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==Strategy #1: Innovation Center== | ==Strategy #1: Innovation Center== | ||
| − | Our research into opportunities for I&E in Fisk University turned up a space allocated to innovation in the schools library. It is non-functional and | + | Our research into opportunities for I&E in Fisk University turned up a space allocated to innovation in the schools library. It is non-functional and non-furnished but presents to us a blank canvas we absolutely can't wait to get some paint on. This project includes turning that space to a fully functional innovation center. We hope with the innovation center we can achieve two results: |
| − | *Create | + | *Create an avenue for students to develop innovative and entrepreneurial mindsets. |
| − | *Create a space that would be available for students to develop certain | + | *Create a space that would be available for students to develop certain skillset that could be useful in the nearest future for income and/or recreational purposes. |
To achieve this, we hope to employ the following starting steps: | To achieve this, we hope to employ the following starting steps: | ||
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Strategy #1: Innovation Center
Our research into opportunities for I&E in Fisk University turned up a space allocated to innovation in the schools library. It is non-functional and non-furnished but presents to us a blank canvas we absolutely can't wait to get some paint on. This project includes turning that space to a fully functional innovation center. We hope with the innovation center we can achieve two results:
- Create an avenue for students to develop innovative and entrepreneurial mindsets.
- Create a space that would be available for students to develop certain skillset that could be useful in the nearest future for income and/or recreational purposes.
To achieve this, we hope to employ the following starting steps:
- Pitch the idea to the school faculty, and receive permission to fully develop the innovation space in a way that it can draw students in.
- Organize workshops for faculty and students to help build innovation and entrepreneurship.
- To do this, we hope to start small by incorporating already existing classes and instructors of those classes to present at these workshops when they are available.
- Fisk University collaborates with companies to help prepare students for general career readiness. We hope to also utilize this to get company representatives interested in developing entrepreneurial mindsets in college students to come participate in workshops.
- As students need to get Service Learning and Professional Development hours to maintain their scholarships, we could also provide Service Learning and Professional Development hours to students who attend to encourage student participation.
Strategy #2: Increase number of resource persons and alumni that come to Fisk to talk about I&E
During our interviews with students and faculty, we found that:
Fisk University's innovation and entrepreneurship atmosphere can be improved by inviting more companies or alumni to come and give talks on innovation as well as holding competitions that foster I&E, personal branding, design thinking, and improvement of students' marketability in the corporate world.
- Work towards organizing first TED talk at Fisk University
- Innovation week at Fisk University to include elevator pitch competitions, design thinking workshops, coding challenges, and so on
- Reach out to alumni that are in graduate school or working at companies to come to inspire Fisk students about innovation & entrepreneurship
Strategy #3: Increase number of workshops and leaders
After interviewing with students, we came to know that the students at Fisk university student's mental health can be improved by doing workshops and calling alumni to come and share their experience and how they coped when they were in college.
- Reach out to the alumni to come back to Fisk and help the students with their experience of mental health.
- Student leaders can make sure they are speaking for their fellow friends to point out the major issue students are having with mental health.
- Faculty can conduct various workshops to empower students regarding mental health.
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