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== <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Overview</span><br/> ==

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[[File:Binghamton-university-sign.jpg|frame|Binghamton-university-sign.jpg]] <span style="font-size:medium;">Binghamton University, primarily known for being a research-based institution, is a public university located in Vestal, New York. It is home to 13,632&nbsp; undergraduate and 3,660 graduate students coming from a total of 44 states and 114 different countries. The university consists of 7 different schools including - but not limited to - Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, the Decker School of Nursing, the School of Management, etc. strongly pushing entrepreneurship. After years of development and planning, the infrastructure is in place to allow startups to thrive.&nbsp; Student engagement with these resources is low, relatively speaking. Pushing more students towards the university’s infrastructure is a cornerstone to not only the office of innovation’s mission but also the office of the president. Being one of the most cost effective educations in the northeast is pushing more qualified students into the school but somehow they are not filtering into the entrepreneurship track as well as they could be.</span></span>

== <span stylefont face="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''<span style="font-size:large;"><span class="s13">Promoting Student There are myriad efforts to grow innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. As a result of the world-wide shift towards experiential and hands-on learning, Binghamton has also increased their efforts in this regard. In the classroom, dedicated courses such as ENT 280A: Innovation Scholars, ENT 460: Entrepreneurship, ENT 480B: Business Plan Development, as well as UNIV 280F: Introduction to Entrepreneurship, UNIV 280D: Global Entrepreneurship, and UNIV 280G: Social Entrepreneurshipgive students both the theory and practice needed to bring new ideas to life. Outside the classroom, spaces like the Makers Lab, Computer-Aided Engineering Laboratory, and Innovation Lab provide students with the tools and environments to experiment, prototype, and collaborate.</span></spanfont>'''</span> ==

<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">There are myriad efforts Student-led organizations such as '''Entrepreneur Connect''' further foster peer-to grow innovation -peer learning, networking, and entrepreneurship on campusmentorship. As a result of Meanwhile, competitive and experiential programs, including the EC Pitch It Competition, the '''New York Business Plan Competition''', the Inclusive Innovation Internship (I³), and The HATCH Internship Program, challenge students to apply their knowledge in real-world-wide shift towards experiential contexts, preparing them to lead and handsinnovate beyond campus.</font> <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-on learning, serif" size="3">Binghamton has also increased continued their efforts in this regardpartnerships with the [https://thekoffman.com/ '''The Koffman Incubator'''] to invigorate students and provide resources and assistance for various ventures.</font>

<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">While not all courses focus Despite the presence of increasing resources on entrepreneurship specificallycampus, there are many courses that emphasize hands-on learning, through various labs, management, and engineering courses. The growing presence students do not take part in leadership courses pushes students to seek resources and understand them; this is probably the importance result of proactivity poor advertising and how collaboration is key in&nbsp;'''creation and advancementlack of easy ways to find such resources.'''</font>

==<font facespan style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" size>'''<span style="3font-size:large;">On campus, there are programs like&nbsp;Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship</span>''Bones, Bugs, and Forensic Science; Doing Business in Emerging Markets; and Solid Mechanics''. These courses, in their respective fields, seek to bring students to the field and expose them to the union of academia and the real world.</fontspan>==

<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">In the area of innovation and entrepreneurship, more specific and focused efforts have been made. Binghamton has recently introduced the '''[https://www.binghamton.edu/research/innovation/econdev/startupsuite.html Start-Up Suite]''', '''[https://www.binghamton.edu/research/innovation/entrepreneurship/binnovativeincubator.html B-Innovative]''', and partnerships with the '''[https://southerntierincubator.com/ Southern Tier Incubator]'''. These programs seek to invigorate students and provide resources and assistance for various ventures.</font> <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">Despite the introduction and presence of resources on campus, many students do not take part in them; this is probably the result of poor advertising and lack of easy ways to find such resources. Our websites and campus resources do not highlight the programs and opportunities that campus and the surrounding area has to offer.&nbsp;</font> == <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''<span style="font-size:large;">Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship</span>'''</span> == <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span class="s1">The faculty at Binghamton will often engage with their students in conversation about innovation and entrepreneurship, however, they typically will not initiate the conversation. Rather, they will follow students and engage when students want to further their own ideas or learn more on the subject. Moreover, despite Binghamton's status as a research university, much of the research is allocated in the social and technological sciences as showcased during the annual [https://www.binghamton.edu/research/division-offices/research-advancement/research-days/ '''Research Days'''].</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span class="s1"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">From a student perspective, the presence of innovation and entrepreneurship is low on campus. Through conversations with students and a lack of course offerings, many students do not feel proactive or thoroughly interested in starting their own ventures or start-ups. It They also worry about not having the support or guidance to succeed in their startup ventures. This is something that fellows hope to change.</span> <span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Despite Binghamton's status as a research university, much of the research is allocated in the social and technological sciences. There is not much promotion of research in the area of innovation. Although the investment in this area is small, it is growing. You can find more about faculty research '''[https://www.binghamton.edu/research/innovation/entrepreneurship/researchconnection.html here]'''. However, this is predicted to change in the near future, as a result of new New York state grants and the opening of various incubators in the area. You can learn more about them in subsequent sections.&nbsp;</span> == <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''<span style="font-size: large;">Actively Supporting the University Tech Transfer Function</span>'''</span> ==

