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=Overview – Developing the Culture ⁸ =

Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas, and is a member of the Texas A&M University System. PVAMU enrolls about 6,324 undergraduate students and 1,758 graduate students who come from all 50 U.S. states and several countries throughout the world. About 56% of the students are female, and 44% are male.

Dr. George C. Wright Ruth Simmons is the seventh eight President of Prairie View A&M University, the second oldest public institution of higher education in Texas. Under Dr. Wright’s Ruth Simmons’s leadership, PVAMU continues to fulfill fulfil its land-grant mission of achieving excellence in teaching, research and service.

In 2011 PVAMU began a 3 to 5-year drive to improve innovation and research outputs in the university. There is now also an increasing recognition throughout the university and the community that the . The five buckets contained in the NACIE sponsored university commitment letter provides a blueprint to building successful entrepreneurship, innovation, and commercializing programs and culture.

Below is an enumeration of Prairie View A&M University programs program, L.I.V.E, an initiative to support innovative and initiatives that support the five buckets in the NACIE sponsored university commitment lettercreative minds at Prairie View A%M. Student Entrepreneurship

'''Framework for Opportunity Convergence and the Utilization of Sustainable Solutions (FOCUSS)''' '''''Idea Competition''''' provides students LIVE -Leading Innovative Venture Entrepreneurs, We are a unique opportunity mentoring program that focuses on impacting young adults on how to share and cultivate creative solutions for sponsoring corporationsbecome more innovative in their career of choice. All current Our program is run by Prairie View A&M students who are eligible made of a variety of different majors and experiences. We challenge the youth to participatelook behind the standard careers that are offered and to learn networking and opportunities are endless. '''''Johnson Controls''''' LIVE is a major corporate sponsor broken up into four objectives that we use to implement the effectiveness of our program to the competitionyoung adults.Here is the break-down on what the children will learn in each objective:

Leading- Personal finance, professional development, health awareness, etiquette, tutoring, and career exposure.Innovation-Building new ideas, working in an algae environment, exposure to startups, creativity.Venture- Awareness of taking a risk, exposure to colleges, career, professionals, speakersEntrepreneurs- Execute business or startups, build a business plan, build a portfolio, pitch ideas to investors, competition We work with high school grade levels of 9th-12th-grade students. The application process is simple and fast. We wanted to make this process simply because we don’t want to waste any time on your child’s success.    =Faculty Entrepreneurship=

<ul style="margin-left: 40px; list-style-type: circle;"><li>Typical faculty teaching load is 12 semester;</li><li>Grant may provide 25% released time; and</li>

=University Technology Transfer Functions=

PVAMU technology transfer functions are handled through its parent institution: '''''the Texas A&M University System Office of Technology Commercialization''''' (OTC)'''''.''''' In fiscal year 2010 OTC achieved &#x5B;&#x5B;|the following followinghttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png&#x5D;&#x5D; milestone:

*Licensing revenue generated by the Office of Technology Commercialization exceeded $8.5 million;*The A&M System filed 65 new U.S. and foreign patent applications;*30 U.S. patents were issued based on A&M System technologies;*A&M System entered into 46 new license agreements for the development of technologies; and*On average, OTC staff processed 4 new disclosures per week.

=University-Industry Collaboration=

Since 2004, the '''Prairie View A&M University Small Business Development Center''' (PVAMU SBDC) has provided free consulting and assistance to businesses in Waller and Grimes counties. Services are extended to both start-ups and businesses seeking to scale-up. PVAMU SBDC professional consultants have extensive experience working with businesses in a wide variety of industries and bring practical knowledge and business expertise, from marketing to financial strategy.

Regional On a Corporate level, PVAMU is collaborating more than ever with various industry leaders. The career services and Local Economic Developmentstudents organizations such as The National society of Black Engineers and Society of Women Engineers are building sustainable corporate relationships that expose our students to more opportunities. New partnerships include Tesla, Intel, Dell, McAfee, Goldman Sachs, BP etc&nbsp;

= Regional and Local Economic Development = '''Communi-Versity Economic Development Initiative''' is a first-of-its kind economic development strategy for the City of Prairie View, which is home to Prairie View A&M University. Communi-Versity Advisory Council is comprised of leaders from the Prairie View community&#x5B;&#x5B;|communityhttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png&#x5D;&#x5D;, PVAMU, and the private sector.

=Deep-Dive Questions=

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=Conclusion=

Comments by Dr. Rick Baldwin have been instructive in better understanding Prairie View A&M University’s quest for expanded innovative entrepreneurship, research, and technology transfer programs&#x5B;&#x5B;|programshttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png&#x5D;&#x5D;. It has framed the impact of the NACIE commitment letter by way of PVAMU’s strategic plans and institutional culture.

^{8 &nbsp;}Comments by: DRDr. RICK BALDWINRick Baldwin, Advisor, SIEF Program</div></div><div><div><br/></div>

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