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= Overview - Excellence in Action Undeniably Kent State =
Kent State University is a large, public state school in Northeast Ohio with over 26,000 students at the main campus. Kent State University is a leader in university research, placed 77th in the nation. Kent is made up of 8 different campuses spread throughout the region. It has satellite locations in New York City, Florence, and Cleveland. 
Some of Kent State University's strongest programs include : *'''Liquid Crystal Research''': Founded in 1965, it has since become a leader in liquid crystal innovation, Including the first LCD screen.*'''Fashion Merchandising and Design''': Ranked 22nd in the world; 4th in the U.S. for Design; 2nd in public universites; 1st in the Midwest.*'''Architecture''': ARCHITECT magazine, the journal for the American Institute of Architects, Journalism recognizes the innovation of Brian Peters fro his invention of the 3D printed ceramic blocks.*'''Aeronautics''': #1 in Ohio and Mass Communicationnationally recognized by aerospace companies, Architecturemilitary, and airports. *'''Nursing: '''Over 400 BSN graduates per year and 99. With such 6% job placement within the first 6 months of graduation.*'''Journalism: '''100% of juniors and seniors placed in a wide variety of strengthsprofessional internship, and an accreditted program.   Kent has a very diverse State proudly boasts: *'''200+''' education abroad programs in more than '''60''' countries.*'''14''' Pulitzer Prize winners.*Ranked '''top''' in the nation for research on stress disorders and accepting population trama psychology.*'''190''' active U.S. patents for research.*'''27'''% of Department of creative Physics faculty members are female, more than twice the national average.*MA in Translation programs is top 10 in the U.S.*'''280'''+ Bachelor Degree Programs.*'''1'''st tier ranking in U.S. News & World Report's Best National Universities for '''2015'''.*'''70'''% Faculty with Highest Degree in Field.*'''10''' Colleges across 8 Campuses.*'''400'''+ Student Clubs and entrepreneurial studentsOrganizations. 
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =
Along with the rest of Northeast Ohio, Kent State University is experiencing a rise in the entrepreneurial spirits among students. As more programs are being added within the university, students are challenging themselves creatively as well as academically. Kent has a variety of degree programs spanning Entrepreneurship to Fashion Merchandising to Computer Science. Students can minor in subjects like Innovation or Megatronics. In the Entrepreneurship Department lies many resources for business sutdents including venture assistance and mentorship. The College of Business also has a co-working space called the Brinzo Lab for students to work and collaborate on campus. 
In addition to After Balckstone Launchpad left, Kent State's many degree programskept the ball rolling by opening Launchnet, a school funded research and entrepreneur labratory, very similar to Blackstone. It continues to nurture the entrepreneur spirit. Recently, Kent State has Launchnet developed a branch mobile maker space for students across campus to use, in hopes of Blackstone Launchpadstimulating students creativity. In similar spirit, Kent State also launched a student venture accelerator. Housed makerspace in the middle of the Student Centerlibrary called "The Fridge." Created and developed by Univeristy Innovation Fellows, The Fridge, Blackstone Launchpad holds gives students a variety private quiet area that is independent of events including workshops, networking events, study spaces and more to inspire aims at being a key resource for students and to speak to their entrepreneurial spiritin the future. Blackstone Launchpad works with some of  Kent State's student organizations seeks to provide sudents with any resource they need in their quest to reach students from create, build, and grow. Student Innovation is currently at an all areas of study-time high.&nbspFrom incubators, accelerators, to bootcamps, and venture spaces;Kent State Students are surrounded with opportunity. Some popular programs include: *[https://www.kent.edu/kent/news/entrepreneurship-laboratory-expansion-unveiled-kent-state%E2%80%99s-college-business Brinzo Lab]*[https://www.kent.edu/launchnet LaunchNET]*Signum Design*[https://www.ideabasekent.com IdeaBase]*[https://www.kent.edu/tusc/tolloty-technology-incubator Tolloty Center]*[https://www.kent.edu/glyphix Glyphix]
Kent State has over 300 student organizationsUsing these resources, many of which have a creative or entrepreneurial focus. HacKSU is an organization focused on computer programming, teaching students from all dicsiplines are able to code build technology projects. HacKSU hosts Kent Hack Enoughcommunicate, a fall hackathon, each year. With about 400 participantsconnect, Kent Hack Enough is the largest collegiate hackathon in Ohio. HacKSU also participates in the Fashion Hackathonexplore, a winter hackathon focused on wearable technology hosted by Blackstone Launchpad and the Fashion School's TechStyle Lab. Kent State's chapter of AIGA, an organization for graphic design students, hosts a Create-athoncreate like never before. 
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= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =
Kent State's faculty are a vital part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Many of them have real-world experience creating their own businesses or working on start-ups. The faculty works hard to support the students and their ventures. The deans of the University are working together to bring a makerspace to campus as a resource for students. The faculty supports the ecosystem by holding events like the Kent State Mini Maker Faire and monthy maker meet ups to encourage making and cross-disciplinary exploration. 
<span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-925b1d77-7e2e-9ee6-c22f-4d95ef4972c1"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Kent State University’s Faculty plays a key role in the innovation and entrepreneurship environment. The faculty is rich with diversity and real-word experience concerning innovation and entrepreneurship. Their insight contributes to shaping tomorrow’s leaders. The Deans of various colleges collaborate in order to provide the students with opportunities to reach out to other concentrations in order to build relationships and inspire creativity.< With endowments at an all time high, and a rebranding initiative, Kent State in nurturing innovation in not only their students, but faculty as well. Some highlights include [https:/span></span><www.tech-style-lab.org/span>The Techstyle Lab] and [http://www.lci.kent.edu/ Liquid Crystal Institute].&nbsp; With multiple resident entrepreneurs, Kent State aims to connect the faculty with the students. Across campus, there are numerous mentoring programs open to all majors, including a center for professional development.&nbsp;
= University Tech Transfer Function =
Specializing in Tech Transfer, Kent State has the Office of Corporate Engagement and Commercialization. Kent State holds over 190 patents for student and faculty inventions. Inventors go to this office with their ideas and the office will do all the research and paperwork to acquire the patent.
 
