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== [[File:GVSU Campus.png]]<br/> ==
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== Introduction ==
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==Introduction==
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<span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7f0ff4e6-7fff-3809-fcdb-0d9283e362ca"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grand Valley State University (also known as GVSU), is a public, liberal arts university in Allendale, Michigan, United States. The university is located west of Grand Rapids, Michigan and offers classes at a second campus in downtown Grand Rapids--GVSU's Pew Campus. The Pew Campus houses programs in Engineering, Education, Nursing, Health Professions, and Business. A third campus in Holland, Michigan houses many of the online hybrid degree programs and two graduate programs--the Master’s of Business Administration and the Masters of Education. Three regional centers are located in Traverse City, Detroit, and Muskegon. You can take a virtual tour here[https://grandvalleystate.university-tour.com/virtual-tour/main-campus].</span></span></span>
  
Grand Valley State University (also known as GVSU), is a public, liberal arts university in Allendale, Michigan, United States. The university is located west of Grand Rapids, Michigan. and offers classes at a second campus in downtown Grand Rapids--GVSU's Pew Campus. The Pew Campus houses programs in Engineering, Education, Nursing, and Business. A third campus is in Holland, Michigan, and centers are located in Traverse City, Detroit, and Muskegon.
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<span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7f0ff4e6-7fff-3809-fcdb-0d9283e362ca"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the semester Winter 2023, there were 20,197 students, with 17,240 of them being undergraduate and the other 2,957 students being graduate students.</span></span></span><ref>https://www.gvsu.edu/about.htm
  
Currently, in 2018, there are 25,049 students, with 21,937 of them being undergraduated and the other 3,112 students being graduate students. There are ninety undergraduate programs and 38 graduate programs. Grand Valley also offers over 400 student-led clubs and organizations.
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https://reports.ia.gvsu.edu/snap/snap_20231.html</ref> <span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7f0ff4e6-7fff-3809-fcdb-0d9283e362ca"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In fall 2023 it welcomed a historic number of incoming freshman. Grand Valley is still able to maintain its average class size of 26 students. As of Fall 2023 it employs 1,215 faculty, it also had 100 undergraduate programs and 45 graduate programs. Grand Valley also offers over 400 student-led clubs and organizations.</span></span></span>
  
Thomas J. Haas, affectionately known as T. Hass, has been serving as president of the university since 2006.&nbsp;
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<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#000000;"><font face="Arial">President Philomena Mantella<span id="docs-internal-guid-7f0ff4e6-7fff-3809-fcdb-0d9283e362ca"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, affectionately known as Philly, is the first woman to serve in this position. She has initialized a program known as the "''Reach Higher 2025''"</span></span></font></span></span><ref>https://www.gvsu.edu/reachhigher2025/what-weve-learned-2.htm</ref> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#000000;"><font face="Arial"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7f0ff4e6-7fff-3809-fcdb-0d9283e362ca"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">in order to encourage dialogue regarding Grand Valley's innovative future.</span></span></font></span></span>
  
Within GVSU, the Fredrick Meijer Honors College is housed. In Fall 2017, there was an all-time high total enrollment of 1,700 students, 420 of them being freshmen. A multitude of majors are represented within the Honors College. The focus on the Honors College curriculum is an alternate education that focuses on integration of topics and perspectives, utilizing the resources surrounding the GVSU community.
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<span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7f0ff4e6-7fff-3809-fcdb-0d9283e362ca"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Within GVSU, the Frederik Meijer Honors College is housed. The Honors College has 7% of all undergraduate enrollment. In Winter 2023, there was a total enrollment of 1,215 students. The focus on the Honors College curriculum is an alternate education that focuses on integration of topics and perspectives, utilizing the resources surrounding the GVSU community.</span></span></span>
  
There has been a movement through the past several years to improve the innovation and entrepreneurship landscape on GVSU main campuses. This recent push has gained the momentum of numerous courses, clubs, workshops, competitions and other programs involving innovation and entrepreneurship. The infrastructure is slowly growing to empower a greater number of students with the skills and mindset of an entrepreneur and innovator. With a continued focus on liberal arts, Grand Valley has been working on integrating subjects to allow for students to receive a more well-rounded education.
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<span style="font-size:small;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grand Valley houses a Technology Commercialization Office.</span></span></span><ref>https://www.gvsu.edu/tco/</ref> <span style="font-size:small;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This office functions similarly to a Technology Transfer Function. The office focuses on creating connections between faculty, students, and industry resources through scholarships and connection programs.</span></span></span>
  
