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= <span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">[[File:DoubleTTexasTech.gifjpg|right|DoubleT.gif]]Introduction</span></span><big><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">:</span></big> = <span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">With over [http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/researchers/centers-institutes.php 60 centers and institutes] </span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">research is strong through all departments at Texas Tech University. &nbsp;However, many efforts are still being made to translate this research into industry. &nbsp;With the construction of a [http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/research-park/about/index.php Research Park] </span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">that will house new startups, entrepreneurship is on the rise. &nbsp;</span></span> 

<span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Texas Tech University has hosts a number of student organization organizations that promote the concepts and practice of and engage students in innovation and entrepreneurship:</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">[http://doubletimettu.org Texas Tech Innovation Mentorship and Entrepreneurship (TTIME)] </span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">is a student organization for both undergraduate and graduate students of any discipline. This program promotes entrepreneurship while through connecting students with innovative faculty mentors, local entrepreneurs, and the resource channels to go from concept to customer.</span></span>

<span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">The Officer Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) currently host hosts Red Raider Startup, an intensive, bi-annual, weekend-long event that exposes students to the science of successfully starting a [http://texastechbusiness.3daystartupFrom idea, to market validation, to the investor pitch, students gain invaluable entrepreneurial experience while simultaneously expanding their skill set.org</ 3 Day Startup] event every semester to promote and facilitate entrepreneurship. span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">The OVPR also runs hosts the </span>[http://www.kineticaccelerator.com/ Kinetic acceleratorcohort]<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">, an annual, which happens every spring semester-long program. Kinetic has contains two sections, one for ; technology commercialization and one for student entrepreneurs who are looking thorough mentorship and guidance for guidance on their own startup.</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">The [https://www.facebook.com/ttumeig/?fref=ts Media Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group] is a student organization from the College of Media and Communications that promotes startup media companies and entrepreneurial projects. They host multiple pitch competitions, speaker series, and events where student entrepreneurs can come together and share ideas and experiences.</span></span>

<font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"></span>There is also For those who are interested in a technical entrepreneurial experience, the [https://www.facebook.com/SDCTTU/?fref=ts Software Development Club] on campus that is active in trying aims to get students to develop help members hone their own software skills and even startupschannel it into ways to solve real-world problems. It's still Although being a relatively new organization, however, the leadership team is currently trying making efforts to ramp up its activities so that it can play a greater role in become an impactful part the entrepreneurship community at Texas Tech.</span></font>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Faculty 's primary responsibility lies in research but they should also partake ; however, moderate participation in some entrepreneurial endeavors (60/40)should also be encouraged. Faculty already have With extensive dedication to teaching and research responsibilities which take up , faculty can devote upwards of 60 to 80 hours of their timeon these two areas. </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Therefore, expecting them to also chase after companies to buy into their research or consider their patent portfolio should be incentivized for doing extra work.</span></span>

<span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">The [https://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/commercialization/ Office of Research Commercialization] (ORC) does provide a way for research to be patented and commercialized, however, the system doesn't have the best reputation. One professor has had several research discoveries rejected as patents, and within weeks&nbsp;or months of publishing his research large companies came forward to ask him to give a talk on it. So the university missed out on an opportunity because people in the ORC didn't understand the potential value of the research. The old system (according to faculty and staff) didn't include enough a rigorous enough process for evaluating the value of research. It's currently undergoing changes that were started after new leadership took over.</span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">It is the responsibility of the Office of Research Commercialization to recognize when a technology is considered groundbreaking, especially after winning many accolades (i.e. Dr. Harvinder Gill's Pollen and Microneedle patents). Staff should be taught to analyze and interface with faculty regularly following up with faculty on their projects and &nbsp;interest in industry partners. It would help if there were subject matter experts in the office with technical qualifications in the faculty disciplines; be it a phD PhD in engineering, Biology, Computer Science and MBA and a JD. The staff in the commercialization office needs to be motivated</span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"><font color="#333333"></font></span></span>

<span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">We need to maintain a better Improvements can be made regarding the establsihment and maitenance of alumni network, whenever a relations. Whenever new technology is technologies are developed that can interface with industry we need , it is important to tap into utilize the knowledge and experince of alumni and present the opportunity to them by presenting opportunities,seeking their opinion input, and support utilizing their connections to connect with the applicable industry.</span></span>

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">There Another present insufficiency is also a need for the lack of community outreach and involvement. There are several people in the community who are trying to get projects going that will encourage innovation and entrepreneurship, and it would be beneficial to have TTU helping bring these projects forward (either through advice or advertising through the student population). The more intermixing there is and collaboration between the university Texas Tech and Lubbock communities, the more robust and profound each entrepreneurship community will be. One such project A notable organzation worth collaborating collaboration with is [http://ulabstx.com/ ULabs]. It's very Despite being new but , the people stakeholders involved are exercise a passionate about making the project vision to make it a permanent feature of the Lubbockcommunity.</span>

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