<span style="font-size:medium;">'''THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO ESTABLISH A CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT at Clark Atlanta University'''</span>
== <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><u style="font-size: medium;">PRIORITY 1(2015):</u><span style="font-size: medium;"> Eradicate information silos that exist </span> ==
=== GOAL 1.1.0: Create a movement around sharing information, collaboration across disciplines, and involvement between faculty, students, and alumni. ===
'''Objectives:''' Establish the Innolab as the focal point for all the collaborative efforts through successfully introduce the lab to all stakeholders.
<br/> ''Directions:''
''1.1.1 Promote a culture of student, faculty, and staff involvement in innovation and entrepreneurship.''
''1.1.2 D<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">develop evelop a marketing plan that promotes the use of the Innovation Center among internal and external stakeholders.</span>''
''1. 1.3 <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Capitalize on the Media outlets that are currently at CAU’s disposal to brand the Innovation Center; such as the 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 CAU.</span>''
''1.1.5 Conduct Informational sessions for the professors within each department that outline our purpose, mission, 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 style="font-size:medium;"><u>PRIORITY 2:</u> Increase entrepreneurial collaboration to leverage synergistic activities and funding opportunities</span><br/> ==
=== <span u style="font-size:medium;">GOAL 2.0PRIORITY 1 (2017): Solicit and secure strategic relationships within the corporate community that support all of CAU's I&E efforts.</u><spanstyle="font-size: medium;"> Reintroduce the Inno Lab to the campus<br/span> ===
=== GOAL 1.2.0: Fully develop Innovation Lab activities as a makerspace and design thinking area for students.=== '''Objectives:''' Establish the Innolab as the focal point for cultivating creative and innovative ideas to be implemented. ''Directions:'' ''1.2.1 Collaborate with Freshman Seminars and 1st year Business School experience faculty'' ''1.2.2 D<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">evelop a marketing plan that promotes the use of the Innovation Center among internal and external stakeholders.</span>'' ''1. 2.3 <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">Capitalize on the Media outlets that are currently at CAU’s disposal to brand the Innovation Center; such as the 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 CAU.</span>'' ''1.2.4 Schedule trainning of students in 3D Printing'' ''1.2.5 Conduct Informational sessions for the professors within each department that outline our purpose, mission, 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 style="font-size:medium;"><u>PRIORITY 2 (2015):</u> Increase entrepreneurial collaboration to leverage synergistic activities and funding opportunities</span> == ===<span style="font-size: medium;">GOAL 2.1.0: Solicit and secure strategic relationships within the corporate community that support all of CAU's I&E efforts.</span> === <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span> '''Objectives''' Establish CAU as a premiere institution to collaborate with.
''Directions:''
''2.1.1 <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%15.3333px;">Establish partnerships with businesses to support innovation and creativity on campus.</span>''
''2.1.2 Create a quarterly “Challenge Drop” where local business would drop off a problem/concern that they are currently facing and have the students submit creative, innovative, solutions that could possibly lead to entrepreneurial opportunities for the students.''
''2.1.3 <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%15.3333px;">Develop an Advisory Board and have Corporations strategically advise the center.</span>''
''2.1.4 <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%15.3333px;">Invite companies and entrepreneurs to lecture and conduct presentations related to Creativity, and I&E ultimately establishing a lecture series</span>''
== <span style="font-size: medium;"><u>PRIORITY 32 (2017):</u> Establish Increase collaboration between all CAU schools and Innovation fellows advisory committee for CAU Lab</span> ==
===<span style="font-size: medium;">GOAL 2.2.0: Create relationships with other departments to encourage interdegree collaborations and indetification of students who could benifit from the lab.</span> === <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span> '''Objectives''' Establish training moduals for CIED falculty advisory commitee and all CAU schools to assist faculty to raise awerness about startup oppertuniteis, prototyping, and mentorships the lab has to offer. ''Directions:'' ''2.2.1 <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">Establish design training modules</span>'' ''2.2.2 Hold informationals about how to identify a students in need of entrepenurial mentorship.'' ''2.2.3 <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">Schedule classroom visits to preform 3D printing demos during class times.</span>'' ''<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;"></span>'' ==<u>PRIORITY 3 (2015):</u> Establish Innovation fellows advisory committee for CAU== === GOAL 3.1.0: To have create a continuous improvement process for future UIF to follow and to create and avenue for faculty involvement. ===
'''Objective Simplify the UIF Landscape process through providing a clear roadmap for new UIF members.'''
