Changes

== '''<span id="docs-internal-guid-4426c017-eeac-596a-d26c-cdd5e6660f6e"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Goal PROJECT H.U.B.</span></span>''' == '''Current structure is too confusing; organize an umbrella head for all I&E initiatives and programs, with main manifestation being a website.''' #'''Website that is clear, concise, and minimalistic.&nbsp;[[File:Bootstrap-resources-templates-05.jpg|thumb|Bootstrap-resources-templates-05.jpg]]'''<ul style="margin-left: 40px;"><li>Astudent should be able to enter this website and not be overwhelmed by the structure.**[https: //getmdl.io/ Material Design Lite]&nbsp;or [https://startbootstrap.com/ Bootstrap] is a feasible standard**Short and easy URL (tamuie.com, ie.tamu.edu, etc)*The website should be a portal that any student can use to find out more about I&E at TAMU.**Can be categorized by specific perks and benefits of each program to match an individual student's needs[[File:Square.png|thumb|Square.png]]</li>  *Plan*#Meet with Rodney Boehm, director of EIC, to discuss how to implement the umbrella structure*#Meet with directors of different I&E programs and discuss pipelining information to H.U.B.*#Sample student opinions to assess what is specifically unfavorable with current website*#Outline website structure, full stack diagram and flow chart.*#Assemble Team, Develop Website*#Test Pipeline, posting, accessibility, sample experience of website from student user data*#Launch*#Write documentation for future maintenance '''2. Increase collaboration amongst differnt I&E programs to decrease sparsity'''&nbsp; *Encourage and facilitate collaboration between different (possibly similar) programs in order to reduce degree of seperation between programs and to encourage a more centralized structure<ol style="margin-left: 40px;"><li>Meet with directors of different I&E programs and learn the programs</li><li>Construct a map of possible collaboration initiatives between programs</li><li>Contact the individual directors with collaboration proposal</li><li>Take proposal idea and survey opinions of users who participated in either/both programs</li><li>Solidify proposal, contact intermediary (umbrella head) to mediate the initiative</li><li>Launch the initiative</li><li>Reiterate</li></ol> == '''PROJECT D.E.M.O.''' == *Need a way to showcase the separate efforts of the I&E programs across campus*Need a way to keep track of events of all the different I&E programs into a single calendar*This is another centralization effort that enables students to enter the hub and become familiarzed and aware of all of the different programs across campus #'''Demo Day at the end of the academic year'''<ul style="margin-left: 40px;"><li>'''​'''This is to showcase all of the events by selecting highlights</li><li>This can expose students or "viewers" to the different programs and the roles they played in developing the projects</li><li>Should decide between presentation style and science fair style</li><li>Aggressive marketing to ensure a large audience of other I&E students and those who are potentially interested</li><li>PLAN:</li></ul><ol style="margin-left: 40px;"><li>Discuss with stakeholders, I&E student leaders, and industry partners to broadly construct the outline of the event-- namely science-fair or presentation-pitch style</li><li>Contact the different I&E programs to highlight their most successful venture to be part of the demo</li><li>Organize and plan the demo</li><li>Coordinate with I&E directors</li><li>Aggressively market to students who are both in and not in I&E</li><li>Finalize structure, confirm attendance and participation of the highlight projects</li><li>Launch</li><li>Survey results of all those who were involved, including attendees, sponsors, directors, and demo-ers</li></ol> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2.&nbsp;'''Central Hub calendar for all I&E related events'''<ul style="margin-left: 40px;">Events like this are easier to organize if there is a single timeline<li>Front end visualization framework backed by a google calendar that is easily modifiable by representatives of different I&E programs</li><li>Make part of H.U.B.</li>Plan</ul><ol style="margin-left: 40px;"><li>Coordinate with directors of I&Eprograms about the idea</li><li>Create a framework or bot that helps to automate the scheduling</li><li>Re-coordinate with directors to instruct on scheduling</li><li>Update H.U.B. to reflect the schedule on the backend</li><li>Advertise H.U.B. and calendar</li></ol> == '''<font color="#000000" face="Arial"><spanstyle="font-size: 18.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">PROJECT O.U.T.R.E.A.C.H.</span></font>''' == '''Proactive Outreach: Go to the students, instead of waiting for the students to come to us. Outreach proactive search for student opinion and feedback as well. <u>The students are our customers and we need to engage with them and vice versa, as well as providing an environment for them to connect amongst themselves.</u>''' #'''I&E Community''' *'''​'''Environment for students to engage with others who are also passionate about I&E*Rapport support amongst students for I&E initiatives*Fosters networking, interpersonal learning, and increased engagement and interaction*PLAN:<ol style="margin-left: 40px;"><li>Survey students to see if I&E community is something they would actually be engaged with</li><li>Proceed with recruiting said students to be early adopters of the I&E space</li><li>Choose a dedicated location for the space</li><li>Organize forum leaders to spearhead discussions and dynamics in the room</li><li>Encourage leaders to head knowledge sharing session</li><li>Encourage referall of other students</li></ol>     &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2.&nbsp;'''Increase proactive engagement with students to asess and address contemporary complaints/feedback''' *Cannot continue to proceed in a "directionless" pursuit of I&E at the university*The core of any such efforts should revolve around our students and their interests*To gauge these, we should have an open line of communication at all times*PLAN:*#Survery students within I&E community*#Survey students outside of I&E community*#Construct an open-line for feedback/complaints of I&E related activities*#Feed data into a sum and analyze&nbsp;*#Discuss inherent issues of sum and construct plans or plan edits*#Iterate == '''​PROJECT C.O.A.C.H.''' == *There exists academic advisors to help students navigate through courses and major; why not one for I&E?*&nbsp;I&E advisors should help passionate students who don't know where to start to find their place and program in the I&E ecosystem*I&E coaches should help students who don't necessarily know which direction to take for their idea     #'''Have an I&E advisor who is familiar with our ecosystem''' *​I&E Advisor can be a student or faculty member dedicated to helping those who have just dipped their toes into I&E*PLAN:<ol style="margin-left: 40px;"><li>'''​'''Create portfolio of different I&E organizations/programs to be easily read and understood</li><li>Select a member in the community, faculty or student, dedicated to using this portfolio to help students</li><li>Certify this individual</li><li>Have this individual's profile and contact be put on the main I&E hub</li><li>Talk to other I&E programs and have their information streamlined to the advisor'''&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;'''</li></ol> '''​'''

