University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

School:George Fox University

2017-09-22T06:15:52Z

Tnoel15:

= Overview =

George Fox University has a community that is ready to encourage an innovative and entrepreneurial mindset. Unfortunately, much of the infrastructure to allow students, faculty, and community members to explore their ideas does not yet exist.

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

George Fox University promotes many opportunities for students to discover innovation and entrepreneurship. This is mainly done through classes that encourage innovative thinking through projects. These are classes like Engineering Principles, which is two parts, each part consisting of an end of semester project with an open-ended way to solve a problem; and Microprocessors, where students are allowed to design a completely custom circuit board that does whatever they want as long as they meet a few requirements.  In the business department, George Fox has it's own entrepreneurship major program and attempts to be as close to real business settings as possible. In a managerial accounting class students have to create their own hypothetical restaurant and present financial projections. In a marketing class, students are currently working with an outside insurance agency to apply what they've learned in market research. All around the business and engineering departments George Fox University has the ability to promote innovation and entrepreneurship through their many communication channels. 

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

George Fox faculty do not conduct as much research as most universities because George Fox encourages its faculty to focus on students and on teaching effectively. In order to advance at George Fox as a faculty member, you need to show quality teaching and some form of continuing scholarship, where scholarship is an article in a peer-reviewed journal or at a conference.  In general, George Fox does not promote faculty innovation and entrepreneurship independent from publishing in a peer-reviewed journal.  That said, the College of Engineering does provide support to do any innovation, but there is still a need to tie it to publishing in order to advance as a faculty member.

= '''Actively supporting the university technology transfer function''' =

Unfortunately, George Fox University has no technology transfer office or any means of aiding students in connecting with industry to share new ideas. 

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

Regarding university-industry collaboration, many connections exist for George Fox University. Several industries are on advisory boards and regularly attend career fairs. These are businesses like A-dec, Legacy Health, and Nike, to name a few. The engineering program also has close relations with industry through Senior Design projects where senior engineers design a product to be used in industry.

= '''Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts''' =

Despite our close ties with local industries, George Fox University makes a minimal effort to benefit the community economically. At the beginning of the year, students receive a 'coupon card' with various discounts that students can use at local shops and restaurants, but the focus of this is to plug students into the community, and not necessarily to benefit the local economic development efforts. 

= The Landscape Canvas  =

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= Related Links =

'''George Fox University'''

[[George Fox University Student Priorities|George Fox University Student Priorities]]

University Innovation Fellows

Fall 2017:

[[Gabriel Gutierrez|Gabriel Gutierrez]]

[[Thomas Noel|Thomas Noel]]

[[Drake Dawson|Drake Dawson]]

[[Alexander Knopp|Alexander Knopp]]

Fall 2016:

[[Kelsey Dody|Kelsey Dody]]

[[Caleb Hubbell|Caleb Hubbell]]

[[Ethan Moss|Ethan Moss]]

[[Codi Morton|Codi Morton]]

Fall 2015:

[[Bryan Neufeld|Bryan Neufeld]]

[[Keiko Fujii|Keiko Fujii]]

[[Dieter Mueller|Dieter Mueller]]

[[Drew Camp|Drew Camp]]

[[Michael McCleskey|Michael McCleskey]]

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Fellow:Thomas Noel

2017-09-09T03:32:16Z

Tnoel15:

Thomas Noel is a passionate learner, innovator, and an undergraduate student in his junior year at George Fox University [[File:Thomas Noel Pic.png|thumb]](GFU) where he is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. Noel grew up on wild rice farm in a small, rural community in Northern California. While in high school, he participated in leadership events through the FFA Organization (Future Farmers of America). Growing up he was fascinated by the mechanisms found in farm equipment and the electrical circuits found in computers.

 After Thomas’s first year attending George Fox University, he completed an internship in the NASA Edwards Fiber Optic Sensing Systems laboratory, where he helped complete research for the next-gen FOSS system. It was during this time that he discovered his passion for creative problem solving and his love for people.

 Thomas’s current passion has to do with inspiring students in STEM majors to seriously consider why they are pursuing such disciplines and what they can do to make a positive difference with the skills that they attain at University. Noel believes when students find purpose in their studies they are more productive, passionate, and creative.During junior high school, Noel started playing the acoustic guitar and developed a love for playing music. Noel has taught music classes to preschoolers, and enjoys playing in the worship band at his church.

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Thomas Noel

2017-09-09T03:30:16Z

Tnoel15:

Thomas Noel is a passionate learner, innovator, and an undergraduate student in his junior year at George Fox University [[File:Thomas Noel Pic.png|thumb|Thomas Noel Pic.png]](GFU) where he is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. Noel grew up on wild rice farm in a small, rural community in Northern California. While in high school, he participated in leadership events through the FFA Organization (Future Farmers of America). Growing up he was fascinated by the mechanisms found in farm equipment and the electrical circuits found in computers.

 After Thomas’s first year attending George Fox University, he completed an internship in the NASA Edwards Fiber Optic Sensing Systems laboratory, where he helped complete research for the next-gen FOSS system. It was during this time that he discovered his passion for creative problem solving and his love for people.

 Thomas’s current passion has to do with inspiring students in STEM majors to seriously consider why they are pursuing such disciplines and what they can do to make a positive difference with the skills that they attain at University. Noel believes when students find purpose in their studies they are more productive, passionate, and creative.During junior high school, Noel started playing the acoustic guitar and developed a love for playing music. Noel has taught music classes to preschoolers, and enjoys playing in the worship band at his church.

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Thomas Noel

2017-09-09T03:29:33Z

Tnoel15:

Thomas Noel is a passionate learner, innovator, and an undergraduate student in his junior year at George Fox University [[File:Thomas Noel Pic.png|thumb]](GFU) where he is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. Noel grew up on wild rice farm in a small, rural community in Northern California. While in high school, he participated in leadership events through the FFA Organization (Future Farmers of America). Growing up he was fascinated by the mechanisms found in farm equipment and the electrical circuits found in computers.

 After Thomas’s first year attending George Fox University, he completed an internship in the NASA Edwards Fiber Optic Sensing Systems laboratory, where he helped complete research for the next-gen FOSS system. It was during this time that he discovered his passion for creative problem solving and his love for people.

 Thomas’s current passion has to do with inspiring students in STEM majors to seriously consider why they are pursuing such disciplines and what they can do to make a positive difference with the skills that they attain at University. Noel believes when students find purpose in their studies they are more productive, passionate, and creative.During junior high school, Noel started playing the acoustic guitar and developed a love for playing music. Noel has taught music classes to preschoolers, and enjoys playing in the worship band at his church.

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Thomas Noel

2017-09-09T03:28:31Z

Tnoel15:

Thomas Noel is a passionate learner, innovator, and an undergraduate student in his junior year at George Fox University [[File:Thomas Noel Pic.png|thumb|Thomas Noel Pic.png]](GFU) where he is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. Noel grew up on wild rice farm in a small, rural community in Northern California. While in high school, he participated in leadership events through the FFA Organization (Future Farmers of America). Growing up he was fascinated by the mechanisms found in farm equipment and the electrical circuits found in computers. After Thomas’s first year attending George Fox University, he completed an internship in the NASA Edwards Fiber Optic Sensing Systems laboratory, where he helped complete research for the next-gen FOSS system. It was during this time that he discovered his passion for creative problem solving and his love for people. Thomas’s current passion has to do with inspiring students in STEM majors to seriously consider why they are pursuing such disciplines and what they can do to make a positive difference with the skills that they attain at University. Noel believes when students find purpose in their studies they are more productive, passionate, and creative. During junior high school, Noel started playing the acoustic guitar and developed a love for playing music. Noel has taught music classes to preschoolers, and enjoys playing in the worship band at his church.

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Thomas Noel

2017-09-09T03:27:05Z

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Thomas Noel is a passionate learner, innovator, and an undergraduate student in his junior year at George Fox University [[File:Thomas Noel Pic.png|thumb]](GFU) where he is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. Noel grew up on wild rice farm in a small, rural community in Northern California. While in high school, he participated in leadership events through the FFA Organization (Future Farmers of America). Growing up he was fascinated by the mechanisms found in farm equipment and the electrical circuits found in computers.
 
After Thomas’s first year attending George Fox University, he completed an internship in the NASA Edwards Fiber Optic Sensing Systems laboratory, where he helped complete research for the next-gen FOSS system. It was during this time that he discovered his passion for creative problem solving and his love for people.
 
Thomas’s current passion has to do with inspiring students in STEM majors to seriously consider why they are pursuing such disciplines and what they can do to make a positive difference with the skills that they attain at University. Noel believes when students find purpose in their studies they are more productive, passionate, and creative.
 
During junior high school, Noel started playing the acoustic guitar and developed a love for playing music. Noel has taught music classes to preschoolers, and enjoys playing in the worship band at his church.

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2017-09-09T03:24:32Z

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2017-09-09T03:20:27Z

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