Changes

'''<u></u>'''With the recent opening of the Garage and the increase in visibility and amount of resources for entrepreneurship on campus, now is the ideal time to optimize the entrepreneurial ecosystem for the future and make the improvements necessary to make it the best it can be.

'''<u></u>'''The Northwestern Entrepreneurship Ecosystem already has a plethora of resources for students interested in entrepreneurship, innovation, design, and related fields. However, these resources are siloed by schools and departments making it difficult for students to find them and take advantage. The following initiatives are designed to improve student access to resources on campus.

'''<u></u>'''·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Garage’s opening marks a major milestone in the development of the Northwestern Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and has the potential to serve as a catalyst for entrepreneurship and innovation on campus. It is critical that it’s role be clearly defined in a way consistent with the ecosystem’s needs. While this may seem like common sense, it is critical that the Garage serve as a hub in the sense that it connects the varying efforts on campus and allows for intersections between ideas and backgrounds, rather than pushing a uniform entrepreneurial vision.

*Offering of more independent study opportunities for students pursuing entrepreneurship - January, 2016*Initial formal recommendation to the faculty of the School of Education and Social Policy on the importance of an innovation and design reguirement - January, 2016*Implentation of an innovation and design requirement into the Learning Sciences and Learning and Organizational Change Curriculums - December, 2016