical Engineering, the senior design lab has evolved into a collaborative workspace for student projects, meetings, workshops and classes. The space has open hours, allowing students from every major and grade level to collaborate on academic or personal projects.

=== MakerSpace ===

There will be a trial run for a MakerSpace to be implemented on campus. If this space is a success, the Mines UIF leadership circle will analyze feedback around the space and try to implement a permanent building for design thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship with a floor dedicated to being a functional MakerSpace.

== Establish regular Design, Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (DICE) events ==

By collaborating with organizations and faculty across campus, we will hold events that expose students to proven concepts and principles that lead to truly innovative solutions. Having regular events will help foster a community of innovation and entrepreneurship that doesn't often occur in a traditional lecture setting. 

=== Leveraging existing student organizations to put on DICE events ===

There are numerous campus organizations (SWE, AIChE, SPE, EWB, Tau Beta Pi, Blue Key) that have the resources to organize successful DICE events to increase opportunities for student innovation. These events could include makeathons, hackathons, design challenges, business model competitions, and many more.

An Entrepreneurship Club has recently been established by the Mines student body that has been key partners in developing events to promote innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Problem of the Week ===

To change the student mindset on campus, we will start holding pop-up meetings in high-traffic areas to discuss a "Problem of the Week." We will increase exposure to, and engagement with, problem-focused design by allowing students the ability to stop by and participate without any major commitment. The pop-up meetings can be expanded to allow for low-resolution prototyping, using arts and crafts or video. Images from the pop-up events will be posted online. The pop-up meetings will also serve as advertisement for other DICE events.

=== Design Weekend ===

Currently, there is no coordination between EPICS and other design courses across campus to exhibit student projects; that needs to change. A campus-wide exhibition, open to the community, will provide students from all disciplines with the opportunity to showcase their projects, and also strengthen the culture of design, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship on campus.

=== TEDx ===

Previously, University Innovation Fellows have seen success in improving the innovation and entrepreneurial landscape on their campuses by hosting a TEDx event. A lot of student interest in TED already exists, and this interest can be leveraged to make a successful event to serve as inspiration for the university. A TEDx event can be focused on innovation and entrepreneurship, to inspire a campus community, by showcasing examples of innovative faculty research, successful entrepreneurial alumni and current students who have commercialized technology and achieved positive economic, societal and environmental impact.

=== 3 Day Startup: 3DS Springboard  ===

[http://3daystartup.org/springboard/ 3DS Springboard] is an interactive workshop focused on the beginning steps of launching a company or a project through on-campus innovation. During four 90-minute sessions over one week, students will learn-by-doing with the 3DS team, Epicenter University Innovation Fellows leaders on campus, and other students in the community who are passionate about starting something!

= Next Steps: Institutional Acceptance and Support for DICE =

== Update design classes to incorporate modern design & development principles ==

Most students attending Mines are exposed to design in EPICS I, EPICS II (including Department-Specific EPICS II) and Senior Design. Only a few of the curriculums incorporate the following ideas/processes widely practiced in the industry: design-thinking, problem-focused design, rapid and low-resolution prototyping, fast failure and lean principles. Incorporating all of these practices into the curriculum would properly prepare students to develop truly innovative solutions to real problems. The design courses could allow for more creativity and innovation by shifting from constraining projects to open-ended, problem-based projects. 

== Grow and expand the academic entrepreneurship offering ==

According to the Undergraduate Bulletin, there is an “Area of Special Interest (ASI) in Entrepreneurship” that consists of 3 classes that are not currently offered.

To demonstrate that entrepreneurship is a priority to the University and the Department of Economics and Business, the ASI needs to be updated and promoted. There are several course offerings focused on design-thinking and entrepreneurship that should be incorporated into a certificate program, minor or area of special interest for entrepreneurship.

Ideally, the entrepreneurship program would incorporate a multidisciplinary senior design alternative course that allows students from any major to apply principles from the engineering and entrepreneurship curriculums.

The recent courses added to the Mines community includes:

*Technology Entrepreneurship
*Intro to Entrepreneurship

== Creation of Grand Challenges Themed Learning Community ==

Mines requires all first-year students to live on campus in the residence halls. Programs that promote design, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship can be put in place for interested students living on campus. Mines has several themed learning communities, and a community focused on the NAE's Grand Challenges would have a large impact in creating a sustainable culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.

The community is in its second year on campus and is thriving. The students in this community have a tight bond created through floor activities as well as an engineering design and ethics course where the students have many opportunities to work together to solve varying problems. This program has also served as a resource for students who wish to become from active in the entrepreneurial community.

== Establish a speaker series for design, innovation and entrepreneurship ==

Creating a regular speaker series focused on design, innovation and entrepreneurship will develop interest, as well as connect the entrepreneurial community within Mines to current students in other disciplines. Many Mines alum and faculty have relevant experience and insight, which could inspire a new generation of makers, doers and entrepreneurs. A series focused on I&E would be a multidisciplinary initiative that would have wide-spread support across campus, due to the universal nature of I&E principles.

=== Innovation Challenge ===

Mines' first Innovation Competition took place in Spring 2016. 10 teams were awarded money to begin prototyping in hopes of starting their own company or patenting their design.

=== Business Workshop ===

A business workshop will be taking place in Spring 2016 that works through the business model canvas with groups of students that have a product or idea for a company.

= Long-term Vision =

== Create a multidisciplinary Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship institute ==

The establishment of a multidisciplinary design institute will allow for the creation of a modern engineer that is equipped to develop solutions to complex real-world problems. Having a design institute would make Mines the premier institution for engineering and applied-science education.

Many of the nation's best engineering schools have a program or institute for design, innovation or entrepreneurship:

[http://dschool.stanford.edu/ Stanford - d.school ] [https://entrepreneurship.mit.edu/ MIT - Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship] [http://tech.seas.harvard.edu/ Harvard - Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard (TECH)] [http://funginstitute.berkeley.edu/center-entrepreneurship-and-technology UC Berkeley - Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology] [http://www.cfe.umich.edu/ Michigan - Center for Entrepreneurship] [http://innovate.gatech.edu Georgia Tech - Enterprise Innovation Institute] [http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/eep/ North Carolina State - Engineering Entrepreneurs Program EEP] [http://www.tec.illinois.edu/ Illinois - Technology Entrepreneurship Center]  [http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/sites/default/files/EShip.pdf CU Boulder - eship program]

The Colorado School of Mines has the opportunity to become a national leader for design, innovation and entrepreneurship.

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Colorado_School_of_Mines Colorado School of Mines Wiki Page]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Corey_Brugh Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Corey Brugh]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Daniel_Dickason Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Daniel Dickason]

[[Tara Maestas|Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Tara Maestas]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki//Asya_Sergoyan Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Asya Sergoyan]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicholas_Yuan Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Nicholas Yuan]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Trevor_Clevenger Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Trevor Clevenger]

[[Category:Student Priorities|c]]

Priorities:CSM Strategic Priorities

2017-01-27T02:07:33Z

Slingram:

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategic Priorities for the Colorado School of Mines

= Vision for the Colorado School of Mines =

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=ZNngrVU_0k8}}

= Short-Term Strategy: Sparking Interest =

== Enable students by creating a collaborative space for creativity, design, and innovation. ==

Objectives:

1. Foster ideas, collaboration and creativity for students of all disciplines.

2. Create and sustain a culture of doing, making, innovation and entrepreneurship.

3. Promote learning-by-doing and provide resources to enable students to transform ideas into products that could be commercialized.

Many of the most forward-thinking companies provide spaces for employees that encourage innovation. Well-designed spaces often serve as catalysts for enhanced collaboration and innovation. We will create collaborative spaces for students that allow for greater creativity, design and innovation on campus. By holding events and meetings in the spaces, students across all disciplines will begin to use the spaces to work with others' projects.

In addition to having a few dedicated spaces, there are several common areas on campus that would make excellent pop-up spaces. We will provide guides and resources for students to successfully create a temporary collaborative space of their own anywhere on campus.

=== Mechanical Engineering Design Lab ===

In collaboration with Professor Jered Dean of Mechanical Engineering, the senior design lab has evolved into a collaborative workspace for student projects, meetings, workshops and classes. The space has open hours, allowing students from every major and grade level to collaborate on academic or personal projects.

=== MakerSpace ===

There will be a trial run for a MakerSpace to be implemented on campus. If this space is a success, the Mines UIF leadership circle will analyze feedback around the space and try to implement a permanent building for design thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship with a floor dedicated to being a functional MakerSpace.

== Establish regular Design, Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (DICE) events ==

By collaborating with organizations and faculty across campus, we will hold events that expose students to proven concepts and principles that lead to truly innovative solutions. Having regular events will help foster a community of innovation and entrepreneurship that doesn't often occur in a traditional lecture setting. 

=== Leveraging Existing Student Organizations to put on DICE events ===

There are numerous campus organizations (SWE, AIChE, SPE, EWB, Tau Beta Pi, Blue Key) that have the resources to organize successful DICE events to increase opportunities for student innovation. These events could include makeathons, hackathons, design challenges, business model competitions, and many more.

An Entrepreneurship Club has recently been established by the Mines student body that has been key partners in developing events to promote innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Problem of the Week ===

To change the student mindset on campus, we will start holding pop-up meetings in high-traffic areas to discuss a "Problem of the Week." We will increase exposure to, and engagement with, problem-focused design by allowing students the ability to stop by and participate without any major commitment. The pop-up meetings can be expanded to allow for low-resolution prototyping, using arts and crafts or video. Images from the pop-up events will be posted online. The pop-up meetings will also serve as advertisement for other DICE events.

=== Design Weekend ===

Currently, there is no coordination between EPICS and other design courses across campus to exhibit student projects; that needs to change. A campus-wide exhibition, open to the community, will provide students from all disciplines with the opportunity to showcase their projects, and also strengthen the culture of design, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship on campus.

=== TEDx ===

Previously, University Innovation Fellows have seen success in improving the innovation and entrepreneurial landscape on their campuses by hosting a TEDx event. A lot of student interest in TED already exists, and this interest can be leveraged to make a successful event to serve as inspiration for the university. A TEDx event can be focused on innovation and entrepreneurship, to inspire a campus community, by showcasing examples of innovative faculty research, successful entrepreneurial alumni and current students who have commercialized technology and achieved positive economic, societal and environmental impact.

=== 3 Day Startup: 3DS Springboard  ===

[http://3daystartup.org/springboard/ 3DS Springboard] is an interactive workshop focused on the beginning steps of launching a company or a project through on-campus innovation. During four 90-minute sessions over one week, students will learn-by-doing with the 3DS team, Epicenter University Innovation Fellows leaders on campus, and other students in the community who are passionate about starting something!

= Next Steps: Institutional Acceptance and Support for DICE =

== Update design classes to incorporate modern design & development principles ==

Most students attending Mines are exposed to design in EPICS I, EPICS II (including Department-Specific EPICS II) and Senior Design. Only a few of the curriculums incorporate the following ideas/processes widely practiced in the industry: design-thinking, problem-focused design, rapid and low-resolution prototyping, fast failure and lean principles. Incorporating all of these practices into the curriculum would properly prepare students to develop truly innovative solutions to real problems. The design courses could allow for more creativity and innovation by shifting from constraining projects to open-ended, problem-based projects. 

== Grow and expand the academic entrepreneurship offering ==

According to the Undergraduate Bulletin, there is an “Area of Special Interest (ASI) in Entrepreneurship” that consists of 3 classes that are not currently offered.

To demonstrate that entrepreneurship is a priority to the University and the Department of Economics and Business, the ASI needs to be updated and promoted. There are several course offerings focused on design-thinking and entrepreneurship that should be incorporated into a certificate program, minor or area of special interest for entrepreneurship.

Ideally, the entrepreneurship program would incorporate a multidisciplinary senior design alternative course that allows students from any major to apply principles from the engineering and entrepreneurship curriculums.

The recent courses added to the Mines community includes:

*Technology Entrepreneurship
*Intro to Entrepreneurship

== Creation of Grand Challenges Themed Learning Community ==

Mines requires all first-year students to live on campus in the residence halls. Programs that promote design, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship can be put in place for interested students living on campus. Mines has several themed learning communities, and a community focused on the NAE's Grand Challenges would have a large impact in creating a sustainable culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.

The community is in its second year on campus and is thriving. The students in this community have a tight bond created through floor activities as well as an engineering design and ethics course where the students have many opportunities to work together to solve varying problems. This program has also served as a resource for students who wish to become from active in the entrepreneurial community.

== Establish a speaker series for design, innovation and entrepreneurship ==

Creating a regular speaker series focused on design, innovation and entrepreneurship will develop interest, as well as connect the entrepreneurial community within Mines to current students in other disciplines. Many Mines alum and faculty have relevant experience and insight, which could inspire a new generation of makers, doers and entrepreneurs. A series focused on I&E would be a multidisciplinary initiative that would have wide-spread support across campus, due to the universal nature of I&E principles.

=== Innovation Challenge ===

Mines' first Innovation Competition took place in Spring 2016. 10 teams were awarded money to begin prototyping in hopes of starting their own company or patenting their design.

=== Business Workshop ===

A business workshop will be taking place in Spring 2016 that works through the business model canvas with groups of students that have a product or idea for a company.

= Long-term Vision =

== Create a multidisciplinary Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship institute ==

The establishment of a multidisciplinary design institute will allow for the creation of a modern engineer that is equipped to develop solutions to complex real-world problems. Having a design institute would make Mines the premier institution for engineering and applied-science education.

