= Overview =
= Overview =
Since the establishment of South Plains College (SPC) the focus of the university has been the betterment of the student. While many aspects of life has changed since 1957, the college's focus has not. Increasing the capacity of the individual to learn, produce, and be enlightened has always been the focus. To be the first community college in the history to participate in a program such as the University Innovation Fellows Program is something that they gladly welcome.
South Plains College has continued to grow adding satellite campuses including; Reese Technology Center, Bryon Martin Advanced Technology Center. Innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) are nothing new to the campus but have yet to have a catalyst to grow this culture of I&E. With it's roots firmly planted in the sense of community, South Plains College is centered on changing for the needs and opportunities of the community. Grants and contracts are available to students and faculty in order to pursue projects and research.As of right now, the Math and Engineering department is in the process of obtaining a grant to build a new facility for collaboration amongst all the STEM majors at SPC.
= Calling ALL Students =
This program is not focused toward a particular group of people, but is focused on people who willing and eager to come up with the "next big thing". In order to learn more about the opportunities at South Plains College to investigate and develop projects we are developing a space and group of likeminded people to surround yourself with. Programs and organizations to come.
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Marshal Head We want this program to be one that reaches the bulk of the student body. We want to engage students who are just coming into SPC for the first time as well as students who have been attending but haven't been involved. There is a major lacking in the culture of I&E on campus and we hope that by introducing a new program for students to come and get an understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship, the culture will spread like fire. We want our students to not feel limited by their status, or their background. We want students to understand that if they have an idea, all they need is the right mindset and the right tools to get it going. Not all ideas will succeed, but we want our students to be able to learn from their failures and not feel trapped by them, so they can find out what doesn't work when they fail and then just keep trying! For more information on this program follow the contact information below: Tad Davis - mhead4054tdavis4295@students.southplainscollege.edu
Dr. Ramesh (Krams) Krishnan - rkrishnan@southplainscollege.edu
= Strategy #1: Planting the Seeds - Introducing "I&E @ SPC"=
== Tactic #1: Get the People Excited! ==
Getting the proverbial "ball" rolling will be the most difficult part of the process. Having access to the I&E market located only thirty miles East of Levelland in Lubbock gives the students a head start. Bringing three day startups such as 3DS to South Plains College will open students eyes to the potential of expanding their thinking.
Project Leader = Strategy #1: Get Students Involved - Marshal HeadIntroducing "I&E @ SPC" =
== Tactic #1: Creat a Forum ==
Projected Completion Date - Spring 2015Our first priority is going to be establishing a group where students can come and learn about I&E, and feel free to share their thoughts and ideas openly. We want these students to learn from eachother as well as through hands on activities. Our first goal should be to find out what students are interested in I&E, and then expose them to all the hands on training provided to us by the UIF. We are meant to share our knowledge and watch what others can do with it! Once we've established a good background of I&E for these students, the next step will be to see what they can do with it.
== Tactic #2: Get the People Involved ==Creating an organization were likeminded students can come and collaborate together will be vital to the establishing a culture of I&E at South Plains College. Being a two year(transfer) college presents a new challenge to the University Innovation Fellows Program due to the fact that the turnover rate is so high. Getting incoming freshmen involved within the first year will be the make or break challenge. Finding several students who will be willing to facilitate this change over a three to four year process.Project Leader - Tad Davis
Project Leader - Marshal Head Projected Completion Date: Beginning of Spring 2016 semester
Projected Completion Date - Spring 2015== Tactic #2: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work ==
== Tactic #3: Get Once we've equipped our students interested in I&E with the People Educated ==Once these exceptional people knowledge that they need, let's get them involved in identifying problems and proposing solutions! Let's find out what issues there are on campus that maybe the innovation fellow candidates have committed missed and let's see if we can find the best solution to this ideological revolution comes educating them. Taking an idea through the spin out stage, from concept these problems together! We would want to monetizing the producthave weekly meetings where students come together, is a difficult share what they've identified as an issue on campus and often length project. Lining up resources and support is give a vital aspect of successproposal on how they're going to fix it. Having the knowledge to We can accomplish this can create a spark that will solidify the future of "Ilot more as a team than as individuals.&E @ SPC!nbsp;
Project Lead - Tad Davis
Project Leader Projected Completion Date - Marshal HeadMid Spring 2016 Semester
== Tactic #3: Just Do It! ==
Projected Completion Date - Spring 2016Lets work together to garner support from staff and faculty to make our ideas a reality. Once we've established issues on campus it's time to come up with the best solutions. We listen to the ideas presented, then in an open discussion we talk about the best possible solutions for each proposed topic. We discuss what needs to be addressed when, and everyone works together to bring these ideas to fruition. We have leads on the individual projects and give eachother guidance and support throughout each stage. If something fails we take it back to the drawing board and we learn from our mistakes. The most important thing is that we push through as a group and continually gain experience from the tasks that we're trying to accomplish.
