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Priorities:Texas Tech University Student Priorities Page

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Clearing up page, removing old projects.

Update: This project is no longer run by a UI Fellow at TTU, instead the OVPR has taken ownership of it and is currently working on a page. UIF is contributing by making the landscape canvas and working on display tools, like a Google Map.

== ~~ ~~Strategy # 2~~: Communication on Resources collaboration with clubs ==~~ '''Leadership Circle Representative:''' Benjamin Simmons === Tactic #1: Establish Contact with TTU Advising Faculty ===~~<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~<li>Description: Develop a small group of faculty advisors throughout every college to inform their students of coming entrepreneurship. We will follow the steps mentioned below.</li><li>Milestones<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>Make contact with college advisors. (Accomplished) 1/15</li><li>Create a Texas Tech funded entrepreneurship program for students to join. 3/15</li><li>Expand group to companies who wish to invest money in Tech student’s ideas  8/15</li><li>Grow entrepreneurship program to other colleges. 1/17</li>~~</ol></li></ul>~~ === Tactic #2: Obtain Funding for entrepreneurship programs. ===~~<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~<li>Description: Develop plans to obtain money to start and run Texas Tech entrepreneurship programs.</li><li>Milestones<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>Make contact with Texas Tech entrepreneurship department. (Accomplished) 1/15</li><li>Merge existing entrepreneurship programs to one well funded successful program. 9/15</li><li>Continue to promote funding through existing entrepreneurship department as well as alumni funding. 1/16</li>~~</ol></li></ul>~~ == Strategy # 3: Lab Survey Program == '''Leadership Circle Representative:''' Taylor === Tactic #1: Establish Lab Survey Team ===~~<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~<li>Description: Develop a team under the authority of the Office of the Vice President for Research. This team will carry out the tactics described below.</li><li>Milestones:<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>Pitch to administration: 2/15</li><li>Begin interview process for the Tech Lab Survey team: 3/15</li><li>Train selected candidates: 6/15</li><li>Add to I&E resources page (priority 1): 8/15</li>~~</ol></li></ul>~~ === Tactic #2: Laboratory Landscape Canvas ===~~<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~<li>Description: Evaluate current laboratory status (needs, unnecessaries, changes) across all colleges.</li><li>Milestones:<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>Tech Lab Survey Team conducts first round of assessments across campus. This will include inquiries regarding lab course, research and internship space: 8/15</li><li>Feedback from faculty, students and affiliated lab personnel on value of lab survey assessments: 11/15</li>~~</ol></li></ul>~~ === Tactic #3: Implement Changes ===~~<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~<li>Description: Determine the most essential and urgent changes within the available budget.</li><li>Milestones:<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>Change in lab spaces - Meeting for review with involved faculty and/or students, Tech Lab Survey Team and OVPR administration. Assessment of user satisfaction: 3/16</li>~~</ol></li></ul>~~ === Tactic #4: Alternatives for improvements without funding ===~~<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~<li>Description: If lab-affiliated personnel have an idea for improved equipment, research methodology, etc. they are encouraged to use the TTU research park (expected completion 7/15) makerspace area. Approved ideas will likely receive funding for prototype development.</li><li>Milestones:<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>Use of makerspace: 3/16 and on-</li><li>Requests for funding to support innovative ideas: 4/16 and on-</li>~~</ol></li></ul>~~ ~~== Strategy # 4: Makers Space ==~~ '''Leadership Circle Representative(s):''' Taylor + Victoria === Tactic #1: ===~~<ul style="margin: 0pt 0px 0pt 1.6em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;">~~<li>Allocate space at the TTU Research Park for the use of students, faculty and staff at Texas Tech. Here, they will have the ability to transform an idea into a marketable product.</li><li>Milestones:<ol style="margin: 0pt 0px 0pt 3.2em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;"><li>Space available: 7/15</li><li>Requests for funding: 8/15</li>~~</ol></li></ul>~~ ~~Update: This has been completed, the challenge is now getting students to use the space.~~ == Strategy # 5: Increase Opportunities to Experiment with Innovation and Entrepreneurship Through Practice == '''Leadership Circle Representative:''' Victoria === Tactic #1: Internships ===~~<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~<li>Description: Consolidate, facilitate, and promote internal and external internship/fellowship opportunities (especially for those outside of the college of engineering)   </li>~~<li>Milestones:</li></ul><ol style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 80px;">~~<li>Reach out to current departments to facilitate cross talk: 2/15</li><li>Either create a new central department or update existing department: 3/15</li><li>Build a web page of information: 3/15</li><li>Hold promotional events: 4/15</li>~~</ol>~~ === Tactic #2: Hands-on Learning Classes ===~~<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~<li>Description: Promote and create classes that teach the application process of theories learned in a class</li>~~<li>Milestones</li></ul><ol style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 80px;">~~<li>Reach out to faculty network for discussion: 3/15</li><li>Find either internal or external support sources: 4/15</li><li>Class offering: Spring 2016</li>~~</ol>~~ === Tactic #3: “Dorm Room Fund” of Texas ===~~<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~<li>Description: Create an organization similar to [http://dormroomfund.com/ http://dormroomfund.com/]in which students run a venture firm that invest in student ideas of this local area.</li>~~<li>Milestones:</li></ul><ol style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 80px;">~~<li>Find experienced mentors: 3/15</li><li>Find initial funding: 4/15</li><li>Call for students: Summer/Early Fall 2015</li><li>Invest in student ideas: 10/15</li>~~</ol>~~ ~~== Strategy # 6~~: OTC opportunities and collaboration between colleges ==

'''Leadership Circle Representative:''' Frank Atore

Update: This project is discontinued, but we like the vision of it and will try to get around to it (or similar goals) in the future.

== Strategy # 73: Transportation improvement ==

'''Leadership Circle Representative:''' Frank Atore

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== Strategy #84: Reduce Shortage of Software Developers for I&E ==

'''Leadership Circle Representative:''' [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Isaac_Griswold-Steiner Isaac Griswold-Steiner]

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