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= The UMD Manifesto =

Innovation and ~~entreprenuership~~ entrepreneurship start with empowered students. How might we create this “culture” of innovation and entrepreneurship?{{#Widget:Youtube|id=v=TI1TZeWU16E}}

1. Make it about passion, not start-ups.

6. Make it clear why this is important.

''Why do people want I&E to be as big as it is? Why should students care?''''' '''There must be a clear dialogue between the university and students. Clarifying intentions will allow people to be more open to the idea and make it their own.

~~~~We plan on tracking the history of the I&E movement here at Maryland, dating back to Kevin Plank, Sergey Brin, and beyond. It's important we are able to keep the pulse of campus, but also, it's important that we allow student to show off their work. We can do this by creating a "Terpfolio" that showcases all of the great projects (big, and small) that make UMD students proud to be in this environment.

'''7. Make it fun! (But seriously, make it fun)'''

I&E can be scary, sometimes. It's daunting to consider the complexities associated with a campus of innovators, but at the end of the day, we feel I&E is a great way to make higher education more engaging and fun. It's not about getting students to create start-ups;''it's about getting students to create.''

= How to make UMD I&E: =

*Raise awareness among students that they, too, can be involved with I & E than by INSPIRING! “Ideas worth spreading”

== 2. Accessible to all. ==

'''Strategy: Raising Perception On-Campus for I & E Opportunities for All'''

'''4-year plan for Entrepreneurship & Innovation'''

This will highlight what we already have and what classes should be offered. We will work to identify and create more interdisciplinary, project-based courses on campus. This is the groundwork for the creation of an interdisciplinary, project-focused major in Entrepreneurship & Innovation.

<span style="font-size:13px; font-family:Arial; color:#333333; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-6bbaab3b-ae38-865e-86ab-342348c24ddc">Identify/create more public makerspaces on campus

Open to students of all majors, lowering the barrier to entry for prototyping an idea. Recent developments include the TAP Building's Rapid Prototyping Lab, the Mckeldin Library's Makerspace, and an initiative on LAUNCH UMD to build more accessible prototyping labs, regardless of level of ability or field of interest.

<span style="font-size:13px; font-family:Arial; color:#333333; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline" id="docs-internal-guid-6bbaab3b-ae39-83fd-c009-25ea0c73e732">Central place to get all resources for entrepreneurship/innovation

We are currently adapting the Landscape Canvas, as well as working with key university officials from campus, to build a comprehensive entrepreneurship "map" that is interactive and intuitive. This will break down opportunities and resources on campus by type, topic, stage of your idea, etc.

'''Tactic: Design “Tent"'''

*This first Design Tent and REFUNC Workshop was also featured in a student curated Linear Gallery exhibition called ''Transforming Waste''

*''''Upcoming Events:

*Next Design Tent will be co hosted by the [mDIL] Maryland Design Impact Lab, Rawlings Undergraduate Leadership Program and Books Breaking Borders Innovation Team. *I'''NTERDISCIPLINARY PLAY THROUGH MAKING.''' ''''''

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| About Passion, Not Start ups

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| Accessible to All

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| Sexy

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| Real World

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| Relevant and Important to students

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== 3. Sexy. == '''Demo Day''' This would be an annual Demo Day for all student startups and projects, similar to Y Combinator's Demo Day.

== 4. Real world. ==

*'''Team Leader:''' Open Position

== 5. Student-driven. == '''Startup Shell''' Startup Shell is a student-driven and student-run nonprofit. It's a startup incubator and coworking space - students run the incubator, maintain the space and membership, design its expansion plan, and more.

== 6. Relevant and important to students. ==

The future is bright for the University of Maryland as a leader in Technology, Entrepreneurship, Design and Innovation. Be a catalyst for this movement and push it forward. Maximize your use of the resources available at your university today and create the resources that it lacks!

For questions, comments or suggestions, please ~~contact at valeriesherry3@gmail.com.~~email:

~~= Impact =~~atin707@gmail.com

~~{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0AgHBY23xvE2CdC0tRUxlSGU2R0I4TUJSOFYwck1ueWc|width=800|height=250}}~~meenuksingh92@gmail.com

~~{{#widget:Google Form|key=1Ep6M_QRSpwWZRyx2_z0EEzYnu0O9DYVgoZN6mREyrEg|width=1400|height=1400}}~~valeriesherry3@gmail.com

= Related Links =

[[Atin Mittra|Atin Mittra]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Meenu_Singh Meenu Singh]

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