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I worked to update GVSU Wiki page to better reflect it's current ecosystem. Likely the 2023 Cohort will continue to update this page as we learn more information.

Grand Valley's Technology Commercialization Office is committed to creating opportunities to enable university-industry relationships and connecting student research with real-world applications. The TCO capitalizes on value created by scholarship at GVSU, and facilitates the exchange of ideas between students, faculty, and industry professionals. Business needs, project management and expertise can all be provided at the TCO.

==== GVSU Innovation and Research Division of IT ====

Grand Valley supports classroom level innovation through the Innovation and Research division of the IT department. This group focuses on technology that can better enable faculty as well as providing recources for students. Notably this group operates two spaces in the Mary Idema Pew Library: Gary and Joyce DeWitt Exhibition Space and the Atomic Object Technology Showcase.

Additionally this group provides recources for faculty at GVSU through the XSTUDIO, Student Technology and Innovation Guild, and the Digital Creator Lab.<ref>https://www.gvsu.edu/it/vp/it-innovation-and-research-education-futures-collaboratory-and-29.htm</ref>

'''GVSU Reach Higher 2025'''

~~ ~~"In Winter 2021, President Philomena V. Mantella charged an inclusive steering committee with leading the development of the Reach Higher 2025 strategic framework." <ref>https://www.gvsu.edu/reachhigher2025/steering-committee-5.htm</ref> Reach Higher 2025 is an innitiative to strive towards reaching the aspirations of GVSU's faculty, staff, students, and community.<ref>https://www.gvsu.edu/reachhigher2025/</ref> At the end of Winter 2023 the Reach Higher 2025 showcase was held.

~~'''Facilitating University~~==== Co-op Program ====For GVSU’s Engineering program, students must participate in a 3 semester co-op program. The last two years of an Engineer’s education, a student will alternate between co-op (usually at a company) and school every other semester. This allows students to apply what they have learned in real live situations and gain valuable industrial work experience. Typically students will get job offers after graduation with the company they co-oped with. The program also has a two semester long undergraduate senior project.

~~Within GVSU on experience cause students to develop work ethic/economics and ~~the surrounding community~~project management skills, ~~many programs and partnerships have become available to promote~~ it offers a ~~continued use of~~ more active participation in innovation and entrepreneurship ~~outside of the classroom~~. ~~These programs include:<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~<li>FlexLab</span~~></li><li>Grand Rapids Score</li>~~<li>Grand Ventures</li><li>Engineering Co-Ops</li>~~</ul>

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~~'''Engaging with Regional~~ ==== GVSU Study Abroad ====GVSU supports over 4000+ study abroad programs and ~~Local Economic Development Efforts'''~~students are actively encouraged to pursue these oppertuniteas.<ref>https://www.gvsu.edu/studyabroad/</ref>

'''<~~span id="docs-internal-guid-1459b6a4-7fff-de3a-4503-460e45b18bf9"~~big>~~Grand Valley works with the Muskegon Innovation Hub, Lend GR, and many small companies supplying funds or student interns to promote local economic development. Grand Valley has also recently opened the Innovation Design Center for Engineering. However, the resources that directly connect students to industries in the area are not expansive and centered on business and engineering students. </~~spanbig>'''

==Entrepreneurship and Innovation==

~~==Co-op Program'''<big> </big>'''==~~

For GVSU’s Engineering program, students must participate in a 3 semester co-op program. The last two years of an Engineer’s education, a student will alternate between co-op (usually at a company) and school every other semester. This allows students to apply what they have learned in real live situations and gain valuable industrial work experience. Typically students will get job offers after graduation with the company they co-oped with. The program also has a two semester long undergraduate senior project.

Not only does all this hands-on experience cause students to develop work ethic/economics and project management skills, it offers a more active participation in innovation and entrepreneurship.

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