= <span styleProject Pitch Video ="font-size https:large;"><span style="color:#000000;">'''<span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">OVERVIEW</span>'''</span><youtu.be/span> ryI_oSt2uKc = Overview =
<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Converse College was founded on the radical idea that young women deserved a space designed for them to pursue higher education. Since that first year, Converse has continued to help women find their voice, understand their true value, and pursue their vision. As times change, however, so must we. How might we continue to adapt Converse’s founding principles in order to serve a new generation of women?</span></span></span>
<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">We, as students, are entering a post-graduation landscape far different than that of our predecessors. Steeped in technology and connected on a global scale, the tools we need to be successful in the world outside Converse’s campus are ever-changing. It is time for us to foster an innovative, creative ecosystem where failure is nothing but a starting and learning point, and problems are nothing but opportunities. </span></span></span>
= Priority 1: Increase awareness of the Social Entrepreneurship minor by adding courses that will spark student interest =<div><br/></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-a39d6f75-7fff-ad81-49d4-08889eceafc7"><span style="font-size:large11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Social Entrepreneurship is an interdisciplinary minor that caters to all majors to students who are interested in learning how to create and maintain social enterprises in order to contribute to society. The courses offered include general business classes, marketing, economics, english, psychology, philosophy, and theatre, but most of the courses are heavily business based. Due to this reason, many students do not realize that the minor exists. Other students simply are not motivated to start or complete the minor because there are not any courses that guide students to define social problems and design different approaches to solutions. </span></span style><div><br/><span id="color:#000000;docs-internal-guid-4bcc9d3b-7fff-1a68-05e7-7c530c32c83b">'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:tahoma,geneva,sansArial; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-serifalign: baseline;">PRIORITY ONEwhite-space: SPARK STUDENT INTEREST pre-wrap;</span">'''Potential Courses that can be added</span></span>
<span styleid="color:#000000;docs-internal-guid-4bcc9d3b-7fff-1a68-05e7-7c530c32c83b"><span style="font-size:medium11pt;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sansArial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-serifwrap;">Converse has a longstanding tradition of self-governanceDiverse Training: Fighting Hate & Bias and Social Justice are two topics that conveniently overlap. A large portion This course is different from courses already offered due to the nature of her students hold leadership positions on campusinformation and topics that would be discussed and the interdisciplinary aspect. Converse itself is studentThis course would involve between 2-regulated5 professors who teach History, Politics, Women’s Studies, Economics, adhering to a unique honor codeand Philosophy. The student body is an active oneTopics that would be taught include analyzing underrepresented groups, fully involved in the creation exploring and ideation analyzing different forms of Converse's future. In any given yearhate and bias and how they occur, students plan fundraisers discuss variations of how to help crisis centers and cancer research institutesachieve equality, organize trips learn how to serve all over combat hate and bias inside and outside the United States and abroad, perform institutional researchworkplace, and completing a group or class campaign about a specific social issue agreed upon that will take place in Converse for 1 day- 1 week.</span></span><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-4bcc9d3b-7fff-1a68-05e7-7c530c32c83b"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Design Thinking would explore what design new thinking is by analyzing case study examples. There will be activities conducted in the beginning of classes in order to ignite curiosity and exciting clubs creativity in order to promote student involvementfree the mindset of limited possibilities. There will also be a project that would take place in small groups or as a class effort to showcase what design thinking is and to spark interest to Converse students aren't uninterested; they simply need to be shown valuefrom various disciplines. </span></span><div><br/span></div></div>
<span style="colorPriority 2:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Despite their passionate involvement on and off campus, most Converse students simply aren't aware of entrepreneurship and innovation on any scale. Those who are aware of it are intimidated; they equate entrepreneurship with Fortune 500 companies and their firm belief in their inability Creating a student council to succeed. Converse's most popular majors are education, visual and performing arts, be the humanities, and social sciences. All fields are integrated. Therefore, there is an imminent need for liaison between students in ALL majors to be well acquainted with and experienced in an entrepreneurial, innovative, the President regarding the Strategic Plan and collaborative cultureits progress from 2018-2023.</span></span></span>=
<span styleid="color:#000000;docs-internal-guid-e6c539b3-7fff-12bc-7ba5-e0acf300a52d"><span style="font-size:medium11pt;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sansArial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-serifwrap;">Priority One speaks to that processConverse’s strategic Plan was created around the framework in our mission and core values. Entrepreneurship and InnovationThree themes serve as the pillar for the plan: Vibrant Community, in this caseAcademic Excellence, are not about venture creation, maker spaces, or new engineering departmentsand Sustainable Future. They The plan was developed in 2018 and the next steps are about the tools and skills an entrepreneur learns that can be applied research to every career path. This process is about speaking to the interests of our student bodydevelop actionable plans, budgets, and introducing them to skills and themes that can help them in all disciplinestimelines.</span> </span></span>
