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== Tactic #1: The Minor in Design <br/> ==

<span style="font-size: larger;">Description: The lack of &nbsp;a formal college of engineering within the university has lead to a lack of supply for technical education. There is definitely some great technical programs on campus such as Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, and Environmental Engineering. But much of the design and engineering knowledge for these tracks of study are only attainable by students who have completed a large amount of science prerequisites, and have access to courses such as ENVR 451, Chemical Reaction Engineering. There was a similiar problem in the past decade of lack of innovation and entrepreneurial training for undergrads, it was mitigated by creating a minor of entrepreneurship within the College of Arts and Sciences. To mitigate this gap in technical education within the university we will be implementing an Interdisciplinary design minor within the College of Arts and Sciences. The Design minor will look to pull courses from many different disciplines across campus such as Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Chemistry, Physics, Math, Information and Library Science, Biology, City Planning, and Journalism and Mass Communication which houses our department of graphic design. We hope to establish an introductory course that each member of e given cohort of the minor would take together, it would introduce the general concenpts of Design and attaining a deisgn state of mind. From that point on we hope to have multiple tracks specific to what a given student wants to work in, such as Visual Deisgn, Structural Design, Commerical Design, Scientific Deisgn, and any other relevant paths of design work. The minor will include either a required, internship, co-op, or Capstone design project experience. The ultimate goal of the minor implementation is to take the great environment we have here on campus for ideation and innovation and give each of these innovators and oppurtuntity to gain technical skills that will help their creative endeavors and post-graduation prospects.</span> <span style="font-size: larger;"></span><span style="font-size: larger;">Team Leaders: Teerth Brahmbhatt</span> <span style="font-size: larger;">Milestones: &nbsp;</span> *<span style="font-size: larger;"></span><span style="font-size: larger;">Connect the departments across campus</span>*<span style="font-size: larger;"></span><span style="font-size: larger;">Come up with the numerous tracks and interests on campus&nbsp;</span>*<span style="font-size: larger;"></span><span style="font-size: larger;">Currciculum overview and approval (work with other institutions to design the curriculum and implement it)</span>*<span style="font-size: 14px;">Find home department and facilities</span>*<span style="font-size: 14px;"></span><span style="font-size: larger;">Find Corporate or Local partners for experiential portion of the curriculum&nbsp;</span>*<span style="font-size: larger;">Raise Awareness of the program within our campus community</span>*<span style="font-size: larger;"></span><span style="font-size: larger;">Fully implement within undergraduate Program/Curriculum&nbsp;</span>