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Fellow:Sydney Thornton

2021-04-11T23:09:47Z

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Sydney Thornton is a junior at Elon University majoring in Biochemistry with a minor in Neuroscience. Her combined passions for science and service have[[File:Sydney Thornton.jpeg|thumb]] led her on the pre-med track. She hopes to pursue her D.O. and make a difference in the medical community through innovation. She currently volunteers at a local clinic that offers free health care services for the uninsured and indigent in her local community. Along with her commitments as a student and volunteer, Sydney works two jobs as a circulation desk attendant at Belk Library and an Organic Chemistry tutor. She was one of two students elected on the Library committee where she works closely with the Dean of the library. She applied for the University Innovation Fellows Program because she wants to make an impact on her campus and in her community, as well as learn more about innovation and entrepreneurship.

=Related Links=

[https://www.elon.edu/ Elon University]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Elon_University_Student_Priorities Elon University Student Priorities]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Elon_University_Student_Priorities Elon University W][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Elon_University iki]

University Innovation Fellows

Fall 2018: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Gillian_Hook Gillian Hook], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/SYDNEY_THORNTON Sydney Thornton]

Spring 2018: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Yousaf_Khan Yousaf Khan], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Regan_O%27Donnell Regan O'Donnell], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Noor_Irshaidat Noor Irshaidat], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Haley_Brengartner Haley Brengartner] 

Spring 2017: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Josh_Cadorette Josh Cadorette], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Brady Briana Brady], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_setzer James Setzer], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nick_Smith Nick Smith]

Spring 2016: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Jordan Elizabeth Jordan], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Gabrielle_Vance Gabrielle Vance], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sean_Webber Sean Webber], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kyle_McKinley Kyle McKinley], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/William_Kakavas William Kakavas]

Spring 2015: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ben_Driscoll Ben Driscoll], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jensen_Roll Jensen Roll], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Matt_Snow Matt Snow], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Giles_Roll Giles Roll]

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Fellow:Sydney Thornton

2018-10-18T01:12:33Z

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Sydney Thornton is a junior at Elon University majoring in Biochemistry with a minor in Neuroscience. Her combined passions for science and service have[[File:Sydney Thornton.jpeg|thumb]] led her on the pre-med track. She hopes to pursue her M.D. and make a difference in the medical community through innovation. She currently volunteers at a local clinic that offers free health care services for the uninsured and indigent in her local community. Along with her commitments as a student and volunteer, Sydney works two jobs as a circulation desk attendant at Belk Library and an Organic Chemistry tutor. She was one of two students elected on the Library committee where she works closely with the Dean of the library. She applied for the University Innovation Fellows Program because she wants to make an impact on her campus and in her community, as well as learn more about innovation and entrepreneurship.

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Elon_University_Student_Priorities Elon University Student Priorities]

University Innovation Fellows

Fall 2018:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Gillian_Hook Gillian Hook]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/SYDNEY_THORNTON Sydney Thornton]

Spring 2018: 

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Yousaf_Khan Yousaf Khan]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Regan_O%27Donnell Regan O'Donnell]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Noor_Irshaidat Noor Irshaidat]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Haley_Brengartner Haley Brengartner] 

Spring 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Josh_Cadorette Josh Cadorette]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Brady Briana Brady]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_setzer James Setzer]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nick_Smith Nick Smith]

Spring 2016:

[http://universityinnovation.org/Elizabeth%20Jordan Elizabeth Jordan]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Gabrielle%20Vance Gabrielle Vance]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Sean%20Webber Sean Webber]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Kyle%20McKinley Kyle McKinley]

[http://universityinnovation.org/William%20Kakavas William Kakavas]

Spring 2015:

[http://universityinnovation.org/Ben%20Driscoll Ben Driscoll]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Jensen%20Roll Jensen Roll]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Matt%20Snow Matt Snow]

[http://universityinnovation.org/Giles%20Roll Giles Roll]

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Sydney Thornton

2018-10-18T01:04:28Z

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Priorities:Elon University Student Priorities

2018-10-05T02:29:00Z

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2016 UIF Pitch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAjhrGy_YII https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAjhrGy_YII]

2015 UIF Pitch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGugNRw0iQ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGugNRw0iQ0]

Priority 1: Community Involvement with UIF

Purpose:

By involving smaller Elon communities, like the Oaks Residential Neighborhood, with the University Innovation Fellows, we can share a more detailed aspect of our mission on campus. This will also allow for sophomores, juniors, and seniors to become more familiar with innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities. Moreover, when communities have themes, such as Oak’s “Emerging Adulthood”, we can share how innovation ties into them.

Strategies:

Reach out to the Directors of smaller communities within Elon (example: residential communities).

Talk with students to see which communities would be the most interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.

Advertise these opportunities in all areas on campus.

Priority 2: Students Motivating Students in Innovation Learning

Purpose: 

Inform the Elon community as a whole about innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities by allowing students to teach and motivate each other.  By doing this, students can feed off each other and create more ideas than they could when learning on their own.

Strategies:

Allow for students to create their own plans for learning about innovation.

Reach out to teachers to understand the ways in which students learn best.

Evaluate which learning activities seem to help students grasp innovation concepts better than others.

Priority 3: UIF Collaboration with Maker Hub

Purpose: 

To teach students on campus about the innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities on campus, while introducing them to the Maker Hub and all the resources it contains. To explore different innovative projects happening on campus and help students generate ideas in an environment that promotes innovation and entrepreneurship. 

Strategies:

Prepare a list of speakers around campus that have completed an innovative project 

Ask the Maker Hub to speak about the resources they have

Create a design space (“think space”) for students to collaborate and generate ideas for new innovative projects

Provide more awareness about the Maker Hub, the UIF program, the Doherty center, and the I&E program on campus

Priority 4: Burst the Bubble Coding Curriculum

Purpose: To teach coding to students of all majors without the pressure of a grade, show people what UIF is all about, and recruit other students who inspire change and want to make the campus a more innovative space. This gives people of all majors the opportunity to learn to code in a positive environment without the pressure of a grade.

