University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

Fellow:Crystal Blankenship

2018-06-03T23:08:51Z

Tcdavis88:

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<div>'''Serving as a UIF Since: '''Spring 2017 </div><div>'''School:''' Texas Tech University </div><div>'''What She Does Now: '''COO for Turing Technologies, Chemical Engineering Student </div><div>'''What That Means: '''manage progress and contribute to startup development, study and learn the chemical engineering profession </div><div> </div><div>'''Contact Her About: '''startups, interdisciplinary collaboration, product development, prototyping </div><div>'''Email: '''critolb@gmail.com </div><div>'''Phone: '''(806) 471 - 8604 </div><div> </div><div>Crystal Blankenship is a University Innovation Fellow and Chemical Engineering student at Texas Tech University. She joined the global UIF movement to help bring more training and awareness to the design and innovation mindset. Crystal hopes that increasing interdisciplinary collaboration and departmental unification throughout college campuses will revolutionize innovative and entreprenuerial culture across universities.</div><div> </div><div>In Crystal's time with Turing Technologies, she has practiced first-hand how to apply design thinking and lean startup methodology to new businesses and new products. The company is built from multiple UIFs from her region and with guidance from the Texas Tech University Innovation Hub & Research Park, they are beginning to develop new technology to better integrate visually impaired students into the public school system. Crystal's experience with Turing Technologies sprouted her passion and desire to use innovation and entrepreneurship to introduce technology where it is currently less prominent or non- user friendly.</div><div> </div><div>Also, Crystal is focused on working with other fellows on her campus to unify the local community, existing entrepreneurial resources, and the student body. Joining existing businesses and entrepreuners with today's developing innovators, not only will the mind sets of students broaden but new doors will open for graduates and businesses alike.</div><div> </div><div>As a UI Guide, Crystal hopes to help new University Innovation Fellows overcome any confusion or obstacles, gain insight into the I&E community, and develop plans for the advancement of their campus and how they can contribute to this movement.</div><div> </div>
=== Related Links ===

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Texas_Tech_University T][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Texas_Tech_University exas Tech University]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Texas_Tech_University_Student_Priorities_Page Texas Tech Student Priorities]

Spring 2017:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alvin_Kim Alvin Kim]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Braxton_manley Braxton Manley]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Saba_Nafees Saba Nafees]

Spring 2016:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Tad_Davis Tad Davis]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alyx_Horace Alyx Horace]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jared_Steele Jared Steele]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Isaac_Griswold-Steiner Isaac Griswold- Steiner]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alfonso_Alarcon Alfonso Alarcon]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alberto_Garcia Alberto Garcia]

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School:South Plains College

2016-02-20T03:09:41Z

Tcdavis88:

= South Plains College =

== Background ==

In 1958, the college opened its doors primarily as a two-year academic transfer institution, the first such college in Texas in over ten years. South Plains College(SPC) welcomed the expansion of community colleges in Texas, arguably the most significant development in Texas' higher education in the last half of the twentieth century. SPC has continued to grow and expand, opening an extension at Reese Air Force Base in 1970, and a technical branch in Lubbock in 1973. In 1977, the college acquired and refurbished the West Texas Hospital building in downtown Lubbock, and in the fall of 1978 established the Lubbock Campus at the site. With the closing of Reese Air Force Base in 1997, the college acquired, through public conveyance, six educational buildings at the base. Thus, South Plains College continues to develop the unfolding intellectual environment of a community. A community that is taking responsibility for the future.

== Encouraging Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

- NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars(NCCAS)

-Bridges Program

-Student Government Association

- Phi Theta Kappa

These opportunities are some of the few that are available at SPC. However, of them the only truly active ones are the NCCAS and bridges program, as far as getting students involved in innovation and entrepreneurship. Fortunately SPC offers a class that challenges students to create an innovative product. These items are designed to solve some the major issues of the modern world. Some of these projects include:

- Solar powered DC outlet

- Styrofoam drone

- High efficiency incinerator

- Stair stepping furniture dolly,

- and many more that have yet to be designed by the brilliant young minds coming to South Plains College.

These two programs and this one class only reach a very small portion of the student body and this needs to drastically change. 

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

Though there are some faculty that are no strangers to entrepreneurship and thinking with an innovative mindset, this does not appear to be something that is really pushed for on campus. Part of our goal is going to be to change this mindset and introduce a new way of thinking for all the staff and faculty. We want there to be a push in the direction of I&E. If our focus is only on seeing our students graduate and transfer to 4 year universities or start a job after getting their certificate, we will not move forward. So we need to have a strong push for I&E amongst the facutly. If we instill this mindset in the people running things, then we can guarantee it will trickle down to our students, opening up a new way of thinking for everyeon that passes through SPC. 

= Actively Supporting the Unviersity Technology Transfer Function =

As of right now there are no policies in place supporting IP Policies at SPC. We do not have a technology transfer office, and from my research I found nothing in regards to intellectual property of students, and supporting the transition from IP to patenting and marketing the actual product. This is something that will need to be addressed over the long haul. 

= Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration =

The present situation in regards to innovation on campus has made this something that is non-existent as well. There are no research parks, innovation hubs, or anything of the sort on campus. However the Math and Engineering department are in the process of writing a grant proposal for a new facility on campus for STEM majors to come together in collaboration. This will be the perfect place for a maker-space to take hold and will set the groundwork for establishing policies in regards to the Technology Transfer Function indicated above. 

= Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =

One of SPC's main goals is to assist in the economic development of the surrounding area. In 2008 SPC commissioned Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. to do a study trying to find the socioeconomic impact of SPC on the surrounding areas. The results were very promising, with SPC stimulating the economy by about 2.3% of the total income. However, these results stem mainly from student spending and employment of former students in the area. If our students were to create a lasting impact on the community through innovative ideas and products, the stimulation of the economy by SPC would increase substantially.

Below is the Landscape Canvas for Texas Tech University, a campus that we at SPC are partnering with. Looking at their system, though it's not perfect, would give good insight on what we can do to improve our own culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, so we can have a working landscape canvas ourselves. Lets make it our goal to bring I&E to SPC by the end of 2016, and give our future fellows and students something to work with.

= Landscape Canvas 2016 =

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= Related Links =

[[Tad Davis|Tad_Davis]]

[[South Plains College Student Priorities]]

[[Texas Tech University|Texas_Tech_University ]]

[[Texas Tech University Student Priorities Page|Texas_Tech_University_Student_Priorities_Page]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:South Plains College

2016-02-20T03:09:13Z

Tcdavis88:

= South Plains College =

== Background ==

In 1958, the college opened its doors primarily as a two-year academic transfer institution, the first such college in Texas in over ten years. South Plains College(SPC) welcomed the expansion of community colleges in Texas, arguably the most significant development in Texas' higher education in the last half of the twentieth century. SPC has continued to grow and expand, opening an extension at Reese Air Force Base in 1970, and a technical branch in Lubbock in 1973. In 1977, the college acquired and refurbished the West Texas Hospital building in downtown Lubbock, and in the fall of 1978 established the Lubbock Campus at the site. With the closing of Reese Air Force Base in 1997, the college acquired, through public conveyance, six educational buildings at the base. Thus, South Plains College continues to develop the unfolding intellectual environment of a community. A community that is taking responsibility for the future.

== Encouraging Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

- NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars(NCCAS)

-Bridges Program

-Student Government Association

- Phi Theta Kappa

These opportunities are some of the few that are available at SPC. However, of them the only truly active ones are the NCCAS and bridges program, as far as getting students involved in innovation and entrepreneurship. Fortunately SPC offers a class that challenges students to create an innovative product. These items are designed to solve some the major issues of the modern world. Some of these projects include:

- Solar powered DC outlet

- Styrofoam drone

- High efficiency incinerator

- Stair stepping furniture dolly,

- and many more that have yet to be designed by the brilliant young minds coming to South Plains College.

These two programs and this one class only reach a very small portion of the student body and this needs to drastically change. 

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

Though there are some faculty that are no strangers to entrepreneurship and thinking with an innovative mindset, this does not appear to be something that is really pushed for on campus. Part of our goal is going to be to change this mindset and introduce a new way of thinking for all the staff and faculty. We want there to be a push in the direction of I&E. If our focus is only on seeing our students graduate and transfer to 4 year universities or start a job after getting their certificate, we will not move forward. So we need to have a strong push for I&E amongst the facutly. If we instill this mindset in the people running things, then we can guarantee it will trickle down to our students, opening up a new way of thinking for everyeon that passes through SPC. 

= Actively Supporting the Unviersity Technology Transfer Function =

As of right now there are no policies in place supporting IP Policies at SPC. We do not have a technology transfer office, and from my research I found nothing in regards to intellectual property of students, and supporting the transition from IP to patenting and marketing the actual product. This is something that will need to be addressed over the long haul. 

= Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration =

The present situation in regards to innovation on campus has made this something that is non-existent as well. There are no research parks, innovation hubs, or anything of the sort on campus. However the Math and Engineering department are in the process of writing a grant proposal for a new facility on campus for STEM majors to come together in collaboration. This will be the perfect place for a maker-space to take hold and will set the groundwork for establishing policies in regards to the Technology Transfer Function indicated above. 

= Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =

One of SPC's main goals is to assist in the economic development of the surrounding area. In 2008 SPC commissioned Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. to do a study trying to find the socioeconomic impact of SPC on the surrounding areas. The results were very promising, with SPC stimulating the economy by about 2.3% of the total income. However, these results stem mainly from student spending and employment of former students in the area. If our students were to create a lasting impact on the community through innovative ideas and products, the stimulation of the economy by SPC would increase substantially.

Below is the Landscape Canvas for Texas Tech University, a campus that we at SPC are partnering with. Looking at their system, though it's not perfect, would give good insight on what we can do to improve our own culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, so we can have a working landscape canvas ourselves. Lets make it our goal to bring I&E to SPC by the end of 2016, and give our future fellows and students something to work with.

= Landscape Canvas 2016 =

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= Related Links =

[[Tad Davis|Tad_Davis]]

[[South Plains College Student Priorities]]

[[Texas Tech University|Texas_Tech_University ]]

[[Texas Tech University Student Priorities Page|Texas_Tech_University_Student_Priorities_Page]]

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School:Texas Tech University

2016-02-20T03:08:09Z

Tcdavis88:

= [[File:DoubleT.gif|right|DoubleT.gif]]Introduction<big>:</big> =

With over [http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/researchers/centers-institutes.php 60 centers and institutes] in addition to recently being named a Tier 1 Research Instiution by the Carnegie Foundation, research is strong throughout many departments within Texas Tech University.  However, efforts are continuously being made to translate this research and innovation into industry and commerical application. With the recent construction of the [http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/research-park/about/index.php Research Park & Innovation Hub], resources are readily available to startups and technology commercialization initiatives. When summed together, these effots result in massive strides forward for the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Texas Tech. 

= Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship: =

Texas Tech University hosts a number of student organizations that promote the concepts and practice of and engage students in innovation and entrepreneurship:

[http://doubletimettu.org Texas Tech Innovation Mentorship and Entrepreneurship (TTIME)] is a student organization for both undergraduate and graduate students of any discipline. This program promotes entrepreneurship through connecting students with innovative faculty mentors, local entrepreneurs, and the resource channels to go from concept to customer.

The Officer of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) currently hosts [http://texastech.3daystartup.org/ 3 Day Startup], an intensive, bi-annual, weekend-long event that exposes students to the science of successfully starting a business. From idea, to market validation, to the investor pitch, students gain invaluable entrepreneurial experience while simultaneously expanding their skill set.The OVPR also hosts the [http://www.kineticaccelerator.com/ Kinetic accelerator cohort], an annual, semester-long program. Kinetic contains two sections; technology commercialization and student entrepreneurs who are looking thorough mentorship and guidance for their own startup.

The [https://www.facebook.com/ttumeig/?fref=ts Media Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group] is a student organization from the College of Media and Communications that promotes startup media companies and entrepreneurial projects. They host multiple pitch competitions, speaker series, and events where student entrepreneurs can come together and share ideas and experiences.

Texas Tech also has a chapter of the [https://www.facebook.com/ttuceo/?fref=ts Collegiate Entrepreneur Organization], which through the College of Business promotes entrepreneurship.

For those who are interested in a technical entrepreneurial experience, the [https://www.facebook.com/SDCTTU/?fref=ts Software Development Club] aims to help members hone their skills and channel it into ways to solve real-world problems. Although being a relatively new organization, the leadership team is making efforts to become an impactful part the entrepreneurship community at Texas Tech.

At the undergraduate level, student innovation is fostered through the many research [http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/researchers/undergraduate-research.php opportunities]. While funding is available for students to travel to conferences to present their research, little assistance is available for student to turn their research into a startup.  

= Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship: =

Faculty's primary responsibility lies in research; however, moderate participation in entrepreneurial endeavors (60/40) should also be encouraged. With extensive dedication to teaching and research responsibilities, faculty can devote upwards of 60 to 80 hours of their time on these two areas.Therefore, expecting them to also chase after companies to buy into their research or consider their patent portfolio should be incentivized for doing extra work.

The [https://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/commercialization/ Office of Research Commercialization] (ORC) does provide a way for research to be patented and commercialized, however, the system doesn't have the best reputation. One professor has had several research discoveries rejected as patents, and within weeks or months of publishing his research large companies came forward to ask him to give a talk on it. So the university missed out on an opportunity because people in the ORC didn't understand the potential value of the research. The old system (according to faculty and staff) didn't include a rigorous enough process for evaluating the value of research. It's currently undergoing changes that were started after new leadership took over.

= Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function: =

It is the responsibility of the Office of Research Commercialization to recognize when a technology is considered groundbreaking, especially after winning many accolades (i.e. Dr. Harvinder Gill's Pollen and Microneedle patents). Staff should be taught to analyze and interface with faculty regularly following up with faculty on their projects and  interest in industry partners. It would help if there were subject matter experts in the office with technical qualifications in the faculty disciplines; be it a phD in engineering, Biology, Computer Science and MBA and a JD. The staff in the commercialization office needs to be motivated

A relatively new avenue for research commercialization is the Kinetic accelerator. It's run by someone with many years of experience in this field and they specifically encourage students to take on the task of commercializing TTU research and patents.

= Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration: =

There needs to be a reward or incentive for faculty to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors. Such a reward could be university sponsored funding for the most innovative technology idea. Also, faculty needs to know their interests will be protected and that the technology will be licensed to qualified personnel or businesses.

Additional resources for building up your startup are available through the OVPR and ORC, including the best mentors available in the area. One of the main facilities is the Innovation Hub at Research Park, where startups can have office space (sometimes free for a limited time).

= Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts: =

Improvements can be made regarding the establsihment and maitenance of alumni network relations. Whenever new technologies are developed that can interface with industry, it is important to utilize the knowledge and experince of alumni by presenting opportunities,seeking their input, and utilizing their connections to the applicable industry.

