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= Strategic Priorities for Innovation and Entrepreneurship on Berea College Campus =
[[Priority#1: Start-up weekends/ Idea Pitches|<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-familysize: arial, helvetica, sansx-seriflarge;">Our delivery methodology will be to create a space, an innovation studio, where we will strive to foster activities that encourage and support innovation on campus, especially among the student body.'''Priority #1: Start-up weekends/ Idea Pitches'''</span>]]
<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-familysize: arial, helvetica, sans-serifmedium;">This studio Provide an opportunities for budding entrepreneurs to work on their ideas, pitches, and get funding for and feedback on their ideas. Hosted on the college campus, students will have the chance to build upon an idea that engages problems occurring on the micro level, while also being mentored/judged by experts in the field. We will have professors from Computer Science, Business, Economics, Technology and Applied Design to act as judges, and have local businesses provide financial awards that creates a partnership through I&E principles. The first night of the event, we will be known teach students concepts such as Design Thinking which can help in their idea processes, and skills they can use after the Berea Innovation Studio (BIS)weekend it complete.</span>
<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Leaders: '''Eugeniu Prodan, Anthony Ayebiahwe</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">'''Milestone: '''First event, Spring 2015</span> '''''<span style="font-size:medium;">Tactic #1</span>''''' *<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Building a team to lead the organization of events'''</span>*<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Choosing a suitable date and venue to host the event'''</span>*<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Reaching out to speakers, coaches, and judges'''</span>*<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Promoting the event to campus and the community'''</span>*<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Sourcing local sponsorships to help cover event costs and managing the event budget'''</span>*<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Managing food, drink, and supplies for the event'''</span> &nbsp; [[Priority#1: Start-up weekends/ Idea Pitches|<span style="font-size:x-large;">'''Priority #2: Berea Innovation Studio (BIS) and Creative Space'''</span>]] <span style="font-size:medium;">Our delivery methodology will be to create a space, an innovation studio, where we will strive to foster activities that encourage and support innovation on campus, especially among the student body.</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">'''Leaders:''' Robert Hosking, Jacob Heller</span> '''<span style="font-size:medium;">Milestone:</span>''' ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-size:medium;">Start, Fall 2015</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''Tactic #1'''''<b>''''':''''' Offer assistance and help to last years UIF Fellows in executing their already well-developed strategy</b></span> <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''Tactic #2'''''<b>''''':''''' Ensure that once these UIF Fellows graduate, the club will continue and be led by a new UIF Fellow or EPG Member</b></span> <span style="font-size:medium;">'''''Tactic #3'':'''''&nbsp;'''''Utilize connections within the Student Government Association to execute and articulate this proposed club in a way that it will be approved'''</span> &nbsp; [[Priority#1: Start-up weekends/ Idea Pitches|<span style="font-size:x-large;">'''Priority #3: Lobby for I&E Principles in General Studies Program'''</span>]] <span style="font-size:medium;">Should be mandated for every student as part of Berea College's General Studies program, but more specifically the General Studies Classes offered to Freshman (GSTR 110) and to Seniors (GSTR 410). &nbsp;These classes may be subject-specific, and offered as seminars (e.g. Entrepreneurship for Biology and/or Chemistry; Entrepreneurship for Engineering and/or Technology). Also, the incorporation of I&E concepts can be implemented in a project-based learning environment for real-life application within the community and for interdisciplinary collaboration.</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">'''Lead Person:'''&nbsp;Tran Nguyen</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">'''Milestones:'''</span> *<span style="font-size:large;">Initiate conversations with Administration, Summer 2015</span>*<span style="font-size:large;">Seek to have agenda featured at faculty meetings, Fall 2015</span> ''<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Tactic #1:'''</span>'' *<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Prepare the campus for the I&E concepts via various events from Priority #1.'''</span>*<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Gain the support of the student, faculty, and staff for the above-mentioned events (realize the need for I&E concepts)'''</span>*<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Initiate the conversation with the Administration (proposal, presentation during the faculty meeting, etc.) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;'''</span>   [[2014 UIF Cohort|<span style="font-size:xx-large;">2014 Cohort</span>]] <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Our delivery methodology will be to create a space, an innovation studio, where we will strive to foster activities that encourage and support innovation on campus, especially among the student body.</span></span> <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This studio will be known as the Berea Innovation Studio (BIS).</span></span> <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Within the BIS, we will have:</span></span>
== <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">Five Strategic Priorities</span> ==
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