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The University Office of North Florida Research and Sponsored Programs is one of the ways UNF encourages student innovation and entrepreneurship through funding a nationally ranked university located in the scenic Northeastern Florida city variety of Jacksonvilledifferent research-based projects. The final way that UNF encourages student innovation and entrepreneurship are through Transformational learning opportunities (TLOs). Composed TLOs may take a myriad of six colleges of distinctionforms that include study abroad experiences, the University currently has an enrollment of 17service-learning experiences,000 students and employs more than 500 full-time research/directed independent study experiences with a faculty as well as over 1member,000 staff membersand leadership experiences.

The In 2023, the University of North Florida (UNF) is an emerging center Florida’s Coggin College of Business received a grant from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. This leveraged Blackstone to establish programs across campus for students to expand their skill sets. [https://www.unf.edu/coggin/blackstonelaunchpad/index.html Blackstone LaunchPad] became a way for students to explore innovation, entrepreneurship in Jacksonville, and creativity. In addition, students develop their professional background during their journey of building careers and companies. This resource fosters community and allows students to connect with faculty and their peers. With Blackstone, students have access to various tools and systems, such as mentorship, funding options, equipment, spaces, and events to help support them in Northeast Floridatheir endeavors as entrepreneurs. UNF’s Coggin College of Some partners Blackstone has collaborated with include Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI), Career Services, and Small Business is primarily responsible Development Center (SBDC). With these partners, Blackstone creates events for the increased emphasis on entrepreneurship students to engage in, such as Pitch Competitions and innovationCareer Readiness Events. Most recently, after Whether you’re a $1 million dollar donationstudent interested in innovation, UNF created or just curious about the Center entrepreneurship world, there are many resources available for Entrepreneurship students to explore, get engaged and Innovationget involved on campus.

==Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship:&nbsp;==</div>The University of North Florida does not offer a tremendous amount of resources for faculty interested in entrepreneurship and innovation. The Office of Faculty Enhancement hosts the [[Filehttps:Second pic.jpg]]<br/></div><div><br/><www.unf.edu/div><div><brnewsroom/></div><div> innovation.html Teaching Innovation Institute] every summer. The institute focuses on redesigning an existing course of developing a new course while involving innovative instructional strategies. The interdisciplinary focus of the institute allows for all faculty and department teams to participate, underlining the opportunity for innovation and entrepreneurship to become a university-wide point of focus.&nbsp;

The UNF Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is open to 15 start-up companies per year where entrepreneurs undergo a year-long development program at the 13,000-square-foot living, learning lab, located in the bustling center of downtown Jacksonvillealso has an [https://www.unf.edu/research/Research_Development. Learn more about the UNF Center aspx Office for Entrepreneurship and Innovation by watching this video.The Coggin College of Business also offers a minor in entrepreneurship that all students have the opportunity to partake Research & Sponsored Programs]&nbsp;(ORSP) which assists faculty in. The minor itself is predominantly business-oriented but does offer courses that teach creativity and design thinking. This minor coincides complying with the 200 registered student organizations on campusuniversity, one of which is the Entrepreneursfederal, Creatorsstate, and Innovators club. In additionfunding agency guidelines, UNF offers courses such as GEB4942: Entrepreneurial Internshiprules, which stimulates innovation and allows students regulations during budget preparation when determining costs applicable to gain real-world experiences in entrepreneurial business. Other courses such as MAN4294: Creativity and Innovation in the Workplacegrants, contracts, teach students how to have a creative mindset when exploring different possibilities in complex and uncertain environmentsother agreements. There may be an opportunity If a faculty member would like to expand the number of clubs involve a student, or students involved , with social innovation because the UNF Student Governmenttheir research, which has students are eligible to apply for an annual budget undergraduate research grant through the [https://www.unf.edu/our/ Office of roughly Undergraduate Research (OUR)]. Students can receive up to $4.5 million dollars3, just announced the creation of a new Student Involvement Center500 in funding towards research-related expenses. &nbsp;

