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Tennessee Tech has the potential to become a top school for innovation. Its campus is filled with students who care about and want to solve real problems. It's also filled with a faculty that is doing a variety of research, some faculty members are even taking their research to market. Below are some goals that should be implemented in order to take Tennessee Tech to the next level in regard to innovation and entrepreneurship. It is split up into three main tasks that are then subdivided. The previous tasks of TTU's Spring of 2014 Fellow have been successful but are still being completed. Enis was able to start an entrepreneurship society on campus that has gained members and recognition across all disciplines and colleges on campus. The Maker Space that was supposed to be completed by Fall of 2014 is still under construction but will hopefully be completed by the end of the Spring of 2015 semester.

=STUDENT PRIORITY #1: ~~More Co-Curricular Opportunities for Students to Spread Innovation and Entrepreneurship =~~ =

~~Description~~== <span style="color: This would allow students to focus on the fourteen grand global challenges presented by the NAE and develop their own solutions to these challenges as they are receiving their education from the university. Now that the student body is being educated about innovation and entrepreneurship, it is time to focus on the freshman students as well as the incoming freshman of classes to come. I feel this can be achieved by starting a chapter of the NAE#b22222;">'''MORE CO-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO SPREAD INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP''' ==

~~Milestones~~Description: This would allow students to focus on the fourteen grand global challenges presented by the NAE and develop their own solutions to these challenges as they are receiving their education from the university. Now that the student body is being educated about innovation and entrepreneurship, it is time to focus on the freshman students as well as the incoming freshman of classes to come. I feel this can be achieved by starting a chapter of the NAE: Grand Challenge Scholars Program.

=== <span style="color:#~~Ask university faculty for their support to gain traction. The university will need to define its requirements for students that will participate in this program.~~#Once the university has defined its goal for the program it should educate its student body on the required curriculum that the university has outlined to complete the program. Completing steps one and two may take anywhere from a few weeks to a month.&nbsp696969;#After defining a set curriculum the university must now find a way to draw students to participate in the program. Students will first need to know of the program and see what the benefits of participating in the program will be. This could also take about a month to complete. #Send the defined curriculum to the NAE for review and approval. This should take about six weeks. During this time students should be spreading the word of the program to all colleges on campus and meeting to discuss what focus area they wish to participate in. #Once approved, the university needs to utilize spaces on campus that promote innovation and entrepreneurship such as the IDLI Maker Space and the College of Business’ Media Center. Educating freshman and other new students of the location of these areas is paramount. New students will most likely not go there if they are not first informed of the opportunities set up for them there. This will go along with the promotion of the program. #Start the program on campus. The university should document and promote the inaugural scholars in the program. Their successes will draw other students to the program and help it gain traction across all colleges and disciplines on campus.  ">~~This whole process should take about three to four months. Hopefully, this task will be completed by Fall of 2015. ~~MILESTONES===

#Ask university faculty for their support to gain traction. The university will need to define its requirements for students that will participate in this program.

#Once the university has defined its goal for the program it should educate its student body on the required curriculum that the university has outlined to complete the program. Completing steps one and two may take anywhere from a few weeks to a month.

#After defining a set curriculum the university must now find a way to draw students to participate in the program. Students will first need to know of the program and see what the benefits of participating in the program will be. This could also take about a month to complete.

#Send the defined curriculum to the NAE for review and approval. This should take about six weeks. During this time students should be spreading the word of the program to all colleges on campus and meeting to discuss what focus area they wish to participate in.

#Once approved, the university needs to utilize spaces on campus that promote innovation and entrepreneurship such as the IDLI Maker Space and the College of Business’ Media Center. Educating freshman and other new students of the location of these areas is paramount. New students will most likely not go there if they are not first informed of the opportunities set up for them there. This will go along with the promotion of the program.

#Start the program on campus. The university should document and promote the inaugural scholars in the program. Their successes will draw other students to the program and help it gain traction across all colleges and disciplines on campus.

This whole process should take about three to four months. Hopefully, this task will be completed by Fall of 2015.

== Student Priority #2: Development of Student Lead Interdisciplinary Think Tank ==

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