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= Project Pitch Video =
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Here at Union College there are a myriad of events that connect students with faculty. E<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68)#696969; "><span style="font-family: Arialarial,helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">very Here at UnionCollegetherearea myriad of events that connect students with faculty. Every department holds weekly speaker series, dinner and discussion events happen freequentlyfrequently, and every student can easily obtain some form of leadership position if so desired. </span><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">With a lot of campus events being student-run, Union students are able to acquire excellent advertising, planning, and event facilitating skills during their four years here.Students organizations and clubs, such as TEDxUnionCollegeand</span></span><span style="colorfont-family: rgb(68arial, 68helvetica, 68)sans-serif;"><span style="color:#696969;"><span>UCEO</span></span></span><span style="color:#696969; "><span style="font-family: Arialarial,helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> ( Union's club for entrepreneurship) provide students with the opportunity to engage in entrepreneurial projects and enable them to connect with other entrepreneurs at Union and outside of Union's community. Despite a vibrant social atmosphere, Union sometimes feels overwhelmingly educational even outside of the classroom. This has been altered in recent years, however, with the introduction of the Minerva program which aims to bridge the gap between the social and academic sides of campus. </span></span></span>
<br/><span style="font-size:medium;">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sofKiJqVwrf2M5iEg_kI3o0Rm5PrpyfAzHvg2urhSIQ/edit?usp=sharing: 2016 Landscape Canvas]</span>
<br/><span style="font-size:smaller;">[https://docs.google.com/a/union.edu/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtGRsz4i6ggadG9LU0ZGUDNZSlEwZ00wZ1IzMFA0b3c&usp=drive_web#gid=0: 2015 Landscape Canvas]</span>
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= Overview =
<span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">With the ease of access to every discipline available at Union, students can easily branch out of their area of study. This, seemingly common liberal arts college trait proves to be highly significant in educating future engineers, and Union graduates are frequently praised for their distinguished communication skills, excellent team work, and leadership abilities. One of Union's main goals is to educate well-rounded individuals who are likely to succeed in any area they choose after graduation. Union College fosters and encourages creativity and innovation, leadership and academic research. The campus is a wonderful environment that has simply not worded its efforts as "Innovation and Entrepreneurship".</span>
<span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">[[File:543259 4602271811793 143955698 n.jpg|center|543259 4602271811793 143955698 nUnion College.jpg]]</span> ''<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></span>'' ''<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">University Innovation Fellows Fall 2019</span>''
= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68)#696969; "><span style="font-family: Arialarial,helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Post graduation, 35% of students pursue a path of continuing their education. It is highly common, as well, for Union engineers to continue their education in business rather than engineering, because their interdisciplinary skills learned here has allowed them to become leaders within their fields.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68)#696969; "><span style="font-family: Arialarial,helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="line-height: 20px;">For those students interested in technological advancement, Union is the place to be. With only undergradute undergraduate students on campus, the professors are committed to providing research opportunities to all. What makes Union unique is that these research opportunities cross across all disciplines and frequently students take on faculty research projects their first or second year, committing to a practicum or summer research.</span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68)#696969; "><span style="font-family: Arialarial,helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><span style="line-height: 20px;">Students interested in entrepreneurship always find their niche. Although there is no specific entrepreneurialism program, we offer many courses inspiring the entrpreneurial entrepreneurial mindset. One to note is our Entrepreneurship Seminar </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size:small;">which </span></span></span></span></span>pairs together <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><span> </span></span></span>science minded <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span> </span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-size:small;">students </span></span></span>with liberal <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span><span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-size:small;">arts </span></span></span></span><span style="color:#696969;"><span>minded </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-size:small;">students </span></span>to </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">create </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">their own companies and eventually compete in a pitch competition. </span></span></span></span>
= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The faculty at Union College strives to change and bring change to the ever-evolving world. Many professors conduct cutting edge research, collaborate with each other, and involve students in their efforts. In particular, Union Aerogel Lab provides a great example of innovative and interdisciplinary collaboration between faculty and student researchers.</span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Professor Hal Fried, of Economics department, and Professor Ron Bucinell, in Mechanical Engineering, are joining their efforts and cooperating with the Alumni Committee on Entrepreneurship, striving to advance Union's current position on entrepreneurship. They are jointly teaching a class on entrepreneurship, offered next trimester.</span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Professor Fried, in particular, has organized some wonderful international opportunities, such as the Minerva Fellowship (recent graduates' year-long placement in a developing community). One such opportunity is available at a small manufacturing business in India. Professor Harold Fried has also initiated </span>entrepreneurship <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">exchange program to Cambodia. His efforts on campus are a true inspiration. </span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Professor Bucinell in Mechanical Engineering department is one of the most passionate innovators. He consistently emphasizes importance on entrepreneurship and innovation in all of his engineering classes. He is one of the best connected faculty members when it comes to local businesses and industry.</span>
= University-Industry Collaboration =
Union College is located in a region full of industrial opportunities. Moreover, Union's close alumni network have has consistently offered current students a wide of opportunities for internships and postmentorship program. For example, Union College collaborate with GE to create a mentorship program called IMPACT with the aim to provide industrial mentors for students on campus. Union has also partnered with Urban Co-graduate positionsWorks , which is a co-working space and a hub for entrepreneurship and innovation. It is common to see Union students easily obtain employment in can use the areas of their choicespace at Urban Co-Works and attend events hosted there. While there is a valuable collaboration between academic departments and local industrial businesses, it is important to note that the majority of students identifies their possibilities and opportunities through Becker Career Center on campus.
