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<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="font-size:medium;">{{#Widget<span style="font-family:Youtube|id=NS5XLLUjGeE}}times new roman,times,serif;">Here at North Dakota State University, we are developing a community that lays the framework for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Although events, programs, and resources are needed for an entrepreneurial community to flourish, they are not the most important part of the process. The most important part is the community, and we feel the community has not been given enough attention.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span>

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== <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Overview[[File:NDSU.png]]Tactic #1 Hammock Initiative (discontinued)</span><br/span></span> ==

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Here at North Dakota State University, The best opportunities for entrepreneurship and innovation mean nothing if people aren't involved. We feel that to create a community of entrepreneurs we are going have to develop first create a community where people can just be people. That is why one of our main priorities is to bring an organization to campus that lays the framework for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Although will host events, programs, and resources are needed for an entrepreneurial community where all expectations to flourish, they be innovative or have creative ideas are not the most important part of the processeliminated. The most important part is It's called the communityHammock Initiative, or Hi for short and we feel the community has not been given enough attentionits vision is simple.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span>

<span style= "font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">1''We want&nbsp;to see people gathered together for the purpose of relaxing, enjoying each other’s company and, literally, hanging out. This vision may not sound audacious or ambitious, and that’s the point. It’s an opportunity for people to be, not do''. Build & Connect the Communitynbsp;</span></span></span></span></span> =

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style= "font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Tactic #1 Hammock Initiative (Updated)By getting people together to hammock for the sake of just being, we believe natural conversation where ideas and innovation are born will start all on their own. And with how busy people are, I think we can all agree that some time set aside to relax is needed.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span> ==

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">The best opportunities for entrepreneurship Initiative has had a very successful year, holding several events in North Dakota, Minnesota, California, and innovation mean nothing if people aren't involvedFlorida. We feel that It continues to create a community grow with the work of entrepreneurs we UIF members. Unfortunately, the project did not have to first create a community where people can just be people. That is why one of our main priorities is to bring an organization to campus that will host events where all expectations to be innovative or have creative ideas are eliminated. It's called the Hammock Initiativesuccessful year in 2015, or Hi for short and its vision is simplewas discontinued due to lack of participants.</span></span></span></span></span>

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">''We want&nbsp;to see people gathered together for the purpose of relaxing, enjoying each other’s company and, literally, hanging out. This vision may not sound audacious or ambitious, and that’s the point. It’s an opportunity for people to be, not do''. -&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">[http://hammockinitiative.tumblr.com/post/97170910339/whats-hammock-initiative <span style="color:Tactic #000000;">&lt;span class="s1"&gt;@HiFargo&lt;/span&gt;2 Innovation Open House (Currently in process)</span>]</span></span>==

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">By getting Creating an event/program that is simply an open house for people together to hammock show off what ideas they have both from the community as well as campus. This opportunity, would not be a competition, but rather a simple venue for the sake anyone with an idea to display their work, regardless of stage. This would allow students to present ideas outside of just being, we believe natural conversation a competition setting where ideas they could "fail" and innovation community members to see what parallels they are born will start all on their own. And doing with how busy people research and development that students arealready doing. A great way to create contacts and expand the network, I think we can all agree that some time set aside to relax but also the pen minds about what the NDSU Fargo region is neededcapable of.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span>

==<span style="colorfont-family:#000000;times new roman,times,serif"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">The Initiative has had a very successful year, holding several events in North Dakota, Minnesota, California, and Florida. It continues to grow with the work of UIF members.Tactic #3 UI Fresh (Updated Fall 2017)</span></span></span>==

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style= "color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Tactic #2 Innovation Open House (Currrently in process)<span style="font-size:medium;">First year NDSU students are required to take a University 189 course which is essentially a welcome to college class, and for the most part seen as a joke. One challenge we have come up with is to use this opportunity to open the minds of fresh students before they can develop habit and get into their "groove".</span></span></span></span></span> ==

<span style="colorfont-family:#000000;times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="font-sizecolor:medium#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Creating an event/ program that <span style="font-size:medium;">UI Fresh is simply an open house for people in the process of getting into the course work and doing design thinking activities with the students, thus giving them the ability to think creatively, introducing them to show off what ideas they have both from the community as well as opportunities on campus. This opportunity, that they would not either enjoy working in or use as a resource when need be a competition, but rather a simple venue for anyone with an idea to display their work, regardless of stage. This would First hand design thinking activities allow students to present ideas outside of a competition setting where they could "fail" and community members them to see what parallels they are doing with research and development that students are already doing. A great way to create contacts and expand the network, but also the pen minds about what the NDSU Fargo region Design thinking is capable ofa tactic they can apply in any field or in anyway.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style= "color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Tactic #3 UI Fresh (New Fall 2015)<span style="font-size:medium;">This is currently being implemented in 189 classes as stated above. The curriculum portion is still a work in progress. Our continuing problem for this project is the lack of manpower to reach out to the first year NDSU students in their University 189 courses. However, there have been several lectures given in the 2016 spring semester and the 2017 fall semester, with even more planned for the spring of 2017. The faculty is on board and most of the feedback received has been quite positive. With this program, we hope to eventually help students in all years and disciplines understand design thinking.</span></span></span></span></span> ==

