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<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Washington State University is a college that focuses on programs and opportunities in innovation for the student body. All the programs offered on the campus are focused around specific disciplines and give each student the opportunity to network within their field of interest. Even though Washington State University has limited connections due to its location, there is a strong alumni base that offers various opportunities to students.</span></span><br/><br/><br/>&nbsp;{{#Widget:Prezis|id=ewpo7wstbtur}}

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">These opportunities already exist on campus and have the potential to shift the way WSU teaches I&E in the classroom.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Resource Nights are part of a 6-week program that offers students the chance to talk to alumni who have created start-ups. They are held in the Spring and run the first 6 weeks into the Spring semester. The speakers' backgrounds are varied and they offer valuable insight on various topics. This program is limited to students who are taking specific courses at WSU. The goal would be to open this up to all disciplines on the campus and give students within STEM programs the opportunities to gain the same knowledge.&nbsp;</span></span>

*<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Collaberative tables with TV monitors</span>

*<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">​</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Laser cutter</span>

**<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">​The laser cutter can take CAD models and use the specified dimensions to cut out either plastic or wood to help bring student ideas to life.</span>

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">These plans focus on what can happen within the next year at WSU.&nbsp;</span></span>

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Many students at WSU have great ideas for engineering designs, potential bussineses, or interesting projects to work on. The problem, however, is that many of these students do not know how to refine their ideas or access some of the resource's we have on capmus. Our plan is to create the first WSU pitch workshop where students will have the ability to work with like minded individuals on an idea while also getting coaching fom experts in various fields. At the ptich work shops, there will be a special focus on promoting awarness for WSU resources.&nbsp;</span></span>

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">WSU has now hosted two consecutvie TEDx's, and plan's for a third is being discussed.TEDx offers WSU the opportunity to create a community on our campus and share thoughts on innovation to inspire the next generation. The hardest part of planning a TEDx at our campus is finding speakers and sponsors, due to our campus's location. The WSU TEDx has been very successful in recruiting professors on campus to give talks about their research or ideas. However, it has lacked in bringing outside talent to talk about projects they have been working on. As the WSU TEDx moves forward, we plan to bring in people from other regions to give an additional prespective to our campus.&nbsp;</span></span>

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