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<span style="font-size:medium;">The Council for Academic Leadership & Innovation (CALI) is a collaborative effort among students and faculty from all Colleges at the University of Notre Dame. The council will represent departments and major clubs & organizations with students and dedicated faculty members. Representatives will work at the departmental, college, and university levels to encourage the wealth of academic opportunities on campus. CALI's long-term mission is to promote a campus culture of innovation as Notre Dame prepares to expand to the West Coast and Silicon Valley. In the short term, goals include creating a platform for communication, making the new Entrepreneurship Minor accessible to students from all colleges, and breaking down barriers to an interdisciplinary education. In accord with these goals, CALI will be housed in the Office of the Provost so as not to favor any one college over the others. If the acronym "CALI" brought to mind a culture of innovation and forward thinking, then you already have a sense of the purpose of this leadership structure.</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">Surveys of students and meetings with dozens of faculty and administrators throughout the UIF training made two things very clear to us: (1) We have many opportunities and resources dedicated to I&E, and (2) Few students and faculty outside the College of Business know about them or have access to them. CALI addresses the bigger picture of a "status-quo" campus culture beginning with improved communication and collaboration. At the end of the day, all students should have access to I&E resources. By housing CALI in the Office of the Provost, we will simultaneously promote collaboration and break down the barriers we have identified.</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">CALI will be strategically implemented so as to include all appropriate representation and allow for input from all Colleges. To encourage active participation by students and faculty alike, meetings will be arranged with the Deans of all colleges to receive nominations for students and faculty. Students must be able to provide the day-to-day enthusiasm and work ethic, and faculty must promote collaboration and offer the continuity that can lack when students enter the council and then graduate 1-2 years later. This 20-25 person council will construct by-laws and a mission statement as a unified group before beginning projects. Small steps will be taken to promote the collaborative effort such as to involve equal numbers of students from each college and to meet at neutral locations that do not imply control by one college or another.</span>

<span style="font-size:medium;">The UIF surveys indicated that only about 10% of students on campus are "very enthusiastic" about I&E as compared to 50% who would prefer to pursue traditional internships (Wall Street, Corporate Finance, Research, etc...) and 40% who are open to I&E opportunities but also plan to follow a traditional path. In conjunction with Notre Dame's expansion to the West Coast, the long-term goal of CALI is to increase student interest in I&E. Though CALI must first establish a sustainable leadership model, efforts will be made in three primary areas over the next three years:</span>

#<span style="font-size:medium;">''Communication'' among colleges and organizations&nbsp;</span>#<span style="font-size:medium;">''Collaboration&nbsp;''to provide students with tangibles such as an Entrepreneurship Minor available to all Colleges and internships and co-ops with start-ups</span>#<span style="font-size:medium;">''Curriculum''&nbsp;and cost structure changes to promote interdisciplinary education for all students&nbsp;</span>