== '''Overview'''<br/> ==
Purdue University is a land-grant institution founded by John Purdue in 1869. From its inaguaration, Purdue offers over 200 211 different majors for undergraduate students and over 70 majors for graduate studentsthrough 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 main campus at West Lafayette also anchors the statewide system, which comprises of regional campuses, and satellite technology-training centers.
== '''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship'''<br/> ==
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.
<div>The Anvil is a co-working space at Purdue University that serves the unique needs of passionate students, acting as a center of creative culture in West Lafayette. The Anvil focuses on providing local and student run startups affordable office space. </div><div><br/></div>
== '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship'''<br/> ==
== '''Encouraging faculty innovation 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 public through commercialization, collaboration, and entrepreneurship'''<br/> ==.
The Deliberate Innovation for Faculty (DIFF) is a service provided specifically for University Faculty faculty members are undertaking transformational projects to learn how fundamentally enhance the Purdue entrepreneurial ecosystem, as wa wya to bring their gain practical outcomes from basic research ideas . As such, DIFF faculty members strive to fruition by translating work with their inventions peers to the publick through commericalizationhelp guide research proposal opportunities or potential research collaborations that include entrepreneurship, collaborationtechnology transfer, and entrepreneurshipcommercialization as positive differentiators from project inception.
DIFF There are numerous funding opportunities at various stages of the technology development cycle offered to encourage the faculty members are undertaking transformational projects to fundamentally enhance improve the Purdue entrepreneurial innovative ecosystemacross campus. These funding opportunities are provided by the Office of the Vice-President for Research, as wa wya to gain practical outcomes from basic research. As suchPurdue Foundry, DIFF faculty members struve to work with their peers to help guide research proposal opportunities or potential research collaborations that include entrepreneurshipPurdue Research Foundation, technology transferTrask Innovation Fund, adn commercialization as positive differentiators from project inceptionElevate Ventures and several others entities.
== '''Actively supporting the university technology transfer function '''<br/> ==
Purdue's Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) specializes in taking university-driven innovations and bringing them to market. Services of the OTC support the economic development of Purdue University and the tech industry of Indiana.
The OTC provides extensive resources in protecting, marketing, and liscencing licensing the University'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. FurthrerFurther, to ensure the long-term success of the innovations, OTC utilizes inventors to partner with startup companies to provide support and qualified management teams.
== '''Facilitating University Industry Collaboration''' ==
Outside the university campus, PCRD has a rich history of working with a number of state and regional organizations. These 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. Counties exploring the formation of a new regional organization are welcome to seek the assistance of PCRD as well.
== '''Previous Fall 2013 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.
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<div>'''Innovation Resources:'''<u/div>Purdue University has several resources at various phases associated with Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Resources are included but not limited to the list below:<span style="font-size:larger;"div>Jeffrey Ackerman and Ian Hamilton's Landscape Analysis (Presentation Summary)<br/span></udiv>''' <udiv>'''Academic Programs'''</udiv><div><br/></div><div> *Lean Launchpad Course*</div><div>Certificate in Entrepreneurship program*</div><div>Technology Realization Course*</div><div>Senior Design Classes*</div><div>PREPP Fellowship <u/div><div>BioMedship</div><div>''Student Initiatives''<br/u> *Entrepreneurship and Innovation Club*Science and Engineering Business Club*Makers Club*Need for ideation group and better connections between current clubs</organizations div><udiv>'''School Resources'''</udiv><div><br/></div><div> *Office of Technology Commercialization*</div><div>Burton Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship*Tech Ventures*</div><div>Krach Leadership Center</div><div>Kurtz Technology Center in the </div><div>Purdue Research Park*</div><div>Startup Weekend*</div><div>TEDx*</div><div>BoilerMake Hackathon</div><div>Discovery Park</div><div>Discovery Learning Research Center Design Lab</div><div>Anvil</div><div>Foundry</div><div>Birck Nanotechnology Center</div><div>Business Plan Competitions*</div><div>Elevator Pitch Competition*</div><div>BoilerMaker Lab</div><div>AFL Lab</div><div>Innovation and Seed Funds </div><div><br/></div><div>'''Student Organizations:'''</div><div><br/></div><div>Purdue Mechatronics Club<br/></div><div>Makers Club</div><div>AMET Club</div><div>IEEE Club</div><div>Entrepreneurship and Innovation Club</div><div>Science and Engineering Business Club</div><div>3D Printing Club</div><div>Graphic Design</div><div>Hackers Club</div><div>Industrial Design</div><div>Purdue Student Government</div><div><br/></div>
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