Difference between revisions of "Priorities:University of California Merced Student Priorities"
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| − | <span id="docs-internal-guid-b379aa90-347e-4635-c865-89188af90fd5"><span style=" | + | <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b379aa90-347e-4635-c865-89188af90fd5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The University of California, Merced has an unprecedented opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation in California's Central Valley. As most of the campus has yet to be built, UC Merced has the physical space necessary to facilitate a variety of programs in the interest of progressing entrepreneurial spirit on campus, whether that be new research centers, maker spaces, or incubators. Whatever the future holds, the newest University of California campus already hosts forward-thinking programs to encourage its own environmental sustainability and the surrounding region's economic development. UC Merced's faculty and administration actively enact participate in various strategies in pursuit of these goals, including the Pathways to Innovation program. UC Merced’s Leadership Circle has determined the following strategies to be top priorities for growth of UC Merced's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the future.</span></span></span></span> |
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== ESL Curriculum/Innovate to Grow == | == ESL Curriculum/Innovate to Grow == | ||
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| + | The Foster Family Center for Engineering Service Learning program (ESL) currently hosts skills sessions that mostly support engineering students, e.g. CAD, Content Managment Systems, etc. What can be attained in the near future is the integration of entrepreneurial skills sessions that would allow participants within ESL to | ||
== Maker Space == | == Maker Space == | ||
Revision as of 03:18, 6 April 2014
Contents
Overview
The University of California, Merced has an unprecedented opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation in California's Central Valley. As most of the campus has yet to be built, UC Merced has the physical space necessary to facilitate a variety of programs in the interest of progressing entrepreneurial spirit on campus, whether that be new research centers, maker spaces, or incubators. Whatever the future holds, the newest University of California campus already hosts forward-thinking programs to encourage its own environmental sustainability and the surrounding region's economic development. UC Merced's faculty and administration actively enact participate in various strategies in pursuit of these goals, including the Pathways to Innovation program. UC Merced’s Leadership Circle has determined the following strategies to be top priorities for growth of UC Merced's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the future.
Strategies
ESL Curriculum/Innovate to Grow
The Foster Family Center for Engineering Service Learning program (ESL) currently hosts skills sessions that mostly support engineering students, e.g. CAD, Content Managment Systems, etc. What can be attained in the near future is the integration of entrepreneurial skills sessions that would allow participants within ESL to