Strategies:

Decide on the best coding software to teach

Strategize with the team to decide how to best go about creating a curriculum to teach people of all exposures how to code

Contact the computer science department

Priority #5: Elon Maker Space Improvements

Purpose:

With the establishment of the Maker Hub in Fall 2015, Elon took the first step towards establishing a dedicated I&E makerspace. However, students still need a space that is effectively staffed, well and reliably equipped, and where they feel comfortable to brainstorm and prototype their ideas.

Strategies:

Identify what aspects of the Maker Hub are most in need of improvement. 

Work on training every student staff member on the full arsenal of tools and equipment available in order to streamline students' making process.

Improve equipment uptime; especially the 3D printers. 

Advertise the Maker Hub by integrating the space with traditional class curriculums.

Connect the space with other incubators in the area.

Priority #6: Elon Innovators Network'

Purpose:

One way to encourage others to take their ideas and dreams to the next level is to show them that it has and is being done! This project would seek to shine a light on Elon’s current and past entrepreneurs.

Strategies:

Contact individual currently in charge of Doherty Center Electronic message board TV.

Research students involved with I&E on campus.

Email these students asking for a “profile”.

Feature students on the board and expand to online.

Establish an Elon Innovators page on various social media platforms.

Feature students and alumni working on innovative and entrepreneurial projects.

Priority #7: Interdisciplinary Classes

Purpose:

One opportunity for improvement at Elon is a current lack of interdisciplinary courses which bring together different subjects to engage students in subjects outside of their majors. Elon should create courses to combat this which bring together the different disciplines offered on campus to offer students a well-rounded education by connecting areas of study.

Strategies:

Strategize with a team to create and test prototype (aka mock syllabi, possible coursework, lecturers, etc.).

Get feedback from students to gauge who would be interested, gain support.

Contact the Dean of the Love School of Business, Raghu Tadepalli, about the possibility of the course(s).

Propose course(s) to academic council, department heads of all schools, provost, and more faculty who could help introduce the course(s) into our curriculum.

Priority #8: Increase Innovation and Entrepreneurship Engagement

Purpose:

The campus does not lack innovation or entrepreneurship events and resources. Instead, the campus must cultivate student engagement in entrepreneurship and innovation. There are more events hosted than students who attend. In order to increase engagement with entrepreneurship courses, maker hub spaces, and other opportunities, there must be an investigation into the lack of student involvement.

 

Strategies:

Engage Elon students in conversations and surveys with students in regards to their motivation for attending campus events. The following questions can guide the conversation:

a. How did you find out about this event? (Email Newsletter, Flyer, Word-of-mouth)

b. Is this event related to your major?

c. Were you required to attend?

Analyze data compiled by Nicole Filippo, communications manager, to explore university advertisement engagement rates. It will help determine how to target students who express interest in innovation and

entrepreneurship events.

Implement a method of working from the inside-out: Focus on engaging students who express an interest in innovation and entrepreneurship before reaching out to the broader student body.

Speak with students who have previously run successful events and determine causation for the student-body turnout.

Compile an overview of sources and successful methods of student engagement across campus.

Move entrepreneurship events to theaters with larger foot traffic such as Turner Theatre in the School of Communications.

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2018: 

Yousaf Khan

Regan O'Donnell

Noor Irshaidat

Haley Brengartner 

Spring 2017:

Josh Cadorette

Briana Brady

James Setzer

Nick Smith

Spring 2016:

Elizabeth Jordan

Gabrielle Vance

Sean Webber

Kyle McKinley

William Kakavas

Spring 2015:

Ben Driscoll

Jensen Roll

Matt Snow

Giles Roll

Priorities:Elon University Student Priorities

2018-10-05T02:26:50Z

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2016 UIF Pitch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAjhrGy_YII https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAjhrGy_YII]

2015 UIF Pitch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGugNRw0iQ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGugNRw0iQ0]

 

'''Priority #1: UIF Involvement with Sankey Hall'''

Purpose:

Elon University has announced that they will expand the Love School of Business with the addition of Sankey Hall. This building will house two new academic centers focussed on financial education and design thinking. Elon hopes to encourage students from all disciplines to gather in this space and work collaboratively on projects that incorporate design thinking.

Strategies:

*Reach out to Stanford D school faculty while in California to ask which resources they think are necessary in a large design thinking space
*Network with other students to ask about their schools' design thinking spaces
*Talk to students on-campus across disciplines to determine what resources they think that we need
*Work with faculty here to ensure that all disciplines are accomodated in this new space
*Inquire about a UIF internship program that allows trained UIFers to have office hours within the design thinking space

 

'''Priority #2: Elon University Crowd Fund'''

Purpose:

''CollegeFundFestival'' is a one day event run by Enactus at Elon University where creators at Elon and in the community get the resources to fund their ideas. The festival is free to the public and students and showcases entrepreneurial projects ranging from Science and Technology, Art, Culture, Education, Social Good, Wellness, Lifestyle or anything in between. The festival is fun for all ages, with all day activities including music, food, and entertainment. At ''CollegeFundFestival'', attendees vote for their favorite projects, give immediate feedback to creators, and can contribute to the project themselves using crowdfunding. Additionally, the crowd decides on projects to get funded; The top entrepreneurs are guaranteed funding based on voting. 

Strategies:

*Reach out to various sources on and off campus for funding and support for the event. 
*Research other Universities that have a crowdfunding platform already set up. 
*Create a platform or use existing platform. 
*Advertise and connect with all involved Elon parties to create large event with many supporters. 
*Evaluate what could be improved from the event.
*Present proof of concept to school and start to market in Alumni circles. 

= Priority #3: Consult With and Work on Current I&E Clubs and Organizations on Campus =

Purpose: 

Fortunately, Elon has a lot of programs and organizations that encourages students to explore I&E; however, many of these have either died out within the past couple years, have a lack of leadership or have needed a good push in the right direction. As UIF members we seek to build these programs and organizations back up.

Strategies:

*Identify organizations at Elon that work on I&E. 
*Evaluate their current state and future sustainability.
*Help them build stronger leadership teams by involving ourselves in their programs to spur progress and connect different groups. 
*Connect these different organizations with one another to build their recognition on campus and encourage collaboration without competition.
*Connect these organizations with different resources inside and outside of the school that might be helpful for them. Create a group of presidents and UIF leaders that meets once a semester to discuss the current state of I&E.