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span><span style="font-sizefamily:mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;">First year NDSU students are required to take a University 189 course which is essentially a welcome to college class, and for the most part seen as a joke. One challenge we have come up with is to use this opportunity to open the minds of fresh students before they can develop habit and get into their "groove"2.Improve Existing Programs</span></span></span>=

<span style="color:#000000;">=<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span><span style="font-sizefamily:mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;">UI Fresh is in the process of getting into the course work and doing design thinking activities with the students, thus giving them the ability to think creatively, introducing them to the opportunities on campus that they would either enjoy working in or use as a resource when need be. First hand design thinking activities allow them to see that Design thinking is a tactic they can apply in any field or in anyway.&nbsp;Tactic #1 Revamped Innovation Challenge (Updated Fall 2017)</span></span></span>==

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">This The innovation challenge is great and opens up many opportunities to the student body. However, it is currently being implemented heavily based on a business plan and requires the proposal to fit in 189 classes as stated abovea specific track that includes Products, Services, or Social Innovations. The curriculum portion is still currently being worked Because of this, we are suggesting we rework the criteria for the challenge and look at ways we can get more students involved and promote or collaborate onother school functions such as the Clinton Global Initiative.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span>

= =<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Tactic #2 Clinton Global Initiative (Updated)<br/span></span> </span>==

<span style= "font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">2<span style="font-size:medium;">Furthering the Innovation Challenge by augmenting it with the Clinton Global Initiative is one of the methods to make it better. The CGI is more social based and will allow those who do not have a business plan to not only enter a innovation club but will give the chance of moving even farther on than just NDSU. Improve Existing Programs</span> =</span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style= "color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Tactic #1 Revamped Innovation Challenge (Updated)<span style="font-size:medium;">One group was successfully chosen to participate and was very successful at the CGI meeting last spring. One UIF member was part of the winning team in the Hackathon. We are hoping to build upon this success this year.</span></span></span></span></span> ==

<span style="color:#000000;">=<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span><span style="font-sizefamily:mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;">The innovation challenge is great and opens up many opportunities to the student body. However, it is heavily based on a business plan and requires the proposal to fit in a specific track that is Product, Service, Social, or Corn. Because of this, we are suggesting we rework the criteria for the challenge and look at ways we can get more students involved and promote or collaborate on other school functions such as the Clinton Global Initiative.&nbsp;Tactic #3 Professional Lecture Series (Updated Fall 2017)</span></span></span>==

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Because of the work of many of our UIF membersNDSU had recently begun to bring regional professionals and entrepreneurs onto campus on a monthly basis called, Career Conversations, and its attendance has been abysmal. The value in a system like this could be incredible for opening minds, we have seen some encouraging changes exposing new trends in the Innovation Challenge program. First off a fourth track was added business environment to Challenge, social impactstudents and also simply networking, encouraging yet very few students attend. The system is flawed but the idea is there. One new method would be to participate in social entrepreneurshipchange venues base on the department or realm that the speaker is based around, and also changing the mentality. In addition A one hour lecture over a pitch competition has been added as well as student's lunch is not an ideal manner, for either the student or the professional, yet having it at the tail end of a brainstorming workshopsmall intense course would gain results.</span></span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style= "color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Tactic #2 Clinton Global Initiative (Updated)<span style="font-size:medium;">This process can open up doors for students and those in the business sector, by simply getting the conversation going, the fundamental element to connection. Bringing in speakers people know and or care about/ discussing topics people are intrigued about can further bridge the gap between the campus and community.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span> ==

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span><span style="font-sizefamily:mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;">Furthering the Innovation Challenge by augmenting it with the Clinton Global Initiative is one of the methods to make it better. The CGI is more social based and will allow those who do not have a business plan to not only enter a innovation club but will give the chance of moving even farther on than just NDSU3.Knock Down Barriers</span></span></span>=

<span style="color:#000000;">=<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span><span style="font-sizefamily:mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;">One group was successfully chosen to participate and was very successful at the CGI meeting last spring. One UIF member was part of the winning team in the Hackathon. We are hoping to build upon this success this year.Tactic #1 Engineering Wide Lab Access (Progressing)</span></span></span>==

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style= "color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Tactic #3 Professional Lecture Series&nbsp;<span style="font-size:medium">Students need a work to develop their ideas. The college of Engineering has a number of labs with space, materials and equipment to further these ideas but they are not open to all NDSU students and even other Engineering students. The only way to get into many of the labs is to go in during business hours and be of that particular major. Allowing any Engineering student to access these labs would help provide a starter innovation space and show need for one in the future.</span></span></span></span></span> ==

