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The Cooper Union is a rapidly-developing ecosystem for entrepreneurship and innovation. The school is one of creators, something noticed and expanded upon by University Innovation Fellow Sharang Phadkeprevious fellows and the current leadership circle. As an overview of the continuing plan for expanding this notion of creation on campus, the follwing six following seven points , including the newest plan, '''the Winter Intensive''', will be the vision leading Cooper forward. The link to the Winter Intensive proposal to stakeholders can be found below.
'''UI Fellows 2016 Video Update: '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3r5ms8-tTY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3r5ms8-tTY]
'''The 2016 UIF Team proposes Winter Intensive at Cooper Union:''' [https://goo.gl/kDN2lm https://goo.gl/kDN2lm]
*There is potential for using a space across the street from Cooper as a Maker Space, due to a connection with the new Dean of the Engineering School
*Would serve as a social hub beyond Frankie’s Kitchen, and would become a nurturing place for inter-school projects
== <span class="s2">Art, Architecture and Engineering</span> ==
*<span class="s2">Move course locations to foster interaction</span>
*Free up space in the curriculum to take courses in the other schools as electives
== <span class="s2">2) Art, Architecture and EngineeringCurriculum Restructuring</span> ==
*<span class="s2">Move course locations Fewer credits, and less time, allocated to foster interactionunnecessary Physics courses</span>*Free up space in the curriculum Eliminate Connect and Professional Development courses, and replace them with An Introduction to take courses in the other schools as electivesCreative Thinking and Problem Solving.
== <span class="s2">Additional Courses in I&E, as well as Design</span> ==
*Addition of a general I&E course open to all three schools
**Last year’s senior gift to Cooper Union was money to start a new course, which may not have been been used yet
*Intro to Design Thinking course as a potential alternative, due to Art and Architecture school’s hesitation surrounding art-for-profit. Design Thinking would likely draw a much more mixed and interactive crowd at Cooper
== <span class="s2">3) Curriculum RestructuringExpansion of the idea behind NYU’s Demo Days at Cooper</span> ==
*<span class="s2">Fewer creditsCreate a regular event for create@cooper, and less time, allocated to unnecessary Physics courses</span>*Eliminate Connect and Professional Development courses, and replace them with An Introduction which doesn't necessarily need a guest speaker or large overhead to Creative Thinking and Problem Solving.hold
*This will ensure an active set of members who are inclined to attend larger events, beyond just the organizers and leaders
*Potentially integrate with Code Club’s Hack For Pizza event (demoing hardware and software projects)
== <span class="s2">4) Additional Courses in I&E, as well as Design1000 Pitches</span> ==
*Addition Former head of a general I&E course open create@cooper, Sharang Phadke, had suggested that we hold an event called 1000 Pitches to all three schoolsget students thinking about inventions that they may have been considering making
**Last year’s senior gift to Cooper Union was money to start The event would last throughout the year, and culminate in a new course, which may not have been been used yetcompetition and award for the best pitches
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