''<span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: larger; background-color: transparent;">Mentorship & Collaboration Sub Project:</span>''
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">A common theme we have heard is that students don’t know about the resources available to them- including the interests and experience of fellow students. In order to help connect students to each other and to faculty mentors for projects, an online database system has been proposed. This searchable database would allow entrepreneurial students and faculty to identify their needs for like-minded business partners, or with a background in certain skills. The idea is to encourage collaboration of students across various departments. All users would have the option and ability to provide as little or as much information about their skills as they’d like, and also be able to tag themselves as having experience with various methods and materials, such as 3D printing, electronics, or marketing strategystrategies.</span></span></span> <span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Another theme we heard is that students don't feel like they have support building social networks. To help with this, our idea was to create events that support new relationships in academics and personal life. The Student Ambassador Project would allow students to connect with students of the same major and learn about campus resources while networking.</span>
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