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== <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Introduction </span> ==

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">[https://www.columbia.edu/ Columbia University ] is a private research university established in 1754. Our [[File:Columbia Logo.png|thumb]]The campus is located finds home in Upper upper Manhattan, NYCof New York City-- spanning from the neighborhoods of Morningside Heights to the edges of Washington Heights. Columbia has twenty undergraduate and graduate schools, in addition to several Global Centers around the world.&nbsp; Specific offerings include16 faculties: 69 academic departments and divisions, 6,350 courses, covering arts and sciences and professions of architecture, arts, business, dentistry, engineering, international affairs, journalism, law, medicine, nursing, public health, planning and preservation, public affairs, social work; principal undergraduate divisions, Columbia College, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, School of General Studies; affiliates, Barnard College (undergraduate women), Teachers College, Union Theological Seminary; more than 100 international research institutes and centers [[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/pr/special/cuglance.html link]].&nbsp;</span></span>

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">In honors, Columbia boosts among its&nbsp;alumni, faculty, and researchers: "three US Presidents, 29 foreign Heads of State, 10 Justices of the United States Suprme Court, 96 Nobel Laureates,&nbsp;101 National Academy members,&nbsp;and 38 living billionaires.&nbsp;In addition, Columbia students and alumni have won 39 Academy Awards, 125 Pulitzer Prizes,&nbsp;and 11 Olympic Medals" [[Filehttps:Columbia Logo//en.wikipedia.pngorg/wiki/Columbia_University link]]</span></span>

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style= Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship =="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">The university's motto is "In Thy light, we shall see light."&nbsp;</span></span>

Columbia has a number of resources dedicated to exposing students to innovation and entrepreneurship at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Courses like “Principles of Economics” in the Economics department, and “Organizing Innovation” in the Sociology department help engage students with the topic, while inspirational events like CORE’s speaker series, TEDx Columbia, and various on-campus hackathons provide creative demonstrations of the core tenants of innovation and design== [[File:ColumbiaCampus. After students express a desire to learn more about IE, more concrete courses like “Hacking 4 Defense”, “Introduction to Human Centered Design” and “Launch Your Startjpeg]]<span style="font-Up” provide more explicit routes to the discipline. Additionally, there are several onsize:xx-campus organizations to provide exposure to IE at the extrasmall;"><span style="font-curricular levelfamily:times new roman, such as Design for Americatimes, serif;">Evening [https://health.columbia.edu/ view] of Columbia Women’s Business Society, 180 Degrees Consulting, and the Application Development Initiative.University&nbsp;</span></span> ==

== Encouraging faculty <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship </span> ==

Faculty at <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">Columbia are encouraged has a number of resources dedicated to exposing students to pursue [https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/at-a-glance/ innovation and entrepreneurship] at the graduate and undergraduate levels. In factCourses like “Principles of Economics” in the Economics department, and “Organizing Innovation” in the Sociology department help engage students with the topic, while inspirational events like CORE’s speaker series, TEDx Columbia, there are several resources at and various on-campus hackathons provide creative demonstrations of the Design Studio core tenants of innovation and design. After students express a desire to learn more about IE, more concrete courses like “Hacking 4 Defense”, “Introduction to Human Centered Design” and Columbia Makerspace that faculty are explicitly invited “Launch Your Start-Up” provide more explicit routes to engage withthe discipline. Additionally, there are several career professionals who serve on-campus organizations to provide exposure to IE at the extra-curricular level, such as adjunct faculty at Design for America, ColumbiaWomen’s Business Society, 180 Degrees Consulting, and therefore provide insight into innovation and entrepreneurship from an industry perspectivethe Application Development Initiative.</span></span>

