Presently, there is no Technology Licensing Office or Technology Transfer Office at Rockhurst available to faculty conducting research in conjunction with their course-load. However, Jim Baxendale of Whiteboard2Boardroom has established a working relationship with the University as he is located just across the street at the University of Missouri-Kansas City's campus.
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= Innovation & Entrepreneurship on Campus University Technology Transfer =
At Rockhurst University, students have limited there are no formal resources to use when it comes to innovation and entrepreneurship. The Kansas City, Missouri, community, on the other hand, provides a wealth of resources to interested students, staff and faculty:
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== Clubs and Organizations Venture Accelerator ==
The club on campus[http://sprintaccel.com/ Sprint Accelerator], working to become a registered student organizationlocated in the Crossroads Art District of Kansas City, Missouri, is called Innovate at helps startups build the Rockfuture of mobile technology. Involving Rockhurst's 2015Their program offering is a three-2016 University Innovation Fellow Candidates, Innovate at the Rock has 20 student membersmonth, mentor driven startup accelerator. [http://www.kcstartupvillage.org/ KC Startup Village] is an entrepreneur-led community helping to grow and 2 faculty advisors. Focused on innovation support Kansas City entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship, the club seeks to cultivate further student interest, and to make an impact in startup ecosystem. They foster the classroom, on campus, education of entrepreneurs and in increase the community. There are currently no other clubs or organizations at Rockhurst relating number of opportunities for startups to innovation or entrepreneurshipsucceed.
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== Events Seed Funding Sources ==
Kansas City, Missouri, offers an impressive selection of innovative and entrepreneurial events[http://www.1millioncups. OneDayKCcom/kansascity 1 Million Cups] (1MC) is a free, LaunchKC and KC Tech Week are three examples of such events open weekly national program designed to students of all backgroundseducate, providing experiences engage and learning opportunities that emphasize the value of innovation and entrepreneurshipconnect entrepreneurs. Innovate at Developed by the Rock has in the pastKauffman foundation, and 1MC is continuing to offer events relating to design thinking, lean startup, innovation based on the notion that entrepreneurs discover solutions and entrepreneurship on campusnetwork over a million cups of coffee. [http://www.kauffman. Their most recent endeavor org/multimedia/videos/2015/1-in-a-million One in a Million] is a design thinking and innovation guest speaker event featuring innovators startup competition available to companies that have presented at Rockhurst University and in 1 Million Cups the broader previous year. Fifteen finalists will come to Kansas City community, all-expenses paid, to compete during Global Entrepreneurship Week, this year from November 17th through the 18th.
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== Spaces Tech Transfer Office/Venture Assistance ==
The University opened [http://www.whiteboard2boardroom.com/ Whiteboard2Boardroom] (W2B), led by the UMKC Innovation Center, is a new academic building called Pedro Arrupepartnership between regional schools involving research partners, Stechnology transfer offices and entrepreneurs.JW2B assists with initial assessment, IP issues and various other venture assistance activities., Hall [http://proofpositioning.com/about-proof-positioning/ Proof Positioning] is a resource available in the Fall of 2015Kansas City community. The building has They are a handful branding firm composed of collaborative spaces which can be reserved by groups experts in the world of mergers and individuals to fit their needsacquisitions. These spaces include a conference room, a collaborative study room, and They assist companies of various spaces suited for group work with a sophisticated AirMedia streaming network.sizes in marketing decisions
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== Opportunities =University-Industry Collaboration =
Rockhurst offers a handful of opportunities to engage in unique innovative experiencesUniversity has several close connections with industry, spanning various majors and capstone courses. These experiential-learning opportunities include Service Immersion trips, electives involving innovation and entrepreneurship, provide the real-world application of skills and external business partner programsknowledge that students truly desire.An example of a course that provides these experierntial-learning opportunities would be:
Service Immersion trips are opportunities for students to travel- both domestically and internationally- to work on various projects[http://catalog.rockhurst. Some offerings for 2015 students include: Nicaragua for constructionedu/water sanitation projects; Jamaica for schools, clinics and housing projects; West Virginia for community gardens, community outreach and daycare; and the Dominican Republic for construction and coffee plantingpreview_course_nopop.php?catoid=9&coid=5941 MK 7900 - Business Capstone]
Rockhurst's Helzberg School of Management offers While there are several research centers, industrial parks and industry/mentor networks in the Kansas City area, it seems as though these resources are being under-utilized to a few electives involving innovation and entrepreneurshipgreat degree. Courses made Some of these resources available to largely graduate students , but not being used, include: MG 6460 - Innovation [http://www.edckc.com/ Economic Development Cooperation of KCMO]; MG 6355 - Entrepreneurship[http://www.ennovationcenter.com/ Independence Regional Ennovation Center]; and MG 6170 the [http://www.kansasbioauthority.org/VentureAccelerator.aspx Kansas Bioscience Park Venture Accelerator]. = Regional & Local Economic Development Efforts = Rockhurst University does not have a formal Economic Development Office. However, the University does have a positive economic impact on the Kansas City region and community. During FY 2013, 51% of Rockhurst's expenditures ($25.6 Million) were spent on the provision of instructional materials, technology, office equipment and utilities through local businesses. Furthermore, the University invests in women and minority-owned businesses. More information can be found [http://www.rockhurst.edu/economic- Social Entrepreneurshipimpact/ here].
Also housed in the Helzberg School of Management are business capstone courses which work with external business partners to solve real-world problems a company is facing. An example of such a course is MK 7900 - Business Capstone, instructed by Dr. Craig Sasse.
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= Evaluation of Innovation and Entrepreneurship =
Rockhurst University is just beginning its student-led growth in regards to innovation and entrepreneurship. With Innovate at the Rock aiming to spread campus-wide awareness, and the University Innovation Fellow Candidates looking to catalyze this interest further, several student-led initiatves are in the works. The University Innovation Fellow Candidates have collected data from faculty, staff and students through research, observation and interviews, and plan to summarize their findings at their University Stakeholder meeting.
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= Landscape Canvas =
2015-2016 Leadership Circle: [[Michael Brummett|Michael Brummett]], [[Michael Frazzetta|Michael Frazzetta]] and Sarah Jones
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