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is one of the ways UNF encourages student innovation and entrepreneurship through also offers a [https://www.unf.edu/asa/funding a variety of different -opportunities.html Faculty Scholarship Development Grant]&nbsp;sponsored by Academic Affairs to help support research-based projects, scholarship, and creative activities generated by faculty. The final way that UNF encourages student innovation grant are seen as seed funding for developing, publishing and writing new research, and entrepreneurship are through Transformational learning opportunities (TLOs)experimenting with new forms of creative expression. TLOs may take a myriad of forms that include study abroad experiencesAcademic Affairs offers $7500 per funded individual, service-learning experiencesor $10, research/directed independent study experiences with a 000 each for up to three faculty membermembers working together on selected multidisciplinary projects. This money goes towards travel, and leadership experiences. </span><div><br/></div><div>[[File:Third picmaterials, student assistance, or other expenses related to project activities.jpg]]<br/></div></div>

= <br/><span style="fontbackground-sizecolor:largetransparent;"><span style="backgroundfont-colorsize: transparent12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship:</span><span style="background-colorAnother program that UNF offers to support its faculty body is [https: transparent//www.unf.edu/ofe/ Faculty Development Fellows Program].&nbsp; font-familyThis Program is a collaboration between faculty holding specific interests and expertise and the [https: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font//www.unf.edu/ofe/programs-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">fellows.html Office of Faculty Enhancement]&nbsp;</span></span> =with the goal of providing professional development opportunities for faculty across campus. These opportunities include designing and presenting forums or workshops on current topics, supporting faculty development initiatives, as well as organizing faculty development materials related to teaching and learning, and serving as facilitators during faculty development summer institutes.

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The University of North Florida does not offer a tremendous amount of resources for faculty interested in entrepreneurship and innovation. The Office of Faculty Enhancement hosts the <br /span>[https://www.unf.edu/ofe/events/Summer_Teaching_Innovation_Institute_2019.aspx <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Teaching Innovation Institute</span>]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, every summer. The institute focuses on redesigning an existing course of developing a new course while involving innovative instructional strategies. The interdisciplinary focus of the institute allows for all faculty and department teams to participate, underlining the opportunity for innovation and entrepreneurship to become a university-wide point of focus.&nbsp;</span>

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UNF also has an </span>[https://www.unf.edu/research/Research_Development.aspx <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-spaceActively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function: pre-wrap;">Office for Research & Sponsored Programs</span>]&nbsp;<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0<ref></ref>); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(ORSP) which assists faculty in complying with university, federal, state, and funding agency guidelines, rules, and regulations during budget preparation when determining costs applicable to grants, contracts, and other agreements. If a faculty member would like to involve a student, or students, with their research, students are eligible to apply for an undergraduate research grant through the </span>[https://www.unf.edu/ugstudies/OUR/Research_Grants.aspx <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR)</span>]<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Students can receive up to $3,500 in funding towards research-related expenses.&nbsp;</span>

<span style="background-colorUNF views [https: transparent; font//autm.net/about-size: 12pt; fonttech-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); fonttransfer/what-variantis-numeric: normal; fonttech-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UNF also offers</span>transfer technology transfer] as an aspect of community engagement, a value that is highly rooted in the history of this university. Through the [https://https://www.unf.edu/acadaffairsresearch/development_grants/Faculty_Summer_Development_Grants_Program.aspx <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgbOffice of Research & Sponsored Programs (17ORSP)], and the amazing work by John Kantner, 85Cheresa Boston, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Rosalyn Gilbert, and the rest of the staff, there is a Faculty Scholarship Development Grant</span>]&nbsp;<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0good foundation for ideas to move into something bigger. UNF's Intellectual property is normally transferred to the private sector, 0after the right procedures are taken into place that will allow corporations to develop new or updated services with the common goal of enhancing the community and it's quality of life. Through marketing and licensing activities, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align; white-space: pre-wrap;"> sponsored by Academic Affairs ORSP brings technology forward to help support researchpublic use and for the benefit of the inventor, scholarshipthe University, and creative activities the community. Income is generated by faculty. The grant are seen as seed funding for developing, publishing both the inventor and writing new researchthe University through licensing agreements, and experimenting ORSP encourages agreements with new forms of creative expressionlocal and regional companies. Academic Affairs offers $7500 per funded individual, or $10,000 each ORSP and the Center for up Entrepreneurship and Innovation have been working in conjunction with to three faculty members working together on selected multidisciplinary projectsadvance idea development and technology transfers. This money goes towards travel&nbsp;A successful transfer from a university almost always requires a partnership with a private sector, materials, student assistance, or other expenses related to project activitieswhich makes this a very exciting partnership for all parties.