'''<span styleid="color:#000000;docs-internal-guid-e6c539b3-7fff-12bc-7ba5-e0acf300a52d"><span style="font-size:medium11pt;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sansArial; font-serifvariant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">INDUCTING AN IHaving a student council as a liaison between the President and the students will make it easier to communicate student needs and to test the effectiveness of what is being implemented. The SGA President will begin the process of creating the council. The president will report back to PCO (President of Clubs and Organizations) to begin the form of communication. The students that have been chosen are valuable leaders on campus from diverse backgrounds and are dedicated to working diligently to continue the plan evaluation and implementation until its completion in 2023.&E ORGANIZATION WITHIN SGA</span>nbsp;</span></span>'''
<span style="colorPriority 3:#000000;"Increase awareness of the Social Entrepreneurship minor by adding courses that will spark student interest =<div><span style="font-size:medium;"div><span style="font-family:tahomaThe Social Entrepreneurship is an interdisciplinary minor that caters to all majors to students who are interested in learning how to create and maintain social enterprises in order to contribute to society. The courses offered include general business classes, marketing, economics, english, psychology, philosophy, and theatre,genevabut most of the courses are heavily business based. Due to this reason,sans-serifmany students do not realize that the minor exists. Other students simply are not motivated to start or complete the minor because there are not any courses that guide students to define social problems and design different approaches to solutions. Before adding additional courses that are not offered, the minor will be enhanced by changing the course requirements. "</div><div><br/>SGA organizations have tremendous exposure </div><div>Potential Courses that can be added</div><div>Diverse Training: Fighting Hate & Bias and support on campusSocial Justice are two topics that conveniently overlap. Students need and benefit This course is different from a cohesive outlet for their leadership in I&E. Inducting a student led I&E organization through courses already offered due to the SGA well enable nature of information and topics that would be discussed and the UI Fellow interdisciplinary aspect. This course would involve between 2-5 professors who teach History, Politics, Women’s Studies, Economics, and other leaders within the organization to host speakersPhilosophy. Topics that would be taught include analyzing underrepresented groups, buy suppliesexploring and analyzing different forms of hate and bias and how they occur, run advertising campaignsdiscuss variations of how to achieve equality, pay for field trips learn how to regional acceleratorscombat hate and bias inside and outside the workplace, organize business pitch competitions etcand completing a group or class campaign about a specific social issue agreed upon that will take place in Converse for 1 day- 1 week</div><div><br/></div><div>Design Thinking would explore what design thinking is by analyzing case study examples. There will be activities conducted in the beginning of classes in order to ignite curiosity and creativity in order to help students discover I&Efree the mindset of limited possibilities. Once the UIF Fellow graduates, the organization There will remain also be a project that would take place in small groups or as a class effort to showcase what design thinking is and continue to prosper with new leadershipspark interest to Converse students from various disciplines. </spandiv><div><br/></spandiv></spandiv>
<span style="font-sizePriority 4:large;"Increase student’s networking abilities and entrepreneurial skills by offering more internship and job opportunities through the college. =<div><span style="color:#000000;"div>'''<span style="font-family:tahomadiv>In this class,genevaprofessors at Converse would connect students with local businesses,sans-serifwith which partnerships with the college would be made. ">PRIORITY TWO: ESTABLISH A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONVERSE UIF INITIATIVES AND CONVERSE CURRICULAThis class would allow students to learn how to reach out to businesses, along with getting the hands on experience and networking experience with companies throughout the school year. Students would have the opportunity to intern with a company for a semester, volunteer at events on campus, have an entry level position with a company, and much more. This would allow students to network more with the community, and possibly find future job opportunities after college. </spandiv><div><br/></div>'''</spandiv></spandiv>
'''<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">EXTRA CREDIT FOR ATTENDING I&E EVENTS ON/OFF CAMPUS</span></span></span>''' <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Securing faculty and staff members’ approval for extra credit opportunities will provide great incentive to students. They will take up extra credit opportunities, venture outside their comfort zone, and return to their classroom and campus with a conviction to learn more and do more.</span></span></span> '''<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">I&E COMPONENT TO CONVOCATION SERIES</span></span></span>''' <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Students are required to attend a number of events in different categories every semester in order to develop all aspects of the collegiate spirit. These events span everything from art installations to resume building workshops.</span></span></span> <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">The I&E Convocation Credit component is related to the extra credit proposal above, in that both avenues provide ways to learn more about technology, communication, and creativity outside the traditional spaces of learning.</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:large;"><span style="color:#000000;">'''<span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">PRIORITY THREE: CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS TO BE ENGAGED WITH I&E</span>'''</span></span> <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Once students are aware of I&E on a grander scale, they can start building the skills necessary to be successful. This priority section focuses primarily on building the skills of Innovation and Entrepreneurship applicable to all disciplines.</span></span></span> <br/><span style="color:#000000;">'''<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">LEADERSHIP RETREAT TRAINING</span></span>'''</span>
