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= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

Throughout the University students are encouraged to embrace innovation and entrepreneurship through courses, extracurricular clubs, competitions, and other specialized programs. Ohio University's ~~College of Business~~ Center for Entrepreneurship offers an entrepreneurship major as well as a certificate. ~~Each College~~ Other colleges require students to complete unique courses that embed concepts of ~~Business student must spend a semester as a consultant for Copeland Associates in a program known as the Business Cluster~~design thinking, innovation, ~~which encourages critical business thinking~~ and ~~teaches skills necessary for~~ entrepreneurship. Outside of class, students can seek entrepreneurial knowledge through the following student organizations and activities. === Student Organizations ===

<li>Ohio University Entrepreneurs: As an Ohio University Entrepreneurs, students are taught the skills to become leaders and entrepreneurs through networking, guest speakers, and workshops. Members are exposed to resources across campus to help them build a business of their own.</li>

<li>Enactus:A national non-profit organization with a goal of improving communities through social entrepreneurship and innovation. Members apply business concepts ~~within~~ to teams to develop outreach projects.</li><li>Epsilon Nu Tau:The Nation’s first entrepreneurship fraternity. This coed, professional organization will ~~helps~~ help members launch and maintain sustainable businesses. Members ultimately run their own nonprofit business, including everything from recruitment & marketing tactics and sales contests to legal documents, event coordination , and financial statements.</li><li>Think Design:</span~~>An advertising agency that connects Ohio University’s student organizations with people who have professional media talents. The organization aims to ~~~~help~~ help place students in a position where they can develop their professional skills and expand their portfolio.</li>

<li>Consulting Fellows:Consulting Fellows give future leaders tools to build analytical skills and business knowledge, as well as a complementary set of so-called soft skills which are becoming critical in today’s business environment.</li>

<li>'''Amplified Communication''': Amplified communication is a student organization that focuses on the value 'students helping students". This organization works with students and their brands to connect them to art, entertainment, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle.</li>

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=== Competitions:===

<li>'''Business Pitch Competition''': Enables young, aspiring entrepreneurs to practice developing, researching, and articulating their ideas in a fast-paced, fun forum. Participants learn how to effectively pitch an idea before judges, demonstrate why their idea is going to work, and to do so in a short amount of time.</li><li>'''Scripps Innovation Challenge'''(Currently suspended): A university-wide student competition that gives Bobcats the opportunity to create innovative solutions to real-world media and communication problems. The goal of the competition is to harness the creativity of Ohio University students in order to develop new and innovative service, product or process solutions as the basis for a new startup business.</li>

<li>Startup Weekend:Anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams form around the top ideas then have the weekend for business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekend ends with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.</li>

<li>~~2015~~ '''Student Research & Creative Activity Expo''':Over 800 students from 56 different departments and schools ~~showcased~~ showcase their original research at Ohio University’s biggest-ever Research and Creative Activity Expo with live performances, presentations and interactive demonstrations.</li>

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