Another present insufficiency is the lack of community outreach and involvement. There are several people in the community who are trying to get projects going that will encourage innovation and entrepreneurship, and it would be beneficial to have TTU helping bring these projects forward (either through advice or advertising through the student population). The more intermixing and collaboration between Texas Tech and Lubbock communities, the more robust and profound each entrepreneurship community will be. A notable organzation worth collaboration with is [http://ulabstx.com/ ULabs]. Despite being new, the stakeholders involved exercise a passionate vision to make it a permanent feature of the Lubbock community.

= Landscape Slidedeck/Canvas: =

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[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19Vk8LX6LL-oVgSeraZpYLjtrEUA72Eoqm6Y8smb2Hy8/edit?usp=sharing Click here to view the Spring 2016 Landscape Slidedeck.]

= Related Links: =

Spring 2016 UIF Leadership Circle Candidates:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alyx_Horace Alyx Horace]

[[Alfonso Alarcon|Alfonso Alarcon]]

[[Alberto Garcia|Berto Garcia]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Isaac_Griswold-Steiner Isaac Griswold-Steiner]

[[Jared Steele|Jared Steele]]

Spring 2015 UIF Leadership Circle Candidates:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Francis_Atore Francis Atore]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Benjamin_Simmons Benjamin Simmons]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Valente_Rodriguez Valente Rodriguez]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Victoria_Young Victoria Young]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Taylor_Person Taylor Person]

South Plains Connection:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Marshal_Head Marshal Head]

=== [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Texas_Tech_University_Student_Priorities_Page Student Priorities Page] ===

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Priorities:Texas Tech University Student Priorities Page

2016-02-20T02:56:12Z

Tcdavis88:

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== Strategy # 1: Resource Consolidation on Website ==

'''Leadership Circle Representative:''' Valente Rodriguez

=== Tactic #1: Organize each resource by category ===
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Description: Create a user-friendly interface for students/faculty/staff to easily access I&E related resources<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Milestones:<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Meet with OVPR administration</li>
<li>Meet with point of contact for each resource</li>
<li>Develop draft for web layout</li>
<li>Relay information to director of communication for web development</li>
</ol></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

Update: This project is no longer run by a UI Fellow at TTU, instead the OVPR has taken ownership of it and is currently working on a page. UIF is contributing by making the landscape canvas and working on display tools, like a Google Map.

== Strategy # 2: OTC opportunities and collaboration between colleges ==

'''Leadership Circle Representative:''' Frank Atore

=== Tactic #1: Have interdisciplinary classes that are taught by at least two professors from different departments or colleges ===
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Description: Train and provide hands on learning on how to design around a problem from conceptual to finished product in a one semester course.  </li>
<li>Milestones:<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Reach out to current departments and colleges to facilitate cross talk and find volunteers: 2/14</li>
<li>Either create an institute for design in the research park or retro fit existing department: 3/15</li>
<li>Obtain funding for the program at $500 per student group and funding for travel to need areas (market) : 4/15</li>
<li>Promote program to undergraduate seniors and graduate students 7/15</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

=== Tactic #2: Internship opportunities in the Office of Technology Commercialization for students ===
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Description: Gain hands on learning on how to market technology and form a business around a technology</li>
<li>Milestones<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Reach out to the office of the VPR on openness to do program: 2/15</li>
<li>Find funding sources for the program and the IP backlog in the OTC: 3/15</li>
<li>Send out student survey for program: 4/15</li>
<li>Promote program to undergraduate and graduate students: 5/15</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

=== Tactic #3: Departmental “Champions” or points of contact for entrepreneurial design and studies ===
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Description: Be a point of reference for faculty to communicate their current research endeavors and a reference for the OTC to relay market or industry interests to faculty.</li>
<li>Milestones:<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Find experienced and enthusiastic innovators: 3/15</li>
<li>Create a database or knowledge base for faculty to vote on each others ideas or suggestions (before posting, they rank others ideas, but not theirs): 4/15</li>
<li>Discuss funding availability with the OVPR 5/15</li>
<li>Discuss with OTC about employing subject matter experts in the OTC to be counterparts to the departmental champions.9/15</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

Update: This project is discontinued, but we like the vision of it and will try to get around to it (or similar goals) in the future.

== Strategy # 3: Transportation improvement ==

'''Leadership Circle Representative:''' Frank Atore

=== Tactic #1: Rental Bikes on Campus ===
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Description: Have bikes stationed on areas around parking lots and campus perimeter</li>
<li>Milestones:<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Liability and restrictions</li>
<li>Funding availability in current transportation budget</li>
<li>Establish payment system (use student ID)</li>
<li>Security cameras at bike stations</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

== Strategy #4: Reduce Shortage of Software Developers for I&E ==

'''Leadership Circle Representative:''' [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Isaac_Griswold-Steiner Isaac Griswold-Steiner]

'''Problem Statement:''' Tech has many students with ideas, but most of these ideas require software developers (and talented ones) to some degree. Our Computer Science department is mostly theory focused and most students don't do side projects, which causes many students studying CS to not feel comfortable working on industry level projects as undergrads.

'''Solution Overview:''' Solving this issue is going to require several overall strategies. These involve working with the department to have more software engineering projects (and ones with more rigor), working with student organizations to develop more of a "try, fail, try again till you succeed" culture. It's entirely possible to learn everything you need to know on your own, and as a full-time engineer you'll be required to do this. Finally, the last part involves creating coding courses for non-CS majors that help them gain the confidence to go out and learn on their own.

=== Tactic #1: Implementing Web-CAT Autograder in CS Department ===

*Description: Have the Computer Science department use an auto-grader for labs and develop better programming assignments.
*Milestones:
**December 2015:
***Get the chair and associate chair of the department onboard with the project.
***Secure funding for a server to run the system.
**January 2016:
***Get a working Web-CAT server up and running (and capable of grading Python, Java, or C++ assignments)
**February 2016:
***Find professors willing to test the autograder
***Finish getting Python, Java, and C++ working on Web-CAT
**March 2016:
***Finish documenting how to setup and use Web-CAT (hopefully make some videos for that as well).
***Create additional demo projects to show how to use Web-CAT
***Trial run the system with students and TAs/Faculty and get feedback.
**April 2016:
***Secure a way for students to get elective credit if they develop good programming assignments for courses (or plugins for the system).
**May-August 2016:
***Test run the system with TAs, Students, and Professors. Take additional feedback and try to solve issues.
**Fall 2016:
***Run a course or courses using this system.
**2017 and after:
***Expand the system to other departments at TTU.
***Maintain and build a support structure for the system in the CS department.
***Reach out to other schools and try to help them do the same.

=== Tactic #2: Programming Courses for Non-CS Majors ===

*Description: Have a course in the concepts of programming (run by students or the department) for non-CS majors.
*Milestones:
**May-August 2016:
***Use CS For All (from Harvey Mudd) to create a trial run of a course for Non-CS majors (2-6 motivated individuals).
***Use the feedback to develop a larger course that can be run by students each semester.
**Fall 2016 and Spring 2017:
***Run a trial course for non-CS majors, larger this time (10-20 students).
***Take feedback and improve
**Stretch Goals for 2017+ (or, if I can find the support):
***Build enough interest to get the CS department to have an official course based off of CS For All.
***Use the CS For All course as a way to improve CS education within the department as a whole (more implementation in addition to the theory).

=== Tactic #3: Software Development Club Community Integration ===

*Description: Currently the Software Development Club is somewhat small and casual. The goal is to make it larger and more driven, integrating it more with the I&E community on campus (and hopefully the country).
*Milestones:
**Summer 2016:
***Build a framework for integrating new officers and motivating them to overachieve. Possibly build a points system for the entire club. Rewards would include getting money to go to conferences.
***Take select individuals and ensure they have (and continue) projects through the summer to act as inspiration for the rest of the team.
***Train officers to relate on a personal level with members.
**Fall 2016:
***Get the members more self-motivated and in smaller teams (3-5 per team).
***Change the culture and encourage members to work on projects for at least 5 hours per week instead of the 2 we do now.
***Change weekly meetings to be more team-building, planning, getting help, and less about sitting quietly and coding.
**2017 and after:
***Work with other student organizations to find out what software they need. Teach design thinking to the CS majors during the process of doing these projects.
***Get the Software Development Club traveling more, visiting conferences and hackathons.

=== '''Strategy #5: Encourage growth of I&E through incenticvizing students through a competitively based hackaton & research project competition (HackConf)''' ===

'''Description''': Implement a hackathon + research presentation competition for high school students as well as Texas Tech University students to teach an important skill set for those interested in STEM fields. 

Milestones:

*February 2016:
**Have core member board meeting. Establish date, involvement, and events to include. 
*March 2016:
**Secure location, solicit additional funding, create website/social media profiles, and create agenda for event.
*April 2016:
**Perform classroom visits, post ads, and raise awareness. 
*May 2016:
**Host event. Have debriefing session with members to see what went well, what participants did/did not like, and how to improve for next years HackConf.

*June-September 2016:
**Create new core member board group. Establish responsibilities, roles, and outcomes.
*October-December 2016:
**Speak with professors/teachers to gain additional support through extra credit points, assigned work, or any other means to drive higher participation for next HackConf.
*January-February 2017:
**Begin classroom visits and pursue outreach channels.
*March-April 2017:
**Contact local news for press release, solicit additional sponsorship/funding, finalize event details.
*May 2017:
**Host event. Have debriefing session with members to see what went well, what participants did/did not like, and how to improve for next years HackConf.

*June-September 2017:
**Recruit more members to establish responsibilities, roles, and outcomes. 
*October-December 2017:
**Re-establish relationships with professors, faculty, and teachers showing the impact/results of past events. Look to expand to other geographical areas (high schools) nearby.
*January-February 2018:
**Do classroom visits, and pursue outreach channels.
*March-April 2018:
**Contact local news channels/newspapers for press release. Solicit funding from local businesses in similar fields (TimeForge, SmoothFusion, etc.) and give prospects for interns/employment opportunities.
*May 2018:
**Host event. Determine outcomes and how to improve for next year. 

== '''Strategy #6: Develop the university´s future innovation ecosystem''' ==

'''Leadership Circle Representative:''' [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alfonso_Alarcon#Texas_Tech_student_majoring_in_Industrial_Engineering Alfonso Alarcon]

'''Problem Statement:''' It has been really challenging to get college students involved in the university´s innovation ecosystem. We think that if we start to foster innovation and entrepreneurship among young high school students, we can ensure that they develop their entrepreneurial mindset at a young age and continue engaged in university. High school students want to get hands on experiences and they consider that starting a company can be a good career choice. 

'''Solution Overview:''' The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce is already in the process of launching the Young Entrepreneurs Academy in Lubbock, Texas. They want Texas Tech students to get invovled in the program to motivate students to apply to college and possibly continue their entrepreneurial ventures at the university. They also want to integrate the program with TTIME (Texas Tech Innovation Mentorship & Entrepreneurship), the entrepreneurial student organization at Tech, to have students that have been succesful in their own ventures mentor the high schoolers. 

'''Background:'''The [http://www.yeausa.org Young Entrepreneurs Academy] (YEA!), is a program that guides students through the process of launching a company. Throughout the school year, students attend one weekly session in the evening where they learn how to write a business plan, conduct market research, validate their idea, and about the legal business startup process. By the end of the program, they have the opportunity to pitch their idea to a panel of investor and even launch their startup. 

=== Tactic #1: Designing a new high-impact community service project for Texas Tech students ===
<div>
*Description: Undergraduate and graduate students will have the opportunity to mentor the students participating in the program. 
*Milestones:
**May 2016: Get the Fall 2016 schedule from the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce to identify the dates, times and the location of the sessions.
**June 2016: Draft a description of the program and a list of responsabilities that the student involvement entails.  
**July 2016: Define the amount of students needed for each session. 
**August 2016: Come up with a list of potential student assistants that belong to the entrepreneurial student organizations on campus and invite them to apply to the program. Extend invitations to student entrepreneurs to get involved as mentors as well. 
**September 2016: Conduct interviews to select a small number of student assistant (around 10).  
</div>
=== Tactic #2: Running the program throughout the school year ===
<div>
*Description: The program will run the whole school year; it starts in October and ends in April. The sessions will be scheduled every Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Texas Tech Innovation Hub at the Research Park. 
*Milestones:
**October 2016: Define the dates that each students will be involved in the program and send calendar invites to serve as reminders. Defining specific days when students will attend the sessions is more effective than just having them drop by "whenever they have time".
**October 2016 to April 2017: Participate actively in the program. 
</div>
== '''Strategy #7: Further Cultivate the I&E Culture at Texas Tech by Hosting our First UIF Regional Meet-up''' ==

'''Leadership Circle Representative:''' [[Alyx Horace|Alyx Horace]]

'''Problem Statement:''' Texas Tech University has a vast amount of resources for students to learn about and engage in entrepreneurship and innovation; but most often these resources go unnoticed. A way to interest the student body, faculty, and surrounding lubbock community in innovation and entrepreneurship is crucial in fostering the innovation and entrepreneurial culture that Texas Tech is striving to achieve. 

'''Solution Overview:''' Hosting a UIF Regional Meet-Up is a great way to attract attention from students, fellows, and the community, all while showcasing the initiatives that Tech is working towards in I&E. Additionally, having a themed regional meetup is a great way to spark ideas and solutions to some of the problems we are facing in todays society. Bringing together a group of bright minds with similar interests in drive will undoubtedly yield noteworthy results.

=== Tactic #1: Expanding Upon our Theme ===

'''Description:''' Having an intriguing, creative, and fun theme is of notable importance in every area of a meet-up. Themes not only help attract attendees, or gain sponsorships and partnerships, they most importantly guide the creative, idea-generating process. While TTU is still in the beginning stages of planning, the chosen theme is “Regional Problems and Ingenious Solutions.” We live in a unique climate and culture of which many standard solutions to community problems aren’t applicable. Not only would Tech gain from a weekend of solution generation, but our community, and attending UIF’s from nearby areas would take home tangible pieces of knowledge and experience.

'''Milestones: '''

February 2016
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Meet with Faculty Sponsor to run by theme ideas.</li>
<li>Reach out to Lubbock Economic Development Association (LEDA), who work tirelessly looking for solutions to community problems.<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Gauge their interest in the event and possible outcomes.</li>
<li>Seek partnership with LEDA.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

=== Tactic #2: Planning--Events, Invites, & Budgets ===

'''Description:''' The second phase of the meet-up is essentially extensive research. From this research we can begin to outline an event plan that will include invitees, each event within the weekend meet-up, and budgets to cover accommodation, meals, and entertainment.