= Priority #4: Create and Market A University Wide Hackathon =

Purpose:

Get more students interested in STEM and the opportunities STEM has in terms of transforming the world. To have students and faculty across disciplines interact with eachother and come to a unique idea together.

Strategies:

*Contact the Department Chair of the Computing Sciences Department.
*Talk to and interact with upper level majors in Computer Science.
*Use outlets of the the Innovation House, STEM Living Learning Community, Maker Hub, and Carpenter Lab to promote the event. 
*Construct publicity & advertising tactics for event.
*Mass publicize event to student body.
*Host event while also publicizing Elon’s University Innovation Fellows to student body.
*Send thank you cards to speakers to hopefully gain a connection with them and gain support.
*Try and get 100+ student and faculty to come to one of the events.

= Priority #5: Elon Maker Space Improvements =

Purpose:

With the establishment of the Maker Hub in Fall 2015, Elon took the first step towards establishing a dedicated I&E makerspace. However, students still need a space that is effectively staffed, well and reliably equipped, and where they feel comfortable to brainstorm and prototype their ideas.

Strategies:

*Identify what aspects of the Maker Hub are most in need of improvement. 
*Work on training every student staff member on the full arsenal of tools and equipment availble in order to streamline students' making process.
*Improve equipment uptime; especially the 3D printers. 
*Advertise the Maker Hub by integrating the space with traditional class curriculums.
*Connect the space with other incubators in the area.

= Priority #6: Elon Innovators Network' =

Purpose:

One way to encourage others to take their ideas and dreams to the next level is to show them that it has and is being done! This project would seek to shine a light on Elon’s current and past entrepreneurs.

Strategies:

*Contact individual currently in charge of Doherty Center Electronic message board TV.
*Research students involved with I&E on campus.
*Email these students asking for a “profile”.
*Feature students on the board and expand to online.
*Establish an Elon Innovators page on various social media platforms.
*Feature students and alumni working on innovative and entrepreneurial projects.

= Priority #7: Interdisciplinary Classes =

Purpose:

One opportunity for improvement at Elon is a current lack of interdisciplinary courses which bring together different subjects to engage students in subjects outside of their majors. Elon should create courses to combat this which bring together the different disciplines offered on campus to offer students a well rounded education by connecting areas of study.

Strategies:

*Strategize with a team to create and test prototype (aka mock syllabi, possible coursework, lecturers, etc.).
*Get feedback from students to guage who would be interested, gain support.
*Contact the Dean of the Love School of Business, Raghu Tadepalli, about a the possibility of the course(s).
*Propose course(s) to academic council, department heads of all schools, provost, and more faculty who could help introduce the course(s) into our curriculum.

= Priority #8: Increase Innovation and Entrepreneurship Enagagement =

Purpose:
<div>The campus does not lack innovation or entrepreneurship events and resources. Instead, the campus must cultivate student engagement in entrepreneurship and innovation. There are more events hosted than students who attend. In order to increase engagement with entrepreneurship courses, maker hub spaces, and other opportunities, there must be an investigation into the lack of student involvement.</div>
 Strategies:

*<div>Engage Elon students in conversations and surveys with students in regards to their motivation for attending campus events. The following questions can guide the conversation:</div><div>a. How did you find out about this event? (Email Newsletter, Flyer, Word-of-mouth)</div><div>b. Is this event related to your major?</div><div>c. Were you required to attend?</div>
*<div>Analyze data compiled by Nicole Filippo, communications manager, to explore university advertisement engagement rates. It will help determine how to target students who express interest in innovation and</div><div>entrepreneurship events. </div>
*<div>Implement method of working from the inside-out: Focus on engaging students who express an interest in innovation and entrepreneurship before reaching out to the broader student body. </div>
*<div>Speak with students who have previously run successful events and determine causation for the student-body turnout. </div>
*<div>Compile an overview of sources and successful methods of student engagement across campus.</div>
*<div>Move entrepreneurship events to theaters with larger foot traffic such as Turner Theatre in the School of Communications.</div>

= Priority #9: Community Involvement with UIF =

Purpose:

By involving smaller Elon communities, like the Oaks Residential Neighborhood, with the University Innovation Fellows, we can share a more detailed aspect of our mission on campus. This will also allow for sophomores, juniors, and seniors to become more familiar with innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities. Moreover, when communities have themes, such as Oak’s “Emerging Adulthood”, we can share how innovation ties into them.

Priorities:Elon University Student Priorities

2018-10-05T02:22:14Z

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2016 UIF Pitch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAjhrGy_YII https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAjhrGy_YII]

2015 UIF Pitch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGugNRw0iQ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGugNRw0iQ0]

 

'''Priority #1: UIF Involvement with Sankey Hall'''

Purpose:

Elon University has announced that they will expand the Love School of Business with the addition of Sankey Hall. This building will house two new academic centers focussed on financial education and design thinking. Elon hopes to encourage students from all disciplines to gather in this space and work collaboratively on projects that incorporate design thinking.

Strategies:

*Reach out to Stanford D school faculty while in California to ask which resources they think are necessary in a large design thinking space
*Network with other students to ask about their schools' design thinking spaces
*Talk to students on-campus across disciplines to determine what resources they think that we need
*Work with faculty here to ensure that all disciplines are accomodated in this new space
*Inquire about a UIF internship program that allows trained UIFers to have office hours within the design thinking space

 

'''Priority #2: Elon University Crowd Fund'''

Purpose:

''CollegeFundFestival'' is a one day event run by Enactus at Elon University where creators at Elon and in the community get the resources to fund their ideas. The festival is free to the public and students and showcases entrepreneurial projects ranging from Science and Technology, Art, Culture, Education, Social Good, Wellness, Lifestyle or anything in between. The festival is fun for all ages, with all day activities including music, food, and entertainment. At ''CollegeFundFestival'', attendees vote for their favorite projects, give immediate feedback to creators, and can contribute to the project themselves using crowdfunding. Additionally, the crowd decides on projects to get funded; The top entrepreneurs are guaranteed funding based on voting. 

Strategies:

*Reach out to various sources on and off campus for funding and support for the event. 
*Research other Universities that have a crowdfunding platform already set up. 
*Create a platform or use existing platform. 
*Advertise and connect with all involved Elon parties to create large event with many supporters. 
*Evaluate what could be improved from the event.
*Present proof of concept to school and start to market in Alumni circles. 