== Campus Overview ==
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<span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7f0ff4e6-7fff-3809-fcdb-0d9283e362ca"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There has been a movement through the past several years to improve the innovation and entrepreneurship landscape on GVSU main campuses. This recent push has gained the momentum of numerous courses, clubs, workshops, competitions and other programs involving innovation and entrepreneurship. The infrastructure is slowly growing to empower a greater number of students with the skills and mindset of an entrepreneur and innovator. With a continued focus on liberal arts, Grand Valley has been working on integrating subjects to allow for students to receive a more well-rounded education.</span></span></span>
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==Campus Overview==
  
 
'''Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship'''
 
'''Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship'''
  
As of 2018, GVSU has three non I&E departments utilizing Innovation and Entrepreneurship in their courses: Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Marketing, and the Honors College. Students can also use the following resources to support their learning through I&E:
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<span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ee36a23d-7fff-8a5a-fcf7-94829fd80d11"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GVSU has eight non-innovation/entrepreneurship departments utilizing innovation and entrepreneurship in their courses: Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Business, Engineering, Marketing, Cell and Molecular Biology, Biology, Art, and the Honors College. Grand Valley also has the Richard M. and Helen DeVos Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, CEI. The CEI supports students through a combination of courses, curriculum, peer to peer networking, competitions, and mentorship.</span></span></span>
 
 
*Hack Your Campus
 
*TedxGVSU
 
*Sustainable Agriculture Project (SAP)
 
*Honors College Lecture Series
 
*Learn How to Pitch
 
*“Seven Principles of Entrepreneurship
 
*Start Garden
 
  
 
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'''Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship'''
 
'''Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship'''
  
At Grand Valley, faculty are highly encouraged to pursue research. Many faculty allow students to collaborate on their research, which creates many research opportunities at and within Grand Valley. If faculty are pursing research, their course load will be limited to three total courses per semester.
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<span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c85e5919-7fff-2b16-63a7-7e9d694d3a3c"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At Grand Valley, faculty in the Seidman College of Business and the School of Engineering are more encouraged to be innovative than faculty in other areas. However, many faculty members do some type of research or project. However, faculty with research/projects are limited to a course load of three total courses a semester.</span></span></span>
  
 
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'''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration'''
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'''Creating Collaborative Industry-University Relationships'''
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<span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c85e5919-7fff-2b16-63a7-7e9d694d3a3c"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grand Valley's Technology Commercialization Office is committed to creating opportunities to enable university-industry relationships and connecting student research with real-world applications. The TCO capitalizes on value created by scholarship at GVSU, and facilitates the exchange of ideas between students, faculty, and industry professionals.  Business needs, project management and expertise can all be provided at the TCO.</span></span></span>
  
Within GVSU and the surrounding community, many programs and partnerships have become available to promote a continued use of I&E outside of the classroom. These programs include:
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·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GR Makers
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====GVSU Innovation and Research Division of IT====
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Grand Valley supports classroom level innovation through the Innovation and Research division of the IT department. This group focuses on technology that can better enable faculty as well as providing recources for students. Notably this group operates two spaces in the Mary Idema Pew Library: Gary and Joyce DeWitt Exhibition Space and the Atomic Object Technology Showcase.
  
·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Grand Angels
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Additionally this group provides recources for faculty at GVSU through the XSTUDIO, Student Technology and Innovation Guild, and the Digital Creator Lab.<ref>https://www.gvsu.edu/it/vp/it-innovation-and-research-education-futures-collaboratory-and-29.htm</ref>
  
·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Blackford Capital
 
  
·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Grand Rapids Inventors Network
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'''GVSU Reach Higher 2025'''
  
·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Start Garden/Varnum Consulting
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"In Winter 2021, President Philomena V. Mantella charged an inclusive steering committee with leading the development of the Reach Higher 2025 strategic framework." <ref>https://www.gvsu.edu/reachhigher2025/steering-committee-5.htm</ref> Reach Higher 2025 is an innitiative to strive towards reaching the aspirations of GVSU's faculty, staff, students, and community.<ref>https://www.gvsu.edu/reachhigher2025/</ref> At the end of Winter 2023 the Reach Higher 2025 showcase was held.
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·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GR Current
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====<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Co-op Program</span>====
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">For GVSU’s Engineering program, students must participate in a 3 semester co-op program. The last two years of an Engineer’s education, a student will alternate between co-op (usually at a company) and school every other semester. This allows students to apply what they have learned in real live situations and gain valuable industrial work experience. Typically students will get job offers after graduation with the company they co-oped with. The program also has a two semester long undergraduate senior project. &nbsp;</span>
  