'''Milestones: '''

February 2016
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Meet with TTU Administration to discuss I&E funding.</li>
<li>Obtain available dates from UIF Leadership to attend/host workshops at meet-ups.</li>
<li>Choose date.</li>
<li>Begin communication with other schools to find any necessary university held events that TTU should plan around.</li>
</ul>

March 2016
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Calculate approximate number of attendees.<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Find accompanying accommodation and create budget for meals.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Speak with LEDA about sponsorship.</li>
</ul>

May 2016
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
<li>Send Invitations to surrounding schools.</li>
<li>Secure funding from various sources.</li>
</ul>

 '''Video Presentation:''' 

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=q215_OUzDSw}}

= Related Links: =

Spring 2016 UIF Leadership Circle Candidates:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alyx_Horace Alyx Horace]

[[Alfonso Alarcon|Alfonso Alarcon]]

[[Alberto Garcia|Berto Garcia]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Isaac_Griswold-Steiner Isaac Griswold-Steiner]

[[Jared Steele|Jared Steele]]

Spring 2015 UIF Leadership Circle:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Francis_Atore Francis Atore]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Benjamin_Simmons Benjamin Simmons]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Valente_Rodriguez Valente Rodriguez]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Victoria_Young Victoria Young]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Taylor_Person Taylor Person]

South Plains Connection:

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Marshal_Head Marshal Head]

=== [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Texas_Tech_University# Campus Overview] ===
 </div></div></div></div> </div></div>
[[Category:Student Priorities|t]]

Priorities:South Plains College Student Priorities

2016-02-20T02:50:29Z

Tcdavis88:

= Overview =

Since the establishment of South Plains College (SPC) the focus of the university has been the betterment of the student. While many aspects of life has changed since 1957, the college's focus has not. Increasing the capacity of the individual to learn, produce, and be enlightened has always been the focus. To be the first community college in the history to participate in a program such as the University Innovation Fellows Program is something that they gladly welcome.

South Plains College has continued to grow adding satellite campuses including; Reese Technology Center, Bryon Martin Advanced Technology Center. Innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) are nothing new to the campus but have yet to have a catalyst to grow this culture of I&E. With it's roots firmly planted in the sense of community, South Plains College is centered on changing for the needs and opportunities of the community. Grants and contracts are available to students and faculty in order to pursue projects and research. As of right now, the Math and Engineering department is in the process of obtaining a grant to build a new facility for collaboration amongst all the STEM majors at SPC. 

= Calling ALL Students =

We want this program to be one that reaches the bulk of the student body. We want to engage students who are just coming into SPC for the first time as well as students who have been attending but haven't been involved. There is a major lacking in the culture of I&E on campus and we hope that by introducing a new program for students to come and get an understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship, the culture will spread like fire. We want our students to not feel limited by their status, or their background. We want students to understand that if they have an idea, all they need is the right mindset and the right tools to get it going. Not all ideas will succeed, but we want our students to be able to learn from their failures and not feel trapped by them, so they can find out what doesn't work when they fail and then just keep trying! For more information on this program follow the contact information below:  

Tad Davis -tdavis4295@students.southplainscollege.edu

Dr. Ramesh (Krams) Krishnan - rkrishnan@southplainscollege.edu

= Strategy #1: Get Students Involved - Introducing "I&E @ SPC" =

== Tactic #1: Creat a Forum ==

Our first priority is going to be establishing a group where students can come and learn about I&E, and feel free to share their thoughts and ideas openly. We want these students to learn from eachother as well as through hands on activities. Our first goal should be to find out what students are interested in I&E, and then expose them to all the hands on training provided to us by the UIF. We are meant to share our knowledge and watch what others can do with it! Once we've established a good background of I&E for these students, the next step will be to see what they can do with it. 

Project Leader - Tad Davis

Projected Completion Date: Beginning of Spring 2016 semester

== Tactic #2: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work ==

Once we've equipped our students interested in I&E with the knowledge that they need, let's get them involved in identifying problems and proposing solutions! Let's find out what issues there are on campus that maybe the innovation fellow candidates have missed and let's see if we can find the best solution to these problems together! We would want to have weekly meetings where students come together, share what they've identified as an issue on campus and give a proposal on how they're going to fix it. We can accomplish a lot more as a team than as individuals. 

Project Lead - Tad Davis

Projected Completion Date - Mid Spring 2016 Semester

== Tactic #3: Just Do It!  ==

Lets work together to garner support from staff and faculty to make our ideas a reality. Once we've established issues on campus it's time to come up with the best solutions. We listen to the ideas presented, then in an open discussion we talk about the best possible solutions for each proposed topic. We discuss what needs to be addressed when, and everyone works together to bring these ideas to fruition. We have leads on the individual projects and give eachother guidance and support throughout each stage. If something fails we take it back to the drawing board and we learn from our mistakes. The most important thing is that we push through as a group and continually gain experience from the tasks that we're trying to accomplish. 

Project Lead -Tad Davis

Projected Completion Date - Mid Spring 2016 Semester

= Strategy #2: Exposure =

== Tactic #1: Let's Get it Started in Here!  ==

We need the faculty and administration to understand just how important I&E is to the student body! Let's give our group of innovative students a voice to be had. We need a way to reach the rest of the student body and engage them so they know that the culture is changing. We need to adjust people's thinking. To do this, we host speakers, but not just any speakers. We need speakers who are going to do more than just give a motivational speech about how great I&E is. We need speakers & events that will promote a culture of change, that when students leave, they feel as though they received something quantifiable and feel like they can take that something and apply it to their daily lives. This is what the student body wants, and as the leaders of this culture change, it is our responsibility to provide it. 

Project Lead - Future Innovation Fellow

Projected Completion Date - Spring 2017

= Strategy #3: Let it Grow!  =

== Tactic #1: Just Keep Swimming!  ==

After the above mentioned steps, this machine that has been created needs to continually churn out people with this new mindset that has been repressed through traditional schooling. In turn, having people leaving with their minds expanded we will constantly need a fresh supply of new minds. Seeing their peers and students get excited, this will spark the next wave of students who want to be a part of this movement. To keep the system from collapsing we propose having a governing factor in the group. Of course you have the President, but then you also need the President Elect. Someone who you can train and entrust that once you've left the next semester, they will be able to pick right back up where you left off. To keep the system from crumbling everytime leadership has gone, this will be a necessary part of the group. We can do this for many different roles, leader/co-leader, treasurer, etc...

Our overall goal here is going to be seeing this group grow from semester to semester, and eventually have a chapter at Tech to encourage recruitment of students from SPC, to help contribute to the I&E ecosystem at Texas Tech and SPC. 

 Project Leader - Future Innovation Fellow

Projected Completion Date - Spring 2018

== Project Pitch Spring 2016, SPC and TTU ==

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=q215_OUzDSw}}

= Related Links =

'''[[South_Plains_College|South Plains College]] '''

'''[[Tad_Davis|Tad Davis]]'''

Priorities:South Plains College Student Priorities

2016-02-20T02:45:57Z

Tcdavis88:

Priorities:South Plains College Student Priorities

2016-02-18T22:30:48Z

Tcdavis88:

= Overview =

Since the establishment of South Plains College (SPC) the focus of the university has been the betterment of the student. While many aspects of life has changed since 1957, the college's focus has not. Increasing the capacity of the individual to learn, produce, and be enlightened has always been the focus. To be the first community college in the history to participate in a program such as the University Innovation Fellows Program is something that they gladly welcome.

South Plains College has continued to grow adding satellite campuses including; Reese Technology Center, Bryon Martin Advanced Technology Center. Innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) are nothing new to the campus but have yet to have a catalyst to grow this culture of I&E. With it's roots firmly planted in the sense of community, South Plains College is centered on changing for the needs and opportunities of the community. Grants and contracts are available to students and faculty in order to pursue projects and research. As of right now, the Math and Engineering department is in the process of obtaining a grant to build a new facility for collaboration amongst all the STEM majors at SPC. 

= Calling ALL Students =

We want this program to be one that reaches the bulk of the student body. We want to engage students who are just coming into SPC for the first time as well as students who have been attending but haven't been involved. There is a major lacking in the culture of I&E on campus and we hope that by introducing a new program for students to come and get an understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship, the culture will spread like fire. We want our students to not feel limited by their status, or their background. We want students to understand that if they have an idea, all they need is the right mindset and the right tools to get it going. Not all ideas will succeed, but we want our students to be able to learn from their failures and not feel trapped by them, so they can find out what doesn't work when they fail and then just keep trying! For more information on this program follow the contact information below:  

Tad Davis -tdavis4295@students.southplainscollege.edu

Dr. Ramesh (Krams) Krishnan - rkrishnan@southplainscollege.edu

= Strategy #1: Get Students Involved - Introducing "I&E @ SPC" =

== Tactic #1: Creat a Forum ==

Our first priority is going to be establishing a group where students can come and learn about I&E, and feel free to share their thoughts and ideas openly. We want these students to learn from eachother as well as through hands on activities. Our first goal should be to find out what students are interested in I&E, and then expose them to all the hands on training provided to us by the UIF. We are meant to share our knowledge and watch what others can do with it! Once we've established a good background of I&E for these students, the next step will be to see what they can do with it. 

Project Leader - Tad Davis

Projected Completion Date: Beginning of Spring 2016 semester

== Tactic #2: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work ==

Once we've equipped our students interested in I&E with the knowledge that they need, let's get them involved in identifying problems and proposing solutions! Let's find out what issues there are on campus that maybe the innovation fellow candidates have missed and let's see if we can find the best solution to these problems together! We would want to have weekly meetings where students come together, share what they've identified as an issue on campus and give a proposal on how they're going to fix it. We can accomplish a lot more as a team than as individuals. 

Project Lead - Tad Davis

Projected Completion Date - Mid Spring 2016 Semester

== Tactic #3: Just Do It!  ==

Lets work together to garner support from staff and faculty to make our ideas a reality. Once we've established issues on campus it's time to come up with the best solutions. We listen to the ideas presented, then in an open discussion we talk about the best possible solutions for each proposed topic. We discuss what needs to be addressed when, and everyone works together to bring these ideas to fruition. We have leads on the individual projects and give eachother guidance and support throughout each stage. If something fails we take it back to the drawing board and we learn from our mistakes. The most important thing is that we push through as a group and continually gain experience from the tasks that we're trying to accomplish. 

Project Lead -Tad Davis

Projected Completion Date - Mid Spring 2016 Semester

= Strategy #2: Exposure =

== Tactic #1: Let's Get it Started in Here!  ==

We need the faculty and administration to understand just how important I&E is to the student body! Let's give our group of innovative students a voice to be had. We need a way to reach the rest of the student body and engage them so they know that the culture is changing. We need to adjust people's thinking. To do this, we host speakers, but not just any speakers. We need speakers who are going to do more than just give a motivational speech about how great I&E is. We need speakers & events that will promote a culture of change, that when students leave, they feel as though they received something quantifiable and feel like they can take that something and apply it to their daily lives. This is what the student body wants, and as the leaders of this culture change, it is our responsibility to provide it. 

Project Lead - Future Innovation Fellow

Projected Completion Date - Spring 2017

= Strategy #3: Let it Grow!  =

== Tactic #1: Just Keep Swimming!  ==

After the above mentioned steps, this machine that has been created needs to continually churn out people with this new mindset that has been repressed through traditional schooling. In turn, having people leaving with their minds expanded we will constantly need a fresh supply of new minds. Seeing their peers and students get excited, this will spark the next wave of students who want to be a part of this movement. To keep the system from collapsing we propose having a governing factor in the group. Of course you have the President, but then you also need the President Elect. Someone who you can train and entrust that once you've left the next semester, they will be able to pick right back up where you left off. To keep the system from crumbling everytime leadership has gone, this will be a necessary part of the group. We can do this for many different roles, leader/co-leader, treasurer, etc...

Our overall goal here is going to be seeing this group grow from semester to semester, and eventually have a chapter at Tech to encourage recruitment of students from SPC, to help contribute to the I&E ecosystem at Texas Tech and SPC. 

 Project Leader - Future Innovation Fellow

Projected Completion Date - Spring 2018

== Project Pitch Spring 2016, SPC and TTU ==

'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q215_OUzDSw&feature=youtu.be Click here to view our video]'''

= Related Links =

[[South Plains College]]

Priorities:South Plains College Student Priorities

2016-02-18T22:05:34Z

Tcdavis88:

= Overview =

Since the establishment of South Plains College (SPC) the focus of the university has been the betterment of the student. While many aspects of life has changed since 1957, the college's focus has not. Increasing the capacity of the individual to learn, produce, and be enlightened has always been the focus. To be the first community college in the history to participate in a program such as the University Innovation Fellows Program is something that they gladly welcome.

South Plains College has continued to grow adding satellite campuses including; Reese Technology Center, Bryon Martin Advanced Technology Center. Innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) are nothing new to the campus but have yet to have a catalyst to grow this culture of I&E. With it's roots firmly planted in the sense of community, South Plains College is centered on changing for the needs and opportunities of the community. Grants and contracts are available to students and faculty in order to pursue projects and research. As of right now, the Math and Engineering department is in the process of obtaining a grant to build a new facility for collaboration amongst all the STEM majors at SPC. 

= Calling ALL Students =

We want this program to be one that reaches the bulk of the student body. We want to engage students who are just coming into SPC for the first time as well as students who have been attending but haven't been involved. There is a major lacking in the culture of I&E on campus and we hope that by introducing a new program for students to come and get an understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship, the culture will spread like fire. We want our students to not feel limited by their status, or their background. We want students to understand that if they have an idea, all they need is the right mindset and the right tools to get it going. Not all ideas will succeed, but we want our students to be able to learn from their failures and not feel trapped by them, so they can find out what doesn't work when they fail and then just keep trying! For more information on this program follow the contact information below:  

Tad Davis -tdavis4295@students.southplainscollege.edu

Dr. Ramesh (Krams) Krishnan - rkrishnan@southplainscollege.edu

= Strategy #1: Get Students Involved - Introducing "I&E @ SPC" =

== Tactic #1: Creat a Forum ==

Our first priority is going to be establishing a group where students can come and learn about I&E, and feel free to share their thoughts and ideas openly. We want these students to learn from eachother as well as through hands on activities. Our first goal should be to find out what students are interested in I&E, and then expose them to all the hands on training provided to us by the UIF. We are meant to share our knowledge and watch what others can do with it! Once we've established a good background of I&E for these students, the next step will be to see what they can do with it. 

Project Leader - Tad Davis

Projected Completion Date: Beginning of Spring 2016 semester

== Tactic #2: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work ==

Once we've equipped our students interested in I&E with the knowledge that they need, let's get them involved in identifying problems and proposing solutions! Let's find out what issues there are on campus that maybe the innovation fellow candidates have missed and let's see if we can find the best solution to these problems together! We would want to have weekly meetings where students come together, share what they've identified as an issue on campus and give a proposal on how they're going to fix it. We can accomplish a lot more as a team than as individuals. 

Project Lead - Tad Davis

Projected Completion Date - Mid Spring 2016 Semester

== Tactic #3: Just Do It!  ==

Lets work together to garner support from staff and faculty to make our ideas a reality. Once we've established issues on campus it's time to come up with the best solutions. We listen to the ideas presented, then in an open discussion we talk about the best possible solutions for each proposed topic. We discuss what needs to be addressed when, and everyone works together to bring these ideas to fruition. We have leads on the individual projects and give eachother guidance and support throughout each stage. If something fails we take it back to the drawing board and we learn from our mistakes. The most important thing is that we push through as a group and continually gain experience from the tasks that we're trying to accomplish. 

