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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1b. Identify the best location for these classes that will allow the most space for work.4; font-size: large&nbsp;">Innovation Club</span>

The Innovation Club, also known as Xc.UDevelop course strategies.CREATE, is an interdisciplinary organization that intends to begin an initiative on campus that promotes creativity and design among students of Including all majors. The club plans to be launched in Fall 2014 possible ideas and several students that are committed to being on topics for the executive board have already started planning out the vision of this interest group. That vision is to truly bring about the imagination that all students embraced as children but has been lost through the journey of our young adulthood. There is great power in the potential of imagination and creativity that can change the world classes, and every college student should be a part take up surveys of that. The goal is to give what students an environment where they are free may want to think big learn. Collaborate with fellows from other universities for help with planning and outside of the classroom about societal/global problems they are passionate aboutstrategies.

From there students can make low prototypes and design ways to solve those problems d. Use Enactus donations and SGA donation for those who are committed to furthering their idea, they will have access to resources from Enactus in the Entrepreneurship Institute to pitch their ideas to investors. Local guest speakers will be invited monthly to talk to students about their own venture journeys and passions. Innovation challenges will also take place once a month with main objects as simple as a spoon or shoe and students will be given crafty materials to design prototypes to get them thinking outside of the box with a reward of a cash prize. The club can meet once a week and discuss problems and work in teams to brainstorm ways to solve them. This club will be an avenue to give the students resources such as internships, venture firm capital information, StartUp Weekend info, etc.<div class="thumb tright" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; clear: right; float: right; border-color: white; border-style: solid; width: auto; border-width: 0.5em 0pt 0.8em 1.4em;"><div class="thumbinner" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px !important; line-height: 1.4; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 13.600000381469727px; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; width: 182px;"><div our first class="thumbcaption" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0.3em 0pt 0.1em; line-height: 1.4em; border: medium none; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; overflow: hidden; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.4; float: right; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 12px; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; padding: 3px !important; background-image: none !important; background-attachment: scroll !important; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat !important;"></div></div></div></div>'''<u style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;">Strategy #1:</u>'''

1e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Obtain This course content, if necessary, must be approved by the paperwork necessary to begin a student organization on campus appropriate authorities (i.e., deans, provost, and/or university academic council) (April Fall 2014- Spring 2015).

2f.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Find an advisor and committed executive board members to start this club. Submit copies Evaluation of the Constitution and By Lawscurriculum by students, Letter of Intentfaculty, and Student Roster to Campus Activities to gain an interest group charter administration (April 2014-August 2014Spring 2015).

3g.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Meet with the faculty advisor, Professor Mark Quin; supportive faculty members interested in helping; Dr. Partha Bhattacharjee, Dr. Kristi Brumfield, and Dr. Tarun Mandal; Adjust any needed changes and the committed students interesting in having a leadership role to discuss future plans and visions of the club. continue (Fall 2014Spring 2015-Spring 2016).

4<br/>''Goal 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Create an innovation challenge with executive board members and advisor to attract more students to sign up to join. A simple problem can be selected where students compete to design a low prototype in hopes of winning Establish a prize from other student votes. multidisciplinary Innovation Club (Fall 2014XU CREATE).''

6a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The executive board plans out the events for the 2014-2015 school year including guest speakers, fundraisers, community service, challenges/competitionsRecruit student members from different disciplines. (Fall 2014)

7b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This plan must be approved by Appoint officers among student members for the advisor and Campus Activities, dates will be tentative to changeclub through election. (Fall 2014)

8c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Look forward Recruit at least six but no more than eight faculty from different disciplines to a successful and developing innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem (Fall 2014 –Spring 2015)serve on an Executive Board.

9d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Evaluation by student, faculty, Develop the roles and administration (Fall 2015)responsibility of the Executive Board.