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Not only does all this hands-on experience cause students to develop work ethic/economics and project management skills, it offers a more active participation in innovation and entrepreneurship.</span>
  
'''Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts'''
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With its prime location at the heart of West Michigan, Grand Valley works with the Van Andel Global Trade Institute and the West Michigan Science and Technology Initiative through both Grand Rapids and Muskegon SmartZone to promote local economic development. Grand Valley also supports a number of charter schools throughout the state of Michigan.&nbsp;
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====GVSU Study Abroad====
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GVSU supports over 4000+ study abroad programs and students are actively encouraged to pursue these oppertuniteas.<ref>https://www.gvsu.edu/studyabroad/</ref>
  
== <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Entrepreneurship and Innovation</span> ==
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">'''<big>&nbsp;</big>'''</span>
  
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Not only does Grand Valley State University support its students in innovation and entrepreneurship, both in and outside the classroom, but the Grand Rapids community also supports it. There are many organizations that offer funding, advising, space, and much more for small start up companies and businesses. Below is a list of some community organizations and GVSU programs and courses that support innovation and entrepreneurship.&nbsp;</span>
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==<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Entrepreneurship and Innovation</span>==
  
==== <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Community:&nbsp;</span> ====
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<span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Not only does Grand Valley State University support its students in innovation and entrepreneurship, both in and outside the classroom, but the Grand Rapids community also supports it. There are many organizations that offer funding, advising, space, and much more for small start up companies and businesses. Below is a list of some community organizations and GVSU programs and courses that support innovation and entrepreneurship.</span></span></span>
  
*<span style="font-size:small"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px">StartGarden Speakers/Workshops</span></span> ([http://startgarden.com/about/ http://startgarden.com/about/])
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====<span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Community:</span></span></span>====
*<span style="font-size:small"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px">GRIN - Grand Rapids Inventors Network ([https://www.meetup.com/Grand-Rapids-Inventors-Network/?_cookie-check=clEs_1c4xRh8GhS0 https://www.meetup.com/Grand-Rapids-Inventors-Network/?_cookie-check=clEs_1c4xRh8GhS0])</span></span>
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*<span style="font-size:small"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px">GR Current ([https://www.linkedin.com/company/gr-current/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/gr-current/])</span></span>
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<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MWest Jumpstart</span></span></span></li>
*<span style="font-size:small">Emerge <span style="font-size:small">Xcelerate</span> ([https://grileadership.org/2017/10/meet-the-emerge-class-of-2018/ https://grileadership.org/2017/10/meet-the-emerge-class-of-2018/]) ([https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/emerge-xcelerate https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/emerge-xcelerate])</span>
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<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MWest Challenge</span></span></span></li>
*<span style="font-size:small">Seamless ([http://seamlessiot.com/ http://seamlessiot.com/])</span>
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<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5x5 Pitch Competition</span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Startup Weekend</span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Startup Grind</span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">StartGarden</span></span></span></li>
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<li>SURGE
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====<span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Campus:</span></span></span>====
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<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Idea Pitch</span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO)</span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Design Thinking Academy</span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Design Start</span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Social Innovation Club (SIC)</span></span></span></li>
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*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">Idea Pitch</span>
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*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">Collegiate Entreprenuers Organization (CEO)</span>
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*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">MWest&nbsp;</span>
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<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Makerspace (GVSU)</span></span></span></li>
*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">Hack Your Campus</span>
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<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Social Innovation Lab (GVSU)</span></span></span></li>
*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">5x5 Night GVSU Editionte</span>
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<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Start Lab (GVSU)</span></span></span></li>
*aMDI (Applied Medical Device Institue)
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<li><span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Flexlab (Kendall College of Art and Design)</span></span></span></li>
*Design Thinking Academy
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<li>I<span style="font-size:small;"><span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">nnovation Design Center for Engineering</span></span></span></li>
*Start Up Weekend GR
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<span style="font-size:small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a3a366bc-7fff-067d-a3d0-5abf7cf4623f"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Courses:</span></span></span>
  
