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		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Kettering_University_Student_Priorities&amp;diff=32832</id>
		<title>Priorities:Kettering University Student Priorities</title>
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		<updated>2016-02-18T21:53:55Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Stok0958: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Kettering Entrepreneur Society &amp;amp; T-Space Community Engagement and Impact =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Kettering Entrepreneur Society, or KES as we like to call it, is essentially an incubator space where students, faculty, and even anyone outside the University can come and develop their ideas, host brainstorm sessions, work together, and improve I&amp;amp;E mindsets. &amp;amp;nbsp;It's purpose is &amp;quot;To promote an entrepreneurial culture at Kettering University based on innovation and social values.&amp;quot; &amp;amp;nbsp;KES is a great place for: Mentoring. &amp;amp;nbsp;Networking. &amp;amp;nbsp;Funding Opportunities. &amp;amp;nbsp;If a member so chooses, he may present proposals for further research or advertisement/marketing of his idea. &amp;amp;nbsp;If the Society accepts the proposals, the member will receive funding to pursue his project further.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Tinkering Space or &amp;quot;T-Space&amp;quot; as we like to call it, was created within the last year with the purpose of providing students on campus an area where they may be free to make their project ideas come to life. &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt2TZoxDTno&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Our Priority ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We would like to pursue expanding KES' and T-Space's engagement from mostly Kettering Students to more of the community. &amp;amp;nbsp;We are located in Flint, Michigan, and only a few miles away are two other college campuses. &amp;amp;nbsp;We are interested in trying to engage these campuses and involve them in any way whatsoever. &amp;amp;nbsp;Additionally, we are interested in expanding involvement to others in the community. &amp;amp;nbsp;We have found that there are many entrepreneurial minded people in Flint's community, and combining this with some I&amp;amp;E minded students at the other campuses, we could tap into an incredible resource and all collaborate together.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Open Labs/Maker Space&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Aside from designated lab time alloted with each accompanying course, most if not all labs on Kettering University's campus are locked when the lab is not in session. Once in lab, students are often rushing to complete the lab assignment within the alloted lab time in order to end with a satisfactory grade. However, this creates an issue where the student's experience and scope of understanding is limited to the lab assignment. Thus for many students, full comprehension of the course is difficult to achieve, especially if the lab assignment was not designed to simulate different scenarios.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Our Priority ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Like a makerspace, we would like to open labs to students. We believe that by offering open labs, we can allow for students to experiment on their own time, allowing for more &amp;quot;bulbs to click&amp;quot; and thus helping them understand the course better. This translates to different perspectives, and individual ideas. It's like giving a child a box of Legos for a Saturday afternoon. Once they understand how to use the equipment, they will then have the opportunity to experiment on their own.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Kettering Entrepreneur Society &amp;amp; T-Space Infrastructure Improvements =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our idea is to try to expand upon current KES &amp;amp; T-Space involvement and to improve upon the current involvement by bettering the current infrastructure. &amp;amp;nbsp;By students using both these resources (KES &amp;amp; T-Space), I&amp;amp;E would largely increase around campus. &amp;amp;nbsp;One aspect we are interested in is how many students in KES use the T-Space and vice versa; how many T-Space users are active in KES. &amp;amp;nbsp;If we find that there is a large overlap, then we would be interested in investigating the idea of hosting KES meetings in the T-Space. &amp;amp;nbsp;This would allow for us to &amp;quot;tinker&amp;quot; with projects and show them off at the same time. &amp;amp;nbsp;If there is not a large overlap, then we are interested in sponsoring students to create an LED advertisement board for KES that we can display in a window for the students and public to view. &amp;amp;nbsp;The purpose of this would be to show off a student's project (a flashy LED advertisement via programming) and to try to engage more people to actively participate in KES who &amp;amp;nbsp;may not have already been participating.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Additionally, we are interested in surveying active students in KES and who use the T-Space to see what improvements in infrastructure they believe would be beneficial to their development of an I&amp;amp;E mindset. &amp;amp;nbsp;Tailoring the two resources to the people who actually use them could be largely beneficial for more fluid thought and I&amp;amp;E mindset.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Maker Faire =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our idea is to create an area on campus or event in which students could showcase their projects and inititatives to other students, faculty, and community. &amp;amp;nbsp;We also thought that we could host a competition in which teams are formed and compete to create the best project in one specified field or leave it open to a project of each groups' choosing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Crowd Funding Site =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our idea is to create a website allowing for alumni, parents, and the community to invest in student ideas. Our university routinely reaches out to alumni for donations to the school. We think we have the opportunity for our university's investors to directly invest in the amazing ideas of our fellow students.