Project Lead -Tad Davis

Projected Completion Date - Mid Spring 2016 Semester

= Strategy #2: Exposure =

== Tactic #1: Let's Get it Started in Here!  ==

We need the faculty and administration to understand just how important I&E is to the student body! Let's give our group of innovative students a voice to be had. We need a way to reach the rest of the student body and engage them so they know that the culture is changing. We need to adjust people's thinking. To do this, we host speakers, but not just any speakers. We need speakers who are going to do more than just give a motivational speech about how great I&E is. We need speakers & events that will promote a culture of change, that when students leave, they feel as though they received something quantifiable and feel like they can take that something and apply it to their daily lives. This is what the student body wants, and as the leaders of this culture change, it is our responsibility to provide it. 

Project Lead - Future Innovation Fellow

Projected Completion Date - Spring 2017

= Strategy #3: Let it Grow!  =

== Tactic #1: Just Keep Swimming!  ==

After the above mentioned steps, this machine that has been created needs to continually churn out people with this new mindset that has been repressed through traditional schooling. In turn, having people leaving with their minds expanded we will constantly need a fresh supply of new minds. Seeing their peers and students get excited, this will spark the next wave of students who want to be a part of this movement. To keep the system from collapsing we propose having a governing factor in the group. Of course you have the President, but then you also need the President Elect. Someone who you can train and entrust that once you've left the next semester, they will be able to pick right back up where you left off. To keep the system from crumbling everytime leadership has gone, this will be a necessary part of the group. We can do this for many different roles, leader/co-leader, treasurer, etc...

Our overall goal here is going to be seeing this group grow from semester to semester, and eventually have a chapter at Tech to encourage recruitment of students from SPC, to help contribute to the I&E ecosystem at Texas Tech and SPC. 

 Project Leader - Future Innovation Fellow

Projected Completion Date - Spring 2018

== Project Pitch Spring 2016, SPC and TTU ==

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q215_OUzDSw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

= Related Links =

[[South Plains College]]

Priorities:South Plains College Student Priorities

2016-02-11T22:22:05Z

Tcdavis88:

= Overview =

Since the establishment of South Plains College (SPC) the focus of the university has been the betterment of the student. While many aspects of life has changed since 1957, the college's focus has not. Increasing the capacity of the individual to learn, produce, and be enlightened has always been the focus. To be the first community college in the history to participate in a program such as the University Innovation Fellows Program is something that they gladly welcome.

South Plains College has continued to grow adding satellite campuses including; Reese Technology Center, Bryon Martin Advanced Technology Center. Innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) are nothing new to the campus but have yet to have a catalyst to grow this culture of I&E. With it's roots firmly planted in the sense of community, South Plains College is centered on changing for the needs and opportunities of the community. Grants and contracts are available to students and faculty in order to pursue projects and research. As of right now, the Math and Engineering department is in the process of obtaining a grant to build a new facility for collaboration amongst all the STEM majors at SPC. 

= Calling ALL Students =

We want this program to be one that reaches the bulk of the student body. We want to engage students who are just coming into SPC for the first time as well as students who have been attending but haven't been involved. There is a major lacking in the culture of I&E on campus and we hope that by introducing a new program for students to come and get an understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship, the culture will spread like fire. We want our students to not feel limited by their status, or their background. We want students to understand that if they have an idea, all they need is the right mindset and the right tools to get it going. Not all ideas will succeed, but we want our students to be able to learn from their failures and not feel trapped by them, so they can find out what doesn't work when they fail and then just keep trying! For more information on this program follow the contact information below:  

Tad Davis -tdavis4295@students.southplainscollege.edu

Dr. Ramesh (Krams) Krishnan - rkrishnan@southplainscollege.edu

= Strategy #1: Get Students Involved - Introducing "I&E @ SPC" =

== Tactic #1: Creat a Forum ==

Our first priority is going to be establishing a group where students can come and learn about I&E, and feel free to share their thoughts and ideas openly. We want these students to learn from eachother as well as through hands on activities. Our first goal should be to find out what students are interested in I&E, and then expose them to all the hands on training provided to us by the UIF. We are meant to share our knowledge and watch what others can do with it! Once we've established a good background of I&E for these students, the next step will be to see what they can do with it. 

Project Leader - Tad Davis

Projected Completion Date: Beginning of Spring 2016 semester

== Tactic #2: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work ==

Once we've equipped our students interested in I&E with the knowledge that they need, let's get them involved in identifying problems and proposing solutions! Let's find out what issues there are on campus that maybe the innovation fellow candidates have missed and let's see if we can find the best solution to these problems together! We would want to have weekly meetings where students come together, share what they've identified as an issue on campus and give a proposal on how they're going to fix it. We can accomplish a lot more as a team than as individuals. 

Project Lead - Tad Davis

Projected Completion Date - Mid Spring 2016 Semester

== Tactic #3: Just Do It!  ==

Lets work together to garner support from staff and faculty to make our ideas a reality. Once we've established issues on campus it's time to come up with the best solutions. We listen to the ideas presented, then in an open discussion we talk about the best possible solutions for each proposed topic. We discuss what needs to be addressed when, and everyone works together to bring these ideas to fruition. We have leads on the individual projects and give eachother guidance and support throughout each stage. If something fails we take it back to the drawing board and we learn from our mistakes. The most important thing is that we push through as a group and continually gain experience from the tasks that we're trying to accomplish. 

Project Lead -Tad Davis

Projected Completion Date - Mid Spring 2016 Semester

= Strategy #2: Exposure =

== Tactic #1: Let's Get it Started in Here!  ==

We need the faculty and administration to understand just how important I&E is to the student body! Let's give our group of innovative students a voice to be had. We need a way to reach the rest of the student body and engage them so they know that the culture is changing. We need to adjust people's thinking. To do this, we host speakers, but not just any speakers. We need speakers who are going to do more than just give a motivational speech about how great I&E is. We need speakers & events that will promote a culture of change, that when students leave, they feel as though they received something quantifiable and feel like they can take that something and apply it to their daily lives. This is what the student body wants, and as the leaders of this culture change, it is our responsibility to provide it. 

Project Lead - Future Innovation Fellow

Projected Completion Date - Spring 2017

= Strategy #3: Let it Grow!  =

== Tactic #1: Just Keep Swimming!  ==

After the above mentioned steps, this machine that has been created needs to continually churn out people with this new mindset that has been repressed through traditional schooling. In turn, having people leaving with their minds expanded we will constantly need a fresh supply of new minds. Seeing their peers and students get excited, this will spark the next wave of students who want to be a part of this movement. To keep the system from collapsing we propose having a governing factor in the group. Of course you have the President, but then you also need the President Elect. Someone who you can train and entrust that once you've left the next semester, they will be able to pick right back up where you left off. To keep the system from crumbling everytime leadership has gone, this will be a necessary part of the group. We can do this for many different roles, leader/co-leader, treasurer, etc...

Our overall goal here is going to be seeing this group grow from semester to semester, and eventually have a chapter at Tech to encourage recruitment of students from SPC, to help contribute to the I&E ecosystem at Texas Tech and SPC. 

 Project Leader - Future Innovation Fellow

Projected Completion Date - Spring 2018

== ==

= Related Links =

[[South Plains College]]

Fellow:Tad Davis

2016-02-11T22:09:36Z

Tcdavis88:

[[File:Tad Davis.jpeg]]

Many words can be used to describe Tad Davis, husband, student, employee, but who is he really? Tad Davis has been a husband for less than a year and still learning all about what that looks like, an employee for over 9 years and that's looked very different everywhere he's been, and as a student this is Tad's second go around. Being 27 years old and getting back into school was not an easy decision. Having established himself in the professional world it was hard to step away from that and enter school (again) for mechanical engineering. Tad was salutatorian of his graduating high school class and he went straight into college with less than two weeks from the time he graduated. Doing this for only about a year and a half Tad decided that school wasn't for him. He moved up in the retail world becoming the technology and hiring manager for Office Depot, and eventually got bored with that and moved to Lubbock, starting a company with his father called PC Accessibility.

Taking what he had learned in his time with Office Depot, he turned his knowledge into a job training course for individuals with disabilities, helping them to achieve employment and independence. Seeing people struggle with blindness but able to overcome this to learn to use computers through adaptive technology really gave him a heart for the disabled community. But how could he help these people to improve their quality of life in a more meaningful way? The answer: Go back to school and develop new technologies for these individuals. This ultimately led to the decision to go into mechanical engineering, the robotic hand that Luke receives in Star Wars was only a small part in making that decision (Tad's wife chooses to ignore this fact). Stepping away from his business was one of the hardest decisions he ever made. Though it wasn't the most lucrative enterprise, it was his and he was proud of it, but in order to focus on school and be the best student he knew how to be, it was necessary.

'''Related Links'''

'''[[South Plains College Student Priorities|South Plains College Student Priorities ]]'''

'''[[South Plains College|South Plains College]]'''

'''Texas Tech Innovation Fellows'''

'''[[Isaac Griswold-Steiner|Isaac Griswold-Steiner]]'''

'''[[Alyx Horace|Alyx Horace]]'''

'''[[Alfonsoalarcon|Alfonso Alarcon]]'''

'''[[Alberto Garcia|Alberto Garcia]]'''

'''[[Jared|JaredSteele]]'''

[[Category:StudentContributors|t]]

Fellow:Tad Davis

2016-02-11T22:08:46Z

Tcdavis88:

[[File:Tad Davis.jpeg]]

Many words can be used to describe Tad Davis, husband, student, employee, but who is he really? Tad Davis has been a husband for less than a year and still learning all about what that looks like, an employee for over 9 years and that's looked very different everywhere he's been, and as a student this is Tad's second go around. Being 27 years old and getting back into school was not an easy decision. Having established himself in the professional world it was hard to step away from that and enter school (again) for mechanical engineering. Tad was salutatorian of his graduating high school class and he went straight into college with less than two weeks from the time he graduated. Doing this for only about a year and a half Tad decided that school wasn't for him. He moved up in the retail world becoming the technology and hiring manager for Office Depot, and eventually got bored with that and moved to Lubbock, starting a company with his father called PC Accessibility.

Taking what he had learned in his time with Office Depot, he turned his knowledge into a job training course for individuals with disabilities, helping them to achieve employment and independence. Seeing people struggle with blindness but able to overcome this to learn to use computers through adaptive technology really gave him a heart for the disabled community. But how could he help these people to improve their quality of life in a more meaningful way? The answer: Go back to school and develop new technologies for these individuals. This ultimately led to the decision to go into mechanical engineering, the robotic hand that Luke receives in Star Wars was only a small part in making that decision (Tad's wife chooses to ignore this fact). Stepping away from his business was one of the hardest decisions he ever made. Though it wasn't the most lucrative enterprise, it was his and he was proud of it, but in order to focus on school and be the best student he knew how to be, it was necessary.

'''Related Links'''

'''[[South Plains College Student Priorities|South Plains College Student Priorities ]]'''

'''[[South Plains College|South Plains College]]'''

'''Texas Tech Innovation Fellows'''

'''[[Isaac Griswold-Steiner|Isaac Griswold-Steiner]]'''

'''[[Alyx Horace|Alyx Horace]]'''

'''[[Alfonsoalarcon|Alfonso Alarcon]]'''

'''[[Alberto Garcia|Alberto Garcia]]'''

'''[[Jared|JaredSteele]]'''



[[Category:StudentContributors|firstnameinitial]]. For example, Katie's would look like this: [[Category:StudentContributors|k]]

Fellow:Tad Davis

2016-02-11T22:07:34Z

Tcdavis88:

Fellow:Tad Davis

2016-02-11T22:05:32Z

Tcdavis88:

[[File:Tad Davis.jpeg]]

'''Tad Davis'''

Many words can be used to describe Tad Davis, husband, student, employee, but who is he really? Tad Davis has been a husband for less than a year and still learning all about what that looks like, an employee for over 9 years and that's looked very different everywhere he's been, and as a student this is Tad's second go around. Being 27 years old and getting back into school was not an easy decision. Having established himself in the professional world it was hard to step away from that and enter school (again) for mechanical engineering. Tad was salutatorian of his graduating high school class and he went straight into college with less than two weeks from the time he graduated. Doing this for only about a year and a half Tad decided that school wasn't for him. He moved up in the retail world becoming the technology and hiring manager for Office Depot, and eventually got bored with that and moved to Lubbock, starting a company with his father called PC Accessibility.



Taking what he had learned in his time with Office Depot, he turned his knowledge into a job training course for individuals with disabilities, helping them to achieve employment and independence. Seeing people struggle with blindness but able to overcome this to learn to use computers through adaptive technology really gave him a heart for the disabled community. But how could he help these people to improve their quality of life in a more meaningful way? The answer: Go back to school and develop new technologies for these individuals. This ultimately led to the decision to go into mechanical engineering, the robotic hand that Luke receives in Star Wars was only a small part in making that decision (Tad's wife chooses to ignore this fact). Stepping away from his business was one of the hardest decisions he ever made. Though it wasn't the most lucrative enterprise, it was his and he was proud of it, but in order to focus on school and be the best student he knew how to be, it was necessary.

'''Related Links'''

'''[[South Plains College Student Priorities|South Plains College Student Priorities ]]'''

'''[[South Plains College|South Plains College]]'''

'''Texas Tech Innovation Fellows'''

'''[[Isaac Griswold-Steiner|Isaac Griswold-Steiner]]'''

'''[[Alyx Horace|Alyx Horace]]'''

'''[[Alfonsoalarcon|Alfonso Alarcon]]'''

'''[[Alberto Garcia|Alberto Garcia]]'''

'''[[Jared|JaredSteele]]'''

Fellow:Tad Davis

2016-02-11T22:04:58Z

Tcdavis88:

[[File:Tad Davis.jpeg]]

'''Tad Davis'''

Many words can be used to describe Tad Davis, husband, student, employee, but who is he really? Tad Davis has been a husband for less than a year and still learning all about what that looks like, an employee for over 9 years and that's looked very different everywhere he's been, and as a student this is Tad's second go around. Being 27 years old and getting back into school was not an easy decision. Having established himself in the professional world it was hard to step away from that and enter school (again) for mechanical engineering. Tad was salutatorian of his graduating high school class and he went straight into college with less than two weeks from the time he graduated. Doing this for only about a year and a half Tad decided that school wasn't for him. He moved up in the retail world becoming the technology and hiring manager for Office Depot, and eventually got bored with that and moved to Lubbock, starting a company with his father called PC Accessibility. Taking what he had learned in his time with Office Depot, he turned his knowledge into a job training course for individuals with disabilities, helping them to achieve employment and independence. Seeing people struggle with blindness but able to overcome this to learn to use computers through adaptive technology really gave him a heart for the disabled community. But how could he help these people to improve their quality of life in a more meaningful way? The answer: Go back to school and develop new technologies for these individuals. This ultimately led to the decision to go into mechanical engineering, the robotic hand that Luke receives in Star Wars was only a small part in making that decision (Tad's wife chooses to ignore this fact). Stepping away from his business was one of the hardest decisions he ever made. Though it wasn't the most lucrative enterprise, it was his and he was proud of it, but in order to focus on school and be the best student he knew how to be, it was necessary.

