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= Overview =
Florida Tech has also recently been names as one of the '''''Top 50 Entrepreneurial Universities by Forbes''''', which is a testament to the purpose efforts undertaken in recent years to create a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. As a private institution, Florida Tech has a history of high-quality undergraduate engineering education. However, Florida Tech has yet to realize its entrepreneurial potential due to a lack of formal training and education in entrepreneurship of faculty, the administration, and students. Largely, only a few faculty initially spearheaded the entrepreneurial endeavors, but as with many culture-changing endeavors, the current champions seek to create a critical mass of followers, adopters, and co-implementers.
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= '''STRATEGY # 1: CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT EXISTING FACILITIES FOR INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP''' =
'''Description:''' Weekly Innovation Challenges are supported by Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN). Each week students will practice and develop an entrepreneurial mindset.
We wish to hold an event to showcase all of the innovation that students have been involved with. Some students may have been a part of a big project during an internship or maybe some students invented something in their dorm. If it is innovative, we want to see it! This is a great event to hold to encourage collaboration on projects going forward. If you have a good design, but you do not have the skills to code a stellar User Interface, you may attract a fellow student to help you out at such an event and more.
= Strategy # 2: Create awareness about existing facilities for Innovation and Entreprenuership <span class= "mw-headline" id="Strategy_.23_3:_Start_a_Student_Council" style= Tactic # 1"margin: Continue hosting weekly innovation desgin challenges == We wish to hold a student design event, where we will gather in a highly traveled campus location to have the maximum amount of participation . We will hold a competition to engage students to utilize as many of our campus resources as possible. == Tactic # 20px; padding: Conduct a rapid design comptetion using articles acquired from a scavenger hunt == The competition will be such that all students have the ability to participate in as well as staff and faculty to create a campus wide day of fun. It will be challenging and thought0px; line-provoking, but no major will have an advantage. This is good to reach out to the community as well as the students and their professors. == Tactic # 3height: Hold an Innovation and Entreprenuership Fair == We wish to hold an event to showcase all of the innovation that students have been involved with. Some students may have been a part of a big project during an internship or maybe some students invented something in their dorm1. If it is innovative, we want to see it! This is a great event to hold to encourage collaboration on projects going forward. If you have a good design, but you do not have the skills to code a stellar User Interface, you may attract a fellow student to help you out at such an event and more. 4; = "><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size:xx-large;">'''Strategy STRATEGY # 32: Start a Student Council'''START A STUDENT COUNCIL</span></span> =
<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size:large;">'''Tactic # 1: Hold the first student council meeting'''</span>
'''Description:''' Florida Tech has many great organizations like Tau Beta Pi and Society of Women Engineers that get students involved in projects related to their major and creates networking opportunities. However, it’s difficult to plan collaborative events with other organizations. The objective of the student council is to oversee and plan collaborative events between the engineering and business clubs and societies at Florida Tech. For example, SC would be in charge of planning E-week where we can have guest speakers, competitions and seniors and organizations can showcase their projects. Overall, we want to show others how our students at Florida Tech can apply their knowledge learned in class solve real world problems.
'''Milestones:'''
Check out our website for Engineers Week: [http://engineersweekfit.com/ engineersweekfit.com]
<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size:large;">'''Tactic # 2: Host Florida Tech Engineering Week 2016'''</span>
'''Description''': Engineering Week 2016 will be from February 22, 2016 to February 27, 2016. Multiple engineering organizations at Florida Tech are working together to have fun filled week to show how great engineering has changed the world we live in.
· Gained visibility with student and faculty stakeholders
<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size:large;">'''Tactic # 3: Group Industry Projects'''</span>
'''Description:''' Florida Tech is blessed to be located in the heart of the space coast region. However, not many events are held with local companies since there are no solid partnerships with the student organizations. In my experience, it has been difficult to get my voice heard by large local companies as a student. However, with the combined voice of the student council we can make a stronger impact when reaching out to local companies.
'''Milestones:'''
· Together we are stronger
<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size:large;">'''Tactic # 4: Channel of communcation'''</span>
'''Description:''' I’ve learned that communication is a vital skill that can sometimes be overlooked while trying to pass your differential equations class or finish your 20 page lab report. But communication is key for all professional careers. Our goal is to meet face to face with all the presidents of the engineering council and make connection to make communication more efficient. Together the organizations at Florida Tech can accomplish so much more than trying to survive on their own.
'''Milestones:'''
· Together we are stronger
<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size:large;">'''Tactic # 5: Form a board of advisors'''</span>
'''Description:''' The sustainability of the student council depends on faculty that will be able to moderate the transition between past and new members. Therefore, our mission for this semester is to find faculty in at Florida Tech that would serve as a board of advisor to ensure that the student council survives for future years to come.
'''Milestones:'''
· KEEN has offered to help launch the student council and provide future support
<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size:large;">'''Tactic # 6: Launch as a separate organization'''</span>
'''Description:''' The ultimate goal is for the student council to be a separate organization. To start the program, the student council will be launched under the umbrella of KEEN and EMPwr. Therefore, the pressure of starting an organization will not be put on a group of students. With the professional support and funding provided by KEEN, the student council will have a stronger foundation.
'''Milestones:'''
· Share the I&E mindset with more students
= <span class="mw-headline" id="Strategy_.23_4:_Running_the_student_organization_EMpwr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size: xx-large;">Strategy STRATEGY # 43: Running the student organization EMpwrRUNNING THE STUDENT ORGANIZATION EMPWR</span></span> =
'''Tactic # 1: Bring together the leaders of all organization on campus'''
Organizations on campus seem to go through periods of greatness and insignificance. The idea of EMpwr is to use the grants given by KEEN to help organizations not only maintain their clubs but also create steps that will empower student to take up to role of leaders for the organizations.
'''Milestone''' Observe the transition of leaders within organizations = <span style="font-size: xx-large;">UIF FIT Inspiration Videos</span> = == <span id="eow-title" class="watch-title" dir="ltr" title="Florida Tech #uifresh Orientation Event" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background: transparent;">Florida Tech #uifresh Orientation Event: [https://youtu.be/VDidpwgOpBo https://youtu.be/VDidpwgOpBo]</span> ==
= Related Links =
[[Quintcey Parrish|Quintcey_Parrish]]
Spring 2017 Leadership Circle
[[Malia Ashmead|Malia Ashmead]]
[[Lara Eremita|Lara Eremita]]
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maria_Sagastume Maria Sagatsume]
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