= Strategy #2: Water the Seeds Project Lead - Establish Courses that Focus on I&E =Tad Davis
== Tactic #1: Work with Faculty and Administration ==Identifying faculty and administration who will be willing to nudge the students along this process will be the second major hurdle. Developing courses with a focus on entrepreneurship will be a great way of exposing groups of between ten and twenty students of all majors to this alien idea. Creating this interdisciplinary network of support will increase the scope of the project of further developing the culture of I&E.Projected Completion Date - Mid Spring 2016 Semester
Project Leader - Marshal Head = Strategy #2: Exposure =
Projected Completion Date - Spring 2015== Tactic #1: Let's Get it Started in Here! ==
= Strategy #3: Nurture We need the Seeds =faculty and administration to understand just how important I&E is to the student body! Let's give our group of innovative students a voice to be had. We need a way to reach the rest of the student body and engage them so they know that the culture is changing. We need to adjust people's thinking. So we host speakers, but not just any speakers. We need speakers who are going to do more than just give a motivational speech about how great I&E is. We need speakers & events that will promote a culture change, that when students leave, they feel as though they received something quantifiable and feel like they can take that something and apply it to their daily lives. This is what the student body wants, and as the leaders of this culture change, it is our responsibility to provide it.
== Tactic #1: Expand the Following ==After the above mentioned steps, this machine that has been created needs to continually churn out people with this new mindset that has been repressed through traditional schooling. In turn, having people leaving with their minds expanded we will constantly need a fresh supply of new minds. Seeing their peers and students get excited, this will spark the next wave of students who want to be a part of this movement.Project Lead - Future Innovation Fellow
Projected Completion Date - Mid Fall 2016
Project Leader - Future Fellow (YOU)= Strategy #3: Let it Grow! =
Projected Completion Date - Spring 2016== Tactic #1: Just Keep Swimming! ==
== Tactic #2: Coordinate After the Following ==Once above mentioned steps, this machine that has been created needs to continually churn out people with this new mindset that has been repressed through traditional schooling. In turn, having people leaving with their minds expanded we will constantly need a fresh supply of new minds. Seeing their peers and students get excited, this will spark the population next wave of students who want to be a part of this movement. To keep the system from collapsing we propose having a governing factor in the I&E community has expandedgroup. Of course you have the President, but then you also need the President Elect. Someone who you can train and entrust that once you've left the next step semester, they will be able to give them direction to benefit South Plains Collegepick right back up where you left off. Having access to resources such as; Roosevelt Institution Campus NetworkTo keep the system from crumbling everytime leadership has gone, VentureWell Student Grantsthis will be a necessary part of the group. We can do this for many different roles, EPA's P3 Grantsleader/co-leader, 3 Day Startuptreasurer, and many more will give individuals and groups a forum to express their ideas and productsetc...
<br/>Project Leader - Tad Davis
Project Leader Projected Completion Date - Future Fellow (YOU)End of Spring 2016
Projected Completion Date - Spring 2017== <br/> ==
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