As it stands, Colorado State University’s Industry outreach efforts are thorough and diverse. CSU has relationships with many companies in many industries to allow students to keep up with the pulse in the business world. This symbiotic relationship allows students to learn from businesses and for businesses to benefit from the world of academia and student perspectives. For example, CSU and New Belgium Brewing have partnered to teach new brewery classes and the founder of Otterbox has donated over 8 million dollars for the new Richardson Design Center at Colorado State University. CSU also engages in various incubators and start-ups through the Colorado State University Research Foundation (CSURF) and Venture Validator through the College of Business. There are also collaborations with tech transfer offices, namely, Innosphere Incubation Program, CSU Ventures and Office of Sponsored Programs. Grant writing and legal assistance is provided through the Research Acceleration Office and CoWood Grant Writing Support. In addition, the Dean of the College of Business has an advisory board called the Global Leadership Council. This is a group of the best and brightest minds in business and related fields and they provide a vital link to real-world business. Furthermore, CSU has a list of employers that they partner with in order to improve the collaborative efforts of recruitment and iterations of the job itself.
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= Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts =
Colorado State University is well versed in creating opportunities for facilitating University-Industry collaboration. CSU collaborates with a variety of research centers, industrial parks and industry/mentor networks to help entrepreneurial ventures succeed. A wet lab space is provided by Innosphere Incubation Program, who is an official partner of CSU. The GetWET Observatory provides in-field learning experiences and reaches out to the wider community through means of K-12 education through CSU's Behavioral Sciences College. CSU's partnership with New Belgium Brewery has allowed its Fermentation Science major to flourish and those graduates are able to give back to the community by working in one of Fort Collins' 25 breweries. Entrepreneurial mentoring and advice is offered by Colorado State University Research Foundation (CSURF) through their program CSU Ventures. The Institute of Entrepreneurship is also an excellent resource for knowledge gathering and application in the real world.
= <span style="font-size:small;">Strategic Priorities </span> =
Cross<span style="font-Disciplinary Collaborative Makerspace (Annaliese Cole-Weiss)size: Physical Meeting Space Faculty Advisor Variety of Technology/Equipment Materials Art/Office Supplies Funding Course/Usage Fee Assessment Training Program Membership Program Support from small;">2019 CSU StudentGroup:</Faculty Awarenessspan>
Hack<span style="font-A-Thon size:small;">Venture to Improve Residence Halls (Nicholas HahnTracey Trickey): Meet-Up Location Date The majority of CSU's Residence Halls are old and very inaccessible to students with disabilities. This inaccessibility makes those students feel ostracized and unwelcome. All residence halls need to be retrofitted or designed with elevators and Time Richardson Design Center Approval Faculty/Administration Representation Materials for Brainstorming (Paper, Markers, etcautomated door openers so that differentially able students are not confined to the first floor.) Technology/Equipment (ComputersNew buildings should be designed with not only ADA federal requirements, Projectors, etcbut Universal Design.) Guest SpeakersUniversal design is inclusive design that caters to ALL regardless of age, Lecturesability, Brainstorming Sessionssex, Panels Competitions Advertisements Refreshmentsrace or other. Stereotypes need to be challenged - not all disabled people need wheelchairs. Further education and awareness of differentially able students should be implemented so that all students can thrive. </span>
Incoming Freshman<span style="font-size:small;">Upperclassman mentor/Transfer Student Outreach Program panel (Alonzo AlcocerRK Hancock IV): Voluntary Program Leaders Communication First year students will be given the opportunity to get in touch with Freshman Advisors/Advocates Designed Seminar Curriculum/Presentations Meeting spaces upperclassman in freshman dorms RamWelcome Orientation Booths in plaza Seminar scheduling Mentoring programs Materials (pentheir same department to build authentic relationships where the mentors can give relevant guidance about any topics, big or small, paper)that the first years have. </span>
Innovation Club <span style="font-size:small;">Peer Mentorship Program (Eric ThorsonTrenton Beeh): Physical Meeting Space (Makerspace?) Access <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A big problem I have seen and heard is that there is a disconnection between class levels and students in the same major connecting with one another. School work is challenging, but there is an easier way to be successful. The idea I propose is to Makerspacehave an </Equipment Access span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Upperclassmen/Peer Mentorship Program </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">that focuses on quickly getting younger students to Technological Resources Elected President and Board Members Faculty Advisor Support from CSU Student Organizations Fundingadapt to new semesters.</Student Fees Mission Statement Social Media Presence Club Followingspan></Participationspan>
Venture to Improve Residence Halls <span style="font-size:small;">Major Exploration Program: (Tracey TrickeyDylan Frost):I realized early on in my college career that thousands of students at CSU and frankly around the country don't know why they’re in college or what they want to do here. I want to create a major exploration program that analyzes the student and helps guides them into finding a major that best suits them.</span>
Upperclassman mentor/panel (RK Hancock IV)<span style="font-size: First year students will be given the opportunity to get in touch with upperclassman in their same department to build authentic relationships where the mentors can give relevant guidance about any topics, big or small, that the first years have. ">2018 CSU Group:</span>
<span style="font-size:small;">Cross-Disciplinary Collaborative Makerspace (Annaliese Cole-Weiss): Steps to achieve goal - Physical Meeting Space Faculty Advisor Variety of Technology/Equipment Materials Art/Office Supplies Funding Course/Usage Fee Assessment Training Program Membership Program Support from CSU Student/Faculty Awareness</span>
<span style="font-size:small;">Hack-A-Thon (Nicholas Hahn): Steps to achieve goal - Meet-Up Location Date and Time Richardson Design Center Approval Faculty/Administration Representation Materials for Brainstorming (Paper, Markers, etc.) Technology/Equipment (Computers, Projectors, etc.) Guest Speakers, Lectures, Brainstorming Sessions, Panels Competitions Advertisements Refreshments</span>
<span style="font-size:small;">Incoming Freshman/Transfer Student Outreach Program (Alonzo Alcocer): Steps to achieve goal - Voluntary Program Leaders Communication with Freshman Advisors/Advocates Designed Seminar Curriculum/Presentations Meeting spaces in freshman dorms RamWelcome Orientation Booths in plaza Seminar scheduling Mentoring programs Materials (pen, paper)</span>
<span style="font-size:small;">Innovation Club (Eric Thorson): Steps to achieve goal - Physical Meeting Space (Makerspace?) Access to Makerspace/Equipment Access to Technological Resources Elected President and Board Members Faculty Advisor Support from CSU Student Organizations Funding/Student Fees Mission Statement Social Media Presence Club Following/Participation</span>
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= UIF CSU Video =
2019 UIF team [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc02eVZWodc&t=89s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc02eVZWodc&t=89s] 2018 UIF team [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQSr0CfRi_0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQSr0CfRi_0] <span style="font-size:x-large;">'''2019 Team member links'''</span> <span style="font-size:x-large;"</span>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Rkhancock http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Rkhancock]
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