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An exciting new development is the Brenton Myers Innovation in Engineering Education Award. The purpose of this award is to provide funds for College of Engineering faculty to introduce new curriculum that is designed to implement innovative and entrepreneurial methods in the classroom. Although only engineering faculty will have access to these funds, effective strategies that are created by the faculty will be shared with other colleges in the university.
== '''Actively supporting Supporting the university technology transfer functionUniversity Technology Transfer Function''' ==
<span id="docs-internal-guid-aafb0876-802d-1bd5-dcd4-e696b455348d"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Many faculty and admin administration feel that the university’s current IP policy generally favors students and promotes innovation. However, a significant portion of the student body and faculty view the IP policy negatively. Wichita State University’s Technology Transfer has been trying to rectify this. For example, they have begun to question the intellectual property agreement and have opened the discussion to students. Some design-based classes lead students to produce academic creations that could easily be patentable. Technology Transfer has made it a point to speak at some of these classes (Senior Design for Engineering). There are even workshops that help students and faculty understand intellectual property and patent law.</span></span>
<span><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Faculty at Wichita State University are passionate about ensuring that students know the copyright and intellectual property policies. In some courses, professors have a lecture dedicated specifically for these topics and offer additional help to students seeking it. The Wichita State University library also offers workshops, guides, and other tools to make this information easily accessible for students.</span></span>