<span style= "font-size:medium;">'''<u>THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO ESTABLISH A CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ATat Clark Atlanta University'''</uspan>''' =
= '''=<span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><ustyle="font-size: medium;">Clark Atlanta UniversityPRIORITY 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%;">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>''
''1.1.4 Develop an I&E annual campaign specifically targeted to alumni, asking for their support and resources to include time, and talent.''
== <u>PRIORITY ''1:</u> .1.5 Promote a culture of studentConduct Informational sessions for the professors within each department that outline our purpose, facultymission, and staff involvement in innovation how to effectively utilize the InnoLab, and entrepreneurship ==promote the use among their students. For the long term make the informational sessions publicity sessions.'''
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==<u style=  "font-size: medium;GOAL ">PRIORITY 1.0(2017):  </u><span style="font-size: medium;"> Recruit and develop and increased number and diversity of students who graduate at higher rates and are equipped Reintroduce the Inno Lab to succeed in their careers =the campus</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'''''' Increase support services to aid in the preparation of graduates for employment, graduate and professional schools, Collaborate with Freshman Seminars and entrepreneurship'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>''
''Directions1. 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>''
''1.12.14 Enhance internships, externship, coop and experiential learning program opportunitiesSchedule trainning of students in 3D Printing''
''1, 1.2.5 Develop employer outreach Conduct Informational sessions for the professors within each department that outline our purpose, mission, and how to effectively utilize the InnoLab, and partnerships by academic program focuspromote the use among their students. For the long term make the informational sessions publicity sessions.'''
''1.1.3 Create partnerships with companies at the cutting edge of innovation in the market place''
''1.1.4 Increase interdisciplinary collaborations''
''1.1.4 Establish an Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship to facilitate student placement in internships, externship, coop programs and to assess student growth/development resulting from these activities''
==<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 2.1.20: Solicit and secure strategic relationships within the corporate community that support all of CAU's I Implement new and innovative academic programs, effective pedagogies and redesigned andE efforts.</or new courses to develop students with skills necessary for innovation and growth as entrepreneurs'''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: 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 Establish campus<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 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-wide courses height: 15.3333px;">Invite companies and entrepreneurs to lecture and programs conduct presentations related to ensure students Creativity, and faculty can participate in the commercialization of funded researchI&E ultimately establishing a lecture series</span>'' ==<span style="font-size: medium;"><u>PRIORITY 2 (2017):</u> Increase collaboration between all CAU schools and Innovation Lab</span> ==
''1.===<span style="font-size: medium;">GOAL 2.2 Special Topics lectures on success stories e.g, “From Lab Bench 0: Create relationships with other departments to Commercialization”, “The role encourage interdegree collaborations and indetification of ,''students who could benifit from the lab.</span> ===
'' <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span> '''Objectives''' Leadership in Commercialization”Establish training moduals for CIED falculty advisory commitee and all CAU schools to assist faculty to raise awerness about startup oppertuniteis, prototyping, “Balancing work and personal life”''mentorships the lab has to offer.
''1.2.3 Workshops on, applying for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc.Directions:''
''12.2.41  <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px; Workshops on proposal writing SBIR and STTR">Establish design training modules</span>''
''12.2.5 2 Courses based on case studies Hold informationals about how to identify a students in need of entrepreneurial successesentrepenurial mentorship.''
''2.2.3 1.26  <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px; Establish a monthly forum ">Schedule classroom visits to involve local inventorspreform 3D printing demos during class times.</innovators with CAU students and faculty to exchange ideas and establish partnershipspan>''
''1.2.7 <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;  font-size: 10pt;Establish multiline-disciplinary course in innovation and entrepreneurship for sophomores in all majorsheight: 15.3333px;"></span>''
''1.2.8==<u>PRIORITY 3 (2015):</u> Establish an independent study course (upper level and graduate) Innovation fellows advisory committee for students who are developing a small business''CAU==
''=== GOAL 3.1.2.9 Establish multi-disciplinary course in innovation 0: To have create a continuous improvement process for future UIF to follow and to create and entrepreneurship avenue for graduate students''faculty involvement.===
''1.2.10'Objective Workshops Simplify the UIF Landscape process through providing a clear roadmap for communitynew UIF members.'''
<br />''1.211 Establish a network of mentors from alumni, BOT and other stakeholdersDirections:''
''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.''
