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Texas A&M has a large innovation innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem, and it is ranked the sixth largest university in America. They We have a lot variety of resources that aimed at reaching both graduate and undergraduate students, as well as faculty. However, many of the more developed programs are primarily used by faculty and limited to graduate students because of due to the maturity of fact that funds are easier spent on students that are very serious about their research or seriousness pursuits. Undergraduate programs are not non-existent, but simply younger and less robust. Student body awareness is an issue that plauges these newer events as well as an uncertainty of seeing their idea throughwhat our campus wants to develop in order to increase the I&E mentality. Therefore, there Knowing what students would want to attend is somewhat of a gap in undergraduate involvement shot in the vast amount dark, hampering the development of resourcesnew programs. That being said, due to their lack of confidence or programs are being unaware of developed with modest success by the resources that engineering faculty. The ultimate pathway to growth in student auidience sizes can be found in student-aided promotion and program development ( i.e. University Innovation Fellows). The Texas A&M University UIF's are readily available devoted to themallowing these new and immensly important programs to flourish. The primary way this gap can We intend to be filled the bridge between the faculty that have the ability to appropriate the neccessary funding and the students that have aspirations for the campus environment. = Project: <span style="font-size:smaller;">Second-Tier Idea-to-Startup Support Structure</span>&nbsp; = UIF Involved: Brendan Cooper This project is through students equipping other aimed at developing an additional undergraduate program that helps to increase the conversion rate between ideation and startup businesses. There exists a program within Texas A&M called Aggies Invent in which students participate in an all-inclusive innovation weekend. They are tasked with deciding on a need that requires a solution, and are then expected to diagnose the knowledge issue and confidence they need develop an early stage solution. Through this avenue of creative incitement, groups and ideas are created that have genuine business potential, and could be taken to use these resourcesfurther stages of development.

The Innovation Leadership Council, a student organization yet Currently it is very difficult to be created, will become gather the group of students who are knowledgeable of all resources available on campus. Their primary goal will be neccessary momentum to counsel other students to see an idea from start to finishproceed into a business venture. The council will consist This is because of ten students from various majors around campus such asseveral issues: Engineering, Agriculture, Biomedical, and Business. Each student will then be responsible for finding a faculty member who will support them, so as to build a council of faculty members for these students to turn to.

At first, the organization will be used to continue building a model of what each major perceives the innovation and entrepreneurial gaps 1) Students are within their major and unmotivated/ get discouraged not knowing what resources are available to fill that gap. All of these resources will then be consolidated into one place where all students can easily access and understand them. There are four stages that students can go through to reach their full potential. When the council is knowledgeable of all available resources on campus, they will begin to seek ways to engage students in innovation and entrepreneurship. The council will engage students through four stages: Excitement, Education, Creation and Support, and Continued Support. These stages are meant to: build personal interest in innovation and entrepreneurship, give students the confidence to begin their journey to have a startup company, help them launch their business or organization, then to connect them with all the resources they need to be independent.do next

This presentation demonstrates Our plan is to develop a secondary event or program that comes in to re-inspire students and provided much needed guidance at the gaps right time--just before most groups face an utter demize. There are several ways to achieve this, and solutions, which are as written belowa multitude of events that could be hosted to make the entrepreneurial process smoother on campus.

= Innovation Leadership Council = Milestone #1: ==

Below is Research needs to be conducted within the existing Aggies Invent program in order to establish a lead model program that helps determine the gaps faculty and how to fill themstudents agree would be mutually beneficial. Intentions:

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== Tactic #1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Types of input expected: Form Student Organization - Innovation Leadership Council ==

There is a gap that needs to be filled in giving students an avenue to be innovative. Building a council of students who pave the way for others to be innovative &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; What program would fill this gap. Students will be more willing approach a council of students for advice about their innovative and entrepreneurial ideas. The council can then encourage them and point them in the right direction. The council will constantly be up to date with what is going on in the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem and with the resources available on campus they like to help students.see?

*Faculty advisor - 12/13*Student Leaders go through training - 12/13*Write organization's constitution - 12/13*Become recognized student organization by university&nbsp;- 12/13''2) Particpate in an Aggies Invent weekend.'''

== Tactic #2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Types of takeaways expected: Build Council Team ==

To influence innovation and entrepreneurship on a grand scale, you need &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Did our group expect to build a diverse council from many different majors throughout campus. This will allow the council to be informed on many different events/resources available all over campus. This will make the council all the more influential in how it can help students through whatever phase of innovation they're in, whether it be engineering, agriculture or business.continue?

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Why did or didn'''Team Leader:''' Graham, Deant we?

== Tactic #3October 23-25: Gain Faculty Support ==Research conducted for participants of an Aggies invent, base line interviews.

Faculty support is crucial. The faculty are the decision-makers on campus, who can supply the council with whatever resources they need Week of November 2nd: Conduct Follow up interviews to grow. They are able to advise the council on which direction they are headed determine how many groups did infact continue and whether or not it will have a positive impactwhy.

'''Team LeaderNovember 20-22:''' Council teamParticpate in Aggies Invent weekend.