Many of the nation's best engineering schools have a program or institute for design, innovation or entrepreneurship:

[http://dschool.stanford.edu/ Stanford - d.school ] [https://entrepreneurship.mit.edu/ MIT - Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship] [http://tech.seas.harvard.edu/ Harvard - Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard (TECH)] [http://funginstitute.berkeley.edu/center-entrepreneurship-and-technology UC Berkeley - Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology] [http://www.cfe.umich.edu/ Michigan - Center for Entrepreneurship] [http://innovate.gatech.edu Georgia Tech - Enterprise Innovation Institute] [http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/eep/ North Carolina State - Engineering Entrepreneurs Program EEP] [http://www.tec.illinois.edu/ Illinois - Technology Entrepreneurship Center]  [http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/sites/default/files/EShip.pdf CU Boulder - eship program]

The Colorado School of Mines has the opportunity to become a national leader for design, innovation and entrepreneurship.

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Colorado_School_of_Mines Colorado School of Mines Wiki Page]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Corey_Brugh Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Corey Brugh]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Daniel_Dickason Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Daniel Dickason]

[[Tara Maestas|Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Tara Maestas]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki//Asya_Sergoyan Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Asya Sergoyan]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicholas_Yuan Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Nicholas Yuan]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Trevor_Clevenger Colorado School of Mines University Innovation Fellow - Trevor Clevenger]

[[Category:Student Priorities|c]]

School:Colorado School of Mines

2017-01-20T21:10:17Z

Slingram:

The [http://www.mines.edu Colorado School of Mines] is a public research university of engineering and applied science in Golden, Colorado. 

== '''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship''' ==

=== Entrepreneurship Club (E-Club) ===

In the Spring 2014 semester, the Entrepreneurship Club at mines was restarted to become an active campus organization that has brought in local entrepreneurs to talk about their experiences. The club will organize several campus wide events in the coming academic year to increase awareness and exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship.

Website is under development.

=== Design Lab ===

The Director of Senior Design for Mechanical Engineering, Jered Dean, has taken steps to transform the mechanical engineering senior design lab into an open design lab that allows students to use equipment for any academic or personal project. The lab consists of 6 new makerbot 3D printers along with other prototyping equipment in the basement of Brown Hall. The entire Senior Design Program is Known as the Capstone Design Program and is named as such to Symbolize the "Capstone" at the end of the undergraduate program at Mines. As part of this program students can partner with companies and use the senior design lab as a space to innovate and generate prototypes and designs.

Another Option that is avalible to all Students as a resource for pursueing inrest in innovation and design is the Career center where students can connect with bussinesses that can assist with Ideas and projects students wish to pursue or apply for internships with Companies whose intrests align with there own.

In the past few months many new design areas have been added to campus some for all enrolled students like the Blaster Design Factory, and others for specific majors like The Outlet. Spaces like these and others provide students with the ability and the means to bring life to their ideas. Other spaces like the The Digger Design Factory and the Machine Shop are for a more hands on approach instead of a more design oriented enviornment. 

=== Startup Summer ===

Employers participating in [http://www.startupcolorado.com/startup-summer Startup Summer] have come to Mines to promote the program where students interested in startups can have a paid internship and gain valuable insight into innovation and entrepreneurship. This program has been a pathway for post graduation employment for several Mines graduates.

== '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''  ==

=== Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team ===

Overall, encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship has become a focus here at Mines. The Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team is a group of faculty members focused on promoting innovation and entrepreneurship amidst the student body.

*The Pathways to Innovation Leadership Team partnered with the University Innovation Fellows to put on the first Inovation Competition for students at Mines.
*The team has connections to other faculty members with experience in business and entrepreneurship. These faculty members have expressed interest in showcasing their experiences and running workshops around innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Resources for Midea ===

Faculty members have helped develop resources for the Midea Hub (online tool used by students looking for resources while in different stages of the innovation or entrepreneurship process). These faculty members range in expertise from design thinking to policy and paperwork regarding patents.

=== '''Building Relationships with Faculty Members''' ===

The Colorado School of Mines UIF Leadership circle focuses on building professional and personal relationships with faculty in order to encourage faculty innovation and rally support for the concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship. 

== '''Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function''' ==

The office of technology transfer (OTT) has primarily been used to commercialize PhD research.

OTT has provided an [http://inside.mines.edu/RES-Resources-Technology-Transfer extensive list] of regional and national resources that might be of use for students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) is also a resource for students who are interested in researching a particular subject in depth. The ORA provides guidance for all steps of research, including proposal preparation, grant writing, and seeking for fundings. A full list of resources and contact information can be found [http://inside.mines.edu/ORA-About#contact here].

In addition to the above resources, Mines has recently put together a new website named [http://midea.mines.edu/ Midea] that contains resources both on campus and on the web.  The vision for this website is to be a hub for all student innovation and entrepreneurial activities where students can see projects other students have put together, find inspiration, or seek help from other students or faculty.  This site is still in its beginning stages and many of its pages do not yet have any information on them, but this will be changing over the next several weeks as information is continually being added.  

== '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' ==

Current collaboration exists between research groups and industry. These collaborations are primarily used to fund graduate students and do not promote innovation/entrepreneurship.

== Resources on Campus ==

While the majority of collaboration is used to fund graduate students. There are resources that help students branch out and make lasting connections

=== McBride Honors Program ===

The McBride Honors Program is very generous in funding scholarships that can be used to travel abroad and help pay for internship costs. They also provide an extensive list of available internships and programs. Due to the engineering focus on Mines' campus, most of the opportunities are focused in engineering and creating policy around it. But there are opportunities that allow for experiences that can be used to learn a great deal about how other places and cultures run their schooling systems and how people associate in general.

One such opportunity is the various programs offered by [http://ptpi.org/ People to People International]. These programs link people through the exchange of experiences and ideas.

=== Career Center and Alumni Association ===

The Career Center at Colorado School of Mines does not fund students, but it does offer a wide range of career and internship opportunities. Many students take advantage of the Career Day and different workshops around campus to secure positions from a wide range of fields.

The Alumni Association also offers vast neworking opportunities outside of the university.

== Off Campus Resources ==

=== Denver Area Resources ===

Off campus resources include places such as Innovation Pavilion where anyone can rent out conference rooms and use the on site resources. While places such as these so require additional cost, they are important resources to consider once becoming more established.

= '''Related Links''' =

'''Colorado School of Mines'''

[[University of Colorado Colorado Springs Student Priorities|Colorado School of mines Student Priorites]]

'''University Innovation Fellows'''

Spring 2016:

*[[Mallory Britz|Mallory Britz]]
*[[Daniel Dickason|Daniel Dickason]]
*[[Trevor Clevenger|Trevor Clevenger]]
*[[Tara Maestas|Tara Maestas]]
*[[Asya Sergoyan|Asya Sergoyan]]
*[[Nicholas Yuan|Nicholas Yuan]]

Spring 2014:

*[[Corey Brugh|Corey Brugh]]

== CSM Landscape Canvas ==

=== Spring 2016 ===

 {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0Ag5ctRgrUqXUdE40M1BybnZZZWg2aFdza3pVSjctVHc|width=800|height=600}}

=== Spring 2017 ===

 {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=11rTy4QVidrtZd7eWqCl7whB1fICfmWOZyZVIrGTJJng|width=1000|height=650}}

[[Category:Universities]]

School:Colorado School of Mines

2017-01-20T21:07:21Z

Slingram:

The [http://www.mines.edu Colorado School of Mines] is a public research university of engineering and applied science in Golden, Colorado. 

== '''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship''' ==

=== Entrepreneurship Club (E-Club) ===

In the Spring 2014 semester, the Entrepreneurship Club at mines was restarted to become an active campus organization that has brought in local entrepreneurs to talk about their experiences. The club will organize several campus wide events in the coming academic year to increase awareness and exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship.

Website is under development.

=== Design Lab ===

The Director of Senior Design for Mechanical Engineering, Jered Dean, has taken steps to transform the mechanical engineering senior design lab into an open design lab that allows students to use equipment for any academic or personal project. The lab consists of 6 new makerbot 3D printers along with other prototyping equipment in the basement of Brown Hall. The entire Senior Design Program is Known as the Capstone Design Program and is named as such to Symbolize the "Capstone" at the end of the undergraduate program at Mines. As part of this program students can partner with companies and use the senior design lab as a space to innovate and generate prototypes and designs.

Another Option that is avalible to all Students as a resource for pursueing inrest in innovation and design is the Career center where students can connect with bussinesses that can assist with Ideas and projects students wish to pursue or apply for internships with Companies whose intrests align with there own.

In the past few months many new design areas have been added to campus some for all enrolled students like the Blaster Design Factory, and others for specific majors like The Outlet. Spaces like these and others provide students with the ability and the means to bring life to their ideas. Other spaces like the The Digger Design Factory and the Machine Shop are for a more hands on approach instead of a more design oriented enviornment. 

=== Startup Summer ===

Employers participating in [http://www.startupcolorado.com/startup-summer Startup Summer] have come to Mines to promote the program where students interested in startups can have a paid internship and gain valuable insight into innovation and entrepreneurship. This program has been a pathway for post graduation employment for several Mines graduates.

== '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''  ==

=== Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team ===

Overall, encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship has become a focus here at Mines. The Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team is a group of faculty members focused on promoting innovation and entrepreneurship amidst the student body.

*The Pathways to Innovation Leadership Team partnered with the University Innovation Fellows to put on the first Inovation Competition for students at Mines.
*The team has connections to other faculty members with experience in business and entrepreneurship. These faculty members have expressed interest in showcasing their experiences and running workshops around innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Resources for Midea ===

Faculty members have helped develop resources for the Midea Hub (online tool used by students looking for resources while in different stages of the innovation or entrepreneurship process). These faculty members range in expertise from design thinking to policy and paperwork regarding patents.

=== '''Building Relationships with Faculty Members''' ===

The Colorado School of Mines UIF Leadership circle focuses on building professional and personal relationships with faculty in order to encourage faculty innovation and rally support for the concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship. 

== '''Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function''' ==

The office of technology transfer (OTT) has primarily been used to commercialize PhD research.

OTT has provided an [http://inside.mines.edu/RES-Resources-Technology-Transfer extensive list] of regional and national resources that might be of use for students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) is also a resource for students who are interested in researching a particular subject in depth. The ORA provides guidance for all steps of research, including proposal preparation, grant writing, and seeking for fundings. A full list of resources and contact information can be found [http://inside.mines.edu/ORA-About#contact here].

In addition to the above resources, Mines has recently put together a new website named [http://midea.mines.edu/ Midea] that contains resources both on campus and on the web.  The vision for this website is to be a hub for all student innovation and entrepreneurial activities where students can see projects other students have put together, find inspiration, or seek help from other students or faculty.  This site is still in its beginning stages and many of its pages do not yet have any information on them, but this will be changing over the next several weeks as information is continually being added.  

== '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' ==

Current collaboration exists between research groups and industry. These collaborations are primarily used to fund graduate students and do not promote innovation/entrepreneurship.

== Resources on Campus ==

While the majority of collaboration is used to fund graduate students. There are resources that help students branch out and make lasting connections

=== McBride Honors Program ===

The McBride Honors Program is very generous in funding scholarships that can be used to travel abroad and help pay for internship costs. They also provide an extensive list of available internships and programs. Due to the engineering focus on Mines' campus, most of the opportunities are focused in engineering and creating policy around it. But there are opportunities that allow for experiences that can be used to learn a great deal about how other places and cultures run their schooling systems and how people associate in general.

One such opportunity is the various programs offered by [http://ptpi.org/ People to People International]. These programs link people through the exchange of experiences and ideas.

=== Career Center and Alumni Association ===

The Career Center at Colorado School of Mines does not fund students, but it does offer a wide range of career and internship opportunities. Many students take advantage of the Career Day and different workshops around campus to secure positions from a wide range of fields.

The Alumni Association also offers vast neworking opportunities outside of the university.

== Off Campus Resources ==

=== Denver Area Resources ===

Off campus resources include places such as Innovation Pavilion where anyone can rent out conference rooms and use the on site resources. While places such as these so require additional cost, they are important resources to consider once becoming more established.

= '''Related Links''' =

'''Colorado School of Mines'''

[[University of Colorado Colorado Springs Student Priorities|Colorado School of mines Student Priorites]]

'''University Innovation Fellows'''

Spring 2016:

*[[Mallory Britz|Mallory Britz]]
*[[Daniel Dickason|Daniel Dickason]]
*[[Trevor Clevenger|Trevor Clevenger]]
*[[Tara Maestas|Tara Maestas]]
*[[Asya Sergoyan|Asya Sergoyan]]
*[[Nicholas Yuan|Nicholas Yuan]]

Spring 2014:

*[[Corey Brugh|Corey Brugh]]

== CSM Landscape Canvas ==

=== Spring 2016 ===

 {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0Ag5ctRgrUqXUdE40M1BybnZZZWg2aFdza3pVSjctVHc|width=800|height=600}}

=== Spring 2017 ===

 {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=11rTy4QVidrtZd7eWqCl7whB1fICfmWOZyZVIrGTJJng|width=800|height=600}}

[[Category:Universities]]

School:Colorado School of Mines

2017-01-20T21:05:55Z

Slingram:

The [http://www.mines.edu Colorado School of Mines] is a public research university of engineering and applied science in Golden, Colorado. 