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; '''Current structure is too confusing&nbsp; 2. &nbsp; organize Have an umbrella head for all I&E initiatives and programs.Coach who helps students with the direction of their product'''

*'''Website that is clear, conciseCoaches should not only be familiar with the startup process and idea transformation, but should be trained and minimalistic.involved with several different I&nbsp;'''*A student should be able E programs on campus in order to enter this website and not be overwhelmed by have the structure.best knowledge base for students***[httpsPLAN:<ol style="margin-left:40px;"><li>Identify a member of the local I&E community who is experienced with a good number of the programs</li><li>Else, default to Startup Aggieland</getmdl.io/ Material Design Lite] is a feasible standardli>***Short <li>Connect this individual to students and vice versa by expanding and easy URL (tamuie.com, ie.tamu.edu, etc)advertising profile on I&E hub</li>**The website should be a portal that any <li>Monitor student can use feedback and asessment of individual to help coach learn to find out be more about helpful</li><li>Let other I&E at TAMU.programs know about coach's role as to easily streamline request for information to ensure that there is no bottleneck for the student entrepreneur</li>***</ol>

'''<span id="docs-internal-guid-4426c017-eeac-596a-d26c-cdd5e6660f6e"><span styleRelated Links ="font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Goal B: Increase outreach efforts and maximize exposure</span></span>'''

'''Proactive Outreach[http: Go to the students, instead of waiting for the students to come to us//universityinnovation.'''org/wiki/Texas_A_%26_M_University_Student_Priorities Texas A&M Student Priorities Part I]

*'''Emails have the best breadth&nbsp;but are generally ignored by students or misplaced as spam. Not much we can do to help, since students actually do receive a lot of spam. This is our base case.'''*'''​Posters are our initial opportunities to draw the attention of unaware students and pique their interests. Make them eye-catching, but clear and concise.'''*'''Have a "free-be" event[http: this is one of the many ways that tech companies draw talent from a pool of initially unaware students//universityinnovation. Usually involves a table with free food.&nbsp;'''*'''Send speakers to courses:'''**'''​Have an "ambassador" for each departmentorg/wiki/classification to speak briefly at the beginning of class about I&E.'''*'''​Survey students before and after outreach efforts are in place in order to gauge the effects of our implementations.&nbsp;'''Goal BTexas_A%26M_University_Student_Priorities:_Part_II Texas A &nbsp;<br/> ==M Student Priorities Part II]

'''<span style="font-size[http: medium;">Related Pages</span>'''/universityinnovation.org/wiki/Texas_A_%26_M_University Texas A & M University Overview]

<span style="font-size: small;">[http://universityinnovation.org/Texas%20A%20%26%20M%20University Texas A&M Universitywiki/Jusung_Lee Jusung Lee]&nbsp;</span>

[http://universityinnovation.org/Texas%20A%20%26%20M%20University%20Student%20Priorities <span style="font-size: small;">Texas A&M University Student Priorities: Part I<wiki/span>Momore_Adesanmi Momore Adesanmi]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jusung_Lee /Jusung_Lee%2FKanika%20Gakhar Kanika_Gakhar]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mack_Ragland Mack Ragland][[Category:Student Priorities]][[Category:Student Priorities|t]]