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span class="s1">The presence of incubators, venture accelerators, and bootcamps have become more popular, as a result of recent economic efforts in our part of New York state. Within the university, there have been efforts to make this change, with hope of inspiring chage change that exceeds the campus. Such effortsinvolve programs like [https://neny.org/ '''New Energy New York'''], [https://www.binghamton.edu/centers/small-business-development/ '''Small Business Development Center'''], such as the [https://www.binghamton.edu/residentialresearch/division-lifeoffices/communitiesinnovation/dickinsonprograms/elcexceed.html '''EXCEED Internship Program'''], [https://thekoffman.com/app-and-website-accelerator-2/ '''Digital Platform Accelerator'''], and [https://neny.org/programs/chargeup/ '''ChargeUp Accelerator'''] spearheaded by the [https://www.binghamton.edu/research/division-offices/innovation/ '''Entrepreneurship Learning Communityand Innovation Partnerships Department''']which provide external mentorship</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial, hope to educate helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span class="s1">and make students aware of technology </span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span class="s1">seed</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span class="s1">funding opportunities</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span class="s1">for</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span class="s1">economic and innovation through a residential communitytechnological</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span class="s1">change.&nbsp;</span></span></span>

==<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:mediumlarge;"><span class="s1">Further, there have been other efforts that help with the legal logistics and venture capital adventures for both students and the greater Binghamton area. Because most of university funding is not allocated in this area, there are external partnerships and funding opportunities which seek to impliment and drive economic and technologically advanced change. Key funding resources include the '''[https://www.binghamton.edu/research/innovation/entrepreneurship/fundingopportunities.html Global NY Fund]''', [http://theagencyFacilitating University-ny.com/ '''the Agency'''], and '''[https://cdn.esd.ny.gov/NewsRoom/Data/2015/08032015_NYVentures_PR.pdf New York Ventures]'''. Students are able to access these fantastic and growing resources through the Industry Collaboration'''[https://www.binghamton.edu/research/innovation/entrepreneurship/index.html Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship]''', located downtown.</span></span></span>==

== <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:largemedium;"><span class="s1">In the most recent years, the university has made great strides to collaborate with the surrounding areas, particularly in various industries. Their greatest effort has been in the creation of their[https://www.binghamton.edu/research/ &nbsp;'''Facilitating University-Industry CollaborationInnovative Technology Center'''], an extremely advanced building, which serves as a home and incubator for technological, scientific, and entrepreneurial partnership.</span></span> </span> <span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The center is a smart-building, with self-sustaining technologies. Additionally, all students have access to the expansive building. The ITC provides a home to research for scientific disciplines and is the new home to the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships Office. In 2017, The Koffman Incubator was created in Downtown Binghamton, with offices, high-tech wet labs, dry labs, and co-working areas to further support collaboration.</span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span class="s1"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Since large industries like IBM left the Southern Tier area, economic production and income has been low. This new pursuit seeks to join together various forces and connect them, allowing for greater partnership. The university has done a fantastic job in the last couple of years in providing open spaces for industry-university dialogue and cooperation.</span> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Further, there have been captial partnerships with the university, including [https://esd.ny.gov/startup-ny-program '''Start-Up NY'''], the [https://regionalcouncils.ny.gov/cfa/project/230329 '''Binghamton Incubator'''], as well as the '''[https://www.binghamton.edu/research/innovation/entrepreneurship/17nysbpc.html New York Business Plan Competition]'''. All of these organizations seek to inspire local inhabitants to make real change in our area.</span>