== '''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship''' ==

=== Entrepreneurship Club (E-Club) ===

In the Spring 2014 semester, the Entrepreneurship Club at mines was restarted to become an active campus organization that has brought in local entrepreneurs to talk about their experiences. The club will organize several campus wide events in the coming academic year to increase awareness and exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship.

Website is under development.

=== Design Lab ===

The Director of Senior Design for Mechanical Engineering, Jered Dean, has taken steps to transform the mechanical engineering senior design lab into an open design lab that allows students to use equipment for any academic or personal project. The lab consists of 6 new makerbot 3D printers along with other prototyping equipment in the basement of Brown Hall. The entire Senior Design Program is Known as the Capstone Design Program and is named as such to Symbolize the "Capstone" at the end of the undergraduate program at Mines. As part of this program students can partner with companies and use the senior design lab as a space to innovate and generate prototypes and designs.

Another Option that is avalible to all Students as a resource for pursueing inrest in innovation and design is the Career center where students can connect with bussinesses that can assist with Ideas and projects students wish to pursue or apply for internships with Companies whose intrests align with there own.

In the past few months many new design areas have been added to campus some for all enrolled students like the Blaster Design Factory, and others for specific majors like The Outlet. Spaces like these and others provide students with the ability and the means to bring life to their ideas. Other spaces like the The Digger Design Factory and the Machine Shop are for a more hands on approach instead of a more design oriented enviornment. 

=== Startup Summer ===

Employers participating in [http://www.startupcolorado.com/startup-summer Startup Summer] have come to Mines to promote the program where students interested in startups can have a paid internship and gain valuable insight into innovation and entrepreneurship. This program has been a pathway for post graduation employment for several Mines graduates.

== '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''  ==

=== Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team ===

Overall, encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship has become a focus here at Mines. The Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team is a group of faculty members focused on promoting innovation and entrepreneurship amidst the student body.

*The Pathways to Innovation Leadership Team partnered with the University Innovation Fellows to put on the first Inovation Competition for students at Mines.
*The team has connections to other faculty members with experience in business and entrepreneurship. These faculty members have expressed interest in showcasing their experiences and running workshops around innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Resources for Midea ===

Faculty members have helped develop resources for the Midea Hub (online tool used by students looking for resources while in different stages of the innovation or entrepreneurship process). These faculty members range in expertise from design thinking to policy and paperwork regarding patents.

=== '''Building Relationships with Faculty Members''' ===

The Colorado School of Mines UIF Leadership circle focuses on building professional and personal relationships with faculty in order to encourage faculty innovation and rally support for the concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship. 

== '''Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function''' ==

The office of technology transfer (OTT) has primarily been used to commercialize PhD research.

OTT has provided an [http://inside.mines.edu/RES-Resources-Technology-Transfer extensive list] of regional and national resources that might be of use for students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) is also a resource for students who are interested in researching a particular subject in depth. The ORA provides guidance for all steps of research, including proposal preparation, grant writing, and seeking for fundings. A full list of resources and contact information can be found [http://inside.mines.edu/ORA-About#contact here].

In addition to the above resources, Mines has recently put together a new website named [http://midea.mines.edu/ Midea] that contains resources both on campus and on the web.  The vision for this website is to be a hub for all student innovation and entrepreneurial activities where students can see projects other students have put together, find inspiration, or seek help from other students or faculty.  This site is still in its beginning stages and many of its pages do not yet have any information on them, but this will be changing over the next several weeks as information is continually being added.  

== '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' ==

Current collaboration exists between research groups and industry. These collaborations are primarily used to fund graduate students and do not promote innovation/entrepreneurship.

== Resources on Campus ==

While the majority of collaboration is used to fund graduate students. There are resources that help students branch out and make lasting connections

=== McBride Honors Program ===

The McBride Honors Program is very generous in funding scholarships that can be used to travel abroad and help pay for internship costs. They also provide an extensive list of available internships and programs. Due to the engineering focus on Mines' campus, most of the opportunities are focused in engineering and creating policy around it. But there are opportunities that allow for experiences that can be used to learn a great deal about how other places and cultures run their schooling systems and how people associate in general.

One such opportunity is the various programs offered by [http://ptpi.org/ People to People International]. These programs link people through the exchange of experiences and ideas.

=== Career Center and Alumni Association ===

The Career Center at Colorado School of Mines does not fund students, but it does offer a wide range of career and internship opportunities. Many students take advantage of the Career Day and different workshops around campus to secure positions from a wide range of fields.

The Alumni Association also offers vast neworking opportunities outside of the university.

== Off Campus Resources ==

=== Denver Area Resources ===

Off campus resources include places such as Innovation Pavilion where anyone can rent out conference rooms and use the on site resources. While places such as these so require additional cost, they are important resources to consider once becoming more established.

= '''Related Links''' =

'''Colorado School of Mines'''

[[University of Colorado Colorado Springs Student Priorities|Colorado School of mines Student Priorites]]

'''University Innovation Fellows'''

Spring 2016:

*[[Mallory Britz|Mallory Britz]]
*[[Daniel Dickason|Daniel Dickason]]
*[[Trevor Clevenger|Trevor Clevenger]]
*[[Tara Maestas|Tara Maestas]]
*[[Asya Sergoyan|Asya Sergoyan]]
*[[Nicholas Yuan|Nicholas Yuan]]

Spring 2014:

*[[Corey Brugh|Corey Brugh]]

== CSM Landscape Canvas ==

=== Spring 2016 ===

 {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0Ag5ctRgrUqXUdE40M1BybnZZZWg2aFdza3pVSjctVHc|width=800|height=600}}

=== Spring 2017 ===
 {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0Ag5ctRgrUqXUdE40M1BybnZZZWg2aFdza3pVSjctVHc|width=800|height=600}}
[[Category:Universities]]

School:Colorado School of Mines

2017-01-20T21:02:47Z

Slingram:

The [http://www.mines.edu Colorado School of Mines] is a public research university of engineering and applied science in Golden, Colorado. 

== '''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship''' ==

=== Entrepreneurship Club (E-Club) ===

In the Spring 2014 semester, the Entrepreneurship Club at mines was restarted to become an active campus organization that has brought in local entrepreneurs to talk about their experiences. The club will organize several campus wide events in the coming academic year to increase awareness and exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship.

Website is under development.

=== Design Lab ===

The Director of Senior Design for Mechanical Engineering, Jered Dean, has taken steps to transform the mechanical engineering senior design lab into an open design lab that allows students to use equipment for any academic or personal project. The lab consists of 6 new makerbot 3D printers along with other prototyping equipment in the basement of Brown Hall. The entire Senior Design Program is Known as the Capstone Design Program and is named as such to Symbolize the "Capstone" at the end of the undergraduate program at Mines. As part of this program students can partner with companies and use the senior design lab as a space to innovate and generate prototypes and designs.

Another Option that is avalible to all Students as a resource for pursueing inrest in innovation and design is the Career center where students can connect with bussinesses that can assist with Ideas and projects students wish to pursue or apply for internships with Companies whose intrests align with there own.

In the past few months many new design areas have been added to campus some for all enrolled students like the Blaster Design Factory, and others for specific majors like The Outlet. Spaces like these and others provide students with the ability and the means to bring life to their ideas. Other spaces like the The Digger Design Factory and the Machine Shop are for a more hands on approach instead of a more design oriented enviornment. 

=== Startup Summer ===

Employers participating in [http://www.startupcolorado.com/startup-summer Startup Summer] have come to Mines to promote the program where students interested in startups can have a paid internship and gain valuable insight into innovation and entrepreneurship. This program has been a pathway for post graduation employment for several Mines graduates.

== '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''  ==

=== Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team ===

Overall, encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship has become a focus here at Mines. The Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team is a group of faculty members focused on promoting innovation and entrepreneurship amidst the student body.

*The Pathways to Innovation Leadership Team partnered with the University Innovation Fellows to put on the first Inovation Competition for students at Mines.
*The team has connections to other faculty members with experience in business and entrepreneurship. These faculty members have expressed interest in showcasing their experiences and running workshops around innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Resources for Midea ===

Faculty members have helped develop resources for the Midea Hub (online tool used by students looking for resources while in different stages of the innovation or entrepreneurship process). These faculty members range in expertise from design thinking to policy and paperwork regarding patents.

=== '''Building Relationships with Faculty Members''' ===

The Colorado School of Mines UIF Leadership circle focuses on building professional and personal relationships with faculty in order to encourage faculty innovation and rally support for the concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship. 

== '''Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function''' ==

The office of technology transfer (OTT) has primarily been used to commercialize PhD research.

OTT has provided an [http://inside.mines.edu/RES-Resources-Technology-Transfer extensive list] of regional and national resources that might be of use for students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) is also a resource for students who are interested in researching a particular subject in depth. The ORA provides guidance for all steps of research, including proposal preparation, grant writing, and seeking for fundings. A full list of resources and contact information can be found [http://inside.mines.edu/ORA-About#contact here].

In addition to the above resources, Mines has recently put together a new website named [http://midea.mines.edu/ Midea] that contains resources both on campus and on the web.  The vision for this website is to be a hub for all student innovation and entrepreneurial activities where students can see projects other students have put together, find inspiration, or seek help from other students or faculty.  This site is still in its beginning stages and many of its pages do not yet have any information on them, but this will be changing over the next several weeks as information is continually being added.  

== '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' ==

Current collaboration exists between research groups and industry. These collaborations are primarily used to fund graduate students and do not promote innovation/entrepreneurship.

== Resources on Campus ==

While the majority of collaboration is used to fund graduate students. There are resources that help students branch out and make lasting connections

=== McBride Honors Program ===

The McBride Honors Program is very generous in funding scholarships that can be used to travel abroad and help pay for internship costs. They also provide an extensive list of available internships and programs. Due to the engineering focus on Mines' campus, most of the opportunities are focused in engineering and creating policy around it. But there are opportunities that allow for experiences that can be used to learn a great deal about how other places and cultures run their schooling systems and how people associate in general.

One such opportunity is the various programs offered by [http://ptpi.org/ People to People International]. These programs link people through the exchange of experiences and ideas.

=== Career Center and Alumni Association ===

The Career Center at Colorado School of Mines does not fund students, but it does offer a wide range of career and internship opportunities. Many students take advantage of the Career Day and different workshops around campus to secure positions from a wide range of fields.

The Alumni Association also offers vast neworking opportunities outside of the university.

== Off Campus Resources ==

=== Denver Area Resources ===

Off campus resources include places such as Innovation Pavilion where anyone can rent out conference rooms and use the on site resources. While places such as these so require additional cost, they are important resources to consider once becoming more established.

= '''Related Links''' =

'''Colorado School of Mines'''

[[University of Colorado Colorado Springs Student Priorities|Colorado School of mines Student Priorites]]

'''University Innovation Fellows'''

Spring 2016:

*[[Mallory Britz|Mallory Britz]]
*[[Daniel Dickason|Daniel Dickason]]
*[[Trevor Clevenger|Trevor Clevenger]]
*[[Tara Maestas|Tara Maestas]]
*[[Asya Sergoyan|Asya Sergoyan]]
*[[Nicholas Yuan|Nicholas Yuan]]

Spring 2014:

*[[Corey Brugh|Corey Brugh]]

== CSM Landscape Canvas ==

=== Spring 2016 ===

 {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0Ag5ctRgrUqXUdE40M1BybnZZZWg2aFdza3pVSjctVHc|width=800|height=600}}

=== Spring 2017 ===

 {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=11rTy4QVidrtZd7eWqCl7whB1fICfmWOZyZVIrGTJJng|width=1000|height=650}}

[[Category:Universities]]

School:Colorado School of Mines

2017-01-20T21:01:34Z

Slingram:

The [http://www.mines.edu Colorado School of Mines] is a public research university of engineering and applied science in Golden, Colorado. 

== '''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship''' ==

=== Entrepreneurship Club (E-Club) ===

In the Spring 2014 semester, the Entrepreneurship Club at mines was restarted to become an active campus organization that has brought in local entrepreneurs to talk about their experiences. The club will organize several campus wide events in the coming academic year to increase awareness and exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship.

Website is under development.

=== Design Lab ===

The Director of Senior Design for Mechanical Engineering, Jered Dean, has taken steps to transform the mechanical engineering senior design lab into an open design lab that allows students to use equipment for any academic or personal project. The lab consists of 6 new makerbot 3D printers along with other prototyping equipment in the basement of Brown Hall. The entire Senior Design Program is Known as the Capstone Design Program and is named as such to Symbolize the "Capstone" at the end of the undergraduate program at Mines. As part of this program students can partner with companies and use the senior design lab as a space to innovate and generate prototypes and designs.

Another Option that is avalible to all Students as a resource for pursueing inrest in innovation and design is the Career center where students can connect with bussinesses that can assist with Ideas and projects students wish to pursue or apply for internships with Companies whose intrests align with there own.

In the past few months many new design areas have been added to campus some for all enrolled students like the Blaster Design Factory, and others for specific majors like The Outlet. Spaces like these and others provide students with the ability and the means to bring life to their ideas. Other spaces like the The Digger Design Factory and the Machine Shop are for a more hands on approach instead of a more design oriented enviornment. 

=== Startup Summer ===

Employers participating in [http://www.startupcolorado.com/startup-summer Startup Summer] have come to Mines to promote the program where students interested in startups can have a paid internship and gain valuable insight into innovation and entrepreneurship. This program has been a pathway for post graduation employment for several Mines graduates.