*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">Engineering Prototyping Lab</span>
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*AFN 381 - Design Thinking in Applied Food and Nutrition
*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">Makerspace (Grand Rapids and GVSU)</span>
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*ART 153 - Making and Meaning
*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">Machine Shop and Wood Shop</span>
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*BUS 501 - Self Management for Leaders
*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">Atomic Object Technology Showcase</span>
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*EGR 185 - First-Year Engineering Design
*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">Calder Art Center</span>
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*EGR 301 - Analytical Tools for Product Design
*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">DTE Innovation Space</span>
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*EGR 401 - Advanced Product Design
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*EGR 610 - Engineering Design
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*EGR 614 - Opportunity Identification for Medical Devices
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*ENT 150/151 - Entrepreneurial Quest/New Venture Feasibility
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*ENT 350/351 - Entrepreneurial Business Plan and Project
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*HNR 151-154 - Design Thinking for Social Product Innovation
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*INT 323 -  Design Thinking to Meet Real World Needs
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*MKT 369 - Creativity in Marketing Innovation
  
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==<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Landscape Canvas/Student Projects</span>==
  
*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">The Faculty at GVSU integrates innovation and entrepreneurship in their courses through hands on projects and assignments. The classes below offer an emphasis on I&E.&nbsp;</span>
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'''2022-2023 Change Story Video:'''
  
*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">EGR 301 - Product&nbsp; Design</span>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHX8tFtA62Y Creating a Conference for Projects and Prototypes at Grand Valley State University]
*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">EGR 401 - Advanced Product Design</span>
 
*EGR 614 - Opportunity Identification for Medical Devices
 
*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">MKT 450 - Marketing Capstone</span>
 
*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">MGT 672 - Creativity and Social Entrepreneurship</span>
 
*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">ENT 150/151 - Entrepreneurial Quest/New Venture Feasibility</span>
 
*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">ENT 250/251 - Entrepreneurial Finance, Accounting, Marketing and Management</span>
 
*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">ENT 350/351 - Entrepreneurial Business Plan and Project</span>
 
*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">HNR 480 - Designing Social Ventures&nbsp;</span>
 
*<span style="letter-spacing: 0px">LIB 323 - Design Thinking to Meet Real World Needs</span>
 
*ART 153 - Making and Meaning
 
  
== <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Co-op Program&nbsp;</span> ==
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'''2022-2023 Landscape Canvas:'''
  
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">For GVSU’s Engineering program, students must participate in a 3 semester co-op program. The last two years of an Engineer’s education, a student will alternate between co-op (usually at a company) and school every other semester. This allows students to apply what they have learned in real live situations and gain valuable industrial work experience. Typically students will get job offers after graduation with the company they co-oped with. The program also has a two semester long undergraduate senior project. &nbsp;</span>
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pkisAXp95LhEEo5AFgd8cH4nMFC31tPcDjAWyLUpk9A/edit?usp=sharing
  
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Not only does all this hands-on experience cause students to develop work ethic/economics and project management skills, it offers a more active participation in innovation and entrepreneurship.</span>
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'''2019-2020 Pitch Video:'''
  
== <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Landscape Canvas/Student Projects</span> ==
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&nbsp;https://youtu.be/nxgBbIWtSKw
  
 
'''2018-2019 Pitch Pamplet:'''
 
'''2018-2019 Pitch Pamplet:'''
  
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15KIPGtVn7IySpo_vHYf3OGqCJBHJHCNgzpmn7NG3sV0/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15KIPGtVn7IySpo_vHYf3OGqCJBHJHCNgzpmn7NG3sV0/edit?usp=sharing]
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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15KIPGtVn7IySpo_vHYf3OGqCJBHJHCNgzpmn7NG3sV0/edit?usp=sharing
  
 
'''2018-2019 Landscape Canvas:'''
 
'''2018-2019 Landscape Canvas:'''
  
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M_QhCuMNBH7qA0GmT8L3TvJ8zOp3ZWmIdC1NIrhLTrA/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M_QhCuMNBH7qA0GmT8L3TvJ8zOp3ZWmIdC1NIrhLTrA/edit#gid=0]
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M_QhCuMNBH7qA0GmT8L3TvJ8zOp3ZWmIdC1NIrhLTrA/edit#gid=0
  
 
'''2017-2018 Landscape Canvas:'''
 
'''2017-2018 Landscape Canvas:'''
  
