== Overview ==
Coming soonFall 2019: Your Video (Session 5)Bridging Communication with Campus Leadership<br/>{{#Widget:Youtube|id=YpdOnDqMsWY}}<br/>
Fall 2018: Spreading Innovation Across the Disciplines<br/>{{#Widget:Youtube|id=7w0NfnCIers}}<br/>
== Strategy #1: Increase Innovation and Entrepreneurship Across All Disciplines ==
=== Create a design and innovation workshop for professors and faculty from all departments to teach them how to bring innovation into their classes.<br/> ===
*<span id="docs-internal-guid-549bdd69-de3f-214a-7c74-54449c749769"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Offer project ideas that blend professor's subjects and innovation</span></span>*<span><span style= "font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Offer Innovation and Entrepreneurship based courses in more departments</span><br/span> ===
== Strategy #1: Increase Innovation and Entrepreneurship Classes for Non-Engineering and Entrepreneurship Majors = Create an online innovation module that professors can give to their students that teaches them about innovation in regards to the class they are taking. ===
*<span style=== An Example Syllabus for "font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap">Add a General Innovation Canvas module that address innovation and Entrepreneurship Course entrepreneurship related to their class</span>*<span style="font-size: 16px; === white-space: pre-wrap">Include a design project where students can gain real world innovation practice</span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-549bdd69-dd30-9419-86d8-dff4daf04d47"></span></p>
== Strategy #2: Introduce Start-Up Weekend or Workshop Activities Increase Innovation in Sustainability on CampCampus<br/> ==
=== Host an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week in Anderson Student Center for All Students a Make-A-Thon around the Topic of Sustainability ===
*Host speakers sponsored by engineering groups such as ASME, IEEE, SWE, etc. a Make-A-Thon on campus open to all students asking them to come up with an innovative solution to a sustainability issue*Have activities outside of The View at a table such as squishy circuits or quick build activities.Before the event begins, have students learn about the design thinking process*Host Offer a hackathon on South Campus reward to incentivize students to participate, perhaps offer seed funding for all studentswinning idea
=== Host a Start Up Weekend Integrate Design Challenge Thinking into Sustainability Courses ===
*Create Offer a 72 hour workshop to faculty about how they can integrate design challenge for students thinking in regards to their sustainability courses*Encourage staff members to incorporate a project or competition to participate solve a problem in over the weekendtheir curriculum*Open the design challenge to students across all disciplinesMeasure effectiveness of workshop by following up with faculty
=== Offer Workshops throughout the Semester Related Strategy #3: Repurposing a Space on Campus to Foster Innovation and Entrepreneurship ===
*Collaborate with an already existing workshop to incorporate == Building a space for cooperative innovation and entrepreneurship*Host a two hour workshop during convo hour sponsored by an engineering club new ideas. ==
*<span style="font-size:medium">'''Students would have to complete an online training module to participate in the space. '''</span>*<span style= Strategy #3"font-size: Increase Department Interactionmedium">'''Space would have resources needed for innovation and entreprenurial ideas. '''</span>*<span style=="font-size:medium">'''There would be a design team, made of students, to help create, brainstorm, and ideate innovative thoughts. '''</span>
== Strategy #4: Increase Real World Experiences for Students ==<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-549bdd69-dd34-0856-46f3-4450b9e01771"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Companies with Creating a relationship to St. Thomas host events where students can come and visit their company, experiencing their work environment.</span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-549bdd69-dd34-0856-46f3-4450b9e01771"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students would be interested in this, as when companies come to visit during club meetings, there are huge turn outs</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-549bdd69-dd34-0856-46f3-4450b9e01771"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It would be a no-pressure way to explore that environment, helping students Canvas Page with deciding which way they want to travel after they earn their degree</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-549bdd69-dd34-0856-46f3-4450b9e01771"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This could be beneficial for companies, as the companies could scope out potential employees/interns, especially those that personally reach out to the company at the event.</span></span></li></ul></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-549bdd69-dd34-0856-46f3-4450b9e01771"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mandatory class for semester long internship</span></span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-549bdd69-dd34-0856-46f3-4450b9e01771"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This would be a huge way all Resources Available to get experience in the workfield as a class through the university.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-549bdd69-dd34-0856-46f3-4450b9e01771"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">St. Thomas could make a deal with the company, like if their students get the opportunity to intern part-time for a semester, they don’t have to pay them.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-549bdd69-dd34-0856-46f3-4450b9e01771"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The students will learn actual physical skills towards their major that is different than just visiting as a group or talking to a representative.</span></span></li></ul></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-549bdd69-dd34-0856-46f3-4450b9e01771"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mandatory job shadowing for class with mandatory questions:</span></span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-549bdd69-dd34-0856-46f3-4450b9e01771"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students would have to fulfill this to earn their degree, and in doing so, they can experience different places, helping them get a better feel for what they want to do after college.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-549bdd69-dd34-0856-46f3-4450b9e01771"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If interested in this person, employers have a direct way of talking to the student without having to go through an application process. It would be a nice way for seeking out internson Campus.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-549bdd69-dd34-0856-46f3-4450b9e01771"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This would be more in depth way of learning about not only the company, but the job market, instead of just chatting with someone from the company for ten minutes.</span></span></li></ul></li></ul>
*<span style="font-size:larger"><span style= Related Links "white-space: pre-wrap">By educating all freshman and inoming students about the resources they have to voice their opinions, get academic aid, career help, and all other resources, will make the campus a better place for all.</span></span>*<span style="font-size:larger">The page will be added to the Freshman Year Experience class, so all freshman and incoming students will learn about their resources the University of St. Thomas provides.</span>*<span style="font-size:larger">Instead of structural change, we are improving the current resources available by educating students.</span>
Spring 2017 UIF== Strategy #5:Creating a Value-based connection. ==
[http*<span style="font-size:larger">Platform dedicated to incoming Tommies or Tommies seeking a linkedin-type experience, without the high stakes atmosphere linkedin users tend to perceive. </span>*<span style="font-size:larger">The platform would promote social connectivity through values instead of interests. Something that other socials fail to do. </universityinnovationspan>*<span style="font-size:larger">Unbundled LinkedIn and de-fragmented UST resource page.org</wikispan>*<span style="font-size:larger">Get students to form relationships with others they wouldn’t have before and which go beyond their time at UST. </Annabelle_Hamilton Annabelle Hamilton] span>
Hannah Brodersen== Strategy #6: UST Pop-Ups ==
[http*<span style="font-size:larger">“Pop Up” shops would appear on campus to engage students in a variety of ways. </span>*<span style="font-size:larger">Participating organizations would range from showcasing on-campus events (Fowler) to hosting local nonprofits. </universityinnovationspan>*<span style="font-size:larger">Pop Ups would provide a space to incubate student discussion and connection.org/wiki</Murad_Abduselam Murad Abduselam]span>
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Paige_Huschka Paige Huschka]= Related Links =
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