== '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''  ==

=== Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team ===

Overall, encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship has become a focus here at Mines. The Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team is a group of faculty members focused on promoting innovation and entrepreneurship amidst the student body.

*The Pathways to Innovation Leadership Team partnered with the University Innovation Fellows to put on the first Inovation Competition for students at Mines.
*The team has connections to other faculty members with experience in business and entrepreneurship. These faculty members have expressed interest in showcasing their experiences and running workshops around innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Resources for Midea ===

Faculty members have helped develop resources for the Midea Hub (online tool used by students looking for resources while in different stages of the innovation or entrepreneurship process). These faculty members range in expertise from design thinking to policy and paperwork regarding patents.

=== '''Building Relationships with Faculty Members''' ===

The Colorado School of Mines UIF Leadership circle focuses on building professional and personal relationships with faculty in order to encourage faculty innovation and rally support for the concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship. 

== '''Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function''' ==

The office of technology transfer (OTT) has primarily been used to commercialize PhD research.

OTT has provided an [http://inside.mines.edu/RES-Resources-Technology-Transfer extensive list] of regional and national resources that might be of use for students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) is also a resource for students who are interested in researching a particular subject in depth. The ORA provides guidance for all steps of research, including proposal preparation, grant writing, and seeking for fundings. A full list of resources and contact information can be found [http://inside.mines.edu/ORA-About#contact here].

In addition to the above resources, Mines has recently put together a new website named [http://midea.mines.edu/ Midea] that contains resources both on campus and on the web.  The vision for this website is to be a hub for all student innovation and entrepreneurial activities where students can see projects other students have put together, find inspiration, or seek help from other students or faculty.  This site is still in its beginning stages and many of its pages do not yet have any information on them, but this will be changing over the next several weeks as information is continually being added.  

== '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' ==

Current collaboration exists between research groups and industry. These collaborations are primarily used to fund graduate students and do not promote innovation/entrepreneurship.

== Resources on Campus ==

While the majority of collaboration is used to fund graduate students. There are resources that help students branch out and make lasting connections

=== McBride Honors Program ===

The McBride Honors Program is very generous in funding scholarships that can be used to travel abroad and help pay for internship costs. They also provide an extensive list of available internships and programs. Due to the engineering focus on Mines' campus, most of the opportunities are focused in engineering and creating policy around it. But there are opportunities that allow for experiences that can be used to learn a great deal about how other places and cultures run their schooling systems and how people associate in general.

One such opportunity is the various programs offered by [http://ptpi.org/ People to People International]. These programs link people through the exchange of experiences and ideas.

=== Career Center and Alumni Association ===

The Career Center at Colorado School of Mines does not fund students, but it does offer a wide range of career and internship opportunities. Many students take advantage of the Career Day and different workshops around campus to secure positions from a wide range of fields.

The Alumni Association also offers vast neworking opportunities outside of the university.

== Off Campus Resources ==

=== Denver Area Resources ===

Off campus resources include places such as Innovation Pavilion where anyone can rent out conference rooms and use the on site resources. While places such as these so require additional cost, they are important resources to consider once becoming more established.

= '''Related Links''' =

'''Colorado School of Mines'''

[[University of Colorado Colorado Springs Student Priorities|Colorado School of mines Student Priorites]]

'''University Innovation Fellows'''

Spring 2016:

*[[Mallory Britz|Mallory Britz]]
*[[Daniel Dickason|Daniel Dickason]]
*[[Trevor Clevenger|Trevor Clevenger]]
*[[Tara Maestas|Tara Maestas]]
*[[Asya Sergoyan|Asya Sergoyan]]
*[[Nicholas Yuan|Nicholas Yuan]]

Spring 2014:

*[[Corey Brugh|Corey Brugh]]

== CSM Landscape Canvas ==

=== Spring 2016 ===

 {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0Ag5ctRgrUqXUdE40M1BybnZZZWg2aFdza3pVSjctVHc|width=800|height=600}}

=== Spring 2017 ===

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[[Category:Universities]]

School:Colorado School of Mines

2017-01-16T23:21:17Z

Slingram:

The [http://www.mines.edu Colorado School of Mines] is a public research university of engineering and applied science in Golden, Colorado. 

== '''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship''' ==

=== Entrepreneurship Club (E-Club) ===

In the Spring 2014 semester, the Entrepreneurship Club at mines was restarted to become an active campus organization that has brought in local entrepreneurs to talk about their experiences. The club will organize several campus wide events in the coming academic year to increase awareness and exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship.

Website is under development.

=== Design Lab ===

The Director of Senior Design for Mechanical Engineering, Jered Dean, has taken steps to transform the mechanical engineering senior design lab into an open design lab that allows students to use equipment for any academic or personal project. The lab consists of 6 new makerbot 3D printers along with other prototyping equipment in the basement of Brown Hall. 

=== Startup Summer ===

Employers participating in [http://www.startupcolorado.com/startup-summer Startup Summer] have come to Mines to promote the program where students interested in startups can have a paid internship and gain valuable insight into innovation and entrepreneurship. This program has been a pathway for post graduation employment for several Mines graduates.

== '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''  ==

=== Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team ===

Overall, encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship has become a focus here at Mines. The Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team is a group of faculty members focused on promoting innovation and entrepreneurship amidst the student body.

*The Pathways to Innovation Leadership Team partnered with the University Innovation Fellows to put on the first Inovation Competition for students at Mines.
*The team has connections to other faculty members with experience in business and entrepreneurship. These faculty members have expressed interest in showcasing their experiences and running workshops around innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Resources for Midea ===

Faculty members have helped develop resources for the Midea Hub (online tool used by students looking for resources while in different stages of the innovation or entrepreneurship process). These faculty members range in expertise from design thinking to policy and paperwork regarding patents.

=== '''Building Relationships with Faculty Members''' ===

The Colorado School of Mines UIF Leadership circle focuses on building professional and personal relationships with faculty in order to encourage faculty innovation and rally support for the concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship. 

== '''Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function''' ==

The office of technology transfer (OTT) has primarily been used to commercialize PhD research.

OTT has provided an [http://inside.mines.edu/RES-Resources-Technology-Transfer extensive list] of regional and national resources that might be of use for students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) is also a resource for students who are interested in researching a particular subject in depth. The ORA provides guidance for all steps of research, including proposal preparation, grant writing, and seeking for fundings. A full list of resources and contact information can be found [http://inside.mines.edu/ORA-About#contact here].

In addition to the above resources, Mines has recently put together a new website named [http://midea.mines.edu/ Midea] that contains resources both on campus and on the web.  The vision for this website is to be a hub for all student innovation and entrepreneurial activities where students can see projects other students have put together, find inspiration, or seek help from other students or faculty.  This site is still in its beginning stages and many of its pages do not yet have any information on them, but this will be changing over the next several weeks as information is continually being added.  

== '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' ==

Current collaboration exists between research groups and industry. These collaborations are primarily used to fund graduate students and do not promote innovation/entrepreneurship.

== Resources on Campus ==

While the majority of collaboration is used to fund graduate students. There are resources that help students branch out and make lasting connections

=== McBride Honors Program ===

The McBride Honors Program is very generous in funding scholarships that can be used to travel abroad and help pay for internship costs. They also provide an extensive list of available internships and programs. Due to the engineering focus on Mines' campus, most of the opportunities are focused in engineering and creating policy around it. But there are opportunities that allow for experiences that can be used to learn a great deal about how other places and cultures run their schooling systems and how people associate in general.

One such opportunity is the various programs offered by [http://ptpi.org/ People to People International]. These programs link people through the exchange of experiences and ideas.

=== Career Center and Alumni Association ===

The Career Center at Colorado School of Mines does not fund students, but it does offer a wide range of career and internship opportunities. Many students take advantage of the Career Day and different workshops around campus to secure positions from a wide range of fields.

The Alumni Association also offers vast neworking opportunities outside of the university.

== Off Campus Resources ==

=== Denver Area Resources ===

Off campus resources include places such as Innovation Pavilion where anyone can rent out conference rooms and use the on site resources. While places such as these so require additional cost, they are important resources to consider once becoming more established.

= '''Related Links''' =

'''Colorado School of Mines'''

[[University of Colorado Colorado Springs Student Priorities|Colorado School of mines Student Priorites]]

'''University Innovation Fellows'''

Spring 2016:

*[[Mallory Britz|Mallory Britz]]
*[[Daniel Dickason|Daniel Dickason]]
*[[Trevor Clevenger|Trevor Clevenger]]
*[[Tara Maestas|Tara Maestas]]
*[[Asya Sergoyan|Asya Sergoyan]]
*[[Nicholas Yuan|Nicholas Yuan]]

Spring 2014:

*[[Corey Brugh|Corey Brugh]]

== CSM Landscape Canvas ==

 {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0Ag5ctRgrUqXUdE40M1BybnZZZWg2aFdza3pVSjctVHc|width=800|height=600}}

[[Category:Universities]]

School:Colorado School of Mines

2017-01-16T23:20:04Z

Slingram:

The [http://www.mines.edu Colorado School of Mines] is a public research university of engineering and applied science in Golden, Colorado. 

== '''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship''' ==

=== Entrepreneurship Club (E-Club) ===

In the Spring 2014 semester, the Entrepreneurship Club at mines was restarted to become an active campus organization that has brought in local entrepreneurs to talk about their experiences. The club will organize several campus wide events in the coming academic year to increase awareness and exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship.

Website is under development.

=== Design Lab ===

The Director of Senior Design for Mechanical Engineering, Jered Dean, has taken steps to transform the mechanical engineering senior design lab into an open design lab that allows students to use equipment for any academic or personal project. The lab consists of 6 new makerbot 3D printers along with other prototyping equipment in the basement of Brown Hall. 

=== Startup Summer ===

Employers participating in [http://www.startupcolorado.com/startup-summer Startup Summer] have come to Mines to promote the program where students interested in startups can have a paid internship and gain valuable insight into innovation and entrepreneurship. This program has been a pathway for post graduation employment for several Mines graduates.

== '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''  ==

=== Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team ===

Overall, encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship has become a focus here at Mines. The Pathway to Innovation Leadership Team is a group of faculty members focused on promoting innovation and entrepreneurship amidst the student body.

*The Pathways to Innovation Leadership Team partnered with the University Innovation Fellows to put on the first Inovation Competition for students at Mines.
*The team has connections to other faculty members with experience in business and entrepreneurship. These faculty members have expressed interest in showcasing their experiences and running workshops around innovation and entrepreneurship.

=== Resources for Midea ===

Faculty members have helped develop resources for the Midea Hub (online tool used by students looking for resources while in different stages of the innovation or entrepreneurship process). These faculty members range in expertise from design thinking to policy and paperwork regarding patents.

=== '''Building Relationships with Faculty Members''' ===

The Colorado School of Mines UIF Leadership circle focuses on building professional and personal relationships with faculty in order to encourage faculty innovation and rally support for the concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship. 

== '''Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function''' ==

The office of technology transfer (OTT) has primarily been used to commercialize PhD research.

OTT has provided an [http://inside.mines.edu/RES-Resources-Technology-Transfer extensive list] of regional and national resources that might be of use for students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) is also a resource for students who are interested in researching a particular subject in depth. The ORA provides guidance for all steps of research, including proposal preparation, grant writing, and seeking for fundings. A full list of resources and contact information can be found [http://inside.mines.edu/ORA-About#contact here].

In addition to the above resources, Mines has recently put together a new website named [http://midea.mines.edu/ Midea] that contains resources both on campus and on the web.  The vision for this website is to be a hub for all student innovation and entrepreneurial activities where students can see projects other students have put together, find inspiration, or seek help from other students or faculty.  This site is still in its beginning stages and many of its pages do not yet have any information on them, but this will be changing over the next several weeks as information is continually being added.  

== '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' ==

Current collaboration exists between research groups and industry. These collaborations are primarily used to fund graduate students and do not promote innovation/entrepreneurship.

== Resources on Campus ==

While the majority of collaboration is used to fund graduate students. There are resources that help students branch out and make lasting connections

=== McBride Honors Program ===

The McBride Honors Program is very generous in funding scholarships that can be used to travel abroad and help pay for internship costs. They also provide an extensive list of available internships and programs. Due to the engineering focus on Mines' campus, most of the opportunities are focused in engineering and creating policy around it. But there are opportunities that allow for experiences that can be used to learn a great deal about how other places and cultures run their schooling systems and how people associate in general.

One such opportunity is the various programs offered by [http://ptpi.org/ People to People International]. These programs link people through the exchange of experiences and ideas.

=== Career Center and Alumni Association ===

The Career Center at Colorado School of Mines does not fund students, but it does offer a wide range of career and internship opportunities. Many students take advantage of the Career Day and different workshops around campus to secure positions from a wide range of fields.

The Alumni Association also offers vast neworking opportunities outside of the university.

=== Denver Area Resources ===

Off campus resources include places such as Innovation Pavilion where anyone can rent out conference rooms and use the on site resources. While places such as these so require additional cost, they are important resources to consider once becoming more established.

