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= <span style="font-size: xx-large;">Overview</span><span style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</span> =

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<span style="font-size: medium;">Utah Valley University is a teaching institution with a unique focus on "engaged learning," or the combination of traditional academic and hands-on education. This mode of teaching goes back to UVU's roots as a vocational school at its inception during World War II and persists today across the institution's full array of university-level programs.</span>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: medium;">Utah Valley University is a school with a rich history of innovation and entrepreneurship. UVU students are passionate about solving the world’s complex problems.</span> <span style="font-size: medium">Utah Valley University’s Business Resource Center offers a wide variety of resources for entrepreneurs including: Business Counselors, Accelerator Programs, New Product Development Training, Prototyping, Tech Commercialization, Government Grants, Tech Transfer, The Vivint SMARTLab, and more.&nbsp; This great abundance of resources drives many student entrepreneurs to utilize the Business Resource Center each year. But how does UVU reach the rest of the students on campus? How can UVU teach students to generate new ideas? How can UVU drive more traffic to the Business Resource Center?</span>&nbsp; <span style="font-size: medium">It is imperative that we engage students in a hands-on learning experience that allows them to identify and solve the problems the world is facing. We must provide students with a cross-disciplinary collaborative environment where they can generate and test new ideas. Our goal is to teach all students about Design Thinking: A human-centered approach to creative problem solving. This knowledge will make students a versatile tool as they enter the workforce. Regardless of major, job, or industry, this knowledge will teach students to solve the unknown problems of tomorrow.&nbsp;</span>&nbsp; =<span style="font-size: xx-large">Strategic Priorities</span>=<br />==Increase Access to and Accessibility of Education for Working Students==- Student success coaches specialized in assisting working students. - Create accommodations through accessibility services for missing class due to work. - Expand competency-based learning allowing students to progress through their courses through their skill level rather than time spent. ==Research to Further Understand the Experience of Students who are Queer/Female/ Struggling with Mental Illness==- Gather research already done in the psychology program centered around students with these identities. - Surveys, polls , interviews and focus group as methods of data collection. - Analysis of qualitative and quantitative data to identify important trends and patterns that can be addressed. ==Mentorship Program Based on Major and Identities==- Identify intersectional identities that could benefit from major and/or identity based mentors, - Support groups and events for mentors and students. - Further research to understand how students are affected by HB 261. ==Leverage Current UVU Talent and Resources to Innovate Classroom Technology==- Build connection between Dx and E2I for innovative classroom technology - Establish a process by which faculty and students can provide feedback. - Conduct initial research for Dx identifying initial areas within which to innovate to further address student need and technology. - Establish and build a classroom technology endowment. ==Career Identity Development==- Create a more engaging strength test. - Create more ways for students to explore identity. - Create clubs or student-led associations for identity exploration within careers. - Interviewing professionals in intro classes. - Pathway and Cognitive function research integration ==Systematic Issue Resolution and Improvement==- Create a list of changes. - Invite them to participate in the solution. - Show survey results to highlight issues. - SkillCo integration with the Course catalogue. - Input video presentations for each major providing more information on each subject. - Create a project plan for implementation. ==Interactive Online Engagement Enhancement==- Brainstorm different ways to engage students through an online platform.  - Identify a team or individuals responsible for creating an online platform and administering the survey. This team may include faculty, staff, and students.  - Clearly communicate the purpose and importance of the survey to students.  - Use learning analytics tools and data tracking to monitor student engagement during online classes. Compile all data.  - Use multiple communication channels to distribute the survey, including email, social media, and announcements in online courses.  - Use UX design to create a very user-friendly platform.  - Test out with a beta class and receive feedback.

- Regularly evaluate and update the technology infrastructure<span stylebr />="fontFreshman Major Outlook Program/App=- Create an innovative web-size: medium;">Utah Valley University’s Business Resource Center offers a wide variety of resources for entrepreneurs including: Business Counselors, Accelerator Programs, New Product Development Training, Prototyping, Tech Commercialization, Government Grants, Tech Transfer, The Vivint SMARTLabapp that freshman take early in their freshmen year. They will take personality and interest tests, and more.&nbsp; This great abundance of will be directed to relevant major programs and resources drives many student entrepreneurs to utilize the Business Resource Center each year. But how does UVU reach the rest of the students on campus? How can UVU teach students to generate new ideas? How can UVU drive more traffic to the Business Resource Center?</span>&nbsp;.

