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Revision as of 01:55, 9 October 2015
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Overview
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is in need of a little push towards the communal adoption of I&E. While our resources are tangible, they are vastly underutlized. It is our responsibility and intention as University Innovation Fellows to address the problem head on and with conviction. After several years of ineffective marketing attempts at the student level, it is apparent that a more proactive approach toward resource utilization needs to made. This why we are beginning to look at how SIU and other universities must adapt from outputing students under the Industrial model to fostering growth in students for the Information Age.
Calling All Students
Saluki Entrepreneur Corps Meetings - Wednesdays 6-8pm at the Dunn Richmond Center (1740 Innovation Dr.)
Strategy #1 - Increase Awareness for Under-Utilized Innovation Resources Through Strategic Execution
Tactic #1 - Implement a University-Wide Marketing Campaign Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Description:
Executing an awareness campaign is the first step. Collaboration with cross-university departments we will engage their respecitve champions to create promotional materials and announcements containing names, locations, programs and contact information to wide spread the word of our collective movement. This movement will be directing traffic to the most innovative resource we have - the SIU Research Park where the majority of our resources are located included CEO Corps, the student business incubator, labratories, collaboration spaces, business counselors and more.
Team Leader:
TBD
Milestones:
TBD
Tactic #2 - Host Innovation and Entrepreneurship Collaboration Activities
Description:
Implement marketing events at this facility to demonstrate the power of possibilities when given the right tools. We need to inspire creative thinking in our students by surrounding them with a creative environment. Events will include Maker's Space projects, departmental think tanks, crowdfunding workshops, student organization meetings/events and much much more.
Team Leader:
TBD
Milestones:
TBD
Tactic #3 - Open Up Dialogue Between Colleges via Resource Network
Description:
All too often we witness the spark in a students eye when they first realize how conceivable their bright new idea really is when they consider working with other College departments. However, more times than not, without a direct connection to desired college it can be difficult and frustrating to assemble a team. Simply cold calling a department phone number or emailing a student club should not be the only option. We propose to create comprehensive database network of involved innovators across all major departments in the univeristy. Not a directory, a network. These voluntary contacts on this database will be predetermined ambassadors of their department or group who give their permission to be contacted by fellow student innovators in search of knowledge specific to their venture. Opening up dialogue between departments for reasons outside of the classroom is a great way to collaborate on ideas.
Team Leader:
TBD
Milestones:
TBD
Strategy #2 - Diversity Among Disciplines By Collaborative Classes
Tactic #1 - Discovering Passionate Leaders Among Disciplines
Description:
A common quality amoung Entreprenuers, Innovators, and Engineers are they all position themselves around passionate concepts that they are enthusiastic about. For students to understand this passion, they must see it first hand. While one approach is to ask teachers that seem passionate to teach the class. Another way around choosing a proffesor is to ask the students. They have seen the teachers that are the most innovative along with most enthusiastic about the topics they cover.
Team Leader:
TBD
Milestones:
TBD
Tactic #2 - Module Learning Classes for Hands on Innovation Learning
Description:
In the Fall of 2014 the Saluki CEO Corps produced and executed their first Business Start Up Module which had approximately 10 graduates who recieved certificates as Business Consultant Assistance. This success in a small size allows the same model be applied to other discplines for similar exercies to give participants a better understanding of the need to be fully aware of the disciplines that they could work with in the future for a possible start-up.
Team Leader:
TBD
Milestones:
Finished our learning class in the Fall of 2014