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">NDSU had recently begun to bring regional professionals and entrepreneurs onto campus on a monthly basis called, Career Conversations, and its attendance has been abysmal. The value in a system like this could be incredible for opening minds'''Tactic #1- Develop more connections between various engineering majors (Senior Design, exposing new trends in the business environment ect) to encourage students and also simply networking, yet very few students attend. The system is flawed but not as far in the idea is there. One new method would be program to change venues base on the department or realm that the speaker is based around, and also changing the mentality. A one hour lecture over a studentbegin working in other labs from an earlier date'''s lunch is not an ideal manner, for either the student or the professional, yet having it at the tail end of a small intense course would gain results.</span></span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">This process can open up doors for students and those in Description- Form bonds between all majors under the business sector, by simply getting the conversation going, the fundamental element to connection. Bringing in speakers people know and or care aboutCollege of Engineering</span></ discussing topics people are intrigued about can further bridge the gap between the campus and community.&nbsp;span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style= "color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">3. Knock Down Barriers<span style="font-size:medium">Team Leaders</span></span></span></span></span> =

*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style= "color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Tactic <span style="font-size:medium">Univ 189 Professors</span></span></span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#1 Engineering Wide Lab Access (Progressing)000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Academic Advisors</span> </span></span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Senior Design Advisors</span></span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Students need a work to develop their ideas. The college of Engineering has a number of labs with space, materials and equipment to further these ideas but they are not open to all NDSU students and even other Engineering students. The only way to get into many of the labs is to go in during business hours and be of that particular major. Allowing any Engineering student to access these labs would help provide a starter innovation space and show need for one in the future.Milestones</span></span></span></span></span>

*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">'''Tactic Convince the Dean of Engineering and department heads that it is beneficial to get outside of their specific major</span></span></span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#1000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font- size:medium">Form more interdisciplinary senior designs</span></span></span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Develop more connections strong ties between various engineering majors (Senior Design, ect) to encourage students not as far in the program to begin working in other labs from an earlier date'''</span></span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Description- Form bonds between '''Tactic #2 Open up Computer Labs for all majors under the College of Engineering'''</span></span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Team LeadersDescription- Allow key card access to all engineering computer labs by all engineering students</span></span></span></span></span>

*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Univ 189 Professors</span></span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Academic Advisors</span>Team Leaders</span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Senior Design Advisors</span></span></span>

*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">MilestonesLab Instructors</span></span></span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">IT Department</span></span></span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">UIF Students</span></span></span></span></span>

*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Convince the Dean of Engineering and department heads that it is beneficial to get outside of their specific major</span></span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Form more interdisciplinary senior designs</span>Milestones</span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Develop strong ties between majors</span></span></span>

*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">'''Tactic #2 Open up Computer Labs for all majors'''Gain computer lab access</span></span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Description- Allow key card access to '''Tactic #3 Open up Technical Labs for all engineering computer labs by all engineering studentsmajors'''</span></span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Team LeadersDescription- Open technical labs like the IME, ME, EE, AG, and other labs so any Engineering major can enter them</span></span></span></span></span>

*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Lab Instructors</span></span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">IT Department</span>Team Leaders</span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">UIF Students</span></span></span>

*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Lab Instructors</span></span></span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Department Heads</span></span></span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">UIF Students</span></span></span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">MilestonesStudents</span></span></span></span></span>

*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Gain computer lab accessMilestones</span></span></span></span></span>

*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">'''Tactic Allow students to work in labs during business hours (8-5)</span></span></span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#3 Open up Technical Labs 000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Look into getting off hours lab space for all majors'''weeknights and weekends for students to get into the current lab</span></span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Description- Open technical labs like the IME, ME, EE, AG, and other labs so any Engineering major can enter them'''Tactic #4 Skill Accreditation'''</span></span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Team LeadersDescription - There are hundreds of students on our campus that research and work on their own projects outside of the classroom. Although this is great for personal learning, this does not benefit the student when looking for a job or internship. The employer only sees what is on their resume or transcript. Maybe the student is an Industrial Engineer who is very skilled in machining. To a potential employer, they see that the student is an Industrial Engineer. There is no documented proof that this student is a skilled machinist. If a professor is willing to vouch for any student who, for example, is skilled in machining. Then the student should be giving the opportunity to prove to potential employers (on their transcript) that they are in fact skilled in machining.</span></span></span></span></span>

*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Lab Instructors</span></span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Department Heads</span></span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-familyTeam Leaders:times new romanKyle Stapleton,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">UIF StudentsDavid Syverson</span></span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Students</span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Milestones:</span></span></span></span></span>

*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Allow students to work Find potential professors who are interested in labs during business hours (8giving the certificates.</span></span></span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-5)size:medium">Talk with the academic office to have the certificates put onto transcripts.</span></span></span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Look into getting off hours lab space for weeknights and weekends for students Tweak the accreditation program to get into suit the current labstudents.</span></span></span></span></span>

==<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Tactic #2 Collaborative Innovation Course (New Fall 2015)</span style="font-size:medium">'''Tactic #4 Skill Accreditation'''</span></span></span>==

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-familysize:times new roman,times,serifmedium;"><span style="font-sizefamily:mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;">Description - One major Pitfall with North Dakota State University is the lack of cross discipline coursework. There are hundreds of students on our campus 0 programs that connect majors that research and work on their own projects outside of will be dealing with each other every day in the classroom. Although this is great for personal learningprofessional world, this needs to be changed. Creating a course with an enrollment cap per section that does not benefit the student when looking for a job discriminate on major, class or internship. The employer only sees what even prerequisites is on their resume or transcript. Maybe the student is an Industrial Engineer who is very skilled in machiningideal way to do so. To Having a course with a potential employerwide variety of majors and backgrounds that are required to unify and complete a task/solve a problem/ etc., they see that can plant the seed of innovation and design thinking in every student is an Industrial Engineer. There is no documented proof Instructors that this student is a skilled machinist. If a professor is willing to vouch for any student who, for examplehave some background in innovation, is skilled in machining. Then would form the student should be giving problem around the opportunity to prove demographics in a way to potential employers (on open their transcript) that they are in fact skilled in machiningminds and change it.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">As a student that needs a few credits to take care of an "Innovation Alliance 320" Course would be far more appealing than "Billiards 120"</span></span style="font-size:medium">Team Leaders: Andy Dalman, Kyle Stapleton</span></span></span>

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span><span style="font-sizefamily:mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;">Milestones:4. Imagine the Future</span></span></span>=

*<span style="color:#000000;">=<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Find potential professors who are interested in giving the certificates.</span></span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Tactic #1 Critical Thinking Classes (Progressing)</span style="font-size:medium">Talk with the academic office to have the certificates put onto transcripts.</span></span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium">Tweak the accreditation program to suit the students.</span></span></span>

<span style== "font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Tactic '''Part #2 Collaborative Innovation Course (New Fall 2015)1: Hit the Ground Running- Student Driven Experience.'''</span></span><br/span></span></span> ==

*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">One major Pitfall Description: The sooner students realize that the faster they can get involved with North Dakota State University is the lack of cross discipline coursework. There are 0 programs that connect majors that campus, potential employers, real world work and experience the more excited they will be dealing with each other every day about taking the bull by the horns to steer their desires in whichever way they want them to go. Many students dreaded the professional worldway their high school educations were conducted. In high school lots of people say, "When am I ever going to use this needs stuff?" Now is time! Unfortunately, many freshman students have no clue what they want to be changed. Creating a course do with an enrollment cap per section that does not discriminate on majortheir lives, class or even prerequisites and others just need to follow the directions to the map they have made in their heads (minority of students). The catering to these "undecided" students is essential to change the ideal way mindset of what it is to do soexperience college. Having a course with a wide variety (Not just going to parties) The basis of majors and backgrounds that are required this tactic is to empower students to unify actively seek hands on skills in their choosen career path. This maybe in the form of jobs, volunteering, clubs, and complete a taskother outgoing groups.</span></span></solve a problemspan></ etc.span></span>*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times, can plant the seed serif;">Team Leaders: UNIV 189 professors? Dorm RAs? People responsible for scheduling motivational speakers (Specifically for college students)? I placed question marks behind each of these leaders because this is just what comes to mind of innovation and design thinking people who would be able to aid in every studentthis tactic. Possibly more.</span></span></span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Milestones:</span></span></span></span></span>**<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Support from potential team leaders. Instructors that have some background </span></span></span></span></span>**<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Actually getting students to go to speakers, be active in innovationclubs, take internships, would form and learn what they want to learn outside of the problem around traditional classroom.</span></span></span></span></span>**<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Students pressure higher-ups of the demographics in a way university to cater to open their minds educational wants.</span></span></span></span></span>**<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">University and change itindividual colleges alter curriculums.&nbsp</span></span></span></span></span>**<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Entire college culture is changed from "Partying" to "Let's do something for ourselves along with the world".</span></span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">As a student that needs a few credits to take care of an "Innovation Alliance 320" Course would be far more appealing than "Billiards 120"'''Part #2''':&nbsp;'''Classroom Driven Experience'''&nbsp;(Science Student Perspective)</span></span></span></span></span>