'''Related Links'''

'''[[South Plains College Student Priorities|South Plains College Student Priorities ]]'''

'''[[South Plains College|South Plains College]]'''

'''Texas Tech Innovation Fellows'''

'''[[Isaac Griswold-Steiner|Isaac Griswold-Steiner]]'''

'''[[Alyx Horace|Alyx Horace]]'''

'''[[Alfonsoalarcon|Alfonso Alarcon]]'''

'''[[Alberto Garcia|Alberto Garcia]]'''

'''[[Jared|JaredSteele]]'''

Fellow:Tad Davis

2016-02-11T22:04:24Z

Tcdavis88:

[[File:Tad Davis.jpeg]]

'''Tad Davis'''

Many words can be used to describe Tad Davis, husband, student, employee, but who is he really? Tad Davis has been a husband for less than a year and still learning all about what that looks like, an employee for over 9 years and that's looked very different everywhere he's been, and as a student this is Tad's second go around. Being 27 years old and getting back into school was not an easy decision. Having established himself in the professional world it was hard to step away from that and enter school (again) for mechanical engineering. Tad was salutatorian of his graduating high school class and he went straight into college with less than two weeks from the time he graduated. Doing this for only about a year and a half Tad decided that school wasn't for him. He moved up in the retail world becoming the technology and hiring manager for Office Depot, and eventually got bored with that and moved to Lubbock, starting a company with his father called PC Accessibility. Taking what he had learned in his time with Office Depot, he turned his knowledge into a job training course for individuals with disabilities, helping them to achieve employment and independence. Seeing people struggle with blindness but able to overcome this to learn to use computers through adaptive technology really gave him a heart for the disabled community. But how could he help these people to improve their quality of life in a more meaningful way? The answer: Go back to school and develop new technologies for these individuals. This ultimately led to the decision to go into mechanical engineering, the robotic hand that Luke receives in Star Wars was only a small part in making that decision (Tad's wife chooses to ignore this fact). Stepping away from his business was one of the hardest decisions he ever made. Though it wasn't the most lucrative enterprise, it was his and he was proud of it, but in order to focus on school and be the best student he knew how to be, it was necessary.

'''Related Links'''

'''[[South Plains College Student Priorities|South Plains College Student Priorities ]]'''

'''[[South Plains College|South Plains College]]'''

'''[[Isaac Griswold-Steiner|Isaac Griswold-Steiner]]'''

'''[[Alyx Horace|Alyx Horace]]'''

'''[[Alfonsoalarcon|Alfonso Alarcon]]'''

'''[[Alberto Garcia|Alberto Garcia]]'''

'''[[Jared|JaredSteele]]'''

Fellow:Isaac Griswold-Steiner

2016-02-11T22:02:56Z

Tcdavis88:

Isaac is a highly involved student at Texas Tech studying Computer Science. He is the current President of Texas Tech Innovation Mentorship and Entrepreneurship (and former VP), as well as an officer in the Software Development Club.[[File:IsaacGS Fall2015.jpg|right|200x250px|IsaacGS Fall2015.jpg]]

He has taken part in and help run 3 Day Startup at TTU, and is currently working with the Computer Science department to implement an auto-grading system that will reduce the workload for professors and TAs, as well as allow the department to implement more labs that will help students build a solid base of experience to expand on.

He found his interest in I&E when working on a startup in India with a friend, where they did contract software development. Although the venture eventually failed, not only did he learn to code during that time, but he also picked up a number of management and design thinking skills that help him to this day.

His software experience includes game development, machine learning, data science, and working with the Linux kernel. Next summer he will be interning at Microsoft in Fargo, ND. His long-term goal is to get involved with a project involving education and software.

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Texas_Tech_University Texas Tech University Overview]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Texas_Tech_University_Student_Priorities_Page Texas Tech University Priorities and Projects]

Fellows

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Francis_Atore Francis ][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Francis_Atore Atore]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alyx_Horace Alyx Horace]

Alfonso Alarcon

Berto Garcia

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:JaredSteele Jared Steele]

[[Tad Davis|Tad Davis]]

Fellow:Isaac Griswold-Steiner

2016-02-11T22:02:42Z

Tcdavis88:

School:South Plains College

2016-02-11T21:59:14Z

Tcdavis88:

= South Plains College =

== Background ==

In 1958, the college opened its doors primarily as a two-year academic transfer institution, the first such college in Texas in over ten years. South Plains College(SPC) welcomed the expansion of community colleges in Texas, arguably the most significant development in Texas' higher education in the last half of the twentieth century. SPC has continued to grow and expand, opening an extension at Reese Air Force Base in 1970, and a technical branch in Lubbock in 1973. In 1977, the college acquired and refurbished the West Texas Hospital building in downtown Lubbock, and in the fall of 1978 established the Lubbock Campus at the site. With the closing of Reese Air Force Base in 1997, the college acquired, through public conveyance, six educational buildings at the base. Thus, South Plains College continues to develop the unfolding intellectual environment of a community. A community that is taking responsibility for the future.

== Encouraging Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

- NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars(NCCAS)

-Bridges Program

-Student Government Association

- Phi Theta Kappa

These opportunities are some of the few that are available at SPC. However, of them the only truly active ones are the NCCAS and bridges program, as far as getting students involved in innovation and entrepreneurship. Fortunately SPC offers a class that challenges students to create an innovative product. These items are designed to solve some the major issues of the modern world. Some of these projects include:

- Solar powered DC outlet

- Styrofoam drone

- High efficiency incinerator

- Stair stepping furniture dolly,

- and many more that have yet to be designed by the brilliant young minds coming to South Plains College.

These two programs and this one class only reach a very small portion of the student body and this needs to drastically change. 

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

Though there are some faculty that are no strangers to entrepreneurship and thinking with an innovative mindset, this does not appear to be something that is really pushed for on campus. Part of our goal is going to be to change this mindset and introduce a new way of thinking for all the staff and faculty. We want there to be a push in the direction of I&E. If our focus is only on seeing our students graduate and transfer to 4 year universities or start a job after getting their certificate, we will not move forward. So we need to have a strong push for I&E amongst the facutly. If we instill this mindset in the people running things, then we can guarantee it will trickle down to our students, opening up a new way of thinking for everyeon that passes through SPC. 

= Actively Supporting the Unviersity Technology Transfer Function =

As of right now there are no policies in place supporting IP Policies at SPC. We do not have a technology transfer office, and from my research I found nothing in regards to intellectual property of students, and supporting the transition from IP to patenting and marketing the actual product. This is something that will need to be addressed over the long haul. 

= Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration =

The present situation in regards to innovation on campus has made this something that is non-existent as well. There are no research parks, innovation hubs, or anything of the sort on campus. However the Math and Engineering department are in the process of writing a grant proposal for a new facility on campus for STEM majors to come together in collaboration. This will be the perfect place for a maker-space to take hold and will set the groundwork for establishing policies in regards to the Technology Transfer Function indicated above. 

= Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =

One of SPC's main goals is to assist in the economic development of the surrounding area. In 2008 SPC commissioned Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. to do a study trying to find the socioeconomic impact of SPC on the surrounding areas. The results were very promising, with SPC stimulating the economy by about 2.3% of the total income. However, these results stem mainly from student spending and employment of former students in the area. If our students were to create a lasting impact on the community through innovative ideas and products, the stimulation of the economy by SPC would increase substantially.

Below is the Landscape Canvas for Texas Tech University, a campus that we at SPC are partnering with. Looking at their system, though it's not perfect, would give good insight on what we can do to improve our own culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, so we can have a working landscape canvas ourselves. Lets make it our goal to bring I&E to SPC by the end of 2016, and give our future fellows and students something to work with.

= Landscape Canvas 2016 =

<iframe src="[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e4bkNOheO7K47l6kEptWB0UzZiR0wqep1J34vAsXe7w/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e4bkNOheO7K47l6kEptWB0UzZiR0wqep1J34vAsXe7w/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]"></iframe>

 

= Related Links =

[[Tad Davis|Tad_Davis]]

[[South Plains College Student Priorities]]

[[Texas_Tech_University|Texas_Tech_University ]]

[[Texas_Tech_University_Student_Priorities_Page|Texas_Tech_University_Student_Priorities_Page]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:South Plains College

2016-02-11T21:57:22Z

Tcdavis88:

= South Plains College =

== Background ==

In 1958, the college opened its doors primarily as a two-year academic transfer institution, the first such college in Texas in over ten years. South Plains College(SPC) welcomed the expansion of community colleges in Texas, arguably the most significant development in Texas' higher education in the last half of the twentieth century. SPC has continued to grow and expand, opening an extension at Reese Air Force Base in 1970, and a technical branch in Lubbock in 1973. In 1977, the college acquired and refurbished the West Texas Hospital building in downtown Lubbock, and in the fall of 1978 established the Lubbock Campus at the site. With the closing of Reese Air Force Base in 1997, the college acquired, through public conveyance, six educational buildings at the base. Thus, South Plains College continues to develop the unfolding intellectual environment of a community. A community that is taking responsibility for the future.

== Encouraging Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

- NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars(NCCAS)

-Bridges Program

-Student Government Association

- Phi Theta Kappa

These opportunities are some of the few that are available at SPC. However, of them the only truly active ones are the NCCAS and bridges program, as far as getting students involved in innovation and entrepreneurship. Fortunately SPC offers a class that challenges students to create an innovative product. These items are designed to solve some the major issues of the modern world. Some of these projects include:

- Solar powered DC outlet

- Styrofoam drone

- High efficiency incinerator

- Stair stepping furniture dolly,

- and many more that have yet to be designed by the brilliant young minds coming to South Plains College.

These two programs and this one class only reach a very small portion of the student body and this needs to drastically change. 

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

Though there are some faculty that are no strangers to entrepreneurship and thinking with an innovative mindset, this does not appear to be something that is really pushed for on campus. Part of our goal is going to be to change this mindset and introduce a new way of thinking for all the staff and faculty. We want there to be a push in the direction of I&E. If our focus is only on seeing our students graduate and transfer to 4 year universities or start a job after getting their certificate, we will not move forward. So we need to have a strong push for I&E amongst the facutly. If we instill this mindset in the people running things, then we can guarantee it will trickle down to our students, opening up a new way of thinking for everyeon that passes through SPC. 

= Actively Supporting the Unviersity Technology Transfer Function =

As of right now there are no policies in place supporting IP Policies at SPC. We do not have a technology transfer office, and from my research I found nothing in regards to intellectual property of students, and supporting the transition from IP to patenting and marketing the actual product. This is something that will need to be addressed over the long haul. 

= Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration =

The present situation in regards to innovation on campus has made this something that is non-existent as well. There are no research parks, innovation hubs, or anything of the sort on campus. However the Math and Engineering department are in the process of writing a grant proposal for a new facility on campus for STEM majors to come together in collaboration. This will be the perfect place for a maker-space to take hold and will set the groundwork for establishing policies in regards to the Technology Transfer Function indicated above. 

= Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =

One of SPC's main goals is to assist in the economic development of the surrounding area. In 2008 SPC commissioned Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. to do a study trying to find the socioeconomic impact of SPC on the surrounding areas. The results were very promising, with SPC stimulating the economy by about 2.3% of the total income. However, these results stem mainly from student spending and employment of former students in the area. If our students were to create a lasting impact on the community through innovative ideas and products, the stimulation of the economy by SPC would increase substantially.

Below is the Landscape Canvas for Texas Tech University, a campus that we at SPC are partnering with. Looking at their system, though it's not perfect, would give good insight on what we can do to improve our own culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, so we can have a working landscape canvas ourselves. Lets make it our goal to bring I&E to SPC by the end of 2016, and give our future fellows and students something to work with.

= Landscape Canvas 2016 =

<iframe src="[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e4bkNOheO7K47l6kEptWB0UzZiR0wqep1J34vAsXe7w/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e4bkNOheO7K47l6kEptWB0UzZiR0wqep1J34vAsXe7w/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]"></iframe>

 

= Related Links =

[[Tad Davis|Tad_Davis]]

[[South Plains College Student Priorities]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:South Plains College

2016-02-11T21:55:03Z

Tcdavis88:

= South Plains College =

== Background ==

In 1958, the college opened its doors primarily as a two-year academic transfer institution, the first such college in Texas in over ten years. South Plains College(SPC) welcomed the expansion of community colleges in Texas, arguably the most significant development in Texas' higher education in the last half of the twentieth century. SPC has continued to grow and expand, opening an extension at Reese Air Force Base in 1970, and a technical branch in Lubbock in 1973. In 1977, the college acquired and refurbished the West Texas Hospital building in downtown Lubbock, and in the fall of 1978 established the Lubbock Campus at the site. With the closing of Reese Air Force Base in 1997, the college acquired, through public conveyance, six educational buildings at the base. Thus, South Plains College continues to develop the unfolding intellectual environment of a community. A community that is taking responsibility for the future.

== Encouraging Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

- NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars(NCCAS)

-Bridges Program

-Student Government Association

- Phi Theta Kappa

These opportunities are some of the few that are available at SPC. However, of them the only truly active ones are the NCCAS and bridges program, as far as getting students involved in innovation and entrepreneurship. Fortunately SPC offers a class that challenges students to create an innovative product. These items are designed to solve some the major issues of the modern world. Some of these projects include:

- Solar powered DC outlet

- Styrofoam drone

- High efficiency incinerator

- Stair stepping furniture dolly,

- and many more that have yet to be designed by the brilliant young minds coming to South Plains College.

These two programs and this one class only reach a very small portion of the student body and this needs to drastically change. 

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

Though there are some faculty that are no strangers to entrepreneurship and thinking with an innovative mindset, this does not appear to be something that is really pushed for on campus. Part of our goal is going to be to change this mindset and introduce a new way of thinking for all the staff and faculty. We want there to be a push in the direction of I&E. If our focus is only on seeing our students graduate and transfer to 4 year universities or start a job after getting their certificate, we will not move forward. So we need to have a strong push for I&E amongst the facutly. If we instill this mindset in the people running things, then we can guarantee it will trickle down to our students, opening up a new way of thinking for everyeon that passes through SPC. 

'''Actively Supporting the Unviersity Technology Transfer Function'''

As of right now there are no policies in place supporting IP Policies at SPC. We do not have a technology transfer office, and from my research I found nothing in regards to intellectual property of students, and supporting the transition from IP to patenting and marketing the actual product. This is something that will need to be addressed over the long haul. 

'''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration'''

The present situation in regards to innovation on campus has made this something that is non-existent as well. There are no research parks, innovation hubs, or anything of the sort on campus. However the Math and Engineering department are in the process of writing a grant proposal for a new facility on campus for STEM majors to come together in collaboration. This will be the perfect place for a maker-space to take hold and will set the groundwork for establishing policies in regards to the Technology Transfer Function indicated above. 