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This site then would allow students to post ideas and have the community view them. KES would be able to help guide and provide mentorship to help their ideas thrive.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Tedx Event =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Kettering University has organized two TEDx Flint events in 2010 and 2011. Both events were attended by several students, faculty and members of the Flint community. The event was put together by Kevin Simpson in coordination with Dr. Doug Melton, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Kettering University, and other members of staff. The speakers included a comprehensive list of local entrepreneurs, artists and professors.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Proposal ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The proposal is to bring the event back. As TED talks gain popularity both inside and outside the classroom, the event will give members of the Flint, Michigan and Kettering University communities a chance to share their stories and their problems. Many Kettering students pride themselves as problem-solvers, and this event will help them focus their energies in order to solve problems in their neighborhoods.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Leaders =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2014:&amp;amp;nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hunter_Casbeer Hunter Casbeer],&amp;amp;nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Saheb_Kapoor Saheb Kapoor], Massoud Tavakoli, Alexander Barath, Eddie Scholdolski; Garreth Brazil. &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2015: [[Alan Xia|Alan Xia]],&amp;amp;nbsp;[[Cheyne Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]],&amp;amp;nbsp;Hunter Casbeer, Massoud Tavakoli.&amp;amp;nbsp;We also want to keep this open to the Kettering community, with the hope that anyone can get involved with this project.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2016:&amp;amp;nbsp;[[Jace_C._Stokes|Jace_C._Stokes]]&amp;amp;nbsp;and&amp;amp;nbsp;[[Moe_Ghias|Moe_Ghias]]&amp;amp;nbsp;both worked to become UIFellows and want to keep exposing Kettering students to innovation.&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Related Links =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Kettering University]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Alan Xia|Alan Xia]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Cheyne Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Saheb Kapoor]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Hunter Casbeer]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Moe Ghias|Muhammad Ghias]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Jace C. Stokes|Jace C. Stokes]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Student Priorities|k]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Stok0958</name></author>
		
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		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Kettering_University_Student_Priorities&amp;diff=32332</id>
		<title>Priorities:Kettering University Student Priorities</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Kettering_University_Student_Priorities&amp;diff=32332"/>
		<updated>2016-02-15T23:31:07Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Stok0958: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Kettering Entrepreneur Society &amp;amp; T-Space Community Engagement and Impact =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Kettering Entrepreneur Society, or KES as we like to call it, is essentially an incubator space where students, faculty, and even anyone outside the University can come and develop their ideas, host brainstorm sessions, work together, and improve I&amp;amp;E mindsets. &amp;amp;nbsp;It's purpose is &amp;quot;To promote an entrepreneurial culture at Kettering University based on innovation and social values.&amp;quot; &amp;amp;nbsp;KES is a great place for: Mentoring. &amp;amp;nbsp;Networking. &amp;amp;nbsp;Funding Opportunities. &amp;amp;nbsp;If a member so chooses, he may present proposals for further research or advertisement/marketing of his idea. &amp;amp;nbsp;If the Society accepts the proposals, the member will receive funding to pursue his project further.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Tinkering Space or &amp;quot;T-Space&amp;quot; as we like to call it, was created within the last year with the purpose of providing students on campus an area where they may be free to make their project ideas come to life. &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Our Priority ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We would like to pursue expanding KES' and T-Space's engagement from mostly Kettering Students to more of the community. &amp;amp;nbsp;We are located in Flint, Michigan, and only a few miles away are two other college campuses. &amp;amp;nbsp;We are interested in trying to engage these campuses and involve them in any way whatsoever. &amp;amp;nbsp;Additionally, we are interested in expanding involvement to others in the community. &amp;amp;nbsp;We have found that there are many entrepreneurial minded people in Flint's community, and combining this with some I&amp;amp;E minded students at the other campuses, we could tap into an incredible resource and all collaborate together.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Open Labs/Maker Space&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Aside from designated lab time alloted with each accompanying course, most if not all labs on Kettering University's campus are locked when the lab is not in session. Once in lab, students are often rushing to complete the lab assignment within the alloted lab time in order to end with a satisfactory grade. However, this creates an issue where the student's experience and scope of understanding is limited to the lab assignment. Thus for many students, full comprehension of the course is difficult to achieve, especially if the lab assignment was not designed to simulate different scenarios.