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<span style="font-size:larger"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif">[[File:CAU logo.jpg|link=Special:FilePath/CAU_logo.jpg]]</span></span> ==Overview == <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp; Clark Atlanta University is a comprehensive, private, urban, coeducational institution of higher education with a predominantly African-American heritage. It offers undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees as well as certificate programs to students of diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. The University was established in 1988 through the consolidation of its two parent institutions, Atlanta University (1865), the nation's first institution to award graduate degrees to African Americans, and Clark College (1869) the nation's first four-year liberal arts college to serve a primarily African-American student population. &nbsp;</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Although Clark Atlanta University is in the early stages of developing an entrepreneurial ecosystem we do offer a few entrepreneurial opportunities. The School of Business at Clark Atlanta University makes great efforts to encourage entrepreneurship efforts of the students. Established within the Clark Atlanta University curriculum, freshman students as well as graduate students are exposed to entrepreneurship through the course which we look to establish across disciplines. Students also participate in various pitch competitions in which they prove their capabilities of establishing a working business model necessary for successful startup. The University also has a Shark tank competition this year which should inspire students and raise the profile of the innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives being enacted by both the UIF members and the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.The development of programs such as LEADWeek, which has a UIF candidate as its Co-chair, has provided students with the opportunity to receive input on the development of self. Moving forward, the primary goal of the team is to integrate the departmental silos on campus in order to usher in a new ecosystem which embraces collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship. We are very optimistic that we will be successful at raising awareness and participation throughout the course of this school year.</span></span>

== Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship<br/> ==

<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">There are a number of courses offered to undergraduate and graduate students that promote entrepreneurship and innovation on campus.</span></span> CGER 102 - Intro to Engineering Design CFAS 201 - Creative Fashion Presentation

<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">'''Lead Week '''- I is an annual event sponsored by the School of Busniess Business which raises awareness in the areas of entreprenuershipentrepreneurship, finance, marketing, social media, mass media, innovation and alumni affairs.</span></span> <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">'''Capstone Projects'''- Are an integral part of the schools commitment to supporting project based learning. There are a number of capstone projects predominantly in the Arts & Sciences department.</span></span> <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">'''Speaker Series-&nbsp; ''' a few workshops and speakers that promote entrepreneurship. There is a freshman success speaker series along with a case competition workshop that took place this year. In my opinion this is an area that the university can improve on. It would take very little effort to increase the number of events and workshops on campus.</span></span> '''Blackstone LaunchPad Ideas Competition-''' promoted by the Center for Innovation & entrepreneurial Development at CAU, it is designed to provide students with early-stage ideas to compete for various including cash prizes. '''Panther Biz Expo-''' sponsored by PNC Bank and powered by CIED and Blackstone to showcase student vendor pop-up shops. Students win cash prizes based on how well they present their businesses. '''Advanced Coding Workshop-''' Workshop to advance students' coding techniques and strategies from esteemed professionals.  '''Advanced 3D Printing Workshop-''' Workshop that teaches students advanced printing techniques that could benefit their business ventures or just simply improve their printing skills.

<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">'''Capstone Projects'''- Are an integral part of the schools commitment to supoorting project based learning. There are a number of capstone projects predominantly in the Arts & Sciences department.</span></span>Regional and Local Development Efforts ==

<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">'''Speaker Series-&nbsp; ''' a few workshops CAU is currently trying to strengthen its connection with the community in regard to local and speakers that promote enrtreprenuershipregional economic development. There The university is a freshman success speaker series along committed to working with its stakeholders to build a case competition workshop that took place this year. In my opinion this is aqn area that the university can improve on. It would take very little effort to increase the number of events better community and workshops on campusa better academic institution.</span></span>

<span style== Clark Atlanta University Strategic Plan 2015 =="font-size:large">Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship</span>

<span style="font-size:largermedium"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Clark Atlanta University has several hidden gems within Is a new organization headed by entreprenuer David Duncan. The goal of the organization is to assist the institution and across disciplines that support, enhance and promote student body in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship. Unfortunately, the information about these “gems” are not communicated to entreprenuership on campus by having a liason between students, departments, and staff. Thus leaving these gems underutilized.</span>This a new venture that looks very promising, so stay tuned!</span>

== Active Support in the University Technology Transfer Function ==

<span style="font-size:larger"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans'''The CAU Office of Technology Transfer (T2)-serif">1. Increasing awareness of ''' is responsible for managing the Innolab which will result in increased participation protection and utilization licensing of CAU discoveries with potential commercial value. By using intellectual property law to protect discoveries with potential commercial value, our office can hopefully encourage interested companies to invest the center and cultivating and environment of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurshipresources necessary to turn an early stage academic discovery into a commercial product.</span></span>

