Priorities:University of New Hampshire Student Priorities

Integration and growth of I&E related student organizations

[ Fall 2016 ] 

• We are going to work at merging together three current student organizations together into a single larger organization. 
• The organizations involved within this merge are TechX, Entrepreneurship Club, and MarkerSpace.
• This new organization will hold numerous events per week including different specialty events to cater to all interests.

[ Spring 2017 ]

• This is still in progress, the team hopes to finish up the merger before the end of Spring 2017 and start operating as UNH ICE ( Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship ) for Fall 2017.

Create digital platform for idea connection board

[ Fall 2016 ]

• Through our partners at the UNH ECenter, as a cohort, we will build and manage a new online idea connection network page.
• Over time we will recruit new students to manage the page.
• This new format will include a physical kiosk within the ECenter as well as an online mobile platform.
• This will enable easier access to much larger community of users.

[ Spring 2017 ]

• This is at low priority and the “connection network page” idea still remains as a written out form on a bulletin board at the E-Center.

Expand FIRE program across all colleges and then across all four years

[ Fall 2016 ]

• Advocate for incorporating design thinking and lean startup principles
• Present faculty organizers student interest in this becoming a reality to hopefully speed the process

[ Spring 2017 ]

• This was proposed in the stakeholder meeting and a very lengthy project because it is involves formulating a curriculum and people from various departments.

Establish research/industrial park for spinout phase support

[ Fall 2016 ]

• Wet lab creation through the UNH ECenter.

[ Spring 2017 ]

• This remains as a long term idea, and is in the hands of the directors of the E-Center and UNHInnovation.

Spreading the word about I&E at University of New Hampshire (UNH)

[Spring 2017]

Objective:

Educate the student body about I&E and to foster an innovative culture at the same time.

Tactic ( Listed as steps):

1. Recruit volunteers at Paul College who are passionate about I&E
2. Work along with the current pool of volunteers and try get more volunteers from different departments
3. Spread the word via, social media, posters, flyers, word of mouth, dinning hall advertisements, etc about programs like the i2Passport at the E-Center
4. Create appreciation awards for volunteers in conjunction with Paul College, UNH Innovation and the E-Center
5. Host team building activities
6. Use this same group of volunteers to help out at related events

Hosting the First Hackathon at University of New Hampshire (UNH)

[ Spring 2017 ]

Objective:

UNH’s First hackathon is an event to gather a large group of people from within the campus, neighbouring institutions and also the public. This event is an introduction to newcomers and also a creative/challenging outlet for techies.

Tactic ( Listed as steps):

• Always keep the Mentors in the loop about the level of progress.

1. Rent a domain and formulate a Hackathon name
2. Come up with a logo
3. Set a date for event
4. Reserve a venue
5. Set up a group of people responsible for marketing
6. Contact Major League Hacking
7. Set up group managing participants and the website
8. Aim for more than ~100 people
9. Pick out workshops to conduct during event
10. Contact Housing to provide boarding for participants if necessary
11. Create a sponsorship package
12. Email potential sponsors
13. Email various departments about sponsoring event
14. Work on catering for the event
15. Work on providing transport to event
16. Raise at least $5000 in funds
17. Launch !!!

Increasing collaboration and the exchange of ideas between higher education institutions in New Hampshire

[ Spring 2017 ]

Objective:

Foster the creativity and diversity of ideas in the university by opening our doors to students from other schools.

What to do:

• Get in touch with student leaders from other schools/universities.
• Invite them to attend workshops hosted at UNH.
• Step 2 is interchangeable with us attending their events.
• Host an event in which students from other institutions can give a talk about relevant experiences, projects or research.
• Create friendly competitions.
• Use social media to solidify bond between other schools.

Spring 2017 Fellows

Cheryl Fong

Kevin-Marc Dioneda 

Fall 2016 Fellows

Sam Warach

Shawn Venti

Christin Badylak-Reals

Matt Griswold

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