= Priority #3: Consult With and Work on Current I&E Clubs and Organizations on Campus =

Purpose: 

Fortunately, Elon has a lot of programs and organizations that encourages students to explore I&E; however, many of these have either died out within the past couple years, have a lack of leadership or have needed a good push in the right direction. As UIF members we seek to build these programs and organizations back up.

Strategies:

*Identify organizations at Elon that work on I&E. 
*Evaluate their current state and future sustainability.
*Help them build stronger leadership teams by involving ourselves in their programs to spur progress and connect different groups. 
*Connect these different organizations with one another to build their recognition on campus and encourage collaboration without competition.
*Connect these organizations with different resources inside and outside of the school that might be helpful for them. Create a group of presidents and UIF leaders that meets once a semester to discuss the current state of I&E.

= Priority #4: Create and Market A University Wide Hackathon =

Purpose:

Get more students interested in STEM and the opportunities STEM has in terms of transforming the world. To have students and faculty across disciplines interact with eachother and come to a unique idea together.

Strategies:

*Contact the Department Chair of the Computing Sciences Department.
*Talk to and interact with upper level majors in Computer Science.
*Use outlets of the the Innovation House, STEM Living Learning Community, Maker Hub, and Carpenter Lab to promote the event. 
*Construct publicity & advertising tactics for event.
*Mass publicize event to student body.
*Host event while also publicizing Elon’s University Innovation Fellows to student body.
*Send thank you cards to speakers to hopefully gain a connection with them and gain support.
*Try and get 100+ student and faculty to come to one of the events.

= Priority #5: Elon Maker Space Improvements =

Purpose:

With the establishment of the Maker Hub in Fall 2015, Elon took the first step towards establishing a dedicated I&E makerspace. However, students still need a space that is effectively staffed, well and reliably equipped, and where they feel comfortable to brainstorm and prototype their ideas.

Strategies:

*Identify what aspects of the Maker Hub are most in need of improvement. 
*Work on training every student staff member on the full arsenal of tools and equipment availble in order to streamline students' making process.
*Improve equipment uptime; especially the 3D printers. 
*Advertise the Maker Hub by integrating the space with traditional class curriculums.
*Connect the space with other incubators in the area.

= Priority #6: Elon Innovators Network' =

Purpose:

One way to encourage others to take their ideas and dreams to the next level is to show them that it has and is being done! This project would seek to shine a light on Elon’s current and past entrepreneurs.

Strategies:

*Contact individual currently in charge of Doherty Center Electronic message board TV.
*Research students involved with I&E on campus.
*Email these students asking for a “profile”.
*Feature students on the board and expand to online.
*Establish an Elon Innovators page on various social media platforms.
*Feature students and alumni working on innovative and entrepreneurial projects.

= Priority #7: Interdisciplinary Classes =

Purpose:

One opportunity for improvement at Elon is a current lack of interdisciplinary courses which bring together different subjects to engage students in subjects outside of their majors. Elon should create courses to combat this which bring together the different disciplines offered on campus to offer students a well rounded education by connecting areas of study.

Strategies:

*Strategize with a team to create and test prototype (aka mock syllabi, possible coursework, lecturers, etc.).
*Get feedback from students to guage who would be interested, gain support.
*Contact the Dean of the Love School of Business, Raghu Tadepalli, about a the possibility of the course(s).
*Propose course(s) to academic council, department heads of all schools, provost, and more faculty who could help introduce the course(s) into our curriculum.

= Priority #8: Increase Innovation and Entrepreneurship Enagagement =

Purpose:
<div>The campus does not lack innovation or entrepreneurship events and resources. Instead, the campus must cultivate student engagement in entrepreneurship and innovation. There are more events hosted than students who attend. In order to increase engagement with entrepreneurship courses, maker hub spaces, and other opportunities, there must be an investigation into the lack of student involvement.</div>
 Strategies:

*<div>Engage Elon students in conversations and surveys with students in regards to their motivation for attending campus events. The following questions can guide the conversation:</div><div>a. How did you find out about this event? (Email Newsletter, Flyer, Word-of-mouth)</div><div>b. Is this event related to your major?</div><div>c. Were you required to attend?</div>
*<div>Analyze data compiled by Nicole Filippo, communications manager, to explore university advertisement engagement rates. It will help determine how to target students who express interest in innovation and</div><div>entrepreneurship events. </div>
*<div>Implement method of working from the inside-out: Focus on engaging students who express an interest in innovation and entrepreneurship before reaching out to the broader student body. </div>
*<div>Speak with students who have previously run successful events and determine causation for the student-body turnout. </div>
*<div>Compile an overview of sources and successful methods of student engagement across campus.</div>
*<div>Move entrepreneurship events to theaters with larger foot traffic such as Turner Theatre in the School of Communications.</div>

= Priority #9: Community Involvement with UIF =

Purpose:

By involving smaller Elon communities, like the Oaks Residential Neighborhood, with the University Innovation Fellows, we can share a more detailed aspect of our mission on campus. This will also allow for sophomores, juniors, and seniors to become more familiar with innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities. Moreover, when communities have themes, such as Oak’s “Emerging Adulthood”, we can share how innovation ties into them.

Priorities:Elon University Student Priorities

2018-10-05T02:21:51Z

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2016 UIF Pitch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAjhrGy_YII https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAjhrGy_YII]

2015 UIF Pitch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGugNRw0iQ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGugNRw0iQ0]

 

'''Priority #1: UIF Involvement with Sankey Hall'''

Purpose:

Elon University has announced that they will expand the Love School of Business with the addition of Sankey Hall. This building will house two new academic centers focussed on financial education and design thinking. Elon hopes to encourage students from all disciplines to gather in this space and work collaboratively on projects that incorporate design thinking.

