Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas, and is a member of the Texas A&M University System. Prairie View has a small innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem. There is a gap in the undergraduate involvement because of the lack of awareness of the resources that are readily available to them as well as the lack of opportunities to all of the various disciplines offered. The best way to fill this gap is to create a student organization that focuses on being knowledgeable in the current opportunities available on campus as well as determining the needs of the students and working to bring more opportunities in innovation and entrepreneurship to the campus.
The organization will be comprised of students representing the various majors offered on the campus in order to create opportunities for all majors. The purpose of the organization will be to build the students interest in innovation and entrepreneurship, give students the resources needed to begin their innovative journey, help them network, present their projects, and/or launch a business, and connect them to the resources necessary to be independent. This organization will be the key to continuing to build innovation and entrepreneurship at Prairie View A&M University.
= Strategy #1: Develop and reinforce student interest in Innovation and Entrepreneurship =