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<h2span style="font-size:x-large;"> Student innovation <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">'''Innovation and entrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship'''<br /span> </h2span><p>NDSU's<b>Innovation Week</b> and <b>Innovation Challenge</b> competition are continues to advance in the university's most advertized and popular areas of innovation events. I-Week and I-Challenge are part entrepreneurship in many different areas of the institution. Since the inception of a 3-month annual program focusing on student innovation teamsthe Technology Incubator in 2007, culminating numerous companies have started in a public exhibition the space and panel judging of ideas. Students form teams have grown to be multi-billion dollar companies solving many of their own volition and work on ideas wholly their own; the only faculty involvement is a required faculty mentorworlds greatest concerns related to technology, health, the precise role of whom is up to the individual team. Seminarsand food security. <span style="font-family:times new roman, brown-bag lunch presentations, and bootcamps are peppered in through the duration of the program, allowing students to learn from industry and startup veterans alike. At the end of the judging week, a keynote speaker is brought in to network and speak to students. Last yeartimes,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">NDSU's '<nowiki/>''Innovation nbsp; Dr. Randal Pinkett, a nationally recognized entreprenuer, scholar, '<nowiki/>'''''Challenge''' competition is the university's most advertised effort for entrepreneurship and author agreed to speak to studentsinnovation. The author of this wiki page was fortunate enough to meet Dr. Pinkett in person and will attest that the ability to do so is a huge boost to inspiration for 5-month annual program focuses on student innovation. From the ideas, $20,000 is distributed to the victor teams, to be spent however the students wish.</p><p>NDSU culminating in a public exhibition and UND have a collaborative program to offer students panel judging of any major an '<b>Entrepreneurship Certificate</b>ideas.' This certificate is earned upon completion Students form teams of five 2 &their own volition and work on ideas wholly their own; 300 level entreprenuership courses. As NDSU does not have a proper Entreprenuership departmentthe only faculty involvement is a required faculty mentor, the certificate precise role of whom is offered through up to the College of Businessindividual team. In earning the certificateSeminars, students can expect to learn about intellectual property, management, marketing, accounting, design thinkingbrown-bag lunch presentations, and venture capital- all with boot camps are peppered in through the twist duration of being specifically designed for providing students with the most important areas program, allowing students to learn from industry and startup veterans alike. At the end of those fields they'll need to thrive in the judging week, a start-up.keynote speaker is brought in to network and speak to students. $27,000 is distributed amidst winning teams, to be spent however the students wish.</pspan><p/span>It is worth noting that NDSU currently markets itself as a research university.. particularally, a <span style="Student Drivenfont-family:times new roman, Land Granttimes, Research University.serif;"><span style=" Nowhere in the mission statement, core values, or vision of the university will one find the words font-size:medium;"><nowiki/>'innovation' or <nowiki/>'entreprenuership' </span></span> <span style="font- not explicitly a bad thingfamily:times new roman, but perhaps something that can be remedied nonetheless! Students at NDSU are provided opportunities to perform <btimes,serif;">undergraduate research</bspan style="font-size:medium;">, should they be proactive enough NDSU University Innovation Corps is a student lead club that helps to connect students to seek out the correct resourcesinnovation that is on campus. While this research is certainly innovativeThe club provides a stimulating environment to encourage students to pursue innovation on campus, the objective whether it be in the form of much of the research is not explicitly a competition, or helping make change on campus. This club allows UI Fellows to teach the get connected with other students innovative or entreprenuial thinking- it is on campus who also want to perform research and generate datahelp improve innovation. How much the students learn to be innovative themselves in these environments depends on the student in question.</pspan><p/span>Amongst all of the student clubs and groups that perform innovative and entreprenurial activities <span style="font-family:times new roman,times, the author is most intimately familiar with a program known as the <bserif;">Bison Microventure. </bspan style="font-size:medium;">BµV is After several years of a program that brings students collaborative ''''Entrepreneurship Certificate'''<nowiki/>' from multiple disciplines- primarily Engineering NDSU and Biosciences but not exclusive the University of North Dakota, NDSU is now able to offer this solely on their campus based on the growth of other majors- together academic offerings connected to solve problems and develop a productentrepreneurship. The group, structured into 8 seperate teams This certificate is earned upon completion of five 2-3 students each, provides students & 300 level entrepreneurship courses. The certificate is offered through the opportunity College of Business and is open to lead and manage their own <i>de facto </i>mini-research teams, complete with all of any major. There are also several scholarship opportunities available from the resource, expertiese, and intellectual property responsibilities that come with itLarson Foundation to enroll in this course. BµV has been succesful in generating multiple patent disclosures In earning the certificate, numerous presentations at national eventsstudents can expect to learn about intellectual property, management, marketing, accounting, design thinking, and victories in local innovation competitions.