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== Campus Overview ==
'''Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship'''
As of 2018, GVSU has three non I&E departments utilizing Innovation and Entrepreneurship in their courses: Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Marketing, and the Honors College. Students can also use the following resources to support their learning through I&E:
*Hack Your Campus
*TedxGVSU
*Sustainable Agriculture Project (SAP)
*Honors College Lecture Series
*Learn How to Pitch
*“Seven Principles of Entrepreneurship
*Start Garden
'''Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship'''
At Grand Valley, faculty are highly encouraged to pursue research. Many faculty allow students to collaborate on their research, which creates many research opportunities at and within Grand Valley. If faculty are pursing research, their course load will be limited to three total courses per semester.
'''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration'''
Within GVSU and the surrounding community, many programs and partnerships have become available to promote a continued use of I&E outside of the classroom. These programs include:
· GR Makers
· Grand Angels
· Blackford Capital
· Grand Rapids Inventors Network
· Start Garden/Varnum Consulting
· GR Current
'''Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts'''
With its prime location at the heart of West Michigan, Grand Valley works with the Van Andel Global Trade Institute and the West Michigan Science and Technology Initiative through both Grand Rapids and Muskegon SmartZone to promote local economic development. Grand Valley also supports a number of charter schools throughout the state of Michigan.
== <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Entrepreneurship and Innovation</span> ==