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<div>'''Overview'''</div>The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities&nbsp;Office for Access and Success (OAS) announced the&nbsp;Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)&nbsp;Innovation and Entrepreneurship Collaborative (IEC).&nbsp;The HBCU Innovation and Entrepreneurship&nbsp;Collaborative will be a cohort of 15 HBCUs (both&nbsp;private and public) that are committed to&nbsp;participating in a multi-year collaboration that will&nbsp;foster innovation, commercialization and&nbsp;entrepreneurship on their respective campuses. This&nbsp;collaborative will build upon&nbsp;the momentum that was&nbsp;established by the UNCF lead 2013 HBCU Innovation&nbsp;Summit that was held at Stanford University.Virginia State University (VSU) is one of the selected universities that&nbsp;will have the opportunity to&nbsp;participate in a collaborative community seeking to&nbsp;increase innovation and entrepreneurship across&nbsp;disciplines (i.e., Agriculture, Business, Science,&nbsp;Mathematics, Engineering and Technology, etc.) in&nbsp;order to build an innovation ecosystem among&nbsp;institutions, administrators, faculty and students, the&nbsp;federal government and private industry. This cohort&nbsp;of HBCUs will be able to access current and future&nbsp;funding opportunities that will be available only to&nbsp;those universities that commit to participate in this&nbsp;unique collaborative.&nbsp;<div>'''Strategy# 1: Changing the Potential Value on Virginia State University's Campus''''''</div><div>'''Tactic #1: 3DS Springboard'''</div>''''''Description:&nbsp;'''3 Day Startup’s mission is to kick-start new student-run companies and build entrepreneurial capabilities in students and their university communities. We rent work space for 3 full days, recruit 45 student participants from a wide range of backgrounds, cater food and drinks, and bring in top-notch entrepreneurs and investors. The participants pick the best ideas for startups during the Day 1 brainstorming session and deliver prototypes and investor pitches on the final night'''<u>.&nbsp;3DS Springboard is an interactive workshop focused on the beginning steps of launching a company or a project through on-campus innovation.</u>''' During four 90-minute sessions over &nbsp;one week, you will learn-by-doing with the 3DS team, Epicenter University Innovation Fellows leaders on your campus, and other students in your community who are passionate about starting something! &nbsp; '''What can I start with 3DS Springboard?''' A company, a project; a movement–3DS Springboard teaches entrepreneurship skills such as ideation, customer discovery, and pitching in the context of making real-world progress on anything you want to start. <br/>'''Who is eligible to participate?&nbsp;'''<br/><br/>20-40 current students at each of the participating schools.<br/><br/>'''What is the cost to participate?'''<br/><br/>This workshop is free but you must complete all modules to get your pitch in front of the global audience of influencers, investors, and innovators.'''<div>'''&#x5B;&#x5B;http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Virginia_State_University_Student_Priorities&action=edit§ion=4 edit&#x5D;&#x5D;Tactic #2&nbsp;:&nbsp;Student-led Innovation and Entrepreneurship Club'''</div>''''''This will: &nbsp;'''&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This will get students motivated to translate classroom principle and theories into global solutions. ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This will also provide an extracurricular platform for an Innovative and Entrepreneurial environment.<div>&#x5B;&#x5B;http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Virginia_State_University_Student_Priorities&action=edit§ion=5 edit&#x5D;&#x5D;Tactic #3: Create/Establish an Entrepreneurship and Innovation Space on Campus</div>'''This will:''' ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Engender and foster idea-generation and creativity among students; across disciplines. ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Enhance sustainability of the I&nbsp;& E culture on campus. ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Promote venture creation/commercialization.<div>'''Strategy&nbsp;#2: Executing &nbsp;Effectiveness in the Reframing Value at VSU'''&nbsp;'''</div>'''

