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= <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Overview- A Campus on the Move'''</span><br/> = <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">The University of Massachusetts Lowell is a top-tier research university with a full plate of offerings for innovation and entrepreneurship. The faculty and administration are eager to connect with the movement of promoting an innovative culture at the university level. Being a national research university, UMass Lowell has been evolving quite a bit in the past few years: new buildings have sprouted everywhere, classrooms are being upgraded to support a culture of learning, and centers for innovation are being built to involve as many students as possible in I&E. As well, programs and offerings have been refined over the years to adapt to our changing society.</span></span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 20.16px;">UMass Lowell's entrepenurial UMass Lowell's entrepreneurial culture has been active since around 2011, with the DifferenceMaker Program kicking off in 2012. Since then, a wealth of programs have been started to connect students with more opportunies opportunities for entrepreneurship. The university has taken many steps to work with the City of Lowell and local companies for the greater benefit and economic development of the area. There are many programs in place that have given us a great head start, but there is more to come yet.</span> </span></span> <span style="style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 20.16px;">Our strategic plan will incorporate centers around the promotion and growth idea of what has already begun to grow a reputation on campus (DifferenceMaker, Hawk Hatch, and other opportunities)Jump-Starting Awareness, where students acknowledge that the development programs exist but aren’t necessarily aware of new space, and the organization and funding for a design challenge other offerings in place to give students innovative and help the entrepreneurial experience process go as well smoothly as help our university's surrounding communitypossible. Our priorities are to introduce fun and engaging events to get students inspired toward an entrepreneurial venture. We want to show that the work can be extremely rewarding, even in failure. We aim to do this through a variety of channels.</span></span></span> = </span style> ="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">2013 '''Fall 2015 Innovation Fellows</span>'''</span> = = <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Pitch VideosRachel Silk – Marketing and Entrepreneurship ‘16</span> = == <span style="font-size:large;"> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Kevin Desjardins</span></span> == <span style="fontRachel is an active member of the entrepreneurial environment at UMass Lowell. A participant in the DifferenceMaker Program, her team started a non-family:verdanaprofit,genevaLove of the Game,sans-serif;">dedicated to connecting people with disabilities to their community through sports. As an Innovation Fellow, she hopes to unify the university by generating increased awareness for the offerings for I{{#Widget:Youtube|id=SkuXc0MAlsQ}}E.</span> == <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Ana GouveiaStephen Kender – Plastics Engineering ‘18</span> == <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">{{#Widget:Youtube|id=atgA6BH-4_s}}</span> == Stephen is also active in the innovative culture in the community around him. He and his team started a sports equipment company, KEnDERS Athletic Body Armor, around a novel and revolutionary technology. With the training from the Innovation Fellows program, he hopes to develop new and existing entrepreneurial skills so he can bring back a plethora of opportunities for his school and his community.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">James Abdallah </span> == <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">{{#Widget:Youtube|id=bOq_qfJ3AuM}}'''JUMP-STARTING AWARENESS'''</span> == ''<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Jacob Hulme</span> == <span style="font-family:verdanaOur plans involve getting students engaged in the process of I&E,genevaand will work with and alongside the current programs on campus. While our projects will stand on their own,sans-serif;">{{#Widget:Youtube|id=yS-M9faYKjs}}we will work very hard to display the full offerings on campus to the participants.</span> '' === <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Strategy #1River Hawk Tank: Enhance & Synergize the University I&E Ecosystem</span> </span> = == *<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Club Inspire Meant to involve students in a fun and engaging activity, as a pre-cursor to the DifferenceMaker Program</span> == *<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="fontWill be akin to a mini-size:accelerator, with small;">deliverable-based learning and quick crash course sessions</span id="docs-internal-guid-7800cf06-c868-93b9-9539-96e3384a9ede">*<span style="colorfont-family: rgb(0verdana, 0geneva, 0); verticalsans-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparentserif;">Club Inspire seeks to introduce Will be targeting new students , to innovation and entrepreneurship as well as connect show them to campus and community resources such as ‘DifferenceMakers”the complete offerings of the DifferenceMaker Program</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana, “M2D2”geneva, “E For All”sans-serif;">When the program ends, etc. Weekly meetings we will be held to expose students to an assortment of enriching experiences from innovative business model development tools and rapid prototyping exercises to guest panels and networking events. Students will be encouraged to develop ideas and solutions on an individual basis as well as to form teams in which they will combinefunnel participants directly into the DifferenceMaker competitions</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva, resans-createserif;">Program Layout</span>**<span style="font-family:verdana, refinegeneva, and expand on them. We believe that this approach will engender high levels of student leadership and foster teamwork. Inspire will become an integral part of the student Isans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">&E pathway leading students from simple ideas to sustainable venture ready models. The skills learned will reflect the lean and iterative nature of the evolving economy and not only be valuable for startnbsp;Session 1: Pitch Ideas/Problems</span>***<span style="font-ups but also in a traditional corporate environment where forward thinkingfamily: verdana, collaborationgeneva, and creativity are rapidly being adopted.</span></spansans-serif;"></span></span><div><br/><br/></div><br/><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> '''Goals of Inspire:''' Form teams/solutions</span> ***<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> Introduce creative problem</span><span style="font-solvingfamily: verdana, geneva, innovation sans-serif;">Do not have to present they could just write it down and entrepreneurshipwe could read it out loud.</span> **<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> Identify purpose in each student's educationSession 2: Reach out to teams, guide them with their solutions</span> ***<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> Connect students to I&E resourcesMake sure things are viable/the team is passionate enough if it is not viable</span> **<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> Encourage student leadershipSession 3: Basic Business Model (Deliverable), Practice Pitch?</span> **<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> Push Session 4: Mock Shark Tank (Practice for development of a Maker Space College Competitions)</span> * <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> Help develop new experiential activities ''Spring 2016'': Begin organizing and promoting the program, gearing up current students on the fence about entrepreneurship</span> * <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> Motivate & Capture new audiences<''Spring/spanSummer 2016'': Talk with faculty and organizations on campus about being speakers in our Tank program</span> = <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Strategy #2''Summer 2016'': "The Mill" & Design ChallengeVisit orientations, giving pitches for the River Hawk Tank and getting incoming students interested</span><br/> = <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The following are some ideas for plans that we want to begin out this summer & beyond''Fall 2016'': Jump-start the program in the first week or two of school, and funnel students into the DifferenceMaker Program</span> == <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> The Mill''After Program'': Meeting with DifferenceMakers, faculty, etc. to see where to improve</span> == * <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The history of Lowell has provided us with a storyline that is completely engulfed in disruptive and innovative thinking.</span> *Prototyping Hackathons</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The Industrial Revolution began in Lowell, and the history and mills that are here remind us that they should be used as · Current hackathons at the university are just idea mixers, due to the lack of spaces available for a way to inspire innovative thinking.prototyping one</span> <br/><span span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The concept would provide maker space:· New makerspaces and centers for innovation open up amazing possibilities</span> * <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The history of Lowell has provided us · Hackathon allows students to get creative with a storyline that is completely engulfed others in disruptive and innovative thinking.the end goal of creating a prototype to solve a problem</span> * <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The Industrial Revolution began in Lowell, and the history and mills that are here remind us that they should be used as a way to inspire innovative thinking.· </span> *<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif ">We could transform a room within a mill into a design center, with whiteboards Hackathons will be hosted in the Spring semester (possibly integrating a Fall semester one in the future) and new tools as well as old machinery from the mill's era, will be a lead-in to generate creativityother DifferenceMaker Programs.</span> *<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">We would need to find funding and space to renovateTypically will be 48 hours.</span> * <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">This would allow students · Will have one or more themes (somewhat specific) to see guide teams in their surrounding environment and things that they could improve and change, because it is slightly off-campus.</ideation</span> * <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The goal would be ''Fall 2016'': Once dates and spaces are finalized, reach out to give students a more open space, where they can go to brainstorm local industry suppliers for donations and break things so they can potentially create more.connections</span> == <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Design Challenge</span> == *<span style="font-family''Winter 2016'': Continue collecting donations, work with DifferenceMaker program to develop specific themes and rules. Advertise and promote the hackathon (announce theme and rules before winter break)</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Description''Spring 2016'': The Design First weekend of February, just before the Idea Challenge would be developed to help UMass Lowell students recognize current inefficiencies within LowellApplication Deadlines</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">''s infrastructure. This will not only help our current economic development of Lowell, but Spring 2016'': Host hackathon and collect feedback on how well it will give students real-world experience moving forwardwas operated. We would hopefully gain a grant to help fund this, Contact donors and run multiple challenges per year.see if they are alright with being recurring sponsors at annual events</span> * <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Milestones:TEDx</span> ** <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Reach out to current graduate students- Fall 2013 through Spring 2014</· This event will be centered around inspiring students toward innovation with tips from local entrepreneurs</span> ** <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Formulate a list of interested graduate students- Fall 2013 through Spring 2014· Will engage the broader innovative community</span> ** <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Create a forum and central space for these graduate students- Summer 2014''Fall 2016'': Organize a date and location with the university (or with the city)</span> ** <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Host webinar sessions on goals of the program- Summer 2014''Winter 2016'': Begin advertising and reaching out to prospective speakers</span> ** <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Re-evaluate interested graduate students- Fall 2014''Spring 2016'': Advertise more heavily and finalize list of speakers. Host event, and figure out where to improve</span> ** <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Afford benefits and rewards to committed graduate students- Fall 2014'''CONNECTING FACULTY AND STUDENTS'''</span> ** <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Generate awareness of program to One other current project we will be working on involves connecting students- Spring 2015</span> **<span style="font-family:verdanato faculty to help them learn more about a specific skill. We currently have a Mentor Program,geneva,sans-serif;">Market resources- Spring 2015but for students needing a basic education in a certain area it is much too formal.