<br/>''Directions:''
''3.1.1 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.''
''<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">3.1.5 </span>The committee should consist of faculty, entreprenuers, educators and current or past UIF members.''
== <u>PRIORITY 4:</u> I&E EVENTS ON CAMPUS ==
==<u>PRIORITY 3 (2017):</u> Establish Innovation fellows advisory committee for CAU== === GOAL 3.2.0: To have create a continuous improvement process for future UIF to follow and to create and avenue for faculty involvement.=== '''Objective Simplify the UIF Landscape process through providing a clear roadmap for new UIF members.''' <br />''Directions:'' ''3.2.1 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.'' ''3.2.2 <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">Advisory Committee will be responsible for preserving the long term strategic plan developed by the UIF and landscape.</span>'' ''<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">3.2.3 </span>Support creative problem solving/provide practical experience from corporation Sponsorships for intellectual property'' ''<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">3.2.4 </span>The advisory committee should be voted on and approved by students, on an annual basis.<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;"> </span>'' ''<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">3.2.5 </span>The committee should consist of faculty, entreprenuers, educators and current or past UIF members.'' ==<u>PRIORITY 4 (2015):</u> I&E EVENTS ON CAMPUS== ==GOAL 4.1.0:== Develop an environment of innovation and creativity through providing resources and events that cultivate entrepreneurship and creativity.
'''Objective''' Host annual and semi-annual events that provide direction and feedback to students.
<br/>''Directions:''
''4.1.1 <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">Lean Startup April-May (per semester)</span>''
''<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">4.1.5 TEDx event at CAU (annual event)</span>''
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==<u>PRIORITY 4 (2017):</u> I&E EVENTS ON CAMPUS==
==GOAL 4.2.0:== Develop an environment of innovation and creativity through providing resources and events that cultivate entrepreneurship and creativity.
'''Objective''' Host annual and semi-annual events that provide direction and feedback to students.
<br />'' Directions:''
''4.2.1 <span style== Related Links =="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">Lean Startup April-May (per semester)</span>''
[http''<span style="font-family://universityinnovationArial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">4.2.org2 Launch a hack-a-thon for students and invite local Universities (annually)</Clark%20Atlanta%20University Clark Atlanta University]span>''
[http''<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">4.2.3 </span>Shark Tank event with alumni judges (annually)'' ''4.2.4 <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">MBA disciplined workshops for non-business students (twice a semester)</span>'' ''<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">4.2.5 TEDx event at CAU (annual event)</span>''<div><div><div class="aVY aZn" style="position: absolute; overflow: visible; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; height: 0px; z-index: 2; border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(229, 229, 229);"><div class="aZm" style="top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 0px; height: 118px; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(229, 229, 229);"><br /></div></div></div></div><br />{{#Widget:Youtube|id=6Ct29S7JWc0}} <span style="font-size:larger;">2017 UIF Video Link</span> https://universityinnovationyoutu.be/UgbdakioLjM<br /> == <u>PRIORITY 5 (2023):</u> Fixing Housing Problem'' '' ==Renovate abandoned housing buildings uses sustainable resources by: partnering with green energy companies to build cost and eco-friendly housing options. Use renewable energy sources to reduce energy costs.org<br />==Related Links== [[Clark Atlanta University|Clark%20Atlanta%20University%20Student%20Strategies Atlanta University]] '''Clark Atlanta University Student Strategies]'''
University Innovation Fellows:
[[Allen lee|Allen Lee]] [[Madisyn Dudley|Madisyn Dudley]] [[Char'nae_Davis|Char'nae_Davis]] [[/Damon Willis|/Damon Willis]] [[/Tiffany Mitchell|Tiffany Mitchell]] [[Ariel rogers|Ariel Rogers]] [[Aaron Chambers|Aaron Chambers]] [[Lionel Cross Jr.|Lionel Cross Jr.]] [[Fellow:Kaniya Bennett]]
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