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Project Lead: Isaac Carrillo
Tactic #2: Hammock Club that's focus Introduce Students to an Entreprenurial Mindset early on. Freshman are often earger to apply themselves but lack direction. They feel the doubts and uncertainty of the work load ahead bearing down on their shoulders and this causes them to let go of their dreams for beginning something. Starting a club/organization has many similar characteristics to starting up a business and thus would be very beneficial for students to due. By encouraging these start-ups, we begin to empower students to overcome their fear which in turn will grant them success. The end goal is to develop a system by which it is easy to 1) Educate the students on the simplicity of the process of starting a club on campus. 2) Assist them to nurture their ideas by providing them substantial aid through: faculty, resources, and encouragment. 3) Guide them through the process of sustaining an organizations. (Teaching and handing down leadership) To do this we will need to gain much knowledge in the area by: *Forming a database of Faculty willing to engage help start student organizations/clubs.*Educating ourselves in the process of starting clubs and familiarizing ourselves with important advisors.*Developing a way to become easily accessible to the student body. (A link on the WSU homepage?) Tactic #3: Create More Hangout Spaces for Students to "Lounge" In Some of the best ideas and greatest of memories are made in the outdoors. Something about the sunshine sparks some great conversation. With our innate love of fresh air it only makes sense to create more spaces to hang around outside. What better than a hammock for one to "hang" with friends? This idea has two bases. The first being Rockhurst University in Kansas City which hosts several large hammocks all around campus that students are always in. The second base was a senior UIF member from a college in North Dakota. He started his club with 10 members and ended with nearly 300 participants. This culture of leisure is something that may combat the commuter culture at Wichita State. By starting a Hammocking Club we will 1) Effectively Prototype Tactic #2 and offer gain knowledge in how to better implement it 2) Create an outdoors-focused culture at Wichita State To create this "Hammocking Culture" we will have to *Start the cluband do everything that goes with that process. *Find funding/business startup knowledge support from companies and resourcesthe university.*Fundraise*Advertise
== <u>'''Strategy 2: Alter the campus culture through curriculum'''</u> ==