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<span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">'''<span style="font-size:x-large;">Overview </span>'''</span>
<span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e51d639c-90b7-09b0-ea35-e29e6ad45251"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">George Mason University has been taking great strides to support Innovation and Entrepreneurship on campus. So far, there are multiple organization and spaces open for students.</span></span></span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e51d639c-90b7-09b0-ea35-e29e6ad45251"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MIX (Mason Innovation Exchange)</span></span></span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e51d639c-90b7-09b0-ea35-e29e6ad45251"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Opening this October, The MIX will act as a open space for both Mason Students and the local community (on weekends) to have access to equipment such as 3D printers, microcontroller library and much more.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e51d639c-90b7-09b0-ea35-e29e6ad45251"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This space is student-run and also will host competitions and workshops.</span></span></span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e51d639c-90b7-09b0-ea35-e29e6ad45251"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Innovation Lab</span></span></span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e51d639c-90b7-09b0-ea35-e29e6ad45251"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Run by the School of Business, Innovation Lab is a 2 month program that helps students and alumni develop a focused business plan and a MVP (Minimum Viable Product)</span></span></span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e51d639c-90b7-09b0-ea35-e29e6ad45251"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Startup Mason</span></span></span></li></ul>
<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Task 1: Expand TEDx programmingvisiting lecture programs '''</span></span>
George Mason has a TEDx program that hosts muliplte speakers in addition to an anual conference. Inviting a successful entrepreneur/startup in the DC area, or a Mason alum to give a talk would be an excellent way to inspire students.
Making short pitches in business and engineering courses is the most direct way to engage with students and advertise I&E opportunities around campus. A simple and effectivep pitch is a cheap but powerful tool. Our fellows do have limited time and scheduling visits with professors must be done well in advance.
<span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Strategy 2: Introduce new Course (or improve existingzero-credit to start)Course '''</span></span>
<span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: largemedium;">Innovation requires collaboration. Creating and running a company requires brining in diverse skill sets to complete a variety of different tasks. Why keep students within their respective schools for most of their college careers then?</span>
<span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: largemedium;">Many majors have senoior capstone or design courses, and while these are useful and often times require a few years of experience and knowledge to complete, it may be worth while to create an early stage design class. This one will be interdisciplinary, with the intention of forging creative and strong relationships with different schools and majors early on.</span>
'''<span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Task 1: meet with target departments</span>'''
<span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Strategy 3: Develop student-run Interdisciplinary app/web and graphic design groupbuilding organization '''</span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">This idea was inspired by successful projects at other schools. This institution would operated as a quasi-business under control of the university. Students would be selected through a hiring process and work on projects in three main categories:</span>
<font size="3">Students can earn money, develop connections, and build a portfolio that will help secure successful jobs upon graduation. It also serves as a focal point for others who lack programming experience to seek out assistance on projects and business ideas. Foreign students have much to gain as well, as their visas prohibit work outside of the school. Because this would be a part of the university, we can provide solid, career related work.</font>
<span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:large;">'''Task 1: Meet with relevant groups and departments'''</span></span>
'''<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">Task 2: Recruit members</span></span>'''
'''<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Task 3: Draft proposal to send to Provost and departments</span></span>'''
'''<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Task 4: Pound the pavement and use school networks to assemble client list</span></span>'''
'''<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Task 5: Seek out partnerships - Google Partners, establish Google Developers Group </span></span>'''
'''<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Task 8: Seek out partnerships - Google Partners, establish Google Developers Group </span></span>''' '''<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-familyTask 6:tahoma,geneva,sans-serifDevelop school hackathon "></span></span>''' '''<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Task 9: Look for office space/physical location for operations</span></span>'''
'''<span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Strategy 5: Create I&E Living and Learning Community (LLC)</span></span>'''
<br/><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">George Mason has a Business and Economics living and learning community for freshman. Expanding this to incorporate other years and a more entrepreneurial curriculum/atmoshper will allow students at various levels and backgrounds to become involved in our growing I&E environment. Students at various experience levels can mentor the younger members, and the multidisciplinary approach will allows the program to be much more comprehensive - from idea generation, construction, and depolyment. </span></span>
'''<span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Strategy 6: Mason I&E Fellows/ University Innovation Freshman</span></span>'''
<font size="3">Another project we as a team plan to pursue is to create a Mason-run Innovation and Entreprenuership cohort. The proposal is to bring in a team of students early on as freshmans or sophmores and through their time as Mason students, have them plan and execute projects all over campus that promote innovation and entreprenuerhip. This plan's objective is to make I&E part of the Mason culture and in addition to have a self-sustaining model. </font>
'''<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Task 1: Develop guidelines/curriculum - mission statement</span></span>'''
'''<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Task 2: Develop projects and initiatives for students to pursue </span></span>'''
'''<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Task 2: Advertise in specific courses</span></span>'''
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