*<span style= "font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">4Description: Use critical thinking and problem solving educational tactics along with or after a traditional lecture class and lab is complete. Imagine Labs are where these problem solving strategies can be applied more. An additional lab course should be available that adheres to more of using what they learned in that lab and lecture in a more investigative/problem solving way. This critical thinking experience would come after the student has complete the previous course. The class would be structured around what I would say as mini-research experiments. The students would use previous knowledge to help guide themselves into theories and hypothesis of what they believe could be the answer to whatever they are working on. Then they would carry out experiments to tests these ideas. -A very rough outline on how the Futureclass would be structured.</span></span></span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Team Leaders: Jordan Brummond, "I have heard rumors of similar sounding classes that will be starting up soon in my department by - Janice Haggart. I also believe Dr. Angela Hodgson is in her second year of a similar class."</span></span></span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Milestones:</span></span></span></span></span>**<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Curriculum Assessments.</span></span></span></span></span> **<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Find evidence that students who take this class are more successful academically/professionally and provide it to the masses- Brings hype to the class.</span></span></span></span></span>**<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Integrate into regular curriculum.</span></span></span></span></span>**<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Faculty support from multiple departments.</span></span></span></span></span>**<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Development of similar courses in other departments.</span></span></span></span></span>

<span style== "font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Tactic '''Part #1 Critical Thinking Classes (Progressing)3: Mentor Driven Experience'''</span></span></span></span></span> ==

*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span class="s1">Description:</span>&nbsp;Having outside entrepreneurs, businesses, or research professors "take in" students as mentees/apprentices/interns. A good comparison would be like a "Big Brother, Big Sister" for students with drive and passion to get right out into the real world while they work on their degrees.</span></span></span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">'''Part Team Leaders: TBD</span></span></span></span></span>*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#1000000;"><span style="font-size: Hit medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Milestones:</span></span></span></span></span>**<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Small number of mentors ready to pave the Ground Runningway.</span></span></span></span></span>**<span style="font- Student Driven Experiencefamily:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Incorporate into already existing career fair.'''</span></span></span></span></span>**<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">More mentors view it as a recruitment tool to attract the best and brightest students.</span></span></span></span></span>**<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">"Career fair" specifically as the recruitment tool.</span></span></span></span></span>**<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Students rewarded for their work other than the experience.</span></span></span></span></span>**<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Success stories as a recruitment tool for both students and new mentors</span></span></span></span>**<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Explore opportunities for an internship to be implemented into the curriculum. Possibly meet once a week with other students who have similar internships</span></span></span></span>

*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Description: The sooner students realize that the faster they can get involved with the campus, potential employers, real world work and experience the more excited they will be about taking the bull by the horns to steer their desires in whichever way they want them to go. Many students dreaded the way their high school educations were conducted. In high school lots of people say, "When am I ever going to use this stuff?" Now is time! Unfortunately, many freshman students have no clue what they want to do with their lives, and others just need to follow the directions to the map they have made in their heads (minority of students). The catering to these "undecided" students is essential to change the mindset of what it is to experience college. (Not just going to parties) The basis of this tactic is to empower students to actively seek hands on skills in their choosen career path. This maybe in the form of jobs, volunteering, clubs, and other outgoing groups.</span></span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Team Leaders: UNIV 189 professors? Dorm RAs? People responsible for scheduling motivational speakers (Specifically for college students)? Tactic #2 Furthering I placed question marks behind each of these leaders because this is just what comes to mind of people who would be able to aid in this tactic. Possibly more.&E</span></span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Milestones:</span></span></span>**<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Support from potential team leaders.</span></span></span>**<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Actually getting students to go to speakers, be active in clubs, take internships, and learn what they want to learn outside of the traditional classroom.</span></span></span>**<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Students pressure higher-ups of the university to cater to their educational wants.</span></span></span>**<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">University and individual colleges alter curriculums.</span></span></span>**<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Entire college culture is changed from "Partying" to "Let's do something for ourselves along with the world".</span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">'''Part #2'''Further strategies for future development of I&E on NDSU campus include:&nbsp;'''Classroom Driven Experience'''&nbsp;(Science Student Perspective)</span></span></span></span></span>

