School:Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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- 1 Student innovation and entrepreneurship
- 2 Introduction: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is an engineering school with approximately 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Located in Terre Haute, IN, Rose-Hulman provides a variety of clubs and coursework promoting innovative solutions. Although innovation is integrated into the culture of Rose-Hulman, entrepreneurship is beginning to create a presence on campus. "I think that this school encourages professionalism and self drive, but not entrepreneurship exactly. I think that this school focuses on getting students ready to become innovators, but doesn't give them the skills to embody the mentality of an entrepreneur through classes.Not so say that some students aren't entrepreneurs, but that they gain this through their own accord," - R.H.I.T. Computer Science Software Engineer, Junior Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship
Student innovation and entrepreneurship
Introduction:
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is an engineering school with approximately 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Located in Terre Haute, IN, Rose-Hulman provides a variety of clubs and coursework promoting innovative solutions. Although innovation is integrated into the culture of Rose-Hulman, entrepreneurship is beginning to create a presence on campus.
"I think that this school encourages professionalism and self drive, but not entrepreneurship exactly. I think that this school focuses on getting students ready to become innovators, but doesn't give them the skills to embody the mentality of an entrepreneur through classes.Not so say that some students aren't entrepreneurs, but that they gain this through their own accord,"
- R.H.I.T. Computer Science Software Engineer, Junior
Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship
Faculty are encouraged to teach and educate at Rose-Hulman. Many teachers' focus is teaching and having long office hours for students to come in and ask questions. Professors are highly involved in extra-curricular activities that support promoting innovation. A few examples of these extra-curricular activities are Human Power Vehicle Team, Rose-Hulman Efficient Vehicle Team, Concrete Canoe Club, Grand Prix Competition, and Robotics Team.
University technology transfer function
University-Industry collaboration
There is collaboration with major companies to advocate innovation on campus. Multiple competition teams find funding from such companies. These competition
Regional and local economic development efforts
Other
University Innovation Fellow: Wilson Kurian
