**Host event. Determine outcomes and how to improve for next year.
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'''Leadership Circle Representative:''' [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alfonso_Alarcon#Texas_Tech_student_majoring_in_Industrial_Engineering Alfonso Alarcon]<o:p></o:p>
'''Problem Statement:''' Texas Tech University has great resources to support students in the business startup process. It has been really challenging to get engage college students involved in the university´s Texas Tech´s innovation ecosystem. We think that if we start to foster innovation and entrepreneurship among young high school students, we can ensure that they help them develop their an entrepreneurial mindset at a young age and continue engaged in university. High school More students want need to get hands on experiences and they consider experience that starting launching a company can be is a good viable career choicepath. There is also a need to develop the future talent that will lead initiatives at the university to support entrepreneurial students.
'''Solution Overview:''' The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce is already in the process of launching will launch the Young Entrepreneurs Academy in Lubbock, Texasin October. They want to involve Texas Tech students to get invovled that have experienced the startup process in the program as mentors to motivate the high school students to apply to college and possibly continue their entrepreneurial ventures at the university. They also want to The fellows will integrate the program with TTIME (Texas Tech Innovation Mentorship & Entrepreneurship), the entrepreneurial entrepreneurship student organization at Tech, to have start the mentorship program and to involve high school students that have been succesful in their own ventures mentor the high schoolersentrepreneurship events at Tech.
'''Background:''' The [http://www.yeausa.org / Young Entrepreneurs Academy] (YEA!), is a program that guides students through the process of launching a starting their own company. Throughout the school year, students attend one weekly session in the evening sessions where they learn how to write a business plan, conduct market research, validate their ideabusiness ideas, develop a business plan, pitch to a panel of community leaders, and some of them start companies. Tactic #1: Desig a new high-impact community service project for Texas Tech students<o:p></o:p> Description: Undergraduate and graduate students will have the opportunity to mentor the students participating in the program. <o:p></o:p> Milestones:<o:p></o:p> *May 2016: Get the Fall 2016 class schedule from the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce to identify relevant information about the legal business startup processlearning sessions.<o:p></o:p>*June 2016: Draft a description of the program. By <o:p></o:p>*July 2016: Determine the end number of student mentors needed per session.<o:p></o:p>*August 2016: Come up with a list of potential mentors that belong to the entrepreneurship student organizations on campus and invite them to apply to the program, they have the opportunity . Extend invitations to student entrepreneurs to pitch their idea get involved as mentors as well. <o:p></o:p>*September 2016: Conduct interviews to select a panel small number of investor mentors. <o:p></o:p> Tactic #2: Operating the program throughout the school year<o:p></o:p> Description: The program will run the whole school year; the academy starts in October and even launch their startupends in April. The sessions will be scheduled every Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Texas Tech Innovation Hub at the Research Park. <o:p></o:p> Milestones:<o:p></o:p> *October 2016: Define the schedule for each mentor and send calendar invites.<o:p></o:p>*October 2016 to April 2017: Participate in the program and recruit a team to support the program logistics. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> ==
=== Tactic #1: Designing a new high-impact community service project for Texas Tech students ===
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*Description: Undergraduate and graduate students will have the opportunity to mentor the students participating in the program.
*Milestones:
**May 2016: Get the Fall 2016 schedule from the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce to identify the dates, times and the location of the sessions.
**June 2016: Draft a description of the program and a list of responsabilities that the student involvement entails.
**July 2016: Define the amount of students needed for each session.
**August 2016: Come up with a list of potential student assistants that belong to the entrepreneurial student organizations on campus and invite them to apply to the program. Extend invitations to student entrepreneurs to get involved as mentors as well.
**September 2016: Conduct interviews to select a small number of student assistant (around 10).
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=== Tactic #2: Running the program throughout the school year ===
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*Description: The program will run the whole school year; it starts in October and ends in April. The sessions will be scheduled every Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Texas Tech Innovation Hub at the Research Park.
*Milestones:
**October 2016: Define the dates that each students will be involved in the program and send calendar invites to serve as reminders. Defining specific days when students will attend the sessions is more effective than just having them drop by "whenever they have time".
**October 2016 to April 2017: Participate actively in the program.
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== <span style="font-size:x-large;">'''Strategy #7: Further Cultivate the I&E Culture at Texas Tech by Hosting our First UIF Regional Meet-up'''</span> ==