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= '''Promoting student innovation George Fox University has a community that is ready to encourage an innovative and entrepreneurship'''<br/> =entrepreneurial mindset. The physical resources and infrastructure have been heavily improved, and hands-on learning is a priority among the faculty. Where it is lacking is in implementation; students face a lack of resources and mentoring which makes spinout difficult.
George Fox University promotes many opportunites for students to discover ='''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship. This is mainly done through classes that encourage innovative thinking through projects. These are classes like Engineering Principles, which is two parts, each part consisting of a end of semester project with an open ended way to solve a problem; Microprocessors, where students are allowed to design a completely custom circuit board that does whatever they want as long as they meet a few requirements; and Cost Accounting, where _________. George Fox University also has the abilty to easily promote any innovation and entrepreneur miindedness through their many communication channels such as the "Daily Bruin" or the "George Fox Journal".'''=
= '''Encouraging faculty George Fox University promotes many opportunities for students to discover innovation and entrepreneurship''' =. One way this is done is through classes that encourage innovative thinking through projects. These classes include Engineering Principles, a two part class involving semester long team or individual projects designed to expand students open-ended problem solving skills and give them the technical knowledge and resources to design, model, and produce the product. Another engineering class is microprocessors, where students design a completely custom circuit board that does anything they want within the scope of the class. In the business department, George Fox offers a variety of entrepreneurship and start-up focused classes which attempt to be as close to real business settings as possible. In a managerial accounting class students have to create their own hypothetical campground business and present financial projections. There are multiple marketing and entreprenurship classes that give students the opportunity to work on real business projects for real companies. In a manufacturing class offered at the school, students learn about manufacturing processes before visiting a variety of factories so that they may make educated observations and suggestions. All around the business and engineering departments George Fox University has the ability to promote innovation and entrepreneurship through their many communication channels and deep industry connections.
Currently George Fox University does not encourage its facutly to be entreprenueralAnother avenue for student entrepreneurship is through the newly built Maker's space. The impressive 16,000 sq. All faculty are required to do researchft engineering playground boasts a full machine shop, surveying shop, woodworking equipment, an additive manufacturing and prototype lab, an extensive tool room, which leads and several computer labs. It is here that every freshman engineer learns to innovations build a wobbler engine and compete their engine against the other engineering freshmen in all the infamous Wobble Off. Here students have the opportunity to work on their respective fieldsown projects, but from arcade machines to popsicle stick bridges to anything they can think of. A new modification since 2020 allows all majors at George Fox to take the research simply goes into accademic journals. Because of this lack of entrepreneural thought among access quiz to the facultyMakerHub, students are less aware about how they can learn about innovative and entreprenueral oportunitiesutilize the different facilities within. In fact most faculty have no idea how This creates room for innovation to even help students explore innovative and entreprenueral ideasbe bridged across disciplines beyond engineering, if executed in a proper manner that teaches all users of the space the full capabilities of being in there.