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M_QhCuMNBH7qA0GmT8L3TvJ8zOp3ZWmIdC1NIrhLTrA/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M_QhCuMNBH7qA0GmT8L3TvJ8zOp3ZWmIdC1NIrhLTrA/edit?usp=sharing]&nbsp;
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M_QhCuMNBH7qA0GmT8L3TvJ8zOp3ZWmIdC1NIrhLTrA/edit?usp=sharing&nbsp;
  
 
'''2016-2017 Landscape Canvas:'''
 
'''2016-2017 Landscape Canvas:'''
  
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sQ4wD4ghzsnsTyyW9_o8f_k0xipbBCe3U8L3b6-cglc/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sQ4wD4ghzsnsTyyW9_o8f_k0xipbBCe3U8L3b6-cglc/edit?usp=sharing]
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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sQ4wD4ghzsnsTyyW9_o8f_k0xipbBCe3U8L3b6-cglc/edit?usp=sharing
  
 
'''2016-2017 Pitch Video'''
 
'''2016-2017 Pitch Video'''
  
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGmKFqY06is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGmKFqY06is][Pitch Video] '''2015-2016 Landscape Canvas:'''
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGmKFqY06is[Pitch Video] '''2015-2016 Landscape Canvas:'''
  
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fj98yWd--ZhvGRkGzg82-qwvVym08NI4qFcGUy8iPIk/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fj98yWd--ZhvGRkGzg82-qwvVym08NI4qFcGUy8iPIk/edit?usp=sharing]
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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fj98yWd--ZhvGRkGzg82-qwvVym08NI4qFcGUy8iPIk/edit?usp=sharing
  
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SG3a5OGLv0bJR5sxy3yft3LZ0xHrqXLbgInGc5rC6Ss/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SG3a5OGLv0bJR5sxy3yft3LZ0xHrqXLbgInGc5rC6Ss/edit?usp=sharing]
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SG3a5OGLv0bJR5sxy3yft3LZ0xHrqXLbgInGc5rC6Ss/edit?usp=sharing
  
 
'''2014-2015 Pitch Video'''
 
'''2014-2015 Pitch Video'''
  
[http://youtu.be/RH7qA0P-_JI http://youtu.be/RH7qA0P-_JI]
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http://youtu.be/RH7qA0P-_JI
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==<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Related Links</span>==
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[[GVSU Student Priorities|GVSU_Student_Priorities]]
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'''Fellows:'''
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2022-2023
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[[Fellow:Kassandra Gaytan|Kassie Gaytan]]
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[[Fellow:Rylan Bernhardt|Rylan Bernhardt]]
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[[Fellow:Sophia Raab|Sophia Raab]]
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2020-2021
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[[Fellow:Brady Mills|Brady Mills]]
  
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[[Fellow:Ethan Paras|Ethan Paras]]
  
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[[Fellow:Hannah Cline|Hannah Cline]]
  
== <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Related Links</span> ==
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2020
  
[http://universityinnovation.org/GVSU%20Student%20Priorities GVSU Student Priorities]
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[[Aidan Clawson|Aidan Clawson]]
  
'''Fellows:'''
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[[Michelle Joslyn|Michelle Joslyn]]
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[[Kathryn wagner|Kathryn wagner]]
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[[Kayla Lett|Kayla Lett]]
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2019-2020
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[[Abby Cooper|Abby Cooper]]
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[[Amanda Moy|Amanda Moy]]
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[[Drew Craven|Drew Craven]]
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[[Meredith Hinz|Meredith Hinz]]
  
 
2018-2019
 
2018-2019
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[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Haley_Jennings Haley Jennings]&nbsp;
 
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Haley_Jennings Haley Jennings]&nbsp;
  
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Dean_Geschiere <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px">Dean Geschiere</span>]
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[[Dean Geschiere|Dean_Geschiere]]
  
 
2017-2018
 
2017-2018
  
[http://universityinnovation.org/Jonathan%20Cook Jonathan Cook]
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[[Jonathan Cook|Jonathan_Cook]]
  
 
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Rogutica Allison Rogutich]
 
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Rogutica Allison Rogutich]
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2014-2015
 
2014-2015
  
[http://universityinnovation.org/Kathryn%20Christopher Kathryn Christopher]
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[[Kathryn Christopher|Kathryn Christopher]]
  
[http://universityinnovation.org/Leah%20Bauer Leah Bauer]
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[[Leah Bauer|Leah Bauer]]
  
