<parsererror = <span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="displayfont-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: blockbaseline; white-space: pre-wrap; border">Introduction</span></span><big><span style="font-family: 2px solid #c77Arial; paddingcolor: rgb(0, 0 1em , 0 1em); background-color: transparent; marginfont-weight: 1embold; backgroundvertical-coloralign: #fddbaseline; colorwhite-space: blackpre-wrap;">>:</span></big> =
=== <br/> === === Below is a rendering of the page up to the first error. === </parsererror> = <span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Introduction</span></span><big><span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">:</span></span></big> = <span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With over 60 centers and institutes (</span>[http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/researchers/centers-institutes.php <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/researchers/60 centers-and institutes.php] </span>]<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) research is strong through all departments at Texas Tech University. However, many efforts are still being made to translate this research into industry. With the construction of a Research Park (</span>[http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/research-park/about/index.php <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/research-park/about/index.phpResearch Park] </span>]<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) that will house new startups, entrepreneurship is on the rise. </span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Texas Tech University has a number of student organization that promote and engage students in innovation and entrepreneurship:</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Texas Tech Innovation Mentorship and Entrepreneurship (TTIME) (</span>[http://doubletimettu.org <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgbTexas Tech Innovation Mentorship and Entrepreneurship (17, 85, 204TTIME); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://doubletimettu.org] </span>]<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) is a student organization for both undergraduate and graduate students of any discipline. This program promotes entrepreneurship while connecting students with innovative faculty mentors. TTIME currently host a 3 Day Startup event every semester to promote and facilitate entrepreneurship.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Media Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group is a student organization from the College of Media and Communications that promotes startup media companies and entrepreneurial projects.</span></span>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Texas Tech also has a chapter of the Collegiate Entrepreneur Organization, which through the College of Business promotes entrepreneurship. </span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At the undergraduate level, student innovation is fostered through the many research [http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/researchers/undergraduate-research.php opportunities ] (</span>[http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/researchers/undergraduate-research.php <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/researchers/undergraduate-research.php</span>]<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). While funding is available for students to travel to conferences to present their research, little assistance is available for student to turn their research into a startup. </span></span>