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= Creating Collaboration Between College of Engineering and the College of Business =

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Priorities:

<li>Collaboration- “Bridging the Gap”- between the College of Engineering’s Innovation Institute and Heavener School of Business’ Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.</li><li>“UFund” Kick-starter Platform.</li><li>Starting Early: Implementation of Entrepreneurship and Innovation principles and experiential learning into fundamental courses for undergraduate engineers.</li><li>Spreading the Word: Increasing marketing efforts for existing programs and resources.</li>

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= Implementation Plan =

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Spring 2015

<li>Initial research</li><li>Initial campus analysis (as first Fellows)</li><li>Begin discussions with individual college leaders for CEI and COE collaboration<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>Dean of College of Engineering, Director of Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Director of COE Innovation Institute, faculty, stakeholders</li>

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<li>Begin creation of UFund model, record how-to steps for other schools to follow</li><li>Get stakeholders on board with each project/ be open to feedback</li><li>UFund website and necessary logistics all set up</li><li>Solidify UIF as permanent program at UF, seek out next UIF’s</li><li>Complete business model for increased cross-functional collaboration between COE and CEI; have at least 1 constant marketing approach to inform engineers of existing programs</li>

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Fall 2015

<li>Roll out UFund and try to get BEC organizations, design teams, and CEI start ups interested</li><li>Later in semester, officially roll out program to alumni and industry<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>Work with UFAA for alumni, CRC maybe for industry during spring showcase</li>

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<li>Increase engineering participation in existing events by 25%; Co-sponsor existing events<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>ex: UF Innovation Summit (with COE Innovation Institute and CEI)</li><li>potential additional resource: ELI Student Leadership Advisory Board</li>

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<li>Create incentives, marketing programs or competitions to bring together engineering and business I & E organizations</li><li>Begin discussion on curriculum modifications to include CEI and COE students in I & E classes</li><li>Increase marketing efforts to motivate more COE students to pursue Entrepreneurship Minor (offered by CEI) and/or certificate (offered by COE Innovation Institute)</li>

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Spring 2016

<li>UFund established entity with COE and CEI (mostly I & E focused) projects first to be advertised/hopefully funded.</li><li>UFund expansion to other projects and schools around the university</li><li>Tangible event/program/experiential course that was planned since Fall between COE & CEI is held</li><li>Re-analyze campus landscape for I & E (new landscape canvas)</li>

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Fall 2016

<li>UFund widely available resource for UF organizations, discuss with stakeholders any next steps possible</li><li>CEI and COE relationship has been solidified, continue to work on merging curriculum, creating collaboration between students/organizations</li><li>CEI and COE begin to include Levin College of Law and College of Health and Sciences in existing events.</li><li>Expand I & E opportunities at UF to include other schools, become REGIONAL beacon for I & E efforts (summit?)</li>

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Spring 2017

<li>Expand I & E opportunities at UF to include other schools, become NATIONAL beacon for I & E efforts (summit?)</li>

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= Top Projects and Corresponding University Innovation Fellow ~~Lea~~Leader =

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