Changes

Washington State University Vancouver was founded in 1989 and is one of the four campuses of the wider Washington State University system. WSU Vancouver is a research university committed to bringing great access to higher education to Southwest Washington.  As of fall 2013, WSU Vancouver offers 20 bachelor’s degrees, nine master’s degrees, two doctorates degrees and more than 37 fields of studies.  WSU Vancouver is becoming a premier research university and a northwest leader in digital technology and innovation. 

= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

== The Creative Media and Digital Culture Program ==

The CMDC<ref>http://www.dtc-wsuv.org/cmdc/</ref>program at WSUV is home to the Digital Technology and Culture degree, one of the five Signature Programs offered.&nbsp; The program emphasizes the power of innovation and integrates technology with education to create a diverse, rich-media experience for students.&nbsp; It also offers multiple courses and extra-curricular opportunities for students to experience the future of their innovations in an entrepreneurial setting.&nbsp; Under the direction of Dr. Dene Grigar&nbsp;<ref>http://www.nouspace.net/dene/Webpages/Home.html</ref> the program features the production of everything from mobile apps to interactive art exhibits.&nbsp; It directs students to innovate through creativity, critical thinking and real world problem solving.&nbsp; The students also have the invaluable experience of the Senior Capstone Course <ref>http://www.dtc-wsuv.org/cmdc/senior_seminar.html</ref> that provides a real world experience for students to jumpstart their professional thinking and careers.&nbsp;

*'''Digital Systems Laboratory (VECS 220)''' – “The digital systems laboratory contains function generators, oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, high-end PCs, and printer. Various digital, analog, and microprocessor development and simulation software are available. The lab supports teaching activities for several courses related to digital logic design and microprocessors.”

*'''Electronics Laboratory (VECS 221)''' – “The electronics laboratory contains function generators, oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, logic analyzers, curve tracers, high-end PCs, and printer. Various analog/digital development and mathematical analysis software are available. The lab supports teaching activities for several courses related to circuit analysis and electronics.”

“Two computer science teaching laboratories containing multiple student workstations are equipped with the latest iMac computers which run Apple OS X, Linux (CentOS) and Microsoft Windows.&nbsp; Each operating system environment includes all of the tools and applications needed by computer science students in their coursework along with common desktop productivity tools.&nbsp; When classes are not being taught in these laboratories, they are open to general use by Computer Science and&nbsp;Electrical Engineering students. Facilities also include two open computer laboratories with additional computers having the same capabilities as the teaching laboratory machines.&nbsp; These laboratories are open for student use any time the Engineering and Computer Science building (VECS) is open.”<ref>http://ecs.vancouver.wsu.edu/computer-science/computer-science-laboratories</ref>

*'''CS Teaching Lab (VECS 325)'''

The current entrepreneurial system offers students the opportunity to perceive the importance of entrepreneurship and realize the potential that it can have for them.&nbsp; The opportunities to advance beyond into applied and realized entrepreneurship are minimal.&nbsp; Senior seminars and capstone design classes give some design opportunity but prevent students from exposure to entrepreneurship till their senior year in higher education.&nbsp; It is through new student driven organizations that changes will begin to be made.&nbsp; Spring 2014 will see the first entrepreneurial collaborations between disciplines and the possibility of build and startup weekends. New student groups within the Nouspace gallery, under the direction of the CMDC program and the University Fellow will bring new show and gallery opportunities to STEM and art students with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship.&nbsp; The future goals of WSUV will have a heavy focus on entrepreneurship and the new designation by the Department of Commerce of Vancouver as an Innovation Partnership Zone will only help to bring this focus to the greater community.&nbsp;

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