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S&T's entrepreneurship club, TIES, will host the "Spark Speaker Series" for the first time in the Spring 2015 semester. At this time eight speakers have been confirmed, with more in the works. This is enough to host a speaker at least every other week, with the ultimate goal being to host one every week. Ultimately, it is desirable to further expand the series into a 1 credit-hour seminar that any student could enroll in. '''Team Lead:'''Josh Jetter
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Missouri S&T's campus has the potential to support a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship; however, the lack of student and faculty exposure to such thoughts and attitudes prevents its growth. The creation of a startup speaker series hosting entrepreneurs, investors, founders of social benefit organizations, entrepreneurship support organizations, and others seeks to spark conversations among students and faculty about innovation and entrepreneurship.
<br/>S&T's entrepreneurship club, TIES, will host the "Spark Speaker Series" for the first time in the Spring 2015 semester. At this time eight speakers have been confirmed, with more in the works. This is enough to host a speaker at least every other week, with the ultimate goal being to host one every week. Ultimately, it is desirable to further expand the series into a 1 credit-hour seminar that any student could enroll in.
'''Milestones:'''
== Tactic #4: Create I&E Opening Week Workshop ==
'''Description:'''
Research has revealed Missouri S&T has numerous I&E resources, but the engagement of the right students interested in I&E takes longer than it should. The need to connect students in a sooner and more informed manner has spurred the mission of creating an I&E centered workshop.
Missouri S&T supports incoming freshman through an extensive week-long orientation program called Opening Week. Opening Week is designed to primarily orient new freshman, but ultimately help in the three-pronged attack of orientation, transition, and retention. The week is structured around academic workshops, so the mission is to develop a new I&E centered workshop that will quickly bridge the gap between students and campus resources.
'''Team Leads:'''
Cori Hatley & Eric Fallon
'''Milestones:'''
Fall 2015: Develop general structure & curriculum to be approved by Director of New Student Programs by November, recruit future project stakeholders, create branding efforts to be implemented primarily in the spring
Spring 2016: Refine workshop structure, decide on leaders of workshop who will execute mission in August, recruit incoming freshmen to sign up for workshop through PRO days
Fall 2016: Implement workshop during 2016 Opening Week, collect student feedback, reassess and adjust for future implementation
= Strategy #2: Establish Opportunities to Build Skills in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Creativity =
