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== '''<u>Overview</u>''' ==

Wichita State University is a public research university of 15,000 students located in Wichita, Kansas, United States.&nbsp;In April of 2014, the university established its commitment towards Innovation Campus with the purpose to transform the world through innovation, applied learning, entrepreneurship and economic impact. In line with the school’s vision and its multi-disciplinary concept, Wichita State University is starting to offer new avenues to encourage students and faculty to be innovative while attracting industry partners.

Beyond academics, there are several programs encouraging entrepreneurship on campus. Every year students compete in the Shocker New Venture Competition, where winning student groups are awarded startup capital to aid in the launch of their new venture. Students also attend inspirational and informational speaker series focused on entrepreneurship, innovation, and design, such as Business Booster Series, Shocker Startup Impact, and Lunch and Learn.

Many faculty at Wichita State University identify that the university is encouraging them to pursue innovation in and out of the classroom. &nbsp;However, there is a clear sentiment that the incentive system of the university is not in line with promoting innovation. &nbsp;Faculty members recognize that the money on campus is in traditional research rather than innovation and entrepreneurship.

An exciting new development is the Brenton Myers Innovation in Engineering Education Award. &nbsp;The purpose of this award is to provide funds for College of Engineering faculty to introduce new curriculum that is designed to implement innovative and entrepreneurial methods in the classroom. &nbsp;Although only engineering faculty will have access to these funds, effective strategies that are created by the faculty will be shared with other colleges in the university.

<span id="docs-internal-guid-aafb0876-802d-1bd5-dcd4-e696b455348d"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Many faculty and admin feel that the university’s current IP policy generally favors students and promotes innovation. However, a significant portion of the student body and faculty view the IP policy negatively. Wichita State University’s Technology Transfer has been trying to rectify this. For example, they have begun to question the intellectual property agreement and have opened the discussion to students. Some design-based classes lead students to produce academic creations that could easily be patentable. Technology Transfer has made it a point to speak at some of these classes (Senior Design for Engineering). There are even workshops that help students and faculty understand intellectual property and patent law.</span></span>