</p><h2> Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship<br /> </h2>venture capital- all with the twist of being specifically designed for providing students with the most important areas of those fields they'll need to thrive in a start-up.<p/span>Aside from tenure and contractual requirements</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman, innovation and entreprenuership is nottimes, to the writer's knowledgeserif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">NDSU is a "Student Focused, Land Grant, widely promoted to facultyResearch University". The writer wishes Students are provided opportunities to note that there is a growing movement on campus within faculty and leadership that hopes perform '''undergraduate research''', should they be proactive enough to change seek out the current mindset- a movement that will no doubt find immense value in correct resources. While this research is certainly innovative, the findings objective of much of the UI fellow program and research is not explicitly to teach the landscape canvas. This movement gained immense strength with a series of demonstrations of support, vocal students innovative or entrepreneurial thinking- it is to perform research and in action, by generate data. How much the University Present and Provoststudents learn to be innovative themselves in these environments depends on the student in question. NDSU's innovation atmosphereEfforts are also hampered by many departments closing off lab space to other majors. This is changing slowly and resources are expanding. For example, Ithe library just obtained a new Makerbot 3-Challenge, and select outstanding research teams have recently been mentioned consistently in Dprinter available to all majors at the president's 'State rate of the University' addresses$3 an hour.</pWe are also working on opening up lab access across majors. </span><p/span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">The writer is acquainted with two faculty members who are directly involved in startups at the NDSU Research &nbsp;'''Bison Microventure Technology park. These projects are not university driven- they're done on the faculty's own time.</p><p>Faculty are encouraged to document and file all intellectual property they generate, some of which ''is forwarded a program that brings students from multiple disciplines- primarily Engineering and Biosciences but not exclusive of other majors- together to the TTO solve problems and processeddevelop a product.</p><h2> University technology transfer function<br /> </h2><p>NDSU maintains a Technology Transfer office through The group, structured into 5 separate teams of 2-3 students each, provides students the<b>NDSU Research Foundation</b>. Through opportunity to lead and manage their own ''de facto ''mini-research teams, complete with all of the Research Foundationresource, expertise, faculty staff and students may file invention disclosuresintellectual property responsibilities that come with it. These BµV has been successful in generating multiple patent disclosures are reviewed by staff and, if determined patentablenumerous presentations at national events, the foundation and inventors will move forward on patenting victories in local innovation competitions. While there have been recent vacancies in faculty, the device, idea, or innovation- it university is of note that working hard to fill the NDSU TTO does not discriminate or target to a specific type of innovation or inventive ideagaps and start this program up again. The TTO will then attempt to license the idea</span></span> <span style="font- revenue from this is split between the TTOfamily:times new roman, NDSUtimes, the inventor's department, and the inventors themselves. No particular priority serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">NDSU is given fortunate enough to staff or studentsbe located in a community with a strong innovative culture. There are a number of events such as TedX, Health Pitch, invidual revenue share is based solely and a large number of events put on contribution to the project. Inventors can expect to split ~30% of the total licensed revenue between themselvesby Emerging Praire such as startup weekend, start up drinks, one million cups and many others.</span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"> </pspan><p/span>In the event the TTO rejects the idea =<span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times, NDSU releases ownership of the intellectual property to the inventors who are free to file patents on their own serif;">Faculty Innovation and thus own full share.Entrepreneurship</pspan><p/span>The NDSU TTO= <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Aside from tenure and contractual requirements, innovation and entrepreneurship is not, to the writer's knowledge of the UI fellow penning this, has not made any particular student-aware effort widely promoted to promote the development of intellectual property on campusfaculty. It The writer wishes to note that there is not yet as proactive as certain other programs around a growing movement on campus within faculty and leadership that hopes to change the countrycurrent mindset- a movement that will no doubt find immense value in the inventors are expected to come to findings of the TTO, not UI fellow program and the other way aroundlandscape canvas.</p><h2> This movement gained great strength with a series of demonstrations of support, vocal and in action, by the UniversityPresident and Provost. NDSU's innovation atmosphere, I-Industry collaboration<br /> </h2><p>All engineering majors complete what is known as a Challenge, and select outstanding research teams have recently been mentioned consistently in the president's 'State of the University'addresses.<b/span>capstone'</bspan> or senior design project. This project is commonly backed financially by a local industry presence in <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Some faculty members are directly involved in startups at the aim of solving a particular problemNDSU Research & Technology park. Students form small group teams and These projects are given two semesters to prepare and present a solution to not university driven- they are done on the problem as best they canfaculty's own time. The process is assisted by regular interaction (personal </span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Faculty are encouraged to document and digital) with the host company as well as reporting file all intellectual property they generate, some of which is forwarded to the student's faculty capstone mentorTTO and processed. It is </span></span> Within the College of note that while the program does not explicitly require an innovative solution to the given problemBusiness, the use of students to provide a newNDSU Center for Entrepreneurship and Family Business provides substantial support for faculty members working on entrepreneurship research projects. With an endowed chair to lead this area, and funding for faculty fellows, fresh way of thinking the support is one of the valuelong-added services of lasting for ongoing innovation amongst our faculty. Students are also able to participate in this center by putting into practice what they learn in the program for the host companyclassroom. =</pspan style="font-size:x-large;"><p>Occasionallyspan style="font-family:times new roman, students will form capstone groups with the intent to develop and market their own project. In this casetimes, funding and resources will be limited only to donations and grants that the students and mentor can acquire from donor companies and grant programsserif;">University Technology Transfer Function</span></span>= <span style="font- generally family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">NDSU maintains a tight budget. Technology Transfer office through the '''NDSUResearch Foundation''s engineering program is not structured to prepare '. Through the Research Foundation, faculty staff and students to start may file invention disclosures. These disclosures are reviewed by staff and run their own firms , if determined patentable, the foundation and thusinventors will move forward on patenting the device, while not completely unheard ofidea, this practice or innovation- it is fairly uncommon.</p><p>of note that the NDSU TTO does not discriminate or target to a specific type of innovation or inventive idea. The College of Business offers a program known as '<b>Student Consulting Teams</b>.' These teams offer small business in particular the opportunity TTO will then attempt to receive license the aid of students to assist and council them in their journeyidea- the studentsrevenue from this is split between the TTO, NDSU, of coursethe inventor's department, receive experience and knowledge in returnthe inventors themselves. Students are chosen by application and are not automatically assigned No particular priority is given to staff or students, individual revenue share is based solely on contribution to a team. Instead, the student is contacted when a project that suits their experience. Inventors can expect to split ~30% of the total licensed revenue between themselves.</span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman, interesttimes, and expertise becomes available. Through this methodserif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">In the event the TTO rejects the idea, assigning students with irrelevant knowledge or lack NDSU releases ownership of interest can be midigated. While this program is not explicitly innovative or entreprenurial in nature, it does provide valuable assistance the intellectual property to those looking the inventors who are free to engage in those activities in the form of expertise they may not otherwise possessfile patents on their own and thus own full share.