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<div>= Texas Tech University Student Priorities Page =<div><br/></div>== <span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Strategy # 1: Resource Consolidation on Website</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">:</span></span> =Project Pitch Video =

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=== <span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tatic 2016 Spring {{#1: Organize each resource by category</span></span><br/> ===<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottomWidget:0pt;"><li><span Youtube|id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Description: Create a user friendly interface for students/faculty/staff to easily access I&E related resources</span></span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">q215_OUzDSw}}<li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Milestones:</span></span><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space2015 Spring {{#Widget: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Meet with OVPR administration</span></span></li><li><span Youtube|id="docsJgicWR6wN-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Meet with point of contact for each resource</span></span></li>M}}<li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Develop draft for web layout</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span styleStudent Strategies ="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Relay information to director of communication for web development</span></span></li></ol></li></ul></li></ul>

== <br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Strategy # 21: Communication Resource Consolidation on Resources collaboration with clubs</span>Website</span> ==

<span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">'''Leadership Circle Representative:''' Benjamin Simmons</span>Valente Rodriguez</span>

=== <span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1: Establish Contact with TTU Advising FacultyOrganize each resource by category</span></span><br/> ===

<li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Description: Develop Create a small group of user-friendly interface for students/faculty advisors throughout every college /staff to inform their students of coming entrepreneurship. We will follow the steps mentioned below.easily access I&E related resources</span></span></liul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Milestones:</span></span><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Make contact Meet with college advisors. (Accomplished) 1/15OVPR administration</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Create a Texas Tech funded entrepreneurship program Meet with point of contact for students to join. 3/15each resource</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Expand group to companies who wish to invest money in Tech student’s ideas &nbsp;8/15Develop draft for web layout</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Grow entrepreneurship program Relay information to other colleges. 1/17director of communication for web development</span></span></li>

== <span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Strategy # 32: Lab Survey ProgramOTC opportunities and collaboration between colleges</span></span><br/> ==

<span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">'''Leadership Circle Representative:''' TaylorFrank Atore</span></span>

=== <span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1: Establish Lab Survey TeamHave interdisciplinary classes that are taught by at least two professors from different departments or colleges</span></span><br/> ===

<li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Description: Develop Train and provide hands on learning on how to design around a team under the authority of the Office of the Vice President for Research. This team will carry out the tactics described belowproblem from conceptual to finished product in a one semester course.&nbsp;</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Milestones:</span></span><ol ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Pitch Reach out to administrationcurrent departments and colleges to facilitate cross talk and find volunteers: 2/1514</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Begin interview process Either create an institute for design in the Tech Lab Survey teamresearch park or retro fit existing department: 3/15</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Train selected candidatesObtain funding for the program at $500 per student group and funding for travel to need areas (market)&nbsp;: 64/15</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Add Promote program to I&E resources page (priority 1): 8undergraduate seniors and graduate students 7/15</span></span></li></olul></li>

=== <span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2: Laboratory Landscape CanvasInternship opportunities in the Office of Technology Commercialization for students</span></span><br/> ===

<li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Description: Evaluate current laboratory status (needs, unnecessaries, changes) across all colleges.Gain hands on learning on how to market technology and form a business around a technology</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Milestones:</span></span><ol ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">Reach out to the office of the VPR on openness to do program: 2/15</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;background-color: transparent">Tech Lab Survey Team conducts first round of assessments across campus. This will include inquiries regarding lab course, research Find funding sources for the program and internship the IP backlog in the OTC: 3/15</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: 8pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">Send out student survey for program: 4/15</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Feedback from faculty, Promote program to undergraduate and graduate students and affiliated lab personnel on value of lab survey assessments: 115/15</span></span></li></olul></li>

=== <span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #3: Implement ChangesDepartmental “Champions” or points of contact for entrepreneurial design and studies</span></span> ===

<li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Description: Determine the most essential Be a point of reference for faculty to communicate their current research endeavors and urgent changes within a reference for the available budgetOTC to relay market or industry interests to faculty.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Milestones:</span></span><ol ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">Find experienced and enthusiastic innovators: 3/15</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;background-color: transparent">Change in lab spaces - Meeting Create a database or knowledge base for review with involved faculty and/to vote on each others ideas or studentssuggestions (before posting, Tech Lab Survey Team and they rank others ideas, but not theirs): 4/15</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">Discuss funding availability with the OVPR administration5/15</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">Discuss with OTC about employing subject matter experts in the OTC to be counterparts to the departmental champions. Assessment of user satisfaction: 39/1615</span></span></li></olul></li>

