== '''Overview'''<br/> ==
Purdue University is a land-grant institution founded by John Purdue in 1869. From its inaguaration, Purdue offers over 211 200 different majors for undergraduate students and over 70 majors for graduate students through it's various colleges including College of Agriculuture, Education, Engineering, Health and Human Sciences, Liberal Arts, Management, Pharmacy, Polytechnic Institute, Science, and Veterinary Medicine. Purdue Engineering has been ranked as the 9th best engineering school for undergraduates , and as well as ranked 3rd for largest international student population. Purdue Polytechnic Institute is one of the largest technology schools in the United States and currently tied for first place in rankings. The Technology Education program, offered jointly with the College of Education, ranks first in the nation. The Polytechnic Institute is unique at Purdue in that its programs are offered at nine different locations throughout the state of Indiana, including several locations that are not satellite campuses of the Purdue University system.
== '''Innovation ResourcesPromoting student innovation and entrepreneurship'''<br/> ==
Purdue University has several resources at various phases associated with 's Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and EntrepreneurshipProgram offers the opportunity for Purdue Undergraduate students in all disciplines to earn academic credentials in entrepreneurship that is complementary to their major. Resources are included but not limited to the list below:
<u>''Academic Programs''</u>As entrepreneurship education is comprised of inspiration, education, and application, the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program is aimed at delivering all three for a comprehensive experience. Students receive inspiration from a team of faculty who are successful, practicing entrepreneurs and who are passionate about teaching and mentoring students. Students learn about entrepreneurship through robust curriculum that exposes them to the knowledge, as well as the leadership and communication skills that individuals need to be successful entrepreneurs. They apply their knowledge through experiential learning activities and a rich ecosystem of experts and business incubation resources.
*Lean Launchpad Course*Certificate in Entrepreneurship program*Technology Realization Course*Senior Design Classes*PREPP Fellowship*DIFF (Deliberate Innovation For Faculty)*BioMedship== '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''<br/> ==
The Deliberate Innovation for Faculty (DIFF) is a service provided specifically for University Faculty to learn how to bring their research ideas to fruition by translating their inventions to the publick through commericalization, collaboration, and entrepreneurship.
DIFF faculty members are undertaking transformational projects to fundamentally enhance the Purdue entrepreneurial ecosystem, as wa wya to gain practical outcomes from basic research. As such, DIFF faculty members struve to work with their peers to help guide research proposal opportunities or potential research collaborations that include entrepreneurship, technology transfer, adn commercialization as positive differentiators from project inception.
<u>== '''Actively supporting the university technology transfer function 'School Resources''<br/u>==
*Purdue's Office of Technology Commercialization*Burton Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship*Krach Leadership Center*Kurtz Technology Center*(OTC) specializes in taking university-driven innovations and bringing them to market. Services of the OTC support the economic development of Purdue Research Park*Startup Weekend*TEDx*BoilerMake Hackathon*Discovery Park*Discovery Learning Research Center Design Lab*Anvil*Foundry*Birck Nanotechnology Center*Business Plan Competitions*Elevator Pitch Competition*BoilerMaker Lab*AFL Lab*Innovation University and Seed Fundsthe tech industry of Indiana.
== The OTC provides extensive resources in protecting, marketing, and liscencing the University'''Student Organizations''' ==s intellectual property. By working alongside Purdue faculty-, staff- and student-entrepreneurs to provide the resources needed to better understand Purdue policies related to intellectual property, as well as the processes whereby this intellectual property (patents, copyright, trademarks, and tangible research property) can become an actual product or service, the OTC brings invention to the next level. Furthrer, to ensure the long-term success of the innovations, OTC utilizes inventors to partner with startup companies to provide support and qualified management teams.
The following students organizations are focused on various phases associated in the innovation process with many of them primarily focusing in the ideation and prototyping stages. == '''Facilitating University Industry Collaboration''' ==
*Purdue Mechatronics Club*Makers Club*AMET Club*IEEE Club*Entrepreneurship Research Parks of West Lafayette are home to the largest cluster (100+) of technology-based companies collaborating with industries across the state. As Indiana's first designated certified technology park, the research park and Innovation Club*Science its business acceleration model have received state and Engineering Business Club*3D Printing Club*Graphic Design*Hackers Club*Industrial Design*Purdue Student Governmentnational recognition.