Strategies:

*Reach out to Stanford D school faculty while in California to ask which resources they think are necessary in a large design thinking space
*Network with other students to ask about their schools' design thinking spaces
*Talk to students on-campus across disciplines to determine what resources they think that we need
*Work with faculty here to ensure that all disciplines are accomodated in this new space
*Inquire about a UIF internship program that allows trained UIFers to have office hours within the design thinking space

 

'''Priority #2: Elon University Crowd Fund'''

Purpose:

''CollegeFundFestival'' is a one day event run by Enactus at Elon University where creators at Elon and in the community get the resources to fund their ideas. The festival is free to the public and students and showcases entrepreneurial projects ranging from Science and Technology, Art, Culture, Education, Social Good, Wellness, Lifestyle or anything in between. The festival is fun for all ages, with all day activities including music, food, and entertainment. At ''CollegeFundFestival'', attendees vote for their favorite projects, give immediate feedback to creators, and can contribute to the project themselves using crowdfunding. Additionally, the crowd decides on projects to get funded; The top entrepreneurs are guaranteed funding based on voting. 

Strategies:

*Reach out to various sources on and off campus for funding and support for the event. 
*Research other Universities that have a crowdfunding platform already set up. 
*Create a platform or use existing platform. 
*Advertise and connect with all involved Elon parties to create large event with many supporters. 
*Evaluate what could be improved from the event.
*Present proof of concept to school and start to market in Alumni circles. 

= Priority #3: Consult With and Work on Current I&E Clubs and Organizations on Campus =

Purpose: 

Fortunately, Elon has a lot of programs and organizations that encourages students to explore I&E; however, many of these have either died out within the past couple years, have a lack of leadership or have needed a good push in the right direction. As UIF members we seek to build these programs and organizations back up.

Strategies:

*Identify organizations at Elon that work on I&E. 
*Evaluate their current state and future sustainability.
*Help them build stronger leadership teams by involving ourselves in their programs to spur progress and connect different groups. 
*Connect these different organizations with one another to build their recognition on campus and encourage collaboration without competition.
*Connect these organizations with different resources inside and outside of the school that might be helpful for them. Create a group of presidents and UIF leaders that meets once a semester to discuss the current state of I&E.

= Priority #4: Create and Market A University Wide Hackathon =

Purpose:

Get more students interested in STEM and the opportunities STEM has in terms of transforming the world. To have students and faculty across disciplines interact with eachother and come to a unique idea together.

Strategies:

*Contact the Department Chair of the Computing Sciences Department.
*Talk to and interact with upper level majors in Computer Science.
*Use outlets of the the Innovation House, STEM Living Learning Community, Maker Hub, and Carpenter Lab to promote the event. 
*Construct publicity & advertising tactics for event.
*Mass publicize event to student body.
*Host event while also publicizing Elon’s University Innovation Fellows to student body.
*Send thank you cards to speakers to hopefully gain a connection with them and gain support.
*Try and get 100+ student and faculty to come to one of the events.

= Priority #5: Elon Maker Space Improvements =

Purpose:

With the establishment of the Maker Hub in Fall 2015, Elon took the first step towards establishing a dedicated I&E makerspace. However, students still need a space that is effectively staffed, well and reliably equipped, and where they feel comfortable to brainstorm and prototype their ideas.

Strategies:

*Identify what aspects of the Maker Hub are most in need of improvement. 
*Work on training every student staff member on the full arsenal of tools and equipment availble in order to streamline students' making process.
*Improve equipment uptime; especially the 3D printers. 
*Advertise the Maker Hub by integrating the space with traditional class curriculums.
*Connect the space with other incubators in the area.

= Priority #6: Elon Innovators Network' =

Purpose:

One way to encourage others to take their ideas and dreams to the next level is to show them that it has and is being done! This project would seek to shine a light on Elon’s current and past entrepreneurs.

Strategies:

*Contact individual currently in charge of Doherty Center Electronic message board TV.
*Research students involved with I&E on campus.
*Email these students asking for a “profile”.
*Feature students on the board and expand to online.
*Establish an Elon Innovators page on various social media platforms.
*Feature students and alumni working on innovative and entrepreneurial projects.

= Priority #7: Interdisciplinary Classes =

Purpose:

One opportunity for improvement at Elon is a current lack of interdisciplinary courses which bring together different subjects to engage students in subjects outside of their majors. Elon should create courses to combat this which bring together the different disciplines offered on campus to offer students a well rounded education by connecting areas of study.

Strategies:

*Strategize with a team to create and test prototype (aka mock syllabi, possible coursework, lecturers, etc.).
*Get feedback from students to guage who would be interested, gain support.
*Contact the Dean of the Love School of Business, Raghu Tadepalli, about a the possibility of the course(s).
*Propose course(s) to academic council, department heads of all schools, provost, and more faculty who could help introduce the course(s) into our curriculum.

= Priority #8: Increase Innovation and Entrepreneurship Enagagement =

Purpose:
<div>The campus does not lack innovation or entrepreneurship events and resources. Instead, the campus must cultivate student engagement in entrepreneurship and innovation. There are more events hosted than students who attend. In order to increase engagement with entrepreneurship courses, maker hub spaces, and other opportunities, there must be an investigation into the lack of student involvement.</div>
 Strategies:

*<div>Engage Elon students in conversations and surveys with students in regards to their motivation for attending campus events. The following questions can guide the conversation:</div><div>a. How did you find out about this event? (Email Newsletter, Flyer, Word-of-mouth)</div><div>b. Is this event related to your major?</div><div>c. Were you required to attend?</div>
*<div>Analyze data compiled by Nicole Filippo, communications manager, to explore university advertisement engagement rates. It will help determine how to target students who express interest in innovation and</div><div>entrepreneurship events. </div>
*<div>Implement method of working from the inside-out: Focus on engaging students who express an interest in innovation and entrepreneurship before reaching out to the broader student body. </div>
*<div>Speak with students who have previously run successful events and determine causation for the student-body turnout. </div>
*<div>Compile an overview of sources and successful methods of student engagement across campus.</div>
*<div>Move entrepreneurship events to theaters with larger foot traffic such as Turner Theatre in the School of Communications.</div>

= Priority #9: Community Involvement with UIF =

Purpose:

By involving smaller Elon communities, like the Oaks Residential Neighborhood, with the University Innovation Fellows, we can share a more detailed aspect of our mission on campus. This will also allow for sophomores, juniors, and seniors to become more familiar with innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities. Moreover, when communities have themes, such as Oak’s “Emerging Adulthood”, we can share how innovation ties into them. Strategies:

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2016 UIF Pitch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAjhrGy_YII https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAjhrGy_YII]

2015 UIF Pitch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGugNRw0iQ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGugNRw0iQ0]

 

'''Priority #1: UIF Involvement with Sankey Hall'''

Purpose:

Elon University has announced that they will expand the Love School of Business with the addition of Sankey Hall. This building will house two new academic centers focussed on financial education and design thinking. Elon hopes to encourage students from all disciplines to gather in this space and work collaboratively on projects that incorporate design thinking.

