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<span id="docs-internal-guid-a77508aa-3f11-388d-1196-9f1a9b7e0258"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Student innovation and entrepreneurship is encouraged in select fields, namely business and to a certain extent, in engineering. There is a huge variety of course offerings that focus on a strong entrepreneurial emphasis. In all of these courses, students create new product or business ideas, which they further develop over the course of the semester by talking to potential consumers. While this is promising for business students, engineering students are primarily interested in innovation and recognize it as a skill required of them. All students have a basic awareness that there are a multitude of resources on campus for them, if they are interested in pursuing entrepreneurship, although, there is always room for improvement. Faculty members and stakeholders are very supportive of implementing an innovation and entrepreneursip initiative on campus. The [http://www.udel.edu/apply/undergraduate-admissions/enrichment-opportunities/delaware-innovation-fellows/ Delaware Innovation Fellows], administered by the University of Delaware [http://lerner.udel.edu/centers/experiential-learning-centers/horn-program-in-entrepreneurship/ Horn Program], offers a four year enrichment experience for those who want to be more immersed in entrepreneurship and leadership.<span style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span> <span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The ability to communicate ideas with others is crucial to&nbsp;</span></span>entrepreneurship development. The&nbsp;<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">Startup Village program involves a group of professionals that provide free 30-minute one-on-one appointments to entrepreneurs in the UD community. Another program promoting student innovation is the Summer founders .The Summer Funders is a 12-week program designed for students with early stage startups to work on their ventures and receive a stipend, mentorship and education sessions.</span></span>