With so much innovation happening across campus, the tech transfer office is a main tool on campus. Headed by Paul Dicorleto, The Tech Transfer Office in the mainframe within the I&E network. Although the tech office handles most of the paperwork, they work hand-in-hand with other programs across campus to insure the success of student beyond school. The best example is LaunchNET, formerly Blackstone, LaunchNET aims at guiding students to the right people on & off campus. This unique guidance system leads to opportunities outside of school for students,&nbsp; and provides structure so that any idea or invention created on campus, will find success in the real world.
= University-Industry Collaboration =
Many faculty get involved with student innovation by sponsoring and mentoring different student-led events like Kent Hack Enough and the Fashion Hackathon. Faculty work closely with student organizations to promote creativity and innovation around campus.&nbsp;
 
With so many top-tier programs, Kent State attracts attention from many big names within the industry. As our maker/hack events gain momentum, our sponsorship grow. From these sponsorship, industry leaders not only attend events, but become involved with students and work together, which has lead to numerous internships. In the classroom, many majors such as Fashion Design, require students to have an internship for credit before graduation.
= Regional and Local Economic Developments =
Kent, Ohio is a unique down b<span style="font-size:small;">ecause because the University and the downtown areas are strongly connected. In the past few years, the township has developed the downtown area with many small businesses.&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Over the years, Kent, OH has worked hard to link the downtown area with the campus. With the recent growth of construction, businesses have been thriving. Design thinking has been prevalent in Kent’s growth and it has been inspiring to Kent’s architecture, construction management, innovation, business, computer science, interior design, and fashion design students. &nbsp;Kent is a relatively small town, with a small (but thriving) economy. Within our limits, there are several resources. The Small Business Development Center and Kent Regional Business Alliance not help get business ideas off the ground, but help connect student with resources across the region. There are three types of resources: Akron Global Business Accellerator, Cleveland Accelerator, and Columbus Business Incubator. These types of resources are helping students surround themselves with people who are like-minded, and understand what it takes to get their idea from small-scale, to global success.&nbsp;As the city faces questions and concerns for the future of its design, they often approach students in related fields for advice on different approaches. Design, innovation, and entrepreneurship has become the heart of Kent State University and Kent, OH.</span></span>
= Additional Resources =
<span style="font-size: 12px;">1.&nbsp;</span>[http://www.kent.edu/ http://www.kent.edu/]
2.&nbsp;[httphttps://www2www.kent.edu/blackstonelaunchpad/index.cfm http://www2.kent.edu/blackstonelaunchpad/index.cfmlaunchnet [1]]
3.&nbsp;[httphttps://hacksukhe.cs.kent.edu/khe2014 http://hacksu.cs.kent.eduio/khe2014[2]]
4.&nbsp;[httphttps://www.innov8athonkent.comedu/launchnet/event/ innov8athon-2017-flash-forward http://www.innov8athon.com/]
5.&nbsp;[http://makerfairekent.com/ http://makerfairekent.com/]
6.&nbsp;[http://tech-style-lab.org/ http://tech-style-lab.org/]
7.&nbsp;[http://www2.kent.edu/cebi/index.cfm http://www2.kent.edu/cebi/index.cfm] 8.&nbsp;[http://www2www.kent.edu/caest/index.cfm http://www2.kent.edu/caest/index.cfm[3]]
9.&nbsp;[http://www2.kent.edu/caed/ http://www2www.kent.edu/caed/[4]]
10.&nbsp;[httphttps://www2www.kent.edu/artscollege/ http://www2.kent.edu/artscollege/[5]]
11.&nbsp;[http://www2.kent.edu/business/ http://www2www.kent.edu/business/[6]]
12.&nbsp;[http://www.kent.edu/dsci http://www.kent.edu/dsci]
13.&nbsp;[http://www.kent.edu/research http://www.kent.edu/research]
 
14.&nbsp;[http://www.lcinet.kent.edu/ http://www.lcinet.kent.edu/]
 
15.&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jessie_Nowjack]
 
16.&nbsp;[[Mackenzie_Kinzel|http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mackenzie_Kinzel]]
 
17.&nbsp;[[Maxwell_Newberry|http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maxwell_Newberry]]
= Related Links =
[[Kent State University Strategic Priorities|Kent State University Strategic Priorities]]
University Innovation Fellows:
Fall 2017: [[Robin BonatestaMackenzie Kinzel|Robin BonatestaMackenzie Kinzel]] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jessie_Nowjack Jessie Nowjack] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Clare_willette Clare Williette] Spring 2016:
[[Matthew Allen|Matthew AllenJag Ashcraft]]
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Sravan_kumar Sravan Kumar Karpurapu[Brad Baumeister]]
Tapti SahaFall 2015:
[[Kristen Boye|Kristine Boye]]
[[Ian Reede|Ian Reede]]
Spring 2015: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Matthew_Allen Matthew Allen] [[Sravan Kumar Karpurapu]] [[Tapti Saha]] Fall 2014: [[Robin Bonatesta|Robin Bonatesta]] [[Category:Schools]][[Category:UniversitiesKent_State_University]]{{CatTree|Kent_State_University}}
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