<span style="color:#000000;">I want to see engineering immersed in liberal arts. Engineering students are allowed to take liberal arts courses from a bountiful selection, but liberal arts and engineering are not intertwined as well as they should be here at Union; there is a difference; there is a problem with this. Although I believe the fundamental engineering courses are imperative to the proper education of engineers, I realize that the fundamental coursework has become the curriculum for engineers, which does not allow students to step outside of the bounds set forth by the common curriculum. The liberal arts aspect of Union must exist with the engineering aspect, and currently it doesn't. My idea consists the design and implementation of a project idea throughout the length of a term. Engineering majors, economics majors, art, music and political science majors would be able to work together to bring the idea to fruition. Each member would be able to contribute to the process of forming the idea into a well-constructed presentation. The presenation is not a normal presentation though. I plan to have the presentations presented at General Electric Global Research Center, which is less than ten miles away from Union College. There are eight Ge Global Research Centers in the world, and the orginal one is less than five miles away from Union College. Currently, there are basically no existing relations bewteen the research center and Union; I desperately want to change this. I would like for the presentations to be held at the research center. The research center has state-of-the-art presentation space, and many brilliant people to fill the space. The Union College students would be able to present in front of engineering and business professionals, and would be able to acquire magnificient feedback from such professionals.</span>
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<span style="color:#000000;">In a sense, my idea is similar to what entrepreneurs experience on their journies:</span>
*<span style="color:#000000;">make a difference</span>
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<span style="color:#000000;">There is a vibrant liberal arts atmoshphere at Union College that has been well established for a long time. However, the engineering element of Union needs to amalgamate fully with the liberal arts element to make for a truly invigorating and versatile education. I hope to make a lasting impact on my campus with the support of my faculty and fellow students, and the guidance of the University Innovation Fellows Cohort. </span>
<br/><span style="color:#000000;"><br/>''I have already begun to speak to student students about my idea''</span>
'''<span style="color:#000000;">UPDATE: Reached out to departments. Still trying to implement this however.</span>'''
<span style="color:#000000;">Currently, the closest thing we have to a makerspace is a room the Union Collaborative Design Studio. This room is the home of the various Makerbot 3D Printers that we have as well as the high-resolution Stratasys Objet 3D Printer. These printers are presently only able to be used for specific student projects and by faculty. As of this year, Union hired a Makerspace Coordinator who is assisting in the maker movement on campus. My goal is to have a newly designated room with full whiteboard walls and up-to-date learning technologies along with trained access to equipment that the school already has.</span>
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<span style="color:#000000;">''Target date for U-CREATE formation: June 1, 2016''</span>
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=== <span style="font-size:larger;">Lakhena Leang- Tactic #4: Student Leadership Development Weekend (SLDW)</span> ===
<span style="color:#000000;"> 5. What Do You Know About Me? (Getting to know these individuals and defining a common goal amongst the grouop)</span>
<span style="color:#000000;"></span> === <span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tactic #5 -  U Shadow Day</span><span style="color:#000000;"></span></span>===
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= Idea Pitch YouTube Video Project =
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= Related Links =
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[[Union_College_Strategic_Priorities|''''''Union College Student Priorities'''''' '''Spring 2017:''' [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/An_NguyenAn Nguyen] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Elina_Dav%C3%A9 Elina Davé] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Talha_Janjua Talha Janjua] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Justin_Nguyen Justin Nguyen]
University Innovation Fellows '''Spring 2016:'''
[[Robert Barsamian]]
[[Arielle singer|Arielle Singer]]
'''Spring 2015:'''
[[Sean Farrell]]
'''Spring 2014:'''
[[Hristina Milojevic|Hristina Milojevic ]]
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