<span style="font-size: medium;">It is imperative that we engage students in a hands-on learning experience that allows them to identify and solve Integrate the problems the world is facing. We must provide students app with a cross-disciplinary collaborative environment where they can generate and test new ideas. Our goal is to teach all students about Design Thinking: A human-centered approach to creative problem solving. This knowledge will make students a versatile tool as they enter the workforce. Regardless of major, job, or industry, this knowledge will teach students to solve the unknown problems of tomorrowUVU's student success program.&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;

= <span style="font-size: xx-large;">Strategic Priorities</span><br/> =Create the engineering infrastructure for the app to carry on every year.

=Improving Campus Energy Efficiency through Aerial Thermal Imagery= <br- Provide aerial/> ==drone thermal imagery of campus grass areas and rooftops to find locations of improvement energy-wise.

== <span style="font-size:x-large;">Create an Innovation & Design Thinking Lab on Campus</span><br/> ==reports and insights for where the campus can improve water usage or find rooftop heat leaks.

<span style="font-size:medium;">-Work with Technology Management Capstone Class Train facilities and Leadership Circle grounds staff to create presentation on ‘Why UVU needs a makerspace be able to carry on Campusenergy efficient imaging so that these services can be provided years from now. (03/2015)&nbsp;</span>

<span style="fontHealthy and Affordable Food Options on Campus=-size:medium;">-Apply Provide affordable/subsidized food options for 10 offices located in the breezeway between the Losee Center and the Computer Science Building for the makerspacestudents. Work with Deans of Technology & Computing, and Woodbury Business to determine if there are other locations that would be a better fit for our vision. (04/2015)&nbsp;</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">-Meet with administration and pitch the importance of having a makerspace on campus. (03/2015)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;''T''''anner Wheadon has done this. Administration is open to the idea, but a campus-wide lack of space has made progress difficult. The university is planning to build Create a new building for the College of Engineering and Technology, and Brayden Cutler has been pushing for makers space to be included in the building design. He has found some initial success in his efforts and has enlisted the help of the Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 cohorts to help continue the pushbooth or vending machine where students can easily purchase affordable food.&nbsp;''</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">-Assess needs Coordinate with food services and budget based on the location culinary school to provide healthy options and current state of the makerspace. (04/2015)&nbsp;</span>meals for

<span style="font-size:medium;">-Secure funds for the makerspace and all supplies. (04/2015)&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Innovation Catalysts Program=

== <span style="font-size:x-large;small">Utilize Innovation & Design Thinking Lab-Helps students gain leadership skills</span><br/> ==

<span style="font-size: medium;small">-Meet with faculty from Tech & Computing, Woodbury School of Business, Entrepreneurship Institute, and Business Resource Center to refine and improve Innovation and Design Thinking &nbsp;Curriculum.&nbsp;Finding funding for student scholarships</span>&nbsp;

<span style="font-size: medium;small">-Create a 2-week Innovation & Design Thinking course model.&nbsp;Creating the infrastructure and sustainability for the program to go from year to year</span>&nbsp;

<span style="font-size: medium;small">-After curriculum has been approved, meet again with campus leaders Finding a director over the innovation so that there is someone keeping it whole from year to determine which courses will utilize the Innovation & Design Thinking Lab. &nbsp;What course, what time, how many weeks of the &nbsp;semester, etc.year</span>&nbsp;

<span style="font-size: medium;">-Establish "Open Lab" hours and "Class Time" schedule Industry Connections to make Lab available for all students.&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;Campus=

<span style="font-size: medium;small">-Hold monthly Design Thinking Workshops Working on creating partnerships and donations between industries that are open want to students and the community.get involved</span>&nbsp;