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. == <span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">Strategy # 3: Transportation improvement</span></span><br/> ==  <span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">'''Leadership Circle Representative:''' Frank Atore</span></span> === <span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">Tactic #41: Alternatives for improvements without fundingRental Bikes on Campus</span></span><br/> ===

<li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Description: If lab-affiliated personnel have an idea for improved equipment, research methodology, etc. they are encouraged to use the TTU research park (expected completion 7/15) makerspace area. Approved ideas will likely receive funding for prototype development.Have bikes stationed on areas around parking lots and campus perimeter</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Milestones:</span></span><ol ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Use of makerspace: 3/16 Liability and on-</span>restrictions</span></li><li>Funding availability in current transportation budget<span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"/li><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"li>Requests for funding to support innovative ideas: 4/16 and on-Establish payment system (use student ID)</spanli></spanli>Security cameras at bike stations</li></olul></li>

== Strategy #4: Reduce Shortage of Software Developers for I&E == '''<span><span style="vertical-alignLeadership Circle Representative: baseline'''&nbsp; white-space[http: pre//universityinnovation.org/wiki/Isaac_Griswold-wrap; backgroundSteiner Isaac Griswold-colorSteiner] '''Problem Statement: transparent'''&nbsp;">Strategy # 4: ​</span></span><span style="line-height: 1Tech 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.4; white-space '''Solution Overview: pre-wrap'''&nbsp; color: rgbSolving this issue is going to require several overall strategies. These involve working with the department to have more software engineering projects (68and ones with more rigor), 68working with student organizations to develop more of a "try, 68); font-family: Arialfail, sans-serif; background-color: transparent;try again till you succeed">Makers Space</span>culture. It's entirely possible to learn everything you need to know on your own, and as a full-time engineer you''<br/> ==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.