= <span style="color:#000000rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size:medium15px;"><span style="fontwhite-familyspace:tahoma,geneva,sanspre-wrap; background-serifcolor: transparent;">A large portion of Converse's student body holds a leadership position on campus. Once a year, these students converge in a weekend leadership retreat, where they learn the basics of heading the coalitions and student boards they will be taking part in the entire school year. These students are go-getters- they have run for office, started organizations, and serve as extensions of student life.</span>Related Links</span><br/span>=
'''<span style="color:#000000rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size:medium15px;"><span style="fontwhite-familyspace:tahoma,geneva,sanspre-serifwrap; background-color: transparent;">During this retreat, the principles of design thinking could be taught through placing students in small groups and asking them to tackle a problem creatively. They can move from rapidly brainstorming solutions to presenting their day’s work. This process will strengthen their ability to work in high stress situations, communicate with an interdisciplinary group, quickly prototype and roll out potential solutions, and learn from failures. Use of this model rather than preaching the tenets of leadership would be a fast paced way to get these students immersed in I&E culture while also learning tangible skills that will aid them throughout the school year and beyond. </span></span>Converse College</span>'''
'''<span style="color:#000000rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size:medium15px;"><span style="fontwhite-familyspace:tahoma,geneva,sanspre-serifwrap;">'''<span style="fontbackground-sizecolor:largetransparent;">PRIORITY FOUR: INCREASE COMMUNITY-CONVERSE PARTNERSHIPSConverse College Student Priorities</span> '''</span></span></span>
'''<span style="color[https:#000000;"><span style="font//docs.google.com/drawings/d/15m1w-size:medium;"><span style="fontKyVzg7_QdM8_aACSu7FrUcx9-family:tahoma,geneva,sanswm-serif;">UIF FELLOWS COALITION</span></span><H2XsMAKT_Y/span>'''edit Business Model Canvas]
<span style="colorConverse College Project Pitch:#000000 "><span style="font-size[https:medium;"><span style//www.youtube.com/watch?v="font-familyD0cd6s6FWAI https:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">One of Converse’s largest and mostly untapped advantages is its location in proximity to Wofford College, another UIF school//www. Other, regional UIF universities with more developed I&E ecosystems include Furman and Clemsonyoutube.<com/span></span></span>watch?v=D0cd6s6FWAI]
<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">In planning regional events with colleges like Wofford, Clemson, and Furman, and directing students to resources that Converse may not be able to produce on its own, students will be able to interact with and learn from campus communities right outside their space.</span></span></span>University Innovation Fellows
<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">'''PRIORITY FIVE: CREATE PIPELINE FOR I&E STUDENTS '''</span></span></span>Fall 2019
<span style="color[http:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">In developing students' passion about this movement, we must also understand that they require a path necessary to follow once they are dedicated. Priority four is tasked primarily with the development of concrete institutional pathways which these students can easily navigate//universityinnovation.org/wiki/Aliyah_Hancock Aliyah Hancock </span></span></span>]
'''<span style="color[http:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">INTERDISCIPLINARY, COLLEGE-COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMMING</span></span></span>''' <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">An area of potentially impactful growth is the establishment of sustainable relationships between Converse and Spartanburg area businesses and nonprofitsuniversityinnovation.</span></span> <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Converse already offers team taught courses, bridging disciplines like English and Biology to give students a new perspective in various topics. We propose that business focused students pair up with students in other disciplines to form new solutions for problems. As a school with a history in social entrepreneurship, solving problems in innovative, business focused ways would be a natural progression in programming. These programs could be tailored to help external entities like the Rape Crisis Center, the regional school system, and local nonprofits. </span></span></span> <span style="color:#000000;"> </span> = <brorg/> = = <brwiki/> =Jhazmin_Gomez_Reyes Jhazmin Gomez]
= Related Links =[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Marisa_Kawabe Marisa Kawabe]
[[Converse College|Converse_College]]Spring 2016:
University Innovation Fellow '15 [[Nadia GathersSanuja Goonetilleke|Nadia_GathersSanuja Goonetiieke]]
Business Model Canvas for Pitch ConverseSpring 2015: [https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1tOhh8s1tTxbIJS6XLpmX_CkDbZBkq5iGWYdCfV98eBE https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1tOhh8s1tTxbIJS6XLpmX_CkDbZBkq5iGWYdCfV98eBE]
2016 Fellow [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sanuja_Goonetilleke Sanuja Goonetilleke[Nadia Gathers|Nadia Gathers]]
[[Category:Student Priorities|c]]
[[Category:Student Priorities]]
[[Category:Student Priorities]]
[[Category:Converse_College]]
[[Category:Student_Priorities]]
{{CatTree|Converse_College}}