<span style="font-size: medium;small">-Set up referral system with Business Resource Center. The Design Thinking lab will refer students who are ready to validate their ideas to the &nbsp;BRC. And the BRC will refer clients who still need to &nbsp;refine their ideas to the Innovation & Design Thinking Lab.Create partnership classes</span>&nbsp;

== <span style="font-size: x-large;small">General Ed & Capstone Integration-Projects at industry sites worked on by students</span><br/> ==

<span style="font-size: medium;">-Refine Tech 1010 (popular general ed course) curriculum to include students spending two weeks in the Innovation & Design Thinking Lab to learn about the Design Thinking Process. The reason Tech 1010 would be a great opportunity is because a large amount of students from a &nbsp;wide variety of disciplines take the class. This would create diversity Faculty Catalysts Informational Teaching and promote innovative and unique &nbsp;ideas.</span>&nbsp;Research Opportunities=

<span style="font-size: medium;small">-There is a large gap between the amount of Capstone students Funding for projects and the amount of projects available. The first two weeks of the Senior Capstone class could be spent in the Innovation & Design Thinking Lab brainstorming ideas for potential Senior Capstone Projects.supplementing time</span>&nbsp;

<span style="font-size: medium;small">-Speak at the Utah Business Bring faculty and Marketing Education Summer Conference to explain the impact of Design Thinking Curriculum on the Undergraduate Experience.&nbsp;professors into innovation catalyst class</span>&nbsp;

<span style="font-size: medium;small">-Create a design thinking course for students major and as a general course, so that there will be more Find ways to bring innovation in the mind of all students.&nbsp;into specific professors' courses</span>&nbsp;

== <span style="font-size:x-large;">Partner with the UVU Foundation to expand the Wolverine Fund</span><br/> ==<div><span style="font-size: medium;">-Collaborate with student Matthew Bryson regarding WF events, such as the 2018 ribbon cutting, and involve fellows from all available cohorts.&nbsp;</span><br/></div><div>''This demonstrates how our goals align, and will give us equal chance to reach students.&nbsp;''</div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;">-Act as a funnel between excellent student ideas, and the available resources of the fund.&nbsp;</span></div><div>''<span style="font-size:medium;small">This will address our issue of connecting students with available support systems.&nbsp;</span>''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;">-Integrate UIF students with the Wolverine Fund structure format. </span><br/></div><div>''<span style="font-size: medium;">Collaboration is key when spreading awareness of new opportunities.</span>''</div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;">-Create a Wolverine Fund Website.&nbsp;</span></div><div>''<span style="font-size:medium;">As of right now there is zero marketing regarding this opportunity. WF Leadership want to hire Provide a student to build the site, and this is a great opportunity to recruit multi-talented students to our program and connect them with real world experience.</span>''<br/></div><div><br/></div><div>''<span style="font-size:medium;">(January 2018)</span>''</div>== <span style="font-size: x-large;">Facilitate Greater Collaboration Across Departments</span> ==<div><span style="font-size: medium;">-Finish prototyping the Innovation Incubator Event Series.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: medium;">This includes the event design, the ideal place and time to hold the event, the event frequency, and the optimal amount of student involvement.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;"><br/></span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;">-Leverage networks of way for professors and department heads to identify "lone wolf innovators" and personally invite them bring their projects to attend the series. The success of the event depends upon getting the right people to attend.&nbsp;innovation catalysts</span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