Strategies:

*Reach out to Stanford D school faculty while in California to ask which resources they think are necessary in a large design thinking space
*Network with other students to ask about their schools' design thinking spaces
*Talk to students on-campus across disciplines to determine what resources they think that we need
*Work with faculty here to ensure that all disciplines are accomodated in this new space
*Inquire about a UIF internship program that allows trained UIFers to have office hours within the design thinking space

 

'''Priority #2: Elon University Crowd Fund'''

Purpose:

''CollegeFundFestival'' is a one day event run by Enactus at Elon University where creators at Elon and in the community get the resources to fund their ideas. The festival is free to the public and students and showcases entrepreneurial projects ranging from Science and Technology, Art, Culture, Education, Social Good, Wellness, Lifestyle or anything in between. The festival is fun for all ages, with all day activities including music, food, and entertainment. At ''CollegeFundFestival'', attendees vote for their favorite projects, give immediate feedback to creators, and can contribute to the project themselves using crowdfunding. Additionally, the crowd decides on projects to get funded; The top entrepreneurs are guaranteed funding based on voting. 

Strategies:

*Reach out to various sources on and off campus for funding and support for the event. 
*Research other Universities that have a crowdfunding platform already set up. 
*Create a platform or use existing platform. 
*Advertise and connect with all involved Elon parties to create large event with many supporters. 
*Evaluate what could be improved from the event.
*Present proof of concept to school and start to market in Alumni circles. 

= Priority #3: Consult With and Work on Current I&E Clubs and Organizations on Campus =

Purpose: 

Fortunately, Elon has a lot of programs and organizations that encourages students to explore I&E; however, many of these have either died out within the past couple years, have a lack of leadership or have needed a good push in the right direction. As UIF members we seek to build these programs and organizations back up.

Strategies:

*Identify organizations at Elon that work on I&E. 
*Evaluate their current state and future sustainability.
*Help them build stronger leadership teams by involving ourselves in their programs to spur progress and connect different groups. 
*Connect these different organizations with one another to build their recognition on campus and encourage collaboration without competition.
*Connect these organizations with different resources inside and outside of the school that might be helpful for them. Create a group of presidents and UIF leaders that meets once a semester to discuss the current state of I&E.

= Priority #4: Create and Market A University Wide Hackathon =

Purpose:

Get more students interested in STEM and the opportunities STEM has in terms of transforming the world. To have students and faculty across disciplines interact with eachother and come to a unique idea together.

Strategies:

*Contact the Department Chair of the Computing Sciences Department.
*Talk to and interact with upper level majors in Computer Science.
*Use outlets of the the Innovation House, STEM Living Learning Community, Maker Hub, and Carpenter Lab to promote the event. 
*Construct publicity & advertising tactics for event.
*Mass publicize event to student body.
*Host event while also publicizing Elon’s University Innovation Fellows to student body.
*Send thank you cards to speakers to hopefully gain a connection with them and gain support.
*Try and get 100+ student and faculty to come to one of the events.

= Priority #5: Elon Maker Space Improvements =

Purpose:

With the establishment of the Maker Hub in Fall 2015, Elon took the first step towards establishing a dedicated I&E makerspace. However, students still need a space that is effectively staffed, well and reliably equipped, and where they feel comfortable to brainstorm and prototype their ideas.

Strategies:

*Identify what aspects of the Maker Hub are most in need of improvement. 
*Work on training every student staff member on the full arsenal of tools and equipment availble in order to streamline students' making process.
*Improve equipment uptime; especially the 3D printers. 
*Advertise the Maker Hub by integrating the space with traditional class curriculums.
*Connect the space with other incubators in the area.

= Priority #6: Elon Innovators Network' =

Purpose:

One way to encourage others to take their ideas and dreams to the next level is to show them that it has and is being done! This project would seek to shine a light on Elon’s current and past entrepreneurs.

Strategies:

*Contact individual currently in charge of Doherty Center Electronic message board TV.
*Research students involved with I&E on campus.
*Email these students asking for a “profile”.
*Feature students on the board and expand to online.
*Establish an Elon Innovators page on various social media platforms.
*Feature students and alumni working on innovative and entrepreneurial projects.

= Priority #7: Interdisciplinary Classes =

Purpose:

One opportunity for improvement at Elon is a current lack of interdisciplinary courses which bring together different subjects to engage students in subjects outside of their majors. Elon should create courses to combat this which bring together the different disciplines offered on campus to offer students a well rounded education by connecting areas of study.

Strategies:

*Strategize with a team to create and test prototype (aka mock syllabi, possible coursework, lecturers, etc.).
*Get feedback from students to guage who would be interested, gain support.
*Contact the Dean of the Love School of Business, Raghu Tadepalli, about a the possibility of the course(s).
*Propose course(s) to academic council, department heads of all schools, provost, and more faculty who could help introduce the course(s) into our curriculum.

= Priority #8: Increase Innovation and Entrepreneurship Enagagement =

Purpose:
<div>The campus does not lack innovation or entrepreneurship events and resources. Instead, the campus must cultivate student engagement in entrepreneurship and innovation. There are more events hosted than students who attend. In order to increase engagement with entrepreneurship courses, maker hub spaces, and other opportunities, there must be an investigation into the lack of student involvement.</div>
 Strategies:

*<div>Engage Elon students in conversations and surveys with students in regards to their motivation for attending campus events. The following questions can guide the conversation:</div><div>a. How did you find out about this event? (Email Newsletter, Flyer, Word-of-mouth)</div><div>b. Is this event related to your major?</div><div>c. Were you required to attend?</div>
*<div>Analyze data compiled by Nicole Filippo, communications manager, to explore university advertisement engagement rates. It will help determine how to target students who express interest in innovation and</div><div>entrepreneurship events. </div>
*<div>Implement method of working from the inside-out: Focus on engaging students who express an interest in innovation and entrepreneurship before reaching out to the broader student body. </div>
*<div>Speak with students who have previously run successful events and determine causation for the student-body turnout. </div>
*<div>Compile an overview of sources and successful methods of student engagement across campus.</div>
*<div>Move entrepreneurship events to theaters with larger foot traffic such as Turner Theatre in the School of Communications.</div>

