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==== *'''Goal 1: Brainstorm and design or adapt previously made challenges for our campus community [Next 2-3 weeks] ====''' ==== *'''Goal 2: Test challenges on focus groups from each area of academia [Before the end of the month] ====''' ==== *'''Goal 3: Reach out to organizations and professors to run the activities [1.5 months away] ====''' ==== *'''Goal 4: Create advertisements and student awareness of events [2 weeks after Goal 3 is reached] ====''' ==== *'''Goal 5: Run a series of "prototype" runs across campus [2 weeks after Goal 4 is reached] ===='''==== *'''Goal 6: Disseminate surveys to participating and students for event revision, questions, and comments [1 week after events are ran] ===='''

*'''Goal 1: Conduct research and make a list of faculty contacts [should take around 2 weeks to complete]<br/>'''

The problem that we set out Binghamton has a lot to solve: There offer current students; however, these resources are many scattered and not cohesive. Many student groups and campus facilities promote innovation resources on campus. Howeverand entrepreneurship, there but they are so many unaware of the presence of one another. The fellows in the Spring of 2017 proposed the creation of the '''Binghamton Central Innovation Agency''' (''hereinafter'' BCIA) that would promote collaboration across student groups, with the various resourcesultimate goal of creating a cohesive, galvanized, and productive innovative and entrepreneurial community. residential [https://www.binghamton.edu/residential-life/communities/dickinson/elc.html Entrepreneurship Learning Community]&nbsp;and [https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/organization/enactus Enactus], a social entreprenurial group on campus. These groups are have not working collaborated in the past, yet, have similar themes and goals surrounding entreprenurial ventures and community growth in this regard. === Timeline for the Binghamton Central Innovation Agency === *'''Goal 1: Conduct research and sent out an e-blast to all campus communities asking for interest in syncbecoming a member of the BCIA [1-2 weeks]'''*'''Goal 2: For interested groups, maintain contact and ask them to provide a "synopsis" on their goals and how they fit into the entreprenurial community and are not aware as much as for the resources that they should be offer students [3 weeks after the completion of each otherGoal 1]'s activities. Much more ''*'''Goal 3: Create a website for the BCIA, with links to these organizations and what they offer for students [2 week process; ongoing in the future]'''*'''Goal 4: Become chartered by the student government as a recognized club; this will allow the BCIA to gain advertising leverage and the opportunity to use campus spaces for meetings and events [typically takes a semester; this can be accomplished if ongoing throughout the resources were working in tandem. For exampleprocess]'''*'''Goal 5: With BCIA members, coordinate a meeting to brainstorm and organize collaborative events [1 week, following Goal 2]'''*'''Goal 6: Once everyone is able to meet, there are two hold the initial "BCIA Conference" which launches various innovative collaborations between student groups that are on campus; this will provide students wtih access and exposure to campus groups both very entrepreneurship-oriented (on their own and as a collaboration with another group [1 month to coordinate, event held after organizations link up]''' == Binghamton University Makerspace == In order to encourage students across campus to innovate and design no matter their area of study, we would like to move towards the Entrepreneurship Learning Community and Enactus) yet creation of an open Makerspace on campus. While we have several spaces on campus, such as the two are [https://www.binghamton.edu/residential-life/communities/mountainview/steamroom/ STEAMroom], many students do not use this or feel that it is not working together at allconducive to studying or design. Rather, while useful, that space focuses on creation based on various hobbies that students may have. As fellows, we would like to create a Makerspace in line with Stanford's [https://www.stanforddaily.com/2014/04/16/meyer-library-launches-new-community-operated-workplace/ model]. They offer rooms for different majors, with appropriate materials for different areas of study. They have open spaces, walls with whiteboards, and furniture that is conducive to motion and unorthodox creation. We feel that this will inspire students to work more collaboratively whether it is for entreprenurial ventures, their studies, or hanging out with friends. There  This is an ambitious undertaking, and something that will undoubtedly take a lot of potential time. However, we feel that we can begin the process and continue, hopefully with the help of past and future fellows. === Timeline for joint events it only Makerspace Creation === *'''Goal 1: Coordinate a meeting with the two would university President or Provost to discuss funding and space availability on campus [1-2 weeks to impliment]'''*'''Goal 2: Once a space is alloted, blueprint plans can be connected somehow.&nbspcommenced [3 weeks to plan; will require revision according to budget planning and university policy on construction, furniture, and time constraints]'''*'''Goal 3: Conduct research with students;see if interest is piqued-- perhaps have a trial period where students can critique and add their thoughts to the space, through the dissemination of a survey [1 month]'''*'''Goal 4: Once a space is approved officially by the university and unofficially by the student body, the furniture and equipment can be purchased and ordered to the university [1-3 months, depending on time constraints and availability]'''*'''Goal 5: Start to disseminate advertisements across campus [ongoing process, can be commenced once Goal 4 is completed]'''*'''Goal 6: Coordiate with entrepreneurial organizations on campus and the incubator downtown to design a launch event [1 month]'''*'''Goal 7: Once the space is completed, the event planned in Goal 6 can be the initial event in the makerspace [2 months, depending on construction process and coordination]'''

We proposed <br/>While this is a large undertaking, we believe that we have the Binghamton Central Innovation Agency (BCIA). This student-run agency would be power to create a central unifying force for the resources on campus workspace that is interactive and be well known conducive to students as a place where they could go for all things student innovation. The agency itself wouldnWith the training of our past fellows and the example of Stanford't be doing s d.School, we believe that many activities themselveswe have the tools and ambition to bring such a space to campus, but insteadand hope that community industries and organizations will provide assistance through blueprint revision, funding, would work with unifying and support, no matter the existing groups on campus and rally them so more can get donemeans.&nbsp;

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