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Encouraging faculty ==Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship: While it doesn't seem as though it directly impacts you, ==The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is gradually growing their Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) learning opportunities through the extent offering of new curriculum. This includes majors that allow students to which faculty are encouraged have more flexibility to innovate choose elective classes that interest them. As well as, many majors offer supervised research for credit and pursue entrepreneurial pathways really does help determine the extent to which they will encourage capstone courses that enable students to explore focus on research and innovation within their innovative areas of interest alongside faculty and entrepreneurial potentialcommunity members. Encouragement at the faculty level is one Still, there are a large number of majors that lack flexibility and innovation opportunities. Currently, the things campus offers several events that differentiates more developed inspire students to improve their skills in I&E ecosystems, listen to diverse voices, and apply these skills in real-world, impactful scenarios. Under UNO also hosts many student organizations and regular competitions that utilize the "Encouraging faculty students' innovation and entrepreneurship" categoryentrepreneurial skills and has dedicated workshops and studios for I&E iterative prototyping, designing, and creating. However, please provide a succinct view many of whether faculty these spaces are supported unknown or restricted to be entrepreneurial a select group of students and/or commercialize their researchfaculty. Actively supporting Criss Library, UNO's main library on campus, is the university technology transfer function: Your research about IP policies in "Pursue" in home of the Landscape Canvas will give you Creative Production Lab. This Lab is open to all students and faculty to utilize with a view into the resources your technology transfer office provides. Include this overview reduced cost for certain materials if needed; in "Actively supporting addition, the university technology transfer function"Scott Technology Center is being developed as a space to house established businesses and student startups. If your school doesn't Further, administration, faculty, and staff have a technology transfer office, you can skip this sectionshown continuous encouragement and support for student I&E opportunities.

Facilitating ==Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship==On campus, many faculty and professors have research projects that they work on outside of teaching. Many of which are supported by student collaboration through volunteering and employment. Opportunities like university-industry funded grants (FUSE and GRACA) offer students a paid collaboration: The "Spin Out" section opportunity with faculty to pursue common interests outside of your Landscape Canvas relates coursework and present them to research centersthe community. Additionally, industrial parks and industry/mentor networks and will give you students are required to collaborate with these faculty through their capstone projects. The UNO community has created a sense culture of whether positive change through student-faculty collaboration and mentorship. In this relationship, Students take the University wheel in the process of successfully creating change in some meaningful way with faculty advice and support. For example, Student Government is "Facilitating Universitycoached by staff who bring student-Industry Collaborationgenerated ideas to upper administration for funding and implementation. Faculty also have a similar organization known as Faculty Senate that serves to voice their opinions and improve their experience. In addition, upper administration supports faculty with access to specialized workshops, seminars, and community connections by different academies. The Center for Faculty Excellence provides faculty with instructional assistance, professional development, and leadership opportunities."

Engaging with regional ==Actively supporting the university technology transfer function==Currently, UNO does not have a dedicated technology transfer office. However, UNO students and local economic development efforts: The "Spin Out" section faculty are able to use the University of your Landscape Canvas also reveals Nebraska Medicine’s UNeMed technology transfer office due to the extent to which partial integration of the University is engaging with regional two campuses. UNeMed manages intellectual property and local economic development effortsinvention notification services for UNO. Many campuses also New barriers, like COVID-19 have an economic development office and staff whose responsibility it is continued to leverage stall the University's research and development for positive local economic benefitof a technology transfer center at UNO.

==Facilitating university-industry collaboration==There are many creative spaces surrounding UNO that are open to the public for collaborating and practicing I&E skills. UNO’s Community Engagement Center (CEC) houses community nonprofits, organizations, and businesses to provide a space for students to creatively make a difference in the community. The CEC also houses the Student Services and Leadership Collaborative which hires student workers who organize community outreach initiatives. This includes days of service, operating the Maverick Food Pantry, and internships at local nonprofits. Career fairs are held frequently over the course of each year that connect students to businesses, organizations, and startups. Due to COVID-19, the university has moved these fairs online providing a more accessible opportunity for students to find careers. Further, UNO provides students with online job boards, like Handshake, and newsletters within colleges to share new internships and job opportunities. The Startup Collaborative sponsors a Start-Up weekend every year where students work in teams to pitch ideas and develop business plans. This community organization also provides resources for helping students develop start-ups. UNO also has mentoring programs such as the Success Academy, Thompson Learning Community, or Walter Scott Jr. Scott Scholarship help guide students through the college experience and beyond during their time at the university. ==Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts==COVID-19 has required the university to invest in financial aid and emergency funding, such as the CARES Act and Nebraska Promise Scholarship, to enhance the success of their students. Furthermore, UNO has always been involved with the Omaha community via events, fundraising, partnerships, and other initiatives. UNO’s pacific campus is integrated in the Aksarben area of Omaha providing students direct access to local businesses and corporations. The Scott Technology Center is also partnering with UNO to house courses, student organizations, and collaborative spaces. University organizations, such as the CEC, are focused on community service projects. The Center for Public Affairs Research, the lead agency for the Nebraska State Data Center, along with several government-oriented research labs produce data and reports for use by government and non-governmental organizations to be used in community development. ==Current Documentation=====2021 Cohort=======Strategic Priorities====https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Priorities:University_of_Nebraska_Omaha_Student_Priorities#2021_Cohort ====Landscape Canvas====https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y6ZJ8WvkmzPRIlvNu8lyMDbUMz1QuAUuQSLoMhQcL3I/edit#gid=0====Video==== ==Previous Documentation=====2020 Cohort=======Strategic Priorities====[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Nebraska_Omaha_Student_Priorities http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Nebraska_Omaha_Student_Priorities]====Landscape Canvas====[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TBYI3RElNAgKb8y_9YK0gH63srk7n5wdZbdYq2W4vYA/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TBYI3RElNAgKb8y_9YK0gH63srk7n5wdZbdYq2W4vYA/edit?usp=sharing]====Video====[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okj5dBGhvos&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=MarissaMorales https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okj5dBGhvos&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=MarissaMorales] ===2019 Cohort=== ====Strategic Priorities====[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Nebraska_Omaha_Student_Priorities http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Nebraska_Omaha_Student_Priorities]====Landscape Canvas====[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WHYWy-1RAHlvzEtD_O7SGZjmDOyxr9xa8GnwcDclyrw/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WHYWy-1RAHlvzEtD_O7SGZjmDOyxr9xa8GnwcDclyrw/edit?usp=sharing]====Video====[https://www.youtube.com/embed/okj5dBGhvos https://www.youtube.com/embed/okj5dBGhvos]  [[Category:Schools]][[Category:UniversitiesUniversity_of_Nebraska_Omaha]]{{CatTree|University_of_Nebraska_Omaha}}