10e.&nbsp;&nbsp; Adjust any needed changes and continue (Fall . The executive board plans out the events for the 2015-Spring 2016)school year including guest speakers, fundraisers, community service, and challenges/competitions. This plan must be approved by the Office of Student Services advisor and Campus Activities; dates will be subject to change.

<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1f. A simple problem can be selected where students compete to design a prototype in hopes of winning a prize. This challenge must be advertised in the newspaper, bulletin board, website, etc. The challenge occurs outdoors, satisfying its aim to gain more student members.4; font-size: large;">Freshman Seminar</span>

Freshman Seminar (FRSM 1000/FRSM 1100) is a yearlong mandatory course that all incoming freshman must take to satisfy graduation requirementsg. The goals Encourage the growth of the Freshman Year Experience are to empower freshmen with the skills and support needed for college success (and Xavier success), enhance their professional development, and understand their role and mission as Xavier students. Every year, over 600 students fill the seats in these classrooms and this would be a perfect opportunity to introduce students to successful innovation and entrepreneurship. This course could give students the chance to start thinking about world problems and collaborating in teams to find solutions to those problems. My advisor plans to set up a meeting with the faculty that teach Freshman Seminar and discuss the goals of the NCIIA, along with the importance of promoting student creativity on our campuses. If all FRSM faculty members could donate at least 30% of each class time discussing these issues, Xavier is that much closer instilling innovation and entrepreneurship in the early curriculum for the college students. Team Leaders: Professor Mark Quin, Dr. Partha Bhattacharjee, Dr. Mandal, Chigozie Dike, etcecosystem (Spring 2016).

'''<u style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1h. Evaluation by student, faculty, and administration (Spring 2016).4;">Strategy #2:</u>'''

1i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Supporting Faculty members Adjust any needed changes and president of the innovation club form a Xavier team that will contact all FRSM faculty members to set a date for a meeting. continue (May 2014Spring 2016).

== '''STRATEGIC PRIORITY 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A presentation and discussion between Provide opportunity for student, faculty members should occur where FRSM professors are informed about the mission of NCIIA , and the positive consequences that will result from implementing staff innovation , technology transfer, commercialization, and entrepreneurship in their classrooms. (Fall 2014)''' ==

3''Goal 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Feedback from FRSM Encourage student, faculty should be taken into consideration and used staff to establish a plan for Freshman Seminar curriculumsparticipate in innovation, technology transfer, commercialization, and entrepreneurship. (Fall 2014)''

5a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This freshman curriculum must be approved by deans, provost, and president Leverage the entrepreneurial skills of the university. alumni (Fall 20142015- Spring 20152017).

6b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The new Freshman Seminar course with a focus on innovation and Encourage faculty research into entrepreneurship is ready to begin! (Spring 2015Fall 2014-Spril 2017).

7c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Evaluation of the curriculum by students, faculty, Review University’s current policy related to Intellectual Property and administration recommend changes to include student-led innovation and ownership (Spring 2015-Fall 2015).

8d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Adjust any needed changes and continue Increase the number of Invention Disclosures to at least five per year (Spring 2015Fall 2014-Spring 20162017).