*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Description: Use critical thinking and problem solving educational tactics along with or after a traditional lecture class and lab is complete. Labs are where these problem solving strategies can be applied more. An additional lab course should be available that adheres to more of using what they learned in that lab and lecture in a more investigative/problem solving way. This critical thinking experience would come after the student has complete the previous course. The class would be structured around what I would say as mini-research experiments. The students would use previous knowledge to help guide themselves into theories and hypothesis of what they believe could be the answer to whatever they are working on. Then they would carry out experiments to tests these ideas. -A very rough outline on how the class would be structured.</span></span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Team Leaders: Jordan Brummond, "I have heard rumors of similar sounding classes that will be starting up soon in my department by - Janice Haggart. I also believe Dr. Angela Hodgson is in her second year of a similar class."</span></span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Milestones:</span></span></span>**<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Curriculum Assessments.</span></span></span>**<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Find evidence that students who take this class are more successful academically/professionally and provide it to the masses- Brings hype to the class.</span></span></span>**<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Integrate into regular curriculum.Acquire an Innovation Space (Progressing)</span></span></span>**<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Faculty support from multiple departments.</span></span></span>**<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Development of similar courses in other departments.</span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">'''Part #3<span style="line-height: Mentor Driven Experience'1.4;">Providing students with a place 'with a sign on the door'designating it as purely a space for students to meet and hang out with innovative and entrepreneurial interests in mind will encourage and nourish the formation of ideas and student innovation teams/entrepreneurs, in no particular order. As rules can have a tendency to stifle innovation, the objective is to keep this space as free and open as possible, accessible to all majors and during as much of the day as is feasible.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span class="s1">Description:</span>&nbsp;Having outside entrepreneurs, businesses, or research professors "take in" students as mentees/apprentices/interns. A good comparison would be like a "Big Brother, Big Sister" for students with drive and passion to get right out into the real world while they work on their degrees.</span></span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Team Leaders: TBD</span></span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="fontline-sizeheight:medium1.4;"><span style="font-family:times new romanWhile a room with a whiteboard is enough to get us started,times,serif;">Milestones:</span></span></span>**<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="fontI would like to expand upon that as much as possible. I'm considering this a separate tactic as it involves going through different channels and asking for entirely different things from different people. The goal here is to network with as many higher-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Small number ups who support the movement as possible (many of whom have already been interviewed for the landscape canvas) and see what kind of mentors ready extra equipment their department might be willing to pave the waylend.</span></span></span>**<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new romanWe're talking computers,timesArduinos,serif;">Incorporate into already existing career fair.</span></span></span>**<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new romansoldering irons,timesscrap metal,serif;">More mentors view it as a recruitment tool hot glue guns.... anything not 'required' to atrract run the best and brightest studentsI-space but would still contribute to its usefulness.</span></span></span>**<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new romanMore importantly,times,serif;">"Career fair" specifically anything not nailed down! People resources are going in this tactic as the recruitment toolwell.</span></span></span>**<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="fontThe I-size:medium;"><span style="fontspace will require a semi-family:times new romanregular pool of mentors, be they faculty,timescommunity leaders,serif;">Students rewarded for their work other or just motivate volunteers. The purpose of this group will be to offer more everyday advice and counsel than the experiencebringing in a speaker or holding an event.</span></span></span>**<span style="font-size:medium;"></span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Success stories as a recruitment tool for both students and new mentors.</span></span>

== <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Tactic #2 Furthering <span style="font-size: 14.4444px; line-height: 1.4;">Provide Legal and Financial Assistant to I&ETeams (Progressing)</span></span><br/span></span></span> ==

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Further strategies <span style="line-height: 1.4;">The author requests that you note the use of 'management' vs. 'protection.' Currently, there is little understanding amongst students that work they do that utilizes 'significant university resources' qualifies as university property. The native stance of the IP management system here is to&nbsp;</span>protect<span style="line-height: 1.4;">&nbsp;all IP generated, not to&nbsp;</span>manage and distribute<span style="line-height: 1.4;">&nbsp;it. We hope that, by working with the Tech Transfer Office and university higher-ups, a more transparent system can be developed... one that can be explained to students quickly and efficiently. Most importantly, the delivery system for future development of Igetting the knowledge to students has to be structured in such a manner that it doesn't scare them off!&E nbsp; Barring the ability to get the TTO more involved in proactively assisting with student IP, we at least hope to provide students with a seminar, guide, etc... on what exactly the relationship between them, their work, and the university actually is.</span> <span style="line-height: 1.4;">With this tactic, we're going to work closely with the NDSU campus includeresearch park and Tech Transfer Office to establish as best we can a formal step-by-step process for entrepren</span><span style="line-height: 1.4;">e</span><span style="line-height: 1.4;">urs looking to start a business and/or license their own IP back from the university. Note that the point here is not to&nbsp;</span>constrain<span style="line-height: 1.4;">&nbsp;but to&nbsp;</span>assist<span style="line-height: 1.4;">. The purpose of the formal system is to allow rails for the students to follow along their journey- right now there is nothing in place to assist students in the early or middle stages of planning, for example. Late stage business-founding can be handled by the Research Incubator... but how do you know to contact them? That is precisely what we are going to fix.&nbsp;</span>At the very least,<span style="line-height:1.4;">&nbsp;this tactic will produce a flow chart of steps, people, and processes that have been successful in the past for starting businesses at NDSU.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

==<span style= "font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Acquire an Innovation Space Tactic #3 Drone Focus (ProgressingDiscontinued Fall 2017)</span><br/span></span></span> ===

