Priorities:George Fox University Student Priorities
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Project Pitch Video
Overview
George Fox University has just constructed a new makerspace. Since this space is designed to encourage innovative and entrepreneurial thinking, the George Fox University Innovation Fellows would like to ensure that this new resource is being used to its fullest potential. Secondary to that goal, interdisciplinary projects will bring the University's community together to produce innovative products.
Strategy #1: End of Semester Makerspace Showcase Fair
Team: Drew Camp, Keiko Fujii, Michael McClesky, Dieter Mueller, and Bryan Neufeld
Description: This would be a fair at the end of each semester based around what was made in the coming makerspace that would allow innovative and entrepreneurial students, faculty, and community members to showcase what they had been working on in the makerspace.
Tactic #1
January - March 2016 - Encourage engineering students who already attend the Engineering Expo at the end of each semester to showcase their hobbies as well as their school projects.
Tactic #2
Spring 2016 - Provide input regarding thedesign of the coming makerspace to ensure that it is robust enough to allow people to tinker and express themselves enough to warrant this showcase fair.
Tactic #3
Spring 2016 - Winter 2016 Make a detailed plan of how to contact the people who use the makerspace and parties that may be interested in the products that are made so that setting up and running the fair is simple and organized.
Strategy #2: Innovation Contest Day
Team: Drew Camp, Keiko Fujii, Michael McClesky, Dieter Mueller, and Bryan Neufeld
Description: A one day fair with an innovation contest that allows students from all majors to be introduced to innovation spaces and resources on campus. While it is something of a project in and of itself, its main goal is to raise awareness for other I&E resources.
Tactic #1
See what interest there is from current engineering and business students. While the event will be open to everyone, this is the main target group.
Tactic #2
Plan event, seek advice from other University Innovation Fellows who have planned similar events.
Tactic #3
Advertise the event in January-Februatry, host event in the middle of spring semester, before the final engineering projects have been assigned for underclassmen.
Strategy #3: TEDx Platform
Team: Drew Camp, Keiko Fujii, Michael McClesky, Dieter Mueller, and Bryan Neufeld
Description:Start a TEDx program at George Fox that would encourage innovation and entrepreneurship by helping students discover new ideas and concepts to use to innovate.
Tactic #1
January - March 2016 - Send out a poll to see if people would be interested in TED talks and if so, what topics.
Tactic #2
Spring 2016 - Start finding local entrepreneurs and scheduling talks.
Tactic #3
Fall 2015 - Start organizing an actual TEDx event at GFU and start advertising
Strategy #4: Student Start Ups
Team: Drew Camp, Keiko Fujii, Michael McClesky, Dieter Mueller, and Bryan Neufeld
Tactic #1
Facilitate faculty discussion between engineering and business colleges.
- Get Aquainted: Build relationships, form alliances.
- Create excitement on campus by springboarding off innovation day
- Research what other universities are doing
- Introduce Ideas
- brainstorming
- Curriculum building
Tactic #2
Collaborate with outside businesses
- Use networking connections in both engineering and business colleges to get ideas
- Develop partnerships/ work experience opportunities with companies
- Have students propse ideas and vote on the best minimum viable product.
- Form a detailed outline of the business idea
Tactic #3
Create a sustainable business (Student Start up) that is faculty-advised, student-led
- Create a mission, vision, value proposition, logo, business model canvas: People oriented, faith & innovation based
- design product(s), considering ergonomics, functionality, cost, etc.
- Determine pricing, overhead costs, expected demand, etc.
- Pre-production: Testing, build up of small inventory stock
- Develop a marketing campaign (website, promotional videos, social media marketing).
- Sell from online store
- Use profits to cover cost, and invest in the program.
Strategy #5: Interdisciplinary Projects
Team: Drew Camp, Keiko Fujii, Michael McClesky, Dieter Mueller, and Bryan Neufeld
Description: This would be a movement to involve students from multiple disciplines in colaborative projects and/or classes. Our hope is that working with students of different backgrounds and mindsets will broaden the learning and highten the desire to learn about how other subjects are invovled in the big picture.
Tactic #1
Next 5 weeks: Start talking with faculty about how to involve students from multiple disciplines.
Tactic #2
Next 5 months: Talk to students to get them interested in taking on the new challenges to be provided to them.
Tactic #3
Next 5 years: Get the curriculum running, refining the implementation of the real-world type work entailed.
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