<span id="docs-internal-guid-4cdc9993-9f47-533f-6e87-2d98098d69cb"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Category</span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: How to Leverage the Local Research Park to Serve Undergraduate Students</span></span>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-4cdc9993-9f47-533f-6e87-2d98098d69cb"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Across many university campuses research parks (centers) exist to promote technology commercialization, innovation and public-private partnerships. These technology-led economic programs have a long history of encouraging new company development. This document seeks to help Fellows leverage research park capabilities with student interests, in order to build community of innovation on their campuses.</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pinpoint the Needs of the Campus:</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-4cdc9993-9f47-533f-6e87-2d98098d69cb"><span style="font-sizefamily: 15pxArial; font-familysize: Arial15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Identify the Strengths of the Research Park:</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-4cdc9993-9f47-533f-6e87-2d98098d69cb"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Be precise and don't try to do everything at once. Many research areas have focuses that are associated with economic development, be familiar with such projects.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-4cdc9993-9f47-533f-6e87-2d98098d69cb"><span style="font-sizefamily: 15pxArial; font-familysize: Arial15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spread the Word:</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-4cdc9993-9f47-533f-6e87-2d98098d69cb"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The only way to attract students is to go to where the students are. The most effective ways to increase student involvement is through face-to-face meetings and encounters. Activities and initiatives bring about the most positive change when people feel a part of the bigger community, be inviting to different ideas and perspectives.</span></span>