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

One of SPC's main goals is to assist in the economic development of the surrounding area. In 2008 SPC commissioned Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. to do a study trying to find the socioeconomic impact of SPC on the surrounding areas. The results were very promising, with SPC stimulating the economy by about 2.3% of the total income. However, these results stem mainly from student spending and employment of former students in the area. If our students were to create a lasting impact on the community through innovative ideas and products, the stimulation of the economy by SPC would increase substantially.

Below is the Landscape Canvas for Texas Tech University, a campus that we at SPC are partnering with. Looking at their system, though it's not perfect, would give good insight on what we can do to improve our own culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, so we can have a working landscape canvas ourselves. Lets make it our goal to bring I&E to SPC by the end of 2016, and give our future fellows and students something to work with.

'''Landscape Canvas 2016'''

<iframe src="[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e4bkNOheO7K47l6kEptWB0UzZiR0wqep1J34vAsXe7w/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e4bkNOheO7K47l6kEptWB0UzZiR0wqep1J34vAsXe7w/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false]"></iframe>

 

= Related Links =

[[Tad Davis|Tad_Davis]]

[[South Plains College Student Priorities]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:South Plains College

2016-02-11T21:48:20Z

Tcdavis88:

= South Plains College =

== Background ==

In 1958, the college opened its doors primarily as a two-year academic transfer institution, the first such college in Texas in over ten years. South Plains College(SPC) welcomed the expansion of community colleges in Texas, arguably the most significant development in Texas' higher education in the last half of the twentieth century. SPC has continued to grow and expand, opening an extension at Reese Air Force Base in 1970, and a technical branch in Lubbock in 1973. In 1977, the college acquired and refurbished the West Texas Hospital building in downtown Lubbock, and in the fall of 1978 established the Lubbock Campus at the site. With the closing of Reese Air Force Base in 1997, the college acquired, through public conveyance, six educational buildings at the base. Thus, South Plains College continues to develop the unfolding intellectual environment of a community. A community that is taking responsibility for the future.

== Encouraging Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

- NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars(NCCAS)

-Bridges Program

-Student Government Association

- Phi Theta Kappa

These opportunities are some of the few that are available at SPC. However, of them the only truly active ones are the NCCAS and bridges program, as far as getting students involved in innovation and entrepreneurship. Fortunately SPC offers a class that challenges students to create an innovative product. These items are designed to solve some the major issues of the modern world. Some of these projects include:

- Solar powered DC outlet

- Styrofoam drone

- High efficiency incinerator

- Stair stepping furniture dolly,

- and many more that have yet to be designed by the brilliant young minds coming to South Plains College.

These two programs and this one class only reach a very small portion of the student body and this needs to drastically change. 

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

Though there are some faculty that are no strangers to entrepreneurship and thinking with an innovative mindset, this does not appear to be something that is really pushed for on campus. Part of our goal is going to be to change this mindset and introduce a new way of thinking for all the staff and faculty. We want there to be a push in the direction of I&E. If our focus is only on seeing our students graduate and transfer to 4 year universities or start a job after getting their certificate, we will not move forward. So we need to have a strong push for I&E amongst the facutly. If we instill this mindset in the people running things, then we can guarantee it will trickle down to our students, opening up a new way of thinking for everyeon that passes through SPC. 

'''Actively Supporting the Unviersity Technology Transfer Function'''

As of right now there are no policies in place supporting IP Policies at SPC. We do not have a technology transfer office, and from my research I found nothing in regards to intellectual property of students, and supporting the transition from IP to patenting and marketing the actual product. This is something that will need to be addressed over the long haul. 

'''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration'''

The present situation in regards to innovation on campus has made this something that is non-existent as well. There are no research parks, innovation hubs, or anything of the sort on campus. However the Math and Engineering department are in the process of writing a grant proposal for a new facility on campus for STEM majors to come together in collaboration. This will be the perfect place for a maker-space to take hold and will set the groundwork for establishing policies in regards to the Technology Transfer Function indicated above. 

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

One of SPC's main goals is to assist in the economic development of the surrounding area. In 2008 SPC commissioned Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. to do a study trying to find the socioeconomic impact of SPC on the surrounding areas. The results were very promising, with SPC stimulating the economy by about 2.3% of the total income. However, these results stem mainly from student spending and employment of former students in the area. If our students were to create a lasting impact on the community through innovative ideas and products, the stimulation of the economy by SPC would increase substantially.

Below is the Landscape Canvas for Texas Tech University, a campus that we at SPC are partnering with. Looking at their system, though it's not perfect, would give good insight on what we can do to improve our own culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, so we can have a working landscape canvas ourselves. Lets make it our goal to bring I&E to SPC by the end of 2016, and give our future fellows and students something to work with.

'''Landscape Canvas 2016'''

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School:South Plains College

2016-02-11T21:44:34Z

Tcdavis88:

= South Plains College =

== Background ==

In 1958, the college opened its doors primarily as a two-year academic transfer institution, the first such college in Texas in over ten years. South Plains College(SPC) welcomed the expansion of community colleges in Texas, arguably the most significant development in Texas' higher education in the last half of the twentieth century. SPC has continued to grow and expand, opening an extension at Reese Air Force Base in 1970, and a technical branch in Lubbock in 1973. In 1977, the college acquired and refurbished the West Texas Hospital building in downtown Lubbock, and in the fall of 1978 established the Lubbock Campus at the site. With the closing of Reese Air Force Base in 1997, the college acquired, through public conveyance, six educational buildings at the base. Thus, South Plains College continues to develop the unfolding intellectual environment of a community. A community that is taking responsibility for the future.

== Encouraging Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

- NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars(NCCAS)

-Bridges Program

-Student Government Association

- Phi Theta Kappa

These opportunities are some of the few that are available at SPC. However, of them the only truly active ones are the NCCAS and bridges program, as far as getting students involved in innovation and entrepreneurship. Fortunately SPC offers a class that challenges students to create an innovative product. These items are designed to solve some the major issues of the modern world. Some of these projects include:

- Solar powered DC outlet

- Styrofoam drone

- High efficiency incinerator

- Stair stepping furniture dolly,

- and many more that have yet to be designed by the brilliant young minds coming to South Plains College.

These two programs and this one class only reach a very small portion of the student body and this needs to drastically change. 

== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==

Though there are some faculty that are no strangers to entrepreneurship and thinking with an innovative mindset, this does not appear to be something that is really pushed for on campus. Part of our goal is going to be to change this mindset and introduce a new way of thinking for all the staff and faculty. We want there to be a push in the direction of I&E. If our focus is only on seeing our students graduate and transfer to 4 year universities or start a job after getting their certificate, we will not move forward. So we need to have a strong push for I&E amongst the facutly. If we instill this mindset in the people running things, then we can guarantee it will trickle down to our students, opening up a new way of thinking for everyeon that passes through SPC. 

'''Actively Supporting the Unviersity Technology Transfer Function'''

As of right now there are no policies in place supporting IP Policies at SPC. We do not have a technology transfer office, and from my research I found nothing in regards to intellectual property of students, and supporting the transition from IP to patenting and marketing the actual product. This is something that will need to be addressed over the long haul. 

'''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration'''

The present situation in regards to innovation on campus has made this something that is non-existent as well. There are no research parks, innovation hubs, or anything of the sort on campus. However the Math and Engineering department are in the process of writing a grant proposal for a new facility on campus for STEM majors to come together in collaboration. This will be the perfect place for a maker-space to take hold and will set the groundwork for establishing policies in regards to the Technology Transfer Function indicated above. 

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

One of SPC's main goals is to assist in the economic development of the surrounding area. In 2008 SPC commissioned Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. to do a study trying to find the socioeconomic impact of SPC on the surrounding areas. The results were very promising, with SPC stimulating the economy by about 2.3% of the total income. However, these results stem mainly from student spending and employment of former students in the area. If our students were to create a lasting impact on the community through innovative ideas and products, the stimulation of the economy by SPC would increase substantially.

Below is the Landscape Canvas for Texas Tech University, a campus that we at SPC are partnering with. Looking at their system, though it's not perfect, would give good insight on what we can do to improve our own culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, so we can have a working landscape canvas ourselves. Lets make it our goal to bring I&E to SPC by the end of 2016, and give our future fellows and students something to work with.

'''Landscape Canvas 2016'''

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[[Tad Davis|Tad_Davis]]

[[South Plains College Student Priorities]]

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Fellow:Tad Davis

2016-02-11T20:32:48Z

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'''Tad Davis'''

Many words can be used to describe Tad Davis, husband, student, employee, but who is he really? Tad Davis has been a husband for less than a year and still learning all about what that looks like, an employee for over 9 years and that's looked very different everywhere he's been, and as a student this is Tad's second go around. Being 27 years old and getting back into school was not an easy decision. Having established himself in the professional world it was hard to step away from that and enter school (again) for mechanical engineering. Tad was salutatorian of his graduating high school class and he went straight into college with less than two weeks from the time he graduated. Doing this for only about a year and a half Tad decided that school wasn't for him. He moved up in the retail world becoming the technology and hiring manager for Office Depot, and eventually got bored with that and moved to Lubbock, starting a company with his father called PC Accessibility. Taking what he had learned in his time with Office Depot, he turned his knowledge into a job training course for individuals with disabilities, helping them to achieve employment and independence. Seeing people struggle with blindness but able to overcome this to learn to use computers through adaptive technology really gave him a heart for the disabled community. But how could he help these people to improve their quality of life in a more meaningful way? The answer: Go back to school and develop new technologies for these individuals. This ultimately led to the decision to go into mechanical engineering, the robotic hand that Luke receives in Star Wars was only a small part in making that decision (Tad's wife chooses to ignore this fact). Stepping away from his business was one of the hardest decisions he ever made. Though it wasn't the most lucrative enterprise, it was his and he was proud of it, but in order to focus on school and be the best student he knew how to be, it was necessary.

'''Related Links'''

'''[[South Plains College Student Priorities|South_Plains_College_Student_Priorities ]]'''

'''[[South Plains College|South_Plains_College]]'''

Fellow:Tad Davis

2016-02-11T20:32:31Z

Tcdavis88:

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'''Tad Davis'''

Many words can be used to describe Tad Davis, husband, student, employee, but who is he really? Tad Davis has been a husband for less than a year and still learning all about what that looks like, an employee for over 9 years and that's looked very different everywhere he's been, and as a student this is Tad's second go around. Being 27 years old and getting back into school was not an easy decision. Having established himself in the professional world it was hard to step away from that and enter school (again) for mechanical engineering. Tad was salutatorian of his graduating high school class and he went straight into college with less than two weeks from the time he graduated. Doing this for only about a year and a half Tad decided that school wasn't for him. He moved up in the retail world becoming the technology and hiring manager for Office Depot, and eventually got bored with that and moved to Lubbock, starting a company with his father called PC Accessibility. Taking what he had learned in his time with Office Depot, he turned his knowledge into a job training course for individuals with disabilities, helping them to achieve employment and independence. Seeing people struggle with blindness but able to overcome this to learn to use computers through adaptive technology really gave him a heart for the disabled community. But how could he help these people to improve their quality of life in a more meaningful way? The answer: Go back to school and develop new technologies for these individuals. This ultimately led to the decision to go into mechanical engineering, the robotic hand that Luke receives in Star Wars was only a small part in making that decision (Tad's wife chooses to ignore this fact). Stepping away from his business was one of the hardest decisions he ever made. Though it wasn't the most lucrative enterprise, it was his and he was proud of it, but in order to focus on school and be the best student he knew how to be, it was necessary.

'''Related Links'''

'''[[South Plains College Student Priorities|South_Plains_College_Student_Priorities ]]'''

'''[[South Plains College|South_Plains_College]]'''

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2016-02-11T20:31:53Z

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Many words can be used to describe Tad Davis, husband, student, employee, but who is he really? Tad Davis has been a husband for less than a year and still learning all about what that looks like, an employee for over 9 years and that's looked very different everywhere he's been, and as a student this is Tad's second go around. Being 27 years old and getting back into school was not an easy decision. Having established himself in the professional world it was hard to step away from that and enter school (again) for mechanical engineering. Tad was salutatorian of his graduating high school class and he went straight into college with less than two weeks from the time he graduated. Doing this for only about a year and a half Tad decided that school wasn't for him. He moved up in the retail world becoming the technology and hiring manager for Office Depot, and eventually got bored with that and moved to Lubbock, starting a company with his father called PC Accessibility. Taking what he had learned in his time with Office Depot, he turned his knowledge into a job training course for individuals with disabilities, helping them to achieve employment and independence. Seeing people struggle with blindness but able to overcome this to learn to use computers through adaptive technology really gave him a heart for the disabled community. But how could he help these people to improve their quality of life in a more meaningful way? The answer: Go back to school and develop new technologies for these individuals. This ultimately led to the decision to go into mechanical engineering, the robotic hand that Luke receives in Star Wars was only a small part in making that decision (Tad's wife chooses to ignore this fact). Stepping away from his business was one of the hardest decisions he ever made. Though it wasn't the most lucrative enterprise, it was his and he was proud of it, but in order to focus on school and be the best student he knew how to be, it was necessary.



'''Related Links'''

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'''[[South_Plains_College|South_Plains_College]]'''

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Priorities:South Plains College Student Priorities

2016-02-11T19:51:06Z

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= Overview =

Since the establishment of South Plains College (SPC) the focus of the university has been the betterment of the student. While many aspects of life has changed since 1957, the college's focus has not. Increasing the capacity of the individual to learn, produce, and be enlightened has always been the focus. To be the first community college in the history to participate in a program such as the University Innovation Fellows Program is something that they gladly welcome.

South Plains College has continued to grow adding satellite campuses including; Reese Technology Center, Bryon Martin Advanced Technology Center. Innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) are nothing new to the campus but have yet to have a catalyst to grow this culture of I&E. With it's roots firmly planted in the sense of community, South Plains College is centered on changing for the needs and opportunities of the community. Grants and contracts are available to students and faculty in order to pursue projects and research. As of right now, the Math and Engineering department is in the process of obtaining a grant to build a new facility for collaboration amongst all the STEM majors at SPC. 

= Calling ALL Students =

We want this program to be one that reaches the bulk of the student body. We want to engage students who are just coming into SPC for the first time as well as students who have been attending but haven't been involved. There is a major lacking in the culture of I&E on campus and we hope that by introducing a new program for students to come and get an understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship, the culture will spread like fire. We want our students to not feel limited by their status, or their background. We want students to understand that if they have an idea, all they need is the right mindset and the right tools to get it going. Not all ideas will succeed, but we want our students to be able to learn from their failures and not feel trapped by them, so they can find out what doesn't work when they fail and then just keep trying! For more information on this program follow the contact information below:  

Tad Davis -tdavis4295@students.southplainscollege.edu

Dr. Ramesh (Krams) Krishnan - rkrishnan@southplainscollege.edu

= Strategy #1: Get Students Involved - Introducing "I&E @ SPC" =

== Tactic #1: Creat a Forum ==

Our first priority is going to be establishing a group where students can come and learn about I&E, and feel free to share their thoughts and ideas openly. We want these students to learn from eachother as well as through hands on activities. Our first goal should be to find out what students are interested in I&E, and then expose them to all the hands on training provided to us by the UIF. We are meant to share our knowledge and watch what others can do with it! Once we've established a good background of I&E for these students, the next step will be to see what they can do with it. 

