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The writer is acquainted with two Some faculty members who are directly involved in startups at the NDSU Research & Technology park. These projects are not university driven- they're done on the faculty's own time.
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Aside from tenure and contractual requirements, innovation and entrepreneurship is not, to the writer's knowledge, widely promoted to faculty. The writer wishes to note that there is a growing movement on campus within faculty and leadership that hopes to change the current mindset- a movement that will no doubt find immense value in the findings of the UI fellow program and the landscape canvas. This movement gained immense strength with a series of demonstrations of support, vocal and in action, by the University Present and Provost. NDSU's innovation atmosphere, I-Challenge, and select outstanding research teams have recently been mentioned consistently in the president's 'State of the University' addresses.
Faculty are encouraged to document and file all intellectual property they generate, some of which is forwarded to the TTO and processed.
