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= James Madison University =

== '''Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' ==

'''Mad Inc. Labs'''

*Mad Inc. Labs is JMU’s first seed stage startup investment accelerator. It aims to serve JMU’s most talented student founders by allowing them to experience a traditional accelerator program; with the mentorship, funding, and office space - while maintaining status as a student.

'''X-Labs'''

*This on-campus makerspace facilitates open labs and pop-up classes that teach students skills such as 3D printing, laser cutting, glassblowing, and virtual reality.

'''TEDx'''

*Last year’s theme of “Fool’s Gold” discussed the idea that things are not always what they seem.  Students are able to attend lectures from other students, professors, and guest speakers.

'''Society of Entrepreneurs'''

*''''''The JMU Society of Entrepreneurs brings entrepreneurially minded students together. In the organization members educate each other and the JMU community on topics of interest, support each other with new ventures, and reach out to entrepreneurs in the community to help them and learn from them. The society also hosts speakers and events to educate the JMU community about different topics based around entrepreneurship. The society is application based, and therefore consists of high-caliber entrepreneurs at JMU.

'''Startup Studio'''

*''''''Startup Studio is a rapid-pitch event hosted by the Society of Entrepreneurs semi-regularly.  In the confines of two hours, students meet, split into groups, recognize a problem related to the given theme, develop a solution, and pitch their idea to the rest of the groups.  This exercise helps to illustrate to students how to think with an entrepreneurial, creative problem solving mindset.

'''Industrial Design Society of America'''

*''''''The IDSA at JMU is an interdisciplinary group that meets weekly to organizes workshops, keynote speaker events, collaborative design projects, and trips to conferences. At its core, the IDSA is empowering industrial design students to make an impact on their community with their innovative design skills. Many are active in other groups that are altering campus or have personal pursuits in design and entrepreneurship. With the industrial design concentration now becoming a full major and the number of students increasing, it is becoming a more vital part of the track for industrial designers at JMU.

'''Architectural Design Club'''

*The ARCD club at JMU allows students to join chapters of the American Institute of Architecture Students and the American Society of Interior Designers, where students can attend national conferences, have professional mentors, and gain points that lead to accreditation in the professional world.

'''Bluestone Hacks'''

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*Bluestone Hacks is a weekend-long hackathon facilitated by X-Labs.  Teams of students from all majors and backgrounds are guided by mentors and are encouraged to create and compete.  Idea and product generation areas include food/agriculture, healthcare, and consumer devices and tools.

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'''MadHack'''

*''''''MadHack was JMU’’s first full scale hackathon,sponsored by Capital One, offering a creative and collaborative software development experience. For 24 hours students built innovative web and mobile apps, as well as hardware.

'''BizBlitz'''

*''''''BizBlitz is JMU’s first full scale “Startup Weekend” style events for entrepreneurs, designers, programmers, makers, and others who want to pitch a startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. At BizBlitz, teams organically form around the top ideas (as determined by popular vote), and then it’s a 54-hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekend culminates with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders for another opportunity for critical feedback.

'''I.C.C.E Pitch Competition & Conference'''

*''''''The I.C.C.E Pitch Competition and Conference is a high energy evening celebrating JMU Entrepreneurs and featuring: JMU Student Pitch Competition, I.C.C.E Talks, networking with entrepreneurial alumni, faculty, and students.

'''Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (A2RU)'''

*''''''James Madison University has been accepted as a founding member of the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities largely for its proven reputation as an institution valuing and supporting interdisciplinary undergraduate research. JMU is one of 28 founders and the only comprehensive institution in the alliance whose aim is "to help equip students and faculty to address the world's most pressing, complex and open-ended challenges with creative confidence as well as disciplinary expertise," according to alliance documents.

'''ISAT Capstone Projects'''

*''''''As part of the ISAT experience, every senior completes a capstone project.  Working individually or in teams, students work on a problem with a real-world component, sometimes teaming with a local industry or governmental sponsor.  Capstone project ideas can come from the students themselves, from faculty advisors, or from sponsors.  The capstone project allows students opportunity to use the knowledge and skills they learned in ISAT to address a real-world problem, and receive valuable hands-on experience.  Students are required to produce a final project report, both in written form and in the form of an oral presentation to the faculty, their student peers, and the public.

'''Engineering Capstone Projects'''

*''''''Students work in teams under the direction of a faculty advisor to tackle an engineering design project. Engineering communication, such as reports and oral presentations are covered. We emphasize practical, hands-on experience, and integrate analytical and design skills acquired in companion senior-level core courses.

'''Engineers Without Borders'''

*''''''Engineers Without Borders is an organization established to partner with developing communities worldwide in order to improve their quality of life.  JMU EWB is open not only to Engineering majors.  Our hope is to recruit students in ISAT, Health and Human Sciences, Business, and Education

'''Entrepreneurship RLC'''

*''''''The Entrepreneurship Residential Learning Center is in the process of being developed here at JMU. Students who participate in this Residential Learning Community will have the unique opportunity to live and take classes with a small group of students who share similar interests in Entrepreneurship.  The Entrepreneurship RLC is planned to be ready for the incoming class of 2019.

'''MBA Program in Innovation'''

*''''''This two year masters program starts with the fundamentals of business before taking a deep dive into creating an invententive environment where students transform into leaders in technology. The program responds to the realization that the business world outside of the university setting is increasingly getting faster so the content of the class aligns with functional topics. While in the curriculum the student is required to take a international trip to one of three countries and gain leaderships skills through workshops. Overall, the Innovation MBA provides the graduate with a competitive advantage for approaching problems in a business setting.

'''Project Lab (The Pit)'''

* The Pit is a flexible laboratory space that contains overflow machine tools, materials testing equipment, and other experimental equipment.  Labs for materials science courses are conducted in this space under the guidance of faculty and trained student assistants.