</span> ** <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Connect undergraduate Like the website LinkedIn, we seek to have faculty list their skills on the school website. These skills will have tags that can be searched for when students need help with graduate students- Fall 2015</span> = <br/> = = <span style="font-family:verdanaone. When a student has a positive learning experience,genevathey can endorse professors for a particular skill. There will be no way to “downvote” any professors,sans-serif;">Strategy #3: Promote so there are no safeguards needed to prevent corrupting that system. All that is needed for this program is to talk with the website developers (who are currently working on a new site, so the timing could work out well) and Support Current Entrepreneurial Programs see how it can be integrated.</span><br/> = <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The following are already on campus but need further promoting to improve our entrepreneurial mindset culture </span> == <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">DifferenceMaker'''™2013 Innovation Fellows'''</span> <span style="font-sizefamily: 12px;verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> '''Pitch Videos'''</span> <span style="font-sizefamily: xverdana,geneva,sans-largeserif;">Program</span>'''Kevin Desjardins'''</span></span> == <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''About DifferenceMaker™[[File:''' |Unknown Object]]</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The DifferenceMaker™ Program sponsors specific events and activities that support students in solving big problems through innovation and entrepreneurship. The Program is highly experiential and offers students a series of workshops that they can engage in to better understand innovation'''Ana Gouveia'''</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva, entrepreneurship and launching a startup of their interest. Their mission is as followssans-serif;">[[File:|Unknown Object]]</span><blockquote> <span style="font-sizefamily:small;"verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''James Abdallah'''</span> <span style="Our goal is simplefont-family: engage students in developing sustainable solutions to real world problems. Tackling “big problems” like climate changeverdana, povertygeneva, pollution, and hunger can prove challenging for one person, or even one organization, so DifferenceMaker works with partners to leverage experience, reach, and resources.sans-serif;">[[File:|Unknown Object]]</span></blockquote> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Students of all majors and disciplines are welcome to join this Program and make a difference at UMass Lowell'''Jacob Hulme'''</span> <span style="font-family:verdana, in the communitygeneva, or in the world through innovative and entrepreneurial action. These DifferenceMaker™ Projects include interdisciplinary student teams from all majors and skill sets. sans-serif;">[[File:|Unknown Object]]</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> '''Goals of DifferenceMaker™:'''Enhance Synergize the University I&E Ecosystem'''</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">· Introduce all UMass Lowell students to creative problem-solving, innovation and entrepreneurship</span> '''Inspire Club'''</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">· Accelerate purpose in each student's education</span> <span style="font-family:verdanaInspire Club seeks to introduce students to innovation and entrepreneurship as well as connect them to campus and community resources such as ‘DifferenceMakers”, “M2D2”, “E For All”,geneva,sans-serif;">· Connect current students etc. Weekly meetings will be held to expose students to an assortment of enriching experiences from innovative business model development tools and rapid prototyping exercises to alumni who have experience</span> <span style="fontguest panels and networking events. Students will be encouraged to develop ideas and solutions on an individual basis as well as to form teams in which they will combine, re-family:verdanacreate,genevarefine,sans-serif;">·and expand on them. We believe that this approach will engender high levels of student leadership and foster teamwork. Inspire will become an integral part of the student I Encourage a social responsibility ethos</span> = <span style="fontE pathway leading students from simple ideas to sustainable venture ready models. The skills learned will reflect the lean and iterative nature of the evolving economy and not only be valuable for start-family:verdanaups but also in a traditional corporate environment where forward thinking,genevacollaboration,sans-serif;">Related Linksand creativity are rapidly being adopted.</span> = <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">[[University of Massachusetts Lowell]]nbsp;</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">University Innovation Fellows '''Goals of Inspire:''' </span> *<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">[nbsp;[nbsp;Ana Gouveia]]nbsp;Introduce creative problem-solving, innovation and entrepreneurship</span> *<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">[nbsp;[nbsp;James Abdallah]]nbsp;Identify purpose in each student's education</span> *<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">[nbsp;[nbsp;Kevin Desjardins]nbsp;Connect students to I]E resources</span> *<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">[[Jacob Hulme]]nbsp; Encourage student leadership</span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> Push for development of a Maker Space </span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> Help develop new experiential activities </span>*<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> Motivate & Capture new audiences</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> </span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">'''Related Links'''</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">[http://universityinnovation.org/University%20of%20Massachusetts%20Lowell University of Massachusetts Lowell]</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">University Innovation Fellows:</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">[http://universityinnovation.org/Ana%20Gouveia Ana Gouveia]</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">[http://universityinnovation.org/James%20Abdallah James Abdallah]</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">[http://universityinnovation.org/Kevin%20Desjardins Kevin Desjardins]</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">[http://universityinnovation.org/Jacob%20Hulme Jacob Hulme]</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Student Priorities</span> <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> </span> [[Category:Student Priorities|Student_Priorities]]<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>