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Another program that UNF offers to support its faculty body is </span>[https://https:https://www.unf.edu/ofe/Faculty_Fellows.aspx <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Faculty Development Fellows Program.</span>]&nbsp;<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align; white-space: pre-wrap;"> This Program is a collaboration relationship between faculty holding specific interests and expertise university and private sectors can also go the other way where a company takes advantage of the</span>[https://www.unf.edu/oferesearch/Innovation/About_Our_OfficePartner_with_industry.aspx <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgbresearch and development (17, 85, 204R&D); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Office of Faculty Enhancement</span>Collaboration]that UNF has to offer. R&nbsp;<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align; white-space: pre-wrap;"> with D collaboration allows for a partnership that comes full circle by gaining the ability to use the universities research and capabilities to add to a product or service that could go out to help the goal community in a multitude of providing professional development opportunities for faculty across campusways. These opportunities include designing All research and partnerships are conducted under appropriate and presenting forums or workshops approved on current topics, supporting faculty development initiatives, as well as organizing faculty development materials related agreements to teaching and learning, and serving as facilitators during faculty development summer institutesprotect the rights of all parties involved.

= <span style="font-size:large;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-958f035c-7fff-efcf-bdb3-4afe83f6f544"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0A successful transfer from a university almost always requires a partnership with a private sector, 0while a corporation can gain assistance in improving and tailoring a product to Jacksonville, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function:&nbsp;</span></span></span> =which makes this a very exciting partnership for all parties.

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UNF does have an initiative for </span>[https://www.unf.edu/research/Intellectual_Property_and_Technology_Transfer.aspx <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variantFacilitating University-east-asianIndustry Collaboration: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (IPATT)</span>]&nbsp;<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">that is administered through the </span>[https://www.unf.edu/research/Research_Development.aspx <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Office for Research & Sponsored Programs</span>]&nbsp;<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(ORSP) and overseen by Associate Vice President for Research, Dr. John Kantner. Through marketing and licensing activities, ORSP brings technology forward to public use and for the benefit of the inventor, the University, and the community. Income is generated for both the inventor and the University through licensing agreements, and ORSP encourages agreements with local and regional companies. ORSP, IPATT, and the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation will all work in conjunction with one another to advance idea development and technology transfers.&nbsp;</span>

= <span style="font-sizeIn recent years, UNF has continued to expand and further develop relationships with external organizations and corporations. For example, the [https:large//www.unf.edu/coggin/CEI/ Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation]&nbsp;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0has partnered with the Life Sciences Incubator at Mayo Clinic, Beaver Street Enterprise, PS27 Ventures, Source Fuse, The Jim Moran Institute, and the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Entrepreneurial Growth. In addition, four of the 15 ideas selected by the incubator this year relate to the healthcare and technology industries. This is incredibly important because Baptist Health, 0Florida Blue, 0)and the Mayo Clinic are three of the largest employers in Jacksonville.&nbsp; font-weight<div>[[File: 700; font-variant-numeric4th pic.jpg|thumb|right|200x200px|link=Special: normal; font-variant-east-asianFilePath/4th_pic.jpg]]</div>[[File: normal; vertical-align5th pic.jpg|thumb|right|200x200px|5th pic.jpg|link=Special: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"FilePath/5th_pic.jpg]]<div><div><br />Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration:</spandiv><span style="backgrounddiv>Another major aspect of developing private-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0public relationships is UNF’s continued dedication to earning the Carnegie Foundation “Community Engagement” designation. The University has established numerous public outreach and community partnerships that include the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, HandsOn Jacksonville, Public Opinion Research Lab, Small Business Development Center, Center for Community Initiatives, Volunteers in Medicine, and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Center for Ethics, Public Policy, and the Professions. These community partnerships allow faculty members, 0and dedicated student assistants, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">to utilize their disciplinary expertise to produce “applied scholarship” that directly addresses an array of regional concerns.&nbsp;<br /span></span> =

