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Establish a relationship with university leaders<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Intro (short paragraph on why you needed this connection)<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;People (who you wanted to connect with)<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Materials (what supporting data or materials you brought with you to meetings)<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Process (what steps you took and who you interacted with)<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Timeline (how much time it took from idea to connection)<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Results (what happened as a result of your connection)<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Follow-up (what plans exist to maintain that connection)<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Lessons learned and tips for others (what worked and what didn’t, and your recommendations for others)

[[Category<br/><span style="font-size:Guides]]larger;">'''&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Intro (short paragraph on why you needed this connection)'''</span>  Why get a teacher to teach in the innovation space?&nbsp; It gives them more flexibility, allows them to work on collaborative problem solving, and fosters a different learning environment.&nbsp; Plus it promotes your design room/club.&nbsp;<span style="font-size:larger;">'''&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;People (who you wanted to connect with)'''</span>  Great Ideas: Target the professor who is already pushing boundaries.&nbsp; Go for the professor who everyone hates because they are willing to step on people’s toes.&nbsp; Get a professor who is ready to do something different. &nbsp;It may help to look for a professor who is teaching in a classroom that everyone hates (far off campus, old, etc.).&nbsp; They will be happy to relocate. And after you get one, your value goes up exponentially.&nbsp; Others will follow.&nbsp;<span style="font-size:larger;">'''&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Materials (what supporting data or materials you brought with you to meetings)'''</span>   <span style="font-size:larger;">'''&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Process (what steps you took and who you interacted with)'''</span> <span style="font-size:larger;">'''<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Timeline (how much time it took from idea to connection)'''</span>  &nbsp; One of the big challenges was creating the room on a $600 budget.&nbsp; After that, it really was “If you build it, they will come.”&nbsp; Didn’t take more than a month to start gaining traction.&nbsp; &nbsp;Adam said that they never stopped pushing.&nbsp; From the start, they just needed to establish themselves as a group that was serious.&nbsp; After that they really didn’t have too many issues. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-size:larger;">'''&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Results (what happened as a result of your connection)'''</span> <span style="font-size:larger;"</span>After a few teachers taught their classes in the club, more people got involved in the design engineering collaborative.&nbsp; More people were interested in using the room and it was a good opportunity to show off the space.&nbsp; The first class there legitimized the club/space- now student organizations are using it, professors are holding office hours there, etc. <span style="font-size:larger;">'''<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Follow-up (what plans exist to maintain that connection)'''</span>  Hopes to soon have an open calendar for the space to let people know what is going on there.&nbsp; Goal is for everything to take place in that space from student organizations to classes to design competitions.&nbsp;<span style="font-size:larger;">'''&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Lessons learned and tips for others (what worked and what didn’t, and your recommendations for others)'''</span>