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<span {| class="wikitable" style="fontborder: 5px ridge grey; float:right;" |-size|[[File:UNOArtsAndSciences.jpg|thumb|CampusAug. 16, 2016]]|-|;School:University of Nebraska at Omaha;Location:largeOmaha, NE;">'''Campus Overview'''<Website:[https://www.unomaha.edu/ https://www.unomaha.edu/span>]|}

'''==Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship:&nbsp;'''==The University of Nebraska, at Omaha (UNO) is gradually growing their Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E ) learning opportunities through Entrepreneurial the offering of new curriculum. This includes majors that allow students to have more flexibility to choose elective classes that interest them. As well as, many majors offer supervised research for credit and Innovative capstone courses for Entrepreneurship minors that enable students to focus on research and innovation within their areas of interest alongside faculty and community members. Still, there are a large number of majors that lack flexibility and IT Innovation Majorsinnovation opportunities. The Currently, the campus offers a few several events that inspire students to improve their skills in I&E, listen to diverse voices, and apply these skills in real-world, impactful scenarios. UNO has quite a few also hosts many student organizations and regular competitions that utilize the students' Innovation innovation and Entrepreneurial entrepreneurial skills in the process. UNO and has a few dedicated workshops and studios for I&E iterative prototyping, designing, and creating. However, many of these spaces are unknown or restricted to a select group of students and/or faculty. Criss Library, UNO's main library on campus, is the home of the Creative Production Lab which . This Lab is open to all students and faculty to utilize with a reduced cost for certain materials if needed; in addition, the Scott Technology Center is being developed as a space to house established businesses and student startups. Further, administration, faculty, and staff have shown continuous encouragement and support for student I&E opportunities.

'''==Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship:&nbsp;'''==On campus, many faculty and professors have research projects that they work on outside of teaching. Many undergraduate students ideate of which are supported by student collaboration through volunteering and develop capstone projects in employment. Opportunities like university funded grants (FUSE and GRACA) offer students a paid collaboration opportunity with faculty to pursue common interests outside of classcoursework and present them to the community. With the gradual improvement of I&E overall on campusAdditionally, students can easily find assistance from innovative and entrepreneurial staff and are required to collaborate with these facultythrough their capstone projects. The UNO community at UNO is motivated by the staff has created a culture of positive change through student-faculty collaboration and faculty behind each clubmentorship. In this relationship, organization, or class as the students Students take the wheel in the process of successfully creating change in some meaningful waywith faculty advice and support. For example, the student government Student Government is coached by staff who bring student-generated 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 facultywith instructional assistance, professional development, pushing them to implement positive changeand leadership opportunities.&nbsp;

'''==Actively supporting the university technology transfer function:'''&nbsp;==Currently, UNO does not have a dedicated technology transfer office. However, UNO students and faculty are able to use the University of Nebraska Medicine’s UNeMed technology transfer office due to the partial integration of the two campuses. UNeMed manages intellectual property and invention notification services for UNO. New barriers, like COVID-19 have continued to stall the development of a technology transfer center at UNO.

'''==Facilitating university-industry collaboration:'''&nbsp;==There are many creative spaces surrounding UNO that are open to the public for collaborating and practicing I&E skills. UNO is home to a collaborative meeting ground in a building called the UNO’s Community Engagement Center that brings in neighboring (CEC) houses community nonprofits, organizations, and business businesses to allow exposure provide a space for students to creatively make a difference in the community. The CEC also houses the studentsStudent Services and Leadership Collaborative which hires student workers who organize community outreach initiatives. In turnThis includes days of service, this opens up operating the Maverick Food Pantry, and internships and job positionsat local nonprofits. Job Career fairs are thrown held frequently over the course of each year bring new businesses and organizations for that connect students to get involved with. Many smaller businesses or , organizations, and startups attend . Due to COVID-19, the university has moved these job fairs allowing online providing a more accessible opportunity for each student students to have a sense of change find careers. Further, UNO provides students with online job boards, like Handshake, and newsletters within their colleges to share new acquainted positioninternships 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 or , Thompson Learning Community that , or Walter Scott Jr. Scott Scholarship help guide students through the college experience and beyond during their time at the university.&nbsp;

'''==Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts:'''&nbsp;With recent budget cuts for UNO==COVID-19 has required the university to invest in financial aid and emergency funding, many staff such as the CARES Act and Nebraska Promise Scholarship, to enhance the success of their students had to adapt to save money where possible. Furthermore, UNO has always been greatly involved with the local Omaha community via events, fundraising, partnerships, etcand other initiatives. UNO UNO’s pacific campus is a great helper integrated in the field 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 strengthening our bonds with the surrounding community in hopes of improving our economic supportdevelopment.&nbsp;

==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}}