'''Milestones== Milestone #2:'''&nbsp; ==

*Inform council team of Construct a model for the innovative group's lifecycle. Data that was gathered in the research phase needs to be compressed into a general template or diagram that expresses exactly what a group faces at any point in the Texas A&M Startup timeline. This lifecycle will be mostly concerned with the importance early development and strength of faculty support - 12/13*Council team gains faculty support from each major - 12/13a group's motivation.

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== Tactic #1December: Educate Students FInish model and present to Bring Out Their Creativity Through Innovation ==faculty.

There is already a desire in many students to be innovative. The attraction is there, but the avenue needs some work. There are many resources already on campus, but they only attract a specific crowd December (after semester): develop comprehensive plan of students. The Innovation Leadership Council will be able to find which avenue will attract a diverse group of students from all majors to work together. These avenues will challenge students to use what they already know from class, and to educate them on what they want to know. The overall goal with this approach is to give students an environment where they when we can be innovative and solve a problem with implement a teamtest event.

'''Team Leader== Milestone #3: '''Council team==

*Brainstorm '''1) Ideation of what students want the program needs to learn - 2/14*Create events/competitions where students can be creative - 2/14*Inform students of events sponsored by other organizations - 2/14contain (using research as guide).'''

== Tactic #2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Things to remember: Creation & Support ==

Creation and &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The aim of this event is to support are the steps where most student projects never move on to the next step. Students are either afraid development of failure or are unaware of the resources that it will take to turn their project into a startup company. This is where the council will come in. They will gather all the resources students need business model and simply point them in the right directionplan.

'''Team Leader&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The event should resemble the same basic structure as its parent event:''' GrahamAggies Invent, but with a few twists.

'''Milestones:2) Draft the program based on what is settled upon in the stage above.'''

*Obtain support from various '''3) Reserve the resources on/off campus - 1/14*Find a maker space - 2/14*Encourage dedicated student teams to take their projects needed to complete the next stepevent.'''

It is not enough for innovative students to create a startup; they need continued support to back them up even after college. They need the support of companies or organizations that will give them financial and business advice that will really lift their startup off the ground. This will give students '''5) Run the confidence they need to be independent with their innovative design, even after collegetest program.'''

'''Team LeaderDates:''' Council team

'''MilestonesJanuary 2016:'''Complete ideation and start drafting the program structure.

= Project 2: <span style="font-size:smaller;">SpaceX Hyperloop Design Competition</span> = UIF Involved: Carson Muscat Our university has been given an&nbsp;amazing opportunity to host a large scale event focused around fostering the innovation and entrepreneurial spirit within student minds. Texas A&M University and SpaceX have been working closely together to be able to host the SpaceX Hyperloop Design Competition. This event will bring a spotlight on innovation and entrepreneurial mindsets as students gather from around the country and world to develop innovative solutions to a future problem.&nbsp; The University Innovation Fellow program and the student body has an amazing opportunity to help this event be a spotlight to encourage the ecosystem not only on our campus, but also campuses across the globe.&nbsp; == Milestone #1:<br/> == Discuss and work closely with the Engineering Innovation Center to be able to make a positive impact on the competition and to bring something new to the table.&nbsp; == Milestone #2: == Coordinate with other representatives of the Texas A&M Student body to be able to bring a stronger student involvement and interest into the event. == Milestone #3: == Help run the event to perfection come January 2016. = Project 3: TAMUHack integration = Currently, one of the largest Innovation and Entrepreneurship events at our school is TAMUHack. TAMUHack is a 24h event in which students from multiple schools come to build a hack, pitch their idea, and win prizes. At the moment, the event is completely student-organized and the university does not provide a significant amount of sponsorship or coverage to it. The funds for the event are raised through industry sponsors. I believe the event could be expanded to include more people, and there could be additional ways to integrate more engineers, rather than computer scientists.&nbsp; == Milestone #1: == To begin the process of change: 1) Contact the TAMUHack board to let them know my intentions. 2) Join the board and aid with organization and sponsor/fund acquisition.&nbsp; == Milestone #2: == After I've joined, we need to take the following steps/goals: 1) Improve fund acquisition to increase attendance;&nbsp; 2) Have better media coverage of the event, and more publicity/advertising. 3) Arrange a meeting between the I & E steering council of A&M with the TAMUHack board. == Milestone #3: == After we've arranged / integrated TAMUHack with our I&E expansion, we can then begin the process of arranging / implementing all the goals. = Project 4: U-Ignite Video Competition = UIF Involved: Jean-Claude Faa The U-Ignite Video Competition is a one-minute idea pitch competition established in Fall 2014. It establishes a platform for students to submit a one minute video, detailing an innovation idea they may have, for a chance to win a grand prize. == Milestone #1: == 1) Establish Innovation and Entrepreneurship &nbsp;Modules for Introduction to Engineering freshman course 2) Establish student-led pop-up classes for students interested in further instruction on Innovation and Entrepreneurship 3) Advertise the U-Ignite Video Competition, and hold informational sessions Deliver date: December 14, 2015 == Milestone #2: == Launch U-Ignite Video Competition (January 2016) - Open video submission box - Open online voting and judging - Reward top submission Delivery date: April 2016 == Milestone #3: == Competition Follow-up -Follow up with competitor to see if any are interested in pursuing their ideas -Work with contestant as well on campus resources to bring ideas to life Delivery date: TBD

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