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= <span style="font-size:x-large;">'''Overview'''</span> =

Susquehanna University is a small private liberal arts University college located in the town of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. Susquehanna's motto University is dedicated to achievehelping students become proactive leaders through academics, service, lead and servepersonal assets, which is represented through the University motto “Achieve, Lead, Serve”. Susquehanna also allows students to take a step forward, engage and enter new conversations facilitate conversation through our various clubs and organizations as well as through our Global Opportunities Program(GO) program, which connects students with the world and its various culturesby establishing a GO academic requirement. While there are some opportunities for Innovation innovation and Entrepreneurshipentrepreneurship, such as the newly implemented Entrepreneurship and Innovation minor, the school can still improve in many areas. We live in a changing world full of opportunitiesuniversity has room for improvement.&nbsp;Entrepreneurship and Innovation should not be limited to business students, all students should have the opportunity to explore Innovation and entrepreneurship.

One of the biggest challenges that Susquehanna faces is the lack of collaboration between majorsthe Sigmund Weis Business School and the School of Arts and Sciences. Students usually feel limited by their departments focus on individual departmental disciplines and associate Entrepreneurship the words "entrepreneurship" and "innovation" strictly with the business school. The main objective of the our University Innovation Fellows Leadership Circle is to implement more I&E innovation and entrepreneurship programs on campus and promote departmental interdisciplinary collaboration.<p style="text-align: center;">'''Spring 2015 Pitch:'''- &nbsp;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6fupPb51eI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6fupPb51eI]</p><p style="text-align: center;"> '''Fall 2016 Pitch:''' - &nbsp;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhbBjd26XYA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhbBjd26XYA]< '''Fall 2019 Pitch''' - &nbsp;[https://youtu.be/Fb30yXi1k9s https:/p>/youtu.be/Fb30yXi1k9s]

== '''STRATEGY ONE: DRIVE INNOVATIVE MOMENTUM INTRO TO INNOVATION COURSE''' == Develop and introduce an introduction to innovation course catering to all majors and possibly required for incoming first-years to take. We are collaborating on this project together however Liz Ludwig has currently taken charge. *Develop class syllabus and research textbooks*Ideal Start-up date - Fall 2020.*Integrate various concepts of core curriculum and SWSB learning goals to effectively instruct students in a liberal arts capacity. &nbsp;**Focus on Innovation and or Entrepreneurship as an interdisciplinary focus.**Grow exposure of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation minor on campus.**Encourage awareness from all majors and class years to the importance of innovation in all fields.**Bridge the gap between students of differing majors and encourage group project work with unfamiliar faces.**Solve problems on campus through student-eyes.*Develop&nbsp;a a plan to sustain the course as a foundation of first-year learning for all the years to come, including plans on possible professors who may be teaching the course along with UIF TAs*Identify resources and funding available to students, faculty, and staff for class projects and class trips/assessments. == '''STRATEGY TWO: REIMAGINE INNOVATION CLUB''' ==

Raise awareness about Eliminate innovation and entrepreneurshipdisciplinary stigma to encourage innovation outside of the classroom - participation in the now 'dead' DICE innovation club. We are collaborating on this project together, and ideas on campushowever Andrea Repetz has currently taken charge.

*Inspire Understand current underrepresentation of academic disciplines on campus and promote interdisciplinary collaboration through incorporate new innovative events**TEDx Susquehanna: Spring 2017 solutions for departmental engagement including participation in the club - "DICE" - as a part of a class, or Fall 2018outside of academic purposes.**Pitch Contest: Spring 2018*Initiate PR campaign in order Create events catered to involve students in University Innovation Fellows (UIF)various disciplines, such as the arts, innovation to encourage creativity and original thinking on campus .**Hold campus events to showcase student creations and ideas - and event planning also recruit for TEDx and Pitch Contest by November 2017the club.**Focus Utilize on entrepreneurship as an interdisciplinary subject**Grow exposure of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation minor across -campus*Develop continuity plan creative spaces to have funding established in advance for every semester raise awareness of UIF such design spaces to eliminate gaps gain further interest in fellow classes and create stability and sustainability by December 2017innovation club.*Identify sources *Encourage use of funding available new&nbsp;makerspace&nbsp;to students, faculty facilitate conversation and staffhold events in the new establishment.**Option for funding for students working with faculty or staff mentors on Speak to the first-year community about creative spaces and encourage discussion - possibly integrate first year innovation projectscourse (Strategy 1)**Create document Bring organizations to campus to understand current problems in innovation in other academic fields of all available funds by January 2017study.**Publicize fund including application Identify needs on campus and award processcollaborate with local partners to create innovative events pertaining to underrepresented fields of study, such as the arts.**Establish separate pots of funding for Engage local businesses to help students, faculty see innovation as a constant process and staffnot commodity based.

