Priorities:Bucknell University Student Priorities

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Overview

[500 words about the positive aspects of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship ecosystem on campus and the two gaps you believe will enhance the I&E ecosystem on your campus]

Link to Prezi overview of campus ecosystem:

Calling all students

Informational Session (come hear plans, offer feedback and help expand opportunities for all students)

Strategy #1: Improve Entrepreneurship Awareness

Following are an array of strategies that will fully address Gap #1 over a 2-3 year period:


Tactic #1: Student Residential Weekend Workshop

  • Description: Currently at Bucknell, there are six distinct themed Residential Colleges and many affinity houses. Some of them are closely related to I&E, such as Social Technology Residential College and the Engineering & Innovation House. Students chose to live in those houses are interested in I&E. By creating weekend workshop gatherings, we can foster the collaboration between students and help them start working on their ideas. Getting started is always the first hurdle. This will help students who are already interested in I&E to overcome the get started dilemma.
  • Team Leader:: RAs
  • Milestones:
    • Arrange the first Meeting with RAs on related residential halls and houses.
    • Reserve the workshop space and get permission from school.
    • RAs arrange the interest meeting on their individual hall.
    • Propose a year long weekly events based on student's interests.
    • Start the project.


Tactic #2: TEDx Event

  • Description: Bucknell currently has a speaker series called: Tech/No. It invites famous authors, businessman, managers to have a open one-on-one interview. Students showed a lot interests in those event. Having a TEDx event will further foster the innovation ecosystem at Bucknell.
  • Team Leader:: TBA
  • Milestones:
    • Apply TEDx event license
    • Invite speakers
    • Reserve event space
    • Advertise the event on campus
    • Hold the TEDx event


Tactic #3: Student focused Start-up Workshop

  • Description: Although Small Business Development Center holds start-up workshops regularly, most of these workshops are community oriented. Many of them are off campus and unknown by students. This workshop series will be student focus. Inform interested students with how to start a business, and show them the current available resources. This event will be an introductory event.
  • Team Leader:: SBDC student consultants
  • Milestones:
    • Meet with SBDC director
    • Reserve room for workshop
    • Invite speakers: Professors, Alumni entrepreneurs, SBDC consultants, etc.
    • Advertising the event on campus, fliers, posters, emails
    • Holding the workshop

Strategy #2: Realization

Following are an array of strategies that will fully address Gap #2 over a 2-3 year period:

Tactic #1: Establish Student Venture Fund

  • Description: Starting a company, finding seed fund is always the most difficult task, especially for student entrepreneurs. Student Venture Fund can help solve this problem by invest enough amount capital to help student entrepreneurs make their first minimum viable product to show their ideas. This can largely help students who do not have the money to implement their ideas and make them ready for a larger stage.
  • Team Leader:: Yifan Ge
  • Milestones:
    • Get school permission
    • Register the organization
    • Find advisers
    • Seeking funding from interested student, faculty, alumni or staff
    • Make a fund at endowment office
    • Plan the first call for proposal and advertise
    • Hold a proposal review session
    • Select one project per year and connect the advisers with the student entrepreneurs


Tactic #2: Student and Alumni Entrepreneur Network

  • Description: Bucknell has a large successful alumni network. A lot of them are working in finance industry. Also, Bucknell does have one Alumni Entrepreneur Network. However, the students are loosely connect with them. The purpose of this tactic is to bring students and alumni together. By holding gathering event, alumni can get to know the current student entrepreneurs on campus. Possibly they can help them get funding or connect with financial support with their network. They might even join the venture.
  • Team Leader:: TBA
  • Milestones:
    • Contact Alumni Entrepreneur Network
    • Contact Alumni Relations office
    • Prepare events
    • Hold events at Bucknell or New York City


Tactic #3: Software Development Office

  • Description: Most of the start-up now are software based. One of the problem student entrepreneur facing are high cost for implementation. Although they may have great ideas, the high price to obtain even a minimum viable product may deter them from pursuing the venture. So this office is aim for providing an inexpensive software development assistant. This will greatly help entrepreneurs to explore new ideas and realize lean start-up.
  • Team Leader: Yifan Ge
  • Milestones:
    • Find developers
    • Establish a website
    • Get permissions
    • Advertise

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