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= <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Overview </span> =

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[[File:Uprm logo.jpg|thumb|Uprm logo.jpg]]</span>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPRM) is located in the city of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. It was established on September 23, 1911.&nbsp;UPRM is the second-largest university campus of the University of Puerto Rico system.</span>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Consists of four major colleges: Agricultural Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Engineering. &nbsp;Offers over 50 bachelor's programs, more than 25 master's programs and 5 doctoral's programs. There are around 12,000 students enrolled. The Mayaguez Campus is ranked number 1 in the Caribbean.&nbsp;</span>

= Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship== <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Courses</span> ===

UPRM E*<span style="font-Ship is the umbrella for all the efforts related family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">New Venture Design Experience</span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Design Thinking</span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Consumer Behavior</span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Product Design</span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Technology Based Entrepreneurship</span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Engineering Capstone</span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Introduction to innovation Business Development</span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Creativity and entrepreneurship. This project has the objective to link all the champions Innovation</span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">New Business Development</span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Creative Design</span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Tools and initiatives in order to create a bigger impact. In additionToys</span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Game Theory</span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Engineering Design Projects</span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica, and also composing the Esans-serif;">Capstone</span>*<span style="font-ship Networkfamily:arial, Mayaguez counts with a variety of Innovation and Entrepreneurship opportunitieshelvetica,sans-serif;">Research</span>*<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Special Projects</span>

=== Courses <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Activities</span> ===

*New Venture Design Experience<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">TEDxUPRM</span>*Design Thinking<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Elicit Innovation</span>*Consumer Behavior<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">VR Hackathon</span>*Product Design<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Arduino Day</span>*Technology Based Entrepreneurship<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">HackPR</span>*Engineering Capstone<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Hacker Socials</span>*Introduction to Business Development<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Expo Ideas</span>*Creativity and Innovation<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Capstone Exhibition</span>*New Business Development<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">H3</span>*Creative Design*Tools and Toys<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Justas Empresariales</span>*Game Theory<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Icorps PR</span>*Engineering <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Weekend Design Projects*CapstoneChallenge</span>*Research<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Job Fair</span>*Special Projects<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Startup Fair</span>

=== Activities <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Spaces</span> ===

*TEDxUPRM<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Business Center</span>*Elicit Innovation<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Starting Point Makerspace</span>*VR Hackathon<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer</span>*Arduino Day<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Model Factory</span>*HackPR<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Research and Development Center</span>*Hacker Socials<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Vitech</span>*Expo Ideas*Capstone Exhibition*H3*Justas Empresariales*Icorps PR*Weekend Design Challenge*Job Fair*Startup Fair<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Parallel 18</span>

=== Spaces <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Associations</span> ===

*Business Center*Starting Point Makerspace<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Association of Programmers Entrepreneurs</span>*Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Association for Computing Machinery</span>*Model Factory<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">HackPR</span>*Research and Development Center<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Enactus UPRM</span>*Vitech<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Idea Platform</span>*Parallel 18<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Catalyst</span>

=<span style== Associations =="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship:</span> =

*Association <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">There is very little encouragement for the faculty to engage in innovation and entrepreneurship. Even though research commercialization exists, the process is tedious and burecrautic. Much of Programmers Entrepreneurs*Association for Computing Machinery*HackPR*Enactus UPRM*Idea Platform*Catalystthe faculty does not know about the research commercialization, and the rest does not attempt it due to its difficult and time consuming nature. Faculty that works in innovation and entrepreneurship is mostly self-driven, or it is an important part of the courses they are giving, which tends to be the case within the Business Administration Departement.&nbsp;</span>

= Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Actively supporting the university technology transfer function:</span> =

There is very little encouragement for the faculty to engage in innovation <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Unviersity of Puerto Rico does count with an Intellectual Property and entrepreneurshipTech Transfer Office. Even though research commercialization existsAdditionally, the process office staff in Mayaguez is tedious and burecrautic. Much of the faculty does not know about very much in tune with the research commercialization, and the rest does not attempt it due to its difficult and time consuming nature. Faculty that works in innovation and entrepreneurship is mostly self-driven, or it is an important part of the courses they ecosystem and are giving, which tends to be the case avid supporters and champions within the Business Administration DepartementE-Ship Network.The University also counts with a Center for Patents &nbsp;Trademarks.</span></span>

= Actively supporting the <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Facilitating university technology transfer function-industry collaboration: </span> =

<font facespan style="font-family:arial, sanshelvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Unviersity of Puerto Rico does count with an Intellectual Property and Tech Transfer Office. Additionally, the office staff in Mayaguez is very much in tune with the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem and are avid supporters and champions within the E-Ship Network.ViTech</span></font>

= Facilitating university<span style="font-industry collaborationfamily: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts:</span> =

#<span style= Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[[Alejandro Aponte|Alejandro Aponte]]</span>#<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[[Jaran Arroyo|Jaran Arroyo]]</span>#<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[[Rolando Cruz-Ulloa|Rolando Cruz]]</span>#<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[[Alex Herrero|Alex Herrero]]</span>

= <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">University Innovation Fellows Candidates 2017 2015</span> =

#<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[[Alejandro AponteJonathan diaz sepulveda|Alejandro AponteJonathan Díaz&nbsp;Sepulveda]]</span>#<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[[Jaran ArroyoAngelisse Ramos|Jaran ArroyoAngelisse_Ramos]]</span>#<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[[Rolando CruzJahannie Torres|Jahannie_Torres]]</span>#<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-Ulloaserif;">[[Rodolfo Romañach|Rolando CruzRodolfo_Romañach]]</span>#<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[[Alex HerreroBryan Muñoz|Alex HerreroBryan_Muñoz]]</span>#<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://universityinnovation.org/Emmanuel%20Oquendo-Rosa Emmanuel Oquendo-Rosa]</span>

= University Innovation Fellows Candidates 2015 <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Related Links</span> =

#[[Jonathan diaz sepulveda|Jonathan Díaz&nbsp<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;Sepulveda]]#[[Angelisse Ramos|Angelisse_Ramos]]#[[Jahannie Torres|Jahannie_Torres]]#[[Rodolfo Romañach|Rodolfo_Romañach]]#[[Bryan Muñoz|Bryan_Muñoz]]#">[http://universityinnovationwww.uprm.edu/ http://www.uprm.orgedu/Emmanuel%20Oquendo-Rosa Emmanuel Oquendo-Rosa]</span>

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