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<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In Spring of 2016, Due to our massive success, Open Minds was approached by member of the Colonial School District, to implement a similar version of our current Open Minds Competition, but, in a way in which it was more comprehensible and welcoming to High School student. As consequence, although, this was the very first instance in which this particular set of student had ever been exposed to innovation at first hand. Overall, the student’s response was very positive and enthusiastic, meaning they wanted to learn more what is innovation and how it happens. As matter fact, several student that participated, ask members of the High School Colonial School District that they want to participate in another Open Minds Competition. For the high School students Open Minds was their one in a life time opportunity to put into practice what they learn classroom setting and apply it in real life.</span>

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fcbb5bd2-5608-ff21-65a9-e93f598f096d"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Open Minds program is a 3-Day competition/ Startup opportunity for students to use and develop their innovation and entrepreneurship skills while generating ideas based on the concept of sustainability. The Open Minds Innovation Competition will be available to all students at La Salle University. This competition will yield individual cash prizes, paid internships, and winning teams will be sent to the NCIIA Open conference in Washington DC in March 2015 in addition to receiving a monetary as a group. The competition will begin in February 2015.</span></span></span></span>

== <span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maker Space </span> ==

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The maker space at LaSalle University is a place where great ideas can be made into reality. Students can adventure through the world of 3D printing while drinking a cup of coffee from our luxurious Keurig coffee maker. The space containing fun chairs and even a couch to ensure students are completely comfortable while doing work or just hanging out. If that wasn’t enough, the maker space is equipped with a flat screen television and Apple TV to foster innovation by constantly playing Ted Talks and things alike.</span></span></span>

== La Salle ENACTUS&nbsp<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>Innovation Lab ==

<span style="font-familysize:times new roman,times,seriflarger;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fcbb5bd2-5608-ff21-65a9-e93f598f096d"><span style="font-sizefamily: 16px; verticalarial,helvetica,sans-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrapserif;">Enactus LaSalle University’s newest project is an international organization that connects studentthe birth of the Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab will be a place of creation, collaboration, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people innovation. It will encourage students to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves socialize and collaborate with their communitiespeers. La Salle Enactus is The innovation lab will also give students the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship proper resources needed for over 15 yearstheir creativity to show and be put into action. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.</span></span></span>

== <span style="font-family:'times new roman',times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fcbb5bd2-5608-ff21-65a9-e93f598f096d"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.</span></span>La Salle ENACTUS&nbsp;</span>==

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style= Integrated Science"font-family:times new roman, Business and Technology (ISBT) Program times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fcbb5bd2-5608-ff21-65a9-e93f598f096d"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Enactus is an international organization that connects student, academic and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. La Salle Enactus is the premier student entrepreneurship group on campus. La Salle Enactus has lead the idea of entrepreneurship for over 15 years. In 2014, La Salle Enactus ranked Top 40 in the United States.</span></span></span></span>

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students in the Integrated Science<span style="font-family:times new roman, Businesstimes, serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fcbb5bd2-5608-ff21-65a9-e93f598f096d"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Guided by academic advisors and Technology (ISBT) Department study business experts, the process student leaders of innovationEnactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. &nbsp;Based on a sound framework of organizational dynamicsThe experience not only transforms lives, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries it helps students develop into marketable products the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and services through collaborative business practiceschallenging world.</span></span></span></span>

== <span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Large and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in the natural sciences, engineeringIntegrated Science, Business and business become experts in each of these separate disciplines. Technology (ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, having expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, engineering, and business divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.) Program</span>==

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">ISBT majors share a common experience Students in the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physicsIntegrated Science, chemistry, computer science, mathematicsBusiness, and Technology (ISBT) Department study the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts process of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamicsinnovation. They then concentrate in one or both critical sectors &nbsp;Based on a sound framework of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy organizational dynamics, ISBT majors learn how new scientific discoveries develop into marketable products and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experienceservices through collaborative business practices.</span></span>

<span style="font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in class, in the laboratory, and outside of class. &nbspfont-size: 16px;Their professors encourage and support them in the pursuit internship and cowhite-space: pre-op opportunities.</spanwrap;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">When they graduateLarge and small organizations rely on the process of research and development for the development of new products, the creation of new jobs and facilities, the increase of operational efficiency, they secure positions and the reduction of waste. Traditional majors in industrythe natural sciences, governmentengineering, and nonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analystsbusiness become experts in each of these separate disciplines. ISBT majors, however, become interdisciplinary leaders, problem solvershaving expert knowledge of how the natural sciences, decision-makersengineering, and leadersbusiness divisions work together to define and solve complex problems.</span></span>

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style= Minor "font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">ISBT majors share a common experience the first two years with courses that focus on the foundational concepts of physics, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and the life sciences as well as the organizational concepts of collaboration, project management, business analysis, and system dynamics. They then concentrate in Entrepreneurship ==one or both critical sectors of Biotechnology (BIO) or Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) that culminates in a senior thesis capstone experience.</span></span>

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Obtaining <span style="font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">ISBT majors use the computer throughout their studies as a minor tool to gather, present, and analyze data. They work in teams, in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify class, in the laboratory, and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spiritoutside of class. This minor differs from most other minors &nbsp;Their professors encourage and majors support them in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge pursuit internship and the primary form of instruction is not lectureco-basedop opportunities. Instead</span><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: 'times new roman', the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinkingtimes, opportunity identificationserif;">When they graduate, problem solvingthey secure positions in industry, communicationgovernment, comprehensive business planning and task executionnonprofit organizations where they are recognized as analysts, leadershipproblem solvers, decision-makers, and collaborationleaders.</span></span>

== La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup<brspan style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Minor in Entrepreneurship</span> ==

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Obtaining a minor in entrepreneurship at La Salle helps students identify and exercise their latent entrepreneurial spirit. This minor differs from most other minors and majors in that the primary goal is not merely the acquisition of knowledge and the primary form of instruction is not lecture-based. Instead, the minor provides students with an opportunity to develop skills such as creative thinking, opportunity identification, problem solving, communication, comprehensive business planning and task execution, leadership, and collaboration.</span></span> == <span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">La Salle to host UIF Regional Meetup</span><br/> == <span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">'''''Innovate. Integrate. Inspire.'''''</span></span>

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have you ever wanted to visit the City of Brotherly Love? Calling all UI Fellows near and far! Here's your chance to visit the City of Philadelphia and experience the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in our community. At the Northeast University Innovation Fellows Meetup at La Salle, you will learn innovative strategies that will propel your ideas and goals to new heights. You will then learn how to implement these ideas and goals at your university so you can make an impact unlike ever before. Most importantly, we will inspire you to believe in your ideas and take action so that you can inspire others. Snag your tickets now and bring your collection of thinking hats!</span></span>

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">''P.S. - If you want to eat and to collaborate with other fellows in the community, we think you're going to love this meetup.''</span></span>