<span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-421e-8b2f-c02a-cec6c231f1eb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: Tactic #1.4; vertical-align: baseline; whiteImplementing Web-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">'''Leadership Circle Representative(s):''' Taylor + Victoria</span></span>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. === <span idTactic #2: Programming Courses for Non-CS Majors ==="docs *Description: Have a course in the concepts of programming (run by students or the department) for non-internalCS majors.*Milestones:**May-guidAugust 2016:***Use CS For All (from Harvey Mudd) to create a trial run of a course for Non-2ffe8dcbCS majors (2-421e6 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-8b2fCS majors, larger this time (10-c02a20 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&nbsp;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-cec6c231f1eb" 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 incentivizing students through a competitively based hackaton & research project competition (HackConf)'''<br/> === '''<u style="marginfont-family: 0px; padding: 0pxarial, sans-serif; linefont-heightsize: 1.4small;">Description</u>'''<span style="marginfont-family: 0pxarial, sans-serif; paddingfont-size: 0pxsmall; line-height">: 1Implement 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.4&nbsp; vertical</span> <u style="font-alignfamily: baseline; whitearial, sans-space: pre-wrapserif; backgroundfont-colorsize: transparentsmall;">Tactic #1Milestones:</spanu>< *February 2016:**Have core member board meeting. Establish date, involvement, and events to include.&nbsp;*March 2016:**Secure location, solicit additional funding, create website/span> ===social media profiles, and create agenda for event.<ul style="margin*April 2016: 0pt 0px 0pt 1**Perform classroom visits, post ads, and raise awareness.6em&nbsp; padding*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: 0px; line**Create new core member board group. Establish responsibilities, roles, and outcomes.*October-heightDecember 2016: 1**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.4;"><li><span id="docs*January-internalFebruary 2017:**Begin classroom visits and pursue outreach channels.*March-guidApril 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-2ffe8dcbSeptember 2017:**Recruit more members to establish responsibilities, roles, and outcomes.&nbsp;*October-421eDecember 2017:**Re-8b2festablish relationships with professors, faculty, and teachers showing the impact/results of past events. Look to expand to other geographical areas (high schools) nearby.*January-c02aFebruary 2018:**Do classroom visits, and pursue outreach channels.*March-cec6c231f1eb" 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.&nbsp; &lt;parsererror style="margindisplay: block; white-space: pre; border: 0px2px solid #c77; padding: 0px0 1em 0 1em; margin: 1em; linebackground-heightcolor: 1.4#fdd;color: black"&gt; === <br/>=== === <span style="marginfont-size: 0pxlarger; padding">Strategy #6: 0pxHelp develop the university´s future innovation ecosystem'''&nbsp; line'''</span> === <span style="font-heightsize: 1.4small; vertical-align">Leadership Circle Representative: baseline&nbsp; white-space[http: pre//universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alfonso_Alarcon#Texas_Tech_student_majoring_in_Industrial_Engineering Alfonso Alarcon]</span> <span style="font-wrap; background-colorsize: transparentsmall;">Allocate space at Problem Statement:&nbsp;Texas Tech University has great resources to support students in the TTU Research Park for the use of business startup process. It has been really challenging to engage college students, faculty in Texas Tech´s innovation ecosystem and staff at Texas Techhelp them develop an entrepreneurial mindset. More students need to experience that launching a company is a viable career path. Here, they There is also a need to develop the future talent that will have lead initiatives at the ability university to transform an idea into a marketable productsupport entrepreneurial students.&nbsp;</span> </spanstyle="font-size:small;">Solution Overview:&nbsp;The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce will launch the Young Entrepreneurs Academy in Lubbock, Texas in October. They want to involve Texas Tech students that have experienced the startup process in the program as mentors to the high school students. The fellows will integrate the program with TTIME (Texas Tech Innovation Mentorship & Entrepreneurship), the entrepreneurship student organization at Tech, to start the mentorship program and to involve high school students in the entrepreneurship events at Tech.&nbsp;</lispan><li><span idstyle="docsfont-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-421e-8b2f-c02a-cec6c231f1ebsize:small;" style="margin>Background: 0px&nbsp;The&nbsp; padding[http: 0px//www.yeausa.org/ Young Entrepreneurs Academy]&nbsp; line-height: 1(YEA!), is a program that guides students through the process of starting their own company. Throughout the school year, students attend weekly sessions where they conduct market research, validate their business ideas, develop a business plan, pitch to a panel of community leaders, and some of them start companies.4&nbsp;"</span> <span style="marginfont-size: 0pxsmall; padding">Tactic #1: 0px; lineDesig a new high-height: 1.4; verticalimpact community service project for Texas Tech students</span> <span style="font-alignsize: baselinesmall; white-space">Description: pre-wrapUndergraduate and graduate students will have the opportunity to mentor the students participating in the program.&nbsp; background</span> <span style="font-colorsize: transparentsmall;">Milestones:</span> *</span><ol style="margin: 0pt 0px 0pt 3.2em; padding: 0px; linefont-heightsize: 1.4small;">May 2016: Get the Fall 2016 class schedule from the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce to identify relevant information about the learning sessions.<li/span>*<span idstyle="docsfont-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-421e-8b2f-c02a-cec6c231f1ebsize:small;" >June 2016: Draft a description of the program.</span>*<span style="marginfont-size: 0pxsmall; padding">July 2016: 0px; line-height: 1Determine the number of student mentors needed per session.4;"</span>*<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; vertical-align: baseline; whitefont-spacesize: pre-wrap; background-color: transparentsmall;">Space availableAugust 2016: 7/15Come up with a list of potential mentors that belong to the entrepreneurship student organizations on campus and invite them to apply to the program. Extend invitations to student entrepreneurs to get involved as mentors as well.&nbsp;</span>*</spanstyle="font-size:small;">September 2016: Conduct interviews to select a small number of mentors. &nbsp;</lispan><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-421e-8b2f-c02a-cec6c231f1eb" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; linefont-heightsize: 1.4small;">Tactic #2: Operating the program throughout the school year</span> <span style="marginfont-size: 0pxsmall; padding">Description: 0pxThe program will run the whole school year; line-height: 1the academy starts in October and ends in April.The sessions will be scheduled every Tuesday from 4; vertical-align: baseline; white-space00 p.m. to 7: pre-wrap00 p.m. at the Texas Tech Innovation Hub at the Research Park.&nbsp; background</span> <span style="font-colorsize: transparentsmall;">Requests for fundingMilestones: 8/15</span> *</spanstyle="font-size:small;">October 2016: Define the schedule for each mentor and send calendar invites.</lispan>*</olspan style="font-size:small;">October 2016 to April 2017: Participate in the program and recruit a team to support the program logistics. &nbsp;</lispan> == <span style="font-size:x-large;">'''Strategy #7: Further Cultivate the I&E Culture at Texas Tech by Hosting our First UIF Regional Meet-up'''</ulspan>==

== <span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="font-weight'''Solution Overview: bold'''&nbsp; verticalHosting a UIF Regional Meet-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Strategy # 5: Increase Opportunities 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 Experiment some of the problems we are facing in todays society. Bringing together a group of bright minds with Innovation and Entrepreneurship Through Practice</span></span><br/> ==similar interests in drive will undoubtedly yield noteworthy results.

<span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4">== <span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; backgroundfont-colorsize: transparentlarge;">'''Leadership Circle RepresentativeTactic #1:''' VictoriaExpanding Upon our Theme</span><br/span>===

=== <span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1: Internships</span></span><br/> ===<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">'''Description: Consolidate''' Having an intriguing, facilitatecreative, and promote internal fun theme is of notable importance in every area of a meet-up. Themes not only help attract attendees, or gain sponsorships and external internship/fellowship opportunities (especially for those outside partnerships, they most importantly guide the creative, idea-generating process. While TTU is still in the beginning stages of planning, the college chosen theme is “Regional Problems and Ingenious Solutions.” We live in a unique climate and culture of engineering) &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Milestones:</span></span></li></ul><ol style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 80px;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Reach out to current departments which many standard solutions to facilitate cross talk: 2/14</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Either create community problems aren’t applicable. Not only would Tech gain from a new central department or update existing department: 3/15</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Build a web page weekend of solution generation, but our community, and attending UIF’s from nearby areas would take home tangible pieces of information: 3/15</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Hold promotional events: 4/15</span></span></li></ol>knowledge and experience.

=== <span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2: Hands-on Learning Classes</span></span><br/> ===<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Description: Promote and create classes that teach the application process of theories learned in a class</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; backgroundfont-colorsize: transparentsmall;">'''Milestones</span></span></li></ul><ol style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 80px;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap&nbsp; background-color: transparent;">Reach out to faculty network for discussion: 3/15</span>'''</span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Find either internal or external support sources: 4/15</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Class offering: Spring 2016</span></span></li></ol>

<span style=== "font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb848850fa-4260d3a6-1ad82506-c4ad6137-f8cbe39f55f4a408e22965e2"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #3: “Dorm Room Fund” of TexasFebruary 2016</span></span><br/span> ===

<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb848850fa-4260d3a6-1ad82506-c4ad6137-f8cbe39f55f4a408e22965e2"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Description: Create an organization similar Meet with Faculty Sponsor to run by theme ideas.</span>[http:</span></dormroomfund.comspan></ li><li><span style="colorfont-size: rgb(17, 85, 204)small; text"><span id="docs-internal-guid-848850fa-d3a6-2506-6137-a408e22965e2"><span style="background-decorationcolor: underlinetransparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background">Reach out to Lubbock Economic Development Association (LEDA), who work tirelessly looking for solutions to community problems.</span></span></span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-colorbottom: transparent0pt;">http<li><span style="font-size://dormroomfund.com/small;"></spanid="docs-internal-guid-848850fa-d3a6-2506-6137-a408e22965e2">]<span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Gauge their interest in which students run a venture firm that invest in student ideas of this local areathe event and possible outcomes.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb848850fa-4260d3a6-1ad82506-c4ad6137-f8cbe39f55f4a408e22965e2"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Milestones:Seek partnership with LEDA.</span></span></span></li></ul></li>

== <span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="font-weight: bold; vertical-alignsize: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparentsmall;">Strategy # 6'''Milestones: OTC revamp and collaboration between colleges&nbsp;'''</span></span><br/> ==

<span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><&lt;span style="verticalfont-alignsize: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparentsmall;">'''Leadership Circle Representative:''' Frank</span></span> === <span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4">&gt;<span style="verticalcolor: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-alignfamily: baselineArial; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent; font-size: small;">Tactic #1: Have interdisciplinary classes that are taught by at least two professors from different departments or collegesFebruary 2016</span></span><br/> ===

