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== [[File:~~GVSU Campus~~GVSUCampusPhoto.~~png~~jpg|alt=|center|~~thumb~~frameless|~~GVSU Campus.png~~700x700px]]~~ ==~~

== Introduction~~&nbsp~~==Grand Valley State University (also known as GVSU), is a public, liberal arts university in Allendale, Michigan, United States. The university is located west of Grand Rapids, Michigan and offers classes at a second campus in downtown Grand Rapids--GVSU's Pew Campus. The Pew Campus houses programs in Engineering, Education, Nursing, Health Professions, and Business. A third campus in Holland, Michigan houses many of the online hybrid degree programs and two graduate programs--the Master’s of Business Administration and the Masters of Education. Three regional centers are located in Traverse City, Detroit, and Muskegon. You can take a virtual tour here[https://grandvalleystate.university-tour.com/virtual-tour/main-campus].

~~Grand Valley State University~~ In the semester Winter 2023, ~~is a public liberal arts university in Allendale~~there were 20, ~~Michigan~~197 students, ~~United States~~with 17, ~~west~~ 240 of ~~Grand Rapids. Classes are also offered downtown Grand Rapids on GVSU's Pew Campus. Pew Campus supports programs in Engineering, Education, Nursing~~ them being undergraduate and ~~Business. There has been a movement to improve innovation and entrepreneurship landscape on GVSU’s campuses. Many courses~~the other 2, ~~clubs, workshops, competitions and other programs involving innovation and entrepreneurship  have been researched and put together to build an infrastructure for~~ 957 students being graduate students ~~to utilize~~.<ref>https://www.gvsu.edu/about.htm

https://reports.ia.gvsu.edu/snap/snap_20231.html</ref> In fall 2023 it welcomed a historic number of incoming freshman.~~0px"~~Grand Valley is still able to maintain its average class size of 26 students. As of Fall 2023 it employs 1,215 faculty, it also had 100 undergraduate programs and 45 graduate programs. Grand Valley also offers over 400 student-led clubs and organizations.~~Entrepreneurship & Academics ~~ ==

President Philomena Mantella, affectionately known as Philly, is the first woman to serve in this position.~~0px~~She has initialized a program known as the "''Reach Higher 2025''"<ref>~~The Faculty at GVSU integrates innovation and entrepreneurship in their courses through hands on projects and assignments~~https://www.gvsu. ~~The classes below empathizes on I&E~~edu/reachhigher2025/what-weve-learned-2.~~&nbsp~~htm</ref> in order to encourage dialogue regarding Grand Valley's innovative future.

*~~EGR 301~~ Within GVSU, the Frederik Meijer Honors College is housed. The Honors College has 7% of all undergraduate enrollment. In Winter 2023, there was a total enrollment of 1,215 students. The focus on the Honors College curriculum is an alternate education that focuses on integration of topics and perspectives, utilizing the resources surrounding the GVSU community.

*~~MKT 450~~ Grand Valley houses a Technology Commercialization Office.<ref>https://www.gvsu.edu/tco/</ref> This office functions similarly to a Technology Transfer Function. The office focuses on creating connections between faculty, students, and industry resources through scholarships and connection programs.

*~~EGR 401~~ There has been a movement through the past several years to improve the innovation and entrepreneurship landscape on GVSU main campuses. This recent push has gained the momentum of numerous courses, clubs, workshops, competitions and other programs involving innovation and entrepreneurship. The infrastructure is slowly growing to empower a greater number of students with the skills and mindset of an entrepreneur and innovator. With a continued focus on liberal arts, Grand Valley has been working on integrating subjects to allow for students to receive a more well-rounded education.<div> </div>==Campus Overview==

*ENT 180'''Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship'''

*~~ENT 350~~GVSU has eight non-innovation/entrepreneurship departments utilizing innovation and entrepreneurship in their courses: Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies, Business, Engineering, Marketing, Cell and Molecular Biology, Biology, Art, and the Honors College. Grand Valley also has the Richard M. and Helen DeVos Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, CEI. The CEI supports students through a combination of courses, curriculum, peer to peer networking, competitions, and mentorship.

~~== Events & Community~~ ~~ ==~~

~~Not only does Grand Valley State University supports it’s students in innovation~~ '''Encouraging Faculty Innovation and entrepreneurship both in and outside the classroom but the Grand Rapids community also supports it. There are many organizations that offer funding, advising, space and much more for small start up companies and businesses. Below is a list of some community organizations and GVSU programs that support innovation and entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship'''

At Grand Valley, faculty in the Seidman College of Business and the School of Engineering are more encouraged to be innovative than faculty in other areas. However, many faculty members do some type of research or project.~~0px"~~However, faculty with research/projects are limited to a course load of three total courses a semester.~~Community: ~~ ~~====~~

*StartGarden Speakers/Workshops

*GRINUniversity Relationships'''

*~~GR Current&nbsp~~Grand Valley's Technology Commercialization Office is committed to creating opportunities to enable university-industry relationships and connecting student research with real-world applications. The TCO capitalizes on value created by scholarship at GVSU, and facilitates the exchange of ideas between students, faculty, and industry professionals. Business needs, project management and expertise can all be provided at the TCO.

~~==== Campus: ~~ ~~====~~

*<span style=~~"letter-spacing~~===GVSU Innovation and Research Division of IT====Grand Valley supports classroom level innovation through the Innovation and Research division of the IT department. This group focuses on technology that can better enable faculty as well as providing recources for students. Notably this group operates two spaces in the Mary Idema Pew Library: ~~0px;">Idea Pitch~~Gary and Joyce DeWitt Exhibition Space and the Atomic Object Technology Showcase.

*Additionally this group provides recources for faculty at GVSU through the XSTUDIO, Student Technology and Innovation Guild, and the Digital Creator Lab.<~~span style="letter~~ref>https://www.gvsu.edu/it/vp/it-innovation-and-research-education-futures-collaboratory-and-~~spacing: 0px;">CEO Club~~29.htm</~~span~~ref>

*MWest

~~==== Resources:  ====~~'''GVSU Reach Higher 2025'''

"In Winter 2021, President Philomena V. Mantella charged an inclusive steering committee with leading the development of the Reach Higher 2025 strategic framework." <~~span style="letter~~ref>https://www.gvsu.edu/reachhigher2025/steering-committee-~~spacing: 0~~5.~~0px"~~htm</ref>~~Engineering prototyping lab~~Reach Higher 2025 is an innitiative to strive towards reaching the aspirations of GVSU's faculty, staff, ~~machine shop~~students, and ~~wood shop~~community.<ref>https://www.gvsu.edu/reachhigher2025/</ref> At the end of Winter 2023 the Reach Higher 2025 showcase was held.~~ ~~

==== Co-op Program====For GVSU’s Engineering program, students must participate in a 3 semester co-op program. The last two years of an Engineer’s education, a student will alternate between co-op (usually at a company) and school every other semester. This allows students to apply what they have learned in real live situations and gain valuable industrial work experience. Typically students will get job offers after graduation with the company they co-oped with. The program also has a two semester long undergraduate senior project.   ==

~~For GVSU’s Engineering program students must participate in a 3 semester co~~Not only does all this hands-~~op program. The last two years of an Engineer’s education, a student will alternate between co-op (usually at a company) and school every other semester. This allows~~ on experience cause students to ~~apply what they have learned in real live situations~~ develop work ethic/economics and ~~gain valuable industrial work experience. Typically students will get job~~ project management skills, it offers ~~after graduation with the company they co-oped with. The program also has~~ a ~~two semester long undergraduate senior project~~more active participation in innovation and entrepreneurship. ~~ ~~