Project Leader - Tad Davis

Projected Completion Date: Beginning of Spring 2016 semester

== Tactic #2: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work ==

Once we've equipped our students interested in I&E with the knowledge that they need, let's get them involved in identifying problems and proposing solutions! Let's find out what issues there are on campus that maybe the innovation fellow candidates have missed and let's see if we can find the best solution to these problems together! We would want to have weekly meetings where students come together, share what they've identified as an issue on campus and give a proposal on how they're going to fix it. We can accomplish a lot more as a team than as individuals. 

Project Lead - Tad Davis

Projected Completion Date - Mid Spring 2016 Semester

== Tactic #3: Just Do It!  ==

Lets work together to garner support from staff and faculty to make our ideas a reality. Once we've established issues on campus it's time to come up with the best solutions. We listen to the ideas presented, then in an open discussion we talk about the best possible solutions for each proposed topic. We discuss what needs to be addressed when, and everyone works together to bring these ideas to fruition. We have leads on the individual projects and give eachother guidance and support throughout each stage. If something fails we take it back to the drawing board and we learn from our mistakes. The most important thing is that we push through as a group and continually gain experience from the tasks that we're trying to accomplish. 

Project Lead -Tad Davis

Projected Completion Date - Mid Spring 2016 Semester

= Strategy #2: Exposure =

== Tactic #1: Let's Get it Started in Here!  ==

We need the faculty and administration to understand just how important I&E is to the student body! Let's give our group of innovative students a voice to be had. We need a way to reach the rest of the student body and engage them so they know that the culture is changing. We need to adjust people's thinking. So we host speakers, but not just any speakers. We need speakers who are going to do more than just give a motivational speech about how great I&E is. We need speakers & events that will promote a culture change, that when students leave, they feel as though they received something quantifiable and feel like they can take that something and apply it to their daily lives. This is what the student body wants, and as the leaders of this culture change, it is our responsibility to provide it. 

Project Lead - Future Innovation Fellow

Projected Completion Date - Mid Fall 2016

= Strategy #3: Let it Grow!  =

== Tactic #1: Just Keep Swimming!  ==

After the above mentioned steps, this machine that has been created needs to continually churn out people with this new mindset that has been repressed through traditional schooling. In turn, having people leaving with their minds expanded we will constantly need a fresh supply of new minds. Seeing their peers and students get excited, this will spark the next wave of students who want to be a part of this movement. To keep the system from collapsing we propose having a governing factor in the group. Of course you have the President, but then you also need the President Elect. Someone who you can train and entrust that once you've left the next semester, they will be able to pick right back up where you left off. To keep the system from crumbling everytime leadership has gone, this will be a necessary part of the group. We can do this for many different roles, leader/co-leader, treasurer, etc...

 Project Leader - Tad Davis

Projected Completion Date - End of Spring 2016

== ==

= Related Links =

[[South Plains College]]

Resource:How to develop an innovation space to support creativity and design research

2016-01-22T03:29:47Z

Tcdavis88:

Introduction

 [[File:Intro.png]]

Creating an innovation space at your school is a great way to garner a student’s innovation and creativity. Our goal is to create a space that students can feel as though their ideas will be supported, where failure is not looked at as the worst thing that could happen, but instead is a good learning experience. We want students to be able to have the confidence to unlock the innovators inside them, and give them the confidence to go forward and be leaders in the classroom as well as in their professional careers when they leave school. That’s why a space like this is important to your school’s ecosystem. This space should be designed so the students can interact with each other and work collaboratively very easily.

Need & Goal

The first step in getting anything off the ground is identifying a need. With the information above, look at your school. See what systems are already in place to develop a spirit of creativity and design, and expand on that. How can it be improved, how can it gain more awareness, is there even a system like this in place to begin with? These are key questions to ask yourself before proceeding with this.

The next step would be your goal. What do you hope to achieve with this space, how are you impacting student’s, does this idea take care of the need that you have identified? Once you have a clear goal in mind as well as a need identified it’s time to make this a reality. How do we go about this?  

Location

Your next step would be trying to figure out a location. Some things to consider would be the main body of student’s ability to easily get to this location. Somewhere close to the student center or housing would be preferable. However you also need to consider your school’s resources, where has unallocated space to be used? Where has space that can consolidated to create a new space? Where would you have enough room for students to gather and feel that they can be creative? Once you have decided on a space you can then move onto the next step.

 

Support

If you’re trying to institute change in your school, you won’t get very far without support. One approach to this is working from the little guy up. Instead of going straight to the President of the University, let’s try addressing this with someone a little more approachable first and start garnering that much needed support. One student’s approach was to go to their library’s director initially. The director of the library was very receptive and was more than happy to speak with those above her to garner support. Eventually it went all the way to the top and had a good following. This seemed to almost ensure the success of the initiative.

A bottom up approach rather than going straight to the top is just one method that could be used however. Depending on the school’s infrastructure another approach might be best. Another thing to consider, is that you must be willing to compromise with the people in charge. Don’t be so unwilling to budge on any of your ideas that you end up losing support and losing a great thing for your school and the students in it.  

Funding

Once support has been gathered the next step is funding. Perhaps your school hasn’t allocated funds yet for certain projects or maybe you’ll need to do a funding proposal. If you have to do a funding proposal the thing to keep in mind is that there are timelines for these. Be sure to research your school’s timeline and find out when this needs to be submitted. This can greatly affect your timeline for actually accomplishing your goal.

Timeline

Your timeline can vary depending on when you get started with your project and how long it takes to decide on a location, gain support, and gain funding. It’s important not to get discouraged. It may take more time than you had envisioned in your idealistic imaginings, but stay persistent and pursue your goal as fast as as can be accomplished without compromising on your original purpose.

Materials

[[File:Materials2.jpg]]

Now that you have the support, the location, and the funding what’s next? Decorating! Now you have to decide what will be the most creative environment for students to come to, what will get the creative/innovative juices flowing? What type of furniture are you going to use, what type of technology do you want available to the students, how will you allow big groups of students to collaborate on projects and share new ideas? The answer: Don’t do it alone!

Recruit other students, ask them what they want, ask them what helps them when they’re on their own to be creative. On another note, think about what helps you to be creative. I think we have all heard about Google’s offices...nap pods, couches, people eating on ping pong tables, riding bikes through the office and so forth. Also try to provide as much as access to visualization as possible, this will create an environment to create and give students a better option to express themselves. 3D printers, TV screens, projectors, white boards, big craft papers, foam, scissors, crayons, play dough and etc! Anything you can think of! With your budget that may not be possible, but you get the idea. Think about what makes people comfortable, and get them creative including yourself, and go from there.

Awareness

Now you’ve got everything in place to get this going so the next step is making students aware! You have the opportunity to go on your first marketing campaign! Social media, fliers around campus, email announcements, you have everything you need at your fingertips to get word out about your project. If you have clubs on campus for innovation and entrepreneurship that’s a great place to start. Get the word out to individuals in this group and see how quickly the fire will spread. Contact your school and get them to send out an email announcement, ensuring that news of your space will reach every student in school. Connect with them on facebook, twitter, instagram, linkedin, flickr! Whatever you can think of! Once word is out and you’ve got things all setup it’s time to watch it take off. Be proud of your accomplishment, you’ve done it!

[[File:Conclusions.jpg]]

Resource:How to develop an innovation space to support creativity and design research

2016-01-22T03:29:05Z

Tcdavis88:

Introduction

 [[File:Intro.png]]

Creating an innovation space at your school is a great way to garner a student’s innovation and creativity. Our goal is to create a space that students can feel as though their ideas will be supported, where failure is not looked at as the worst thing that could happen, but instead is a good learning experience. We want students to be able to have the confidence to unlock the innovators inside them, and give them the confidence to go forward and be leaders in the classroom as well as in their professional careers when they leave school. That’s why a space like this is important to your school’s ecosystem. This space should be designed so the students can interact with each other and work collaboratively very easily.

Need & Goal

The first step in getting anything off the ground is identifying a need. With the information above, look at your school. See what systems are already in place to develop a spirit of creativity and design, and expand on that. How can it be improved, how can it gain more awareness, is there even a system like this in place to begin with? These are key questions to ask yourself before proceeding with this.

The next step would be your goal. What do you hope to achieve with this space, how are you impacting student’s, does this idea take care of the need that you have identified? Once you have a clear goal in mind as well as a need identified it’s time to make this a reality. How do we go about this?  

Location

Your next step would be trying to figure out a location. Some things to consider would be the main body of student’s ability to easily get to this location. Somewhere close to the student center or housing would be preferable. However you also need to consider your school’s resources, where has unallocated space to be used? Where has space that can consolidated to create a new space? Where would you have enough room for students to gather and feel that they can be creative? Once you have decided on a space you can then move onto the next step.

 

Support

If you’re trying to institute change in your school, you won’t get very far without support. One approach to this is working from the little guy up. Instead of going straight to the President of the University, let’s try addressing this with someone a little more approachable first and start garnering that much needed support. One student’s approach was to go to their library’s director initially. The director of the library was very receptive and was more than happy to speak with those above her to garner support. Eventually it went all the way to the top and had a good following. This seemed to almost ensure the success of the initiative.

A bottom up approach rather than going straight to the top is just one method that could be used however. Depending on the school’s infrastructure another approach might be best. Another thing to consider, is that you must be willing to compromise with the people in charge. Don’t be so unwilling to budge on any of your ideas that you end up losing support and losing a great thing for your school and the students in it.  

Funding

Once support has been gathered the next step is funding. Perhaps your school hasn’t allocated funds yet for certain projects or maybe you’ll need to do a funding proposal. If you have to do a funding proposal the thing to keep in mind is that there are timelines for these. Be sure to research your school’s timeline and find out when this needs to be submitted. This can greatly affect your timeline for actually accomplishing your goal.

Timeline

Your timeline can vary depending on when you get started with your project and how long it takes to decide on a location, gain support, and gain funding. It’s important not to get discouraged. It may take more time than you had envisioned in your idealistic imaginings, but stay persistent and pursue your goal as fast as as can be accomplished without compromising on your original purpose.

Materials

[[File:Materials2.jpg]]

Now that you have the support, the location, and the funding what’s next? Decorating! Now you have to decide what will be the most creative environment for students to come to, what will get the creative/innovative juices flowing? What type of furniture are you going to use, what type of technology do you want available to the students, how will you allow big groups of students to collaborate on projects and share new ideas? The answer: Don’t do it alone! 

Recruit other students, ask them what they want, ask them what helps them when they’re on their own to be creative. On another note, think about what helps you to be creative. I think we have all heard about Google’s offices...nap pods, couches, people eating on ping pong tables, riding bikes through the office and so forth. Also try to provide as much as access to visualization as possible, this will create an environment to create and give students a better option to express themselves. 3D printers, TV screens, projectors, white boards, big craft papers, foam, scissors, crayons, play dough and etc! Anything you can think of! With your budget that may not be possible, but you get the idea. Think about what makes people comfortable, and get them creative including yourself, and go from there.

Awareness

Now you’ve got everything in place to get this going so the next step is making students aware! You have the opportunity to go on your first marketing campaign! Social media, fliers around campus, email announcements, you have everything you need at your fingertips to get word out about your project. If you have clubs on campus for innovation and entrepreneurship that’s a great place to start. Get the word out to individuals in this group and see how quickly the fire will spread. Contact your school and get them to send out an email announcement, ensuring that news of your space will reach every student in school. Connect with them on facebook, twitter, instagram, linkedin, flickr! Whatever you can think of! Once word is out and you’ve got things all setup it’s time to watch it take off. Be proud of your accomplishment, you’ve done it!

[[File:Conclusions.jpg]]

Resource:How to develop an innovation space to support creativity and design research

2016-01-22T03:28:23Z

Tcdavis88:

Introduction

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Creating an innovation space at your school is a great way to garner a student’s innovation and creativity. Our goal is to create a space that students can feel as though their ideas will be supported, where failure is not looked at as the worst thing that could happen, but instead is a good learning experience. We want students to be able to have the confidence to unlock the innovators inside them, and give them the confidence to go forward and be leaders in the classroom as well as in their professional careers when they leave school. That’s why a space like this is important to your school’s ecosystem. This space should be designed so the students can interact with each other and work collaboratively very easily.

Need & Goal

The first step in getting anything off the ground is identifying a need. With the information above, look at your school. See what systems are already in place to develop a spirit of creativity and design, and expand on that. How can it be improved, how can it gain more awareness, is there even a system like this in place to begin with? These are key questions to ask yourself before proceeding with this.

The next step would be your goal. What do you hope to achieve with this space, how are you impacting student’s, does this idea take care of the need that you have identified? Once you have a clear goal in mind as well as a need identified it’s time to make this a reality. How do we go about this?  

Location

Your next step would be trying to figure out a location. Some things to consider would be the main body of student’s ability to easily get to this location. Somewhere close to the student center or housing would be preferable. However you also need to consider your school’s resources, where has unallocated space to be used? Where has space that can consolidated to create a new space? Where would you have enough room for students to gather and feel that they can be creative? Once you have decided on a space you can then move onto the next step.

 

Support

If you’re trying to institute change in your school, you won’t get very far without support. One approach to this is working from the little guy up. Instead of going straight to the President of the University, let’s try addressing this with someone a little more approachable first and start garnering that much needed support. One student’s approach was to go to their library’s director initially. The director of the library was very receptive and was more than happy to speak with those above her to garner support. Eventually it went all the way to the top and had a good following. This seemed to almost ensure the success of the initiative.

A bottom up approach rather than going straight to the top is just one method that could be used however. Depending on the school’s infrastructure another approach might be best. Another thing to consider, is that you must be willing to compromise with the people in charge. Don’t be so unwilling to budge on any of your ideas that you end up losing support and losing a great thing for your school and the students in it.  

 

Funding

Once support has been gathered the next step is funding. Perhaps your school hasn’t allocated funds yet for certain projects or maybe you’ll need to do a funding proposal. If you have to do a funding proposal the thing to keep in mind is that there are timelines for these. Be sure to research your school’s timeline and find out when this needs to be submitted. This can greatly affect your timeline for actually accomplishing your goal.

Timeline

Your timeline can vary depending on when you get started with your project and how long it takes to decide on a location, gain support, and gain funding. It’s important not to get discouraged. It may take more time than you had envisioned in your idealistic imaginings, but stay persistent and pursue your goal as fast as as can be accomplished without compromising on your original purpose.

Materials

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Now that you have the support, the location, and the funding what’s next? Decorating! Now you have to decide what will be the most creative environment for students to come to, what will get the creative/innovative juices flowing? What type of furniture are you going to use, what type of technology do you want available to the students, how will you allow big groups of students to collaborate on projects and share new ideas? The answer: Don’t do it alone! 

