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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">''CollegeFundFestival'' is a one day event run by Enactus at Elon University where creators at Elon and in the community get the resources to fund their ideas. The festival is free to the public and students and showcases entrepreneurial projects ranging from Science and Technology, Art, Culture, Education, Social Good, Wellness, Lifestyle or anything in between. The festival is fun for all ages, with all day activities including music, food, and entertainment. At ''CollegeFundFestival'', attendees vote for their favorite projects, give immediate feedback to creators, and can contribute to the project themselves using crowdfunding. Additionally, the crowd decides on projects to get funded; The top entrepreneurs are guaranteed funding based on voting.&nbsp;</span>

*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Reach out to various sources on and off campus for funding and support for the event.&nbsp;</span></span>

*<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Present proof of concept to school and start to market in Alumni circles.&nbsp;</span>

<span style="font-size:small;">Fortunately, Elon has a lot of programs and organizations that encourages students to explore I&E; however, many of these have either died out within the past couple years, have a lack of leadership or have needed a good push in the right direction. As UIF members we seek to build these programs and organizations back up.</span>

*<span class="s3">Identify organizations at Elon that work on I&E.</span><span class="s2" style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</span>

*<span class="s3" style="font-size: 12px;">Evaluate their current state and future sustainability.</span>

*<span class="s3" style="font-size: 12px;">Connect these organizations with different resources inside and outside of the school that might be helpful for them.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 12px;">Create a group of presidents and UIF leaders that meets once a semester to discuss the current state of I&E.</span>

<span style="font-size:small;">Get more students interested in STEM and the opportunities STEM has in terms of transforming the world. To have students and faculty across disciplines interact with eachother and come to a unique idea together.</span>

*<span style="font-size:small;">Contact the Department Chair of the Computing Sciences Department.</span>

*<span style="font-size:small;">Try and get 100+ student and faculty to come to one of the events.</span>

<span style="font-size:small;">With the establishment of the Maker Hub in Fall 2015, Elon took the first step towards establishing a dedicated I&E makerspace. However, students still need a space that is effectively staffed, well and reliably equipped, and where they feel comfortable to brainstorm and prototype their ideas.</span>

*<span style="font-size:small;">Identify what aspects of the Maker Hub are most in need of improvement.&nbsp;</span>

*<span style="font-size:small;">Connect the space with other incubators in the area.</span>

<span style="font-size:small;">One way to encourage others to take their ideas and dreams to the next level is to show them that it has and is being done! This project would seek to shine a light on Elon’s current and past entrepreneurs.</span>

*<span style="font-size:small;">Contact individual currently in charge of Doherty Center Electronic message board TV.</span>

*<span style="font-size:small;">Feature students and alumni working on innovative and entrepreneurial projects.</span>

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