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== Tactics#3.4 Inter-Departmental Prototyping Challenges &nbsp;&nbsp; #BCmakerspaces<br/> ==

'''Description:&nbsp;'''&nbsp;Berea College has <span style="font-size: larger">#BCmakerspaces will be a lot monthly rotational Makerspace workshop, open to students of resources relevant to Innovation and Entrepreneurship on multiple levelsall majors. The problem focus of the pop-up styled class is that those resources are not accessible to teach students the campus at large design process and only students how to prototype, by building an object in taking classes in these departments have access a specific lab using whatever materials that space is designed to thoseprocess. The interExamples include “make-departmental prototyping challenges are a way to foster cross-collaboration between departments in mug”, “website 101”, “build-a fun-box”, engaging and insightful wayetc.&nbsp; Idea State U is The Danforth Technology building currently boasts a variety of makerspaces, including a Kentucky statewide business competition to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship by rewarding student teams from the Commonwealth’s colleges and universities: Digital Crafts Lab, MAC &nbsp;Entrepreneurship for the Public Good (EPG) program sponsors selected Berea College students to participate in this state idea competition. Students are coached by the director of EPG 3D Printing Lab, Woods Lab, Metals Lab, Ceramics Lab, Appalachian Crafts Lab, and guided throughout the whole process. One of the major achievements of past Berea college applicants was last year when Graphics Lab- which features a team of two&nbsp;freshman&nbsp;dark room and one sophomore won a soundproof recording studio. Highlighting the third place beating MBA students. This achievement is and existent Makers Spaces on campus will always be an inspiration promote cross-departmental communication, and empowermentperhaps expand student interest into new fields previously unconsidered.</span>

<ul style="list-style-type:square;">*Start <li><span style="font-size:larger">Host a Stakeholder meeting with identifying the problems and recognizing opportunities I&E champions to discuss establishing #BCmakerspaces (early FebruaryFeb 2018)</span></li> *Finalize Teams <li><span style="font-size:larger">Partner with sponsors, involved Departments, Faculty & staff to conduct a thorough SWOT analysis with special consideration given to budgeting, staff hours, safety precautions (mid-FebruaryFeb 2018)</span></li> *Organize weekly <li><span style="font-size:larger">Visit 2-3 other Makerspaces to observe operations & training sessions with Faculty Sponsor procedures (mid-February - mid-& March2018)</span></li> *<li><span style="font-size:larger">Conduct extensive customer discovery in order to gain empathy and develop business idea and plan determine what needs #BCmakerspaces can satisfy (mid-February - mid-March2018)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:larger">Coordinate with the TAD department to host the first makerspace event (April 2018)</span></li>*Participate in Idea State U <li><span style="font-size:larger">Gather Feedback about the #BCmakerspaces event, strategize and plan accordingly. (end April & May 2018)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:larger">Coordinate with participating departments to form a schedule of March#BCmakerspaces classes (Summer 2018)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:larger">Develop a Marketing Plan for #BCmakerspaces (Summer 2018)</span></li>*Winners follow up with the angel investors <li><span style="font-size:larger">Launch #BCmakerspaces and continue to gather data (early AprilFall 2018)</span></li></ul>

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Berea_College Berea College] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Berea_College_Student_Priorities Berea CollegeStudent Priorities] '''University Innovation Fellows''' Spring 2018: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Andreea_Teban Andreea Teban] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Julia_Roberts Julia Roberts] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kayla_barbour Kayla Barbour] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rodney_Kimbangu Rodney Kimbangu]

[[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ishwar Agarwal|%20Agarwal Ishwar Agarwal]]

[[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Bessaad%20Syrine Bessaad Syrine] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Minashsha%20Zareel%20Lamisa Minashsha Lamisa] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Talha%20Rehman Talha Rehman]

[[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Tran K%20K. %20Nguyen Tran Nguyen] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Dylan%20mullins Dylan Mullins] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jacob%20Heller Jacob Heller]

[[Dylan mullins]http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Eugeniu%20Prodan Eugeniu Prodan]

[[Jacob Heller]http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Anthony%20Ayebiahwea Anthony Ayebiahwea]

[[Eugeniu Prodan]http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Robert%20Hosking Robert Hosking]

[[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ali%20Djire Ali Djire]]

[[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Solomon%20Alolga Solomon Alolga]]

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