Priorities:Abu Dhabi University Student Priorities

Strategy Priority #1: Innovation Community

Description

The innovation community is about gathering together inspiring students on campus. These students along with the UIF fellows believe in developing and improving the innovation culture at Abu Dhabi University. We aim to spread innovative knowledge through these students to further share it with their circle of friends and so on to widen the community through word of mouth and welcome new members on board. The purpose of this community is that students can relate, ideate and design solutions to problems from different colleges.

Team leader on task: Haleema Mulla Bakhsh

Plan

1-Looking out for these inspiring students? Approach students asking them about an inspiring personnel in their surrounding on campus who they might look up to for advice, suggestions and so on. The inspiration doesn’t necessarily need to be related to good academic performance only.

2-Collaborate with Innovative faculty members on preparing modules, tips on innovation. Moreover, get approval for allowing Video conference from where the speaker is visiting at the Innovation Centre which is at a different campus for students who are not at the same campus to also be a part of the event.

Time frame: 01/2019

3-Calling on these inspiring students to join an innovation community. From the very start of the training program, we are asked to find students with inspiring stories and I used the lesson I learned from there that I need to compliment and appreciate people for their achievements. Now email them individually to congratulate them for being an inspiration to others. During the prototype in Session 4 the test responded positively and was ready the support the innovation community.

4-To secure an available room for workshop and apply request through the student affairs department and the Innovation Centre. Alternatively, students sometimes cannot commit to attending workshops, so the modules need to be concise to share them on WhatsApp and social media.

5- Equipment for workshop to have hands on experience, request for funding if necessary to purchase these materials.

6-Call on volunteers or University Innovation Fellows to support the innovation community when conducting the workshop in a gathering. Help is the receiving feedback and registering attendees.

Time frame: 02/2019

Key metrics

-          Number of members

-          Number of referrals through existing members

-          Number of students from each college

Strategic Priority #2: Encourage a growth mindset environment

Sparking interest: The short workshop series

We would like to change the attitude students have towards their daily activities and help them shape and extend the way they utilize their talents and skill-based qualities to realize opportunities in their environment. In order to accomplish this, we need to create an interest in I&E, and make students realize that Innovation is not bound to any major.
We will be sparking interest through a series of student-led, short pop-up Inspire and Connect teaser activities, which will be held throughout the university. These activities will be between 20- 40 minutes long and rotate between different times, days and locations, to maximize exposure. These activities are designed to provoke students’ interest while having fun. Inspire and Connect will be sparking interest, in support of larger, more in-depth events held by the Innovation Center.

Team leader on task: Betty Lucille Hillebrand

Tactic #1:

1.1 Gather all planned/ scheduled events, workshops and activities from all departments in one database.
1.2 Collaborate with all student clubs to design I&E games, challenges, and activities that will encourage attendance at larger Innovation Center events
1.3 Source needed materials and funds
1.4 Obtain faculty and administrative feedback and support

Timeframe: December 2018

Tactic #2:

2.1 Compile a workable schedule for Inspire and Connect activities, which will be inline with Innovation Center events
2.2  Obtain or assign students responsible to conduct workshops, inclusive of the male campus. (Innovation Ambassadors/creators)
2.3 Secure a location and obtain the necessary equipment and material

Timeframe: January 2019

Tactic #3:

3.1 Create and effective communication platform – Strategic priority #?
3.2 Create awareness by advertising the event schedule on all advertising media well in advance.

Timeframe: February 2019

Tactic #4: Conduct the first Inspire and Connect workshop!

Timeframe: February 2019

Tactic #5: Analyze feedback from workshops and adjust to Inspire and connect accordingly.

Timeframe: Done weekly

Links

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