Priorities:Loyola University Maryland Student Priorities

Overview

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Strategy #1: Increasing Cross-Discplinary Collaboration while Gaining Transferrable Skills

Student-led Consulting Firm

• To maximize undergraduate experience and increase cross-disciplinary collaboration, a group of student possessing technical skills and business acumen would provide business services to fellow students, faculty, and the greater Baltimore community.
• The organizational structure of the business is as follows: Directors of Strategy, Technology, and Operations Under these three departments, there would lie associate and senior consultants.
• For individuals who would like to join the team, but lack the technical or business acumen for whatever reason, the on-boarding process will require a “how-to” module. As an additional revenue source, and to inspire high school students, this module will be provided at a premium fee.
• Based on the early success of the business, there is hope of expansion outside of state [Maryland] lines. Furthermore, to ensure fluid transfer of powers, there will always be a director-in-training
• Tenative launch date: Fall 2017

Strategy #2 GENERATING INTEREST FROM THE STUDENT BODY AND FACULTY

Repair Cafe

• The space provides a low risk environment for students to gain basic knowledge of tools and innovation processes. The space will curate a basis for the I&E platform to take off on campus.
• While the final space will most likely take years to complete a smaller version can begin in a classroom on campus
• In two to three weeks funding for the final project should be discussed and the idea should be presented to the appropriate deans and stakeholders
• By March 15 a room for such a project should be selected

Pitch Competition

• The pitch competition will generate interest in the I&E platform across disciplines.  In addition to the people that actually participate the I&E community will gain publicity on campus by gathering many Baltimore professionals as mentors and judges
• The pitch competition will also allow teachers to get involved by promoting their own students and fellow faculty.
• By mid-February all judges should be contacted.
• By the beginning of March all participants should RSVP
• Funding should begin by the beginning of February
• The Sellinger School of Business will need to be contacted ASAP.

STRATEGY #3 CREATE A COLLABORATIVE SPACE TO GIVE STUDENTS THE ABILITY TO PROTOTYPE THEIR CREATIONS AND TO INSPIRE OTHERS

Design Space

A design space would allow students to gather and share, collaborate, and inspire, and be inspired by meeting with peers to tinker with prototyping objects such as building blocks, post it notes, 3-D printers, and more. In order to establish this space there are some items of importance to consider and their target dates:

• Discussing possibility and opportunity with university administration (February 2017)
• Conduct further market research (May 2017)
• Settling on a location and creating a legitimate floor plan (May 2017)
• Begin renovations (Spring 2018)
• Renovations complete (September 2018)
• Facility opens to the student population (October 2018)

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Spring 2017 Fellows:

Meghan Reynolds

Christopher Tiffin

Eric Muchisky