== '''Successful Startups'''<br/> ==The 725-acre park boasts more than 50 buildings; more than 3,200 employees; 327,000 square feet of business incubation space; and an average wage for startup companies in excess of $63K. Companies that have space at the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette include 3M, Boeing, General Electric, Rolls Royce, Cook Biotech, Delphi, Dow Agro, and HP Entreprises.
Purdue University is the birthplace for a wide range of startups focusing on various applications == '''Engaging with Regional and platforms. Purdue Research Parks of West Lafayette are home to the largest cluster (nearly 140 companies) of technology-based companies collaborating with industries across the state. As IndianaLocal Development Efforts'''s first designated certified technology park, the research park and its business acceleration model have received state and national recognition.<br/> ==
The 725-acre park boasts more than 50 buildings; more than 3,200 employees; 327Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) seeks to pioneer new ideas and strategies that contribute to regional collaboration,000 square feet of business incubation space; innovation and an average wage for startup companies prosperity. Founded in excess of $63K. Companies that have space at 2005, the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette include 3MCenter partners with public, Boeingprivate, General Electricnonprofit and philanthropic organizations to identify and enhance the key drivers of innovation in regions across Indiana, Rolls Roycethe U.S. and beyond. These drivers include a vibrant and inclusive civic leadership, Cook Biotech, Delphi, Dow Agroa commitment to collaboration, and HP Entreprises. Some the application of advanced data support systems to promote sound decision-making and the pursuit of economic development investments that build on the recent and popular ones are competitive assets of regions.
*Symic Biomedical IncOutside the university campus, PCRD has a rich history of working with a number of state and regional organizations.*SpeechVive IncThese groups include the Indiana Association of Regional Councils, the Indiana Economic Development Association, the Indiana Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA), the Indiana Office of the USDA Rural Development agency and more.*Spero Energy Inc.*DATTUS*Vibronix Inc.*Drug Free Therapeutix*SpeakMODlities*ZeroUI*GeniPhys LLC*AniDyn IncCounties exploring the formation of a new regional organization are welcome to seek the assistance of PCRD as well.
== '''Previous UIF Projects ''' ==
'''University Innovation Fellows''' Students: Jeffrey Ackerman and Ian Hamilton, Mission: To identify and help fill gaps for the enhancement and promotion of student entrepreneurship and innovation at Purdue What’s already happening on campus? View the Prezi presentation above to learn more about current entrepreneurial and innovation initiatives are on campus, and ideas for future projects.
The success '''Makers Club''' Purdue University Innovation Fellows (formerly Student Ambassador Program) Jeffrey Ackerman and Ian Hamilton held a recent Google hangout to discuss the program and their current work plan. Ian Hamilton is working to develop an entrepreneurship portal to help students learn about and make the best use of existing entrepreneurial resources at Purdue. Jeffrey Ackerman is working with the students from the Makers Club and members of the community to develop a large Maker Space at Purdue for the Purdue community to work on personal projects. This first hangout started a startup depends dialogue with a number of interested students and community members to get feedback on several factors such asthese initiatives. For more information, watch the hangout below:
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== '''Exigencies<u><span style="font-size:larger;">Jeffrey Ackerman and Ian Hamilton's Landscape Analysis (Presentation Summary)</span></u>''' ==
According to several student innovators and student organizations at Purdue, we found that there is a disconnection between the Innovation and Commercialization resources and student Innovators. These exigencies are aimed at the success factors associated with a startup in mind. The exigencies are as follows:<u>''Academic Programs''</u>
*There is currently no mainstream way to connect student innovators across West Lafayette and other campuses of the Purdue SystemLean Launchpad Course*Currently, there are no primary platform for intellectual or relational connections between students from different departments or student-led organizations*There is little to no collaboration between graduates and undergraduates for innovative projects Certificate in non-academic projects.Entrepreneurship program*There is no university-wide system at Purdue that allows students, faculty and staff to find people with similar and complementary skill-set or interests for short-term as well as long-term projects. Technology Realization Course*There is no workspace with state-of-the-art technology platforms dedicated for student innovations and project collaborations, which is aimed for freedom in thinking and execution. Senior Design Classes*There is currently no simple way to reach-out and publicize student innovations to the massive population of 37,000 people across the Purdue Campus. PREPP Fellowship
== '''Our Proposed Solution '''<br/> ==
After several months of brainstorming, interacting and interviewing with several students across campus, we propose the BoilerDriver initiative. The BoilerDriver is an initiative to connect BoilerMakers across different departments to enhance the Purdue Community and provide a mainstream method for student innovators to gain input from experts and share their output with the university and ultimately the world. More details about our solution can be found at our [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Purdue_University_Strategic_Priorities Purdue Strategic Priorities page] and on our [http://boilerdriver.com/ BoilerDriver website].