= '''Related Links''' =

'''Colorado School of Mines'''

[[University of Colorado Colorado Springs Student Priorities|Colorado School of mines Student Priorites]]

'''University Innovation Fellows'''

Spring 2016:

*[[Mallory Britz|Mallory Britz]]
*[[Daniel Dickason|Daniel Dickason]]
*[[Trevor Clevenger|Trevor Clevenger]]
*[[Tara Maestas|Tara Maestas]]
*[[Asya Sergoyan|Asya Sergoyan]]
*[[Nicholas Yuan|Nicholas Yuan]]

Spring 2014:

*[[Corey Brugh|Corey Brugh]]

== CSM Landscape Canvas ==

 {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0Ag5ctRgrUqXUdE40M1BybnZZZWg2aFdza3pVSjctVHc|width=800|height=600}}

[[Category:Universities]]

School:Colorado School of Mines

2017-01-16T22:47:59Z

Slingram:

Fellow:Sarah Ingram

2017-01-05T22:47:23Z

Slingram:

Sarah Ingram is a freshman at Colorado School of Mines. She is studying biological and chemical[[File:SarahIngram.jpg|thumb]] engineering with the hopes of pursuing research on biomolecular fueling. Sarah is currently involved in a research program on the Mines campus that istrying to find a way to recycle more of the byproducts produced by nuclear fueling. One of Sarah’s main goals is to spread awareness on her campus of achievements that are happening in fields from the arts to the sciences. She believes that a better understanding of more areas can lead to new ideas and new partnerships. When Sarah isn’t in class or studying, she is bouldering, running, playing soccer, and doing acroyoga. She can’t wait to continue the work of her fellow UIFs and create something that will help her peers.

= Related Links =

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2017:

[[Emma_May|Emma May]]

Tanner McAdoo

Samuel Warfield

Spring 2016:

[[Mallory_Britz|Mallory Britz]]

[[Tara_Maestas|Tara Maestas]]

[[Asya_Sergoyan|Asya Sergoyan]]

[[Nicholas_Yuan|Nicholas Yuan]]

[[Daniel_Dickason|Daniel Dickason]]

[[Trevor_Clevenger|Trevor Clevenger]]

Spring 2014:

[[Corey_Brugh|Corey Brugh]]

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

Resource:How to organize an unconference for other student groups on campus

2017-01-05T22:44:12Z

Slingram:

'''What is Unconference, its Purpose and Topics :'''

'''What is Unconference:''' An unconference is a group of people of any size that get together to bounce ideas off of each other. Usually, people come in with ideas of topics they would like to talk about. Attendees then vote on which ideas they would like to be in the Unconference. The top votes will be given a space and something to present on. Unconferences look to foster an environment of creativity and new ideas. Unconference is also known as Open Space Technology, considering the format wherein anyone can speak.

'''Purpose:''' Primary purpose of Unconferencing is to discuss topics of common interests and mix people have healthy discussions. Unconferences typically feature open discussions rather than having a single speaker at the front of the room giving a talk, although any format is permitted. This form of conference is particularly useful when the attendees generally have a high level of expertise or knowledge in the field the conference convenes to discuss.

'''Topics:''' While deciding on the topic of Unconferencing, it must be decided that the topic shall be more broad or specific? Depending on the topic, which organizations, groups and you want to partner with? If there are, start talking to them to see if they would be interested and try to get sponsorships from them. Collaborating with other interest groups helps a lot.  Try to keep topics such that people attending can actively participate and be involved in conversations with other attendees. 

== Pre-Event Tasks: ==

Following are the activities recommended to be accomplished before the Unconference:

#'''Form a committee:''' Delegate positions and define responsibilities of committee members, it is advised to have at least the following sub-committees and the tasks to be accomplished by them before the event: 

*'''Marketing Team''': To advertise and publicize your unconference, Also, this team must make sure people understand the meaning of Unconference. The marketing team under the core committee must focus on following ways of publicizing the event :
**School newspaper (online or in print)- Event Listing in Newspaper
**Word of mouth- Network with friends and encourage them to bring people (their friends).
**Talk to professors from multiple disciplines and check if they are willing to endorse you as well as sponsor the event
**Flyers, Posters & Social media- Try to get administrators to post from your school’s account. Ensure to communicate the key attractions to the target attendance. Since, the most important part is to have a good turnout.
**Media Collaboration: Contact your local newspaper and discuss to cover your event. It also builds your own personal network with the city journalists and media folks.
*'''Logistics Team:''' This team needs to find and book a venue immediately.
**Venue: While choosing the venue consider that it has wide open space, avoid doorways wherein people have to walk through several gates, Ensure there are a few chairs and tables, but you want to encourage people to be standing and walking around.
**Time: Avoid times too late at night- commuter schools will have less of a turn out. To ensure that most convenient time is selected, put out feelers to students and professors to see what times work well- but remember you won’t be able to please everyone. Schedule your event ensuring no other important meetings/ gatherings are happening at the same day and time.
**Catering : Catering is an important element for your unconference, since for college students Food (especially Pizza) is something which everyone would like to come for to your event. Look for restaurants to sponsor you, pizza is always a hit. Ensure to mention the same on the flyers and media that is sent.
**Insurance: If the scale of the Unconference is big and if event is happening outside campus, it is advised to take insurance for  your event. 
*'''Communications Team''': For an Unconference communication is important for the organizers as well as the attendees.
**Organizers' Internal Communication: It’s important for everyone to stay updated about the ongoing progress and the upcoming event agendas. For the same, try using messaging platforms such a "Slack" or "Facebook Messaging" (Slack is great because you can divide people up into groups such as the people who are working on marketing can all be in a group together, but everyone is still in a big group together). Email is also a tried and true method of communication Google drive is a great way to share documents
**Attendees: The communication team must collaborate with the marketing team and work together to shoot out messages on social media and other media platforms. The event must be well communicated in-order to explain them about the event as well as keep them excited to show up for it.
*'''Finance Team''': The finance team must be responsible for raising funds and paying expenses for the conference. Someone responsible must be appointed as the “Treasurer”- To keep track of money spent and money donated/earned.  Finance team shall also be responsible to prepare budgets for sponsorships and donations.

 2.  '''Gather Resources Needed:''' Considering the type of Unconference and event, ensure to buy in advance the needed resources.

*White-Boards or Big-Pads: Have white boards or big pads of paper and markers that people can write on Sticky notes are an easy way to vote and take inputs from attendees during the unconference
*Audio/Visual: A microphone helps to organize people without having to scream. Ensure the mice is connected to speakers and tested twice before the event. Try to avoid technology as much as possible, you want your conference to be as organic as possible
*Projector: It can be used to show your organization’s logo and your sponsor’s logo Blank name tags that people can fill out upon arrival help to promote conversation

== During and Ending your Unconference :  ==

=== As People Walk In ===

Hand out name tags and have people write their name and something interesting about them. This will help to stimulate conversation and give people confidence knowing something interesting about them is being shown.

=== Once Most People Have Arrived ===

Explain what an unconference is. You and the rest of the people hosting the event know about unconferences and why they are beneficial, but other people don't. Make sure to tell people how they are different and what they will be doing.

=== Choosing Topics ===

==== Suggesting Topics ====

Have sticky notes and writing utensils available that people can use to write down topics of discussion. Limit everyone to ten seconds or one sentence so that the initial topics are not too difficult to understand. The details will come later during the discussion period.

==== Voting on Topics ====

Once all the suggestions have been made, have people vote on topics they find interesting. This can be done through more sticky notes or stickers. People put the sticky note or stickers under the topic the wish to include in the discussion period. After voting, choose the most popular topics for the discussion period. The number you choose will is highly variable and depends on the number of people attending your event and the results of the voting. For example, if you were planning to have five topics, but two topics had almost the same amount of votes, you might want to include both of them and have six topics instead of five.

=== Before Starting the Discussion Period ===

==== Do an Ice Breaker Activity ====

This will help people to be more comfortable during the discussion period. A couple types of ice breaker games are outlined below.

*A Big Game of Rock, Paper, Scissors
**Make sure everyone is familiar with the rules.
**Everyone should then pair up and play until someone wins.
**The winner then looks for the winner of another match, the loser becomes the winner's biggest fan and continues to cheer them on.
**The process continues until there is one winner.
*Draw Your Partner
**Paper and writing utensils must be provided to the attendees.
**Have everyone pair up. Suggest that people partner with someone they don't already know.
**Allow for a quick introduction period, 30 seconds per person prevents the conversation from getting stale.
**For 30 seconds, each person draws the other.
**This a quick time period so the drawing will probably be funny and a great way for people to meet others.

Remember that people will follow your lead, so the more excited about these games you are, the more excited they will be.

==== Point Out Where Each Topic Will Be ====

While it is good to let people wander and discover, it is nice to have some original direction. It is also a good way to remind people of the topics that will be presented and discussed.

=== During the Discussion Period ===

Not only is this a chance for your attendees to enjoy the unconference, it is a chance for you to do so as well. Make sure you have an opportunity to join in on the discussion.

=== Ending the Discussion Period and the Unconference ===

==== Ending the Discussion Period ====

Give people a ten or fifteen minute warning so conversations can begin to wrap up. The last thing you want is to have to stop someone in the middle of a great idea. Once the warning time is up, gather everyone for final remarks or a closing presenter.

==== Ending the Unconference ====

Depending on the time you have left, there are a couple different options.

*If you have a good amount of time:
**Choose a presenter who was popular during the discussion period and allow them to state a few ideas that were discussed to the group as a whole. Do not force the presenter to do this, it is optional.
*If you are pressed for time:
**Simply have a few closing remarks. Short and sweet usually does the trick.

Make sure to stay after for last minute questions and to clean the venue.

==   ==

== '''Post - Event Tasks:'''  ==

After the end of the Unconference, following are the tasks to be undertaken: 

*Follow-Up Mail: Send out an e-mail to all the attendees mentioning about the details(minutes) of the unconference and the discussions that took place at the event. In this mail also mention the conclusions (if any) which were reached at. 
*School News Letter: Try to get your Unconference Event Covered in the newsletter once again after the event. In this article mention the details such as
**Which Topics were discussed
**Which topic and speaker was the most popular
**Number of attendees 
**Future Events  
*Contacting Stakeholders: It is very important to send out a 'Thank You' mail and get in touch with all the stakeholders - Partner organizations, Sponsors, Professors who endorsed your event and the local media newspapers who covered the event. 

= Student Contributors =

[[Sarah_Ingram|Sarah Ingram]]

[[Charchil_shah|Charchil Shah]]

[[Category: Discover]]

Fellow:Sarah Ingram

2017-01-05T22:36:32Z

Slingram:

Sarah Ingram is a freshman at Colorado School of Mines. She is studying biological and chemical[[File:SarahIngram.jpg|thumb]] engineering with the hopes of pursuing research on biomolecular fueling. Sarah is currently involved in a research program on the Mines campus that istrying to find a way to recycle more of the byproducts produced by nuclear fueling. One of Sarah’s main goals is to spread awareness on her campus of achievements that are happening in fields from the arts to the sciences. She believes that a better understanding of more areas can lead to new ideas and new partnerships. When Sarah isn’t in class or studying, she is bouldering, running, playing soccer, and doing acroyoga. She can’t wait to continue the work of her fellow UIFs and create something that will help her peers.

= Related Links =

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2017:

Emma May

Tanner McAdoo

Samuel Warfield

Spring 2016:

Mallory Britz

Tara Maestas

Asya Sergoyan

Nicholas Yuan

Daniel Dickason

Trevor Clevenger

Spring 2014:

Corey Brugh

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Sarah Ingram

2017-01-05T22:24:50Z

Slingram:

Sarah Ingram is a freshman at Colorado School of Mines. She is studying biological and chemical[[File:SarahIngram.jpg|thumb|SarahIngram.jpg]] engineering with the hopes of pursuing research on biomolecular fueling. Sarah is currently involved in a research program on the Mines campus that istrying to find a way to recycle more of the byproducts produced by nuclear fueling. One of Sarah’s main goals is to spread awareness on her campus of achievements that are happening in fields from the arts to the sciences. She believes that a better understanding of more areas can lead to new ideas and new partnerships. When Sarah isn’t in class or studying, she is bouldering, running, playing soccer, and doing acroyoga. She can’t wait to continue the work of her fellow UIFs and create something that will help her peers.

[[Category:Student Contributors]]

Fellow:Sarah Ingram

2017-01-05T22:22:55Z

Slingram:

Fellow:Sarah Ingram

2017-01-05T22:22:27Z

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Resource:How to organize an unconference for other student groups on campus

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Resource:How to organize an unconference for other student groups on campus

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'''What is Unconference, its Purpose and Topics :'''

'''What is Unconference:''' An unconference is a group of people of any size that get together to bounce ideas off of each other. Usually, people come in with ideas of topics they would like to talk about. Attendees then vote on which ideas they would like to be in the Unconference. The top votes will be given a space and something to present on. Unconferences look to foster an environment of creativity and new ideas. Unconference is also known as Open Space Technology, considering the format wherein anyone can speak.

'''Purpose:''' Primary purpose of Unconferencing is to discuss topics of common interests and mix people have healthy discussions. Unconferences typically feature open discussions rather than having a single speaker at the front of the room giving a talk, although any format is permitted. This form of conference is particularly useful when the attendees generally have a high level of expertise or knowledge in the field the conference convenes to discuss.

'''Topics:''' While deciding on the topic of Unconferencing, it must be decided that the topic shall be more broad or specific? Depending on the topic, which organizations, groups and you want to partner with? If there are, start talking to them to see if they would be interested and try to get sponsorships from them. Collaborating with other interest groups helps a lot.  Try to keep Topics such that people attending can actively partcipate and incolve in conversations with other attendees. 

