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The small school community that Norwich offers is great for collaboration between disciplines. Students in the technology majors could work with business majors on starting business businesses based around new and innovative technology. Nursing students who are looking to start their own home nursing service could learn aspects of business management from the business majors , and can produce new ideas on about how they can make the home nursing business run smoothermore smoothly. Arts and Architecture students could engage in new sustainable design with the engineering majors. When there is interaction between the students from different majors , each student brings something great to the table and with this collaboration the possibilities are endless. 

A space separate from school labs and classrooms will go a long way in promoting interdisciplinary collaboration. A ; a place where students can go to ideate and prototype for their own ideas , separate from the classroom. The space would offer an area for students to collaborate and test ideas without the pressure of getting a good grade or the stress of failing. The student could do everything from coming up with an initial idea to getting ready to pitch the idea to an investor. The space could also offer time slots for work in the machine shop or with the 3D-printers so that the student with an idea can move forward in the design process. 

*When a student has an idea , the space would be used to pursue that idea ; the tactic is to motivate students to pursue their own ideas. - Spring 2015 through Spring 2016*Talking Talks with the undergraduate research department on ideas and possible funding. - Spring 2015*Find and collaborate with outside sources. Get the community involved and look for possible locations outside of the campus. - Fall 2015*Host a design competition for students to bring fourth forth their ideas on how the space should look. - Spring 2016 

The alumni base at Norwich is fantastic! We should look to make connections with alumni who have started their own companies. The alumni could help fund certain events and innovations. They could , as well as be guest speakers and judges for competitions. Alumni who have been in the same situations as students with ideas and start-ups could connect and offer mentorship to the student entrepreneur.  === The Elevator Pitch === ---- [http://youtu.be/vEF9B4YHI7E Youtube Link to Elevator Pitch for Norwich I&E]

[[<a href="Jacob Keasbey|%20Keasbey">Jacob Keasbey]]</a>

[[<a href="Norwich University|%20University">Norwich University ]]</a>