<span style="font'''IP Consulting-size:larger"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">1.1 Develop a marketing plan that promotes &nbsp; '''Cynthia Parks and Collen Beard are the IP staff on hand to assist students through the use process of the Innovation Center among internal protecting and developing their ideas and external stakeholdersinventions.</span></span>

<span style="font'''Faculty Research Council-size:larger"><span style="font-family: arial'''“The Faculty Research Council advises the Vice President Research on matters involving research infrastructure,helveticamaintenance of equipment,sansstart-serif">1.2 Capitalize on the Media outlets that are currently up support for faculty and in general support of standing up a more robust research enterprise at CAU’s disposal to brand the Innovation Center; such as the Clark Atlanta University Center Digest (newspaper), The Panther (newspaper), CAU’s Award Winning Jazz Radio Station, and all the social media platforms that are already established by CAUUniversity”.</span></span>

<span style="font'''Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurial Development-size:larger"><span style="font''' established to develop a campus-family: arialwide entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem. The center provides students,helveticafaculty,sans-serif">1.3 Develop an I&E annual campaign specifically targeted staff and alumni with opportunities to alumni, asking for build their support innovation and entrepreneurial skills through opportunities such as business and resources to include timeidea consulting, workshops, mentoring and talentbusiness modeling.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:larger"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">1.4 Conduct Informational sessions for the professors within each department that outline our purpose, mission, Encouraging Faculty Innovation and how to effectively utilize the InnoLab, and promote the use among their students. For the long term make the informational sessions publicity sessions.</span></span>Entrepreneurship==

<span style="font=Facilitating University-size:larger"><span styleIndustry Collaboration =="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">2. Develop Community partnerships</span></span>

<span style="font-size:largermedium"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">2'''Lead Week '''-is an annual event sponsored by the School of Business which raises awareness in the areas of entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, social media, mass media, innovation and alumni affairs.1 Establish partnerships with businesses to support innovation The event bridges the gap between the industry and creativity on campusthe University.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:largermedium"><span style="font'''Corporate Visits'''-family: arialThere are approximately 25 visits to the School of Business annually to recruit top talent. In addition,helveticaover 500 companies participate in the AUC career fairs to recruit students as well. However,sans-serif">2.2. Create a quarterly “Challenge Drop” where local business would drop off a problem/concern the school is working on developing relationships with organizations that they are currently facing interested in research, innovation and have the students submit creative, innovative, solutions that could possibly lead entrepreneurship to entrepreneurial opportunities for enhance the studentsscholastic CAU experience.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:largermedium"><span style="fontThe '''AUC Academic and Career Development Organization'''-family: arialHas a wide variety of resources for students,helvetica,sans-serif">2listed below.3. Develop an Advisory Board and have Corporations strategically advise the center.</span></span>

<span style="font*On-sizeCampus Recruiting – Students:larger"><span style="font([http://www.aucconsortium.org/campus-recruiting/ DDEP Campus Recruiting])*AUCC DDEP Student Registration: ([http://www.aucconsortium.org/ddep-form AUCC DDEP Student Registration Form])*Scholarship Opportunities: &nbsp;([http://www.aucconsortium.org/scholarship-opportunities/ AUCC DDEP Scholarship Opportunities])*Engineering Institutions: ([http://www.aucconsortium.org/ddep-history-family3/ AUCC Dual Degree Engineering Program – AUCC DDEP)]*Experience – eRecruiting ([http: arial//www.aucenter.experience.com/ AUC Consortium Experience Site]) Students: For viewing events,helveticainformation sessions,sans-serif">2.4 Invite companies and entrepreneurs to lecture applying for student internship and conduct presentations related to Creativityresearch opportunities.*Employers/Recruiters: For posting career, summer internships research opportunities and Ito register events such as career or graduate fair visit:&E ultimately establishing a lecture seriesnbsp;[http://www.aucenter.experience.<com/span></span>www.aucenter.experience.com]

== '''The AUCC Career Fair-''' ==Unique in person moment presents an incredible opportunity for emerging professionals who can innovate, creatively and efficiently manage projects, and contribute to an organization's strategic goals.

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==<span style="font-familysize:arial,helvetica,sans-seriflarger"><span style="font-sizefamily: largerarial,helvetica,sans-serif">3.1 Select a combination of Faculty, Staff, Students and Administrators whose responsibility is to bridge the gap between the transition of old fellows and new incoming fellow and continue/support the momentum of what the previous UIF students have initiated.Related Links:</span></span>==

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<span style="font-size:larger"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">4.4&nbsp; MBA disciplined workshops for non-business students (twice a semester)<[[/span></span>Damon Willis|Damon Willis]]

<span style="font-size:larger"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">4.5&nbsp; Tedx event at CAU (annual event)<[[/span></span>Tiffany Mitchell|Tiffany Mitchell]]

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