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== Overview ==
<div> </div><div>Traditional HBCU’s have always stayed the road clear of change. Well, that is no longer the case for Bethune Cookman University. Founded by a black female entrepreneur whose dream it was to educate her people, Bethune Cookman is headed in a new direction. She sacrificed much of her life to the school. We are changing things around the school. First our initiative for a university shark tank. An opportunity for students to show off their ideas ands startups. We also have various student leadership and student engagement programs. These programs are just the start, we must more programs.<br/></div><div><br/></div>== University Wide Inovation = '''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship''' ===<div><div>'''Black Executive Exchange Program (The Urban League) '''The black executive exchange programs allows students to become more familiar with the corporate world today. All entreprepreneurs must learn how to deal with executives because they will have to interact with executives all the time. Thier investors are going to be on the executives on the board of their companies. </div><div><br/></div><div>Bethune Cookman Shark Tank offers '''Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineer (I.E.E.E)''' The I.E.E.E helps student learn and develop their understanding of electronics. This is essential for the 21st century. Everything is electronic today. Having a basic understanding can get students far! <br/></div><br/></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><div>'''School of Entrepreneurship and Business Friday Seminar '''- Every friday our school hosts a chance entrepreneurship and business seminar. This is where we bring successful entrepreneurs from all over to show off motivate and teach student their ideas tips and tricks on how to prospective investors become a great entrepreneurs. Students from all schools are welcomed! There is also a certificate program coming to the campus by the SBA (small business association of florida) organization. The expected date is January 29th 2015. </div><div><br/></div><div>'''National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) -''' The National Society of Black Engineers offers help to all engineering students. They serve to engage students in the community and university while seeking investments S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) field. </div><div><br/></div><div>'''American Marketing Association '''- The American Marketing Association for all entrepreneurs weather students or faculty. Its a skill set to know how to take them higherpromote your businesses. </div><div><br/></div><div>'''Society of Computer Information Technology (S. Perspective startups can ask for any amount O.C.I.T/ENACTUS)''' The society of capital from computer information technology helps to bridge the investors gap between older students and investors can judge new emergent technology. The interaction of humans and help improve the understanding of the business model first handcomputers are fundamental today more than ever. Students who learn about human computer interactions are better at designing intuitive User Interfaces (UI). </div><div><br/></div><div>'''SIFE - Students In Free Enterprise '''Students in free enterprise is a club that helps students learn and launch their own enterprises (companies). All entrepreneurs need to know how to do this. And the more knowledge the better!</div></div>=== '''Actively supporting the university technology transfer (Not yet active)'''<br/> ===
== Student Engagement = '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship''' ===<div><br/></div><div>'''School of Entrepreneurship and Business Friday Seminar ''<span style="font-family: museo_sans_500regular, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans- Every friday our school hosts a entrepreneurship and business seminar. This is where we bring successful entrepreneurs from all over to motivate and teach student their tips and tricks on how to become a great entrepreneurs. Students from all schools are welcomed! There is also a certificate program coming to the campus by the SBA (small business association of florida) organization. The expected date is January 29th 2015serif; line-height: 17. 3999996185303px;</div"><divspan style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'<br/span></div><divspan>'''National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) <span style="font-family: museo_sans_500regular, 'Trebuchet MS'' The National Society of Black Engineers offers help to all engineering students. They serve to engage students in the S.T.E.M (Science, TechnologyArial, EngineeringHelvetica, Math) fieldsans-serif; line-height: 17. 3999996185303px;</div"><divspan style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The Research/Creative Work Innovation Seed Grant -<br/span></div><divspan>'''American Marketing Association '<span style="font-family: museo_sans_500regular, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.3999996185303px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans- serif;">The American Marketing Association Grant provides competitive funding for all entrepreneurs weather students faculty engaged in innovation. Funds will serve to seed the research/scholarship efforts of new faculty to begin their research program, or existing facultywho are interested in raising their level of scholarship. Its a skill set The goal is to know how to promote your businessesincrease the competitiveness of the faculty for externally funded opportunities for research and creative expression. </divspan><div/span><br/div></div>== Student Applications ==<div><br/></div>=== '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' ===<div>'''Society of Computer Information Technology (S.O.C.I.T/ENACTUS)Bethune Cookman Shark Tank''' The society of computer information technology helps <span style="line-height: normal;"> offers the students a chance to show off their ideas to bridge prospective investors in the gap between older students community and new emergent technologyuniversity while seeking investments to take them higher. The interaction Perspective startups can ask for any amount of humans capital from the investors and computers are fundamental today more than everinvestors can judge and help improve the understanding of the business model first hand. Winning student encouraged venture of $10,000. Students who learn about human computer interactions are better at designing intuitive User Interfaces (UI)00 from the cairns foundation to develop their ideas. </div><div><br/span></div><div>=== '''SIFE - Students In Free Enterprise Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts'''Students in free enterprise is a club that helps students learn and launch their own enterprises (companies). All entrepreneurs need to know how to do this. And the more knowledge the better!</div>===
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= Bethune-Cookman University Innovation Fellows Faculty Leadership =
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'''Bivek Adhikari (B-CU UIF Co-Advisor)''' is IT Project Manager at SEED and Fiscal Affairs and Manages University-wide ERP implementation project for the office of Fiscal Affairs. He is leading the ground work and business development activities to kick-start new business ventures as a part of the $750,000 Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) Grant Adhikair has led 2 remodeling projects producing 68% increment in efficiencies and is a part of a select team to remodel Business School and work on $750,000 Grant at Bethune-Cookman University. In 2014 he co-authored “PROMOTING INNOVATION AND HIGH-TECH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: AN EXPLORATORY RESEARCH”, A study that explores the current state of innovation and high-tech entrepreneurial initiatives in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). ===
=== Related Links ===
[http://www.cookman.edu/ http://www.cookman.edu/]
[http://www.biography.com/people/mary-mcleod-bethune-9211266 http://www.biography.com/people/mary-mcleod-bethune-9211266]
[http://www.bethunesociety.com/ http://www.bethunesociety.com/]
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University Innovaiton Fellows
Spring 2015:
[[Fatin Cooper|Fatin Cooper]]
[[DanielleGaskins|Danielle Gaskins]]
[[Roslyn Oneal|Rosyln O'Neal]]
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