Taken from Columbia's Technology Ventures Website, == <span style="Columbia Technology Ventures is the technology transfer office for Columbia University and a central location for many of the technology development initiatives, entrepreneurial activities, external industry collaborations, and commerciallyfont-oriented multidisciplinary technology innovations across the university. CTV’s core mission is to facilitate the transfer of inventions from academic research labs to the market for the benefit of society on a local, national, and global basis. Each year, CTV manages more than 350 invention disclosures, 100 license deals, and 20 family:times new IP-backed start-upsroman, involving over 750 inventors across Columbia's campuses. CTV currently has over 1200 patent assets available for licensing, across research fields such as bio, IT, clean tech, devices, big data, nanotechnology, materials sciencetimes, serif;">Encouraging faculty innovation and more."entrepreneurship</span> ==

More information about <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Faculty at Columbia are encouraged to pursue innovation and entrepreneurship. In fact, there are several resources at the Design Studio and Columbia Technology Ventures can be found [https://techventuresMakerspace that faculty are explicitly invited to engage with.columbiaAdditionally, there are several career professionals who serve as adjunct faculty at Columbia, and therefore provide insight into innovation and entrepreneurship from an industry perspective.edu</about-ctvspan></technology-transfer-columbia here].&nbsp;span>

== Facilitating University<span style="font-Industry Collaboration family:times new roman,times,serif;">Actively supporting the university technology transfer function</span> ==

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Taken from Columbia's Technology Ventures Website, "Columbia Technology Ventures is the technology transfer office for Columbia facilitates Universityand a central location for many of the technology development initiatives, entrepreneurial activities, external industry collaborations, and commercially-Industry Collaboration through industrial parks/makerspace like oriented multidisciplinary technology innovations across the Columbia makerspace and Columbia Entrepreneurship’s Design Studiouniversity. Additionally, New York City has several regional sources CTV’s core mission is to facilitate the transfer of capital available inventions from academic research labs to students like 72Angelsthe market for the benefit of society on a local, TechStarsnational, and pitcHERSglobal basis. ThirdlyEach year, there are a couple of onCTV manages more than 350 invention disclosures, 100 license deals, and 20 new IP-backed start-campus mentoring and advisory networks ups, involving over 750 inventors across Columbia's campuses. CTV currently has over 1200 patent assets available for licensing, across research fields such as Systers bio, IT, clean tech, devices, big data, nanotechnology, materials science, and the Lean In Mentorship Circlemore."</span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style= Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts =="font-size:small;">More information about Columbia Technology Ventures can be found [https://techventures.columbia.edu/about-ctv/technology-transfer-columbia here].&nbsp;</span></span>

Columbia betters its surrounding communities through initiatives like city== <span style="font-wide hackathons and design sprints.family:times new roman,times,serif;">Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration</span> ==

Another resource available to the community is <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Columbia facilitates University-Industry Collaboration through industrial parks/makerspace like the Columbia-Harlem Small Business Development Centermakerspace and Columbia Entrepreneurship’s Design Studio. Additionally, which provides small business workshopsNew York City has several regional sources of capital available to students like 72Angels, Intensive business education programs, credit consultingTechStars, and other financial services to small businesses in HarlempitcHERS. OverallThirdly, Columbia’s there are a couple of on-campus serves mentoring and advisory networks such as an innovation-driven environment that strives to help its surrounding community prosperSysters and the Lean In Mentorship Circle.</span></span>

== <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts</span> == <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">Columbia betters its surrounding communities through initiatives like city-wide hackathons and design sprints.</span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">Another resource available to the community is the Columbia-Harlem Small Business Development Center, which provides small business workshops, Intensive business education programs, credit consulting, and other financial services to small businesses in Harlem. Overall, Columbia’s campus serves as an innovation-driven environment that strives to help its surrounding community prosper.</span></span> [[File:ColumbiaAerial.jpg|link=https://cuit.columbia.edu/]] == <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Landscape Canvas </span> == <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">To view a brief, visual overview of Columbia Universitiy's growing entrepreneurship, design, and innovation landscape, click [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1frW1QnJAnkAu2DprP4rn_25UWCmOBfxFa-0mvjmzZCw/edit?usp=sharing here].&nbsp;</span>