 
[[Category:Universities]]
 
[[Category:Universities]]
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[[Category:Schools]]
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[[Category:Grand_Valley_State_University]]
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Introduction

Grand Valley State University (also known as GVSU), is a public, liberal arts university in Allendale, Michigan, United States. The university is located west of Grand Rapids, Michigan and offers classes at a second campus in downtown Grand Rapids--GVSU's Pew Campus. The Pew Campus houses programs in Engineering, Education, Nursing, Health Professions, and Business. A third campus in Holland, Michigan houses many of the online hybrid degree programs and two graduate programs--the Master’s of Business Administration and the Masters of Education. Three regional centers are located in Traverse City, Detroit, and Muskegon. You can take a virtual tour here[1].

In the semester Winter 2023, there were 20,197 students, with 17,240 of them being undergraduate and the other 2,957 students being graduate students.[1] In fall 2023 it welcomed a historic number of incoming freshman. Grand Valley is still able to maintain its average class size of 26 students. As of Fall 2023 it employs 1,215 faculty, it also had 100 undergraduate programs and 45 graduate programs. Grand Valley also offers over 400 student-led clubs and organizations.

President Philomena Mantella, affectionately known as Philly, is the first woman to serve in this position. She has initialized a program known as the "Reach Higher 2025"[2] in order to encourage dialogue regarding Grand Valley's innovative future.

Within GVSU, the Frederik Meijer Honors College is housed. The Honors College has 7% of all undergraduate enrollment. In Winter 2023, there was a total enrollment of 1,215 students. The focus on the Honors College curriculum is an alternate education that focuses on integration of topics and perspectives, utilizing the resources surrounding the GVSU community.

Grand Valley houses a Technology Commercialization Office.[3] This office functions similarly to a Technology Transfer Function. The office focuses on creating connections between faculty, students, and industry resources through scholarships and connection programs.

There has been a movement through the past several years to improve the innovation and entrepreneurship landscape on GVSU main campuses. This recent push has gained the momentum of numerous courses, clubs, workshops, competitions and other programs involving innovation and entrepreneurship. The infrastructure is slowly growing to empower a greater number of students with the skills and mindset of an entrepreneur and innovator. With a continued focus on liberal arts, Grand Valley has been working on integrating subjects to allow for students to receive a more well-rounded education.


Campus Overview

Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

GVSU has eight non-innovation/entrepreneurship departments utilizing innovation and entrepreneurship in their courses: Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Business, Engineering, Marketing, Cell and Molecular Biology, Biology, Art, and the Honors College. Grand Valley also has the Richard M. and Helen DeVos Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, CEI. The CEI supports students through a combination of courses, curriculum, peer to peer networking, competitions, and mentorship.

 

Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship

At Grand Valley, faculty in the Seidman College of Business and the School of Engineering are more encouraged to be innovative than faculty in other areas. However, many faculty members do some type of research or project. However, faculty with research/projects are limited to a course load of three total courses a semester.

 

Creating Collaborative Industry-University Relationships

Grand Valley's Technology Commercialization Office is committed to creating opportunities to enable university-industry relationships and connecting student research with real-world applications. The TCO capitalizes on value created by scholarship at GVSU, and facilitates the exchange of ideas between students, faculty, and industry professionals. Business needs, project management and expertise can all be provided at the TCO.


GVSU Innovation and Research Division of IT

Grand Valley supports classroom level innovation through the Innovation and Research division of the IT department. This group focuses on technology that can better enable faculty as well as providing recources for students. Notably this group operates two spaces in the Mary Idema Pew Library: Gary and Joyce DeWitt Exhibition Space and the Atomic Object Technology Showcase.

Additionally this group provides recources for faculty at GVSU through the XSTUDIO, Student Technology and Innovation Guild, and the Digital Creator Lab.[4]


GVSU Reach Higher 2025

"In Winter 2021, President Philomena V. Mantella charged an inclusive steering committee with leading the development of the Reach Higher 2025 strategic framework." [5] Reach Higher 2025 is an innitiative to strive towards reaching the aspirations of GVSU's faculty, staff, students, and community.[6] At the end of Winter 2023 the Reach Higher 2025 showcase was held.

Co-op Program

For GVSU’s Engineering program, students must participate in a 3 semester co-op program. The last two years of an Engineer’s education, a student will alternate between co-op (usually at a company) and school every other semester. This allows students to apply what they have learned in real live situations and gain valuable industrial work experience. Typically students will get job offers after graduation with the company they co-oped with. The program also has a two semester long undergraduate senior project.  

