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= Overview =

<div>[[File:Boise-State-Campus.jpg]]'''Photo credit: John Kelly of Boise State Photographic'''</div> Boise is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States and consistently ranks in Forbes' top 10 cities for careers and families. Boise State University serves about 21,000 undergraduates and 3,000 graduate students. Engineering enrollment has grown by 75%, to 2,847 students, over the past five years. Key partners include Micron Technology, a top 5 semiconductor company ~~with headquarters~~ headquartered in Boise, NASA, and Idaho National Laboratories. Recently, Boise became home to the business incubator, Trailhead, as well as annual speaking events including TedX, Ignite Boise, and the Ethos Project. New initiatives at Boise State University include the Venture College, which has launched 17 revenue-generating businesses, the College of Innovation and Design, a MakerLab, and the New Product Development Lab, ~~and~~ as well as a $25M Center for Materials Research.

= Student Entrepreneurship =

~~Business launched through~~ Boise State University and the ~~Venture College include: *Vivid Roots sells apparel~~ Boise community generate awareness and help others discover the value of student innovation and ~~water bottles. A portion~~ entrepreneurship with a variety of ~~each sale provides potable water to people in need. *txtENGAGE provide customer relationship~~ experiential courses and workshops, programs, inspiration events, and ~~marketing platforms~~communication initiatives. *Gratis Huminatarian Aid Network distributes medical supplies to remote regions in Eastern One example is the Work U program, coordinated by the Boise State Career Center, which targets students whose major may not have have a specific career track and ~~Central Africa. *Adventure Data provides real-time avalanche data monitoring for outdoor safety. *Whitney Hansen provides financial consulting~~ pairs them with ~~a focus on student debt~~an entrepreneur or project within the Boise community. The ~~Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge awards over $100,000 annually in seed funding~~ Digital Marketing course from the College of Innovation + Design’s Bridge to ~~student entrepreneurs. Previous winners include: *MotoTrax designs, manufactures~~Career Program gives students practical, workplace skills and ~~sells "snowbikes",~~ culminates in a ~~dirtbike/snowmobile crossover *TimeStage provides staining and imaging technology for microscopes~~ final project that can be reflected in the workplace. TedxBoise is an annual event that ~~improves diagnosis~~ brings people together to share ideas worth spreading and ~~research related~~ with a mission to ~~infectious diseases. *TriBiz provides a targeted advertising service restaurants. *Vivid Roots sells apparel~~ explore, expose, and ~~water bottles~~expand. ~~A portion~~ Major marketing initiatives, from the College of ~~each sale provides potable water~~ Innovation + Design’s annual report to ~~people~~ the Focus on Boise State magazine, all help to communicate the positive and valuable experience of students involved in ~~need~~innovative and entrepreneurial efforts at Boise State and beyond. 

= Faculty Entrepreneurship =

Examples of faculty-led innovation can be seen across the Boise State Campus. A prime example of this is the [https://cid.boisestate.edu/vip/ Vertically Integrated Projects ]program, or VIP, which gives faculty avenues for conducting their research, while also pairing them with interested students to help conduct the research and gain valuable skills. The [https://cid.boisestate.edu/hes/ Human-Environment Systems], or HES program does a similar job to the VIP program but is focused solely on biology centered topics. The Instructional Design and Educational Assessment, IDEA shop for short is part of the Center for Teaching and Learning. The IDEA shop focuses on helping faculty integrate technology into their teaching, learning, and assessment. Another resource on campus that helps both faculty and students access technologies and develop ideas is the Makerlab. The [https://makerlab.boisestate.edu/ Boise State Makerlab] is a radically inclusive community which focuses on democratizing access to emerging technologies, and training students and faculty how to use the technology at zero cost, along with zero cost to use any of the equipment.

Some examples of faculty entrepreneurship and research are:

*Dr. Peter Mullner specializes in shape-memory alloys. He recently launched a startup to commercialize solid-state electronic devices based on these materials.

= University-Industry Collaboration =

Boise State university offers many opportunities to connect students to industry connections. [https://cid.boisestate.edu/venturecollege/ Venture College] serves as a resource to connect university students to industry leaders. They have designed an internship program to connect students to small businesses in need of help in a variety of skill sets. Internships are tailored to meet the skill interests of students. 

The [https://career.boisestate.edu/ Career Center ]at Boise State houses the [https://cid.boisestate.edu/work-u/employers/ Work U Program,] which connects undergrad students to select businesses in Boise. For example, St. Lukes, City of Boise, Albertsons, etc. This program allows student to receive credit while developing Boise connections and gaining work experience.

The [https://cobe.boisestate.edu/blog/2018/05/strategic-growth-capital-partnership-year-in-review/ Strategic Growth Partnership] is a program within Boise State’s business school. The program is lead by John Williamson, a local executive, and it's mission is to accelerate Boise State Entrepreneurs. It offers connections to multiple business such as Blast Resolve, GenZ Technology, Melt Organic, Recovery Help, TeaDora,Uniscen, VersaBuilt.

[https://www.boiseyp.org/ Boise Young Professionals] is a local group coordinated to establish relationships between recent graduates and engage them in the professional part of the Boise community. The goal is to connect and develop meaning and beneficial relationships that can lead to job connections and resources within Boise and beyond.

Below are a few other examples of Boise State faculty and student connections to local and national communities: 

*The Scalable Nanomanufacturing Grant, led by Dr. Will Hughes, partners Boise State University with Harvard University and Micron Technologies. This project investigates applications for DNA nanotechnology in the semiconductor industry.

'''Below are ~~Facts~~ facts about Boise State University’s Economic Impact'''

*Employment: BSU employs more than 3,000 Idaho residents directly and another 2,000 indirectly. Wages and salary, in total, are $113M *Spending: students spend $195M annually on living expenses in Idaho*Out-of-state students spend another $17M annually *BSU purchasing, construction, and employee spending is ~$325M annually *Service: 2,000 students across 30 departments contribute ~52,000 hours to 80 community organizations through the service-learning program *Alumni: 70% of Boise State alumni remain in Idaho, working and paying taxes*Idaho residents with at least a bachelor's degree earn double the wages of those without one. Alumni have an unemployment rate that is about 1/3 of that of the workforce with only a high school diploma Alumni have an estimated $903M economic impact on the state annually ~~Funding~~*<span style="font-size: ~~BSU receives 22% of its revenue from state appropriations~~10.5pt; color: rgb(29, 33, ~~and attracts an additional $250M of revenue from private sources~~ 38); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Apparel: apparel generates ~$11M in sales for retailers *Research: ~~BSU~~ Boise State attracts more than $37M in research awards, 80% of which are from federal sources

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== Additional Information ==

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[http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Boise_State_University_Student_Priorities Student Priorities]

== Previous Cohorts ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/ThomasLippman Thomas Lippman]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/HaydenRogers Hayden Rogers]  === Fall 2018 === [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Evanann_Whitaker Evanann Whitaker] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Pamela_craig Pam Craig] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ollie_Shannon Ollie Shannon] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Chris_Dagher Chris Dagher]

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