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Still, it is clear that there is more work to be done.  In many other disciplines, serious project management/design courses are not mandatory until senior year.  Further, freshman students are NEVER formally exposed to the opportunities of product development for engineers.  The best opportunities for undergrads to get involved in projects are in extracurricular clubs.  DesignHub, Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW), and Engineers Without Borders (EWB) are three of the strongest organizations on campus for completing actual projects with significant impact in local and global communities.

= ~~Spring 2017~~ Fall 2019 Strategies =

~~2017 Pitch Video:~~ ~~[[File:~~== <~~iframe width~~span id="~~560~~docs-internal-guid-fcfce87a-fb33-4db4-17fa-09d5afd45def" ~~height~~>Strategy I:I&E Opportunities for all majors</~~/www.youtube.com/embed/4Nhw8B_qI6M" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen~~span></~~iframe~~span>]]==

== ~~~~Campus Change Vision: ~~Strategy I~~https: ~~Spreading a Design Thinking Mindset<~~/~~span>~~/youtu.be/WSWOEnUE3uE  ===

Project: Students across different departments do not get the same exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship resources that are available at the University of Pittsburgh. Along with that, the majority of freshmen are not introduced to all the resources we have that they can use.===

Currently there is only an I&E Certificate offered to students in the business school or engineering school. This limited offering excludes a huge population of students at Pitt that have potential interest in the I&E career.

=== Project: ===

~~~~<span style="~~font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;~~ color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ~~background~~font-~~color~~family: ~~transparent~~Arial; ~~vertical~~font-~~align~~size: ~~baseline~~14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">~~Goal:~~ To create a university-wide interdisciplinary certificate program where all students from all schools and majors have the ability to take courses towards completing an I&E certificate. Also create an ~~activities that introduce freshmen~~ inclusive innovation class to ~~design thinking and introduce them~~ be offered to all majors as an intro course to the ~~resources on campus they have to help them create something amazing and impactful~~certificate program.~~~~

~~=== ~~<span style="~~font~~background-~~size~~color: ~~16pt; font-family: Arial~~transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ~~background~~font-~~color~~family: ~~transparent~~Arial; font-~~weight~~size: ~~400; vertical-align: baseline~~16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tactic A: Developing a ~~bare bones activity that can~~ fully complete I&E certificate with administration to be ~~tailored~~ offered to ~~a specific subject for different applications~~all undergraduate students ~~===~~

~~Re-inventing the Name Tag activity can be deconstructed and re-focused to emphasize specific applications~~Milestone 1: Surveying a wide range of students

~~~~<span style="~~font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;~~ color: rgb(670, 670, 670); ~~background~~font-~~color~~family: ~~transparent~~Arial; font-~~weight: 400; vertical-align~~size: ~~baseline~~14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">~~Milestone 1: Prototype~~Use the Idea Blitz Booth ideas to gather data from a wide variety of students on how they would react to this opportunity presented to them by their school.

~~Use the Panther Leadership Summit as a platform to see how re-focusing the name tag activity can show students how design thinking is applicable to leading student organizations.~~Milestone 2:Prototype Course Offerings

~~~~<span style="~~font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;~~ color: rgb(670, 670, 670); ~~background~~font-~~color~~family: ~~transparent~~Arial; font-~~weight~~size: ~~400; vertical-align: baseline~~14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">~~Milestone 2: Designing Design Thinking Activities~~From our Landscape Canvas, we can easily see which courses are already being offered that can allow a variety of majors to participate in this certificate program while still taking I&E classes that relate to their major. Create a final list of these course offerings (especially for students that are in the Arts and Sciences School).

==== Steps: ====<ol style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><li>~~Create a manual or other kind of resource that helps professors or students design an activity~~ Search the landscape canvas for potential courses that ~~shows how design thinking can be applied to their field or project~~already exist. ~~Deliver and test these activities at various meetings~~</~~events~~ li><li>Gather support: Reach out to each individually to ~~develop~~ discuss the nature of the class and ~~improve these resources~~try to determine whether the course will satisfy what the I&E certificate's mission is.</li></ol> Milestone 3: Finding a Home for the Certificate

~~Milestone 3: Engaging Professors~~ Talk to Deans of the various schools to determine whether this certificate program would be home to the Honors College, Arts and ~~Leaders~~Sciences, etc...

Bringing in Dean's of different departments (such as Biology, Philosphy, etc.) from these schools would be valuable as well. === Implementation === === Working with Administration === ~~Talk~~ Get approval and financial support from stakeholders to ~~professors~~ create an offical course registration number for this certificate program will provide students with trust that this program is strong and worthwhile. UIF Candidate progressing this project: Katelyn Morrison Tactic B: Inclusive I&E Course Milestone 1: Interview students who currently are enrolled in the certificate programs By interviewing both students from CBA and SSoE, who ~~instruct design thinking related~~ are already commited to their I&E certicicates, we will be able to see the flaws within their respective programs and classes and introduce our new inclusive course. By seeing what is lacking in their I&E classes, we will be able to further improve our extensive introduction class ~~and leaders~~ prototype. Milestone 2:Discuss the class with current professors Ask the opinions of ~~design thinking oriented organizations about putting~~ professors on the idea of the class and their ~~own versions~~ personal input on how to make the class possible. Specifcally talk with professors who teach for the existing I&E certificates and see if they agree or disagree with our attempts at combining engineering and business core teaching into one class. Milestone 3: Finalize course description Make sure the course description reflects the findings from both students and professors, while conveying our ideas of combining the ~~activity~~engineering and business core teachings. === Implementation === === Working with Dean of CBA and SSoE and President ===

==== Steps: ====

<li>Present the course syllabus and description to the board of education.</li>

<li>Find preferably two professors to work together on this class to incorporate the engineering and business aspects into the class.</li>

<li>Advertise the class to students and offer it to students currently taking the I&E certificate course</li>

</ol>

UIF Candidate progressing this project: Claudia Jester

== Strategy II: Create an energizing I&E ecosystem for incoming students ==

=== Description: ===

From some freshmen interviews that were conducted, we gained insight that some freshmen are not excited about innovation and entrepreneurship possibly because of how it is currently presented to them. After doing the landscape canvas, it was evident that there are no freshmen oriented programs, courses, or activities that have a mission to energize and excite the incoming students about I&E.

=== Project: ===

Tactic A: I&E Fall Festival

Milestone 1: Surverying the student population

This milstone will be useful in gauging the interest among the general student population and finding out whether or not they are actually interested in this idea. This will help us determine if creating a festival is a productive use of time.

Milestone 2: Securing a budget and setting a time and date for the festival

This milestone will help us transform the idea of the festival into a tangible and solid project for us to implement on campus. Having both a budget and a place to host the festival will allow us to plan it and put the final touches on getting it ready.

Milestone 3: Having the festival

Having the festival is the culmination of the planning and budgeting that has taken place so far. This is important as it is what actually allows us to expose the student body to innovation and entrepreneurship and get them excited about these topics!

=== Implementation ===

=== Working with the Outside the Classroom Curriculum (OCC) Coordinator ===

Working with the OCC Coordinator will be a good starting point as she will be well versed in forming festivals and activities such as these ones. She will also be able to provide plenty of resources that we will be able to reach out to and discuss our plans with.

UIF Candidate progressing this project: Liz Petley

== Strategy III: Multidisciplinary Collaboration of I&E Students ==

=== Description: ===

In order to encourage students from different schools within the University to work collaboratively within I&E, I propose that we facilitate an extracurricular group project system, wherein several projects run each semester with an overarching theme. Teams will be composed of 4 students from at least 3 different schools and projects will run for 6 weeks with the goals of building prototyping and design thinking skills, improving teamwork and communication, and I&E certificate credit.  

=== Project: I&E Projects (will need to come up with a catchy name) ===

Tactic A: 6 week interdisciplinary group projects

Milestone 1: MEET WITH STAKEHOLDERS

We will first need to meet with our stakeholders to discuss the feasibility and funding for these projects. One idea for a theme I have is campus and/or Oakland community improvements, but rules surrounding regulations and funding might be difficult to work around and will need to be well understood before we can launch any projects. We will also need to determine project budgets.

Milestone 2: SURVEY INTEREST THROUGH FLYERS, EMAILS, SURVEY LINKS

As I did in my prototype, the first step is to gather student interest across schools by promoting the program through flyering, emails, and distribution from departments within the school. Interested students will fill out a Google Forms survey to tell us key information like their year, major, availability, and existing skills.

Milestone 3:INTEREST MEETING

Next we will hold an interest meeting to better explain the projects to interested students, who will then complete a brief application survey.

Milestone 5: PILOT TEAMS LAUNCH

Based on the application results, we will form interdisciplinary student teams of 4. Depending on the freedome we have as agreed upon with the stakeholders, groups will then meet individually with us to propose a project idea or we will let them choose from a predetermined list. For campus/community improvements, projects might include things like creating an art display, an interactive exhibit for a specific building, or something to promote recycling. At the launch meetings, we will explain how the next six weeks will look for the teams and what we expect of them.

Milestone 6: SPEED BOOTCAMP

To kick off the projects, the teams will all go through a brief but intensive bootcamp to expose them to all the resources they have at hand as well as critical skills such as design-thinking and rapid prototyping.

Milestone 7: WEEKLY CHECK-INS

Each week, each team will meet with us individually to share their progress in the previous week and their goals for the next week. During this time we will also review and course-correct their design plans if need be.

Milestone 7: PROJECT LAUNCHES

<div>As the projects come to a close, they will officially launch in whatever way that means for them. E.g. An interactive piece opens for use</div>

=== Implementation ===

=== Working with Big Idea Center, Brandon Barber ===

[Description]

UIF Candidate progressing this project: Sara Kron

== Strategy IV: Creating a social atmosphere for I&E on campus ==

=== Description:  ===

There are a lot of acadmic-backed programs, clubs, and activities that are offered to students to expose and encourage innovation and entrepeneurship. However, there is no social atmosphere for for encouraging and exposing innovation and entrepeneurship.

=== Project: ===

To startup an innovation fraternity on campus to gather like-minded students from a diversity of majors. This fraternity will be promote students gathering socially together in support of innovation.

Tactic A: Implement an Innovation Fraternity on campus

Milestone 1: Gather input from students who rushed for fraternities/sororities

This step is vital to creating the fraternity becuase it will determine the success of the fraternity in the short run. It is important to gain inpuit frmo students who rushed for fraternities and sororities becuase they would be apart of the population data being collected. Since they rushed, gathering input if they would have chosen to rush for an innovation fraternity would provide a secure dataset to show interest and success in the creation of the frat.

Milestone 2:Create a mission and philanthroy

To finalize the proposal of the creation of this fraternity, the four UIF candidates need to sit down and finalize the mission, purpose, and goals of the creation of this fraternity.

Milestone 3: Open up the frat for rushing season

Once there is enough momentum for the fraternity to be successful, the next step is to make the fraternity a part of the options for students to rush to.

=== Implementation ===

=== Working with Panhellenic Association ===

Working with the Panhellenic Association will be vital in trying to add this fratenity to the overall interfraternial council.

UIF Candidate progressing this project: Liz, Petley, Sara Kron, Claudia Jester, Katelyn Morrison

= Spring 2017 Strategies =

2017 Pitch Video: [https://youtu.be/4Nhw8B_qI6M&nbsp https://youtu.be/4Nhw8B_qI6M&nbsp];

== Strategy I: Spreading a Design Thinking Mindset ==

Project: Students across different departments do not get the same exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship resources that are available at the University of Pittsburgh. Along with that, the majority of freshmen are not introduced to all the resources we have that they can use.

Goal: To have an activities that introduce freshmen to design thinking and introduce them to all the resources on campus they have to help them create something amazing and impactful.

=== Tactic A: Developing a bare bones activity that can be tailored to a specific subject for different applications ===

Re-inventing the Name Tag activity can be deconstructed and re-focused to emphasize specific applications

Milestone 1: Prototype

Use the Panther Leadership Summit as a platform to see how re-focusing the name tag activity can show students how design thinking is applicable to leading student organizations.

Milestone 2: Designing Design Thinking Activities

Create a manual or other kind of resource that helps professors or students design an activity that shows how design thinking can be applied to their field or project. Deliver and test these activities at various meetings/events to develop and improve these resources.

Milestone 3: Engaging Professors and Leaders

Talk to professors who instruct design thinking related class and leaders of design thinking oriented organizations about putting on their own versions of the activity.

==== Steps: ====

<li>Search the landscape canvas for potential courses and organizations</li><li>Gather support: Reach out to each individually to discuss the nature of the class or organization and try to determine if a hands on design thinking activity would be beneficial</li><li>Partner with anyone willing to try and help them set up and run the activity in their class.</li>

</ol>

=== Tactic B: Develop a Floating Design Thinking Lab ===

<li>List of material needs for a basic design thinking workshop along with budget estimates</li><li>Supporting evidence that it is something worth investing in from prototypes and feedback from activities</li>

</ul>

=== Implementation ===

=== Working with Administration ===

Get approval and financial support from stakeholders to build these resources on a larger scale.

Having faculty support before asking for finances may be a great lever

== Strategy II: Promoting Social Ventures ==

=== Description ===

Promote the expansion of innovation and entrepreneurship to students interested in non-tangible, social service-based organizations. Identify whether there is an interest among Arts and Science, Public Health, and Social Work students in seeing a space on campus for meeting and working with other social changers. If so, determine how best to fulfill student needs in learning how to start their own social venture, and also determine whether full- or part-time faculty have the capacity and time to serve in mentorship roles.

=== Project Idea: Create an advising space for students interested in social entrepreneurship ===

Target Audience: Students from Arts and Sciences. School of Public Health, School of Social Work who are currently somewhat excluded from the Innovation landscape on campus.

Steps to Completion

#Meet with faculty from aforementioned Schools to learn about their interest in serving in an advisory capacity for students interested in social I&E.#Determine a space on campus which can serve as a space for resources- or determine whether an online database of faculty listings, funding sources, and directions on filing for nonprofit/tax-exempt status would be more appropriate and feasible.#Meet with advisors from the College of General Studies to speak on expanding certificate program for Nonprofit Management to non-CGS students.

=== Primary Contacts and Resources ===

#Honors College: good source of funding for student ventures; staff are knowledgeable about community engagement and gaps that exist within Pittsburgh in promoting social change.#School of Engineering: determine where funding came from for Innovation Institute projects and whether they can be extended to non-technology ventures.#College of General Studies: determine whether staff who teach courses in the Nonprofit Management Certificate program are also knowledge about creating social venture start-ups; if so, speak to professors directly to ask about an additional role in serving as an advisor.

== Strategy III: UIFresh activities ==

=== Tactic A: Hands on Design Thinking Intro Activity ===

Research:

Look into what other schools are doing with their UIFresh programs for inspiration, ideas, and leverage when pitching.

Develop:

<li>Use the resources developed in the previous strategy to design workshops for Orientation week</li><li>Make lists of resources and materials needed for these activities (in conjunction with the floating design thinking lab?)</li>

</ul>

=== Tactic B: Intro to the I&E Landscape Tour ===

Develop a “tour” of sorts for freshmen students to get familiar with all the resources they have on campus

Milestone 1: What resources?

Use the I&E Landscape and find the hot spot resources on campus. Parent organizations like Innovation Institute that host a lot of smaller activities that may not be beneficial for all freshman to know about, or organizations that would lead to other resources once involved.

Categorize the resources we have and which ones are most broadly applicable to freshmen

Milestone 2: What do the freshmen know?

Do interviews and surveys to see what quality resources the University has that freshmen don’t know about, and think they would use now that they do know about them.

Milestone 3: Put together a program

<li>Analyze interview data and determine what information needs to be conveyed.</li><li>Ideate ways to present the information</li><li>Plan out solution with support from leaders and stakeholders, including what they think is important</li>

</ul>

=== Implementation ===

=== Working with Administration and Orientation Staff ===

<li>Get approval and financial support from stakeholders to hold these events</li><li>Meet with Orientation planners to work out details of space, times, mandatory vs. optional, and ways to reach the whole campus.</li>

</ul>

== Strategy IV: Encouraging Transportation Innovation ==

=== Tactic A: Develop cooperative sustainable transportation space ===

Pittsburgh’s recent adoption of a 10 year plan to drastically expanding sustainable transportation infrastructure put it on track to become one of the most bike friendly cities in the country. Oakland residents are interested in participating in shaping the way transportation initiatives develop in this city.

Currently, the University of Pittsburgh provides little support for students opting to take advantage of sustainable transportation modes. While many neighborhoods throughout the city have activated local cyclists and pedestrians, Pitt has failed to engage its student population in these discussions.