== ''<u>'For Innovators'Student Initiatives''<br/u> ==
To learn more about the BoilerDriver Initiative, please visit [http://boilerdriver.com/ BoilerDriver]. If you are a Purdue student, you can help make Purdue an even better place for student entrepreneurship! To find out how, get in touch with the current University Innovation Fellows at Purdue *Entrepreneurship and consider joining the team: Dominick Lee, DominickLee@purdue.edu and Vignesha Bhamidi, CB@purdue.edu. You can also contact former University Innovation Fellows Ian Hamilton (ihamilt@purdue.edu) Club*Science and Jeff Ackerman (ackermaj@purdue.edu) to gain insights about the University Innovation Fellowship program Engineering Business Club*Makers Club*Need for ideation group and their entrepreneurial experiences! better connections between current clubs/organizations
Authors - Dominick Lee and Vignesha Bhamidi
== Other resources ==
[http:<u>''School Resources''<//www.innovation-entrepreneurship-purdue.com/ Innovation and Entrepreneurship]u>
[https://www.purdue.edu/entr/ Certificate for Entrepreneurship]*Office of Technology Commercialization[http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/bdmce/ *Center for Entrepreneurship]*Tech Ventures[http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/main/about/dp-fellows.php Discovery *Technology Center in the Research Park Innovation] [http://www.purduefoundry.com/ Purdue Foundry] 2013 assessment of the entrepreneurial ecosystem: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mFe-6WPcY57qy3Mc2nvtsKstGGeVEbSZJR-zMN55MKE/edit#gid=0 Purdue Landscape Canvas by Jeff Ackerman and Ian Hamilton] [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1F0XoCmsxgRtvkjY4DLh5WAwPdskdxAIOpdESXtB3K9A/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_2_14 Purdue Slidedeck by Jeff Ackerman and Ian Hamilton] = Related Links = [[Purdue University]] [[Purdue University Student Priorities]]*Startup Weekend*TEDx[[Purdue University Strategic Priorities]]*Business Plan Competitions*Elevator Pitch CompetitionUniversity *Innovation FellowsFunds
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[[Vignesha Bhamidi]]
[[Dominick Lee]]If you are a Purdue student, you can help make Purdue an even better place for student entrepreneurship! To find out how, get in touch with the current University Innovation Fellows @ Purdue and consider joining team: Jeffrey Ackerman, ackermaj@purdue.edu Ian Hamilton, ihamilt@purdue.edu
Fall 2015== '''Additional Resources''' ==
[[Lauren Rourk]]Landscape Canvas Google Spreadsheet:
Spring 2013[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mFe-6WPcY57qy3Mc2nvtsKstGGeVEbSZJR-zMN55MKE/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mFe-6WPcY57qy3Mc2nvtsKstGGeVEbSZJR-zMN55MKE/edit#gid=0]
Jeff AckermanLandscape Canvas Slidedeck:
Ian Hamilton[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1F0XoCmsxgRtvkjY4DLh5WAwPdskdxAIOpdESXtB3K9A/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_2_14 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1F0XoCmsxgRtvkjY4DLh5WAwPdskdxAIOpdESXtB3K9A/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_2_14]
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