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= [[File:Susquehannalogo.jpg|frame]]<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Overview</span> =<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2c383da6-32cd-4dfb-d7f0-9ee8a0392d08"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0Founded in 1858, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Susquehanna University is a private liberal arts institution. It was founded in 1858 college located in the small town of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. The university Susquehanna University is dedicated to helping students become productive, creative proactive leaders in a diverse world though through academics, service, and personal values assets, which is shown represented through the university University motto of “achieve“Achieve, leadLead, serve,” as well as the school’s teaching and community environmentServe”. Susquehanna is centrally located within a 3 three-hour drive of 4 four major cities - – Philadelphia, New York City, Baltimore, and Washington, DC, D.C. and is 4 four hours from Pittsburgh and just 1.5 one-and-a-half hours from the scenic Pocono Mountains.</span></span></p><div> Susquehanna University believes cross-cultural experiences are essential to a liberal arts education – the University has made it part of the central curriculum. Susquehanna University’s distinctive award-winning cross-cultural program, Global Opportunities (GO), offers students a wide range of off-campus educational programs in both domestic and international locations. 

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At Susquehanna is growing in University, entrepreneurship and innovation opportunities exist for students to engage in entrepreneurship and innovation. The university has recently established an Entrepreneurship & Innovation minor to replace the business administration entrepreneurship emphasis, experienced professors on and faculty currently teaching entrepreneurship classes are striving to enroll students from all different disciplinesoff campus. Students hoping to create their own organizations or campus publications will quickly can learn about from professors through class lessons and succeed outside of the faculty and staff’s willingness to give advice classroom with personal ventures and guidance to help turn their ideas into realitiesresearch. The university ran a Pitch Contest in In addition, the spring Sigmund Weis School of 2014 and saw students from various backgrounds Business implemented entrepreneurship and departments bring forth ideas for innovation and creativityas an undergraduate minor. The Pitch Contest In recent years, Susquehanna has not been held since, but we hope partnered with Columbia University to collaborate with the business school, alumni relations create a dual degree program in Liberal Arts and Science Education and the career development center Engineering. Interested students will be able to reinstate the Pitch Contest by spring obtain two bachelor’s degrees in a short span of 2018five years.<br/>Student Engagement

<u>Pitch Contest</u>: At Susquehanna, opportunities for student engagement in entrepreneurship and innovation continue to grow each year. The Pitch Contest was organized University established an Entrepreneurship and Innovation minor to “help replace the Business Administration Entrepreneurship emphasis. Faculty and staff members teaching entrepreneurship courses are encouraging students gain experience to participate in developing and presenting ideas for innovation.” &nbsp;Alumni served as the judges program regardless of the event and were able academic discipline. Hopeful students who wish to share create their own experiences while building connections between current students organizations or campus publications will quickly learn about the willingness and guidance from the faculty and alumni for a greater network. The event helped staff to inspire ideas, as well as provide space for feedback on how help students may improve turn their ideas into reality. The University hosted a Pitch Contest in the past and/or pitches for plans to continue the future"House of Hawks" Pitch Contest to showcase student creativity. Students were given two minutes The University Innovation Fellows team wishes to describe their ideas collaborate with the Business School, Susquehanna alumni, and convince the judges of their merit, learning how career development center to best communicate continue the Pitch Contest in order to sell their products/ideasfuture years.&nbsp;

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font'What is the Pitch Contest?''' -size: 16px; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Faculty The Pitch Contest was organized to “help students gain experience in developing and presenting ideas for innovation”. Susquehanna Alumni served as the judges during the event and shared their own experiences while building connections with current students to establish a basis for a greater network. The event helped inspire ideas and provide valuable feedback on how students can improve their ideas and pitching skills in the future. Students were given two minutes to describe their ideas and convince the judges of their merit, learning how to effectively communicate to sell their products and Staff</span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1ideas.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2c383da6-32ce-591a-f3cb-561b62ac9d26"></span></span></p>

