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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>

<big>Within the Haworth College of Business, 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;">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 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>

~~Western recently partnered~~ <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 business majors together with the goal of building a solar power car. Innovative thinking is held at a ~~local business accelerator in downtown Kalamazoo called '''Starting Gate''' to create~~ premium as the team operates within confines set by the ~~business '''PITCH Competition'''~~American Solar Challenge. ~~Involving a variety~~ Students learn the principles of ~~majors,~~ drive and electrical systems as they design the car; this knowledge is ~~one of~~ then tested as students fabricate and test their designs. Throughout the year, the ~~most popular extracurricular activities offered through~~ team competes in multiple 1200 to 1800 mile solar car races across the ~~University~~US and abroad. </big>

<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 2013. The program is very competitive with only a few teams accepted each semester of the many applicants. The extracurricular 100-day program provides workshops, speakers, and resources for participants to help bring their business ideas to fruition, much like an incubator. At the end of the program, students present their work and findings to Kalamazoo business owners and ~~Entrepreneurship~~ potential stakeholders. In addition, many 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. As the name suggests, students compete for funding through 3-minute pitches for their business ideas. This competition is one of the most popular entrepreneurial-based extracurricular activities that are offered by the university. The competition also offers prize money for the winning team to use towards their innovative idea. </big>

<big>In late spring 2016, 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;">Innovation Club was launched by former fellows, Mac Preston and Zach Crawford, along with several other engineering and business students interested in innovation and ~~Entrepreneurship has a lot of cross ties between the large distance~~ entrepreneurship. The club aims to help students learn hands-on skills that ~~separates~~ they may not learn in the ~~Hayworth College of Business~~ classroom by providing a makerspace and curriculum for courses. Though still getting off its feet, the ~~Engineering Campus known as Parkview Campus. This is separated by~~ Innovation Club has already built a ~~distance of about 5 miles with~~ 3d printer and plans to host workshops, pop-up classes, and a ~~bus ride for students without cars is around twenty minutes~~Repair Cafe. Pop-up class plans include "How to Change the Oil in Your Car," "How to Network," and "How to Solder. " The ~~reason there are cross ties~~ goal of these classes is ~~there is a lot of the similar things happening at both campuses but neither are~~ to help students feel comfortable learning in new ways, as well as to learn skills not taught in ~~communication with each other at the student level~~traditional settings. </big>

~~In terms~~ <big>As of ~~Innovation the college has a great group of professors~~ Fall 2017, students can now major in Product Design through the ~~Engineering department that try to push the students to the envelope~~ Richmond Institute of ~~coming up with new ideas, '''Endowed Chairs for~~ Innovation~~''' Dr~~+ Design. ~~Steven Butt(Chair of Department)~~With a curriculum combining engineering, ~~Dr. Tycho Fredericks, Dr. Bob White~~art, and ~~Dr. Azim Houshyar, have a classes called Entrepreneur Engineering I, II~~business courses, ~~and III where the~~ this program is building their students ~~are to come up with an idea of a product and learn how to model or produce a product in a facility~~for interdisciplinary success.~~ ~~</big>

~~Entrepreneurship seems to follow the~~ <big><span id="docs-internal-guid-3a350903-7fff-061e-69b8-ad2c81433304" style="Bcaret-~~School~~color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" ~~where they have a great group of mentors and professors that help the students there expand Entrepreneurs in their school. The push for Entrepreneurship has come from the Dean of the~~ ><span style="Bbackground-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-~~school~~wrap;" ~~Kay Palan. She has put the team together with the Head~~ >As of February 2018, all students can experience virtual reality in the ~~Management department of,~~ '''~~Endowed Chairs for Entrepreneurship~~Virtual Reality Lab'''~~,  Dr~~in Waldo Library. ~~Robert Landeros~~ A joint collaboration between the Office of Information Technology and ~~his team~~ University Library Services, students have access to a multitude of ~~'''Entrepreneur in Residence'''~~games, ~~John Mueller~~educational and artistic apps, ~~Barcley Johnson~~entertainment, and ~~Laurel Ofstein~~content creation. ~~The all come from amazing Entrepreneurship backgrounds. ~~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 ~~Technology Transfer Function =~~. 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>

~~This is major place for WMU to improve upon because they are trying to get their feet off the ground there is more to go in this position.&nbsp~~=Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship=

WMU professors have been the driving force behind the greater emphasis on innovation and 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.

~~Western Michigan University's Engineering Campus is filled with senior design projects from each and every engineering discipline~~Within IEE, ~~from competing in~~ the ~~"Chainless Competition"~~ professors collaborate to ~~re-designing residence halls to accommodate more residents. The college is involved with~~ bring a ~~lot~~ set of ~~student and company projects~~courses (Entrepreneurial Engineering I, ~~companies include~~II, ~~Stryker, Hayworth, Parker Hannifin, Eaton Corp, Fabri-Kal, Denso~~ & III) to guide students through the different stages of the product design and ~~many more~~development cycle. ~~This is two semesters worth~~ Other focuses of ~~work that ends up with inviting~~ the ~~company sponsors~~ courses include the business canvas and the ~~Kalamazoo Community to~~ hypothetical layout of the ~~day long event each group has a 30min window~~ manufacturing facility needed to ~~present their project with a written report is due to the college as well as the sponsor company~~build that product. ~~This year will be the 152 senior presentations. ~~

This is the same within the Management Department, as professors seek out entrepreneurship projects for their students. These projects typically stem from the engineering college; the management students are to apply their business expertise to help expand these entrepreneurship efforts. Generally, the professors are also the first ones to encourage students to participate in competitions and ~~Local Economic Development Dfforts =~~workshops, such as the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition and the Michigan Collegiate Innovation Prize. The management department is also utilizing local businesses to create classes that are run as consulting firms. Students receive hands-on-experience with management consulting and collaborate with businesses and present to CMO's, CEO's and other Excecutives in the businesses.

~~The&nbsp~~Within the ~~Institute for Industrial~~ Mechanical Engineering ~~which they are currently planning of a large conference for~~ Department, the ~~Midwest region. The group is composed of mostly industrial engineers but they~~ seeds has been planted as more classes are ~~able~~ starting to introduce students to ~~show~~ the ~~region what kind~~ concepts of innovation ~~ways that~~ . In Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, students are ~~taking place at Western Michigan University~~ 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 ~~paper competition where some of the~~ students room to be creative and take their projects ~~from the Entrepreneur engineering courses have been submitted~~in whatever direction they choose.~~ ~~

~~[http://www.wmich.edu/startinggate Starting Gate] is a new project started by the~~ The main push for entrepreneurship within the ~~resources to help build and grow their small startups~~Haworth College of Business has come from Dean Kay Palan. ~~By helping with~~ She created the ~~Business Model Canvas to reaching customer segments~~'''Endowed Chairs for Entrepreneurship''' team, consisting of Dr. Robert Landeros (department chair) and three entrepreneurs in residence (John Mueller, Barclay Johnson, and Laurel Ofstein). ~~This is only starting gates second semester but they have a diverse group~~ All three come from an impressive background of ~~students from freshman with innovations from high school trying to further their knowledge to MBA students~~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.

~~{{#widget~~=University Technology Transfer Function=~~700}}~~

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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