<span style/div>The Andrew A. Robinson School of Communication's initiative called [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font8mojzfU_Rs Campaigns] is a great example of the university's dedication to facilitating industry collaboration. Senior students on the Public Relations major track design and carry out a full scale PR campaign for a local Jacksonville non-familyprofit. This allows UNF students to gain experience working with a client and gain hard skills for their resumes but also gives back to the community. <div>===Engaging With Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts: Arial&nbsp; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"===<br />UNF The University of North Florida has now created an entire cycle annual economic impact of support for aspiring innovators by offering courses nearly $1 billion on entrepreneurship, to the new Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation for start-ups, to the SBDC for growing small businessesregional economy. TogetherDespite this general impact, these resources will allow the university and local community is committed to continue contributing to growthe growth of the regional economy through specialized initiatives, institutes/centers, and programs. One of the University’s largest center is [https://www.unf.edu/ccblsbdc/The_Northeast_Florida_Coastal_Research___Education_Corridor.aspx The Northeast Florida Coastal Research and Education CorridorSmall Business Development Center at the University of North Florida&nbsp;(SBDC)] is a regional connection that allows students. With funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the University of North Florida, the City of Jacksonville, the Clay County Chamber of Commerce, Marion County, Nassau County, St. Johns County, facultyPutnam County, Suwannee County and visitors alike other public and private sector sources, the opportunity Florida SBDC at UNF is able to provide its management assistance services at little or no charge to the client. SBDC programs deliver up-to learn about their coastal ecosystems through seminars-date management advice, conducting researchtraining and information to help business owners make sound decisions and to assist potential owners in getting started on the right foot. For every federal dollar invested in the SBDC program, field studies, etcnearly $10 is returned in the form of tax revenue. &nbsp;<div><br /></div></spandiv>[[File:6th pic.jpg|link=Special:FilePath/6th_pic.jpg]]

<big>With a sponsorship from Enterprise RentUNF has now created an entire cycle of support for aspiring innovators by offering courses on entrepreneurship, to the new Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation for start-A-Carups, to the SBDC for growing small businesses. Together, these resources will allow the university has constructed the </span>and local community to continue to grow. [https://www.unf.edu/cogginccbl/Career_Management_Center/students/ExecutiveMentorsThe_Northeast_Florida_Coastal_Research___Education_Corridor.aspx <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coggin Executive Mentor Program</span>The Northeast Florida Coastal Research and Education Corridor]&nbsp;<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0is a regional connection that allows students, 0faculty, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. This program is designed to enhance the classroom experience by linking students with leading executives for one-on-one mentoring. Mentors share career advice and valuable insight into visitors alike the transition from college opportunity to work. Students build career networks and develop skills to become better professionals and leaderslearn about their coastal ecosystems through seminars, conducting research, field studies, etc.</big>

<span style="backgroundWith a sponsorship from Enterprise Rent-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: preA-wrap;">A similar, but different programCar, </span>the university has constructed the [https://www.unf.edu/casscoggin/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Community Alliance for Student Success<Career_Management_Center/students/span>ExecutiveMentors.aspx Coggin Executive Mentor Program]&nbsp;<span style="background. This program is designed to enhance the classroom experience by linking students with leading executives for one-color: transparent; fonton-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, or CASS, is a program one mentoring. Mentors share career advice and community that was created valuable insight into the transition from college to serve traditionally underrepresented studentswork. Students are paired with experienced minority members, including industry leaders build career networks and local business owners develop skills to learn about job opportunities become better professionals and network in Jacksonvilleleaders. </div>

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0A similar but different program, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">A regional source that UNF interacts with in order to provide a financial opportunity to students is [https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsgunf.orgedu/ Bright Futurescass/ Community Alliance for Student Success (CASS)], which is a merit- and service-based scholarship awarded to students by the state of Florida for their academic achievement program and community involvement during their high school years. UNF also recognizes that financial assistance is one of the biggest barriers was created to serve traditionally underrepresented students completing a four-year degree . Students are paired with experienced minority members, including industry leaders and offers [https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cilj/vol27/iss2/1/ Competitive local business owners to learn about job opportunities and Decentralized Scholarships] promoted through their Student Governmentnetwork in Jacksonville.</span>

A regional source that UNF interacts with in order to provide a financial opportunity to students is [https://universityinnovationwww.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/wikiBright Futures], which is a merit- and service-based scholarship awarded to students by the state of Florida for their academic achievement and community involvement during their high school years. UNF also recognizes that financial assistance is one of the biggest barriers to students completing a four-year degree and offers [https://www.unf.edu/sg/Fellow:Maxwell_Twardowskischolarships.html Competitive and Decentralized Scholarships] promoted through their Student Government.