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= ~~Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship~~ [[File:Wmu logo.jpeg|thumb|Wmu logo.jpeg]]=

The word ''Entrepreneurship'' has been tossed around Western Michigan University's campus for quite some time. With the newly approved '''Entrepreneurship Minor''' and various '''Entrepreneurship Majors''' available to students, they have a lot of things going for them. From the department of '''Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering''' & Engineering Management comes a degree focused on the application of Industrial Engineering tools adapted to face the challenges of being an Entrepreneur. This degree is available as a Bachelor of Science. From the Haworth College of Business' Mangagement Department come the Entrepreneurship major, minor, and nationally ranked '''Integrated Supply Management''' program that includes an array of courses highlighting the importance of Innovation and Design. Additionally, the College of Fine Arts has an '''=Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship ~~Extravaganza~~''' which helps students with Entrepreneurial workshops that are student centered and student driven. Through classes, workshops, and collaborative projects, students have the opportunity to develop the skills needed to be successful in their music career'''.'''=

~~The '''Entrepreneurship Club''' at WMU brings together entrepreneurs~~<big>While the ~~spirit of group innovation to help adapt their skills to today~~word <span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Entrepreneurship has been tossed around Western Michigan University's ~~changing global economy~~campus for quite some time, it has only recently become a reality for WMU students. ~~The purpose~~ As of Fall 2014, students can apply for either an <span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Entrepreneurship major or <span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Entrepreneurship minor. These programs feature classes from both the ~~group is to bring together anyone who has a passion for entrepreneurship through networking~~ College of Engineering & Applied Sciences (CEAS) and ~~brainstorming with fellow students~~the Haworth College of Business (HCoB).</big>

*'''Meetings <big>Within CEAS, students can enroll in the Bachelors of Science in Engineering program  </ ~~Speakers~~span>Industrial &~~nbsp~~Entrepreneurial Engineering (IEE)<span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;~~'''The club meets to discuss entrepreneurship matters~~ ">. IEE combines traditional industrial engineering methodologies while focusing on innovation and design thinking. Students graduate with the mindset of both an industrial engineer and ~~also bring in local entrepreneurs~~an entrepreneur, ~~to help~~ giving them ~~with ideas~~ the knowledge and ~~how~~ expertise to either open their own business or to lead to ~~achieve goals~~innovative discoveries within established companies.The program was also presented with the <span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Innovation in Curriculum Award at the 2013 Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) National Conference.</big>

~~Western recently partnered with a local business accelerator in downtown Kalamazoo called '''Starting Gate''' to create the business '''PITCH Competition'''. Involving a variety of majors~~<big>~~Last year was~~ Within the Haworth College of Business, the ~~first ever PITCH which was put on by E-Club's advisor ~~~~[http://wmich.edu/startinggate/directory/mueller~~ <span style="background-color:~~#ffff00~~transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~~John Mueller~~Integrated Supply Management (ISM) ]program features an array of courses highlighting the importance of innovation and design. As of February 2015, the program was ranked #2 in the nation, only behind Penn State. ISM is the #2 most heavily recruited school for the Supply Chain Field, only behind Michigan State University. </big>~~ ~~

<big>Additionally, the School of Music hosts an annual <span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Entrepreneurial Extravaganza, a day-long workshop that combines resume writing, mock interviews, finance tips, marketing strategies, and networking. Through classes, workshops, and ~~Entrepreneurship~~ collaborative projects, students have the opportunity to develop the skills needed to be successful in their music career<span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</big>

~~Innovation~~ <big>The <span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sunseeker Solar Car team at WMU brings multiple engineering majors and ~~Entrepreneurship has~~ business majors together with the goal of building a ~~lot of cross ties between~~ solar power car. Innovative thinking is held at a premium as the team operates within confines set by the ~~large distance that separates~~ American Solar Challenge. Students learn the ~~Hayworth College~~ principles of ~~Business~~ drive and electrical systems as they design the ~~Engineering Campus known~~ car; this knowledge is then tested as ~~Parkview Campus. This is separated by a distance of about 5 miles with a bus ride for~~ students ~~without cars is around 20mins~~fabricate and test their designs. ~~The reason there are cross ties is there is a lot of~~ Throughout the year, the ~~similar things happening at both campuses but neither are~~ team competes in ~~communication with each other at~~ multiple 1200 to 1800 mile solar car races across the ~~student level~~US and abroad. </big>

~~In terms~~ <big>Western Michigan University also added <span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Starting Gate, a business accelerator, to its repertoire in the summer of ~~Innovation the college has~~ 2013. The program is very competitive with only a ~~great group~~ few teams accepted each semester of ~~professors in~~ the ~~Engineering department that try~~ many applicants. The extracurricular 100-day program provides workshops, speakers, and resources for participants to ~~push the students~~ help bring their business ideas to ~~the envelope of coming up with new ideas~~fruition, ~~'''Endowed Chairs for Innovation''' Dr~~much like an incubator. ~~Steven Butt(Chair~~ At the end of ~~Department)~~the program, Drstudents present their work and findings to Kalamazoo business owners and potential stakeholders. ~~Tycho Fredericks~~In addition, Drmany of these students also participate in the annual <span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PITCH Competition that is hosted by the Haworth College of Business. ~~Bob White~~As the name suggests, ~~and Dr~~students compete for funding through 3-minute pitches for their business ideas. ~~Azim Houshyar, have a classes called Entrepreneur Engineering I, II, and III where~~ This competition is one of the ~~students~~ most popular entrepreneurial-based extracurricular activities that are offered by the university. The competition also offers prize money for the winning team to ~~come up with an~~ use towards their innovative idea ~~of a product and learn how to model or produce a product in a facility~~. </big>

~~Entrepreneurship seems to follow~~ <big>In late spring 2016, the <span style="Bbackground-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-~~School~~space: pre-wrap;" ~~where they have a great group of mentors~~ >Innovation Club was launched by former fellows, Mac Preston and Zach Crawford, along with several other engineering and ~~professors that help the~~ business students ~~there expand Entrepreneurs~~ interested in ~~their school~~innovation and entrepreneurship. The ~~push~~ club aims to help students learn hands-on skills that they may not learn in the classroom by providing a makerspace and curriculum for ~~Entrepreneurship has come from~~ courses. Though still getting off its feet, the ~~Dean of the "B-school" Kay Palan. She~~ Innovation Club has ~~put the team together with the Head of the Management department of~~already built a 3d printer and plans to host workshops, ~~'''Endowed Chairs for Entrepreneurship'''~~pop-up classes, ~~ Dr~~and a Repair Cafe. ~~Robert Landeros and his team of '''Entrepreneur~~ Pop-up class plans include "How to Change the Oil in ~~Residence'''~~Your Car, ~~John Mueller, Barcley Johnson~~" "How to Network, " and ~~Laurel Ofstein~~"How to Solder. " The ~~all come from amazing Entrepreneurship backgrounds~~goal of these classes is to help students feel comfortable learning in new ways, as well as to learn skills not taught in traditional settings. </big>

<big>As of Fall 2017, students can now major in Product Design through the Richmond Institute of Innovation + Design. With a curriculum combining engineering, art, and business courses, this program is building their students for interdisciplinary success.</big>

~~This is major place for WMU to improve upon because they are trying to get their feet off~~ <big>As of February 2018, all students can experience virtual reality in the '''Virtual Reality Lab''' in Waldo Library. A joint collaboration between the ~~ground there is more~~ Office of Information Technology and University Library Services, students have access to ~~go in this position~~a multitude of games, educational and artistic apps, entertainment, and content creation.~~ ~~Student led workshops and online tutorials</big>

<big>Late in the fall semester of 2018 a student, by the name Andy Hobelsberger, began a '''robotics club''' at Western Michigan University. This club supported the ideas of all of its members and gave students of all majors to receive hands on experience working on an array of robots. This club is a great opportunity for students to collaborate with each other outside of their courses. </big>

~~Western Michigan University's Engineering Campus is filled with senior design projects from each and every engineering discipline, from competing in the~~ =<span style="~~Chainless Competition~~font-size:medium;" to re-designing residence halls to accommodate more residents. The college is involved with a lot of student and company projects, companies include, Stryker, Hayworth, Parker Hannifin, Eaton Corp, Fabri-Kal, Denso and many more. This is two semesters worth of work that ends up with inviting the company sponsors >Faculty Innovation and the Kalamazoo Community to the day long event each group has a 30min window to present their project with a written report is due to the college as well as the sponsor company. This year will be the 152 senior presentations. Entrepreneurship=

WMU professors have been the driving force behind the greater emphasis on innovation and ~~Local Economic Development Dfforts =~~entrepreneurship within the classroom. From designing the only ABET-Accredited Industrial & Entrepreneurial Engineering (IEE) program, to forming the newly classified Entrepreneurship major, they are dedicated to bringing I&E to university students.

~~The&nbsp~~Within IEE, the professors collaborate to bring a ~~Gold Member~~ set of courses (Entrepreneurial Engineering I, II, & III) to guide students through the ~~Institute for Industrial Engineering which they are currently planning~~ different stages of ~~a large conference for~~ the ~~Midwest region~~product design and development cycle. ~~The group is composed~~ Other focuses of ~~mostly industrial engineers but they are able to show~~ the ~~region what kind of innovation ways that are taking place at Western Michigan University in~~ courses include the business canvas and the ~~paper competition where some~~ hypothetical layout of the ~~projects from the Entrepreneur engineering courses have been submitted~~manufacturing facility needed to build that product.~~ ~~

~~[http~~This is the same within the Management Department, as professors seek out entrepreneurship projects for their students.~~wmich.edu/startinggate Starting Gate] is a new project started by~~ These projects typically stem from the engineering college; the ~~"B-School"~~ management students are to apply their business expertise to help ~~with startups~~ expand these entrepreneurship efforts. Generally, the professors are also the first ones to ~~present~~ encourage students ~~with~~ to participate in competitions and workshops, such as the ~~resources to help build~~ Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition and ~~grow their small startups~~the Michigan Collegiate Innovation Prize. ~~By helping with the Business Model Canvas~~ The management department is also utilizing local businesses to ~~reaching customer segments~~create classes that are run as consulting firms. ~~This is only starting gates second semester but they have a diverse group of students from freshman~~ Students receive hands-on-experience with management consulting and collaborate with ~~innovations from high school trying~~ businesses and present to ~~further their knowledge to MBA students~~CMO's, CEO's and other Excecutives in the businesses.

Within the Mechanical Engineering Department, the seeds has been planted as more classes are starting to introduce students to the concepts of innovation. In Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, students are given multiple projects in addition to their coursework. The projects generally incorporate concepts learned in class, but in a real world setting, not only showing students how applicable their knowledge, but giving the students room to be creative and take their projects in whatever direction they choose.

~~{{#widget~~The main push for entrepreneurship within the Haworth College of Business has come from Dean Kay Palan. She created the '''Endowed Chairs for Entrepreneurship''' team, consisting of Dr. Robert Landeros (department chair) and three entrepreneurs in residence (John Mueller, Barclay Johnson, and Laurel Ofstein). All three come from an impressive background of entrepreneurship experience.

Similarly, the '''Endowed Chairs for Innovation '''are leading the push for innovation at the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences. Making up this group are Dr. Steve Butt (Interim Dean), Dr. Tycho Fredericks, Dr. Bob White, and Dr. Azim Houshyar.

=University Technology Transfer Function= The '''Office of the Vice President for Research''' is home to the '''''Intellectual Property Management and Commercialization '''(technology transfer) function at WMU. When dealing with research discoveries on campus, the office can assist with securing IP rights and the corresponding IP commercialization strategies. They also provide consulting services.'' =University-Industry Collaboration = Western Michigan has a unique advantage within the category of University-Industry Collaboration. The College of Engineering & Applied Sciences (CEAS) is located within the Business Technology and Research (BTR) Park, a Pure Michigan SmartZone and a high-tech business development with nearly 40 member companies. The park’s location means partner firms in the life sciences, advanced engineering, and information technology will have regular opportunities to interact with the faculty, research staff, and students of one of the nation’s top public universities. Companies within the park include Newell Rubbermaid, EPS Security, StructureTec, ThermoFisher Scientific, and Tekna Solutions; a full list can be found at http://wmich.edu/btr/companies. Additionally, all disciplines within the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences must complete a Senior Design project as a requirement for graduation. The majority of these projects highlight local companies, bringing together the university students with industry professionals. In the past, projects have taken place at Stryker, Parker Hannifin, Eaton, Fabri-Kal, Denso, and many more. The most recent class of graduates contributed 152 projects and presentations to the university and surrounding industries.  On top of this The College of Engineering & Applied Science hosts a career fair every year with 50+ companies attending and actively recruiting students. Students dress up and hand out resumes while practicing their elevator pitches and interviewing skills. Another big resource WMU offers is their company resume critiques and practice interviews. WMU will host a company to look over students resumes and give the students real world experience with interviews. =Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts= Starting Gate, WMU's business accelerator program, is the driving force behind merging WMU Entrepreneurship with regional and local economic development efforts. Students participate in workshops led by community leaders on topics ranging from marketing to patent law, and everything in between. The southwest Michigan Small Business Development Center, located within the Haworth College of Business, also provides small business assistance for companies within the program. Students are also encouraged to participate in and attend community events focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship, such as Pitch Zoo, Startup Zoo, and Startup Grind. Floyd Hall, the main hub of WMU's engineering campus resides within the '''Business Technology and Research Park'''; a high-tech business developement space. Home to companies spanning industries from life sciences to advanced engineering and information technology, the BTR Park is currently looking to expand into the land adjecent to the Parkview Campus, where they hope to add more engineering and technology related business. The businesses that currently reside in the BTR Park not only have the opportunity to interact with staff, but with the students also, as many of the companies come to the '''Engineering Expo''' an annual gathering of surrounding engineering companies who inform students about their companies and the opportunites they hold.  Here is a link to WMU's Landscape Canvas. Spreadsheet: Landscape Canvas Spring 2017:  [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18Gvb3pOhT0dVNYzq1rSqOqs5ozbje7N7fquFqc_UbcI/edit#gid=5] Landscape Canvas Spring 2018: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oY-Xt_JIQE-tSeCtBOEQok45q26cEXQzFa7MDpy4vc8/edit#gid=0 []https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oY-Xt_JIQE-tSeCtBOEQok45q26cEXQzFa7MDpy4vc8/edit#gid=0] Landscape Canvas Fall 2019: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mgzFUEpOf2omc8m5LTnhiXF-doC403gXF7ycnl3PRrs/edit?usp=sharing] Slideshow:  [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GUVKYfE7kTHWcXCbL7fwbO4U5vjZrUtRuTRSg_FsBJE/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_0_29] =Related Links= Graduated Innovation Fellows:  [[Christopher Woodward]], [http://universityinnovation.org/Persefoni%20Lauhon Persefoni_Lauhon], [[Zach Crawford|Zach_Crawford]] Current Fellows: [[Mackenzie Preston|Mackenzie Preston]], [[Jill Puckett|Jill Puckett]], [[Nathan LaWarre|Nathan LaWarre]], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Daniel_Mozel Daniel Mozel], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Andreas_Hobelsberger Andreas Hobelsberger], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Megan_miller Megan Miller], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Saleh_Mohamed Saleh Mohamed][[Aisha Thaj|, Aisha_Thaj]], [[Caylee Prater|Caylee_Prater]], [[Cate Troost|Cate Troost]] Current Candidates: Student Priorities: [[Western Michigan University Student Priorities|Western_Michigan_University_Student_Priorities]]

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