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== Overview<br/> ==

[500 words about Texas A&M has a large Innovation and Entrepreneurial ecosystem as it is ranked the sixth largest University in America. They have a lot of resources that are primarily used by faculty and graduate students because of the positive aspects maturity of their research or seriousness of seeing their idea through. Therefore, there is a gap in undergraduate involvement in the vast amount of resources due to their lack of confidence or being unaware of the resources that are readily available to them. The primary way this gap can be filled is through students equipping other students with the knowledge and confidence they need to use these resources.  Creating a student organization, Innovation and Entrepreneurship ecosystem Leadership Council, will be the group of students who are knowledgeable of all resources available on campus . Their primary goal will be to council other students to see an idea from start to finish. The council will consist of ten students from various majors around campus such as: Engineering, Agriculture, Biomedical, and Business. Each student will then be responsible for finding a faculty member who will support them as to build a council of faculty members to turn to.  At first, the two organization will be used to continue building a model of what each major perceives the innovation and entrepreneurial gaps you believe are within their major and what resources are available to fill that gap. All of these resources will enhance then be consolidated into one place where all students can easily access and understand them. There are four stages that students can go through to reach their full potential. When the I&E ecosystem council is knowledgeable of all available resources on your campus], they will begin to seek ways to engage students in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The council will engage students through four stages: Excitement, Education, Creation and Support, and Continued support. These stages are meant to: build personal interest in innovation and entrepreneurship, give students the confidence to begin their journey to have a startup company, help them launch their business or organization, then to connect them with all the resources they need to be independent.  These strategies are primarily focused on equipping undergraduate students with the knowledge they need to follow a great idea from start to finish through using the resources already available at Texas A&M.

*Where== Innovation Leadership Council == '''<u>Tactic #1: [Google Hangout On Air Form student organization - Innovation Leadership Council</u>''' There is a href="<gap that needs to be filled in giving students an avenue to be innovative. Building a href="[http://wwwcouncil of students who pave the way for others to be innovative would fill this gap.googleStudents will be more willing approach a council of students for advice about their ideas of innovation and entrepreneurship where the council can then encourage them and point them in the right direction.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/onairThe council will constantly be up to date with what is going on in the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem and the resources available on campus to help students.html http '''Team Leader:''' Graham, Dean  '''Milestones:''' *Faculty advisor - 12/13*Student Leaders go through training - 12/www.google.com13*Write organizations constitution - 12/+13*Become recognized student organization by university&nbsp;- 12/learnmore/hangouts/onair.html]"13 '''<u>[httpTactic #2:Build council team</u>''' To influence innovation and entrepreneurship on a grand scale, you need to build a diverse council from many different majors throughout campus. This will allow the council to be informed on many different events/wwwresources available all over campus.googleThis will make the council all the more influential in how it can help students through whatever phase of innovation they're in rather it be engineering, agriculture or business.com '''Team Leader:''' Graham, Dean  '''Milestones:''' *Determine which majors will benefit the council most - 11/+13*Contact faculty to recommend outstanding students - 11/learnmore13*Interview students - 11/hangouts13*Build council team - 12/onair.html http13 '''<u>Tactic #3:Gain faculty support<//wwwu>''' Faculty support is crucial.googleFaculty are the decision makers on campus who can supply the council with whatever resources they need to grow.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/onair.html]&lt;/a&gt;">[1]&lt;/They are able to advise the council on the course of direction they are headed and whether or not it will have a&gt; or other existing meeting of students interested in I&E in Engineeringpositive impact.]*When'''Team Leader: [Date, Time]''' Council team  *RSVP'''Milestones: [your email address, google form, eventbrite or meetup link]'''

== Strategy #1: ________<br*Inform council team the importance of faculty support - 12/> ==13*Council team gains faculty support from each major - 12/13

<u>'''Tactic #1: [Name of tactic]Educate students to bring out their creativity in innovation'''</u>

*Description [250 words There is already a desire in many students to be innovative. The attraction is there, but the avenue needs some work. There are many resources already on why this strategy will solve this gap on your campus]*Team Leader:: [Either your name, TBD or create but they only attract a title assigned specific crowd of students. The Innovation Leadership Council will be able to the person who volunteers]*Milestones: [A set find which avenue will attract a diverse group of bullets that characterize the students from all majors to work that would likely need together. These avenues will challenge students to be executeduse what they already know from class, along and to educate them on what they want to know. The overall goal with mm/yy]this approach is to give students an environment where they can be innovative to solve a problem on a team.

Tactic #2'''Team Leader: [Name of tactic]'''Council team

*Description [250 words on why this strategy will solve this gap on your campus]*Team Leader:: [Either your name, TBD or create a title assigned to the person who volunteers]*'''Milestones: [A set of bullets that characterize the work that would likely need to be executed, along with mm/yy]'''

Tactic #3: [Name *Brainstorm what students want to learn - 2/14*Create events/competitions where students can be creative - 2/14*Inform students of tactic]events sponsored by other organizations - 2/14

*Description [250 words on why this strategy will solve this gap on your campus]*Team Leader<u>'''Tactic #2:: [Either your name, TBD or create a title assigned to the person who volunteers]*Milestones: [A set of bullets that characterize the work that would likely need to be executed, along with mmCreation & Support'''</yy]u>

Following are an array of strategies that will fully address Gap #2 over a 2-3 year period'''Team Leader:''' Graham

Tactic #1'''Milestones: [Name of tactic]'''

*Description [250 words Obtain support from various resources on why this strategy will solve this gap on your /off campus]- 1/14*Team Leader:: [Either your name, TBD or create Find a title assigned to the person who volunteers]maker space - 2/14*Milestones: [A set of bullets that characterize Encourage dedicated student teams to take their projects to the work that would likely need to be executed, along with mm/yy]next step

<u>'''Tactic #23: [Name of tactic]Provide resources to build independence for innovative students'''</u>

*Description [250 words on why this strategy will solve this gap on your campus]*Team Leader:: [Either your name, TBD or It is not enough for innovative students to create a title assigned startup, but they need continued support to back them up even after college. They need the person support of other companies or organizations who volunteers]*Milestones: [A set of bullets that characterize will give them financial and business advice to really lift their startup off the ground. This will give the students the work that would likely confidence they need to be executed, along independent with mm/yy]their innovative design even after college.

Tactic #3'''Team Leader: [Name of tactic]''' Council team

*Description [250 words on why this strategy will solve this gap on your campus]*Team Leader: [Either your name, TBD or create a title assigned to the person who volunteers]*'''Milestones: [A set of bullets that characterize the work that would likely need to be executed, along with mm/yy]'''

== Other<br*Gather support for specific student teams - 3/> ==14*Help build their network so they can be independent - 3/14