Recruit other students, ask them what they want, ask them what helps them when they’re on their own to be creative. On another note, think about what helps you to be creative. I think we have all heard about Google’s offices...nap pods, couches, people eating on ping pong tables, riding bikes through the office and so forth. Also try to provide as much as access to visualization as possible, this will create an environment to create and give students a better option to express themselves. 3D printers, TV screens, projectors, white boards, big craft papers, foam, scissors, crayons, play dough and etc! Anything you can think of! With your budget that may not be possible, but you get the idea. Think about what makes people comfortable, and get them creative including yourself, and go from there.

Awareness

Now you’ve got everything in place to get this going so the next step is making students aware! You have the opportunity to go on your first marketing campaign! Social media, fliers around campus, email announcements, you have everything you need at your fingertips to get word out about your project. If you have clubs on campus for innovation and entrepreneurship that’s a great place to start. Get the word out to individuals in this group and see how quickly the fire will spread. Contact your school and get them to send out an email announcement, ensuring that news of your space will reach every student in school. Connect with them on facebook, twitter, instagram, linkedin, flickr! Whatever you can think of! Once word is out and you’ve got things all setup it’s time to watch it take off. Be proud of your accomplishment, you’ve done it!

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Resource:How to develop an innovation space to support creativity and design research

2016-01-22T03:03:55Z

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Introduction

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Creating an innovation space at your school is a great way to garner a student’s innovation and creativity. Our goal is to create a space that students can feel as though their ideas will be supported, where failure is not looked at as the worst thing that could happen, but instead is a good learning experience. We want students to be able to have the confidence to unlock the innovators inside them, and give them the confidence to go forward and be leaders in the classroom as well as in their professional careers when they leave school. That’s why a space like this is important to your school’s ecosystem. This space should be designed so the students can interact with each other and work collaboratively very easily.

Need & Goal

The first step in getting anything off the ground is identifying a need. With the information above, look at your school. See what systems are already in place to develop a spirit of creativity and design, and expand on that. How can it be improved, how can it gain more awareness, is there even a system like this in place to begin with? These are key questions to ask yourself before proceeding with this.

The next step would be your goal. What do you hope to achieve with this space, how are you impacting student’s, does this idea take care of the need that you have identified? Once you have a clear goal in mind as well as a need identified it’s time to make this a reality. How do we go about this?  

 

Location

Your next step would be trying to figure out a location. Some things to consider would be the main body of student’s ability to easily get to this location. Somewhere close to the student center or housing would be preferable. However you also need to consider your school’s resources, where has unallocated space to be used? Where has space that can consolidated to create a new space? Where would you have enough room for students to gather and feel that they can be creative? Once you have decided on a space you can then move onto the next step.

 

Support

If you’re trying to institute change in your school, you won’t get very far without support. One approach to this is working from the little guy up. Instead of going straight to the President of the University, let’s try addressing this with someone a little more approachable first and start garnering that much needed support. One student’s approach was to go to their library’s director initially. The director of the library was very receptive and was more than happy to speak with those above her to garner support. Eventually it went all the way to the top and had a good following. This seemed to almost ensure the success of the initiative.

A bottom up approach rather than going straight to the top is just one method that could be used however. Depending on the school’s infrastructure another approach might be best. Another thing to consider, is that you must be willing to compromise with the people in charge. Don’t be so unwilling to budge on any of your ideas that you end up losing support and losing a great thing for your school and the students in it.  

 

Funding

Once support has been gathered the next step is funding. Perhaps your school hasn’t allocated funds yet for certain projects or maybe you’ll need to do a funding proposal. If you have to do a funding proposal the thing to keep in mind is that there are timelines for these. Be sure to research your school’s timeline and find out when this needs to be submitted. This can greatly affect your timeline for actually accomplishing your goal.

Timeline

Your timeline can vary depending on when you get started with your project and how long it takes to decide on a location, gain support, and gain funding. It’s important not to get discouraged. It may take more time than you had envisioned in your idealistic imaginings, but stay persistent and pursue your goal as fast as as can be accomplished without compromising on your original purpose.

Materials

Now that you have the support, the location, and the funding what’s next? Decorating! Now you have to decide what will be the most creative environment for students to come to, what will get the creative/innovative juices flowing? What type of furniture are you going to use, what type of technology do you want available to the students, how will you allow big groups of students to collaborate on projects and share new ideas? The answer: Don’t do it alone! https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/lyNE_AJxSbI2HF0LnDbSVblrH0trBp49GPan-LmHjVN_RlC0kqu9wKxxNrQurhzMwzSezfX09TT6PhsjIyxIVMWWWvPT-aiatL9uNWV4tXwx1b-USwC943Ydt-omFDFLkViDVUw1

Recruit other students, ask them what they want, ask them what helps them when they’re on their own to be creative. On another note, think about what helps you to be creative. I think we have all heard about Google’s offices...nap pods, couches, people eating on ping pong tables, riding bikes through the office and so forth. Also try to provide as much as access to visualization as possible, this will create an environment to create and give students a better option to express themselves. 3D printers, TV screens, projectors, white boards, big craft papers, foam, scissors, crayons, play dough and etc! Anything you can think of! With your budget that may not be possible, but you get the idea. Think about what makes people comfortable, and get them creative including yourself, and go from there.

Awareness

Now you’ve got everything in place to get this going so the next step is making students aware! You have the opportunity to go on your first marketing campaign! Social media, fliers around campus, email announcements, you have everything you need at your fingertips to get word out about your project. If you have clubs on campus for innovation and entrepreneurship that’s a great place to start. Get the word out to individuals in this group and see how quickly the fire will spread. Contact your school and get them to send out an email announcement, ensuring that news of your space will reach every student in school. Connect with them on facebook, twitter, instagram, linkedin, flickr! Whatever you can think of! Once word is out and you’ve got things all setup it’s time to watch it take off. Be proud of your accomplishment, you’ve done it!

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Resource:How to develop an innovation space to support creativity and design research

2016-01-22T03:03:05Z

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'''Introduction'''

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Creating an innovation space at your school is a great way to garner a student’s innovation and creativity. Our goal is to create a space that students can feel as though their ideas will be supported, where failure is not looked at as the worst thing that could happen, but instead is a good learning experience. We want students to be able to have the confidence to unlock the innovators inside them, and give them the confidence to go forward and be leaders in the classroom as well as in their professional careers when they leave school. That’s why a space like this is important to your school’s ecosystem. This space should be designed so the students can interact with each other and work collaboratively very easily.

 

'''Need & Goal'''

 

The first step in getting anything off the ground is identifying a need. With the information above, look at your school. See what systems are already in place to develop a spirit of creativity and design, and expand on that. How can it be improved, how can it gain more awareness, is there even a system like this in place to begin with? These are key questions to ask yourself before proceeding with this.

 

The next step would be your goal. What do you hope to achieve with this space, how are you impacting student’s, does this idea take care of the need that you have identified? Once you have a clear goal in mind as well as a need identified it’s time to make this a reality. How do we go about this? 

 

 

'''Location'''

 

Your next step would be trying to figure out a location. Some things to consider would be the main body of student’s ability to easily get to this location. Somewhere close to the student center or housing would be preferable. However you also need to consider your school’s resources, where has unallocated space to be used? Where has space that can consolidated to create a new space? Where would you have enough room for students to gather and feel that they can be creative? Once you have decided on a space you can then move onto the next step.

  

'''Support'''

 

If you’re trying to institute change in your school, you won’t get very far without support. One approach to this is working from the little guy up. Instead of going straight to the President of the University, let’s try addressing this with someone a little more approachable first and start garnering that much needed support. One student’s approach was to go to their library’s director initially. The director of the library was very receptive and was more than happy to speak with those above her to garner support. Eventually it went all the way to the top and had a good following. This seemed to almost ensure the success of the initiative.

 

A bottom up approach rather than going straight to the top is just one method that could be used however. Depending on the school’s infrastructure another approach might be best. Another thing to consider, is that you must be willing to compromise with the people in charge. Don’t be so unwilling to budge on any of your ideas that you end up losing support and losing a great thing for your school and the students in it. 

 

 

 

'''Funding'''

Once support has been gathered the next step is funding. Perhaps your school hasn’t allocated funds yet for certain projects or maybe you’ll need to do a funding proposal. If you have to do a funding proposal the thing to keep in mind is that there are timelines for these. Be sure to research your school’s timeline and find out when this needs to be submitted. This can greatly affect your timeline for actually accomplishing your goal.

 

'''Timeline'''

Your timeline can vary depending on when you get started with your project and how long it takes to decide on a location, gain support, and gain funding. It’s important not to get discouraged. It may take more time than you had envisioned in your idealistic imaginings, but stay persistent and pursue your goal as fast as as can be accomplished without compromising on your original purpose.

 

'''Materials'''

 

Now that you have the support, the location, and the funding what’s next? Decorating! Now you have to decide what will be the most creative environment for students to come to, what will get the creative/innovative juices flowing? What type of furniture are you going to use, what type of technology do you want available to the students, how will you allow big groups of students to collaborate on projects and share new ideas? The answer: Don’t do it alone! [[File:|5382475613_d0c7e870df.jpg]]

Recruit other students, ask them what they want, ask them what helps them when they’re on their own to be creative. On another note, think about what helps you to be creative. I think we have all heard about Google’s offices...nap pods, couches, people eating on ping pong tables, riding bikes through the office and so forth. Also try to provide as much as access to visualization as possible, this will create an environment to create and give students a better option to express themselves. 3D printers, TV screens, projectors, white boards, big craft papers, foam, scissors, crayons, play dough and etc! Anything you can think of! With your budget that may not be possible, but you get the idea. Think about what makes people comfortable, and get them creative including yourself, and go from there.

 

'''Awareness'''

 

Now you’ve got everything in place to get this going so the next step is making students aware! You have the opportunity to go on your first marketing campaign! Social media, fliers around campus, email announcements, you have everything you need at your fingertips to get word out about your project. If you have clubs on campus for innovation and entrepreneurship that’s a great place to start. Get the word out to individuals in this group and see how quickly the fire will spread. Contact your school and get them to send out an email announcement, ensuring that news of your space will reach every student in school. Connect with them on facebook, twitter, instagram, linkedin, flickr! Whatever you can think of! Once word is out and you’ve got things all setup it’s time to watch it take off. Be proud of your accomplishment, you’ve done it!

 

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2016-01-22T02:55:28Z

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Creating an innovation space at your school is a great way to garner a student’s innovation and creativity. Our goal is to create a space that students can feel as though their ideas will be supported, where failure is not looked at as the worst thing that could happen, but instead is a good learning experience. We want students to be able to have the confidence to unlock the innovators inside them, and give them the confidence to go forward and be leaders in the classroom as well as in their professional careers when they leave school. That’s why a space like this is important to your school’s ecosystem. This space should be designed so the students can interact with each other and work collaboratively very easily.
 
Need & Goal
 
The first step in getting anything off the ground is identifying a need. With the information above, look at your school. See what systems are already in place to develop a spirit of creativity and design, and expand on that. How can it be improved, how can it gain more awareness, is there even a system like this in place to begin with? These are key questions to ask yourself before proceeding with this.
 
The next step would be your goal. What do you hope to achieve with this space, how are you impacting student’s, does this idea take care of the need that you have identified? Once you have a clear goal in mind as well as a need identified it’s time to make this a reality. How do we go about this?  
 
Location
 
Your next step would be trying to figure out a location. Some things to consider would be the main body of student’s ability to easily get to this location. Somewhere close to the student center or housing would be preferable. However you also need to consider your school’s resources, where has unallocated space to be used? Where has space that can consolidated to create a new space? Where would you have enough room for students to gather and feel that they can be creative? Once you have decided on a space you can then move onto the next step.

 

Support
 
If you’re trying to institute change in your school, you won’t get very far without support. One approach to this is working from the little guy up. Instead of going straight to the President of the University, let’s try addressing this with someone a little more approachable first and start garnering that much needed support. One student’s approach was to go to their library’s director initially. The director of the library was very receptive and was more than happy to speak with those above her to garner support. Eventually it went all the way to the top and had a good following. This seemed to almost ensure the success of the initiative.
 
A bottom up approach rather than going straight to the top is just one method that could be used however. Depending on the school’s infrastructure another approach might be best. Another thing to consider, is that you must be willing to compromise with the people in charge. Don’t be so unwilling to budge on any of your ideas that you end up losing support and losing a great thing for your school and the students in it.  
 
Funding

Once support has been gathered the next step is funding. Perhaps your school hasn’t allocated funds yet for certain projects or maybe you’ll need to do a funding proposal. If you have to do a funding proposal the thing to keep in mind is that there are timelines for these. Be sure to research your school’s timeline and find out when this needs to be submitted. This can greatly affect your timeline for actually accomplishing your goal.
 
Timeline

Your timeline can vary depending on when you get started with your project and how long it takes to decide on a location, gain support, and gain funding. It’s important not to get discouraged. It may take more time than you had envisioned in your idealistic imaginings, but stay persistent and pursue your goal as fast as as can be accomplished without compromising on your original purpose.
 
Materials
 
Now that you have the support, the location, and the funding what’s next? Decorating! Now you have to decide what will be the most creative environment for students to come to, what will get the creative/innovative juices flowing? What type of furniture are you going to use, what type of technology do you want available to the students, how will you allow big groups of students to collaborate on projects and share new ideas? The answer: Don’t do it alone! https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/lyNE_AJxSbI2HF0LnDbSVblrH0trBp49GPan-LmHjVN_RlC0kqu9wKxxNrQurhzMwzSezfX09TT6PhsjIyxIVMWWWvPT-aiatL9uNWV4tXwx1b-USwC943Ydt-omFDFLkViDVUw1

Recruit other students, ask them what they want, ask them what helps them when they’re on their own to be creative. On another note, think about what helps you to be creative. I think we have all heard about Google’s offices...nap pods, couches, people eating on ping pong tables, riding bikes through the office and so forth. Also try to provide as much as access to visualization as possible, this will create an environment to create and give students a better option to express themselves. 3D printers, TV screens, projectors, white boards, big craft papers, foam, scissors, crayons, play dough and etc! Anything you can think of! With your budget that may not be possible, but you get the idea. Think about what makes people comfortable, and get them creative including yourself, and go from there.
 
Awareness
 
Now you’ve got everything in place to get this going so the next step is making students aware! You have the opportunity to go on your first marketing campaign! Social media, fliers around campus, email announcements, you have everything you need at your fingertips to get word out about your project. If you have clubs on campus for innovation and entrepreneurship that’s a great place to start. Get the word out to individuals in this group and see how quickly the fire will spread. Contact your school and get them to send out an email announcement, ensuring that news of your space will reach every student in school. Connect with them on facebook, twitter, instagram, linkedin, flickr! Whatever you can think of! Once word is out and you’ve got things all setup it’s time to watch it take off. Be proud of your accomplishment, you’ve done it!
 
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