Priorities:University of Florida Student Priorities

Creating Collaboration Between College of Engineering and the College of Business

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Priorities:

1. Collaboration- “Bridging the Gap”- between the College of Engineering’s Innovation Institute and Heavener School of Business’ Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
2. “UFund” Kick-starter Platform.
3. Starting Early: Implementation of Entrepreneurship and Innovation principles and experiential learning into fundamental courses for undergraduate engineers.
4. Spreading the Word: Increasing marketing efforts for existing programs and resources.

Implementation Plan

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Spring 2015

• Initial research
• Initial campus analysis (as first Fellows)
• Begin discussions with individual college leaders for CEI and COE collaboration
  • Dean of College of Engineering, Director of Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Director of COE Innovation Institute, faculty, stakeholders
• Begin creation of UFund model, record how-to steps for other schools to follow
• Get stakeholders on board with each project/ be open to feedback
• UFund website and necessary logistics all set up
• Solidify UIF as permanent program at UF, seek out next UIF’s
• Complete business model for increased cross-functional collaboration between COE and CEI; have at least 1 constant marketing approach to inform engineers of existing programs

Fall 2015

• Roll out UFund and try to get BEC organizations, design teams, and CEI start ups interested
• Later in semester, officially roll out program to alumni and industry
  • Work with UFAA for alumni, CRC maybe for industry during spring showcase
• Increase engineering participation in existing events by 25%; Co-sponsor existing events
  • ex: UF Innovation Summit (with COE Innovation Institute and CEI)
  • potential additional resource: ELI Student Leadership Advisory Board
• Create incentives, marketing programs or competitions to bring together engineering and business I & E organizations
• Begin discussion on curriculum modifications to include CEI and COE students in I & E classes
• Increase marketing efforts to motivate more COE students to pursue Entrepreneurship Minor (offered by CEI) and/or certificate (offered by COE Innovation Institute)

Spring 2016

• UFund established entity with COE and CEI (mostly I & E focused) projects first to be advertised/hopefully funded.
• UFund expansion to other projects and schools around the university
• Tangible event/program/experiential course that was planned since Fall between COE & CEI is held
• Re-analyze campus landscape for I & E (new landscape canvas)

Fall 2016

• UFund widely available resource for UF organizations, discuss with stakeholders any next steps possible
• CEI and COE relationship has been solidified, continue to work on merging curriculum, creating collaboration between students/organizations
• CEI and COE begin to include Levin College of Law and College of Health and Sciences in existing events.
• Expand I & E opportunities at UF to include other schools, become REGIONAL beacon for I & E efforts (summit?)

Spring 2017

• Expand I & E opportunities at UF to include other schools, become NATIONAL beacon for I & E efforts (summit?)

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