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<span style="font-size:medium;">This is an area where Wofford may need to improve. Because we are a very small college with a limited amount of resources compared to a large university, a central office that focuses specifically as a central point for students, faculty, alumni, investors, and the industries to come together, may not be something that we need per say. Wofford has The Space which does much of this already. An advantage of being a small school is that all of our students have the opportunity to work with faculty and alumni and to network with potential investors within their respective industries. This isn't to say that we can't improve upon our system with how we are able to build bridges between all of our resources, but instead tailor it to our specfic size and community at Wofford. </span>
= <span style="font-size: x-large;">Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration</span><br/> = <font size="3">Right now, <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"></span>the strongest connection<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">that Wofford College has with in</span>dustry in the surrounding area is with the Iron Yard. By their description,<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">"</span></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 1.4;">The Iron Yard exists to create exceptional value for people and their ideas through code education, startup accelerators and coworking spaces." The Iron Yard is a thinktank and startup incubator headquartered in Greenville, SC and with its second location in Spartanburg, SC, both of which are very near Wofford's campus. The SPACE at Wofford has held a number of events in conjunction with the Iron Yard, both on Wofford's campus and on the Iron Yard's campuses. The Iron Yard teaches coding classes to entrepreneurs needing to learn the skill, and also provides startup support for entrepreneurs looking to get off the ground. Most importantly, the Iron Yard serves as a networking hub through which a number of different professionals (programmers, designeers, investors, business managers, event coordinators, etc.) flow. This is most significant to Wofford students because is provides a centralized place for students to look for professional expertise or connections to other third parties.</span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 1.4;"></span></span>
= <span style="font-size: x-large;">Engaging with Regional and Local Development Efforts</span><br/> =