<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb848850fa-4260d3ad-1ad8e01e-c4ad1e87-f8cbe39f55f41051d4860677"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Description: Train and provide hands on learning on how Meet with TTU Administration to design around a problem from conceptual to finished product in a one semester coursediscuss I&E funding. &nbsp;</span></span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="verticalfont-alignsize: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Milestones:</span></span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0ptsmall;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb848850fa-4260d3ad-1ad8e01e-c4ad1e87-f8cbe39f55f41051d4860677"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Reach out Obtain available dates from UIF Leadership to current departments and colleges to facilitate cross talk and find volunteers: 2attend/host workshops at meet-ups.</14span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb848850fa-4260d3ad-1ad8e01e-c4ad1e87-f8cbe39f55f41051d4860677"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Either create an institute for design in the research park or retro fit existing department: 3Choose date.</15span></span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; backgroundfont-colorsize: transparentsmall;">Obtain funding for the program at $500 per student group and funding for travel to need areas (market)&nbsp;: 4/15</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb848850fa-4260d3ad-1ad8e01e-c4ad1e87-f8cbe39f55f41051d4860677"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Promote program Begin communication with other schools to undergraduate seniors and graduate students 7/15find any necessary university held events that TTU should plan around.</span></span></li></ulspan></li>

<span style=== "font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb848850fa-4260d3ad-1ad8e01e-c4ad1e87-f8cbe39f55f41051d4860677"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #2: Internship opportunities in the Office of Technology Commercialization for studentsMarch 2016</span></span><br/span> ===

<li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; whitefont-spacesize: pre-wrap; background-color: transparentsmall;">Description: Gain hands on learning on how to market technology and form a business around a technology</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb848850fa-4260d3ad-1ad8e01e-c4ad1e87-f8cbe39f55f41051d4860677"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">MilestonesCalculate approximate number of attendees.</span></span></span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; backgroundfont-colorsize: transparentsmall;">Reach out to the office of the VPR on openness to do program: 2/15</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb848850fa-4260d3ad-1ad8e01e-c4ad1e87-f8cbe39f55f41051d4860677"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Find funding sources for the program and the IP backlog in the OTC: 3/15</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Send out student survey Find accompanying accommodation and create budget for program: 4/15</span></span>meals.</li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Promote program to undergraduate and graduate students: 5/15</span></span></li>

<span style=== "font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb848850fa-4260d3ad-1ad8e01e-c4ad1e87-f8cbe39f55f41051d4860677"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #3: Departmental “Champions” or points of contact for entrepreneurial design and studiesMay 2016</span></span></span> ===

<li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; backgroundfont-colorsize: transparentsmall;">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.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb848850fa-4260d3ad-1ad8e01e-c4ad1e87-f8cbe39f55f41051d4860677"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Milestones:</span></span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Find experienced and enthusiastic innovators: 3Send Invitations to surrounding schools.</15span></span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; backgroundfont-colorsize: transparentsmall;">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</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb848850fa-4260d3ad-1ad8e01e-c4ad1e87-f8cbe39f55f41051d4860677"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Discuss funding availability with the OVPR 5/15</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Discuss with OTC about employing subject matter experts in the OTC to be counterparts to the departmental championsSecure funding from various sources.9/15</span></span></li></ulspan></li>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-alignSpring 2016: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">'''Leadership Circle Representative:''' Frank</span></span>

=== <span id="docs[[Alyx Horace|Alyx Horace]] [[Alfonso Alarcon|Alfonso Alarcon]] [[Alberto Garcia|Berto Garcia]] [[Isaac Griswold-internalSteiner|Isaac Griswold-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-alignSteiner]] [[Jared Steele|Jared Steele]]   Spring 2015: baseline; white-space [http: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1: Rental Bikes on Campus</span></span><bruniversityinnovation.org/wiki/> ===Francis_Atore Francis Atore]<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align[http: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Description: Have bikes stationed on areas around parking lots and campus perimeter</span></span><universityinnovation.org/wiki/li>Benjamin_Simmons Benjamin Simmons]<li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Milestones:</span></span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color[http: transparent;">Reach out to current departments and colleges to facilitate cross talk and find volunteers: 2/14</span><universityinnovation.org/span><wiki/li>Valente_Rodriguez Valente Rodriguez] <li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align[http: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Either create an institute for design in the research park or retro fit existing department: 3/15</span><universityinnovation.org/span><wiki/li>Victoria_Young Victoria Young] <li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align[http: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Obtain funding for the program at $500 per student group and funding for travel to need areas (market)&nbsp;: 4/15</span><universityinnovation.org/wiki/span>Taylor_Person Taylor Person] <br/li>'''South Plains Connection'''<li><span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-alignSpring 2016: baseline; white-space [[Tad Davis|Tad Davis]]   Spring 2015: pre-wrap; background-color [http: transparent;">Promote program to undergraduate seniors and graduate students 7/15</span></span></li></ul><universityinnovation.org/li><wiki/ul>Marshal_Head Marshal Head]