== '''STRATEGY TWOTHREE: DEVELOP MAKERSPACE/CENTER FOR DESIGN, INNOVATION, CREATIVITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORKSHOPS''' ==

*Create an event on campus to facilitate innovation and diversity through a physical center workshop experience designed for all backgrounds. We are currently collaborting on this project together however Sam Brumagin has taken charge.*Host small group collaboration projects between departments in innovative makerspace.**Individuals from the creative writing department write a creative piece (poetry, short story, etc.) and other individuals from the design or painting department paint about the creative piece or vise versa.**Students outside of the innovation course may be interested in solving a problem on campus during these workshops and proposing it for actual implementation purposes**Games and Brain-Teasers will be provided at Susquehannathese events as icebreakers*Host event where students learn how to work through the creative process and students and or faculty in various departments can facilitate workshops.

*Integrate experiential learning into existing curriculum for all students**Establish at least one experiential course in every academic department*Partner with Political Science department and interested students, faculty and staff to leverage our role as a large Snyder County employer in order to promote pro-innovation policies in Harrisburg*Increase student involvement in long-term research (projects lasting at least two semesters)*Collaborate with the Center for Teaching and Learning*Strengthen and expand on offerings and aspects of Susquehanna’s Global Opportunities/Cross Cultural Study Abroad Requirement**Create mechanism for students studying abroad to contribute to recruiting international students== '''STRATEGY FIVE: short-term or degree-seeking**Establish template for returning GO students who are now inspired to engage with world-wide service or community engagement: “plug and play” into local community***Additionally, establish template for departing GO students to proactively research volunteer opportunities they will have while abroad/research nonprofits in the area*Establish a “life-entrepreneurship” type program for first year and sophomore students based on: who am I, where am I going, and how do I get there?**Focus on values – how to best incorporate values into career path and goals**Create and sustain a culture of self-efficacy and self-governance, particularly in the residence halls*Involve students in applied research**Create an innovative Global Opportunities (GO) Short program tied to a faculty’s research, involving continuous research before and after the trip**Begin with identifying a problem, then return to solve the problem, and later implement innovative idea abroadBRING INNOVATIVE SPEAKERS TO CAMPUS''' ==

*Bring movement to students: install walking desks Understand the lack of innovative education on campus (treadmill with desk attached, enabling students and the need for outside experts to exercise come in and study simultaneously)provide the education**Start with Create a few speaker series similar to the Arts speaker series in which Innovative speakers come in throughout the library andsemester/or makerspace (at least two walking desks by February 2017), eventually have more in academic buildingsyear during various months to speak to students*Increase student input regarding dining/cuisine options through easier feedback mechanism*Speakers will be of varying industries and fields to attract students of all majors*Partner with Aramark to increase culinary education events Utilize on -campuscreative spaces to have speakers**Opportunities for students to learn how to cookEstablish and host a TEDx talk on campus.*Launch color system at dining locations: red, yellow, green for healthiness level of food options to give perspective of ratio of healthy to unhealthy options and encourage healthy behavior*Utilize a guest speaker or faculty

= '''<span style="font-size: large;">Related Links</span>''' links =

Pitch Video (Fall 2019) {{#Widget:Youtube|id=Fb30yXi1k9s}}  Pitch Video (Fall 2018) {{#Widget:Youtube|id=xmRyLXyqz9k}} Cohort Change Story Platform (Fall 2017) [https://www.facebook.com/SusquehannaUIF/ https://www.facebook.com/SusquehannaUIF/] Pitch Video (Fall 2016) {{#Widget:Youtube|id=uhbBjd26XYA}} Pitch Video (Spring 2015) {{#Widget:Youtube|id=V6fupPb51eI}} <br/>'''Susquehanna University ----University Innovation Fellows'''

<u>'''Students:'''</u> [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexis_Gargin Alexis Gargin]&nbsp;(Spring 2015)University Innovation Fellows

2015 Fellows: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ethan_Eastwood Ethan Eastwood]&nbsp;(Spring 2015), [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexis_Gargin Alexis Gargin], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Pierce_Logan_Perkins Pierce Logan Perkins], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Tiffany_Richards Tiffany Richards]

2016 Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Pierce_Logan_Perkins Pierce Logan PerkinsHana_Feiner Hana Feiner],&nbsp;(Spring 2015)[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Aviel_Stein Aviel Stein],[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rachel_Tate Rachel Tate]

2017 Fellows:&nbsp;[Tonia Hall],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Tiffany_Richards Tiffany RichardsAlexandra_Haller Alexandra Haller],&nbsp;(Spring 2015)[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:DamianMunoz Damian Munoz],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Daniel_Yim Daniel Yim]

2018 Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Leah_Cieniawa Leah Cieniawa],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brianna_Murphy Brianna Murphy],&nbsp;[Aviel Stein|Aviel Steinhttp://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Joseph_Morante Joseph Morante],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kyle_Williams Kyle Williams] (Fall 2016)

2019 Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Samantha_Brumagin Samantha Brumagin],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Donovan_Gayles Donovan Gayles],&nbsp;[Hana Feiner|Hana Feinerhttp://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Elizabeth_ludwig Elizabeth Ludwig],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Andrea_Repetz Andrea Repetz] (Fall 2016)

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