= <span styleFaculty Innovation and Entrepeneurship ="color: rgb(0 In the past, faculty members at Susquehanna University partnered with companies and organizations such as the Keystone Innovation Zone and the American Physiological Society to involve students in entrepreneurial and innovative opportunities. These opportunities help faculty members receive funding for projects and research to provide students with opportunities and skills to strengthen their innovative and entrepreneurial assets. In recent years, the Keystone Innovation Zone provided funding to one faculty member in the Sigmund Weis Business School to assist in the development of a website for Fresh Roasted Coffee, a local company in Selinsgrove. In addition, the allotted funding allowed the faculty member to collaborate with two Susquehanna University students on the project. The Keystone Innovation Zone has given students and faculty the privilege of assisting one other local company in the development of a device to scale trees for hunters in the area. Also, faculty in the Biology department at Susquehanna University are working to gain funding from the American Physiological Society and the National Science Foundation to conduct innovative research. The funding will not only assist faculty members in their research but grant students the opportunity to take part in the research alongside their professors. Additionally, 0the Center for Teaching and Learning provides grants for faculty members that foster curricular or pedagogical innovations to enhance learning. It hosts lunches and workshops where faculty members can learn about teaching strategies and share innovative ideas, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; white-space: preconducts a "talk-wrap; backgroundwhile-color: transparent; fontyou-size: large;walk">Technology Transfer Function</span> =initiative for faculty to walk while they talk about teaching, and joins faculty members with two or three peers to discuss teaching strategies more intimately. <p dir="ltr" styleInnovation Allies ="line-height Dr. Samya Bano Zain, Associate Professor of Physics, Physics Department Chair Robert Sieczkiewicz, Assistant Professor, Research Librarian:1Instruction and Digital Scholarship Dr.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2c383da6-32ce-591a-f3cb-561b62ac9d26"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgbEmma Fleck, Associate Professor of Management (0Entrepreneurship) Dr. Betsy Verhoeven, Associate Professor of English, 0Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Dr. Amir Bahman Radnejad, 0Assistant Professor of Management (Entrepreneurship); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Ron Cohen, Vice President for University Relations Becky Deitrick, Assistant VP of Alumni, Parent and Donor Engagement Scott Cox, Adjunct Professor Dr. Linda McMillan, Provost and Dean of the Faculty Dr. Lori Ellison, Assistant Professor of Management Dr. Matthew Rousu, Dean of the Sigmund Weis School of Business Dr. Karen Mura, Associate Professor of English = Technology Transfer Function = The science department at Susquehanna keeps students highly involved in the forefront of the research process from the beginning of their undergraduate studies. Students are regularly invited to partner with faculty for the summer to conduct research in the various areas of the professors’ areas area of expertise.</span></span></p> = <span style="font-size:large;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2c383da6-32ce-591a-f3cb-561b62ac9d26"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: preUniversity-wrap;">University Industry Collaboration</span></span></span> =<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2c383da6-32ce-591a-f3cb-561b62ac9d26"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Susquehanna University is centrally located in a small, but bustling economic center within central Pennsylvania. Academically, the Sigmund Weis School of Business leads the campus in industry collaboration. A variety of business classes push their students beyond the classroom to collaborate with local small businesses and entrepreneurs. Extracurricular organizations such as Enactus and, in the past, the Entrepreneurship Club have also acted as bridges connecting SU students with industries both local and abroad. Geisinger Hospital is also an industry collaborator. Students In addition to the establishment of the Geisinger Medical Center on campus, students have the opportunity to complete internships with Geisinger and . Alongside the campus also hosts a Geisinger Health Center.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2c383da6-32ce-591a-f3cb-561b62ac9d26"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New RomanUniversity'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This factor coupled with the college’s s strong alumni network present , students with have opportunities to interact and work with professionals regularly throughout their academic career. Formal events, such as “Breakthrough: To Life After Graduation” allow students to discuss topics such as entrepreneurship and research with experienced professional alumni. Moreover, the Career Development Center, Alumni Office, and individual departments actively try to build informal networks between students and alumni for mentoring, internship, and employment opportunities.</span></span></p><p dir ="ltr" styleCollaborators ="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="line-height: 14px;">Collaborators:</span></span></span></p> *<span id="docs-internal-guid-2c383da6-32ce-591a-f3cb-561b62ac9d26"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agricultural Region</span></span>*<span id="docs-internal-guid-2c383da6-32ce-591a-f3cb-561b62ac9d26"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weis Markets</span></span>*<span id="docs-internal-guid-2c383da6-32ce-591a-f3cb-561b62ac9d26"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hershey Medical</span></span>*<span id="docs-internal-guid-2c383da6-32ce-591a-f3cb-561b62ac9d26"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Harley Davidson Headquarters</span></span>*<span id="docs-internal-guid-2c383da6-32ce-591a-f3cb-561b62ac9d26"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Empire Kosher</span></span>

