School:Indiana University Purdue University - Indianapolis

Overview

IUPUI is just starting to break the surface of innovation and entreprenureship. Even though we have a few classes and competitions we really didn't have a basis of innovation on our campus.

IUPUI Student Efforts

Student have been trying for a few years to have more of a push for I&E on campus. It proved difficlult as clubs and student organizations formed, either died out or had very low to no attendence. Recently, a devoted group of individuals has come together to create a new innovation based student organization known as The Brain Trust.

In an effort to get the ball rolling from the student end towards improving IUPUI's innovative mindset. The Brain Trust's first effort t was to apply to the University Innovation Fellows program to gain the knowlledge and know how to most effectively change the campus landscape.

The main goal of the Brain Trust at IUPUI is to provide an environment for students to bring ideas into action. Although this student organization has only been around for one semester, these 12 students have already begun the process of bringing a designated innovation space to IUPUI and are now in the planning stages with faculty to develop a lasting entrepreneurial structure on campus. Beyond that, they hope to continue to bring students from very fragmented backgrounds and disciplines together to focus on singular projects to improve and contribute to IUPUI.

Courses on Entrepreneurship

Graduate Level Courses

BUS-F 517 Venture Capital & Entrepreneurial Finance

BUS-W 511 Venture Strategy

BUS-J 522 Strategic Management of Technology & Innovation

Undergraduate Level Courses

BUS-W 212 - Explore Entrepreneurship

ME 26200 - Engineering Design, Ethics, and Entrepreneurship

BUS-W 311 - New Venture Creation

Local Economic Development

With its urban location, IUPUI not only has strong interior innovation opportunity, but exteriorly, too.  Leaders of Indianapolis have a vision of Indianapolis becoming the "Silicon Valley of the Midwest."  Connecting IUPUI to this ecosystem will provide students with resources and mentors to jumpstart their projects.

16 Tech Indy

16 Tech is a planned Innovation Community and one of the largest talent attraction, retention and development opportunities in Indianapolis’ history.

The Innovation Community is purpose-built to attract the best talent to collaborate, innovate and commercialize new ideas across a spectrum of advanced industries, including life sciences, technology and advanced manufacturing. The community is built to respond to the way innovation occurs today ─ in open environments where collaboration occurs naturally, while breaking down barriers that sometimes exist in the cross-pollination of ideas across industries.

Innovation communities like 16 Tech draw companies and talent from around the world; they also provide job training and development opportunities for residents of the surrounding neighborhoods. It’s this mix of talent and industry diversity that makes for a truly inclusive and vibrant community for innovation and business and community development.

Like any community, 16 Tech will be a place where people not only work, but live, play and learn. Its millions of square feet of custom, open, modern innovation space is coupled with retail and housing development, generous green space and walking/biking trails for a rich, urban living experience.

-taken from 16techindy.com

IUPUI University Innovation Fellowship Leadership Circle

Sierra Kennelly

http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sierra_Kennelly

Amadin Agho

http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Amadin_Agho

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Written By: IUPUI's University Innovation Fellows