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<span style="font-size:larger"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif">[[File:CAU logo.jpg|link=Special:FilePath/CAU_logo.jpg]]</span></span> ==Overview == <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">&nbsp;&nbsp; Clark Atlanta University is a comprehensive, private, urban, coeducational institution of higher education with a predominantly African-American heritage. It offers undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees as well as certificate programs to students of diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. The University was established in 1988 through the consolidation of its two parent institutions, Atlanta University (1865), the nation's first institution to award graduate degrees to African Americans, and Clark College (1869) the nation's first four-year liberal arts college to serve a primarily African-American student population. &nbsp;</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Although Clark Atlanta University is in the early stages of developing an entrepreneurial ecosystem we do offer a few entrepreneurial opportunities. The School of Business at Clark Atlanta University makes great efforts to encourage entrepreneurship efforts of the students. Established within the Clark Atlanta University curriculum, freshman students as well as graduate students are exposed to entrepreneurship through the course which we look to establish across disciplines. Students also participate in various pitch competitions in which they prove their capabilities of establishing a working business model necessary for successful startup. The University also has a Shark tank competition this year which should inspire students and raise the profile of the innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives being enacted by both the UIF members and the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.The development of programs such as LEADWeek, which has a UIF candidate as its Co-chair, has provided students with the opportunity to receive input on the development of self. Moving forward, the primary goal of the team is to integrate the departmental silos on campus in order to usher in a new ecosystem which embraces collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship. We are very optimistic that we will be successful at raising awareness and participation throughout the course of this school year.</span></span>

== Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship==  <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif"> 2.1 Courses </span><br/span> ==

2<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">There are a number of courses offered to undergraduate and graduate students that promote entrepreneurship and innovation on campus.1 Courses</span></span>

There are a number of courses offered CGER 102 - Intro to undergraduate and graduate students that promote entrepreneurship on campus.Engineering Design

CBUS 380 CFAS 201 - Entrepreneurial ThinkingCreative Fashion Presentation

<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">CBUS 381 380 - Financing Entrepreneurial VenturesThinking</span></span>

<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">CBUS 382 381 - Marketing the Financing Entrepreneurial VentureVentures</span></span>

<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">CBUS 481 382 - Marketing the Entrepreneurial PracticumVenture</span></span>

CBUS 482 Business Law for Entrepreneurs385 - Principles of Marketing

CBUS 484 Small Business Management480 - Entrepreneurship & Enterprise

<span style="font-size:medium"><span style= Clark Atlanta University Strategic Plan 2015 =="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">CBUS 481 - Entrepreneurial Practicum</span></span>

<span style="font-size:largermedium"><span style="font-family: arialtimes new roman,helveticatimes,sans-serif">Clark Atlanta University has several hidden gems within the institution and across disciplines that support, enhance and promote innovation and entrepreneurship. Unfortunately, the information about these “gems” are not communicated to students, departments, and staff. Thus leaving these gems underutilized.CBUS 482 Business Law for Entrepreneurs</span></span>

<span style="font-size:medium"><span style= =="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">CBUS 484 Small Business Management</span></span>

<span style="fontCCIS 475 -size:larger"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">1. Increasing awareness of the Innolab which will result in increased participation and utilization of the center and cultivating and environment of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.</span></span>Intro to Artificial Intelligence

<span style="fontCCIS 413 -size:larger"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">1.1 Develop a marketing plan that promotes the use of the Innovation Center among internal and external stakeholders.</span></span>Intro to Robotics

CGER 481 - Environmental Engineering<pre> 2.2 Events</pre><span style="font-size:largermedium"><span style="font-family: arialtimes new roman,helveticatimes,sans-serif">1.2 Capitalize on '''Lead Week '''- is an annual event sponsored by the Media outlets that are currently at CAU’s disposal to brand School of Business which raises awareness in the Innovation Center; such as the Atlanta University Center Digest (newspaper)areas of entrepreneurship, The Panther (newspaper)finance, CAU’s Award Winning Jazz Radio Stationmarketing, and all the social media platforms that are already established by CAU, mass media, innovation and alumni affairs.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:largermedium"><span style="font-family: arialtimes new roman,helveticatimes,sans-serif">1'''Capstone Projects'''- Are an integral part of the schools commitment to supporting project based learning.3 Develop an IThere are a number of capstone projects predominantly in the Arts &E annual campaign specifically targeted to alumni, asking for their support and resources to include time, and talentSciences department.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:largermedium"><span style="font-family: arialtimes new roman,helveticatimes,sans-serif">1'''Speaker Series-&nbsp; ''' a few workshops and speakers that promote entrepreneurship. There is a freshman success speaker series along with a case competition workshop that took place this year.4 Conduct Informational sessions for In my opinion this is an area that the professors within each department that outline our purpose, mission, and how university can improve on. It would take very little effort to effectively utilize increase the InnoLab, number of events and promote the use among their students. For the long term make the informational sessions publicity sessionsworkshops on campus.</span></span>

<span style="font'''Panther Biz Expo-size:larger"><span style="font''' sponsored by PNC Bank and powered by CIED and Blackstone to showcase student vendor pop-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">2up shops. Students win cash prizes based on how well they present their businesses. Develop Community partnerships</span></span>

<span style="font'''Advanced Coding Workshop-size:larger"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">2.1 Establish partnerships with businesses ''' Workshop to support innovation advance students' coding techniques and creativity on campusstrategies from esteemed professionals.</span></span>

<span style="font'''Advanced 3D Printing Workshop-size:larger"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">2.2. Create a quarterly “Challenge Drop” where local business would drop off a problem/concern ''' Workshop that they are currently facing and have the teaches students submit creative, innovative, solutions advanced printing techniques that could possibly lead to entrepreneurial opportunities for the studentsbenefit their business ventures or just simply improve their printing skills.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:larger"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">2.3. Develop an Advisory Board Regional and have Corporations strategically advise the center.</span></span>Local Development Efforts ==

<span style="font-size:largermedium"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">2CAU is currently trying to strengthen its connection with the community in regard to local and regional economic development.4 Invite companies and entrepreneurs The university is committed to lecture and conduct presentations related working with its stakeholders to Creativity, build a better community and I&E ultimately establishing a lecture seriesbetter academic institution.</span></span>

<span style== =="font-size:large">Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship</span>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: largermedium">3Is a new organization headed by entreprenuer David Duncan. The goal of the organization is to assist the student body in promoting innovation and entreprenuership on campus by having a liason between students and staff. Establish Innovation fellows advisory committee for CAU</span>This a new venture that looks very promising, so stay tuned!</span>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: larger">3.1 Select a combination of Faculty, Staff, Students and Administrators whose responsibility is to bridge Active Support in the gap between the transition of old fellows and new incoming fellow and continue/support the momentum of what the previous UIF students have initiated.</span></span>University Technology Transfer Function ==

'''The CAU Office of Technology Transfer (T2)-''' is responsible for managing the protection and licensing of CAU discoveries with potential commercial value. By using intellectual property law to protect discoveries with potential commercial value, our office can hopefully encourage interested companies to invest the resources necessary to turn an early stage academic discovery into a commercial product. '''IP Consulting-&nbsp; '''Cynthia Parks and Collen Beard are the IP staff on hand to assist students through the process of protecting and developing their ideas and inventions. '''Faculty Research Council- '''“The Faculty Research Council advises the Vice President Research on matters involving research infrastructure, maintenance of equipment, start-up support for faculty and in general support of standing up a more robust research enterprise at Clark Atlanta University”. '''Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurial Development-''' established to develop a campus-wide entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem. The center provides students, faculty, staff and alumni with opportunities to build their innovation and entrepreneurial skills through opportunities such as business and idea consulting, workshops, mentoring and business modeling. ==Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship== '''HBCU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Collaborative- '''The HBCU Collaborative is a cohort of 15 public and private HBCUs that are committed to participating in a multi-year collaboration that will foster innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship on their respective campuses to improve student success by implementing new institutional courses, transforming faculty pedagogy and creating partnerships with government and private industries. This collaborative will build off the momentum that was established by the 2013 HBCU Innovation Summit held at Stanford University that was co-organized by UNCF, the NSF-funded National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) and the Stanford Center for Professional Development. ==Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration == <span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">'''Lead Week '''-is an annual event sponsored by the School of Business which raises awareness in the areas of entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, social media, mass media, innovation and alumni affairs. The event bridges the gap between the industry and the University.</span></span> <span style="font-size: largermedium">3'''Corporate Visits'''- There are approximately 25 visits to the School of Business annually to recruit top talent.2 Advisory Committee will be responsible for preserving In addition, over 500 companies participate in the long term strategic plan developed by AUC career fairs to recruit students as well. However, the UIF school is working on developing relationships with organizations that are interested in research, innovation and landscapeentrepreneurship to enhance the scholastic CAU experience.</span> 3<span style="font-size:medium">The '''AUC Academic and Career Development Organization'''- Has a wide variety of resources for students, listed below.</span> *On-Campus Recruiting – Students: ([http://www.aucconsortium.org/campus-recruiting/ DDEP Campus Recruiting])*AUCC DDEP Student Registration: ([http://www.aucconsortium.org/ddep-form AUCC DDEP Student Registration Form])*Scholarship Opportunities: &nbsp;([http://www.aucconsortium.org/scholarship-opportunities/ AUCC DDEP Scholarship Opportunities])*Engineering Institutions: ([http://www.aucconsortium.org/ddep-history-3 Support creative problem solving/provide practical AUCC Dual Degree Engineering Program – AUCC DDEP)]*Experience – eRecruiting ([http://www.aucenter.experience from corporation Sponsorships .com/ AUC Consortium Experience Site]) Students: For viewing events, information sessions, and applying for intellectual propertystudent internship and research opportunities.*Employers/Recruiters: For posting career, summer internships research opportunities and to register events such as career or graduate fair visit:&nbsp;[http://www.aucenter.experience.com/ www.aucenter.experience.com] '''The AUCC Career Fair-''' Unique in person moment presents an incredible opportunity for emerging professionals who can innovate, creatively and efficiently manage projects, and contribute to an organization's strategic goals. <br />{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=1nQ-Sgj3ogxjk7_vzRuixdtyB0r19E8cic4iK8bHpO1A|width=1300|height=700}} ==<span style="font-size:larger"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Related Links:</span></span>== '''Clark Atlanta University''' [[Clark Atlanta University Student Strategies|Clark Atlanta University Student Strategies]]

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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"br /><span style="font-sizeUniversity Innovation Fellows: larger">3.5&nbsp; The committee should consist of faculty, entreprenuers, educators and current or past UIF members.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:larger"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">4.3&nbsp; Shark Tank event with alumni judges (annually)<[[/span></span>Damon Willis|Damon Willis]]

<span style="font-size:larger"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">4.4&nbsp; MBA disciplined workshops for non-business students (twice a semester)<[[/span></span>Tiffany Mitchell|Tiffany Mitchell]]