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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:large;">'''University of Richmond -Strategic Priorities'''</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> '''2021/22'''
</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> '''Project Name: Funded Accelerator for Student Founded Startups''' </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> Led by: Ushna Arshad Khan</p>Description: In order to empower students with the resources and confidence to pursue their startup idea, we will work on developing a funded accelerator program. This program will take place during the summer, and will provide students with both the training and funding necessary to pursue this idea. In itself, the accelerator program will have weekly workshops, mentorship sessions, advising one-on-one’s, and access to a network of founders and investors. At the end of the programs, all student founders will present their Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and pitch to investors. Moreover, students will be funded through the Richmond Guarantee to pursue this experience throughout the summer, and could potentially qualify for a grant for equity-free funding. Key tactics: * Connect stakeholder departments throughout campus such as the Centre for Innovation and Creativity, Business School, and the Computer Science departments to accumulate connections, resources, and volunteers. Develop a central database for networks and resources through this collaboration.* Bring together a team of directors to help develop and deploy the accelerator program. * Advocate for the accelerator program across campus and pitch to Board of Trustees for a pool of funding to grant student founder’s equity-free funding. * Develop and devise a curriculum with the basics of founding a startup: idea validation, market research, stakeholder management, pricing, go to market strategies, app development, fundraising, and hiring.* Source mentors and advisors for accelerator program members. Match mentors according to industries and ideas. '''Project Name: Establishing a Multidisciplinary Entrepreneurship Department''' Led By: Helen Xia Description: Department of Entrepreneurship created to bring together faculty and students in solving problems with creative solutions in different fields. Courses will be taught on a wide range of subjects, such as in design thinking and team-building strategies. The major and minor will allow students to develop their critical thinking skills and collaborate with faculty members directly on their projects and start-up ideas. Key Tactics: *Allow students to engage with diverse faculty members who have direct experience in the entrepreneurship field.*Develop classes that would allow students to participate in team-building activities and not be afraid to learn from success and failure.*Encourage many perspectives and provide students with different majors, minors and interests to develop entrepreneurial skills.*Motivate change and growth throughout the University of RIchmond community<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> '''Project Name: Start-Up Weekend'''</p>''Led By: Iana (Yana) Mezhibovskaia'' Description: Three-day program organized by the University of Richmond that provides students with an opportunity to experience entrepreneurship first-hand. It allows students across the campus to come together and share their ideas, find team members, gain valuable connections, and develop new skills to launch startups. The event provides the students with relevant and invaluable resources that they can use to explore their ideas and discover passion for entrepreneurship. This is an amazing opportunity for the students to learn the process of bringing their business ideas to life. Key Tactics: *Develop a community of passionate students who can come together, share their experience and exchange ideas in a safe and creative environment.*Organize meetings with experienced entrepreneurs who can share their stories and inspire students to not be afraid to pursue their business ideas.*Create a welcoming environment where students have an opportunity to meet new friends, potential team members, mentors, co founders and investors.*Encourage professors and university staff to create a safe and inclusive space that will motivate students to express their ideas and think outside of the box.*Emphasize inclusivity and creativity in the campus community. <br /><p style="text-align: justify;"> '''2020/21'''
</p><p style="text-align: justify;">'''Project Name: Establishing Open and Comfortable Relationships Between Students and Professors to Foster I&E Discussions'''</p><p style="text-align: justify;">
''Led By: Chloe Khoshand''
#The second part is the Humanity Week/Campaign where more connections across humanity departments could be enhanced. Art gallery can cooperate with Modlin Center to hold events related to art history and archaeology. Event like One book One Richmond could work with many humanity departments. In addition, departments could elect their own top 3 books, art work or music that fall under their categories, and they would share with all the students on campus.
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