=

= Priority #9: Community Involvement with UIF =

Purpose:

By involving smaller Elon communities, like the Oaks Residential Neighborhood, with the University Innovation Fellows, we can share a more detailed aspect of our mission on campus. This will also allow for sophomores, juniors, and seniors to become more familiar with innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities. Moreover, when communities have themes, such as Oak’s “Emerging Adulthood”, we can share how innovation ties into them. Strategies:

Priorities:Elon University Student Priorities

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2016 UIF Pitch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAjhrGy_YII https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAjhrGy_YII]

2015 UIF Pitch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGugNRw0iQ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGugNRw0iQ0]

 

'''Priority #1: UIF Involvement with Sankey Hall'''

Purpose:

Elon University has announced that they will expand the Love School of Business with the addition of Sankey Hall. This building will house two new academic centers focussed on financial education and design thinking. Elon hopes to encourage students from all disciplines to gather in this space and work collaboratively on projects that incorporate design thinking.

Strategies:

*Reach out to Stanford D school faculty while in California to ask which resources they think are necessary in a large design thinking space
*Network with other students to ask about their schools' design thinking spaces
*Talk to students on-campus across disciplines to determine what resources they think that we need
*Work with faculty here to ensure that all disciplines are accomodated in this new space
*Inquire about a UIF internship program that allows trained UIFers to have office hours within the design thinking space

 

'''Priority #2: Elon University Crowd Fund'''

Purpose:

''CollegeFundFestival'' is a one day event run by Enactus at Elon University where creators at Elon and in the community get the resources to fund their ideas. The festival is free to the public and students and showcases entrepreneurial projects ranging from Science and Technology, Art, Culture, Education, Social Good, Wellness, Lifestyle or anything in between. The festival is fun for all ages, with all day activities including music, food, and entertainment. At ''CollegeFundFestival'', attendees vote for their favorite projects, give immediate feedback to creators, and can contribute to the project themselves using crowdfunding. Additionally, the crowd decides on projects to get funded; The top entrepreneurs are guaranteed funding based on voting. 

Strategies:

*Reach out to various sources on and off campus for funding and support for the event. 
*Research other Universities that have a crowdfunding platform already set up. 
*Create a platform or use existing platform. 
*Advertise and connect with all involved Elon parties to create large event with many supporters. 
*Evaluate what could be improved from the event.
*Present proof of concept to school and start to market in Alumni circles. 

= Priority #3: Consult With and Work on Current I&E Clubs and Organizations on Campus =

Purpose: 

Fortunately, Elon has a lot of programs and organizations that encourages students to explore I&E; however, many of these have either died out within the past couple years, have a lack of leadership or have needed a good push in the right direction. As UIF members we seek to build these programs and organizations back up.

Strategies:

*Identify organizations at Elon that work on I&E. 
*Evaluate their current state and future sustainability.
*Help them build stronger leadership teams by involving ourselves in their programs to spur progress and connect different groups. 
*Connect these different organizations with one another to build their recognition on campus and encourage collaboration without competition.
*Connect these organizations with different resources inside and outside of the school that might be helpful for them. Create a group of presidents and UIF leaders that meets once a semester to discuss the current state of I&E.

= Priority #4: Create and Market A University Wide Hackathon =

Purpose:

Get more students interested in STEM and the opportunities STEM has in terms of transforming the world. To have students and faculty across disciplines interact with eachother and come to a unique idea together.

Strategies:

*Contact the Department Chair of the Computing Sciences Department.
*Talk to and interact with upper level majors in Computer Science.
*Use outlets of the the Innovation House, STEM Living Learning Community, Maker Hub, and Carpenter Lab to promote the event. 
*Construct publicity & advertising tactics for event.
*Mass publicize event to student body.
*Host event while also publicizing Elon’s University Innovation Fellows to student body.
*Send thank you cards to speakers to hopefully gain a connection with them and gain support.
*Try and get 100+ student and faculty to come to one of the events.

= Priority #5: Elon Maker Space Improvements =

Purpose:

With the establishment of the Maker Hub in Fall 2015, Elon took the first step towards establishing a dedicated I&E makerspace. However, students still need a space that is effectively staffed, well and reliably equipped, and where they feel comfortable to brainstorm and prototype their ideas.

Strategies:

*Identify what aspects of the Maker Hub are most in need of improvement. 
*Work on training every student staff member on the full arsenal of tools and equipment availble in order to streamline students' making process.
*Improve equipment uptime; especially the 3D printers. 
*Advertise the Maker Hub by integrating the space with traditional class curriculums.
*Connect the space with other incubators in the area.

= Priority #6: Elon Innovators Network' =

Purpose:

One way to encourage others to take their ideas and dreams to the next level is to show them that it has and is being done! This project would seek to shine a light on Elon’s current and past entrepreneurs.

Strategies:

*Contact individual currently in charge of Doherty Center Electronic message board TV.
*Research students involved with I&E on campus.
*Email these students asking for a “profile”.
*Feature students on the board and expand to online.
*Establish an Elon Innovators page on various social media platforms.
*Feature students and alumni working on innovative and entrepreneurial projects.

= Priority #7: Interdisciplinary Classes =

Purpose:

One opportunity for improvement at Elon is a current lack of interdisciplinary courses which bring together different subjects to engage students in subjects outside of their majors. Elon should create courses to combat this which bring together the different disciplines offered on campus to offer students a well rounded education by connecting areas of study.

Strategies:

*Strategize with a team to create and test prototype (aka mock syllabi, possible coursework, lecturers, etc.).
*Get feedback from students to guage who would be interested, gain support.
*Contact the Dean of the Love School of Business, Raghu Tadepalli, about a the possibility of the course(s).
*Propose course(s) to academic council, department heads of all schools, provost, and more faculty who could help introduce the course(s) into our curriculum.