==<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:mediumlarge;"><span class="s1">In the most recent years, the university has made great strides to collaborate with the surrounding areas, particularly in various industries. Their greatest effort has been in the creation of their[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vDRYTLiAI74JU9jZZIBIFK3u8wRnJlzpyH3Ou3-qoJk/edit?usp=sharing &nbsp;'''Innovative Technology CenterEngaging With Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts'''], an extremely advanced building, which serves as a home and incubator for technological, scientific, and entrepreneurial partnership.</span></span></span>==

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span class="s1"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helveticaMost students on campus are not heavily involved with the surrounding community, sans-serif;">The center is a smart-building, with self-sustaining technologiesas entreprenurship resources are underutilized. Additionally, all there exists a "bubble" around the university; most students have access to are unaware of the expansive building. The ITC provides a home to research for scientific disciplines food desert and is the new home to the Office detriments of Innovation and Entrepreneurshipgentrification. Further, the building provides Most citizens of Binghamton are driven out of their housing as a meeting place for the [https://southerntierincubator.com/ Koffman Incubator]result of spiking rental rates, an organization which seeks partnership across New York statebecause students can afford to pay more. This incubator seeks to increase innovation within the southern tier of New YorkDespite these negative circumstances, which has faced adversity in the past several yearsthere are gradual changes being made.&nbsp;</span>

<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Since large industries like IBM left Many students are unaware of the economic situation of the surrounding area; additionally, economic production they do not know how to engage with the surrounding community. Despite having several resources in which the community can be engaged, they are underutilized. Our [https://www.binghamton.edu/research/division-offices/innovation/]'''[https://www.binghamton.edu/research/innovation/ Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships]''' and income has been low[https://www.binghamton. This new pursuit seeks edu/cce/ '''Center for Civic Engagement''']'''&nbsp;'''seek to connect the university to join the surrounding area. Recently, the first year program, [https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/success/first-year-students/emerging-leaders/ '''Emerging Leaders Program'''] also brings students together various forces to form Knowledge Communities, such as Business and Entrepreneurship, to create service-learning projects and connect theminteract with the local community, allowing for greater partnershiptoo. The university has done a fantastic job Our economic programs have grown substantially in the last couple of past few years with the [https://thekoffman.com/ '''Koffman Incubator'''] creating over 68 startups, 818 in providing open spaces for industry-university dialogue jobs, and cooperation$663M in economic impact.</span>

==<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: mediumlarger;">Further, there have been captial partnerships with the university, including [https:Related Links<//esd.ny.gov/startup-ny-program '''Start-Up NY'''], the [https://regionalcouncils.ny.gov/cfa/project/230329 '''Binghamton Incubator'''], as well as the '''[https://www.binghamton.edu/research/innovation/entrepreneurship/17nysbpc.html New York Business Plan Competition]'''. All of these organizations seek to inspire local inhabitants to make real change in our area.span></span>==

=== <span style="font-familysize:arial,helvetica,sans-seriflarger;"><span style="font-sizefamily:largearial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="s1">'''Engaging With Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts'''Fellows (Spring 2018)</span></span></span><br/> ===

<span style="colorDavid Jacobson Profile:#808080;"><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Most students on campus are not heavily involved with the surrounding community, as entreprenurship resources are underutilized. Additionally, there exists a "bubble" around the university; most students are unaware of the food desert and detriments of gentrification. Most citizens of Binghamton are driven out of their housing as a result of spiking rental rates, because students can afford to pay more. Despite these negative circumstances, there are gradual changes being made.</span></span></span> <span style="color:#808080;"><span style="font-size:larger&nbsp;">Many students are unaware of the economic situation of the surrounding area; additionally, they do not know how to engage with the surrounding community. Despite having several resources in which the community can be engaged, they are underutilized. Our [httpshttp://wwwuniversityinnovation.binghamton.edu/research/innovation/ Office of Innovation and Entreprenurship] and [https://www.binghamton.edu/cce/ Center for Civic Engagement]'''&nbsp;'''<org/span><wiki/span><span style="colorUser:#808080;"><span style="font-sizeDavidEJacobson http:larger;">seek to connect the university to the surrounding area.</span></span> <span style="color:#808080;"><span style="font-size:larger;">Our economic programs have grown substantially in the past few years; in June of 2017, the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator openeduniversityinnovation. This incubator was created with New York state funding in order to bolster the economic conditon of the state and several of the communities, many of which exist under the poverty line. The incubator seeks to collaborate with community organizations in order to promote commerce within the state. You can learn more about it [https:/org/www.google.comwiki/search?q=koffman+incubator&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS704US776&oq=koffman+incubator&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.2277j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 hereDavid_Jacobson].</span></span> == <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:larger;">Related Links</span></span> ==

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