== Pre-Event Tasks: ==

Following are the activities recommended to be accomplished before the Unconference:

#'''Form a committee:''' Delegate positions and define responsibilities of committee members, it is advised to have atleast the following sub-committees and the tasks to be accomplished by them before the event: 

*'''Marketing Team''': To advertise and publicise your unconference, Also, this team must make sure people understand the meaning of Unconference. The marketing team under the core committee must focus on following wasy of publicing the event :
**School newspaper (online or in print)- Event Lisitng in Newspaper
**Word of mouth- Network with friends and encourage them to bring people (their friends).
**Talk to professors from multiple disciplines and check if they are willing to endorse you as well as sponsor the event
**Flyers, Posters & Social media- Try to get administrators to post from your school’s account. Ensure to communicate the key attractions to the target attendance. Since, the most important part is to have a good turnout.
**Media Collaboration: Contact your local newspaper and discuss to cover your event. It also builds your own personal network with the city journalists and media folks.
*'''Logistics Team:''' This team needs to find and book a venue immediately.
**Venue: While choosing the venue consider that it has wide open space, avoid doorways wherein people have to walk through several gates, Ensure there are a few chairs and tables, but you want to encourage people to be standing and walking around.
**Time: Avoid times too late at night- commuter schools will have less of a turn out. To ensure that most convinient time is selected, put out feelers to students and professors to see what times work well- but remember you won’t be able to please everyone. Schedule your event ensuring no other important meetings/ gatherings are happening at the same day and time.
**Catering : Catering is an important element for your unconference, since for college students Food (especially Pizza) is something which everyone would like to come for to your event. Look for restaurants to sponsor you, pizza is always a hit. Ensure to mention the same on the flyers and media that is sent.
**Insurance: If the scale of the Unconference is big and if event is happening outside campus, it is advised to take insurance for  your event. 
*'''Communications Team''': For an Unconference communication is important for the organisers as well as the attendees.
**Organisers' Internal Communiaction: It’s important for everyone to stay updated about the ongoing progress and the upcoming event agendas. For the same, try using messaging platforms such a "Slack" or "Facebook Messaging" (Slack is great because you can divide people up into groups such as the people who are working on marketing can all be in a group together, but everyone is still in a big group together). Email is also a tried and true method of communication Google drive is a great way to share documents
**Attendees: The communication team must collaborate with the marketing team and work together to shoot out messages on social media and other media platforms. The event must be well communicated in-order to explan them about the event as well as keep them excited to show up for it.
*'''Finance Team''': The finance team must be responsible for raising funds and paying expenses for the conferene. Someone responsible must be appointed as the “Treasurer”- To keep track of money spent and money donated/earned.  Finance tema shall also be responsible to prepare budgets for sponsorships and donations.

 2.  '''Gather Resources Needed:''' Considering the type of Unconference and event, ensure to buy in advance the needed resources.

*White-Boards or Big-Pads: Have white boards or big pads of paper and markers that people can write on Sticky notes are an easy way to vote and take inputs from attendees during the unconference
*Audio/Visual: A microphone helps to organize people without having to scream. Ensure the mice is connected to speakers and tested twice before the event. Try to avoid technology as much as possible, you want your conference to be as organic as possible
*Projector: It can be used to show your organization’s logo and your sponsor’s logo Blank name tags that people can fill out upon arrival help to promote conversation

== During and Ending your Unconference :  ==

=== As People Walk In ===

Hand out name tags and have people write their name and something interesting about them. This will help to stimulate conversation and give people confidence knowing something interesting about them is being shown.

=== Once Most People Have Arrived ===

Explain what an unconference is. You and the rest of the people hosting the event know about unconferences and why they are beneficial, but other people don't. Make sure to tell people how they are different and what they will be doing.

=== Choosing Topics ===

==== Suggesting Topics ====

Have sticky notes and writing utensils available that people can use to write down topics of discussion. Limit everyone to ten seconds or one sentence so that the initial topics are not too difficult to understand. The details will come later during the discussion period.

==== Voting on Topics ====

Once all the suggestions have been made, have people vote on topics they find interesting. This can be done through more sticky notes or stickers. People put the sticky note or stickers under the topic the wish to include in the discussion period. After voting, choose the most popular topics for the discussion period. The number you choose will is highly variable and depends on the number of people attending your event and the results of the voting. For example, if you were planning to have five topics, but two topics had almost the same amount of votes, you might want to include both of them and have six topics instead of five.

=== Before Starting the Discussion Period ===

==== Do an Ice Breaker Activity ====

This will help people to be more comfortable during the discussion period. A couple types of ice breaker games are outlined below.

*A Big Game of Rock, Paper, Scissors
**Make sure everyone is familiar with the rules.
**Everyone should then pair up and play until someone wins.
**The winner then looks for the winner of another match, the loser becomes the winner's biggest fan and continues to cheer them on.
**The process continues until there is one winner.
*Draw Your Partner
**Paper and writing utensils must be provided to the attendees.
**Have everyone pair up. Suggest that people partner with someone they don't already know.
**Allow for a quick introduction period, 30 seconds per person prevents the conversation from getting stale.
**For 30 seconds, each person draws the other.
**This a quick time period so the drawing will probably be funny and a great way for people to meet others.

Remember that people will follow your lead, so the more excited about these games you are, the more excited they will be.

==== Point Out Where Each Topic Will Be ====

While it is good to let people wander and discover, it is nice to have some original direction. It is also a good way to remind people of the topics that will be presented and discussed.

=== During the Discussion Period ===

Not only is this a chance for your attendees to enjoy the unconference, it is a chance for you to do so as well. Make sure you have an opportunity to join in on the discussion.

=== Ending the Discussion Period and the Unconference ===

==== Ending the Discussion Period ====

Give people a ten or fifteen minute warning so conversations can begin to wrap up. The last thing you want is to have to stop someone in the middle of a great idea. Once the warning time is up, gather everyone for final remarks or a closing presenter.

==== Ending the Unconference ====

Depending on the time you have left, there are a couple different options.

*If you have a good amount of time:
**Choose a presenter who was popular during the discussion period and allow them to state a few ideas that were discussed to the group as a whole. Do not force the presenter to do this, it is optional.
*If you are pressed for time:
**Simply have a few closing remarks. Short and sweet usually does the trick.

Make sure to stay after for last minute questions and to clean the venue.

==   ==

== '''Post - Event Tasks:'''  ==

After the end of the Unconference, follwoing are the tasks to be undertaken: 

*Follow-Up Mail: Send out an e-mail to all the attendees mentioning about the details(minutes) of the unconference and the discussions that took place at the event. In this mail also mention the conclusions (if any) which were reached at. 
*School News Letter: Try to get your Unconference Event Covered in the newsletter once again after the event. In this article mention the details such as
**Which Topics were discussed
**Which topic and speaker was the most popular
**Number of attendees 
**Future Events  
*Contacting Stakeholders: It is very important to send out a 'Thank You' mail and get in touch with all the stakeholders - Partner organisations, Sponsors, Professors who endorsed your event and the local media newspapers who covered the event.

Resource:How to organize an unconference for other student groups on campus

2017-01-05T21:00:07Z

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'''What is Unconference, its Purpose and Topics :'''

'''What is Unconference:''' An unconference is a group of people of any size that get together to bounce ideas off of each other. Usually, people come in with ideas of topics they would like to talk about. Attendees then vote on which ideas they would like to be in the Unconference. The top votes will be given a space and something to present on. Unconferences look to foster an environment of creativity and new ideas. Unconference is also known as Open Space Technology, considering the format wherein anyone can speak.

'''Purpose:''' Primary purpose of Unconferencing is to discuss topics of common interests and mix people have healthy discussions. Unconferences typically feature open discussions rather than having a single speaker at the front of the room giving a talk, although any format is permitted. This form of conference is particularly useful when the attendees generally have a high level of expertise or knowledge in the field the conference convenes to discuss.

'''Topics:''' While deciding on the topic of Unconferencing, it must be decided that the topic shall be more broad or specific? Depending on the topic, which organizations, groups and you want to partner with? If there are, start talking to them to see if they would be interested and try to get sponsorships from them. Collaborating with other interest groups helps a lot.  Try to keep Topics such that people attending can actively partcipate and incolve in conversations with other attendees. 

== Pre-Event Tasks: ==

Following are the activities recommended to be accomplished before the Unconference:

#'''Form a committee:''' Delegate positions and define responsibilities of committee members, it is advised to have atleast the following sub-committees and the tasks to be accomplished by them before the event: 

*'''Marketing Team''': To advertise and publicise your unconference, Also, this team must make sure people understand the meaning of Unconference. The marketing team under the core committee must focus on following wasy of publicing the event :
**School newspaper (online or in print)- Event Lisitng in Newspaper
**Word of mouth- Network with friends and encourage them to bring people (their friends).
**Talk to professors from multiple disciplines and check if they are willing to endorse you as well as sponsor the event
**Flyers, Posters & Social media- Try to get administrators to post from your school’s account. Ensure to communicate the key attractions to the target attendance. Since, the most important part is to have a good turnout.
**Media Collaboration: Contact your local newspaper and discuss to cover your event. It also builds your own personal network with the city journalists and media folks.
*'''Logistics Team:''' This team needs to find and book a venue immediately.
**Venue: While choosing the venue consider that it has wide open space, avoid doorways wherein people have to walk through several gates, Ensure there are a few chairs and tables, but you want to encourage people to be standing and walking around.
**Time: Avoid times too late at night- commuter schools will have less of a turn out. To ensure that most convinient time is selected, put out feelers to students and professors to see what times work well- but remember you won’t be able to please everyone. Schedule your event ensuring no other important meetings/ gatherings are happening at the same day and time.
**Catering : Catering is an important element for your unconference, since for college students Food (especially Pizza) is something which everyone would like to come for to your event. Look for restaurants to sponsor you, pizza is always a hit. Ensure to mention the same on the flyers and media that is sent.
**Insurance: If the scale of the Unconference is big and if event is happening outside campus, it is advised to take insurance for  your event. 
*'''Communications Team''': For an Unconference communication is important for the organisers as well as the attendees.
**Organisers' Internal Communiaction: It’s important for everyone to stay updated about the ongoing progress and the upcoming event agendas. For the same, try using messaging platforms such a "Slack" or "Facebook Messaging" (Slack is great because you can divide people up into groups such as the people who are working on marketing can all be in a group together, but everyone is still in a big group together). Email is also a tried and true method of communication Google drive is a great way to share documents
**Attendees: The communication team must collaborate with the marketing team and work together to shoot out messages on social media and other media platforms. The event must be well communicated in-order to explan them about the event as well as keep them excited to show up for it.
*'''Finance Team''': The finance team must be responsible for raising funds and paying expenses for the conferene. Someone responsible must be appointed as the “Treasurer”- To keep track of money spent and money donated/earned.  Finance tema shall also be responsible to prepare budgets for sponsorships and donations.

 2.  '''Gather Resources Needed:''' Considering the type of Unconference and event, ensure to buy in advance the needed resources.

*White-Boards or Big-Pads: Have white boards or big pads of paper and markers that people can write on Sticky notes are an easy way to vote and take inputs from attendees during the unconference
*Audio/Visual: A microphone helps to organize people without having to scream. Ensure the mice is connected to speakers and tested twice before the event. Try to avoid technology as much as possible, you want your conference to be as organic as possible
*Projector: It can be used to show your organization’s logo and your sponsor’s logo Blank name tags that people can fill out upon arrival help to promote conversation

== During and Ending your Unconference :  ==

=== As People Walk In ===

Hand out name tags and have people write their name and something interesting about them. This will help to stimulate conversation and give people confidence knowing something interesting about them is being shown.

=== Once Most People Have Arrived ===

Explain what an unconference is. You and the rest of the people hosting the event know about unconferences and why they are beneficial, but other people don't. Make sure to tell people how they are different and what they will be doing.

=== Choosing Topics ===

==== Suggesting Topics ====

Have sticky notes and writing utensils available that people can use to write down topics of discussion. Limit everyone to ten seconds or one sentence so that the initial topics are not too difficult to understand. The details will come later during the discussion period.

==== Voting on Topics ====

Once all the suggestions have been made, have people vote on topics they find interesting. This can be done through more sticky notes or stickers. People put the sticky note or stickers under the topic the wish to include in the discussion period. After voting, choose the most popular topics for the discussion period. The number you choose will is highly variable and depends on the number of people attending your event and the results of the voting. For example, if you were planning to have five topics, but two topics had almost the same amount of votes, you might want to include both of them and have six topics instead of five.

=== Before Starting the Discussion Period ===

==== Do an Ice Breaker Activity ====

This will help people to be more comfortable during the discussion period. A couple types of ice breaker games are outlined below.

*A Big Game of Rock, Paper, Scissors
**Make sure everyone is familiar with the rules.
**Everyone should then pair up and play until someone wins.
**The winner then looks for the winner of another match, the loser becomes the winner's biggest fan and continues to cheer them on.
**The process continues until there is one winner.
*Draw Your Partner
**Paper and writing utensils must be provided to the attendees.
**Have everyone pair up. Suggest that people partner with someone they don't already know.
**Allow for a quick introduction period, 30 seconds per person prevents the conversation from getting stale.
**For 30 seconds, each person draws the other.
**This a quick time period so the drawing will probably be funny and a great way for people to meet others.