=Project Match Application= <span style="font-size:small">-Creating the interface for the app</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Prototyping the app and incorporate the appropriate analytics</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Beta testing the app to know what works what does not</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Updating the app constantly to fix issues or bugs</span> =Change an Underutilized Computer Lab Into a Innovation Lounge= <span style="font-size:small">-In order to even build an I&E ecosystem, we need to build a community of respect for the profession that starts with the building we are in. We need a place for groups and students to meet and learn Design Thinking</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Interview/collect data about current use of the room.</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Create a full prototye of vision for the room.</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Present data and plan to the dean and admin of the School of Education.</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Present data and plan to Presidential Cabinet.</span> =Create a Workshop Series about Innovation in Education&nbsp;= <span style="font-size:small">-Gage interest from faculty, staff and students.</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Create the curriculum.&nbsp;</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Find presenters & Build curriculum.</span> =Create a Teachers For Innovation Club= <span style="font-size:small">-Form an official club through UVU Clubs.</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Recruit at club rush, jump start orientation, in our new lounge and in classes.&nbsp;</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Hold elections for club officers.</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Plan various activities.</span> =Build a Student Run Pop-Up Shop in the Innovation Lounge&nbsp;= <span style="font-size:small">-Get approval from School of Education Administration as well as Presidential Cabinet</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Find a student to run the pop-up shop.</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Select Inventory based on student interests and needs.</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Create a schedule for the shop.</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Use the money to bridge the Innovation gap in educators.&nbsp;</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Use foot traffic in the shop to promote workshop series and club.</span> ==<span style="font-size:x-large">Create a Center for Excellence & Innovation on Campus</span>== <font size="3">-Work with Presidential Cabinet to facilitate the design and development of the UVU Center for Excellence & Innovation</font> <span style="font-size: medium">-Work with adminsitration to create sustainable model and policies for the new Center.&nbsp;</span> <span style="font-size: medium">-Secure physical land in Vineyard, Utah. (Completed 09/2019)</span> <span style="font-size: medium">-Secure temporary space on campus. (Completed 09/2019</span>==<span style="font-size:x-large">Utilize Business Resource Center&nbsp;</span>== <span style="font-size: medium">-Move University Innovation Fellow program into the Business Resource Center at UVU.&nbsp;</span> <span style="font-size: medium">-Create sustainable model of growth and development to move into a phyisical dedicated building.</span> <span style="font-size: medium">-Create comfortable space for students to innovate and design.&nbsp;</span> ==Organize Silicon Slopes Business Group== -Gather President and local CEO's to dicuss potential for innovation and excellance in Utah County. -Regularly meet with this group, as a steering commitee for innovation.&nbsp; ==<font size="5">UVU Excellence & Innovation Initiative Launch</font>==<div><span style="font-size: medium">-Work with President and Cabinet to coordinate announcement of the initiative/center dedicated to innovation in November.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium">-Work with President and Cabinet to coodinate official launch of inititative/center for innovation and excellence in April of 2020.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium">-Work with President to invite community organizations, business, and others to the launch.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium">-Coordinate panel with President and other innovative minds.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div>==<font size="5">Work on Major Innovation Projects</font>==<div><span style="font-size: medium">-Design and implement project-matching app on campus.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium">-Begin work on student-led solar company</span></div><div></div>==<span style="font-size:x-large"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b2088f8d-549a-235b-bf2e-c0087077c8ff"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Create a Website that will compound all the resources available for I&E</span></span></span>== <span style="font-size:medium"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b2088f8d-549a-235b-bf2e-c0087077c8ff"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">-Increase awareness about the resources available for Innovation and Entrepreneurship through a Website (Wendy - September 2018)</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:medium"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b2088f8d-549a-235b-bf2e-c0087077c8ff"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">-Introduce the website to Faculty and Students (Wendy - September 2018)</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:medium"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b2088f8d-549a-235b-bf2e-c0087077c8ff"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">-Promote the use of the website through the discover passport activity (Wendy - September 2018)</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:medium"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b2088f8d-549a-235b-bf2e-c0087077c8ff"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">-Promote the use of resources through class assignments &nbsp;(Wendy - September 2018)</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:medium"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b2088f8d-549a-235b-bf2e-c0087077c8ff"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">-Provide a 5 to 10 minutes training about how to use the website to learn about the resources (Wendy -September 2018)</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:medium"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b2088f8d-549a-235b-bf2e-c0087077c8ff"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">-Include videos, about the use of the resources, on the website to make it more interactive and attractive (Wendy -September 2018- January 2019)</span></span></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">- Create ready to use lesson plans for professors to implement in their courses, that includes engaging with a resource (Khaliun - July 2018)</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">- Create engaging 'Escape Room'-style resource discovery/adventure guides for I&E resources. (Khaliun- July 2018)</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent">- Create a Discover Passport for students to mark discovered resources </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap">(Khaliun - July 2018)</span>  = Related Links =