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== Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function ==

The Office of Technology Transfer

*The Office of Technology Transfer aims to promote innovation, enhance research by connecting inventors and industry, and foster economic development through protecting and commercializing intellectual property in an efficient and effective manner to benefit the University, the Shenandoah Valley, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and society as a whole.

Center for Instructional Technology

*The mission of CIT is to lead, support and advocate for the meaningful integration of appropriate technologies into the academic experience. Its goalsare to; the faculty and the administration of emerging technologies and related issues, develop the instructional faculty's skills in the mechanics and pedagogically-sound methods of using technology in instruction, provide resources, people, equipment, money and space to help faculty create and integrate digital content into their course materials and scholarly work, engage in research and development to create new instructional technologies, and manage and support or coordinate the management and support of instructional technology delivery systems.

[https://beinvolved.jmu.edu/organization/JMUSOE Society of Entrepreneurs]

*The JMU Society of Entrepreneurs brings James Madison University entrepreneurially minded students together. In the organization, we educate each other and the JMU community on topics of interest, support each other with new ventures and reach out to entrepreneurs in the community to help them and learn from them. The society also hosts speakers and events to educate the JMU community about different topics based around entrepreneurship.

[https://www.jmu.edu/innovation/ James Madison Innovations]

*JMI is the non-profit organization that is affiliated with JMU Technology Innovation to commercialize technologies. Together, the JMI Startup Fund, a philanthropic effort to move prototypes forward and launch companies, and the Innovation Network of professionals provide dollars and managerial expertise to prove products and markets.

[http://www.jmu.edu/cob/centers/center-for-entrepreneurship/index.shtml Center for Entrepreneurship]

*The Center for Entrepreneurship is used to promote, foster, and perpetuate the American entrepreneurial tradition for undergraduates at JMU and to strengthen both Virginia's and national economies by encouraging entrepreneurship, innovation, and the creation of new enterprises.

Society of Women Engineers

*The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is an educational and service organization that empowers women to succeed and advance in the field of engineering, and to be recognized for their life-changing contributions as engineers and leaders. SWE establishes engineering as a highly desirable career for women through an exciting array of training and development programs, networking opportunities, scholarships, outreach and advocacy activities, and much more. Our mission is to stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity.

Madison Business Network

*The goal of the Madison Business Network is to encourage cross-disciplinary collaborations in entrepreneurship, innovation, business development, job creation and career mentoring across and beyond the campus of James Madison University.

== Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration ==