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Texas A&M has a large innovation innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem, and it is ranked the sixth largest university in America. They We have a lot variety of resources that aimed at reaching both graduate and undergraduate students, as well as faculty. However, many of the more developed programs are primarily used by faculty and limited to graduate students because of due to the maturity of their research or seriousness of seeing fact that funds are easier spent on students that are very serious about their idea throughpursuits. ThereforeUndergraduate programs are not non-existent, there but simply younger and less robust. Student body awareness is a gap in undergraduate involvement an issue that plauges these newer events as well as an uncertainty of what our campus wants to develop in order to increase the vast amount of resources, due I&E mentality. Knowing what students would want to their lack of confidence or being unaware attend is somewhat of a shot in the resources that are readily available to them. The primary way this gap can be filled is through students equipping other students with dark, hampering the knowledge and confidence they need to use these resourcesdevelopment of new programs.

That being said, programs are being developed with modest success by the engineering faculty. The Innovation Leadership Council, a ultimate pathway to growth in student organization yet to auidience sizes can be created, will become the group of students who are knowledgeable of all resources available on campusfound in student-aided promotion and program development ( i.e. Their primary goal will be to counsel other students to see an idea from start to finishUniversity Innovation Fellows). The council will consist of ten students from various majors around campus such as: Engineering, Agriculture, Biomedical, Texas A&M University UIF's are devoted to allowing these new and Businessimmensly important programs to flourish. Each student will then We intend to be responsible for finding a the bridge between the faculty member who will support them, so as that have the ability to build a council of faculty members appropriate the neccessary funding and the students that have aspirations for these students to turn tothe campus environment.

At first, the organization will be used to continue building a model of what each major perceives the innovation and entrepreneurial gaps are within their major and what resources are available to fill that gap. All of these resources will then be consolidated into one place where all students can easily access and understand them. There are four stages that students can go through to reach their full potential. When the council is knowledgeable of all available resources on campus, they will begin to seek ways to engage students in innovation and entrepreneurship. The council will engage students through four stages= Project: Excitement, Education, Creation and Support, and Continued Support. These stages are meant to<span style="font-size: build personal interest in innovation and entrepreneurship, give students the confidence smaller;">Second-Tier Idea-to begin their journey to have a startup company, help them launch their business or organization, then to connect them with all the resources they need to be independent.-Startup Support Structure</span>&nbsp; =

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This presentation demonstrates the gaps and solutions, which 1) Students are as written below.unmotivated/ get discouraged not knowing what to do next

There Our plan is to develop a gap secondary event or program that needs comes in to be filled in giving re-inspire students and provided much needed guidance at the right time--just before most groups face an avenue to be innovativeutter demize. Building a council of students who pave the way for others There are several ways to be innovative would fill achieve this gap. Students will be more willing approach , and a council multitude of students for advice about their innovative and entrepreneurial ideas. The council can then encourage them and point them in the right direction. The council will constantly events that could be up hosted to date with what is going on in make the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem and with the resources available process smoother on campus to help students.

'''Team Leader== Milestone #1:''' Graham, Dean==

'''MilestonesResearch needs to be conducted within the existing Aggies Invent program in order to establish a program that faculty and students agree would be mutually beneficial. Intentions:'''

*Faculty advisor - 12/13*Student Leaders go through training - 12/13*Write organization's constitution - 12/13*Become recognized student organization by university&nbsp;- 12/13''1) Conduct interviews at an Aggies Invent weekend for groups that participate.'''

== Tactic #2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Types of input expected: Build Council Team ==

To influence innovation and entrepreneurship on a grand scale, you need &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; What program would they like to build a diverse council from many different majors throughout campus. This will allow the council to be informed on many different events/resources available all over campus. This will make the council all the more influential in how it can help students through whatever phase of innovation they're in, whether it be engineering, agriculture or business.see?

== Tactic #3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Types of takeaways expected: Gain Faculty Support ==

Faculty support is crucial. The faculty are the decision-makers on campus, who can supply the council with whatever resources they need &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Did our group expect to grow. They are able to advise the council on which direction they are headed and whether or not it will have a positive impact.continue?

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Why did or didn'''Team Leader:''' Council teamt we?

Below is an example Week of the methods November 2nd: Conduct Follow up interviews to determine how many groups did infact continue and goals of the councilwhy.

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== Tactic Milestone #12: Educate Students to Bring Out Their Creativity Through Innovation &nbsp; ==

There is already Construct a desire in many students to be model for the innovativegroup's lifecycle. The attraction is there, but Data that was gathered in the avenue research phase needs some work. There are many resources already on campus, but they only attract to be compressed into a specific crowd of students. The Innovation Leadership Council will be able to find which avenue will attract general template or diagram that expresses exactly what a diverse group of students from all majors to work togetherfaces at any point in the Texas A&M Startup timeline. These avenues This lifecycle will challenge students to use what they already know from class, and to educate them on what they want to know. The overall goal be mostly concerned with this approach is to give students an environment where they can be innovative the early development and solve strength of a problem with a teamgroup's motivation.

