Changes

Each stage can be further explored on two levels of strategic and tactical. It should be noted that there is a considerable degree of overlap between these three stages, however, they also have distinct characteristics. While each of these stages can stand on its own, they are presented in a suggested sequence under the assumption that each stage represents a level of experience before going on to the next stage.

There are many undergrad and grad students that are skeptic of the value of what they receive as education in the university. Also, many graduate and PhD students gravitate towards merely conceptual research endeavors to maintain a place in the community of researchers. By framing “becoming innovative” as a legitimate knowledgeable identity for students, we can evoke the masses’ curiosity about the culture of I&E and encourage them to join the movement.  

*Walls for Jotting Imaginative and Creative Ideas

<span style="background-color:#ffffff;">Increasing student exposure to existing resources on campus to promote awareness</span>

*<span style="background-color:#ffffff;">Idea Competitions (1000 Pitches, 3 Day Startup, UWM Student Startup Challenge etc.)</span>

<span style="background-color:#ffffff;">Introducing the resources on campus to each other in favor of fostering interdisciplinary interaction</span>

<span style="background-color:#ffffff;">I&E sub-communities on campus need to shape a greater community in order to increase communication, support, and productivity</span>

*<span style="background-color:#ffffff;">UIFs can reach out to existing I&E-related organizations, clubs, faculty, groups, etc. and share their mission and goals with them. Gradually, we can create a larger community with a common language that is self-aware of its existence and is able to make change in larger scale.&nbsp;</span>

<span style="background-color:#ffffff;">Campus crossroads are places where most serendipitous encounters occur.</span>

*<span style="background-color:#ffffff;">I&E Hub in the Library</span>

<span style="background-color:#ffffff;">Milwaukee is a great city with a wide range of resources. We need to plug into these resources and use the energy that is generated in the city.</span>