Not only does all this hands-on experience cause students to develop work ethic/economics and project management skills, it offers a more active participation in innovation and entrepreneurship.


GVSU Study Abroad

GVSU supports over 4000+ study abroad programs and students are actively encouraged to pursue these oppertuniteas.[7]

 

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Not only does Grand Valley State University support its students in innovation and entrepreneurship, both in and outside the classroom, but the Grand Rapids community also supports it. There are many organizations that offer funding, advising, space, and much more for small start up companies and businesses. Below is a list of some community organizations and GVSU programs and courses that support innovation and entrepreneurship.

Community:

  • MWest Jumpstart
  • MWest Challenge
  • 5x5 Pitch Competition
  • Startup Weekend
  • Startup Grind
  • StartGarden
  • SURGE

Campus:

  • Idea Pitch
  • Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO)
  • Design Thinking Academy
  • Design Start
  • Social Innovation Club (SIC)
  • 77 Idea Lab

Resources:

  • Makerspace (GVSU)
  • Social Innovation Lab (GVSU)
  • Start Lab (GVSU)
  • Flexlab (Kendall College of Art and Design)
  • Innovation Design Center for Engineering
  • Muskegon Innovation Hub

Courses:

  • AFN 381 - Design Thinking in Applied Food and Nutrition
  • ART 153 - Making and Meaning
  • BUS 501 - Self Management for Leaders
  • EGR 185 - First-Year Engineering Design
  • EGR 301 - Analytical Tools for Product Design
  • EGR 401 - Advanced Product Design
  • EGR 610 - Engineering Design
  • EGR 614 - Opportunity Identification for Medical Devices
  • ENT 150/151 - Entrepreneurial Quest/New Venture Feasibility
  • ENT 350/351 - Entrepreneurial Business Plan and Project
  • HNR 151-154 - Design Thinking for Social Product Innovation
  • INT 323 -  Design Thinking to Meet Real World Needs
  • MKT 369 - Creativity in Marketing Innovation


Landscape Canvas/Student Projects

2022-2023 Change Story Video:

Creating a Conference for Projects and Prototypes at Grand Valley State University

2022-2023 Landscape Canvas:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pkisAXp95LhEEo5AFgd8cH4nMFC31tPcDjAWyLUpk9A/edit?usp=sharing

2019-2020 Pitch Video:

 https://youtu.be/nxgBbIWtSKw

2018-2019 Pitch Pamplet:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15KIPGtVn7IySpo_vHYf3OGqCJBHJHCNgzpmn7NG3sV0/edit?usp=sharing

2018-2019 Landscape Canvas:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M_QhCuMNBH7qA0GmT8L3TvJ8zOp3ZWmIdC1NIrhLTrA/edit#gid=0

2017-2018 Landscape Canvas:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M_QhCuMNBH7qA0GmT8L3TvJ8zOp3ZWmIdC1NIrhLTrA/edit?usp=sharing 

2016-2017 Landscape Canvas:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sQ4wD4ghzsnsTyyW9_o8f_k0xipbBCe3U8L3b6-cglc/edit?usp=sharing

2016-2017 Pitch Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGmKFqY06is[Pitch Video] 2015-2016 Landscape Canvas:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fj98yWd--ZhvGRkGzg82-qwvVym08NI4qFcGUy8iPIk/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SG3a5OGLv0bJR5sxy3yft3LZ0xHrqXLbgInGc5rC6Ss/edit?usp=sharing

2014-2015 Pitch Video

http://youtu.be/RH7qA0P-_JI

Related Links

GVSU_Student_Priorities

Fellows:

2022-2023

Kassie Gaytan

Rylan Bernhardt

Sophia Raab

2020-2021

Brady Mills

Ethan Paras

Hannah Cline

2020

Aidan Clawson

Michelle Joslyn

Kathryn wagner

Kayla Lett

2019-2020

Abby Cooper

Amanda Moy

Drew Craven

Meredith Hinz

2018-2019

Madalyn Slubowski

Meredith Filter

Haley Jennings 

Dean_Geschiere

2017-2018

Jonathan_Cook

Allison Rogutich

Ben Parsell

Joe VanderBroek

Nikhil Watsa

2014-2015

Kathryn Christopher

Leah Bauer


Related links