'''Team Leader: 1) Develop the physical model.'''Council team

'''Milestones:2) Present this model to faculty to triangulate where this secondary program would be most beneficial.'''

== MilestoneDecember: ==FInish model and present to faculty.

== MilestoneDecember (after semester): ==develop comprehensive plan of when we can implement a test event.

= = Milestone #3: == With the correct information in hand, now comes the time to try to build the new event and/or program. A program curriculum and event timeline needs to be drafted in order to make sure that the test event is well planned and perfoms the function that we are hoping it will perform. '''1) Ideation of what the program needs to contain (using research as guide).''' &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Things to remember: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The aim of this event is to support the development of a business model and plan. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The event should resemble the same basic structure as its parent event: Aggies Invent, but with a few twists. '''2) Draft the program based on what is settled upon in the stage above.''' '''3) Reserve the resources needed to complete the event.''' '''4) Invite teams that have participated in Aggies Invent in the past (max 10 teams).''' '''5) Run the test program.''' '''Dates:''' January 2016: Complete ideation and start drafting the program structure. February 2016: Reserve the resources and host the event. = Project 2: <span style="font-size:smaller;">SpaceX Hyperloop Design Competition</span> = UIF Involved: Carson Muscat Our university has been given an&nbsp;amazing opportunity to host a large scale event focused around fostering the innovation and entrepreneurial spirit within student minds. Texas A&M University and SpaceX have been working closely together to be able to host the SpaceX Hyperloop Design Competition. This event will bring a spotlight on innovation and entrepreneurial mindsets as students gather from around the country and world to develop innovative solutions to a future problem.&nbsp; The University Innovation Fellow program and the student body has an amazing opportunity to help this event be a spotlight to encourage the ecosystem not only on our campus, but also campuses across the globe.&nbsp; == Milestone #1:<br/> == Discuss and work closely with the Engineering Innovation Center to be able to make a positive impact on the competition and to bring something new to the table.&nbsp; == Milestone #2: == Coordinate with other representatives of the Texas A&M Student body to be able to bring a stronger student involvement and interest into the event. == Milestone #3: == Help run the event to perfection come January 2016. = Project 3: TAMUHack integration = Currently, one of the largest Innovation and Entrepreneurship events at our school is TAMUHack. TAMUHack is a 24h event in which students from multiple schools come to build a hack, pitch their idea, and win prizes. At the moment, the event is completely student-organized and the university does not provide a significant amount of sponsorship or coverage to it. The funds for the event are raised through industry sponsors. I believe the event could be expanded to include more people, and there could be additional ways to integrate more engineers, rather than computer scientists.&nbsp; == Milestone #1: == To begin the process of change: 1) Contact the TAMUHack board to let them know my intentions. 2) Join the board and aid with organization and sponsor/fund acquisition.&nbsp; == Milestone #2: == After I've joined, we need to take the following steps/goals: 1) Improve fund acquisition to increase attendance;&nbsp; 2) Have better media coverage of the event, and more publicity/advertising. 3) Arrange a meeting between the I & E steering council of A&M with the TAMUHack board. == Milestone #3: == After we've arranged / integrated TAMUHack with our I&E expansion, we can then begin the process of arranging / implementing all the goals. = Project 4: U-Ignite Video Competition = UIF Involved: Jean-Claude Faa The U-Ignite Video Competition is a one-minute idea pitch competition established in Fall 2014. It establishes a platform for students to submit a one minute video, detailing an innovation idea they may have, for a chance to win a grand prize. == Milestone #1: == 1) Establish Innovation and Entrepreneurship &nbsp;Modules for Introduction to Engineering freshman course 2) Establish student-led pop-up classes for students interested in further instruction on Innovation and Entrepreneurship 3) Advertise the U-Ignite Video Competition, and hold informational sessions Deliver date: December 14, 2015 == Milestone #2: == Launch U-Ignite Video Competition (January 2016) - Open video submission box - Open online voting and judging - Reward top submission Delivery date: April 2016 == Milestone #3: == Competition Follow-up -Follow up with competitor to see if any are interested in pursuing their ideas -Work with contestant as well on campus resources to bring ideas to life Delivery date: TBD

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Carson_Muscat Carson Muscat] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Faa Jean-Claude Faa] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brendan_Cooper Brendan Cooper] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jeff_Zhao Jeff Zhao] [[/Kanika Gakhar|/Kanika_Gakhar]] [[Category:Student Priorities|]][[Category:Student Priorities]][[Category:Texas_A_&_M_University]][[Category:Student_Priorities]]{{CatTree|Texas_A_&_M_University}}