</pspan><p><br /span></p><h2> Regional and local economic development efforts<br /span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"> </h2span style="font-size:medium;">NDSU IP Policies are available<pspan class="apple-converted-space"><b>InnovateND </bspan>here: https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf </span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times, put on by serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">The NDSU TTO, to the North Dakota Department knowledge of Commercethe UI fellow penning this, is the largest and most public program for assisting in economic development via startups and innovationhas not made any particular student- it says so right in aware effort to promote the namedevelopment of intellectual property on campus. The purpose of InnovateND It is not yet as proactive as certain other programs around the country- the inventors are expected to provide a full kit of assistance come to an idea- planningthe TTO, investing, market research, etcnot the other way around... all of this is <i/span>assisted</ispan> and counciled by connections through InnovateND. It is, of course =<span style="font-size:x-large"><span style="font-family:times new roman, still up to the entreprenuer to do the grunt work. In an effort to increase the utility and usefulnes of the programtimes, InnovateND recently made a key change to their program, shifting from a 'venture competition' to an educational and entreprenurial experience.serif">University-Industry Collaboration</p><pspan><b>Start-up Weekend</bspan>, = North Dakota State University has become a 72 hour event focused on rapid creation, maturation, leader in collaboration with industry in the region and truly the nation. With over 39 million acres in the state and launching nearly 90 percent of business concepts. It targeted primarily at application/service developmentND Land area is in farms and ranches. As the number one producer of honey and dry navy and pinto beans, as and providing more than 90 percent of the nation'engineered' ideas generally require far more time s canola and work flax seed for the country, North Dakota relies heavily on the research generated through North Dakota State University to become market-viableincrease production, reduce diseases in plants and animals, and create new plants that can thrive in our climate.</p>There continues to be numerous partnerships with industry as precision agriculture grows and opens doors for North Dakota to truly feed the world. In 2022, a ̩one-million dollar grant was awarded from the USDA for NDSU to partner with Grand Farm which will advance technology and research within agriculture. <p>The <bspan style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span classstyle="stfont-size:medium">Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development CorporationAll engineering majors complete what is known as a '<nowiki/span></b> focuses on the 50,000ft view of developing Fargo'''capstone''''<span class="apple-converted-space"> </Moorhead as a wholespan>or senior design project. While it may not get involved in nurturing any specific business, what it does do This project is work to provide commonly backed financially by a vibrant and growing environment ripe for business creation local industry presence in the aim of solving a particular problem. Students form small group teams and expansion. While this may not sound quite as flashy are given one-two semesters to an entreprenuer-to-be, it is nonetheless extremely important to ensure startups have the ability to survive.prepare and present a solution to the problem as best as they can. The process is assisted by regular interaction (personal and digital) with the host company as well as reporting to the student's faculty capstone mentor. It is of note that while the program does not explicitly require an innovative solution to the given problem, the use of students to provide a new, fresh way of thinking is one of the value-added services of the program for the host company.</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span style="font-size:medium"><nowiki/></span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">Occasionally, students will form capstone groups with the intent to develop and market their own project. In this case, funding and resources will be limited only to donations and grants that the students and mentor can acquire from donor companies and grant programs- generally a tight budget. NDSU's engineering program is not structured to prepare students to start and run their own firms and thus, while not completely unheard of, this practice is fairly uncommon.</span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">The College of Business offers a program known as ''''Student Consulting Teams'''.' These teams offer small business in particular the opportunity to receive the aid of students to assist and council those in their journey- the students, of course, receive experience and knowledge in return. Students are chosen by application and are not automatically assigned to a team. Instead, the student is contacted when a project that suits their experience, interest, and expertise becomes available. Through this method, assigning students with irrelevant knowledge or lack of interest can be mitigated. While this program is not explicitly innovative or entrepreneurial in nature, it does provide valuable assistance to those looking to engage in those activities in the form of expertise they may not otherwise possess.</span></span> =<span style="font-size:x-large"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif">Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts</span></span>= The growing list of regional and local economic developments includes '''Ignite''', which is a collaboration between the Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Corporation to help resolve the workforce shortage that has been constant in our state. NDSU is heavily involved with helping resolve this concern. '''Campus FM''' is also a part of this initiative which connects the local college campuses with the culture of the community to help attract and retain talent to this area. <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">'''InnovateND''', put on by the North Dakota Department of Commerce, is the largest and most public program for assisting in economic development via startups and innovation- it says so right in the name. The purpose of InnovateND is to provide a full kit of assistance to an idea- planning, investing, market research, etc... all of this is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>''assisted''<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and counseled by connections through InnovateND. It is, of course, still up to the entrepreneur to do the grunt work. In an effort to increase the utility and usefulness of the program, InnovateND recently made a key change to their program, shifting from a 'venture competition' to an educational and entrepreneurial experience.