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Our Priority ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Like a makerspace, we would like to open labs to students. We believe that by offering open labs, we can allow for students to experiment on their own time, allowing for more &amp;quot;bulbs to click&amp;quot; and thus helping them understand the course better. This translates to different perspectives, and individual ideas. It's like giving a child a box of Legos for a Saturday afternoon. Once they understand how to use the equipment, they will then have the opportunity to experiment on their own.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Kettering Entrepreneur Society &amp;amp; T-Space Infrastructure Improvements =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our idea is to try to expand upon current KES &amp;amp; T-Space involvement and to improve upon the current involvement by bettering the current infrastructure. &amp;amp;nbsp;By students using both these resources (KES &amp;amp; T-Space), I&amp;amp;E would largely increase around campus. &amp;amp;nbsp;One aspect we are interested in is how many students in KES use the T-Space and vice versa; how many T-Space users are active in KES. &amp;amp;nbsp;If we find that there is a large overlap, then we would be interested in investigating the idea of hosting KES meetings in the T-Space. &amp;amp;nbsp;This would allow for us to &amp;quot;tinker&amp;quot; with projects and show them off at the same time. &amp;amp;nbsp;If there is not a large overlap, then we are interested in sponsoring students to create an LED advertisement board for KES that we can display in a window for the students and public to view. &amp;amp;nbsp;The purpose of this would be to show off a student's project (a flashy LED advertisement via programming) and to try to engage more people to actively participate in KES who &amp;amp;nbsp;may not have already been participating.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Additionally, we are interested in surveying active students in KES and who use the T-Space to see what improvements in infrastructure they believe would be beneficial to their development of an I&amp;amp;E mindset. &amp;amp;nbsp;Tailoring the two resources to the people who actually use them could be largely beneficial for more fluid thought and I&amp;amp;E mindset.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Maker Faire =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our idea is to create an area on campus or event in which students could showcase their projects and inititatives to other students, faculty, and community. &amp;amp;nbsp;We also thought that we could host a competition in which teams are formed and compete to create the best project in one specified field or leave it open to a project of each groups' choosing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Crowd Funding Site =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our idea is to create a website allowing for alumni, parents, and the community to invest in student ideas. Our university routinely reaches out to alumni for donations to the school. We think we have the opportunity for our university's investors to directly invest in the amazing ideas of our fellow students.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This site then would allow students to post ideas and have the community view them. KES would be able to help guide and provide mentorship to help their ideas thrive.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Tedx Event =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Kettering University has organized two TEDx Flint events in 2010 and 2011. Both events were attended by several students, faculty and members of the Flint community. The event was put together by Kevin Simpson in coordination with Dr. Doug Melton, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Kettering University, and other members of staff. The speakers included a comprehensive list of local entrepreneurs, artists and professors.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Proposal ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The proposal is to bring the event back. As TED talks gain popularity both inside and outside the classroom, the event will give members of the Flint, Michigan and Kettering University communities a chance to share their stories and their problems. Many Kettering students pride themselves as problem-solvers, and this event will help them focus their energies in order to solve problems in their neighborhoods.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Leaders =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2014:&amp;amp;nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hunter_Casbeer Hunter Casbeer],&amp;amp;nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Saheb_Kapoor Saheb Kapoor], Massoud Tavakoli, Alexander Barath, Eddie Scholdolski; Garreth Brazil. &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2015: [[Alan Xia|Alan Xia]],&amp;amp;nbsp;[[Cheyne Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]],&amp;amp;nbsp;Hunter Casbeer, Massoud Tavakoli.&amp;amp;nbsp;We also want to keep this open to the Kettering community, with the hope that anyone can get involved with this project.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2016:&amp;amp;nbsp;[[Jace_C._Stokes|Jace_C._Stokes]]&amp;amp;nbsp;and&amp;amp;nbsp;[[Moe_Ghias|Moe_Ghias]]&amp;amp;nbsp;both worked to become UIFellows and want to keep exposing Kettering students to innovation.&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Related Links =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Kettering University]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Alan Xia|Alan Xia]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Cheyne Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Saheb Kapoor]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Hunter Casbeer]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Moe Ghias|Muhammad Ghias]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Jace C. Stokes|Jace C. Stokes]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Student Priorities|k]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Stok0958</name></author>
		
