Changes

South Plains College has continued to grow by adding satellite campuses including; Reese Technology Center, Plainview Center, and Lubbock Center. Innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) are not a new concept to SPC, but we have yet to have a catalyst to grow this culture of I&E. With its roots firmly planted in the sense of community, South Plains College is centered on changing to suit the needs and opportunities of the community. Grants and contracts are available to students and faculty in order to pursue projects and research. In 2017, the Math and Engineering department was able to open a makerspace maker space for all students to use inside the math building.

Our first priority is going to be establishing a place where students can come and learn about I&E, and feel free to share their thoughts and ideas openly. We want these students to learn from eachother each other as well as through hands -on activities. Our first goal should be to find out what students are interested in I&E, and then expose them to all the hands -on training provided to us by the UIF. We are meant to share our knowledge and watch what others can do with it! Once we've established a good background of I&E for these students, the next step will be to see what they can do with it. Working with Ronnie Watkins (Dean of Administrative Services) and Ann Epps (Director of Student Life) we will aim to open a room in the Math and Engineering building or Technical Arts Building since they are high traffic areas. 

Projected Completion Date - This is a process that memebers members of SEARCh and faculty will continually be working on.

Lets Let's work together to garner support from staff and faculty to make our ideas a reality. Once we've established issues on campus it's time to come up with the best solutions. We listen to the ideas presented, then in an open discussion we talk about the best possible solutions for each proposed topic. We discuss what needs to be addressed, and everyone works together to bring these ideas to fruition. We have leads on the individual projects and give eachother each other guidance and support throughout each stage. If something fails we take it back to the drawing board and we learn from our mistakes. The most important thing is that we push through as a group and continually gain experience from the tasks that we're trying to accomplish. 

Projected Completion Date - This is a process that memebers members of SEARCh and faculty will continually be working on.

After the above-mentioned steps, this machine that has been created needs to continually churn out people with this new mindset that has been repressed through traditional schooling. In turn, having people leaving with their minds expanded we will constantly need a fresh supply of new minds. Seeing their peers and students get excited, this will spark the next wave of students who want to be a part of this movement. To keep the system from collapsing we propose having a governing factor in the group. Of course, you have the President, but then you also need the President -Elect. Someone who you can train and entrust that once you've left the next semester, they will be able to pick right back up where you left off. To keep the system from crumbling every time leadership has gone, this will be a necessary part of the group. We can do this for many different roles, leader/co-leader, treasurer, etc...

 <br/>Project Leader - Sarah McLean and current SEARCh membersWe need to pass on more than just a "title" to the next leaders of Student Entrepreneurs After Real Change. To keep the ball rolling as leadership changes, we want to create a manual of information. This , in theory , will be a binder that is full of everything that new leadership could need. From ideas for fliers to the log-in information for the club email. It will not only include the vital things that need to be transferred, but we are hoping to pack it full of ideas. Ideas that we have dreamed up during design thinking workshops and brainstorming sessions. We don't want these workshops to go to waste. We want to record the ideas that we want to implement so that the next group of leaders can pick up where we left off.

We need to make Student Life events a priority. When they host an Open House event and invited clubs to set up booths, we should be there. When they hold General Assemblies to hear the comments of the general student population, we should be there. When they want to have clubs collaborate on an event to help raise awareness about campus involvement, we should be there! On a practical level, we plan to include this in the Vision Statement for SEARCh. That they would be an organization that places the high priority on collaborating with other people to accomplish a common goal. After all, networking is a valuable, VALUABLE thing.

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== Tactic #1: Develop a Student's Online Presence ==

The first thing an employer sees from an applicant is typically a resume. Your first impression has to be a lasting one. To promote the important importance of a resume, we will utilize the SEARCh Club and Phi Theta Kappa to conduct resume building workshops. For our students to land a job, they must have a professional resume that will get them a foot in the door. We need to build a culture at our school that encourages students to prepare resumes on their first day of college.

Nothing beats hands -on experience. Hosting startup workshops are a great resource in building a generation of innovators. These startup workshops allow students to embrace the thought of turning an idea into a project. From the brainstorming phase to the pitch, we want SPC students to have experience in taking an a problem into an innovative solution. We have already begun hosting startup workshops at SPC but we need to increase the outreach by promoting diversity of educational background.

Our local small business leaders are the best resources when it comes to building a business in the area. We need to hear the ideas and strategies of those that have successfully built a company. We will begin reaching out to local business owners to recruit speakers for a an Entrepreneur Seminar. A seminar of this type would be an excellent learning experience for our students. The first step in this process will be to develop a list of contacts for local business owners.   = Strategy #4: Better Transportation = === <span id="docs-internal-guid-2ffe8dcb-4260-1ad8-c4ad-f8cbe39f55f4"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic #1: BIRD Electric Scooters</span></span><br/> ===<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><li><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Have BIRD provide scooters for both the Levelland and Reese Campuses</span></span></li><li><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">This can help students get to classes who have trouble walking at a fast enough pace or students who have disabilities that would benefit from this transportation aid</span></span></li><li><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Won't have to worry about security for these scooters since they each have a locator device inside of them already</span></li></ul> = =

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