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The main goal of The Brain Trust at IUPUI is to provide an environment for students to bring ideas into action. Although this student organization has only been around for one year, this small group of students has kickstarted the process of allocating a designated innovation space at IUPUI. Furthermore, they are now in the planning stages with faculty to develop a lasting entrepreneurial structure on campus , and hope to continue to bring students from fragmented backgrounds and disciplines together to focus on singular projects to improve and contribute to IUPUI.

In an effort to get initiate the ball rolling from the student end towards improving improvement of IUPUI's current innovative mindset. , The Brain Trust's first goal was to apply to the University Innovation Fellows program to gain the knowlledge and know how to most effectively change the campus landscape. The Brain Trust Recently, other student groups have started their own contributions to campus unity and innovation. Most notably, Student Talks, an organization dedicated to student discussions similar to that of Ted talks but on a student basis, has also brought carved a TEDx licence holder path to the IUPUI begin meaningful discussions on campus named David Miller. He is also This venue could open the way to a member of the Brain Trust more unified and works passionalty to get thing doneinnovative campus. 

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In the Fall of 2015 the there was an assembly of the Deans of the individual schools of study, discussing different ways to promote discuss methods of promoting innovation on campus. The main point idea conveyed in the meeting was that the movement had to be student led. Unfortunately this movement proposal fell to the wayside under the red tape of running a university. Fortunately, The Brain Trust was recently made aware of the proceedings of this meeting and is currently following up with the Vice Chancellor of IUPUI in an effort to allocate funds and the people needed to make this proposal a reality.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Herron School of Art and Design has recently spent $1.3 million to design a makerspace known as the Think It Make It Lab. This area houses computers equipped with design software, 3D printers, laser engravers and CNC machinery. Although this space is currently mainly reserved for Art and Design students and as well as Informatics students; the end goal is to make it available to the general IUPUI student population.</span></span>

<br/>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Elizabeth_creamer Elizabeth Creamer]

<br/>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Cody_Howell Cody Howell]

<br/>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sierra_Kennelly Sierra Kennelly] Spring 2017: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Richard_Anderson_III Richard Anderson III]   Campus Links: