Priorities:Beloit College Student Priorities

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Overview

A true entrepreneur when confronted with a problem will instead see a potential opportunity to innovate. Beloit College provides a perfect environment for aspiring entrepreneurs to develop their skills. Being a liberal arts college Beloit College’s main goal is to produce well-rounded individuals, who have the tools necessary to critically look at an idea and improve on it. Both the schools administration and faculty have hole heartedly embraced the idea of entrepreneurship being a vital part of a modern day liberal arts education. It has begun to be implemented in every department on the campus in one-way or another.

In 2004 the college opened the doors to its very own entrepreneurship center. The Center for Entrepreneurship in a Liberal Education at Beloit or CELEB is filled with many of the resources that are vital to a start-up. It can provide students with inspiration, office space, legal advice, start-up funds, and the tools they need to establish a legitimate venture. If students are looking to get their hands dirty there is a full machine shop that anyone can get access to. Also there are several labs, and facilities in the brand new science center.

If students need assistance with an idea or using equipment Beloit College’s amazing faculty can help them. With 98% of professors having a Ph.D. and a 12:1 student to faculty ratio there is an endless amount of talent and advice available for students to take advantage of.

If students cannot find the resources they need on-campus Beloit College is positioned perfectly between Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago all of which have many business incubators and maker spaces. With the combination of all these resources and support Beloit College is set up to innovate.

Clearly the College has shown support, and the talent and resources needed are in place. Beloit College students now need to start taking more advantage of these resources. Many of these resources are not known about or are left unused. This year, with the support of the school and CELEB, student leaders on campus are going to start a campaign to kick-start the entrepreneurial scene on campus. Two main approaches will be taken. First to provide inspiration for students by holding events that makes students aware of what is available and creates an environment for ventures to get off the ground. Secondly to create a community that will be conducive to success through the creation of sustainable clubs and events. This community is more valuable than any one resource. It will be a support system for ventures and as it increases in number so will the amount of ventures getting off the ground.

Outlined below are some of the specific projects and events that we will be implementing at Beloit College this year. The hope is that these will become sustainable ideas that even after every student currently enrolled is gone will continue to grow and produce ideas that will define Beloit College’s student body.

Link to Prezi overview of campus ecosystem:

Calling all students

Informational Session (come hear plans, offer feedback and help expand opportunities for all students)

• Where:

CELEB
437 East Grand Ave Beloit, WI 53511
Phone: 608.361.6611

• When: 

Tuesday October, 28th, 2013 7:00pm

• RSVP: 

Ellery Addington-White
addingtonwhiteem@beloit.edu

Strategy #1: ________

The first goal is to generate awareness, importance and fundamental elements of I&E to students.

Tactic #1: [Name of tactic]

• Description [250 words on why this strategy will solve this gap on your campus]
• Team Leader:: [Either your name, TBD or create a title assigned to the person who volunteers]
• Milestones: [A set of bullets that characterize the work that would likely need to be executed, along with mm/yy]

Tactic #2: [Name of tactic]

• Description [250 words on why this strategy will solve this gap on your campus]
• Team Leader:: [Either your name, TBD or create a title assigned to the person who volunteers]
• Milestones: [A set of bullets that characterize the work that would likely need to be executed, along with mm/yy]

Tactic #3: [Name of tactic]

• Description [250 words on why this strategy will solve this gap on your campus]
• Team Leader:: [Either your name, TBD or create a title assigned to the person who volunteers]
• Milestones: [A set of bullets that characterize the work that would likely need to be executed, along with mm/yy]

Strategy #2: ________

Following are an array of strategies that will fully address Gap #2 over a 2-3 year period:

Tactic #1: [Name of tactic]

• Description [250 words on why this strategy will solve this gap on your campus]
• Team Leader:: [Either your name, TBD or create a title assigned to the person who volunteers]
• Milestones: [A set of bullets that characterize the work that would likely need to be executed, along with mm/yy]

Tactic #2: [Name of tactic]

• Description [250 words on why this strategy will solve this gap on your campus]
• Team Leader:: [Either your name, TBD or create a title assigned to the person who volunteers]
• Milestones: [A set of bullets that characterize the work that would likely need to be executed, along with mm/yy]

Tactic #3: [Name of tactic]

• Description [250 words on why this strategy will solve this gap on your campus]
• Team Leader: [Either your name, TBD or create a title assigned to the person who volunteers]
• Milestones: [A set of bullets that characterize the work that would likely need to be executed, along with mm/yy]