</span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">'''Start-up Weekend''', a 72 hour event focused on rapid creation, maturation, and launching of business concepts. It targeted primarily at application/service development, as 'engineered' ideas generally require far more time and work to become market-viable.</span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="st">'''Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation'''</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>focuses on the 50,000ft view of developing Fargo/Moorhead as a whole. While it may not get involved in nurturing any specific business, what it does do is work to provide a vibrant and growing environment ripe for business creation and expansion. While this may not sound quite as flashy to an entrepreneur-to-be, it is nonetheless extremely important to ensure startups have the ability to survive.</span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">'''Funding and support '''is not bursting from the seams from the university directly for innovation but it is available in many areas in the community and state. Grants such as InnovateND are available and local places such as the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>'''Fargo Startup House''', found at [http://www.fargostartuphouse.com/, offer http://www.fargostartuphouse.com/, offer]<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>a place where innovators can live for at least six months for free with the only stipulation being to work full time on their start up. The Fargo Startup House also offers memberships to CoCo, a collaborative working space that is partnered with Google for Entrepreneurs. CoCo can be found at: [http://cocomsp.com/locations/fargo/.  http://cocomsp.com/locations/fargo/.&nbsp];</span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">'''The Prairie Den''' is one of Fargo's open collaboration spaces as it has been taking on the corner of two of the busiest streets in downtown Fargo. The region has been referred to as the miniature Silicone Valley and the inhabitants of the den are justifying that term. Simply opening space for professionals to work and bounce ideas off of each other has proven effective, it recently hit a membership milestone and has proven itself an asset to the Fargo Community. </span></span> =<span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Other</span></span>= <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Take-Away message''': NDSU, located within Fargo, ND has become a place where innovation occurs and a true feeling of entrepreneurship is alive and well. Between the robust collaborations related to engineering and agriculture and the technology connected to the Federal Grand Sky project an hour north of Fargo, North Dakota is poised to become a leader in the nation with heavy support from federal, state, and private entities.</span></span> =Landscape Canvas= https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Pm1ie5e6xDDB4qKJGZI7kJPH0MzPjF_fLC7bmCK85Us/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_2_14 =Project Pitch Videos= Fall 2015 Cohort - [[|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS5XLLUjGeE&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS5XLLUjGeE&feature=youtu.be]]] Fall 2014 Cohort -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_Cmm6l5iUY&feature=youtu.be =Fall 2017 Op-Ed Article=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Br1V8pci25sG06EFJP0nL2GHwUx4QudK_LSdrQSL7Pc/edit?usp=sharing =Related Links= North Dakota State University [[North Dakota State University Student Priorities]] University Innovation Fellows Fall 2022 [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Melissia_Law Melissia Law] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Cailin_Shovkoplyas Cailin Shovkoplyas] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Becky_Bahe Becky Bahe] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Melissia_Law Maggie Latterell] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Alyssa_Teubner Alyssa Teubner] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Emily_Schubert Emily Schubert] Fall 2017: [[Ted Zipoy|Ted Zipoy]] [[Jackson Gleason|Jackson Gleason]] [[Timothy Straus|Timothy Straus]] Fall 2016: [[Samantha Schultz|Samantha Schultz]] [[David Syverson|David Syverson]] Spring 2016: [[Denielle Danielson|Denielle Danielson]] [[Ben Ferguson|Benjamin Ferguson]] [[Kyle Stapleton|Kyle Stapleton]] Fall 2015: [[Diedrich Harms|Diedrich Harms]] [[Robert Kringler|Robert Kringler]] Fall 2014: [[Jordan Brummond|Jordan Brummond]] [[Jacob Larson|Jacob Larson]] [[Drew Spooner|Drew Spooner]] Fall 2013: [[Andrew Dalman|Andrew Dalman]] Information coming soon. [[Category:Universities]][[Category:Schools]]</p><h2> Other </h2><p><b>Take-Away message</b>[[Category: NDSU and Fargo Moorhead have yet to get huge innovation momentum going, but the environment, people, and resources are there to make it happen in the near future.North_Dakota_State_University]]</p>{{CatTree|North_Dakota_State_University}}