Remember that people will follow your lead, so the more excited about these games you are, the more excited they will be.

==== Point Out Where Each Topic Will Be ====

While it is good to let people wander and discover, it is nice to have some original direction. It is also a good way to remind people of the topics that will be presented and discussed.

=== During the Discussion Period ===

Not only is this a chance for your attendees to enjoy the unconference, it is a chance for you to do so as well. Make sure you have an opportunity to join in on the discussion.

=== Ending the Discussion Period and the Unconference ===

==== Ending the Discussion Period ====

Give people a ten or fifteen minute warning so conversations can begin to wrap up. The last thing you want is to have to stop someone in the middle of a great idea. Once the warning time is up, gather everyone for final remarks or a closing presenter.

==== Ending the Unconference ====

Depending on the time you have left, there are a couple different options.

*If you have a good amount of time:
**Choose a presenter who was popular during the discussion period and allow them to state a few ideas that were discussed to the group as a whole. Do not force the presenter to do this, it is optional.
*If you are pressed for time:
**Simply have a few closing remarks. Short and sweet usually does the trick.

Make sure to stay after for last minute questions and to clean the venue.

==   ==

== '''Post - Event Tasks:'''  ==

After the end of the Unconference, follwoing are the tasks to be undertaken: 

*Follow-Up Mail: Send out an e-mail to all the attendees mentioning about the details(minutes) of the unconference and the discussions that took place at the event. In this mail also mention the conclusions (if any) which were reached at. 
*School News Letter: Try to get your Unconference Event Covered in the newsletter once again after the event. In this article mention the details such as
**Which Topics were discussed,
**Which topic and speaker was the most popular
**No. of attendees 
**Future Events  
*Contacting Stakeholders: It is very important to send out a 'Thank You' mail and get in touch with all the stakeholders - Partner organisations, Sponsors, Professors who endorsed your event and the local media newspapers who covered the event.

Resource:How to organize an unconference for other student groups on campus

2017-01-05T20:59:53Z

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'''What is Unconference, its Purpose and Topics :'''

'''What is Unconference:''' An unconference is a group of people of any size that get together to bounce ideas off of each other. Usually, people come in with ideas of topics they would like to talk about. Attendees then vote on which ideas they would like to be in the Unconference. The top votes will be given a space and something to present on. Unconferences look to foster an environment of creativity and new ideas. Unconference is also known as Open Space Technology, considering the format wherein anyone can speak.

'''Purpose:''' Primary purpose of Unconferencing is to discuss topics of common interests and mix people have healthy discussions. Unconferences typically feature open discussions rather than having a single speaker at the front of the room giving a talk, although any format is permitted. This form of conference is particularly useful when the attendees generally have a high level of expertise or knowledge in the field the conference convenes to discuss.

'''Topics:''' While deciding on the topic of Unconferencing, it must be decided that the topic shall be more broad or specific? Depending on the topic, which organizations, groups and you want to partner with? If there are, start talking to them to see if they would be interested and try to get sponsorships from them. Collaborating with other interest groups helps a lot.  Try to keep Topics such that people attending can actively partcipate and incolve in conversations with other attendees. 

== Pre-Event Tasks: ==

Following are the activities recommended to be accomplished before the Unconference:

#'''Form a committee:''' Delegate positions and define responsibilities of committee members, it is advised to have atleast the following sub-committees and the tasks to be accomplished by them before the event: 

*'''Marketing Team''': To advertise and publicise your unconference, Also, this team must make sure people understand the meaning of Unconference. The marketing team under the core committee must focus on following wasy of publicing the event :
**School newspaper (online or in print)- Event Lisitng in Newspaper
**Word of mouth- Network with friends and encourage them to bring people (their friends).
**Talk to professors from multiple disciplines and check if they are willing to endorse you as well as sponsor the event
**Flyers, Posters & Social media- Try to get administrators to post from your school’s account. Ensure to communicate the key attractions to the target attendance. Since, the most important part is to have a good turnout.
**Media Collaboration: Contact your local newspaper and discuss to cover your event. It also builds your own personal network with the city journalists and media folks.
*'''Logistics Team:''' This team needs to find and book a venue immediately.
**Venue: While choosing the venue consider that it has wide open space, avoid doorways wherein people have to walk through several gates, Ensure there are a few chairs and tables, but you want to encourage people to be standing and walking around.
**Time: Avoid times too late at night- commuter schools will have less of a turn out. To ensure that most convinient time is selected, put out feelers to students and professors to see what times work well- but remember you won’t be able to please everyone. Schedule your event ensuring no other important meetings/ gatherings are happening at the same day and time.
**Catering : Catering is an important element for your unconference, since for college students Food (especially Pizza) is something which everyone would like to come for to your event. Look for restaurants to sponsor you, pizza is always a hit. Ensure to mention the same on the flyers and media that is sent.
**Insurance: If the scale of the Unconference is big and if event is happening outside campus, it is advised to take insurance for  your event. 
*'''Communications Team''': For an Unconference communication is important for the organisers as well as the attendees.
**Organisers' Internal Communiaction: It’s important for everyone to stay updated about the ongoing progress and the upcoming event agendas. For the same, try using messaging platforms such a "Slack" or "Facebook Messaging" (Slack is great because you can divide people up into groups such as the people who are working on marketing can all be in a group together, but everyone is still in a big group together). Email is also a tried and true method of communication Google drive is a great way to share documents
**Attendees: The communication team must collaborate with the marketing team and work together to shoot out messages on social media and other media platforms. The event must be well communicated in-order to explan them about the event as well as keep them excited to show up for it.
*'''Finance Team''': The finance team must be responsible for raising funds and paying expenses for the conferene. Someone responsible must be appointed as the “Treasurer”- To keep track of money spent and money donated/earned.  Finance tema shall also be responsible to prepare budgets for sponsorships and donations.

 2.  '''Gather Resources Needed:''' Considering the type of Unconference and event, ensure to buy in advance the needed resources.

*White-Boards or Big-Pads: Have white boards or big pads of paper and markers that people can write on Sticky notes are an easy way to vote and take inputs from attendees during the unconference
*Audio/Visual: A microphone helps to organize people without having to scream. Ensure the mice is connected to speakers and tested twice before the event. Try to avoid technology as much as possible, you want your conference to be as organic as possible
*Projector: It can be used to show your organization’s logo and your sponsor’s logo Blank name tags that people can fill out upon arrival help to promote conversation

== During and Ending your Unconference :  ==

=== As People Walk In ===

Hand out name tags and have people write their name and something interesting about them. This will help to stimulate conversation and give people confidence knowing something interesting about them is being shown.

=== Once Most People Have Arrived ===

Explain what an unconference is. You and the rest of the people hosting the event know about unconferences and why they are beneficial, but other people don't. Make sure to tell people how they are different and what they will be doing.

=== Choosing Topics ===

==== Suggesting Topics ====

Have sticky notes and writing utensils available that people can use to write down topics of discussion. Limit everyone to ten seconds or one sentence so that the initial topics are not too difficult to understand. The details will come later during the discussion period.

==== Voting on Topics ====

Once all the suggestions have been made, have people vote on topics they find interesting. This can be done through more sticky notes or stickers. People put the sticky note or stickers under the topic the wish to include in the discussion period. After voting, choose the most popular topics for the discussion period. The number you choose will is highly variable and depends on the number of people attending your event and the results of the voting. For example, if you were planning to have five topics, but two topics had almost the same amount of votes, you might want to include both of them and have six topics instead of five.

=== Before Starting the Discussion Period ===

==== Do an Ice Breaker Activity ====

This will help people to be more comfortable during the discussion period. A couple types of ice breaker games are outlined below.

*A Big Game of Rock, Paper, Scissors
**Make sure everyone is familiar with the rules.
**Everyone should then pair up and play until someone wins.
**The winner then looks for the winner of another match, the loser becomes the winner's biggest fan and continues to cheer them on.
**The process continues until there is one winner.
*Draw Your Partner
**Paper and writing utensils must be provided to the attendees.
**Have everyone pair up. Suggest that people partner with someone they don't already know.
**Allow for a quick introduction period, 30 seconds per person prevents the conversation from getting stale.
**For 30 seconds, each person draws the other.
**This a quick time period so the drawing will probably be funny and a great way for people to meet others.

Remember that people will follow your lead, so the more excited about these games you are, the more excited they will be.

==== Point Out Where Each Topic Will Be ====

While it is good to let people wander and discover, it is nice to have some original direction. It is also a good way to remind people of the topics that will be presented and discussed.

=== During the Discussion Period ===

Not only is this a chance for your attendees to enjoy the unconference, it is a chance for you to do so as well. Make sure you have an opportunity to join in on the discussion.

=== Ending the Discussion Period and the Unconference ===

==== Ending the Discussion Period ====

Give people a ten or fifteen minute warning so conversations can begin to wrap up. The last thing you want is to have to stop someone in the middle of a great idea. Once the warning time is up, gather everyone for final remarks or a closing presenter.

==== Ending the Unconference ====

Depending on the time you have left, there are a couple different options.

*If you have a good amount of time:
**Choose a presenter who was popular during the discussion period and allow them to state a few ideas that were discussed to the group as a whole. Do not force the presenter to do this, it is optional.
*If you are pressed for time:
**Simply have a few closing remarks. Short and sweet usually does the trick.

Make sure to stay after for last minute questions and to clean the venue.

==   ==

== '''Post - Event Tasks:'''  ==

After the end of the Unconference, follwoing are the tasks to be undertaken: 

*Follow-Up Mail: Send out an e-mail to all the attendees mentioning about the details(minutes) of the unconference and the discussions that took place at the event. In this mail also mention the conclusions (if any) which were reached at. 
*School News Letter: Try to get your Unconference Event Covered in the newsletter once again after the event. In this article mention the details such as
**Which Topics were discussed,
**Which topic and speaker was the most popular
**No. of attendees 
**Future Events  
*Contacting Stakeholders: It is very important to send out a 'Thank You' mail and get in touch with all the stakeholders - Partner organisations, Sponsors, Professors who endorsed your event and the local media newspapers who covered the event.

Resource:How to organize an unconference for other student groups on campus

2017-01-05T20:28:28Z

Slingram:

Hey Candidates! Welcome. Thank you for collaborating with your fellow interviewees to create a resource that helps student changemakers for years to come. We created a very simple template for you with section headings that your should swap out for your own, picking from [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B6mlePQGB7ElzwcdtQD09p3Z6IFCi_jy2vQAJmmxt_I/edit the template we provided you here]. Use the text editor or OR click on '''Show wiki text editor''' (highly recommended) to use the very simple text interface. To add photos, you must create an account by clicking 'Log in / create account' under 'Personal Tools' menu to the right. Wait 12-24 hours for access. Don't forget to write down your username and password. If you have any questions, [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGmMfSglkVGHZtQobS8oEPsfkpGZY-Njh visit this page] or contact [mailto:team@universityinnovation.org team@universityinnovation.org]. Delete this paragraph after building out your page.

'''What is Unconference, its Purpose and Topics :'''

'''What is Unconference:''' An unconference is a group of people of any size that get together to bounce ideas off of each other. Usually, people come in with ideas of topics they would like to talk about. Attendees then vote on which ideas they would like to be in the Unconference. The top votes will be given a space and something to present on. Unconferences look to foster an environment of creativity and new ideas. Unconference is also known as Open Space Technology, considering the format wherein anyone can speak.

'''Purpose:''' Primary purpose of Unconferencing is to discuss topics of common interests and mix people have healthy discussions. Unconferences typically feature open discussions rather than having a single speaker at the front of the room giving a talk, although any format is permitted. This form of conference is particularly useful when the attendees generally have a high level of expertise or knowledge in the field the conference convenes to discuss.

'''Topics:''' While deciding on the topic of Unconferencing, it must be decided that the topic shall be more broad or specific? Depending on the topic, which organizations, groups and you want to partner with? If there are, start talking to them to see if they would be interested and try to get sponsorships from them. Collaborating with other interest groups helps a lot.  Try to keep Topics such that people attending can actively partcipate and incolve in conversations with other attendees. 

== Pre-Event Tasks: ==

Following are the activities recommended to be accomplished before the Unconference:

#'''Form a committee:''' Delegate positions and define responsibilities of committee members, it is advised to have atleast the following sub-committees and the tasks to be accomplished by them before the event: 

*'''Marketing Team''': To advertise and publicise your unconference, Also, this team must make sure people understand the meaning of Unconference. The marketing team under the core committee must focus on following wasy of publicing the event :
**School newspaper (online or in print)- Event Lisitng in Newspaper
**Word of mouth- Network with friends and encourage them to bring people (their friends).
**Talk to professors from multiple disciplines and check if they are willing to endorse you as well as sponsor the event
**Flyers, Posters & Social media- Try to get administrators to post from your school’s account. Ensure to communicate the key attractions to the target attendance. Since, the most important part is to have a good turnout.
**Media Collaboration: Contact your local newspaper and discuss to cover your event. It also builds your own personal network with the city journalists and media folks.
*'''Logistics Team:''' This team needs to find and book a venue immediately.
**Venue: While choosing the venue consider that it has wide open space, avoid doorways wherein people have to walk through several gates, Ensure there are a few chairs and tables, but you want to encourage people to be standing and walking around.
**Time: Avoid times too late at night- commuter schools will have less of a turn out. To ensure that most convinient time is selected, put out feelers to students and professors to see what times work well- but remember you won’t be able to please everyone. Schedule your event ensuring no other important meetings/ gatherings are happening at the same day and time.
**Catering : Catering is an important element for your unconference, since for college students Food (especially Pizza) is something which everyone would like to come for to your event. Look for restaurants to sponsor you, pizza is always a hit. Ensure to mention the same on the flyers and media that is sent.
**Insurance: If the scale of the Unconference is big and if event is happening outside campus, it is advised to take insurance for  your event. 
*'''Communications Team''': For an Unconference communication is important for the organisers as well as the attendees.
**Organisers' Internal Communiaction: It’s important for everyone to stay updated about the ongoing progress and the upcoming event agendas. For the same, try using messaging platforms such a "Slack" or "Facebook Messaging" (Slack is great because you can divide people up into groups such as the people who are working on marketing can all be in a group together, but everyone is still in a big group together). Email is also a tried and true method of communication Google drive is a great way to share documents
**Attendees: The communication team must collaborate with the marketing team and work together to shoot out messages on social media and other media platforms. The event must be well communicated in-order to explan them about the event as well as keep them excited to show up for it.
*'''Finance Team''': The finance team must be responsible for raising funds and paying expenses for the conferene. Someone responsible must be appointed as the “Treasurer”- To keep track of money spent and money donated/earned.  Finance tema shall also be responsible to prepare budgets for sponsorships and donations.