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Kettering_University_Student_Priorities&amp;diff=32331</id>
		<title>Priorities:Kettering University Student Priorities</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Kettering_University_Student_Priorities&amp;diff=32331"/>
		<updated>2016-02-15T23:29:13Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Stok0958: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;= Kettering Entrepreneur Society &amp;amp; T-Space Community Engagement and Impact =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Kettering Entrepreneur Society, or KES as we like to call it, is essentially an incubator space where students, faculty, and even anyone outside the University can come and develop their ideas, host brainstorm sessions, work together, and improve I&amp;amp;E mindsets. &amp;amp;nbsp;It's purpose is &amp;quot;To promote an entrepreneurial culture at Kettering University based on innovation and social values.&amp;quot; &amp;amp;nbsp;KES is a great place for: Mentoring. &amp;amp;nbsp;Networking. &amp;amp;nbsp;Funding Opportunities. &amp;amp;nbsp;If a member so chooses, he may present proposals for further research or advertisement/marketing of his idea. &amp;amp;nbsp;If the Society accepts the proposals, the member will receive funding to pursue his project further.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Tinkering Space or &amp;quot;T-Space&amp;quot; as we like to call it, was created within the last year with the purpose of providing students on campus an area where they may be free to make their project ideas come to life. &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Our Priority ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We would like to pursue expanding KES' and T-Space's engagement from mostly Kettering Students to more of the community. &amp;amp;nbsp;We are located in Flint, Michigan, and only a few miles away are two other college campuses. &amp;amp;nbsp;We are interested in trying to engage these campuses and involve them in any way whatsoever. &amp;amp;nbsp;Additionally, we are interested in expanding involvement to others in the community. &amp;amp;nbsp;We have found that there are many entrepreneurial minded people in Flint's community, and combining this with some I&amp;amp;E minded students at the other campuses, we could tap into an incredible resource and all collaborate together.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Open Labs/Maker Space&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Aside from designated lab time alloted with each accompanying course, most if not all labs on Kettering University's campus are locked when the lab is not in session. Once in lab, students are often rushing to complete the lab assignment within the alloted lab time in order to end with a satisfactory grade. However, this creates an issue where the student's experience and scope of understanding is limited to the lab assignment. Thus for many students, full comprehension of the course is difficult to achieve, especially if the lab assignment was not designed to simulate different scenarios.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Our Priority ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Like a makerspace, we would like to open labs to students. We believe that by offering open labs, we can allow for students to experiment on their own time, allowing for more &amp;quot;bulbs to click&amp;quot; and thus helping them understand the course better. This translates to different perspectives, and individual ideas. It's like giving a child a box of Legos for a Saturday afternoon. Once they understand how to use the equipment, they will then have the opportunity to experiment on their own.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Kettering Entrepreneur Society &amp;amp; T-Space Infrastructure Improvements =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our idea is to try to expand upon current KES &amp;amp; T-Space involvement and to improve upon the current involvement by bettering the current infrastructure. &amp;amp;nbsp;By students using both these resources (KES &amp;amp; T-Space), I&amp;amp;E would largely increase around campus. &amp;amp;nbsp;One aspect we are interested in is how many students in KES use the T-Space and vice versa; how many T-Space users are active in KES. &amp;amp;nbsp;If we find that there is a large overlap, then we would be interested in investigating the idea of hosting KES meetings in the T-Space. &amp;amp;nbsp;This would allow for us to &amp;quot;tinker&amp;quot; with projects and show them off at the same time. &amp;amp;nbsp;If there is not a large overlap, then we are interested in sponsoring students to create an LED advertisement board for KES that we can display in a window for the students and public to view. &amp;amp;nbsp;The purpose of this would be to show off a student's project (a flashy LED advertisement via programming) and to try to engage more people to actively participate in KES who &amp;amp;nbsp;may not have already been participating.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Additionally, we are interested in surveying active students in KES and who use the T-Space to see what improvements in infrastructure they believe would be beneficial to their development of an I&amp;amp;E mindset. &amp;amp;nbsp;Tailoring the two resources to the people who actually use them could be largely beneficial for more fluid thought and I&amp;amp;E mindset.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Maker Faire =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our idea is to create an area on campus or event in which students could showcase their projects and inititatives to other students, faculty, and community. &amp;amp;nbsp;We also thought that we could host a competition in which teams are formed and compete to create the best project in one specified field or leave it open to a project of each groups' choosing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Crowd Funding Site =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our idea is to create a website allowing for alumni, parents, and the community to invest in student ideas. Our university routinely reaches out to alumni for donations to the school. We think we have the opportunity for our university's investors to directly invest in the amazing ideas of our fellow students.