Due to a high demand for engineers, Union College strives to prepare its engineering students for the industrial setting to the best of its ability. Combined with the excellent research opportunities available on campus, Union engineers are prepared for every possible environment through a series of student research projects, presentations, and collaborative opportunities.
= <span style="color:#000000;">Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts</span> =
Union College and its partners service the community in many ways. General Electric has a large presence in the Schenectady area, and Union has developed a strong relationship with this company over the years. Current professors, as well as, over one hundred alumni have been employed at GE at some point in their careers. GE routinely gives back to nearby towns and the region. Union has also developed a relationship with Wise Labs, who is working to drive local innovation and entrepreneurship in the area. Further, the Kenney Community Center at Union gives students numerous opportunities to give back contribute to the surrounding community.
= The Landscape Canvas =
<span style="font-size:smallerlarger;">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NSVI3y7yoqmQ_mDhhnujax7iSwxElv4toF3Yav_1_0E/edit#gid=0 2018 Landscape Canvas]</span> [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1V9WM5zyO-1mhVzCn2RKOs5KCZFxY1GeTyIx7VJ4UCNU/edit#gid=0 <span style="font-size:medium;">2017 Landscape Canvas</span>] <span style="font-size:medium;">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sofKiJqVwrf2M5iEg_kI3o0Rm5PrpyfAzHvg2urhSIQ/edit?usp=sharing: 2016 Landscape Canvas]</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">[https://docs.google.com/a/union.edu/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtGRsz4i6ggadG9LU0ZGUDNZSlEwZ00wZ1IzMFA0b3c&usp=drive_web#gid=0: 2015 Landscape Canvas]</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1izHipm9c2BLo3Uuot98buO9Bv8JVoIXrI9C3eX3_b0g/edit#gid=0: 2014 Landscape Canvas]</span>
= Related Links =
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[[Union College Strategic Priorities|Union College Strategic Priorities]] University Innovation Fellows Fall 2019: <div>[[Sai Lyon Ho|Sai_Lyon_Ho]]<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>[[Blake Newcomer|Blake_Newcomer]]<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Aikaterini_Petridou Aikaterini_Petridou]</div><div><br/></div><div>[[Madison Holley]]</div><div><br/></div>University Innovation Fellows Spring 2019: [[Tyler Greenwood|Tyler Greenwood]] [[AbdelRahman Mohamed (Amin)|AbdelRahmanMohamed (Amin)]] [[Emma Lee|Emma Lee]] [[Nate Gillespie|Nate Gillespie]] University Innovation Fellows Spring 2018: [[Laurent JP Treguier|Laurent_JP_Treguier]] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Haan.nguyen304#An_.28Ha_An.29_Nguyen An (Ha An) Nguyen] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Samantha_Kruzshak Samantha Kruzshak] [[Marina DeLuca|Marina_DeLuca]] University Innovation Fellows Spring 2017: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Elina_Dav%C3%A9 Elina Davé] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Talha_Janjua Talha Janjua] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/An_Nguyen An Nguyen] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Justin_Nguyen Justin Nguyen]
University Innovation Fellows Spring 2016:
[[Lakhena Leang]]
[[Veramarsova|http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Vera_Marsova Vera Marsova ]]
[[Luke McCaffrey]]
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