&nbsp; '''What can I start with 3DS Springboard?''' A company, a project; a movement–3DS Springboard teaches entrepreneurship skills such as ideation, customer discovery, and pitching in the context of making real-world progress on anything you want to start. <br/>'''Who is eligible to participate?&nbsp;'''<br/><br/>20-40 current students at each of the participating schools.<br/><br/>'''What is the cost to participate?'''<br/><br/>This workshop is free but you must complete all modules to get your pitch in front of the global audience of influencers, investors, and innovators.<div>[[http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Virginia_State_University_Student_Priorities&action=edit&section=4 edit]]Tactic #2&nbsp;:&nbsp;Student-led Innovation and Entrepreneurship Club</div>'''This will: &nbsp#x5B;'''&nbsp#x5B;&nbsp; &nbsp; ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This will get students motivated to translate classroom principle and theories into global solutions. ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This will also provide an extracurricular platform for an Innovative and Entrepreneurial environment.<div>[[http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Virginia_State_University_Student_Priorities&action=edit§ion=7 edit&section=5 edit]]Tactic #3: Create/Establish an Entrepreneurship and Innovation Space on Campus</div>'''This will:''' ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbspx5D;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Engender and foster idea-generation and creativity among students; across disciplines. ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Enhance sustainability of the I&nbsp;& E culture on campus. ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Promote venture creation/commercialization.<div>'''['''[http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Virginia_State_University_Student_Priorities&action=edit&section=6 </b>edit<b>]''']''''''Strategy&nbsp;#2: Executing &nbspx5D;Effectiveness in the Reframing Value at VSU'''</div><div>[[http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Virginia_State_University_Student_Priorities&action=edit&section=7 edit]]Tactic #1: Infuse Entrepreneurship and Innovation into Introductory and Core Curricula'''</div>''''''Description: '''Faculty will work on the NCIIA grant that is due in May to develop a course/program/curricula to infuse Innovation & Entrepreneneurship into VSU's culture. '''This will:''' ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Inculcate the Innovation and Entrepreneurship culture and thinking in students. ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ecourage the Innovation and Entrepreneurship culture and thinking in falculty. ​'''<div>[['''&#x5B;&#x5B;http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Virginia_State_University_Student_Priorities&action=edit&sectionedit§ion=8 edit]]&#x5D;&#x5D;Identification of&nbsp;College Course(s): Contemporary Global Studies'''</div>''''''<u>Reginald F. Lewis College of Business</u>''' 1.&nbsp;MGMT 444 – Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management &nbsp; 2. FINC 446 - Entrepreneurial Finance '''<u>College of Agriculture</u>''' 1. AGEC 140 - Introduction to Agribusiness Entrepreneurship 2. AGEC 340 - Agribusiness Entrepreneurship '''<u>College of Engineering, Technology, and Science</u>''' 1.&nbsp;INLT 443 - Engineering and Technology Entrepreneurship'''<div>[['''&#x5B;&#x5B;http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Virginia_State_University_Student_Priorities&action=edit&sectionedit§ion=9 edit]]&#x5D;&#x5D;Tactic #2&nbsp;: Capacity-Building of VSU's Research Foundation'''</div>''''''Description:&nbsp;'''This will promote and attract industry-identified projects/problems/issues for students to work on (with faculty guidance). VSU will plan to become a member of NCIIA (VentureWell) to enhance partnerships both in the industry and with such government and regulatory agencies as: Veterans Affairs, USPTO, Small Business Admin, other HBCU partners etc'''.''' '''<u>Encouragement of the following:</u>''' ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Developing and encouraging academia-industry partnership in a mutually beneficial way. ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whetting the creativity and problem-solving appetite of students and faculty. ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Showcasing and promoting intellectual capital within VSU. ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Promoting venture creation/commercialization. ​'''<div>[['''&#x5B;&#x5B;http://universityinnovation.org/index.php?title=Virginia_State_University_Student_Priorities&action=edit&sectionedit§ion=10 edit]]&#x5D;&#x5D;Tactic #3:&nbsp;Establish Innovation and Entrepreneurship Challenge Competitions'''</div>''''''This will:''' ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Encourage multi-disciplinary collaboration and robust problem solving skills across campus ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Build, sustain and promote Innovation and Entrepreneurship. ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Enhance VSU visibility.'''<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>