*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Description: DroneFocus is an annual event that brings together leaders in the drone industry from all acorss the country for an all-day conference. A recap of of last year's (2015) event is available at&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="linefont-heightfamily: 1times new roman,times,serif;">[https://vimeo.4com/133365221 <span style="color:#000000;">Providing students with a place 'with a sign on https://vimeo.com/133365221</span>]<span style="color:#000000;">. North Dakota is home to one of the leading Unmanned Arial System (UAS) hotspots in the door' designating it nation. With industry leaders such as purely a space for students to meet Botlink (</span>[https://botlink.com <span style="color:#000000;">https://botlink.com</span>]<span style="color:#000000;">) and hang out with innovative and entrepreneurial interests in mind will encourage and nourish facilities such as the formation of ideas and student innovation teamsNorthern Plains UAS Test Site (</span>[http://www.npuasts.com <span style="color:#000000;">http://www.npuasts.com</span>]</span></entrepreneursspan><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman, in no particular order. As rules can have a tendency to stifle innovationtimes,serif;">), North Dakota holds the objective is resources, technologies, and networking opportunity to keep this space as free experience the regional and open as possiblenational state of the UAS atmosphere. Guest speakers, pitch events, accessible to all majors and during as much networking opportunities will be just a few of the day as is feasibleevents available to attendees.</span></span></span></span></span>

*<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.4;">While the DroneFocus competition was a room mild success in 2016 with a whiteboard is 8 teams competing, there was not enough interest to get us started, I would like to expand upon that as much as possible. I'm considering this a separate tactic as it involves going through different channels and asking continue the competition for entirely different things from different people2017. The goal here is to network with as There are still many higher-ups who support the movement as possible (many of whom have already been interviewed for drone teams in the landscape canvas) and see what kind of extra equipment their department might be willing to lend. We're talking computersarea, Arduinoshowever, soldering irons, scrap metal, hot glue guns.... anything they were not 'required' willing to run the I-space but would compete with their design for some reason. There are still contribute to its usefulness. More importantlymonthly UAS meetings held by Emerging Prairie in downtown Fargo, anything not nailed down! People resources which are going in this tactic as wellattended by approximately 30-40 people per event. The I-space will require NDSU attempted to host a semi-regular pool of mentorsseparate drone competition, be they faculty, community leaders, or just motivate volunteerswhich actually yielded some success. The purpose Investigations are currently underway to determine how to grow this competition in terms of this group will be to offer more everyday advice both size and counsel than bringing in a speaker or holding an eventscope.</span></span></span></span></span>

=<span style= "font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.4444px; large"><span style="line-height: 1.4;">Provide Legal and Financial Assistant to I&E Teams Tactic #4 In House Entrepreneurship Program (ProgressingNew Fall 2015)</span></span><br/span></span></span></span> ==

<span style="colorfont-family:#000000;times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="font-sizecolor:medium#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="linefont-heightsize: 1.4;medium">The author requests that you note the use NDSU Currently offers a Certificate of 'management' vs. 'protection.' Currently, there is little understanding amongst students that work they do that utilizes 'significant university resources' qualifies Entrepreneurship as university property. The native stance part of a collaborative program with the IP management system here is to&nbsp;</span>protect<span style="line-height: 1University of North Dakota.4;">&nbsp;all IP generatedThis program, not to&nbsp;</span>manage and distribute<span style="line-height: 1.4;">&nbsp;it. We hope that, by working with the Tech Transfer Office and university higher-ups, a more transparent system can be developed... one that can be explained to students quickly and efficiently. Most importantlyalthough very beneficial, the delivery system for getting the knowledge to students has to be structured in such a manner that it doesn't scare them off!&nbsp; Barring the ability to get the TTO more involved in proactively assisting with seen very little student IPenrollment, we at least hope primarily due to provide students with a seminar, guide, etc... on what exactly the relationship between them, their work, lack of advertising and confusion coming from the university actually ispartnership with UND.</span><span style="line-height: 1.4;">With this tactic, we're going to NDSU must work closely with the NDSU research park and Tech Transfer Office to establish as best we can a formal step-by-step process for entreprenuers looking to start a business and/or license their its own IP back from the university, in house, entrepreneurship program. Note that the point here is not to&nbsp;</span>constrain<span style="line-height: 1.4;">&nbsp;but to&nbsp;</span>assist<span style="line-height: 1.4;">. The purpose of the formal system is to allow rails for This will have an enormous effect on the students to follow along their journey- right now there is nothing in place to assist students in the early or middle stages level of planningentrepreneurship on campus and when partnered with existing resources on campus, for example. Late stage business-founding can be handled by the Research Incubator... but how do you know to contact them? That is precisely what we are going to fixwill have a massive impact.&nbsp;</span>At the very least,<span style="line-height: 1.4;">&nbsp;this tactic will produce a flow chart of steps, people, andprocesses that have been succesful in the past for starting businesses at NDSU.</span></span></span></span>

=<span style= "font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Tactic #3 Drone Focus<span style="font-size:x-large;">I-CORP</span></span></span><br/span></span> ==

*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Description: DroneFocus is an annual event that brings together leaders in the drone industry from all acorss the country for an all-day conference. A recap of of last year's (2015) event is available at</span></span></span><span style="font-sizecolor:medium#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">[https://vimeo.com/133365221 <span style="color:#000000;">https://vimeo.com/133365221</span>]<span style="color:#000000;">. North Dakota is home to one of the leading Unmanned Arial System (UAS) hotspots in the nation. With industry leaders such as Botlink (</span>[https://botlink.com <span style="color:#000000;">https://botlink.com</span>]<span style="color:#000000;">) and facilities such as the Northern Plains UAS Test Site (</span>[http://www.npuasts.com <span style="color:#000000;">http://www.npuasts.com</span>]</span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="fontI-family:times new roman,times,serifCORP is a student organization&nbsp;">), North Dakota holds the resources, technologies, that is set up to help students who are at a mid-level of entrepreneurship activities. The students who are at a crossroads of innovation meeting entrepreneurship and networking opportunity are looking to experience the regional get their ideas out and national state of the UAS atmosphererecognized in a company aspect but are unsure where to start. Guest Such topics covered will be speakersfrom outside companies, pitch events, classes on legal and networking opportunities will be just financial aspects of starting up a few of the events available to attendeesbusiness.</span></span></span>*<span style="color:#000000&nbsp;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Team Leaders: Ben Ferguson</span></span></span>*<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serifAdditionally there will be networking to encourage students to converse with one another. This is to inspire help become&nbsp;">Milestones:</span></span></span>**<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Designed Team Application (Completed - 01/08/2016)entrepreneurial.</span></span></span>**<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Distributed a write-up and outline to partner schools (Completed - 02/01/2016)</span></span></span>**<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Student Applications for the Pitch Competitions (04/15/2016)</span></span></span>***<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">This event will take place on 06/01/2016</span></span></span>

==<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Tactic #1 I&E Whitepages (Progressing)</span style="font-size:medium">NDSU Currently offers a Certificate of Entrepeneurship as part of a collabrative program with the University of North Dakota. This program, although very beneficial, has seen very little student enrollment, primarly due to a lack of advertising and confusion coming from the partnership with UND. NDSU must work to establish its own, in house, entrepeneurship program. This will have an enourmus effect on the level of entrepeneurship on campus and when partnered with existing resources on campus, will have a massive impact.</span></span></span>==

<span style= "font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:x-largemedium;">There is a large number of organizations on and off campus that are beneficial to innovation and entrepreneurship. NDSU overhauled its organization database recently but it is not all-inclusive and the search button does not work like it should. The other issue is that it does not tie into the community. The Fargo/Moorhead area has a strong I-CORP&E culture but there is no easy way for students to search and see what is available.&nbsp;</span></span></span><br/span></span> =

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span><span style="font-sizecolor:medium#000000;">I-CORP is a student organization&nbsp;that is set up to help students who are at a mid-level of entrepreneurship activities. The students who are at a crossroads of innovation meeting entrepreneurship and are looking to get their ideas out and recognized in a company aspect but are unsure where to start. Such topics covered will be speakers from outside companies, classes on legal and financial aspects of starting up a business.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: medium;">Additionally there will be networking to encourage students to converse with one another. This is to inspire help become&nbsp;</span><span style="font-sizefamily: mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;">Goal- Create a wiki-based White Page style repository of all innovative and entrepreneurialevents on campus and in the community.</span></span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><brspan style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Method- Create a wiki page for the university organizations</span></span></span></span></span>

<span style== "font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Tactic #1 I&E Whitepages (Progressing)Method- Compile a list of current on campus activities and allow students to add or edit activities as needed.</span></span></span></span></span> ==

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">There is a large number of organizations on and off campus that are beneficial to innovation and entrepreneurship. NDSU overhauled its organization database recently but it is not all-inclusive and the search button does not work like it should. The other issue is that it does not tie into the community. The Fargobr /Moorhead area has a strong I&E culture but there is no easy way for students to search and see what is available.&nbsp;</span></span></span>

=Exploring the First Year Student Experience (Fall 2022)=<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Goal- Create The first year student experience will be examined to identify improvement areas to yield greater student success. The goal is not just a fresh coat of paint on the existing practices, but a deep drive into how our practices and programs shape student experience. Stories, conversations, and brainstorming sessions with students and campus stakeholders will give a wiki-based White Page style repository more complete picture than numbers alone. Comprehensive, campus wide exploration is needed to live out the student focused mission of all innovative the institution. Information collection, analysis, and entrepreneurial events on prototyping will align with our R1 status. Accountability with campus and in community partners will embody the communityland grant mission.</span></span></span></span></span>

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Method- Create a wiki page for the university organizations<br /span></span></span>

=The First-Year to Fourth-Year Connection Hub (Fall 2023)=<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">MethodThe First-Year to Fourth-Year Connection Hub is a Google Site designed to connect first-year students with fourth- Compile year mentors. It provides mentor profiles, chat functionality, a list discussion forum, resource sharing, event listings, and FAQs. This platform fosters guidance, friendship, support, and holistic development for first-year students, enhancing their university experience. Persons can join for a valuable journey of current on campus activities personal growth and allow students to add or edit activities as neededacademic success.</span></span></span></span></span>

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