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This site then would allow students to post ideas and have the community view them. KES would be able to help guide and provide mentorship to help their ideas thrive.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Tedx Event =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Kettering University has organized two TEDx Flint events in 2010 and 2011. Both events were attended by several students, faculty and members of the Flint community. The event was put together by Kevin Simpson in coordination with Dr. Doug Melton, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Kettering University, and other members of staff. The speakers included a comprehensive list of local entrepreneurs, artists and professors.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Proposal ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The proposal is to bring the event back. As TED talks gain popularity both inside and outside the classroom, the event will give members of the Flint, Michigan and Kettering University communities a chance to share their stories and their problems. Many Kettering students pride themselves as problem-solvers, and this event will help them focus their energies in order to solve problems in their neighborhoods.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Leaders =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2014:&amp;amp;nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hunter_Casbeer Hunter Casbeer],&amp;amp;nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Saheb_Kapoor Saheb Kapoor], Massoud Tavakoli, Alexander Barath, Eddie Scholdolski; Garreth Brazil. &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2015: [[Alan Xia|Alan Xia]],&amp;amp;nbsp;[[Cheyne Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]],&amp;amp;nbsp;Hunter Casbeer, Massoud Tavakoli.&amp;amp;nbsp;We also want to keep this open to the Kettering community, with the hope that anyone can get involved with this project.&lt;br /&gt;
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= Related Links =&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Kettering University]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Alan Xia|Alan Xia]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Cheyne Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Saheb Kapoor]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Hunter Casbeer]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Moe Ghias|Muhammad Ghias]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Jace C. Stokes|Jace C. Stokes]]&lt;br /&gt;
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		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Priorities:Kettering_University_Student_Priorities&amp;diff=32330</id>
		<title>Priorities:Kettering University Student Priorities</title>
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&lt;div&gt;= Kettering Entrepreneur Society &amp;amp; T-Space Community Engagement and Impact =&lt;br /&gt;
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== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Kettering Entrepreneur Society, or KES as we like to call it, is essentially an incubator space where students, faculty, and even anyone outside the University can come and develop their ideas, host brainstorm sessions, work together, and improve I&amp;amp;E mindsets. &amp;amp;nbsp;It's purpose is &amp;quot;To promote an entrepreneurial culture at Kettering University based on innovation and social values.&amp;quot; &amp;amp;nbsp;KES is a great place for: Mentoring. &amp;amp;nbsp;Networking. &amp;amp;nbsp;Funding Opportunities. &amp;amp;nbsp;If a member so chooses, he may present proposals for further research or advertisement/marketing of his idea. &amp;amp;nbsp;If the Society accepts the proposals, the member will receive funding to pursue his project further.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Tinkering Space or &amp;quot;T-Space&amp;quot; as we like to call it, was created within the last year with the purpose of providing students on campus an area where they may be free to make their project ideas come to life. &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Our Priority ==&lt;br /&gt;
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We would like to pursue expanding KES' and T-Space's engagement from mostly Kettering Students to more of the community. &amp;amp;nbsp;We are located in Flint, Michigan, and only a few miles away are two other college campuses. &amp;amp;nbsp;We are interested in trying to engage these campuses and involve them in any way whatsoever. &amp;amp;nbsp;Additionally, we are interested in expanding involvement to others in the community. &amp;amp;nbsp;We have found that there are many entrepreneurial minded people in Flint's community, and combining this with some I&amp;amp;E minded students at the other campuses, we could tap into an incredible resource and all collaborate together.&lt;br /&gt;
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= Open Labs/Maker Space&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt; =&lt;br /&gt;
