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== '''PROJECT D.E.M.O.''' == *Need a way to showcase the separate efforts of the I&E programs across campus*Need a way to keep track of events of all the different I&E programs into a single calendar*This is another centralization effort that enables students to enter the hub and become familiarzed and aware of all of the different programs across campus #'''Demo Day at the end of the academic year'''<ul style="margin-left: 40px;"><li>'''​'''This is to showcase all of the events by selecting highlights</li><li>This can expose students or "viewers" to the different programs and the roles they played in developing the projects</li><li>Should decide between presentation style and science fair style</li><li>Aggressive marketing to ensure a large audience of other I&E students and those who are potentially interested</li><li>PLAN:</li></ul><ol style="margin-left: 40px;"><li>Discuss with stakeholders, I&E student leaders, and industry partners to broadly construct the outline of the event-- namely science-fair or presentation-pitch style</li><li>Contact the different I&E programs to highlight their most successful venture to be part of the demo</li><li>Organize and plan the demo</li><li>Coordinate with I&E directors</li><li>Aggressively market to students who are both in and not in I&E</li><li>Finalize structure, confirm attendance and participation of the highlight projects</li><li>Launch</li><li>Survey results of all those who were involved, including attendees, sponsors, directors, and demo-ers</li></ol> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2.&nbsp;'''Central calendar for all I&E related events'''<ul style="margin-left: 40px;">Events like this are easier to organize if there is a single timeline<li>Front end visualization framework backed by a google calendar that is easily modifiable by representatives of different I&E programs</li><li>Make part of H.U.B.</li>Plan</ul><ol style="margin-left: 40px;"><li>Coordinate with directors of I&E programs about the idea</li><li>Create a framework or bot that helps to automate the scheduling</li><li>Re-coordinate with directors to instruct on scheduling</li><li>Update H.U.B. to reflect the schedule on the backend</li><li>Advertise H.U.B. and calendar</li></ol> == '''<font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Outreach and ExposurePROJECT O.U.T.R.E.A.C.H.</span></font>''' == '''Proactive Outreach: Go to the students, instead of waiting for the students to come to us. outreach Outreach proactive search for student opinion and feedback as well. <u>The students are our customers and we need to engage with them and vice versa, as well as providing an environment for them to connect amongst themselves.</u>''' #'''I&E Community''' *'''​'''Environment for students to engage with others who are also passionate about I&E*Rapport support amongst students for I&E initiatives*Fosters networking, interpersonal learning, and increased engagement and interaction*PLAN:<ol style="margin-left: 40px;"><li>Survey students to see if I&E community is something they would actually be engaged with</li><li>Proceed with recruiting said students to be early adopters of the I&E space</li><li>Choose a dedicated location for the space</li><li>Organize forum leaders to spearhead discussions and dynamics in the room</li><li>Encourage leaders to head knowledge sharing session</li><li>Encourage referall of other students</li></ol>     &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2.&nbsp;'''Increase proactive engagement with students to asess and address contemporary complaints/feedback''' *Cannot continue to proceed in a "directionless" pursuit of I&E at the university*The core of any such efforts should revolve around our students and their interests*To gauge these, we should have an open line of communication at all times*PLAN:*#Survery students within I&E community*#Survey students outside of I&E community*#Construct an open-line for feedback/complaints of I&E related activities*#Feed data into a sum and analyze&nbsp;*#Discuss inherent issues of sum and construct plans or plan edits*#Iterate == '''​PROJECT C.O.A.C.H.''' == *There exists academic advisors to help students navigate through courses and major; why not one for I&E?*&nbsp;I&E advisors should help passionate students who don't know where to start to find their place and program in the I&E ecosystem*I&E coaches should help students who don't necessarily know which direction to take for their idea     #'''Have an I&E advisor who is familiar with our ecosystem''' *​I&E Advisor can be a student or faculty member dedicated to helping those who have just dipped their toes into I&E*PLAN:<ol style="margin-left: 40px;"><li>'''​'''Create portfolio of different I&E organizations/programs to be easily read and understood</li><li>Select a member in the community, faculty or student, dedicated to using this portfolio to help students</li><li>Certify this individual</li><li>Have this individual's profile and contact be put on the main I&E hub</li><li>Talk to other I&E programs and have their information streamlined to the advisor'''&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;'''</li></ol> '''​''' &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; '''&nbsp; 2. &nbsp;Have an I&E Coach who helps students with the direction of their product''' *Coaches should not only be familiar with the startup process and idea transformation, but should be trained and involved with several different I&E programs on campus in order to have the best knowledge base for students*PLAN:<ol style="margin-left: 40px;"><li>Identify a member of the local I&E community who is experienced with a good number of the programs</li><li>Else, default to Startup Aggieland</li><li>Connect this individual to students and vice versa by expanding and advertising profile on I&E hub</li><li>Monitor student feedback and asessment of individual to help coach learn to be more helpful</li><li>Let other I&E programs know about coach's role as to easily streamline request for information to ensure that there is no bottleneck for the student entrepreneur</li></ol> = Related Links = [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Texas_A_%26_M_University_Student_Priorities Texas A&M Student Priorities Part I] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University_Student_Priorities:_Part_II Texas A & M Student Priorities Part II] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Texas_A_%26_M_University Texas A & M University Overview] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jusung_Lee Jusung Lee] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Momore_Adesanmi Momore Adesanmi]

*'''Emails have the best breadth&nbsp;but are generally ignored by students or misplaced as spam. Not much we can do to help, since students actually do receive a lot of spam. This is our base case.'''*'''​Posters are our initial opportunities to draw the attention of unaware students and pique their interests. Make them eye-catching, but clear and concise.'''*'''Have a "free-be" event[http: this is one of the many ways that tech companies draw talent from a pool of initially unaware students//universityinnovation. Usually involves a table with free food.&nbsp;'''*'''Send speakers to courses:'''**'''​Have an "ambassador" for each departmentorg/classification to speak briefly at the beginning of class about I&E.'''*'''​Survey students before and after outreach efforts are in place in order to gauge the effects of our implementations.&nbsp;'''%2FKanika%20Gakhar Kanika_Gakhar]

Goal B:&nbsp;<br/>== '''<span style="font-size: medium;">Related Pages</span>''' <span style="font-size: small;">[http://universityinnovation.org/Texas%20A%20%26%20M%20University Texas A&M Universitywiki/Mack_Ragland Mack Ragland]&nbsp;</span> [[http://universityinnovation.org/Texas%20A%20%26%20M%20University%20Student%20Priorities <span style="font-sizeCategory: small;">Texas A&M University Student Priorities: Part I</span>] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jusung_Lee /Jusung_Lee] [[Category:Student Priorities|t]]