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Priorities:Rutgers the State University of New Jersey Student Priorities

2021-10-12T03:43:54Z

Yaowillow:

==Strategy #1: Hosting an innovation, design, and entrepreneurship conference==
Students who don't actively seek entrepreneurship experiences at Rutgers have difficulty learning about and getting involved with innovative opportunities. As a result, many students that could make valuable contributions to the I&E space at Rutgers miss relevant resources and projects. To address this problem, we plan to host an innovation, design, and entrepreneurship conference in for students from a variety of majors, years, and interests. This conference will feature speakers from a variety of disciplines that inspire students with their creativity and curiosity. It will also have interactive, hands-on workshops for students to learn important concepts such as design thinking and storytelling. Rutgers clubs and programs in the I&E space will also have booths set up at the conference for students to learn about all the available opportunities and ways to get involved. No matter what goals or careers students have, this conference will provide students with the resources and skills they need to become innovative thinkers and problem solvers.

==Strategy #2: Creating and promoting a resource guide for innovation at Rutgers==
Rutgers has many programs, organizations, and majors in the I&E space. However, it's difficult to learn about all of the available opportunities because there is not a source of truth for innovation at Rutgers. We plan to create and share a resource guide to increase exposure to all of the initiatives Rutgers offers. By creating a website for innovation, design, and entrepreneurship, students can easily discover relevant information to help them accomplish their goals.

==Strategy #3: Creating student-led for-credit courses==
Many students believe that classes fail to prepare them for industry experience after college. As a result, they have to spend time self-learning additional concepts in addition to their required courses. We propose creating student-led courses focused on skills that are not offered by Rutgers. Courses will focus on practical, hands on concepts that provide students with skills to develop their ideas and gain relevant experience for future jobs (ex: React, Figma, Photoshop, Data Science, etc). Courses are beginner-friendly and open to students in all years and majors to make learning accessible to everyone. These courses can be piloted with freshman in partnership with FIGS first, and then expanded to all students. Experienced students will work with a faculty mentor to create a curriculum and offer office hours and support for their courses.

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Priorities:Rutgers the State University of New Jersey Student Priorities

2021-10-12T03:12:28Z

Yaowillow:

Category:Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

2021-10-11T21:02:28Z

Yaowillow:

This is the Rutgers the State University of New Jersey category.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, stands among America’s highest-ranked, most diverse public research universities. The oldest, largest, and top-ranked public university in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area, you’ll find us at our main locations in three New Jersey cities, and our footprint can be seen around the region. We’re an academic, health, and research powerhouse and a university of opportunity.

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== Campus Overview ==

====== Summary ======
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public research university based in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Rutgers is a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant university, as well as the largest university in the state. Instruction is offered by 9,000 faculty members in 175 academic departments to over 45,000 undergraduate students and more than 20,000 graduate and professional students. The university is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, the Association of American Universities and the Universities Research Association.

'''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship'''

Rutgers offers a variety of initiatives to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship. The entrepreneurship living-learning community allows like-minded freshman and transfer students to form strong connections through a close-knit community. Programs such as the Road to Silicon Valley (RSVP) and the Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA) pave the way to help students become leaders in innovation and entrepreneurship. The Hult Prize competition encourages students to work together to pitch innovative ideas that can change the world. A more detailed list of programs can be found on the Rutgers Landscape Canvas.

'''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''

The Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) facilitates the development of new research projects through seed funding to new teams and proposal support for large-scale projects. ORI also provides strategic support to faculty pursuing early-career research grants and prestigious fellowships. Innovation Ventures is to partner with the Rutgers community to encourage deliberate innovation, protect and leverage Rutgers intellectual property, foster collaboration with industry, and enable entrepreneurship. The Rutgers I-Corps also supports faculty to help transition their technology concepts into the marketplace. The Rutgers I-Corps program will provide advice, resources, networking opportunities, training and modest funding to assist teams with the commercialization process and/or into becoming applicants for the National I-Corps™ program.

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

Innovation Ventures offers technology support for innovation projects. Researchers are able to submit a notice of invention, and receive help from the team to understand the patentability and market potential of your invention and prepare a technology assessment report. If the invention is ready for patenting, Innovation Ventures will also help file a provisional application with the USPTO and pay the filing costs.

'''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration'''

Rutgers works with a variety of industry partners in research and innovation. The career and internship fair brings in hundreds of companies to recruit Rutgers students for internships and jobs. The Corporate Engagement Center also provides a front door into Rutgers, advises on comprehensive industry partnerships, connects faculty and companies and develops engagement opportunities with students.

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

Partnerships with community residents, local organizations, and major institutions put Rutgers’ knowledge-based resources to work throughout the greater New Brunswick area. The Rutgers Business School offers pre-college diversity and mentoring programs to help students from low-income families and first-generation minority students gain a strong foothold at college and retain the future talent of New Jersey. Providing access to higher education for these students will lead to enhanced economic growth in New Jersey cities.
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== Landscape Canvas ==
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l_0nuHn0a9G2auXXRCCEHXrqEz8IK4wL3gQY-DTqjsE/edit?usp=sharing Landscape Canvas Fall 2021]
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2021-10-11T20:04:46Z

Yaowillow:

Picture of the Rutgers campus

Category:Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

2021-10-04T22:24:31Z

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2021-09-13T16:04:34Z

Yaowillow (talk | contribs) commented on "My Why" (I agree! It's so important to learn from others and get a diverse understanding of the world.)

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2021-09-07T05:47:47Z

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2021-08-18T18:05:34Z

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