'''Society of Women Engineers'''

*The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is an educational and service organization that empowers women to succeed and advance in the field of engineering, and to be recognized for their life-changing contributions as engineers and leaders. SWE establishes engineering as a highly desirable career for women through an exciting array of training and development programs, networking opportunities, scholarships, outreach and advocacy activities, and much more.

'''Recruit-A-Duke'''

*Recruit-A-Duke is James Madison University’s online career services management system that provides JMU students access to internships, full-time jobs, career fairs, workshops, information sessions, and more.

'''3D Visualization Lab'''

*Laboratory for Engineering students that includes 3D printers to visualize prototypes. Furthermore it contains computers to analyze drawings or create flow simulations.

'''The ICE House'''

*The Innovation, Collaboration and Entrepreneurship (ICE) House is a lean startup started of by the College of Business, Center for Entrepreneurship,  JMU Technology Innovation and 4-VA. It is run by JMU X-Labs to set up, speed up and support business ideas or lean. startups and encourage Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

'''Venture Creation Fellowship'''

*Venture Creation Teams is an 8 week program running from June to July where accepted teams can focus on accelerating their venture to success.

'''Undergraduate Academic Programs in Entrepreneurship'''

*MGT 310 (Business Fundamentals for Entrepreneurs (non-COB majors))*COB 300A (Integrated Business Functions (required for non-MGT COB majors))*MGT 320 (Management of Innovation and Technology)

*MGT 471 (Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management)

*MGT 472 (New Venture Creation)

*ACTG 244 (Accounting for Non-Business Majors)

*ENGR 498 (Advanced Topics in Engineering: Innovation)

*ENGR 498 (Advanced Topics in Engineering: Realization)

*ENGR 498 (Advanced Topics in Engineering: Innovation Exchange)

*ENGR 498 (Advanced Topics in Engineering: Social Entrepreneurship)

*MGT 340 (International Management)

*MGT 365 (Fundamentals of Human Resource Management)

*MKTG 380 (Principles of Marketing (for non-CoB majors only))

*NPS 300 (Introduction to Nonprofits)

*INDU 402 (Social Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship)

*COB 218 (Legal and Ethical Environment of Business)

*MKTG 380 (Principles of Marketing)

*MGT 405 (Topics in Management)

*MGT 472 (Venture Creation)

*MUI 440 (Entrepreneurship in the Music Industry)

*SOCI 385 (Madness and Soceity Environments, Technologies and Innovation)

*ENGR 221 (Managment of Technology I: Product Development and Entrepreneurial Engineering)

'''<span style="font-family: Arial~~; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)~~; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian~~: normal; font-variant-position~~: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Entrepreneurship Minor'''

<span style="font-family: Arial~~; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)~~; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian~~: normal; font-variant-position~~: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Paula Daly, Coordinator

<span style="font-family: Arial~~; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)~~; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian~~: normal; font-variant-position~~: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Phone: (540) 568-3038

<span style="font-family: Arial~~; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)~~; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian~~: normal; font-variant-position~~: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Email: dalyps@jmu.edu

<span style="font-family: Arial~~; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)~~; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian~~: normal; font-variant-position~~: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The entrepreneurship minor is designed to introduce students from any discipline to the knowledge, skills and mindset necessary for successful new venture creation. The minor is

<span style="font-family: Arial~~; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)~~; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian~~: normal; font-variant-position~~: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">open to students in any major except management, which offers a track in innovation and entrepreneurship. Students who successfully complete the entrepreneurship minor will develop the knowledge base and skills needed for new venture creation and management. They will be able to: Understand entrepreneurship as a possible career path, its role in economic growth and opportunity, and its associated social benefits. James Madison Recognize/identify entrepreneurial opportunities that fit the individual student. Includes self-analysis in the context of possible entrepreneurial activities and demonstration of the ability to identify and analyze the attractiveness of potential markets. Develop a business model and create a business plan. This includes completing a clear and concise written plan that serves as a blueprint for creation of the proposed venture. Apply relevant financial and business principles to assess the need for start-up capital, conduct break even analysis, and identify cash flow needed for future growth. Identify and evaluate various sources of funding. Articulate an effective pitch to gain support from investors, suppliers, customers, or potential employees. Interact and collaborate with various stakeholders to develop and evaluate ideas, and grow those ideas to fruition.

''<span style="font-family: Arial~~; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)~~; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian~~: normal; font-variant-position~~: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Admission to Program:''

<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial~~; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)~~; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian~~: normal; font-variant-position~~: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To be considered for admission into the entrepreneurship minor students will need to submit an application packet by April 1 to the entrepreneurship minor coordinator in the Management Department. The application includes:

*<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial~~; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)~~; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian~~: normal; font-variant-position~~: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Statement of interest One-minute “elevator pitch” video*<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial~~; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)~~; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian~~: normal; font-variant-position~~: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Resume*<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial~~; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)~~; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian~~: normal; font-variant-position~~: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Letter of recommendation*<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial~~; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)~~; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian~~: normal; font-variant-position~~: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Proof of good academic standing

<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial~~; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)~~; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian~~: normal; font-variant-position~~: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">JMU students submit applications for admission into the minor during the spring of their sophomore year. Enrollment in the initial course requirement occurs during the fall of their junior year. Transfer students who have four semesters of course work remaining after any  given spring semester are eligible to apply. Transfer students admitted to JMU for fall semester who are interested in applying for the ENTP minor will have two weeks after their notification of admission to submit their application to the minor coordinator. Selected students will be notified of their acceptance to the minor cohort two weeks prior to the startof fall semester classes. Admitted students will begin as a cohort the following fall

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