====GVSU Study Abroad====GVSU supports over 4000+ study abroad programs and students are actively encouraged to pursue these oppertuniteas.<ref>https://www.gvsu.edu/studyabroad/</ref> '''<big> </big>''' ==Entrepreneurship and Innovation== Not only does ~~all this hands-on experience cause~~ Grand Valley State University support its students ~~to develop work ethic/economics~~ in innovation and entrepreneurship, both in and ~~project management skills~~outside the classroom, but the Grand Rapids community also supports it ~~offers~~ . There are many organizations that offer funding, advising, space, and much more for small start up companies and businesses. Below is a ~~more active participation in~~ list of some community organizations and GVSU programs and courses that support innovation and entrepreneurship. ====Community:====<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>MWest Jumpstart</li><li>MWest Challenge</li><li>5x5 Pitch Competition</li><li>Startup Weekend</li><li>Startup Grind</li><li>StartGarden</li><li>SURGE</li></ul> ====Campus:====<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>Idea Pitch</li><li>Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO)</li><li>Design Thinking Academy</li><li>Design Start</li><li>Social Innovation Club (SIC)</li><li>77 Idea Lab</li></ul> ====Resources:====<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>Makerspace (GVSU)</li><li>Social Innovation Lab (GVSU)</li><li>Start Lab (GVSU)</li><li>Flexlab (Kendall College of Art and Design)</li><li>Innovation Design Center for Engineering</li><li>Muskegon Innovation Hub</li></ul> Courses: *AFN 381 - Design Thinking in Applied Food and Nutrition*ART 153 - Making and Meaning*BUS 501 - Self Management for Leaders*EGR 185 - First-Year Engineering Design*EGR 301 - Analytical Tools for Product Design*EGR 401 - Advanced Product Design*EGR 610 - Engineering Design*EGR 614 - Opportunity Identification for Medical Devices*ENT 150/151 - Entrepreneurial Quest/New Venture Feasibility*ENT 350/351 - Entrepreneurial Business Plan and Project*HNR 151-154 - Design Thinking for Social Product Innovation*INT 323 - Design Thinking to Meet Real World Needs*MKT 369 - Creativity in Marketing Innovation ==Landscape Canvas/Student Projects== '''2022-2023 Change Story Video:''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHX8tFtA62Y Creating a Conference for Projects and Prototypes at Grand Valley State University] '''2022-2023 Landscape Canvas:''' https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pkisAXp95LhEEo5AFgd8cH4nMFC31tPcDjAWyLUpk9A/edit?usp=sharing '''2019-2020 Pitch Video:'''  https://youtu.be/nxgBbIWtSKw '''2018-2019 Pitch Pamplet:''' https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15KIPGtVn7IySpo_vHYf3OGqCJBHJHCNgzpmn7NG3sV0/edit?usp=sharing '''2018-2019 Landscape Canvas:''' https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M_QhCuMNBH7qA0GmT8L3TvJ8zOp3ZWmIdC1NIrhLTrA/edit#gid=0 '''2017-2018 Landscape Canvas:''' https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M_QhCuMNBH7qA0GmT8L3TvJ8zOp3ZWmIdC1NIrhLTrA/edit?usp=sharing  '''2016-2017 Landscape Canvas:''' https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sQ4wD4ghzsnsTyyW9_o8f_k0xipbBCe3U8L3b6-cglc/edit?usp=sharing '''2016-2017 Pitch Video''' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGmKFqY06is[Pitch Video] '''2015-2016 Landscape Canvas:''' https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fj98yWd--ZhvGRkGzg82-qwvVym08NI4qFcGUy8iPIk/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SG3a5OGLv0bJR5sxy3yft3LZ0xHrqXLbgInGc5rC6Ss/edit?usp=sharing '''2014-2015 Pitch Video'''

~~== Student Projects<~~be/~~span> ==~~RH7qA0P-_JI

~~[http://youtu.be/RH7qA0P~~==Related Links</~~RH7qA0P-_JI]~~span>==

[[GVSU Student Priorities|GVSU_Student_Priorities]]

'''Fellows:'''

2022-2023

[[Fellow:Kassandra Gaytan|Kassie Gaytan]]

[[Fellow:Rylan Bernhardt|Rylan Bernhardt]]

[[Fellow:Sophia Raab|Sophia Raab]]

2020-2021

[[Fellow:Brady Mills|Brady Mills]]

[[Fellow:Ethan Paras|Ethan Paras]]

[[Fellow:Hannah Cline|Hannah Cline]]

2020

[[Aidan Clawson|Aidan Clawson]]

[[Michelle Joslyn|Michelle Joslyn]]

[[Kathryn wagner|Kathryn wagner]]

[[Kayla Lett|Kayla Lett]]

2019-2020

[[Abby Cooper|Abby Cooper]]

[[Amanda Moy|Amanda Moy]]

[[Drew Craven|Drew Craven]]

[[Meredith Hinz|Meredith Hinz]]

2018-2019

[[Madalyn Slubowski|Madalyn Slubowski]]

[[Meredith Filter|Meredith Filter]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Haley_Jennings Haley Jennings] 

[[Dean Geschiere|Dean_Geschiere]]

2017-2018

[[Jonathan Cook|Jonathan_Cook]]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Rogutica Allison Rogutich]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ben_Parsell Ben Parsell]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Joevanderbroek Joe VanderBroek]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nikhil_Watsa Nikhil Watsa]

2014-2015

[[Kathryn Christopher|Kathryn Christopher]]

[[Leah Bauer|Leah Bauer]]

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2022jshotts

2023 Cohort

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