= <span style="font-size:large;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2c383da6-32ce-591a-f3cb-561b62ac9d26"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Regional and Local Economic Development</span></span></span> =<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2c383da6-32ce-591a-f3cb-561b62ac9d26"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SEDA-Council of Governments is a regional public organization that serves 11 counties in Central Pennsylvania. The organization is overseen by a Board which consists of elected officials and local people. SEDA-Council of Governments focuses on transportation, international sales, information technology , and financial packaging. This organization works on marketing local products for international export.</span></span></p><br/><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2c383da6-32ce-591a-f3cb-561b62ac9d26"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) leads a major effort to aid in the development of small businesses. They offer information and resources to start businesses and help with growth, continuity , and survival once the business has been started. SBDC has many branches including one at nearby Bucknell University. SBDC offers a variety of services aimed to at topics such as Government Marketing, International Business, Technology assistance , and Environmental Management. = Landscape Canvas = = Fall 2019 = [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQWcgU5EijnW4S4ROtLWcaw90U4URK99eNuE8OMSZ_4sWX5vi7kmRpk8QH-x_Rup1wlNsI9EdNArnTp/pubhtml https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQWcgU5EijnW4S4ROtLWcaw90U4URK99eNuE8OMSZ_4sWX5vi7kmRpk8QH-x_Rup1wlNsI9EdNArnTp/pubhtml] = <span style="font-size:large;">Related links</span>= <span style="font-size:large;">Pitch Video (Fall 2019)</span> <span style="font-size:large;">{{#Widget:Youtube|id=Fb30yXi1k9s}}</pspan>

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<u>'''Students[http:'''</u>/universityinnovation.org/wiki/Susquehanna_University_Student_Priorities Susquehanna University Student Priorities]

2015 Fellows: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ethan_Eastwood Ethan Eastwood], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alexis_Gargin Alexis Gargin]&nbsp; (Spring&nbsp;2015), [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Pierce_Logan_Perkins Pierce Logan Perkins], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Tiffany_Richards Tiffany Richards]

2016 Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Pierce_Logan_Perkins Pierce Logan PerkinsHana_Feiner Hana Feiner],&nbsp;&nbsp;(Spring&nbsp;2015)[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Aviel_Stein Aviel Stein],[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rachel_Tate Rachel Tate]

2017 Fellows:&nbsp;[Tonia Hall],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Tiffany_Richards Tiffany RichardsAlexandra_Haller Alexandra Haller],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:DamianMunoz Damian Munoz],&nbsp;(Spring 2015)[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Daniel_Yim Daniel Yim]

2018 Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Leah_Cieniawa Leah Cieniawa],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brianna_Murphy Brianna Murphy],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Hana%20Feiner Hana Feinerwiki/Joseph_Morante Joseph Morante],&nbsp;(Fall 2016)[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kyle_Williams Kyle Williams]

2019 Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Samantha_Brumagin Samantha Brumagin],&nbsp;[Aviel Stein|Aviel Steinhttp://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Donovan_Gayles Donovan Gayles],&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Elizabeth_ludwig Elizabeth Ludwig],&nbsp;(Fall 2016)[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Andrea_Repetz Andrea Repetz]