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<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: larger"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: larger">Currently, Clark Atlanta University is developing a strategic plan for the development and implementation comprehensive, private, urban, coeducational institution of entrepreneurial innovation across disciplineshigher education with a predominantly African-American heritage. Building on the current infrastructure the establishment of workshops, lecture seriesIt offers undergraduate, graduate and special topics courses will provide faculty with the tools needed professional degrees as well as certificate programs to pursue entrepreneurship within the marketplace. Encouraging faculty to pursue SBIRsstudents of diverse racial, STTRSsethnic, and development of grant proposals is necessary to the development of sustainable revenue for the socioeconomic backgrounds. The University. We are currently reviewing our policies and developing a technology transfer office which is necessary to bridge was established in 1988 through the gap consolidation of innovation and commercialization at Clark its two parent institutions, Atlanta University. Recently(1865), the University has created the Center for Innovation nation's first institution to award graduate degrees to African Americans, and Entrepreneurship, with David Duncan spearheading the initiative as the Director. In addition, Clark Atlanta University has started College (1869) the design of its nation's first Innolab which is slated to begin serving students in late February. By implementing the platform set forth by the initial leadership circle while continuing to grow this group four-year liberal arts college to serve a larger pool of innovators will set in motion sustainable economic developmentprimarily African-American student population.<br/> </span></span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: larger"> Although Clark Atlanta University is in the early stages of developing an entrepreneurial ecosystem we do offer a few entrepreneurial opportunities. The School of Business at Clark Atlanta University makes great efforts to encourage entrepreneurship efforts of the students. Established within the Clark Atlanta University curriculum, freshman students as well as graduate students are exposed to entrepreneurship through the course which we look to establish across disciplines. Students also participate in various pitch competitions in which they prove their capabilities of establishing a working business model necessary for successful startup. The University also has a Shark tank competition this year which should inspire students and raise the profile of the innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives being enacted by both the UIF members and the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.The development of programs such as LEADWeek, which has a UIF candidate as its Co-chair, has provided students with the opportunity to receive input on the development of self. Moving forward, the primary goal of the team is to integrate the departmental silos on campus in order to usher in a new ecosystem which embraces collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship. We are very optimistic that we will be successful at raising awareness and participation throughout the course of this school year.</span></span>