Regarding university-industry collaboration, many connections exist for George Fox University. Several industries are on advisory boards and regularly attend career fairs. These are businesses like A-Dec, Legacy Health, and Nike, to name a few. The engineering program also has close relations with industry through Senior Design projects where senior engineers design a product to be used in industry.[[Drake Dawson|Drake Dawson]]
= '''Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts''' =[[Alexander Knopp|Alexander Knopp]]
Despite our close ties with local industries, George Fox University makes a minimal effort to benefit the community economically. At the beginning of the year, students receive a 'coupon card' with various discounts that students can use at local shops and restaurants, but the focus of this is to plug students into the community, and not necessarily to benefit the local economic development efforts. Fall 2016:
= The Landscape Canvas <br/> =[[Kelsey Dody|Kelsey Dody]]
Landscape Canvas Spreadsheet: <span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap; text-decoration: underline;">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SoSWsbduc8VI0wryYsq4mbaLvyNYSo_S3NxxCJSOWek/edit?usp=sharing</span>[[Caleb Hubbell|Caleb Hubbell]]
Landscape Canvas Slidedeck: <span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap; text-decoration: underline;">https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1K62eRnedlxEh6eeS__JK5NUa6Yp6vsluTQeqqi2KP4o/edit?usp=sharing</span>[[Ethan Moss|Ethan Moss]]
= Related Links =[[Codi Morton|Codi Morton]]
[[George_Fox_University_Student_Priorities|George_Fox_University_Student_Priorities]]Fall 2015:
= Overview =
='''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''= George Fox faculty focus is on teaching, though some research does happen throughout the school year and is more common in the summer. To advance at George Fox as a faculty member, you need to show quality teaching and some form of continuing scholarship, however scholarship is not required to be research with students, it can be an article in a peer-reviewed journal or a speech at a conference. The faculty do have diverse industrial backgrounds and passion projects, and they are beginning to share those with the students. For instance, a few years ago several faculty members with experience in the developing world have invited students to join them in Peru for a summer service project. The faculty's passion for service has the potential to foster a positive I&E culture on campus. = '''Actively supporting the university technology transfer function''' =
Unfortunately, George Fox University has no technology transfer office or any means of aiding students in connecting with industry to share new ideas.
= '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' = George Fox has connections with many local businesses such as A-dec, Legacy Health, and Nike, to name a few. Employees of these companies serve on advisory boards and attend regular career fairs. Many are also George Fox alums. Classes in manufacturing and start-up style business make trips to see companies practicing the principles they are learning about in class. The engineering program also has close relations with local industry through Senior Design, a capstone class in which senior students develop a product in conjunction with an industry partner. ='''Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts'''= Despite our close ties with local industries, George Fox University makes a minimal effort to benefit the community economically. At the beginning of the year, students receive a 'coupon card' with various discounts that students can use at local shops and restaurants, but the focus of this is to plug students into the community, and not necessarily to benefit the local economic development efforts. Some outside contracting is done through the maker's space, print shop, ceramics labs, sporting events, or other resources on campus but very little advertising goes into these functions and they are not widely encouraged. =The Landscape Canvas = [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gS0HifBvrTsDgTbvJIh7xWPmFyMyOg3sYAz_e1nLSYg/edit?usp=sharing Landscape Canvas Spreadsheet] [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cKbj5UO0-vGz5J5_gsvwWwzi0ABnsNCdHh4nme1bj6g/edit?pli=1#gid=0 Landscape Canvas Spreadsheet 2023] =Related Links= '''George Fox University''' [[George Fox University Student Priorities|George Fox University Strategic Priorities]] University Innovation Fellows Fall 2023 [[Fellow:Hailey McCollum|Hailey McCollum]] [[Fellow:Sara Wytsma|Sara Wystma]] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Liz_Wood Liz Wood] Fall 2019: [[Bret Henkel|Bret Henkel]] [[Emily Holder|Emily Holder]] [[Emily Erickson|Emily Erickson]] [[Dylan Hughes|Dylan Hughes]] Fall 2018: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Gabriel_Clark Gabriel Clark] [[David Bacher|David Bacher]] [[Venedict Matveev|Venedict Matveev]] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Matthew_Hull Matthew Hull] Fall 2017: [[Gabriel Gutierrez|Gabriel Gutierrez]] [[Thomas Noel|Thomas Noel]]
[[Bryan_NeufeldBryan Neufeld|Bryan_NeufeldBryan Neufeld]] - 2015 UIF Candidate
[[Keiko_FujiiKeiko Fujii|Keiko_FujiiKeiko Fujii]] - 2015 UIF Candidate
[[Dieter_MuellerDieter Mueller|Dieter_MuellerDieter Mueller]] - 2015 UIF Candidate
[[Drew_CampDrew Camp|Drew_CampDrew Camp]] - 2015 UIF Candidate
[[Michael_McCleskeyMichael McCleskey|Michael_McCleskeyMichael McCleskey]] - 2015 UIF Candidate
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