f. Increase the number of Non-provisional Patent Applications to at least two per year (Fall 2014- Spring 2017). g. Develop policy for student, faculty, and staff start-up companies to facilitate technology transfer and commercialization (Fall 2015). h. Remain active in the HBCU Collaborative to learn and share best practices (Fall 2014-Spring 2017). <span stylebr/>''Goal 2. Form strategic alliances with other universities and private sectors for innovation, technology transfers, and commercialization.'' Objectives: a. Leverage existing collaboration with other local universities (e.g., Tulane University and LSU Health Sciences Center) to increase research innovation (Fall 2014-Spring 2017). b. Leverage existing partnership with Louisiana Vaccine Center (LVC), Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium (LCRC), and Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center (LaCATS) to increase in research innovation (Fall 2014-Spring 2015). c. Establish new partnerships with industry to facilitate technology transfer and commercialization (Fall 2014-Spring 2017). d. Invite CEOs from New Orleans BioInnovation Center (NOBIC) and Idea Village to join the XU Innovation Club’s Executive Board (Fall 2015).   == '''STRATEGIC PRIORITY 3. Provide opportunities for local K-12 students to learn innovation, technology transfer, commercialization, and entrepreneurship.''' =="margin ''Goal 1. Encourage K-12 students in innovation and entrepreneurship.'' Objectives: 0px; padding: 0px; line a. Invite K-12 students to participate in innovation and entrepreneurial activity at Xavier (Fall 2015). b. Organize innovation and business plan competition for K-12 students (Spring 2016-heightSpring 2017).   == '''STRATEGIC PRIORITY 4. Obtain financial resources needed to support ICE initiative.''' == ''Goal 1. Develop plan to increase alumni giving to support campus Innovation Competition.'' Objectives: 1 a. Invite alumni to sponsor a participating “student innovator/entrepreneur” (Fall 2015). b. Collect a nominal membership fees to join the Innovation Club (Fall 2015). <br/>''Goal 2. Develop plan to obtain private sector funding to sponsor campus Innovation Competition.4; font-size'' Objectives: large;" a. Identify potential sponsors and contact them individually (Fall 2015). <br/>''Goal 3. Develop plan to obtain extramural funding.'' Objectives: a. Identify potential extramural funding sources (Spring 2015). b. Submit grant applications to NCIIA (National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance) (Spring 2015). c. Submit grant applications to state and federal agencies (Fall 2015-Spring 2017). = Collaborate with SGA and Other Clubs</span>&nbsp; =

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= Create a Maker Space = An atmosphere conducive to innovation is important to maintain and not just begin an innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Entrepreneurship Institute has designed an incubator with computers, tables, and chairs for members of Enactus to meet and work on business plans or gain business experience. A similar space is needed for innovation on Xavier’s campus. A space that [[File:MS.jpg|frame]]&#x5B;&#x5B;File:MS.jpg|thumb|MS.jpg&#x5D;&#x5D;is set up with white boards, dry erase markers, crafty materials, and tables that student can use to design prototypes and models of their ideas. Having a permanent space allows students to convene on their own time and work on group or independent projects that they might not have otherwise been able to accomplish. An under-utilized classroom or storage area can be transformed into an innovative maker space with the funds gained from fundraising. Approval of this space must also be gained by students, faculty, and administration through petitions or SGA. This will be the long term goal of the innovation club, hopefully to be implemented by 2016.

<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size: large;">Invite Guest Speakers</span>=

The information obtained from the OPEN 2014 2015 conference revealed so many resources that could be brought back to Xavier’s campus. The employees from LinkedIn, Google, and Stanford University were excited to speak with the university innovation fellows and give feedback to improve innovation and entrepreneurship on their campuses. The New Orleans Bio Innovation Center is a local company that is committed to biomedical research and technology. Xavier University places a strong emphasis on health and science and getting people from this organization to speak to Xavier students would encourage creativity. There are local entrepreneurs that currently speak weekly hosted by the Entrepreneurship Institute in the Business Department. However, there are only a small percentage of students that attend. By opening the current gap to include local innovators as well as entrepreneurs, more students might be interested in the NCIIA’s goal and see that this movement is relevant to them as well.<div class="thumb tright" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; clear: right; float: right; border-color: white; border-style: solid; width: auto; border-width: 0.5em 0pt 0.8em 1.4em;"><div class="thumbinner" style="margin: 0px; padding: 3px !important; line-height: 1.4; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 13.600000381469727px; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; width: 152px;"><div class="thumbcaption" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0.3em 0pt 0.1em; line-height: 1.4em; border: medium none; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; overflow: hidden; text-align: left;"><div class="magnify" style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.4; float: right; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-size: 12px; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; padding: 3px !important; background-image: none !important; background-attachment: scroll !important; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat !important;"></div></div></div></div><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size: large;">Related Links</span>

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