In order to accomplish this goal, a group of students is developing a physical space in a high traffic area of campus to serve as a bicycle cooperative. Unlike a traditional bike-shop, this space will provide unlimited access to professional bike repair tools to student cyclists. Volunteer staff will serve as facilitators, but the primary goal of the space is to empower students with mechanical knowledge. In addition to regular mechanic and safety workshops, the space will host bi-annual transportation hackathons and act as a hub for organizing transportation programming..

Milestone 1: Find a space. (Completed January 5, 2017)

<li>Secured a space beneath the Posvar passover and organized the relocation of all equipment currently occupying the space</li>

</ul>

Milestone 2: Engage Stakeholders. (Completed January 25, 2017)

<li>Acquired $1,200 in funding from Student Government Board</li><li>Acquired $2,157 in funding from Pitt Green Fund</li><li>Acquired $1,000 in funding from Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation</li><li>Acquired funding for two student workers and all recurring expenses from Pitt Intramurals and Recreations</li><li>Scheduled meeting with Dean of Student Affairs (Feb 2, 2017) and all other relevant University entities</li>

</ul>

Milestone 3: Compete in Pitt Sustainable Solutions Competition

== Strategy V: Corporate Engagement and the Design Process ==

Problem: Students don’t have a way to directly interact with employers to see what skills they really need to succeed in the real world. This can be changed by creating stronger opportunities for surrounding corporate companies to engage with students. I want to have companies supply real world problems to students so that entrepreneurial mindsets and efforts are used to solve said problems.

<li>If a student does not obtain an internship or co-op throughout their time as a co-op, then experience with companies is left to be a surprise for when they get their first job after graduation</li>

</ol>

Assumption: Students would enjoy and be able to gain valuable experience from applying their classroom knowledge to real-world problems that companies face on a day to day basis

<li>Students would also be able to apply entrepreneurial ideologies and innovative thinking to solve the problems that companies are coming in contact with.</li><li>Students will be taken through the design process to show how problems are solved when large teams are present and thousands of dollars are on the line (corporate environment)</li>

</ol>

=== Tactic A ===

Utilize our pre-existing makerspace and allow companies to sponsor a night/week/month where students work to solve a real-world problem brought in by said company

=== Tactic B ===

Go on site visits to companies with students and have interactive demos

=== Tactic C ===

Allow current co-ops and interns to host build nights, where they give insight on how companies work and how you can apply an entrepreneurial mindset to

== Engaging Stakeholders ==

Meet with stakeholders to discuss what we discovered and the ideas and plans we have.

<li>Walk in or email stakeholders</li><li>Go outside of the school of engineering and get support from other schools as well</li>

</ul>

Ask for any financial or verbal/advertising help we may need.

= Spring 2016 Strategies =

= ~~Spring 2016 Strategies~~ = Strategy I: Inspire and Forge Project Teams ==

~~== Strategy I~~Following are an array of strategies that will fully address Gap #1 over a 2-3 year period: ~~Inspire and Forge Project Teams ==~~

~~Following are an array of strategies that will fully address Gap #1 over a 2-3 year period~~=== Tactic A:Create Advisory Board/Panel to Promote I&E ===

~~=== Tactic A~~•   Description: ~~Create Advisory Board/Panel~~ Students in the Pitt Business school are currently looking to launch an entrepreneurship club- one that would connect mixed groups of students to ~~Promote~~ form cohesive teams (engineering, business, law, etc. students) and validate market potential.  In partnering with this effort, an advisory board for I&E ~~===~~would seek out possible projects and give them to an able team.  It would be the goal of such a board to find the need on campus for different products, looking for possible ideas in extracurricular clubs, professors, and perhaps, industry.  These projects would be assigned to a team that applies with a plan to complete them, and they would be guided to the IP resources on campus and eventually to the proper contacts in the Business school for marketing advice.

•   ~~Description~~Team Leader: Students in the Pitt Business school are currently looking to launch an entrepreneurship club- one that would connect mixed groups of students to form cohesive teams (engineering, business, law, etc. students) and validate market potential.  In partnering with this effort, an advisory board for I&E would seek out possible projects and give them to an able team.  It would be the goal of such a board to find the need on campus for different products, looking for possible ideas in extracurricular clubs, professors, and perhaps, industry.  These projects would be assigned to a team that applies with a plan to complete them, and they would be guided to the IP resources on campus and eventually to the proper contacts in the Business school for marketing advice.    : TBD

~~•   Team Leader~~=== Tactic B:~~: TBD~~Host Seminars/Grand Challenges to Educate/Inspire ===

~~=== Tactic B~~•   Description: ~~Host Seminars~~Professors in the Engineering Education Resource Center (EERC), are in the process of applying for a grant to host seminars and challenge sessions for next semester.  As Innovation Fellows, we have been given the opportunity to help plan these events and hope to use them to foster support (especially at the freshman/~~Grand Challenges to Educate~~sophomore level) for the movement.  Current seminar ideas include: Dinner with entrepreneurs, microGrant challenge, skill seminars. </~~Inspire ===~~span>

•   ~~Description~~Team Leader: Professors in the Engineering Education Resource Center (EERC), are in the process of applying for a grant to host seminars and challenge sessions for next semester.  As Innovation Fellows, we have been given the opportunity to help plan these events and hope to use them to foster support (especially at the freshman: TBD</~~sophomore level) for the movement.  Current seminar ideas include: Dinner with entrepreneurs, microGrant challenge, skill seminars. ~~span>

~~•   Team Leader~~== Strategy II:~~: TBD~~Provide better innovation spaces ==

== ~~Strategy II: Provide better innovation spaces~~ = Initiative #1 ===

~~=== Initiative #1 ===~~Students on campus need more space to work on projects. These spaces will not only meet that need, they will also improve the innovative culture by giving students a home base, a hang out spot, where innovative communities can form.

~~Students on campus need more~~ In order to accomplish this goal, a group in the engineering school is starting an initial space in order to ~~work on projects~~prove demand and bolster support. ~~These~~ In the near future, we hope to expand the space and form multiple spaces ~~will not only meet that need~~, ~~they will also improve~~ encompassing the ~~innovative culture by giving~~ entire scale of prototyping fidelity and providing the lowest posible barrier to entry to students ~~a home base, a hang out spot, where innovative communities can form~~in all schools at Pitt.

~~In order to accomplish this goal, a group~~ After the development of the makerspaces in the engineering school , additional spaces across campus with easier and more versatile accessibility to students of all majors is ~~starting an initial space~~ necessary to continually foster growth in ~~order to prove demand~~ design thinking and ~~bolster support~~creative confidence for all students without unintentionally segregating student groups based on major or location. In ~~the near future~~this sense, mobile lab spaces that encourage low-tech, immediate solutions to all manners of creative problems, ~~we hope~~ as well as collaboration of thought and ideals across different areas of study are required to ~~expand~~ come up with the ~~space~~ next generation fo innovative and ~~form multiple spaces, encompassing~~ sustainable solutions with the ~~entire scale~~ constitution of ~~prototyping fidelity and providing the lowest posible barrier to entry to students in all schools at Pitt~~multiple perspectives.

After the development of the makerspaces in the engineering school, additional spaces across campus with easier and more versatile accessibility to students of all majors is necessary to continually foster growth in design thinking and creative confidence for all students without unintentionally segregating student groups based on major or location. In this sense, mobile lab spaces that encourage low==== <span style="font-tech, immediate solutions to all manners of creative problems, as well as collaboration of thought and ideals across different areas of study are required to come up with the next generation fo innovative size:large">Milestone #1: Find and ~~sustainable solutions with the constitution of multiple perspectives. ~~Create a Space (Completed Jan 1st 2016) ====

~~====~~ ~~Milestone #1: Find~~ •   Secured space in engineering building to serve as the first space. Space was remodelled and ~~Create~~ essentially inheirited as a ~~Space (Completed Jan 1st 2016)~~blank slate. ~~====~~

~~•   Secured space in engineering building~~ ==== Milestone #2: Form teams to ~~serve as~~ manage the ~~first~~ space~~. Space was remodelled and essentially inheirited as a blank slate.~~(Initially formed Jan 19th) ====

~~====~~ ~~Milestone #2: Form teams to manage~~ The space is managed by 4 subteams. Each subteam has a team leader. All of the team leaders serve as the overall management team for the space ~~(Initially formed Jan 19th)~~, which is led by Zach Patterson. Dr. Buddy Clark serves as a faculty mentor & leader. Subteams are: ~~====~~

~~The~~ *Equipment Team: In charge of keeping an equipment & materials wishist and maintaining equipment & materials in the room. Led by Nick Petro*Education & Training Team: In charge of training new users to use the space , creating training modules for equipment as it is ~~managed~~ added, and providing and stimulating ongoing education for members. Led by ~~4 subteams~~Kevin Gilboy*Users Team: In charge of accumulating key data for the space in order to form a quantitative value proposition for additional spaces. ~~Each subteam has a team leader~~Also helps determine baseline requirements for room use. ~~All~~ Led by Linday Pietz*Outreach Team: In charge of ~~the team leaders serve as the overall management team for~~ promoting the space~~, which is led by Zach Patterson~~both on and off campus. DrSeeks industry sponsors. ~~Buddy Clark serves as a faculty mentor & leader. Subteams are:~~Led by Reshef Elisha

*Equipment Team==== Milestone #3: ~~In charge of training new users to use the space~~Have a completely organized, ~~creating training modules for equipment as it is added~~functional, ~~and providing and stimulating ongoing education for members. Led by Kevin Gilboy~~*Users Teamhighly used space <span style="font-size: ~~In charge of accumulating key data for the space in order to form a quantitative value proposition for additional spaces. Also helps determine baseline requirements for room use. Led by Linday Pietz~~*Outreach Teammedium;">Date: ~~In charge of promoting the space both on and off campus. Seeks industry sponsors. Led by Reshef Elisha~~April 2016 ====

~~====~~ *~~Milestone #3: Have~~ Paint and outfit the room to make it a ~~completely organized, functional, highly used space~~more welcoming and thought provoking place<br/span>*Set up equipment and materials in the room*Iron out the management scheme to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness*~~Date: April 2016~~Maximize data tracking*Steadily increase traffic and cultivate a community*Secure industry sponsors ~~====~~

*Paint and outfit the room ==== Milestone #4: Have a grand opening to ~~make it a more welcoming and thought provoking place~~*Set up equipment and materials in the room*Iron out kick off the ~~management scheme to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness~~*Maximize data tracking*Steadily increase traffic and cultivate a community*Secure industry sponsorsnew school year Date: September 2016 ====

~~====~~ ~~Milestone #4: Have a grand opening~~ After completely setting up the space, ensuring everthing runs smoothly, and perfecting our data tracking techniquies, we will begin to ~~kick off~~ heavily promote the space in the new school year~~ <span style="font-size:medium~~, holding events and doing our best to bring in more students than we have space and resources. By doing this, we hope to prove that demand has outgrown the space and that it is time to expand to more and better spaces. ~~">Date: September 2016~~ ~~====~~

After completely setting up the space, ensuring everthing runs smoothly, and perfecting our data tracking techniquies, we will begin to heavily promote the space in the new school year, holding events and doing our best to bring in more students than we have space and resources. By doing this, we hope to prove that demand has outgrown the space and that it is time to expand to ==== Milestone #5: Propose more and better spaces~~.&nbsp~~ Date: October 2016 ====

~~====~~ ~~Milestone #5: Propose~~ The data collected over the course of the year will serve as the basis for a proposal to greatly increase the resources put into makerspaces and to rapidly expand our space to other location. We will propose both more ~~and better~~ spacesfor general project work along with additional spaces for higher fildelity work.~~ Date: October 2016 ====~~

~~The data collected over the course~~ ==== Milestone #6: Begin a campuswide group of ~~the year will serve as the basis for a proposal to greatly increase the resources put into~~ makerspaces ~~and to rapidly expand our space to other location. We will propose both more spaces for general project work along with additional spaces for higher fildelity work.~~ Date: Spring 2017 ====

~~====~~ Using funding hopefully aquired from Milestone #~~6: Begin a campuswide group of makerspaces~~5, we will scale up our proven management structure and launch additional spaces around campus~~ Date: Spring 2017 ====~~

~~Using funding hopefully aquired from Milestone #5, we will scale up our proven management structure and launch additional spaces around campus~~

=== '''Initiative #2: Expand mobile creative labs for easier accessibity and diversity''' ===

~~=== '''Initiative #2: Expand~~ Collaborating with the University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute and multiple schools across campus, agents of innovation will be leading the development and integration of mobile creative ~~labs for easier accessibity~~ spaces within student communities to instill generalized and technical design projects and ~~diversity''' ===~~initiatives based on case-by-case, topical choices made my collaborations of the creator lab development teams as well as affiliated active student communities.

~~Collaborating with~~ Creator labs will focus more on the ~~University~~ versatility and educational strength of ~~Pittsburgh Innovation Institute~~ the design thinking motif by providing models and methods that not only serve as bases for prototyping and ~~multiple schools across campus~~ideation, ~~agents~~ but also the focus and subjectivity of different areas of ~~innovation will be leading~~ study, including the ~~development~~ natural sciences, engineering, expressive and ~~integration of mobile~~ visual arts, law, writing, public health, education, philosophy, etc. In particular, creator labs will allow creative ~~spaces within student communities~~ and innovative students and thinkers from each school and club or organization across campus to ~~instill~~ experience not only generalized ~~and technical~~ applied education on design ~~projects~~ thinking, but also focused learning and ~~initiatives~~ applied methods based on ~~case-by-case, topical choices made my collaborations~~ their field. Focused learning and methods within the framework of the creator lab ~~development teams~~ will emphasize constitutive ideas and thoughts as ~~well as affiliated active student communities~~a result of collaboration of multiple fields and areas of study within the parameters of a single field.

~~Creator labs will focus more on~~ For instance, engineering concepts may fare very well in fostering new methods of problem-solving and solution conception within the ~~versatility~~ scope of theater and ~~educational strength of~~ the ~~design thinking motif by providing models~~ visual arts, provided enough guided investigation and ~~methods~~ collaboration is executed such that it is clearly shown that ~~not only serve as bases for prototyping and ideation, but also~~ the ~~focus and subjectivity~~ problem parameters of ~~different areas of study, including~~ the ~~natural sciences, engineering, expressive and~~ theater/visual arts, law, writing, public health, education, philosophy, etc. In particular, creator labs will allow creative and innovative students and thinkers from each school and club or organization across campus to experience not only generalized applied education on design thinking, but also focused learning and applied methods based on their field. Focused learning and methods within the framework of coincide with the ~~creator lab will emphasize constitutive ideas~~ concepts and ~~thoughts as a result~~ creative processes of ~~collaboration of multiple fields and areas of study within~~ the ~~parameters of a single field~~engineering framework.

~~For instance~~At the start of development (February 2016), ~~engineering~~ the mobile creator lab concepts ~~may fare very well in fostering new methods of problem-solving~~ are conceptualized and ~~solution conception within~~ elaborated with under the ~~scope~~ guidance of ~~theater and~~ the ~~visual arts~~University Innovation Fellows spring 2016 cohort, the University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute, ~~provided enough guided investigation~~ and ~~collaboration is executed such~~ student leaders and liaisons of multiple clubs and organizations that ~~it is clearly shown that the problem parameters~~ serve as great potential for change-making hosts of the ~~theater/visual arts framework coincide with~~ mobile creator labs. Aakash Sudhakar (current University Innovation Candidate) serves as the ~~concepts~~ main student leader of developing and ~~creative processes of~~ integrating mobile creator labs within the ~~engineering framework~~Pitt community.

At the start of development (February 2016), the mobile creator lab concepts are conceptualized and elaborated with under the guidance of the University Innovation Fellows spring 2016 cohort, the University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute, and === Initiative #3: Develop student ~~leaders and liaisons of multiple clubs and organizations that serve as great potential~~ networks for change-making hosts of the mobile creator labs. Aakash Sudhakar (current University Innovation Candidate) serves as the main student leader of developing and integrating mobile creator labs within the Pitt community. enhanced creative sustainability ===

~~=== Initiative~~ As a mirror to the objectives of Intiative #32: ~~Develop~~ Expand Mobile Creative Labs For Easier Assibility and Diversity, it is important for students across campus who have versatility and experience in design thinking and the creative processes, especially within the scopes and frameworks of different majors, to have a community where they can come together with other like-minded students and students with minimal experience in design thinking and creative confidence to collaborate and refine thinking and problem-solving models. Much of what the University Innovation Fellows program does is a generalized framework for which to apply into specific problems and scenarios, but much of the success of those potential applications is very difficult to know as the student ~~networks for enhanced~~ problems across campus can be difficult to identify, track and codify within the design thinking and creative ~~sustainability ===~~confidence frameworks.

As To help develop and institutionalize a ~~mirror~~ program that would better allow agents of innovation across campus to ~~the objectives of Intiative #2: Expand Mobile Creative Labs For Easier Assibility~~ be aware and ~~Diversity~~able to assist with these student issues, it is important ~~for students across campus who have versatility~~ to allow much of the power and ~~experience~~ ability of these problem-solving abilities to be in ~~design thinking and~~ the ~~creative processes~~hands of student leaders, ~~especially within~~ activists and representatives throughout the ~~scopes and frameworks of different majors,~~ Pitt community. Developing a mentorship network that focuses on student-to ~~have a community where they can come together with other like~~-~~minded students~~ student interaction and topical problem identification and ~~students with minimal experience in~~ solution scenarios serves not only as a type of exercise for refining design thinking and creative ~~confidence to collaborate and refine thinking and problem-solving~~ process models~~. Much of what the University Innovation Fellows program does is a generalized framework for which to apply into specific problems and scenarios~~, but ~~much~~ also encourages further investigation in areas of the ~~success~~ Pitt student community that may be affected by issues outside of ~~those potential applications is very difficult to know as~~ the ~~student problems across campus can be difficult to identify, track and codify within~~ immediate awareness of the ~~design thinking and creative confidence frameworks~~University Innovation Fellows program.

~~To help develop and institutionalize a program that would better allow agents~~ At the start of ~~innovation across campus to be aware~~ development (February 2016), the student creative network concepts are conceptualized and ~~able to assist~~ elaborated with ~~these student issues, it is important to allow much~~ under the guidance of the ~~power and ability of these problem-solving abilities to be in~~ University Innovation Fellows spring 2016 cohort, the ~~hands~~ University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute, and student leaders, and activists ~~and representatives throughout~~ across campus in the form of the ideation of a new club called the Pitt ~~community. Developing~~ Master Minds network, inspired by a ~~mentorship network~~ statement by Andrew Carnegie that ~~focuses on student-to-student interaction~~ a Master Mind is a "coordination of knowledge and ~~topical problem identification and solution scenarios~~ effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose." Aakash Sudhakar (current University Innovation Candidate) serves ~~not only~~ as ~~a type~~ the main student leader of developing and promoting the use of ~~exercise for refining~~ design ~~thinking and~~ -based student creative ~~process models, but also encourages further investigation in areas of~~ networks within the Pitt ~~student~~ community . It is important to note that ~~may~~ the potential club will be ~~affected by issues~~ affiliated with organizations and groups outside of ~~the immediate awareness of the University Innovation Fellows program~~Pitt, including mentorship networks and other Master Mind groups that can help provide problem scenarios and creative topics to direct Pitt's Master Mind network in innovative and constructive directions.

~~At the start~~ == Strategy III: Increase awareness of ~~development (February 2016),~~I the student creative network concepts are conceptualized and elaborated with under the guidance of the University Innovation Fellows spring 2016 cohort, the University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute, and student leaders and activists across campus E in the form of the ideation of a new club called the Pitt Master Minds network, inspired by a statement by Andrew Carnegie that a Master Mind is a "coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose." Aakash Sudhakar (current University Innovation Candidate) serves as the main student leader of developing and promoting the use of design-based student creative networks within the Pitt community. It is important to note that the potential club will be affiliated with organizations and groups outside of Pitt, including mentorship networks and other Master Mind groups that can help provide problem scenarios and creative topics to direct Pitt's Master Mind network in innovative Arts and ~~constructive directions.~~Science Progrograms  ==

== ~~Strategy III~~= Tactic A: ~~Increase awareness of I&E in the Arts and Science Progrograms ~~ Advertising ===

~~=== Tactic~~ •   Description: The Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences currently does not have an effective way to advertise innovation, entrepreneurship, and design thinking programs. In order to A&S to establish a stronger presence in the innovation and entrepreneurship community, there needs to be a better method of advertising programs available to students and increase communication between colleges. •   Team Leader: ~~Advertising ===~~Emily Klonicki (current microbiology candidate)

~~•   Description~~Milestones: The Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences currently does not have an effective way to advertise innovation, entrepreneurship, and design thinking programs. In order to A&S to establish a stronger presence in the innovation and entrepreneurship community, there needs to be a better method of advertising programs available to students and increase communication between colleges. •   Team Leader: Emily Klonicki (current microbiology candidate)

~~Milestones:~~*Form a marketing committee*Newsletter/ email list*Speak to classes*Have teams from A&S compete and participate in I&E programs

*Form a marketing committee*Newsletter=== Tactic B: Recruiting potential project teams</ ~~email list~~*Speak to classes*Have teams from A&S compete and participate in I&E programsspan> ===

~~=== Tactic B~~•   Description: ~~Recruiting~~ Currently, Pitt provides multiple I&E programs available for students such as the Blast Furnace, Big Idea competition, Hackathons, Design Expo and, the Series. However, most participants come from either the business or engineering school. By recruiting potential project teams ~~===~~from A&S to participate in these programs, it will help establish an innovation and entrepreneurship community in this college. Team Leader: Emily Klonicki

~~•   Description~~=== Tactic C: ~~Currently, Pitt provides multiple I&E programs available~~ Provide a space for students such as the Blast Furnace, Big Idea competition, Hackathons, Design Expo and, the Series. However, most participants come from either the business or engineering school. By recruiting potential project teams from A&S ~~to participate in these programs, it will help establish an innovation and entrepreneurship community in this college. Team Leader: Emily Klonicki~~students ===

~~=== Tactic C~~•   Description: ~~Provide~~ In the long term, with increasing student support we would hope to establish a space for A&S students ~~===~~to have low resolution prototyping material and whiteboards available for student use. Another future goal is to increase active learning opportunities within the classroom and for A&S students develop their own programs and hackathons which could be held in this space. Team Leader: Emily Klonicki

~~• ~~== Strategy IV: Change Curriculum  Description: In the long term, with increasing student support we would hope to establish a space for A&S students to have low resolution prototyping material and whiteboards available for student use. Another future goal is to increase active learning opportunities within the classroom and for A&S students develop their own programs and hackathons which could be held in this space. Team Leader: Emily Klonicki ==

== ~~Strategy IV~~= Tactic A: ~~Change Curriculum ~~ First Year Classes ===

~~=== Tactic A~~•   Description: ~~First Year Classes ===~~Students at each of the schools at University of Pittsburgh are required to take an introductory class their freshman year. We could incorporate design thinking or innovation and entrepreneurship into the curriculum.

•*In Spring 2015, the engineering school launched The Art of Making, a course initially designed for freshmen honors engineering students. The course is a demanding journey through the world of design thinking and rapid prototyping. Students leave the course having been introduced to a wide array of prototyping skills in fabrication, electronics, pretotyping, etc. More importantly, students gain the confidence to be doers and the background to better learn and apply material from theoretical coursework to come. As a cherry on top, the course drastically improves students' ability to choose a major within engineering as they get much better exposure to the sorts of things that different engineers might do. ~~  Description:~~ The course has since been adapted for upperclassmen students both in and outside of engineering as an elective. Students ~~at each~~ who have participated in the course have gone on to be leaders in project based clubs and other similar endeavors. Dr. Joe Samosky is the preofessor and creator of the ~~schools at University~~ course. Many Pitt UIFs and UIFCs are co-creators and original TAs of ~~Pittsburgh are required to take an introductory class their freshman year~~the course including [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nathan_Smialek Nate Smialek], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Zachary_Patterson Zach Patterson], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brian_Rhindress Brian Rhindress], [http://universityinnovation. ~~We could incorporate design thinking or innovation~~ org/wiki/Madhur_Malhotra Madhur Malhotra], and ~~entrepreneurship into~~ [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ian_McIntyre Ian McIntyre]. [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jennifer_Sommer Jenny Sommer] is currently a TA for the ~~curriculum~~Spring 2016 offering.

*In Spring 2015, the engineering school launched The Art of Making, a course initially designed for freshmen honors engineering students. The course is a demanding journey through the world of design thinking and rapid prototyping. Students leave the course having been introduced to a wide array of prototyping skills in fabrication, electronics, pretotyping, etc. More importantly, students gain the confidence to be doers and the background to better learn and apply material from theoretical coursework to come. As a cherry on top, the course drastically improves students' ability to choose a major within engineering as they get much better exposure to the sorts of things that different engineers might do. === <~~br/~~span>~~The course has since been adapted for upperclassmen students both in and outside of engineering as~~ Tactic B: Provide an ~~elective. Students who have participated in the course have gone on to be leaders in project based clubs and other similar endeavors.~~Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Class<br/span>Dr. Joe Samosky is the preofessor and creator of the course. Many Pitt UIFs and UIFCs are co-creators and original TAs of the course including [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nathan_Smialek Nate Smialek], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Zachary_Patterson Zach Patterson], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brian_Rhindress Brian Rhindress], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Madhur_Malhotra Madhur Malhotra], and [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ian_McIntyre Ian McIntyre]. [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jennifer_Sommer Jenny Sommer] is currently a TA for the Spring 2016 offering.===

~~=== Tactic B~~•   Description: ~~Provide an Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Class ===~~Currently, Pitt has entrepreneurship and design thinking classes in all three schools. However, each class is only allowed to be taken by students from their respective schools. Pitt should add a course that allows students to take a class about innovation, design thinking and entrepreneurship that is open to all disciplines. That would allow students to see how to approach these problems from various viewpoints and will lead them to more creative thinking due to the interdisciplinary collaboration.

~~•   Description~~=== Tactic C: ~~Currently, Pitt has entrepreneurship and design thinking classes in all three schools. However, each class is only allowed~~ Give credit to be taken by students from their respective schools. Pitt should add a course that allows students to take a class about innovation, design thinking and entrepreneurship that is open to all disciplines. That would allow students to see how to approach these problems from various viewpoints and will lead them to more creative thinking due to the interdisciplinary collaboration.entrepreneurs ===

~~=== Tactic C~~•   Description: ~~Give~~ Pitt offers credit to ~~entrepreneurs ===~~students with internships and research on campus. Pitt could apply the same thing to entrepreneurial ventures which would allow students to manage their time more effectively because their projects would go back to school credit.

•   Description: Pitt offers credit to students with internships and research on campus. Pitt could apply the same thing to entrepreneurial ventures which would allow students to manage their time more effectively because their projects would go back to school credit.

== Strategy V: Startup Pitt ==

<div>Innovation cannot thrive in a bubble. Entrepreneurship is up-and-coming in Pittsburgh, and it’s important that undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Pittsburgh are exposed to this awesome movement. Ian is experiencing the entrepreneurial drive first-hand. Regardless of the value of his bioengineering degree, Ian pondered dropping out of school after his startup was admitted into the Alphalab Gear Accelerator program. Ian has feet in both realms: one in the University, one in the community. At the University, Ian is watching groups of students practicing design thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship, all which are valuable skills for those involved in startups. These students are driven and searching to use what they learn in the classroom on real-world projects. On the other side, Ian is (somewhat firsthand) witnessing the need for startups to hire interns with engineering, design, and business experience.  In fact, Ian worked as an intern with his project to further the technological and business development before the thought of commercialization occurred. Why can’t other interns help young startups succeed?</div><div> </div><div>Startup Pitt is a smaller-scale model of Venture for America, a program that places recent college graduates in startups throughout the country. VFA Fellows have been instrumental in building businesses and helping startups succeed. Likewise, Startup Pitt interns will help Pittsburgh startups become successful while earning salary and a valuable internship experience. Of course, Startup Pitt keeps to it’s title: starting-up Pittsburgh as a center of entrepreneurship.</div><div> </div>

=== Program Specifics ===

<div>The Startup Pitt process may be compared to an engineering cooperative-education (co-op) program, an educational program that places engineering students in an established company or engineering firm. A co-op student works for three semesters -- one full year -- with a schedule negotiated between the employer and student. A student may alternate between work and school semesters; work in the fall, assume classes in the spring, work in the summer, assume classes in the fall, etc. On the other hand, a company may want a student to work for a year through, during which time the student would not return to classes. There are subjective benefits and disadvantages to each schedule setup that vary with students and courses of studies. However, a  co-op trumps a traditional internship in that a student maintains full-time student status during the co-op semesters. Full-time student status permits a student to reside in on-campus dormitories and receive all the stipulations of being a student. A co-op student does not pay tuition unless she enrolls in night classes.</div><div> </div><div>Startup Pitt provides a flexible hiring duration for startups and for students who are looking for an internship.  While a co-op is expected to work for three semesters, the Startup Pitt program adapts to the needs of the intern and the startup to satisfy both parties. For example, if a startup can only hire a student for one semester, Startup Pitt may provide an intern who appreciates the short-term work experience that will not delay graduation. Furthermore, Startup Pitt provides internships to not only engineering students, but also business students, students of design, and students who possess skillsets desired by a Pittsburgh startup. Startup Pitt allows a more flexible internship duration.</div><div> </div><div>Finances hinder a startup’s ability to hire appropriate help. The Startup Pitt program acknowledges that startups may want to hire an intern but may not be able to afford an intern. Startup Pitt works with departments and organizations at the University of Pittsburgh as well as the supporters of Pittsburgh incubators to subsidize the pay for an intern. In this manner, a startup receives extra help to grow a business without the concern of paying an intern, and an intern receives pay while gaining valuable work experience.</div><div> </div>

=== Timeline ===

~~== Strategy V: Startup Pitt ==~~<~~div~~span>~~Innovation cannot thrive in a bubble. Entrepreneurship is up-and-coming in Pittsburgh,~~ All objectives and it’s important that undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Pittsburgh are exposed to this awesome movement. Ian is experiencing the entrepreneurial drive first-hand. Regardless of the value of his bioengineering degree, Ian pondered dropping out of school after his startup was admitted into the Alphalab Gear Accelerator program. Ian has feet in both realms: one tasks in the University, one in the community. At the University, Ian is watching groups of students practicing design thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship, all which are valuable skills for those involved in startups. These students timeline are driven and searching to use what they learn in the classroom on real-world projects. On the other side, Ian is (somewhat firsthand) witnessing the need for startups to hire interns with engineering, design, and business experience.  In fact, Ian worked as an intern with his project to further the technological and business development before the thought of commercialization occurred. Why can’t other interns help young startups succeed?</div><div> </div><div>Startup Pitt is a smaller-scale model of Venture for America, a program that places recent college graduates in startups throughout the country. VFA Fellows have been instrumental in building businesses and helping startups succeed. Likewise, Startup Pitt interns will help Pittsburgh startups become successful while earning salary and a valuable internship experience. Of course, Startup Pitt keeps to it’s title: starting-up Pittsburgh as a center of entrepreneurship.</div><div> </div>~~=== Program Specifics ===<div>The Startup Pitt process may be compared~~ subject to an engineering cooperative-education (co-op) program, an educational program that places engineering students in an established company or engineering firm. A co-op student works for three semesters -- one full year -- with a schedule negotiated between the employer and studentchange. A student may alternate between work and school semesters; work in the fall, assume classes in the spring, work in the summer, assume classes in the fall, etc. On the other hand, a company may want a student to work for a year through, during which time the student would not return to classes. There are subjective benefits and disadvantages to each schedule setup that vary with students and courses of studies. However, a  co-op trumps a traditional internship in that a student maintains full-time student status during the co-op semesters. Full-time student status permits a student to reside in on-campus dormitories and receive all the stipulations of being a student. A co-op student does not pay tuition unless she enrolls in night classes.</div><div> </div><div>Startup Pitt provides a flexible hiring duration for startups and for students who are looking for an internship.  While a co-op is expected to work for three semesters, the Startup Pitt program adapts to the needs of the intern and the startup to satisfy both parties. For example, if a startup can only hire a student for one semester, Startup Pitt may provide an intern who appreciates the short-term work experience that will not delay graduation. Furthermore, Startup Pitt provides internships to not only engineering students, but also business students, students of design, and students who possess skillsets desired by a Pittsburgh startup. Startup Pitt allows a more flexible internship duration.</div><div> </div><div>Finances hinder a startup’s ability to hire appropriate help. The Startup Pitt program acknowledges that startups may want to hire an intern but may not be able to afford an intern. Startup Pitt works with departments and organizations at the University of Pittsburgh as well as the supporters of Pittsburgh incubators to subsidize the pay for an intern. In this manner, a startup receives extra help to grow a business without the concern of paying an intern, and an intern receives pay while gaining valuable work experience.</div><div> </~~div~~span>~~=== Timeline ===~~

~~All objectives and tasks in the timeline are subject to change.~~ ==== Customer discovery (March 2015) ====<div>Identify the needs of students at the University of Pittsburgh. Student groups include engineering students, business students, and those involved in I&E activities. Channels to reach students include department and program coordinators, seminars, and student / faculty organizations. Survey questions include</div>*Would you (students) be interested in working for a startup?*How important is maintaining your full-time student status?*For how many academic semesters could you see yourself working an internship at a startup?*Why does working at a startup interest you?*What kinds of skills do you believe are needed to be successful with growing a startup?*Would you be willing to potentially delay your graduation?*How much pay (hourly rate) would you see yourself making while interning at a startup?<div> </div><div>Identify the needs of startups in Pittsburgh incubators and accelerators, such as startups involved in Alphalab, Alphalab Gear, Thrill Mill, Idea Foundry, and Revv Oakland.  Survey questions include</div>*Do you believe a college student pursuing an engineering / business / etc. major could make a contribution to your startup as an intern?*What skills would you look for in a student intern for your startup?*How long would you hire a Startup Pitt intern?*If at all, how much could you afford to pay a Startup Pitt intern?*If the Startup Pitt inter’s pay was subsidized through the University of Pittsburgh and/or your accelerator/incubator, would you be more likely to hire a Startup Pitt intern?

==== Prototype financial infrastructure (April 2015) ====<div>Coordinate with the University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute, the Swanson School of Engineering, the College of Business Administration, and the investor networks who support Pittsburgh incubators/accelerators to assess the potential of subsidizing a Startup Pitt’s hourly pay. Establish the value of Startup Pitt with each supporter, and evaluate how much each supporter is willing to contribute to a Startup Pitt intern. </div><div> </div>==== Future tasks ====

*Discuss program with University of Pittsburgh administration. Investigate potential of maintaining full-time student status during employment (May 2015)*Formulate a faculty and student committee to evaluate student applications (June 2015)

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== Strategy VI: Build an Entreneurship Community at Pitt Business == === '''Curriculum''' === Options are currently being explored to incorporate entrepreneruship modules into business general education classes in order to spark interest in the subject and familiarize Pitt Business students with the large amount of resources available. It is important to get students where they are "captive" in the classroom setting and monitor our conversion rate from there to the workshops being offered on campus. === '''Enactus Spring 2016 Action Plan''': === '''Entrepreneurship Cafe''' During the spring semester, Enactus and Pitt Business will host several "Entrepreneurship Cafe" sessions in which students, Entrepreneurs in Residence, and other I&E leaders will mingle and share ideas about innovation and entrepreneurship. Student participants are encouraged to come with ideas and topics they would like to discuss with the mentors present at the event. The concept is meant to foster a more organic approach to entrepreneurship and create an informal environment where people can share ideas and learn from each other.

~~===~~ '''~~Curriculum~~'''~~''' ===~~

~~Options are currently being explored~~ #Winning teams will be awarded a $100 stipend to ~~incorporate entrepreneruship modules into business general education classes~~ work with Enactus as a project. They will also be provided financial guidance from the Enactus Finance Team (Josh Ordos and Bruce Baka)#Teams will be matched with a mentor or leader in ~~order~~ the community through the Enactus Leadership Team and provided access to ~~spark interest in~~ the ~~subject~~ BAB.#Winning teams will be given priority access to talk to speakers at all Enactus events and ~~familiarize Pitt Business students with~~ will also have the opportunity to get relevant site visits paid for by Enactus.#The Enactus Club will provide Lean Canvas model-training sessions to the winning teams during the ~~large amount~~ course of ~~resources available~~semester. ~~It is important~~ #The winnings teams will also have the opportunity to ~~get students where they are "captive" in~~ obtain intern support or additional team member support from Enactus club members.#Teams that continue to partner with Enactus as a sponsored project will be encouraged to compete at the ~~classroom setting~~ regional and ~~monitor our conversion rate from there~~ national competitions to ~~the workshops being offered on campus~~earn more startup funding.

~~===~~ '''~~Enactus Spring 2016 Action~~ BAB (Business Advisory Board) Plan:''':  ~~===~~

~~'''Entrepreneurship Cafe''' During~~ #The BAB must be available to provide guidance to all winning teams at the ~~spring semester, Enactus and Pitt Business will host several "~~Entrepreneurship ~~Cafe" sessions in which students, Entrepreneurs in Residence, and~~ Showcase hackathon.#They must also be accessible to any other ~~I&E leaders~~ Enactus projects at least once per month.#Each BAB member will ~~mingle and share ideas about innovation and entrepreneurship~~serve to connect Enactus with at least one speaker per semester. ~~Student participants are encouraged~~ #Each BAB member will be used to ~~come with ideas and topics they would like~~ organize at least one site visit per semester for Enactus.#Each BAB member will be used as a project specific mentor to ~~discuss with the mentors present~~ at ~~the event~~least one Enactus team per semester. #The ~~concept is meant~~ BAB members must attend at least one site visits, general body meeting, or speaker event in order to ~~foster a more organic approach~~ provide Enactus students with clear access to ~~entrepreneurship and create an informal environment where people can share ideas and learn from each other~~the BAB Board.~~ ~~#Recruitment - (Mario)

'''~~Entrepreneurship Showcase~~ Food Waste/Related Momentum Plan:'''

~~#Winning teams will be awarded a $100 stipend to work with Enactus as a project~~ 1. ~~They will also be provided financial guidance from the Enactus Finance Team (Josh Ordos and Bruce Baka)#Teams will be matched with a mentor or leader in the community through the~~     Enactus ~~Leadership Team and provided access to the BAB.#Winning teams~~ will ~~be given priority access to talk to speakers~~ operate at ~~all Enactus events and will also have the opportunity to get relevant site visits paid for by Enactus.#The Enactus Club will provide Lean Canvas model-training sessions to the winning teams during the course of~~ least one food waste/related project this semester.~~#The winnings teams will also have the opportunity to obtain intern support or additional team member support from Enactus club members.#Teams that continue to partner with Enactus as a sponsored project will be encouraged to compete at the regional and national competitions to earn more startup funding. ~~

~~'''BAB (Business Advisory Board) Plan:'''~~a.     This will be organized and led by Hope Murray and it is already in the planning.

~~#The BAB must be available to provide guidance to all winning teams at the Entrepreneurship Showcase hackathon~~2.~~#They must also be accessible to any other~~     Enactus ~~projects at least once per month.#Each BAB member will serve to connect Enactus with at least one speaker per semester.#Each BAB member will be used to organize at least one site visit per semester for Enactus.#Each BAB member~~ will ~~be used as a project specific mentor to at least one Enactus team per semester.#The BAB members must attend at least one site visits, general body meeting, or speaker event in order to provide Enactus students with clear access to the BAB Board~~hold 2 food waste related speakers.~~#Recruitment - (Mario)~~

~~'''Food Waste~~a.     Tentatively: Hungry Harvest in March (Grant)</~~Related Momentum Plan:'''~~span>

~~ 1~~b.    ~~Enactus will operate~~ Tentatively: Executive Chef at ~~least one food waste~~Sodexo (Rhonda + Audrey)</~~related project this semester.~~span>

a3.   ~~  This~~ Enactus will ~~be organized and led by Hope Murray and it is already in the planning~~hold 2 food waste/related site visits this semester.

2a.    ~~Enactus will hold 2 food waste related speakers.~~  Farm Truck Foods – A Food Waste Site Trip

ab.   ~~  Tentatively: Hungry Harvest in March (Grant)~~CMU Food Truck – A Food Waste Site Trip

bc.    ~~Tentatively: Executive Chef at Sodexo (Rhonda + Audrey)~~  412 Food Rescue – A Food Waste Industry Speaker

34.    Enactus will ~~hold 2~~ also serve to connect students to startups in food ~~waste/~~related ~~site visits this semester~~industries.

a.     ~~Farm Truck Foods – A Food Waste Site Trip~~The goal is to connect at least one Enactus member to a food industry related intern position in spring or summer 2016.

~~b.  ~~'''Site Visit, Speaker Event, and Projects Goals:'''  ~~CMU Food Truck – A Food Waste Site Trip~~

c1.   ~~  412 Food Rescue – A Food Waste Industry Speaker~~Enactus will operate at least three projects this semester.

42.    Enactus will ~~also serve to connect students to startups in food related industries~~run at least 1 site visit per month.

a.     ~~The goal is to connect at least one Enactus member to a food industry~~ 2 entrepreneurship related ~~intern position in spring or summer 2016. ~~site visits:

~~'''Site Visit, Speaker Event, and Projects Goals:'''~~                                               i.     TBA (Rhonda)

1                                              ii.    ~~Enactus will operate at least three projects this semester.~~  TBA (Cathy Lada)

23.    Enactus will run at least 1 ~~site visit~~ speaker event per monthat general club meetings.

a.     2 entrepreneurship related ~~site visits~~speakers:

i.     ~~TBA~~ Tim Zak, Director of CMU’s Social Innovation Institute – A Global Perspective Talk (Rhonda+ Cathy Lada)

ii.     ~~TBA~~ Nicole Muise-Kielkucki, Director of Social Enterprise Initiatives at Idea Foundry – Supporting Social Entrepreneurs Talk (~~Cathy Lada~~Rhonda)

~~3.   ~~ '''Regional and National Enactus ~~will run at least 1 speaker event per month at general club meetings.~~Event Plan'''

a1.   ~~  2 entrepreneurship related speakers~~Regional:March 29th Washington D.C.

ia.     ~~Tim Zak, Director of CMU’s Social Innovation Institute – A Global Perspective Talk (Rhonda + Cathy Lada)~~Application Due Date: February 22nd

iib.   ~~  Nicole Muise-Kielkucki, Director of Social Enterprise Initiatives at Idea Foundry – Supporting Social Entrepreneurs Talk (Rhonda)~~Projects

~~'''Regional and National Enactus Event Plan'''~~                                               i.     Hope Murray – Food Truck/Membership College Café

1                                              ii.    ~~Regional: March 29th~~  Mario – Student/Faculty Pet Day Care – Volunteers are Students</~~sup~~span> ~~Washington D.C.~~

a                                             iii.     ~~Application Due Date: February 22nd~~TBA – Expecting 1 more project from new members this semester</~~sup~~span>

b                                            iv.    ~~Projects~~  TBA – Expecting 1-3 more projects from the Entrepreneurship Showcase

2.                                               iNational Event: May 15th-17th in St.~~     Hope Murray – Food Truck~~Louis</~~Membership College Café~~span>

iia.     ~~Mario – Student~~Due Date: TBA</~~Faculty Pet Day Care – Volunteers are Students~~span>

iiib.   ~~  TBA – Expecting 1 more project from new members this semester~~Projects

~~iv.~~ i.    ~~TBA – Expecting 1-3 more projects from the Entrepreneurship Showcase~~ TBA

23.    Regional and National ~~Event: May 15th-17th~~Events Planning Team</~~sup~~span> ~~in St. Louis~~

a.     ~~Due Date: TBA~~Sophia Tan

b.    ~~Projects~~Mario Nicolia

ic.     ~~TBA~~Grant Jacoby

3d.    ~~Regional and National Events Planning Team~~Hope Murray

ae.   ~~  Sophia Tan~~Demetra Mallios

~~b.    Mario Nicolia~~'''Additional Groups and Organizations to Contact'''

c1.     ~~Grant Jacoby~~Food Recovery Network - For additional members and project ideas (TBA)

da.    ~~Hope Murray~~  Are there any other organizations that may consider co-membership to run the food truck? (TBA)

e2.    ~~Demetra Mallios~~  University Innovation Fellows - For additional leadership assistance (Grant)

~~'''Additional Groups~~ 3.     Engineers for A Sustainable World - For additional members and ~~Organizations to Contact'''~~project ideas (Grant/Engineer?)

14.     ~~Food Recovery Network~~ All Innovation Institute Events - For additional members and project ideas (TBA)

a5.     ~~Are there any other organizations that may consider co~~Randall Family Big Idea -~~membership to run the food truck?~~ For additional members and project ideas (TBA)

26.     ~~University Innovation Fellows -~~ Thrill Mill – For ~~additional leadership assistance~~ internship opportunities for students (Grant)

37.     ~~Engineers for A Sustainable World~~ Design Hub - For additional members and project ideas (~~Grant~~Mario)</~~Engineer?)~~span>

~~4.     All Innovation Institute Events~~ ***TBA - ~~For additional members~~ Need to find a recruiting chair for Enactus ASAP to go to all entrepreneurship events on campus to push meetings, events, and ~~project ideas (TBA)~~site visits

~~5. ~~'''Future Goals and Standards''' ~~   Randall Family Big Idea - For additional members and project ideas (TBA)~~

61.     ~~Thrill Mill – For internship opportunities for students (Grant)~~Food Hackathon September 2016

7a.     ~~Design Hub~~ Audrey - ~~For additional members and project ideas (Mario)~~Can we start to organize a food hackathon for the beginning of the fall semester?

***TBA - Need to find b.     Use this as a ~~recruiting chair~~ springboard for ~~Enactus ASAP to go to all entrepreneurship events on campus to push meetings, events, and site visits~~marketing attention for new membership.

~~'''Future Goals and Standards'''~~2.     Enactus Leadership Requirements:

1a.     ~~Food Hackathon September 2016~~1 site visit per month

ab.     ~~Audrey - Can we start to organize a food hackathon for the beginning of the fall semester?~~1 speaker per month

bc.     ~~Use this as a springboard for marketing attention for new membership.~~  At least 3 projects per any given semester

2d.     ~~Enactus Leadership Requirements:~~1 industry focus per semester (can be multiple semesters)

ae.     ~~1 site visit per month~~Participate in Regional Competition Annually

b3.     ~~1 speaker~~ Connect at least one student to a startup internship per ~~month~~semester in order to create a stronger internship network in the entrepreneurial community.

c4.    ~~  At~~ Organize at least ~~3 projects~~ 1 hackathon per ~~any given~~ semesterwith another organization.

da.     ~~1 industry focus per semester (can be multiple semesters)~~Partner with at least one other CBA organizations to promote interdisciplinary relationships. </div>

~~e.     Participate in Regional Competition Annually~~

~~3.     Connect at least one student to a startup internship per semester in order to create a stronger internship network in the entrepreneurial community.~~

~~4.   ~~== Spring 2016  ~~Organize at least 1 hackathon per semester with another organization~~[https://youtu.be/_fwQN7t1baU Pitch] ==

~~a.     Partner with at least one other CBA organizations to promote interdisciplinary relationships. <~~= Related Links</~~div>~~span> =

[[University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh]]

'''University of Pittsburgh Student Priorities'''

~~== Spring 2016 [https:~~University Innovation Fellows</~~/youtu.be/_fwQN7t1baU Pitch] ==~~span>

~~= Related Links =~~Fall 2019:

[[~~University of Pittsburgh~~Claudia Jester|~~University of Pittsburgh~~Claudia Jester]]

~~'''University of Pittsburgh Student Priorities'''~~[[Sara Kron|Sara Kron]]

~~University Innovation Fellows~~[[Liz Petley|Liz Petley]]

~~Spring 2017:~~[[Katelyn Morrison|Katelyn Morrison]]

~~[[Tiffany Smith|Tiffany Smith]]~~Spring 2017:

[[~~Daniel Yates~~Tiffany Smith|~~Daniel Yates~~Tiffany Smith]]

[~~http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/~~[Daniel Yates|Daniel Yates]]</~~User:Sobrien556 Sean O'Brien]~~span>

[[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki//User:~~Shruthishankar|Shruthi Shankar]~~Sobrien556 Sean O'Brien]

[~~http~~[User:Shruthishankar|Shruthi Shankar]]</~~/universityinnovation.org/wiki//SinjonBartel Sinjon Bartel]~~span>

~~Spring 2016~~[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki//SinjonBartel Sinjon Bartel]

~~[[Mark Doman|Mark Doman]]~~Spring 2016:

[~~http:/~~[Mark Doman|Mark Doman]]</~~universityinnovation.org/Grant%20Jacoby Grant Jacoby]~~span>

[http://universityinnovation.org/~~Emily~~Grant%~~20Klonicki Emily Klonicki~~20Jacoby Grant Jacoby]

[http://universityinnovation.org/~~wiki~~Emily%20Klonicki Emily Klonicki]</~~Zachary_Patterson Zach Patterson]~~span>

[~~[Aakash Sudhakar|Aakash  Sudhakar]~~http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Zachary_Patterson Zach Patterson]

~~Spring 2015:~~[[Aakash Sudhakar|Aakash  Sudhakar]]

~~[http~~Spring 2015:</~~/universityinnovation.org/David%20Jacob David Jacob]~~span>

[http://universityinnovation.org/~~Madhur~~David%~~20Malhotra Madhur Malhotra~~20Jacob David Jacob]

[http://universityinnovation.org/~~Ian~~Madhur%~~20McIntyre Ian McIntyre~~20Malhotra Madhur Malhotra]

[http://universityinnovation.org/~~Harinee~~Ian%~~20Suthakar Harinee Suthakar~~20McIntyre Ian McIntyre]

~~Fall 2014~~[http://universityinnovation.org/Harinee%20Suthakar Harinee Suthakar]

~~[http~~Fall 2014:</~~/universityinnovation.org/Jennifer%20Sommer Jennifer Sommer]~~span>

~~Fall 2013~~[http://universityinnovation.org/Jennifer%20Sommer Jennifer Sommer]

~~[http~~Fall 2013:</~~/universityinnovation.org/Brian%20Rhindress Brian Rhindress]~~span>

[~~[Nathan Smialek]~~http://universityinnovation.org/Brian%20Rhindress Brian Rhindress]

[[Nathan Smialek]] Fall 2012: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Karuna_Relwani Karuna Relwani]</div></div>

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