''3.1.2 <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">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: 115%;">3.1.3 Establish Innovation and '''Entrepreneurship Space'</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: 115%;">3.1.4 </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: 115%;"> </span>''
''1.<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">3.1.5 Designated spaces</conference room under the supervision span>The committee should consist of Division of Researchfaculty, entreprenuers, Sponsored Programs educators and Community Outreach to encourage students to develop their interest in entrepreneurship regardless of classification and experience ecurrent or past UIF members.g. bouncing of ideas''
''1.3.2 Annual student-centered conference to for presenting business ideas and plan''
''1.3.==<u>PRIORITY 3(2017):</u> Departments and Research Centers promote innovation and entrepreneurship as one specific outcome of their programs and activities''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== <u"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">PRIORITY 3.2:.3 </uspan> DISTINCTIVE ACADEMIC, RESEARCH, AND STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS ==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 GOAL 2.0: Develop and enhance academic, research, and support programs recognized for their distinctiveness</span>The committee should consist of faculty, innovationentreprenuers, educators and ability to prepare graduates sought after by employers and entrepreneurial community as well as graduate and professional schoolscurrent or past UIF members.''' ===
'''2.1==<u>PRIORITY 4 (2015):</u> I Implement a University-wide marketing plan'''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.
''Directions:'Objective''' Host annual and semi-annual events that provide direction and feedback to students.
<br />''2.1.1 Upgrade the University’s website design and content to include specific information on Technology Transfer and to feature innovation and '''''entrepreneurship'''''on campus and in the communityDirections:''
''24.1.2 1 Improve internal<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">Lean Startup April-May (per semester)</external communications about capabilities, opportunities and resources available at CAU to support research, innovation and '''''entrepreneurship.'span>''
''2<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">4.1.32 Redefine and establish the UniversityLaunch a hack-a-wide Centers of Excellence to include interdisciplinary programs in innovation thon for students and entrepreneurshipinvite local Universities (annually)</span>''
''2<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">4.1.4 3 Engage CAU faculty and students in community innovation and entrepreneurship projects </span>Shark Tank event with alumni judges (Especially in K-12 schoolsannually)''
''4.1.4 <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">MBA disciplined workshops for non-business students (twice a semester)</span>''
'''2<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">4.1.5 Enhance research and sponsored programs infrastructure'TEDx event at CAU (annual event)</span>''
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''Directions<span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%"></span>''
''2.5.1==<u>PRIORITY 4 (2017):</u> I Implement technology transfer program''E EVENTS ON CAMPUS==
''==GOAL 4.2.50:== Develop an environment of innovation and creativity through providing resources and events that cultivate entrepreneurship and creativity.2 Establish instrument support facilities''
'''Objective''' Host annual and semi-annual events that provide direction and feedback to students.
<br />''Directions:''
''4.2.1 <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">Lean Startup April-May (per semester)</span>''
''<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">4.2.2 Launch a hack-a-thon for students and invite local Universities (annually)</span>''
== '''<u>PRIORITY 3span style="font-family:</u>'''  Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px;">4.2.3 '''INCREASED EXTERNAL SUPPORT'</span>Shark Tank event with alumni judges (annually)'' ==
=== '''4.2.4 GOAL 3.0: Increase and diversify ''''''University''' '''revenue streams''' '''through expanded external financial <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333px; partnerships and support, entrepreneurial programs, and ">MBA disciplined workshops for non-business students (twice a broadened base of funded research grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.semester)</span>''' ===
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'''3.1 Increase entrepreneurial collaboration to leverage synergistic activities and funding opportunities'''
''Directions<span style="font-size:''larger;">2017 UIF Video Link</span>
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== <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. <br />==Related Links==
'''3.3 Implement School and academic program level for increasing the amount of external support with specific targets and metrics'''[[Clark Atlanta University|Clark Atlanta University]]
'''Clark Atlanta University Student Strategies'''
''DirectionsUniversity Innovation Fellows:''
''3.3.1 Initiate focused outreach activities at School and academic program level with relevant corporate and community initiatives''[[Allen lee|Allen Lee]]
''3.3.2 Expand cooperative agreements with corporate and government entities for continuing education''[[Madisyn Dudley|Madisyn Dudley]]
[[Char'nae_Davis|Char'3.3.3 Provide support for faculty development to increase research and grantsmanship'' ''3.3.4 Apply for grants to connect academics to campus sustainability programs; science education, entrepreneurial and innovation; mental health; homeland security, environmental justice; renewal energy etc.''nae_Davis]]
[[/Damon Willis|Damon Willis]]
== Related Links: ==[[/Tiffany Mitchell|Tiffany Mitchell]]
UI Fellow Lionel Cross Jr.[[Ariel rogers|Ariel Rogers]]
[[Lionelcross2Aaron Chambers|Lionelcross2Aaron Chambers]]
Landscape of Clark Atlanta University Currently <div>[[Clark_Atlanta_UniversityLionel Cross Jr.|Clark_Atlanta_UniversityLionel Cross Jr.]]<br/></div>
[[Fellow:Kaniya Bennett]]
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