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Menlo College has finds itself in a very low unique position, with limited regional and local ecomonic economic development. Possibly due to , potentially stemming from the fact that our campus and its students do not have access to absence of a specific entrepreneruship deparment dedicated entrepreneurship department or designated leaderon our campus. There is This void has led to a lack of awareness surrounding entrepreneruship regarding entrepreneurship and innovation on campus. Ultimatelyamong our student body, this deprives students from pursuing ultimately hindering their ability to pursue innovative business ideas as well as learning the steps and develop them to fully develop their ideasfull potential. 

 The economic development in the surrounding areas of campus have shown a strong trend of growth in the past 5 years but there's low accesibility for students to take advantage and get involved. Menlo College itself as an institution is now playing catch up in comparison to surrounding organizations. Menlo College can be doing a lot more in the aspect of connecting students to more resources in the area, whether that be for conferences, lectures, company tours, etc. The prevailing focus on secured securing employment and internships on campus is beginning to overshadow the schooluniversity's original entrepreneurial potentialspirit. As University Innovation Fellows , it's is our responsibility to remind the school institution of it's origins its pioneering roots and innovative mentality.  ==Other==Menlo College participated as one of 24 universities around the globe in the UNM Anderson School of Management Global Scaling challenge to devise business growth strategies. The findings were presented their findings to a panel of judges, including the companies executives. The Menlo team consisted won second place in this years' global scaling challenge. Menlo provided a team of three students and a faculty mentorfoster an environment where innovation can flourish once again. In additiondition, another facutly person and the Dean of Business were involved in the process. The collaboration between students and faculty was successful and resulted in the second final place in the Challenge!