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1.     [[File:file:///C:/Users/Chigozie/Documents/XULA UIF wiki.docx#Create|Create an Innovation Club]]

2.     [[File:file:///C:/Users/Chigozie/Documents/XULA UIF wiki.docx#FRSM|Freshman Seminar]]

3.     [[File:file:///C:/Users/Chigozie/Documents/XULA UIF wiki.docx#Colla|Collaborate with SGA and Other Clubs]]

6.     [[File:file:///C:/Users/Chigozie/Documents/XULA UIF wiki.docx#Invite|Invite Guest Speakers]]

<span style="font-size:large;">Innovation Club</span>

The executive board of the innovation club needs to create social media networks after a charter has been awarded to the organization. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn accounts are very popular ways to convey the message of the group. This will increase the amount of students and professionals aware of the organization create a means of attracting more members who may not be on campus as much, and display the ideas/prototypes that members have created. Social media is changing how the world receives information and that is something that should be taken advantage of. The innovation club has a goal of promoting creativity and entrepreneurial mindsets among college students. This positive vision deserves to be shared via these sites and create an environment where students, innovators, and entrepreneurs can share ideas.

<span style="font-size:large;">Create a Maker Space</span>

The information obtained from the OPEN 2014 conference revealed so many resources that could be brought back to Xavier’s campus. The employees from LinkedIn, Google, and Stanford University were excited to speak with the university innovation fellows and give feedback to improve innovation and entrepreneurship on their campuses. The New Orleans Bio Innovation Center is a local company that is committed to biomedical research and technology. Xavier University places a strong emphasis on health and science and getting people from this organization to speak to Xavier students would encourage creativity. There are local entrepreneurs that currently speak weekly hosted by the Entrepreneurship Institute in the Business Department. However, there are only a small percentage of students that attend. By opening the current gap to include local innovators as well as entrepreneurs, more students might be interested in the NCIIA’s goal and see that this movement is relevant to them as well.