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== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Aside from designated lab time alloted with each accompanying course, most if not all labs on Kettering University's campus are locked when the lab is not in session. Once in lab, students are often rushing to complete the lab assignment within the alloted lab time in order to end with a satisfactory grade. However, this creates an issue where the student's experience and scope of understanding is limited to the lab assignment. Thus for many students, full comprehension of the course is difficult to achieve, especially if the lab assignment was not designed to simulate different scenarios.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Our Priority ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Like a makerspace, we would like to open labs to students. We believe that by offering open labs, we can allow for students to experiment on their own time, allowing for more &amp;quot;bulbs to click&amp;quot; and thus helping them understand the course better. This translates to different perspectives, and individual ideas. It's like giving a child a box of Legos for a Saturday afternoon. Once they understand how to use the equipment, they will then have the opportunity to experiment on their own.&lt;br /&gt;
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= Kettering Entrepreneur Society &amp;amp; T-Space Infrastructure Improvements =&lt;br /&gt;
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== Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our idea is to try to expand upon current KES &amp;amp; T-Space involvement and to improve upon the current involvement by bettering the current infrastructure. &amp;amp;nbsp;By students using both these resources (KES &amp;amp; T-Space), I&amp;amp;E would largely increase around campus. &amp;amp;nbsp;One aspect we are interested in is how many students in KES use the T-Space and vice versa; how many T-Space users are active in KES. &amp;amp;nbsp;If we find that there is a large overlap, then we would be interested in investigating the idea of hosting KES meetings in the T-Space. &amp;amp;nbsp;This would allow for us to &amp;quot;tinker&amp;quot; with projects and show them off at the same time. &amp;amp;nbsp;If there is not a large overlap, then we are interested in sponsoring students to create an LED advertisement board for KES that we can display in a window for the students and public to view. &amp;amp;nbsp;The purpose of this would be to show off a student's project (a flashy LED advertisement via programming) and to try to engage more people to actively participate in KES who &amp;amp;nbsp;may not have already been participating.&lt;br /&gt;
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Additionally, we are interested in surveying active students in KES and who use the T-Space to see what improvements in infrastructure they believe would be beneficial to their development of an I&amp;amp;E mindset. &amp;amp;nbsp;Tailoring the two resources to the people who actually use them could be largely beneficial for more fluid thought and I&amp;amp;E mindset.&lt;br /&gt;
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= Maker Faire =&lt;br /&gt;
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== Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our idea is to create an area on campus or event in which students could showcase their projects and inititatives to other students, faculty, and community. &amp;amp;nbsp;We also thought that we could host a competition in which teams are formed and compete to create the best project in one specified field or leave it open to a project of each groups' choosing.&lt;br /&gt;
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= Crowd Funding Site =&lt;br /&gt;
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== Description ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Our idea is to create a website allowing for alumni, parents, and the community to invest in student ideas. Our university routinely reaches out to alumni for donations to the school. We think we have the opportunity for our university's investors to directly invest in the amazing ideas of our fellow students.&lt;br /&gt;
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This site then would allow students to post ideas and have the community view them. KES would be able to help guide and provide mentorship to help their ideas thrive.&lt;br /&gt;
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= Tedx Event =&lt;br /&gt;
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== Background ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Kettering University has organized two TEDx Flint events in 2010 and 2011. Both events were attended by several students, faculty and members of the Flint community. The event was put together by Kevin Simpson in coordination with Dr. Doug Melton, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Kettering University, and other members of staff. The speakers included a comprehensive list of local entrepreneurs, artists and professors.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Proposal ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The proposal is to bring the event back. As TED talks gain popularity both inside and outside the classroom, the event will give members of the Flint, Michigan and Kettering University communities a chance to share their stories and their problems. Many Kettering students pride themselves as problem-solvers, and this event will help them focus their energies in order to solve problems in their neighborhoods.&lt;br /&gt;
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= Leaders =&lt;br /&gt;
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2014:&amp;amp;nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hunter_Casbeer Hunter Casbeer],&amp;amp;nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Saheb_Kapoor Saheb Kapoor], Massoud Tavakoli, Alexander Barath, Eddie Scholdolski; Garreth Brazil. &amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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2015: [[Alan Xia|Alan Xia]],&amp;amp;nbsp;[[Cheyne Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]],&amp;amp;nbsp;Hunter Casbeer, Massoud Tavakoli.&amp;amp;nbsp;We also want to keep this open to the Kettering community, with the hope that anyone can get involved with this project.&lt;br /&gt;
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= Related Links =&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Kettering University]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Alan Xia|Alan Xia]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Cheyne Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Saheb Kapoor]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Hunter Casbeer]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Moe_Ghias|Muhammad Ghias]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Jace_C._Stokes|Jace C. Stokes]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Student Priorities|k]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Moe_Ghias&amp;diff=32327</id>
		<title>Fellow:Moe Ghias</title>
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		<updated>2016-02-15T23:05:38Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Stok0958: Created page with &amp;quot;&amp;lt;span id=&amp;quot;docs-internal-guid-c4abb891-e733-ecee-b435-6d0bd3d71bc1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;span id=&amp;quot;docs-internal-guid-c4abb891-e733-ecee-b435-6d0bd3d71bc1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Muhammad Ghias is currently a student at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. &amp;amp;nbsp;His major is Computer Science and[[File:MuhammadGhias.jpg|thumb]] BioInformatics with a pre-med Course of study as well as Innovation &amp;amp; Entrepreneurship.. However, he is really passionate about connecting his course work together from various fields of science and engineering. He is undertaking a concentration in Innovation &amp;amp; Entrepreneurship, which is geared towards engineering. &amp;amp;nbsp;His three minors are: 1) Chemistry; &amp;amp;nbsp;2) BioChemistry and 3) Innovation &amp;amp; Entrepreneurship (which is geared towards business). &amp;amp;nbsp;He believes that being a Computer Scientist &amp;amp;nbsp;is so valuable because it is arguably the best of engineering degrees and it consists of one of the most useful skills in 21st century - Computer Programming. He believes that to work in any position in a company or as a Medical Doctor, he must be able to sell himself and be innovative in his approaches to the business world to stay competitive in the market. His real goal in life is to land an upper management position at a healthcare company that deals with the software or to create his own medical devices company with a group of intelligent individuals which brings great value to target customers.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span id=&amp;quot;docs-internal-guid-c4abb891-e733-ecee-b435-6d0bd3d71bc1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Muhammad is currently a Resident Assistant (2013-Present) at Kettering University in on-campus housing, Active member of Kettering Robots Society, Kettering Leaders, VP of Pre-med club and President of GEO. &amp;amp;nbsp;Additionally, he is a member of the leadership circle for various other groups on campus and is overall very involved at his school. &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span id=&amp;quot;docs-internal-guid-c4abb891-e733-ecee-b435-6d0bd3d71bc1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Muhammad continues to seek out ways to grow his I&amp;amp;E skill set and seek new opportunities and challenges at his college campus and in the community to which he may apply his skill set.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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		<id>https://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Fellow:Jace_C._Stokes&amp;diff=32325</id>
		<title>Fellow:Jace C. Stokes</title>
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		<updated>2016-02-15T23:01:51Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Stok0958: Created page with &amp;quot;&amp;lt;span id=&amp;quot;docs-internal-guid-c4abb891-e729-8627-ce6a-19c163154e57&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;span id=&amp;quot;docs-internal-guid-c4abb891-e729-8627-ce6a-19c163154e57&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Jace C. Stokes is currently a junior at Kettering University (Formerly General Motors Institute) in Flint, Michigan. He is majoring [[File:JaceCStokes.jpeg|thumb]]in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering and has three minors. His minors are business, innovation to entrepreneurship, and statistics. Jace C. is also undertaking his concentration in innovation to entrepreneurship because that is his passion. He views engineering as the doorstep to a life of innovation. His long term goal is to become a serial entrepreneur and specialize in lean start-ups. He is currently the President/CEO of a start-up company that is poised to revolutionize the way landowners lease land to outdoorsmen.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span id=&amp;quot;docs-internal-guid-c4abb891-e729-8627-ce6a-19c163154e57&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Jace C. is currently the President of the Kettering University’s Entrepreneur Society for the 2016 calendar year. Jace’s focus this year for the Kettering Entrepreneur Society is to expand membership by encouraging students to apply for tinkering seed grants. Membership is becoming more diversified due to KES funding students to attend Makeathon and &amp;amp;nbsp;other entrepreneurial events in the Greater Detroit Area. &amp;amp;nbsp;Additionally, Jace is the President of the Kettering University Trap &amp;amp; Skeet Team along with being a club representative for the Ethics Club on campus.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span id=&amp;quot;docs-internal-guid-c4abb891-e729-8627-ce6a-19c163154e57&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Jace continues to have a keen eye for opportunities to expand his entrepreneurial toolbelt. He enjoys hearing other students perspectives, and was quoted on the Kettering University Facebook Page as saying:&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;span id=&amp;quot;docs-internal-guid-c4abb891-e729-8627-ce6a-19c163154e57&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;“The great thing about KES is having like-minded people. Your peers are not there to shoot down your idea, they assist you by critiquing and building on your idea from different perspectives you may not have originally thought about. I like to think of it as a diverse stock portfolio. All these different fluctuating stocks combined together build the strongest portfolio.”&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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