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We seek to expand upon and merge into a community, the values and practices of these groups. Two gaps we seek to bridge as UI Fellows are as follows:
<br/>1. Inspire and Forge Project Teams (applied/realized value)
a. Connect product ideas that have market value with teams capable of producing them. Provide access to funding and guidance for these teams. Give access to
a. Allow such teams to function effectively and provide the necessary inspiration/motivation to get undergraduates interested in I&E.
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== Calling all students ==
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== Strategy #1: Inspire and Forge Project Teams == Following are an array of strategies that will fully address Gap #1 over a 2-3 year period: Tactic #1: ________<brCreate Advisory Board/> Panel to Promote I&E • Description: Students in the Pitt Business school are currently looking to launch an entrepreneurship club- one that would connect mixed groups of students to form cohesive teams (engineering, business, law, etc. students) and validate market potential. In partnering with this effort, an advisory board for I&E would seek out possible projects and give them to an able team. It would be the goal of such a board to find the need on campus for different products, looking for possible ideas in extracurricular clubs, professors, and perhaps, industry. These projects would be assigned to a team that applies with a plan to complete them, and they would be guided to the IP resources on campus and eventually to the proper contacts in the Business school for marketing advice. • Team Leader:: TBD • Milestones: [A set of bullets that characterize the work that would likely need to be executed, along with mm/yy] Tactic #2: Host Seminars/Grand Challenges to Educate/Inspire • Description: Professors in the Engineering Education Resource Center (EERC), are in the process of applying for a grant to host seminars and challenge sessions for next semester. As Innovation Fellows, we have been given the opportunity to help plan these events and hope to use them to foster support (especially at the freshman/sophomore level) for the movement. Current seminar ideas include: Dinner with entrepreneurs, microGrant challenge, skill seminars. • Team Leader:: TBD • Milestones: [A set of bullets that characterize the work that would likely need to be executed, along with mm/yy] == Strategy #2: Provide an Incubator Space ==
Following are an array of strategies that will fully address Gap #2 over a 2-3 year period: