== <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><u style="font-size: medium;">PRIORITY 1:</u><span style="font-size: medium;"> Eradicate information silos that exist </span> ==
=== GOAL 1.0: Create a movement around sharing information, collaboration across disciplines, and involvement between faculty, students, and alumni.===
'''Objectives:''' Establish the Innolab as the focal point for all the collaborative efforts through successfully introduce the lab to all stakeholders.
'''Objectives:'''Establish the Innolab as the focal point for all the collaborative efforts through successfully introduce the lab to all stakeholders. <br/> ''Directions:''
''1.1.1 Promote a culture of student, faculty, and staff involvement in innovation and entrepreneurship.''
''1.1.2 D<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">develop a marketing plan that promotes the use of the Innovation Center among internal and external stakeholders.</span>''
''1.1.4 Develop an I&E annual campaign specifically targeted to alumni, asking for their support and resources to include time, and talent.''
''1.1.5 Conduct Informational sessions for the professors within each department that outline our purpose, mission, and how to effectively utilize the InnoLab, and promote the use among their students. For the long term make the informational sessions publicity sessions.'''
== <span style="font-size:medium;"><u>PRIORITY 2:</u> Increase entrepreneurial collaboration to leverage synergistic activities and funding opportunities'''</span><br/> ==
=== <span style="font-size:medium">GOAL 2.0: Solicit and secure strategic relationships within the corporate community that support all of CAU's I&E efforts.</span><br/> ===
<span style="font-size:medium"> </span>'''Objectives''' Establish CAU as a premiere institution to collaborate with.
''Directions:''
== <u>PRIORITY 3:</u> Establish Innovation fellows advisory committee for CAU ==
=== GOAL 3.0: To have create a continuous improvement process for future UIF to follow and to create and avenue for faculty involvement. ===
'''Objective Simplify the UIF Landscape process through providing a clear roadmap for new UIF members.'''
'''Objective Simplify the UIF Landscape process through providing a clear roadmap for new UIF members. <br/>''Directions:''
''3.1.1 Select a combination of Faculty, Staff, Students and Administrators whose responsibility is to bridge 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.''
<br/>''Directions:''
''4.1.1 <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">Lean Startup April-May (per semester)</span>''
''<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">4.1.2 Launch a hack-a-thon for students and invite local Universities (annually)</span>''
''<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">4.1.3 </span>Shark Tank event with alumni judges (annually)''
''4.1.4 <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">MBA disciplined workshops for non-business students (twice a semester)</span>''
''<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">4.1.5 TEDx event at CAU (annual event)</span>''
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== Related Links== [http://universityinnovation.org/Clark%20Atlanta%20University Clark Atlanta University] [http://universityinnovation.org/Clark%20Atlanta%20University%20Student%20Strategies Clark Atlanta University Student Strategies] University Innovation Fellows: [[/Damon_Willis|/Damon_Willis]]