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=South Plains College=
=<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000080;">'''Encouraging Innovation and Entrepreneurship'''</span></span>=
* Plains Bridges to Baccalaureate ProgramNational College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS)
* Student Government AssociationPlains Bridges to Baccalaureate Program
* Study Abroad ProgramStudent Government Association
* Phi Theta KappaStudy Abroad Program
* Resident Housing AssociationPhi Theta Kappa
* Pay It ForwardResident Housing Association
* Student Entrepreneurs After Real Change (S.E.A.R.Ch)Pay It Forward
*Student Entrepreneurs After Real Change (S.E.A.R.Ch) * Maker Space in the Math and Engineering building
These opportunities are some of the few that are available at SPC. However, of them the only truly active ones are the NCAS and Bridges program, as far as getting students involved in innovation and entrepreneurship. Fortunately, SPC offers Intro to Engineering challenges students to create an innovative product. These items are designed to solve some the major issues of the modern world. Some of these projects include:
* App controlled robot
* Solar powered DC outlet
* Styrofoam drone
* High efficiency incinerator
* Stair stepping furniture dolly,
* and many more that have yet to be designed by the brilliant young minds coming to South Plains College.
These two programs and this one class only reach a very small portion of the student body and this needs to drastically change.
=<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000080;">''' Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function '''</span></span>=
As of right now there are no policies in place supporting IP Policies at SPC. We do not have a technology transfer office, and from my research I found nothing in regards to intellectual property of students, and supporting the transition from IP to patenting and marketing the actual product. This is something that will need to be addressed over the long haul.