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== Introduction ==

Grand Valley State University (also known as GVSU), is a public, liberal arts university in Allendale, Michigan, United States. The university is located west of Grand Rapids, Michigan. and offers classes at a second campus in downtown Grand Rapids--GVSU's Pew Campus. The Pew Campus houses programs in Engineering, Education, Nursing, Health Professions, and Business. A third campus in Holland, Michigan houses many of the online hybrid degree programs and two graduate programs--the Master’s of Business Administration and the Masters of Education. Three satellite centers are located in Traverse City, Detroit, and Muskegon.

Currently, in ~~2020~~2022, there are 2322,~~350~~ 406 students, with 2019,~~405~~ 239 of them being undergraduate and the other 23,~~945~~ 027 students being graduate students. Grand Valley is still able to maintain its average class size of 27 26 students. There are 95 96 undergraduate programs and 43 45 graduate programs. Grand Valley also offers over 400 student-led clubs and organizations.

President Philomena Mantella, affectionately known as Philly, ~~is in her inaugural year as president at Grand Valley. She~~ is the first woman to serve in this position. She has initialized a program known as the "Grand Huddle" in order to encourage ~~dialouge~~ dialogue regarding Grand Valley's innovative future.

Within GVSU, the Frederik Meijer Honors College is housed. The Honors College has 8% of all undergraduate enrollment. In Fall 2019, there was an all-time high total enrollment of 1,700 students, and enrollment has been capped. A multitude of majors are represented within the Honors College, but as of 2018 60% of the students are in STEM majors. The focus on the Honors College curriculum is an alternate education that focuses on integration of topics and perspectives, utilizing the resources surrounding the GVSU community.

There has been a movement through the past several years to improve the innovation and entrepreneurship landscape on GVSU main campuses. This recent push has gained the momentum of numerous courses, clubs, workshops, competitions and other programs involving innovation and entrepreneurship. The infrastructure is slowly growing to empower a greater number of students with the skills and mindset of an entrepreneur and innovator. A new building was just opened, known as the Innovation Design Center for Engineering. With a continued focus on liberal arts, Grand Valley has been working on integrating subjects to allow for students to receive a more well-rounded education.

<div> </div>== Campus Overview ==

'''Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship'''

'''Creating Collaborative Industry-University Relationships'''

Grand Valley's Technology Commercialization Office is committed to creating opportunities to enable university-industry relationships and connecting student research with real-world applications. The TCO capitalizes on value created by scholarship at GVSU,and facilitates the exchange of ideas between students, faculty, and industry professionals. Business needs, project management and expertise can all be provided at the TCO.

Within GVSU and the surrounding community, many programs and partnerships have become available to promote a continued use of innovation and entrepreneurship outside of the classroom. These programs include:

<li>Grand Angels</li>

<li>Start Garden</li>

<li>FlexLab</li>

<li>5x5Grand Rapids Score</li>

<li>Grand Ventures</li>

<li>Engineering Co-Ops</li>

Grand Valley works with the Muskegon Innovation Hub, Lend GR, and many small companies supplying funds or student interns to promote local economic development. Grand Valley has also recently opened the Innovation Design Center for Engineering. However, the resources that directly connect students to industries in the area are not expansive and centered on business and engineering students.

== Entrepreneurship and Innovation ==

Not only does Grand Valley State University support its students in innovation and entrepreneurship, both in and outside the classroom, but the Grand Rapids community also supports it. There are many organizations that offer funding, advising, space, and much more for small start up companies and businesses. Below is a list of some community organizations and GVSU programs and courses that support innovation and entrepreneurship.

==== Community: ====

<li>MWest Jumpstart</li>

<li>Startup Grind</li>

<li>StartGarden</li>

<li>SURGE

</li>

</ul>

==== Campus: ====

<li>Idea Pitch</li>

<li>Design Start</li>

<li>Social Innovation Club (SIC)</li>

<li>77 Idea Lab

</li>

</ul>

==== Resources: ====

<li>Makerspace (GVSU)</li>

<li>Social Innovation ~~Zone~~ Lab (GVSU)</li>

<li>Start Lab (GVSU)</li>

<li>Flexlab (Kendall College of Art and Design)</li>

<li>Innovation Design Center for Engineering</li>

<li>Muskegon Innovation Hub

</li>

</ul>

Courses:

~~<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~

<li>HNR 280 - Design Thinking for Social Product Innovation</li>

<li>HNR 313 01 - SWS Design Thinking to Meet Real World Needs</li>

<li>EGR 301 - Analytical Tools for Product Design</li>

<li>EGR 401 - Advanced Product Design</li>

<li>EGR 614 - Opportunity Identification for Medical Devices</li>

<li>ENT 150/151 - Entrepreneurial Quest/New Venture Feasibility</li>

<li>ENT 350/351 - Entrepreneurial Business Plan and Project</li>

<li>ART 153 - Making and Meaning</li>

<li>EGR 610 - Product Design</li>

~~</ul>~~

~~== <span style="letter~~* AFN 381 - Design Thinking in Applied Food and Nutrition* ART 153 - Making and Meaning* BUS 501 - Self Management for Leaders* EGR 185 - First-Year Engineering Design* EGR 301 - Analytical Tools for Product Design* EGR 401 - Advanced Product Design* EGR 610 - Engineering Design* EGR 614 - Opportunity Identification for Medical Devices* ENT 150/151 - Entrepreneurial Quest/New Venture Feasibility* ENT 350/351 - Entrepreneurial Business Plan and Project* HNR 151-154 - Design Thinking for Social Product Innovation* INT 323 -~~spacing: 0.0px">Co~~ Design Thinking to Meet Real World Needs* MKT 369 -~~op Program ~~Creativity in Marketing Innovation ==

== Co-op Program'''<big> </big>''' ==

For GVSU’s Engineering program, students must participate in a 3 semester co-op program. The last two years of an Engineer’s education, a student will alternate between co-op (usually at a company) and school every other semester. This allows students to apply what they have learned in real live situations and gain valuable industrial work experience. Typically students will get job offers after graduation with the company they co-oped with. The program also has a two semester long undergraduate senior project.

Not only does all this hands-on experience cause students to develop work ethic/economics and project management skills, it offers a more active participation in innovation and entrepreneurship.

== Landscape Canvas/Student Projects == '''2022-2023 Landscape Canvas:''' https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pkisAXp95LhEEo5AFgd8cH4nMFC31tPcDjAWyLUpk9A/edit?usp=sharing

'''2019-2020 Pitch Video:'''

 [https://youtu.be/nxgBbIWtSKw ~~https://youtu.be/nxgBbIWtSKw]~~

'''2018-2019 Pitch Pamplet:'''

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15KIPGtVn7IySpo_vHYf3OGqCJBHJHCNgzpmn7NG3sV0/edit?usp=sharing ~~https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15KIPGtVn7IySpo_vHYf3OGqCJBHJHCNgzpmn7NG3sV0/edit?usp=sharing]~~

'''2018-2019 Landscape Canvas:'''

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M_QhCuMNBH7qA0GmT8L3TvJ8zOp3ZWmIdC1NIrhLTrA/edit#gid=0 ~~https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M_QhCuMNBH7qA0GmT8L3TvJ8zOp3ZWmIdC1NIrhLTrA/edit#gid=0]~~

'''2017-2018 Landscape Canvas:'''

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M_QhCuMNBH7qA0GmT8L3TvJ8zOp3ZWmIdC1NIrhLTrA/edit?usp=sharing ~~https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M_QhCuMNBH7qA0GmT8L3TvJ8zOp3ZWmIdC1NIrhLTrA/edit?usp=sharing]~~ 

'''2016-2017 Landscape Canvas:'''

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sQ4wD4ghzsnsTyyW9_o8f_k0xipbBCe3U8L3b6-cglc/edit?usp=sharing ~~https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sQ4wD4ghzsnsTyyW9_o8f_k0xipbBCe3U8L3b6-cglc/edit?usp=sharing]~~

'''2016-2017 Pitch Video'''

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGmKFqY06is ~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGmKFqY06is]~~[Pitch Video] '''2015-2016 Landscape Canvas:'''

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fj98yWd--ZhvGRkGzg82-qwvVym08NI4qFcGUy8iPIk/edit?usp=sharing ~~https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fj98yWd--ZhvGRkGzg82-qwvVym08NI4qFcGUy8iPIk/edit?usp=sharing]~~

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SG3a5OGLv0bJR5sxy3yft3LZ0xHrqXLbgInGc5rC6Ss/edit?usp=sharing ~~https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SG3a5OGLv0bJR5sxy3yft3LZ0xHrqXLbgInGc5rC6Ss/edit?usp=sharing]~~

'''2014-2015 Pitch Video'''

[http://youtu.be/RH7qA0P-_JI ~~http://youtu.be/RH7qA0P-_JI]~~

== Related Links ==

[[GVSU Student Priorities|GVSU_Student_Priorities]]

'''Fellows:'''

2022-2023

2020-2021

Kgaytan2003

2022 Cohort

23

edits