 2.  '''Gather Resources Needed:''' Considering the type of Unconference and event, ensure to buy in advance the needed resources.

*White-Boards or Big-Pads: Have white boards or big pads of paper and markers that people can write on Sticky notes are an easy way to vote and take inputs from attendees during the unconference
*Audio/Visual: A microphone helps to organize people without having to scream. Ensure the mice is connected to speakers and tested twice before the event. Try to avoid technology as much as possible, you want your conference to be as organic as possible
*Projector: It can be used to show your organization’s logo and your sponsor’s logo Blank name tags that people can fill out upon arrival help to promote conversation

== During and Ending your Unconference :  ==

=== As People Walk In ===

Hand out name tags and have people write their name and something interesting about them. This will help to stimulate conversation and give people confidence knowing something interesting about them is being shown.

=== Once Most People Have Arrived ===

Explain what an unconference is. You and the rest of the people hosting the event know about unconferences and why they are beneficial, but other people don't. Make sure to tell people how they are different and what they will be doing.

=== Choosing Topics ===

==== Suggesting Topics ====

Have sticky notes and writing utensils available that people can use to write down topics of discussion. Limit everyone to ten seconds or one sentence so that the initial topics are not too difficult to understand. The details will come later during the discussion period.

==== Voting on Topics ====

Once all the suggestions have been made, have people vote on topics they find interesting. This can be done through more sticky notes or stickers. People put the sticky note or stickers under the topic the wish to include in the discussion period. After voting, choose the most popular topics for the discussion period. The number you choose will is highly variable and depends on the number of people attending your event and the results of the voting. For example, if you were planning to have five topics, but two topics had almost the same amount of votes, you might want to include both of them and have six topics instead of five.

=== Before Starting the Discussion Period ===

==== Do an Ice Breaker Activity ====

This will help people to be more comfortable during the discussion period. A couple types of ice breaker games are outlined below.

*A Big Game of Rock, Paper, Scissors
**Make sure everyone is familiar with the rules.
**Everyone should then pair up and play until someone wins.
**The winner then looks for the winner of another match, the loser becomes the winner's biggest fan and continues to cheer them on.
**The process continues until there is one winner.
*Draw Your Partner
**Paper and writing utensils must be provided to the attendees.
**Have everyone pair up. Suggest that people partner with someone they don't already know.
**Allow for a quick introduction period, 30 seconds per person prevents the conversation from getting stale.
**For 30 seconds, each person draws the other.
**This a quick time period so the drawing will probably be funny and a great way for people to meet others.

Remember that people will follow your lead, so the more excited about these games you are, the more excited they will be.

==== Point Out Where Each Topic Will Be ====

While it is good to let people wander and discover, it is nice to have some original direction. It is also a good way to remind people of the topics that will be presented and discussed.

=== During the Discussion Period ===

Not only is this a chance for your attendees to enjoy the unconference, it is a chance for you to do so as well. Make sure you have an opportunity to join in on the discussion.

=== Ending the Discussion Period and the Unconference ===

==== Ending the Discussion Period ====

Give people a ten or fifteen minute warning so conversations can begin to wrap up. The last thing you want is to have to stop someone in the middle of a great idea. Once the warning time is up, gather everyone for final remarks or a closing presenter.

==== Ending the Unconference ====

Depending on the time you have left, there are a couple different options.

*If you have a good amount of time:
**Choose a presenter who was popular during the discussion period and allow them to state a few ideas that were discussed to the group as a whole. Do not force the presenter to do this, it is optional.
*If you are pressed for time:
**Simply have a few closing remarks. Short and sweet usually does the trick.

Make sure to stay after for last minute questions and to clean the venue.

==   ==

== Section 4 ==

Sample text

Resource:How to organize an unconference for other student groups on campus

2017-01-05T20:28:05Z

Slingram:

Hey Candidates! Welcome. Thank you for collaborating with your fellow interviewees to create a resource that helps student changemakers for years to come. We created a very simple template for you with section headings that your should swap out for your own, picking from [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B6mlePQGB7ElzwcdtQD09p3Z6IFCi_jy2vQAJmmxt_I/edit the template we provided you here]. Use the text editor or OR click on '''Show wiki text editor''' (highly recommended) to use the very simple text interface. To add photos, you must create an account by clicking 'Log in / create account' under 'Personal Tools' menu to the right. Wait 12-24 hours for access. Don't forget to write down your username and password. If you have any questions, [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGmMfSglkVGHZtQobS8oEPsfkpGZY-Njh visit this page] or contact [mailto:team@universityinnovation.org team@universityinnovation.org]. Delete this paragraph after building out your page.

'''What is Unconference, its Purpose and Topics :'''

'''What is Unconference:''' An unconference is a group of people of any size that get together to bounce ideas off of each other. Usually, people come in with ideas of topics they would like to talk about. Attendees then vote on which ideas they would like to be in the Unconference. The top votes will be given a space and something to present on. Unconferences look to foster an environment of creativity and new ideas. Unconference is also known as Open Space Technology, considering the format wherein anyone can speak.

'''Purpose:''' Primary purpose of Unconferencing is to discuss topics of common interests and mix people have healthy discussions. Unconferences typically feature open discussions rather than having a single speaker at the front of the room giving a talk, although any format is permitted. This form of conference is particularly useful when the attendees generally have a high level of expertise or knowledge in the field the conference convenes to discuss.

'''Topics:''' While deciding on the topic of Unconferencing, it must be decided that the topic shall be more broad or specific? Depending on the topic, which organizations, groups and you want to partner with? If there are, start talking to them to see if they would be interested and try to get sponsorships from them. Collaborating with other interest groups helps a lot.  Try to keep Topics such that people attending can actively partcipate and incolve in conversations with other attendees. 

== Preparing for your Unconference ==

== Pre-Event Tasks: ==

Following are the activities recommended to be accomplished before the Unconference:

#'''Form a committee:''' Delegate positions and define responsibilities of committee members, it is advised to have atleast the following sub-committees and the tasks to be accomplished by them before the event: 

*'''Marketing Team''': To advertise and publicise your unconference, Also, this team must make sure people understand the meaning of Unconference. The marketing team under the core committee must focus on following wasy of publicing the event :
**School newspaper (online or in print)- Event Lisitng in Newspaper
**Word of mouth- Network with friends and encourage them to bring people (their friends).
**Talk to professors from multiple disciplines and check if they are willing to endorse you as well as sponsor the event
**Flyers, Posters & Social media- Try to get administrators to post from your school’s account. Ensure to communicate the key attractions to the target attendance. Since, the most important part is to have a good turnout.
**Media Collaboration: Contact your local newspaper and discuss to cover your event. It also builds your own personal network with the city journalists and media folks.
*'''Logistics Team:''' This team needs to find and book a venue immediately.
**Venue: While choosing the venue consider that it has wide open space, avoid doorways wherein people have to walk through several gates, Ensure there are a few chairs and tables, but you want to encourage people to be standing and walking around.
**Time: Avoid times too late at night- commuter schools will have less of a turn out. To ensure that most convinient time is selected, put out feelers to students and professors to see what times work well- but remember you won’t be able to please everyone. Schedule your event ensuring no other important meetings/ gatherings are happening at the same day and time.
**Catering : Catering is an important element for your unconference, since for college students Food (especially Pizza) is something which everyone would like to come for to your event. Look for restaurants to sponsor you, pizza is always a hit. Ensure to mention the same on the flyers and media that is sent.
**Insurance: If the scale of the Unconference is big and if event is happening outside campus, it is advised to take insurance for  your event. 
*'''Communications Team''': For an Unconference communication is important for the organisers as well as the attendees.
**Organisers' Internal Communiaction: It’s important for everyone to stay updated about the ongoing progress and the upcoming event agendas. For the same, try using messaging platforms such a "Slack" or "Facebook Messaging" (Slack is great because you can divide people up into groups such as the people who are working on marketing can all be in a group together, but everyone is still in a big group together). Email is also a tried and true method of communication Google drive is a great way to share documents
**Attendees: The communication team must collaborate with the marketing team and work together to shoot out messages on social media and other media platforms. The event must be well communicated in-order to explan them about the event as well as keep them excited to show up for it.
*'''Finance Team''': The finance team must be responsible for raising funds and paying expenses for the conferene. Someone responsible must be appointed as the “Treasurer”- To keep track of money spent and money donated/earned.  Finance tema shall also be responsible to prepare budgets for sponsorships and donations.

 2.  '''Gather Resources Needed:''' Considering the type of Unconference and event, ensure to buy in advance the needed resources.

*White-Boards or Big-Pads: Have white boards or big pads of paper and markers that people can write on Sticky notes are an easy way to vote and take inputs from attendees during the unconference
*Audio/Visual: A microphone helps to organize people without having to scream. Ensure the mice is connected to speakers and tested twice before the event. Try to avoid technology as much as possible, you want your conference to be as organic as possible
*Projector: It can be used to show your organization’s logo and your sponsor’s logo Blank name tags that people can fill out upon arrival help to promote conversation

== During and Ending your Unconference :  ==

=== As People Walk In ===

Hand out name tags and have people write their name and something interesting about them. This will help to stimulate conversation and give people confidence knowing something interesting about them is being shown.

=== Once Most People Have Arrived ===

Explain what an unconference is. You and the rest of the people hosting the event know about unconferences and why they are beneficial, but other people don't. Make sure to tell people how they are different and what they will be doing.

=== Choosing Topics ===

==== Suggesting Topics ====

Have sticky notes and writing utensils available that people can use to write down topics of discussion. Limit everyone to ten seconds or one sentence so that the initial topics are not too difficult to understand. The details will come later during the discussion period.

==== Voting on Topics ====

Once all the suggestions have been made, have people vote on topics they find interesting. This can be done through more sticky notes or stickers. People put the sticky note or stickers under the topic the wish to include in the discussion period. After voting, choose the most popular topics for the discussion period. The number you choose will is highly variable and depends on the number of people attending your event and the results of the voting. For example, if you were planning to have five topics, but two topics had almost the same amount of votes, you might want to include both of them and have six topics instead of five.

=== Before Starting the Discussion Period ===

==== Do an Ice Breaker Activity ====

This will help people to be more comfortable during the discussion period. A couple types of ice breaker games are outlined below.

*A Big Game of Rock, Paper, Scissors
**Make sure everyone is familiar with the rules.
**Everyone should then pair up and play until someone wins.
**The winner then looks for the winner of another match, the loser becomes the winner's biggest fan and continues to cheer them on.
**The process continues until there is one winner.
*Draw Your Partner
**Paper and writing utensils must be provided to the attendees.
**Have everyone pair up. Suggest that people partner with someone they don't already know.
**Allow for a quick introduction period, 30 seconds per person prevents the conversation from getting stale.
**For 30 seconds, each person draws the other.
**This a quick time period so the drawing will probably be funny and a great way for people to meet others.

Remember that people will follow your lead, so the more excited about these games you are, the more excited they will be.

==== Point Out Where Each Topic Will Be ====

While it is good to let people wander and discover, it is nice to have some original direction. It is also a good way to remind people of the topics that will be presented and discussed.

=== During the Discussion Period ===

Not only is this a chance for your attendees to enjoy the unconference, it is a chance for you to do so as well. Make sure you have an opportunity to join in on the discussion.

=== Ending the Discussion Period and the Unconference ===

==== Ending the Discussion Period ====

Give people a ten or fifteen minute warning so conversations can begin to wrap up. The last thing you want is to have to stop someone in the middle of a great idea. Once the warning time is up, gather everyone for final remarks or a closing presenter.

==== Ending the Unconference ====

Depending on the time you have left, there are a couple different options.

*If you have a good amount of time:
**Choose a presenter who was popular during the discussion period and allow them to state a few ideas that were discussed to the group as a whole. Do not force the presenter to do this, it is optional.
*If you are pressed for time:
**Simply have a few closing remarks. Short and sweet usually does the trick.

Make sure to stay after for last minute questions and to clean the venue.

==   ==

== Section 4 ==

Sample text

Resource:How to organize an unconference for other student groups on campus

2017-01-05T19:27:48Z

Slingram: