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= Ohio University =

Established in 1804, Ohio University is a public university located in Athens, Ohio. The campus is home to nearly 23,000 undergraduate, graduate, and medical students. The university is ranked number one nationally in overall student satisfaction. In 2015, the Center for World University Ratings ranked Ohio University in the top 3% of high education institutions globally and the university has received a Carnegie Classification for high activity research universities. Ohio University has many prestigious alumni among them are Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and president of the Royal Society; George Voinovich, former Ohio governor and U.S. senator for Ohio and Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson in the Simpsons T.V. series.

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= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship = At Ohio University, students are encouraged to embrace innovation and entrepreneurship in courses, extracurricular clubs, competitions, and other specialized programs. === Academic Pathways: === *'''Entrepreneurship Major: '''Graduate with the confidence to start a new entrepreneurial project. *'''Entrepreneurship Certificate''': Graduate with real-world experiences that students gain through taking a variety of classes across different colleges.  *'''Business Venturing Concentration, MBA: '''Offers those who are pursuing their MBA at OHIO the opportunity to focus in on new business creation and development.  *'''Environmental Sustainability Graduate Certificate:'''''~~'''~~ ~~'''~~''Certificate program offered to all graduate-level students at OHIO who are not already pursuing a masters degree in environmental studies.  === Classes/Course Programs: === *'''Designing to Make a Difference: '''Senior capstone project for engineering undergraduate students. *'''Integrated Business Cluster: '''Be able to solve real-world business problems as a team. *'''The Bobcat Launchpad''': The Bobcat Launchpad will provide real-world, hands-on learning on what it's like to actually start a company. *'''Sustainable Construction:''' A course focused on challenging civil engineering students at OHIO to problem solve field-specific challenges with a sustainability mindset.  *Numerous classes that incorporate innovation and entrepreneurship into their curriculum (i.e. Business in Aviation, Entrepreneurial Sales, Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship) === Student Organizations ===

<li>Ohio University Entrepreneurs: As an Ohio University Entrepreneurs, students are taught the skills to become leaders and entrepreneurs through networking, guest speakers, and workshops. Members are exposed to resources across campus to help them build a business of their own.</li>

<li>ConsultingFellows: ConsultingFellowsgive future leaders tools to build analytical skills and business knowledge, as well as a complementary set of so-called soft skills which are becoming critical in today’s business environment.</li>

<li>'''Amplified Communication''': Amplified communication is a student organization that focuses on the value 'students helping students". This organization works with students and their brands to connect them to art, entertainment, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle.</li>

<li>'''yOUdesign: '''yOUdesign is an interdisciplinary student organization that strives to empower students to create innovative and sustainable solutions to problems using design thinking. </li>

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=== Competitions: ===<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>'''Ohio Creativity and I''''''nnovation Challenge: '''Challenges students to propose soluations to on-campus issues with a cash prize.</li>

<li>'''Business Pitch Competition''': Enables young, aspiring entrepreneurs to practice developing, researching, and articulating their ideas in a fast-paced, fun forum. Participants learn how to effectively pitch an idea before judges,demonstrate why their idea is going to work,and to do so in a short amount of time.</li>

<li>'''Scripps Innovation Challenge:'''A university-wide student competition that gives Bobcats the opportunity to create innovative solutions to real-world media and communication problems. The goal of the competition is to harness the creativity of Ohio University students in order to develop new and innovative service, product or process solutions as the basis for a new startup business.</li>

<li>Startup Weekend: Anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams form around thetop ideas then have the weekend for business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekend ends with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.</li>

<li>'''Student Research & Creative Activity''''''Expo''':Over800students from 56 different departments and schools showcase their original research at Ohio University’s biggest-ever Research and Creative Activity Expo with live performances, presentations and interactive demonstrations.</li>

<li>Student Expo: Once a year, undergraduate and graduate students are invited to present their research and receive recognition.</li>

<li>Eco Challenge: Eco challenge partners students across disciplines to create sustainability solutions for Ohio University's campus. Projects are evaluated based on the triple bottom line, which seeks solutions that consider the impact on people, planet, and profit.</li>

<li>Human Powered Vehicle Challenge: The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge, through the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, provides opportunities for students to design and build highly engineered vehicles and test them against one another through sprint and endurance races. They demonstrate how sound engineering design can create and improve sustainable and practical transportation alternatives.</li>

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