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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. Students will encounter principles of innovation and entrepreneurship through many facets at Ohio University. === Acedemic Pathways: === *'''Entrepreneurship Major:'''*'''~~s Center for~~ Entrepreneurship ~~offers an entrepreneurship major as well as~~ Certificate''': Gradute with real world experiences that students gain through taking a ~~certificate~~variety of classes across different colleges. ~~Other colleges require students~~   === Classes/Course Programs: === *'''Designing to ~~complete unique courses that embed concepts of design thinking~~Make a Difference:'''*'''Business Cluster:'''*'''The Bobcat Launchpad''': The Bobcat Launchpad will provide real world, ~~innovation, and entrepreneurship. Outside of class, students can seek entrepreneurial knowledge through the following student organizations and activities~~hands-on learning on what it's like to actually start a company.*Numerous classes that incorporate innovation and entpreneurship into their curriculum (i.e. Business in Aviation, Entrepreneurial Sales, Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship)

=== 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 to teams to develop outreach projects.</li><li>Epsilon Nu Tau:The Nation’s first entrepreneurship fraternity. This coed, professional organization will 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 ~~~~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>'''Student Research & Creative Activity Expo''':Over 800 students from 56 different departments and schools 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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=== Seminars and Events:: ===

*'''''''''Ohio Business of Games Summit:''' Ohio University held an all day event about the business of gaming for the first time in 2017. This event drew in over 500 students and explored a variety of topics related to the industry. The event was put together by the Center of Entpreneurship and the Scripps College of Communication.

*'''Center of Entrepreneurship Socials:''' The Center of Entrepreneurship hosts socials in the spring and fall to inform students about what entrepreneurship is and how to add it into your acedmeic profile. These socials typically have food and refreshments, and draw a range of students. Students who have never heard of the clubs or programs can connect with students who are in them

*'''Science Cafes:''' Every other Wednesday the Front Room coffee house in Baker Center hosts a Science Cafe. A speaker (typically a faculty member from the university) will come in and talk about their topic of choice. Although not entirely entrepreneurial in nature, these cafes can lead to sparking interest in individuals which may lead to something more.

*'''One Day Workshops:''' Periodically, students at Ohio University can find a free workshop to attend. Recently, Ohio University Entrepreneurs (see above) hosted a design thinking workshop. The organization brought in Gary Coombs (a professor here at OU) to talk about and demonstrate design thinking. There is another workshop coming up, unrelated to OUE, about film making that is also free to attend

=== Media: ===

*'''Center for Entreprenuership Twitter:''' with around 400 follows, the CoE twitter is an avenue to notify students of upcoming events and other news the center may have.

*'''Perspectives Magezine:''' The Ohio University Research department publishes Persepctives Magezine. Each edition covers anything innovative and entrepreneurial. This helps students get inspired and informed.

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Bucknell_University http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Bucknell_University] --- this is a good example. I like this one.

Drewstroud22

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