Changes

= 3. Knock Down Barriers =

Students need a work to develop their ideas. The college of Engineering has a number of labs with space, materials and equipment to further these ideas but they are not open to all NDSU students and even other Engineering students. The only way to get into many of the labs is to go in during business hours and be of that particular major. Allowing any Engineering student to access these labs would help provide a starter innovation space and show need for one in the future.

*Look into getting off hours lab space for weeknights and weekends for students to get into the current lab

There is a large number of organizations on and off campus that are beneficial to innovation and entrepreneurship. NDSU overhauled its organization database recently but it is not all-inclusive the and search button does not work like it should. The other issue is that it does not tie into the community. The Fargo/Moorhead area has a strong I&E culture but there is no easy way for students to search and see what is available. 

Method- Compile a list of current on campus activities and allow students to add or edit activities as needed

One major Pitfall with North Dakota State University is the lack of cross discipline coursework. There are 0 programs that connect majors that will be dealing with each other everyday in the professional world, this needs to be changed. Creating a course with an enrollment cap per section that doesnt discriminate on major, class or even prerequisites is the ideal way to do so. Having a course with a wide variety of majors and backgrounds that are required to unify and complete a task/ solve a problem/ etc., can plant the seed of innovation and desgin thinking in every student. Instructors that have some background in innovation, would form the problem around the demographics in a way to open their minds and change it.