= Priority #8: Increase Innovation and Entrepreneurship Enagagement =

Purpose:
<div>The campus does not lack innovation or entrepreneurship events and resources. Instead, the campus must cultivate student engagement in entrepreneurship and innovation. There are more events hosted than students who attend. In order to increase engagement with entrepreneurship courses, maker hub spaces, and other opportunities, there must be an investigation into the lack of student involvement.</div>
 Strategies:

*<div>Engage Elon students in conversations and surveys with students in regards to their motivation for attending campus events. The following questions can guide the conversation:</div><div>a. How did you find out about this event? (Email Newsletter, Flyer, Word-of-mouth)</div><div>b. Is this event related to your major?</div><div>c. Were you required to attend?</div>
*<div>Analyze data compiled by Nicole Filippo, communications manager, to explore university advertisement engagement rates. It will help determine how to target students who express interest in innovation and</div><div>entrepreneurship events. </div>
*<div>Implement method of working from the inside-out: Focus on engaging students who express an interest in innovation and entrepreneurship before reaching out to the broader student body. </div>
*<div>Speak with students who have previously run successful events and determine causation for the student-body turnout. </div>
*<div>Compile an overview of sources and successful methods of student engagement across campus.</div>
*<div>Move entrepreneurship events to theaters with larger foot traffic such as Turner Theatre in the School of Communications.</div>

=
= Priority #9: Community Involvement with UIF =

Purpose:

By involving smaller Elon communities, like the Oaks Residential Neighborhood, with the University Innovation Fellows, we can share a more detailed aspect of our mission on campus. This will also allow for sophomores, juniors, and seniors to become more familiar with innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities. Moreover, when communities have themes, such as Oak’s “Emerging Adulthood”, we can share how innovation ties into them.
 
Strategies:
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2018-10-05T01:35:50Z

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= '''Overview''' =

Elon University is a selective, mid-sized private university in Elon, North Carolina. Elon is renowned as a national model for engaged and experiential learning across its five schools; Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Communications, the School of Education, the School of Education, the School of Health Sciences, and the School of Law.  The curriculum is grounded in the traditional liberal arts and sciences and complemented by nationally accredited professional and graduate programs. Students work closely with faculty who are dedicated to excellent teaching and scholarship.

== '''Entrepreneurship and Innovation''' ==

Elon currently offers a major and a minor in entrepreneurship through the Doherty center, which prepares students to become entrepreneurs in either for-profit businesses or social businesses. While this helps, it is not enough. The business school alone seems to have a monopoly on entrepreneurship and there is not enough interdisciplinary application of design thinking and innovation. Our promotion of I&E seeks to inspire students to create and change the world around them in a variety of majors, requiring widespread faculty support and appeals to creativity that match all kinds of students.

== '''Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' ==

Many faculty members within Elon University are very innovative and entrepreneurial in the way in which they approach their independent research projects and publications, yet it does not seem as though the students or community are always informed about their accomplishments. In order to encourage our faculty members to continue being innovative and entrepreneurial we must reward them for what they are already doing.

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

Although we do not have anything on campus right now that falls into this category. One of our prototypes involves the addition of a new office to the "Instructional & Campus Technologies", which is going to be called "Protection for You". The office will work on informing students and faculty on patents, copyrights, and trademarks. What they are? How they can be obtained? What are external resources that can be used? In addition, the offcie will simply answer any questions students might have or guide students into the proper direction if they did not have the answers. 

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

Elon is located in the Triad and is very close to the Research Triangle. Our Student Professional Development Center works to connect students with businesses in both of these areas. We also have large job and internship fairs that bring in startups and large companies like Deloitte and Oracle. These programs are very common among most schools and we are currently working to expand them. Because of the many other schools in the area with strong research focuses it is difficult to attract larger research projects but there are some smaller companies that we have been able to work with. Our Environmental Department has been involved with doing some really neat testing for products that will be sold to Kobalt and there are many other projects taking place within our other departments. As a Leadership Circle this is an area I think we could improve in. To do this we will need to reach out to many of the local companies to see what types of projects and research they might need validated. Because we are such a small school compared to schools like NC State there are some smaller projects that we could work on that would be very helpful to those businesses. The first step for us will be getting involved with the Chamber of Commerce.

== '''Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts''' ==

Elon has made a lot of progress in this area and our plans are to continue to make huge leaps and bounds here. The town of Elon and the surrounding area were hit hard when the textile companies left. Over the next 20 years our university has major priorities to help build up the areas around Elon and create an environment that will bring in more business and attract students and faculty. We have also invested in offices in downtown Burlington and Greensboro that are specifically geared toward community engagement, innovation, and entrepreneurship. These efforts are only possible with the support of the entire university so we plan to help out in whatever way we can. Initially it will be important to do surveys and studies on other universities that have accomplished similar goals. One example that we have looked at is Duke University, which has helped transform Durham over the years.

== '''Next Steps''' ==

Interdisciplinary innovation (not just through business school)

*Creating I&E culture (forums, speakers, discussions, LLC, awards, more student businesses, etc.)
*Marketing (using Pendulum, career fair, and likely social media to advertise our events)
*Identifying all possible sources that can stimulate innovation (for funding, advice, etc.)



Since Elon is essentially starting from "stage 1," we must do everything we can to get more students to start businesses, non-profits, organizations, etc. and truly ingrain creativity into our culture.

= Elon University Landscape Canvas =

[[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Hmia4R_OXcxJC5nCxr9RyLWOUG-bQjhQvFJnhepDSus]]

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TCittUeWJaZGflEmA0TvSvxcCWw_Zo0jzAET9-RSoNE/edit?usp=sharing Slidedeck] 

= Related Links =

[[Elon University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Spring 2018: 

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Yousaf_Khan Yousaf Khan]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Regan_O%27Donnell Regan O'Donnell]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Noor_Irshaidat Noor Irshaidat]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Haley_Brengartner Haley Brengartner] 

Spring 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Josh_Cadorette Josh Cadorette]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Briana_Brady Briana Brady]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/James_setzer James Setzer]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nick_Smith Nick Smith]

Spring 2016:

[[Elizabeth Jordan]]

[[Gabrielle Vance]]

[[Sean Webber]]

[[Kyle McKinley]]

[[William Kakavas]]

Spring 2015:

[[Ben Driscoll]]

[[Jensen Roll]]

[[Matt Snow]]

[[Giles Roll]]

[[Category:Universities]]