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The University of Tulsa Dallas Elleman Caroline Rodgers  Conner Bender  Project One: Increase awareness of I&E Minor, Certificate, NOVA Fellowship

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Get advice and buy-in from Arts & Sciences faculty and students

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Stencil campaign

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Flyers

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Classroom visits

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Activities Fair in August

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Ask interested faculty to promote I&E thinking into coursework

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Five minute ‘brain power’ warmups before class to get the gears running and ease into the challenges to be introduced during class

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Cooperate/collaborate with NOVA Fellowship, UIF students

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Project Two: Create innovative spaces outside of business school

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Pop-up workshops in engineering classes-especially the intro courses (Chem, electrical, mechanical, petroleum)

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Invite local innovative businesses-36 degrees North, FabLab Tulsa to help design this space in Keplinger or the student union, a central location for all students

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Since Studio Blue already exists, find a way to use the space more effectively

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Host student government (SA) events

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Movie nights

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Guest speakers

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Private “tours” given to students outside of business school

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Project Three: Engaging Tulsa startups

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Reps from Tulsa startups to visit TU

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Williams, Phillips 66, Enterprise make frequent TU visits

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Startup visits as well (find alum in it)

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Usually a quick lunch-time visit, easy for students to attend

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Free stuff

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Tours, field trips, gadgets

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Networking opportunities—unlikely collaborations from chance encounters

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Project Four: Encouraging I&E for graduate students

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It's been found that graduate students have tech skills, but no communication skills

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The opportunity to apply design thinking into careers has not been lost

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Talk to the I&E faculty about implementing a graduate school option

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Self-study option

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Continuation of the Governor's Cup

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Is there an interest for grad students to get involved with I&E?

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Project Five: Developing undergrad I&E in courses separate from the Minor

Project Five: Developing undergrad I&E in courses separate from the Minor Begin Project Spring of 2018 Fall 2018.

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Train UIF students, other interested in Design Thinking, creativity methodologies to spread to other students.

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Begin with one hour course-Intro to I&E 1001, UIFers design the course

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Incorporate original ‘training’ material-TED Talks, mini challenges, interviews to gain perspective about campus ecosystem

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Take advantage of faculty members’ input on a potential course-how would they answer questions such as:

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What is innovation to you?

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How can students excel with a design thinking mindset?

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Where are the weak spots in the world of education? Where are the strengths?

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How does cultivating an I&E environment become tangible at TU?

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Learn to develop more complex curriculum- offer a permanent course for all majors available for all undergraduate students

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Allow this course to appear on the course catalog for all schools, offering it in the summer term as well

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Potential Project: NOVA Students<ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>A. Assist NOVA(an innovation program for all studies) students with their individual projects</li><li>Help to brainstorm/prototype</li><li>Introduce design thinking to jumpstart ideas</li><li>Be sure to not intrude on pre-existing work, but enhance it</li><li>Delegate really small jobs to each member</li><li>Collaborate between projects</li><li>B. Deadline is mostly year-round</li></ol>

Assist current NOVA students

If helping student, follow their personal agendas to keep on track

Get acquainted with new members

On campus//off campus events to promote the group and find fellow innovators

Glassblowing

Tulsa Art Crawl

Studio Blue socials

Ch. Provide UIF insight

Prototype to learn flexibility, not a standard

Perspective is important..don't lose sight of other’s sights

Look at the big picture

Give workshop to NOVA students-food, prizes, challenges

Di.  Encourage NOVA friends to apply for UIF

October 30 for Spring 2018 session

They have a good understanding of innovation-training can only improve this mindset

Projects galore-individual, leadership circle, outside input

Potential Project: Oklahoma Young Entrepreneur Awards

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Second year of operation

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Headed by Dallas Elleman and communications handled by Caroline Rodgers

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Looking to expand, by way of more high schools or introduce to TU

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Bb. November 30-deadline for teams to apply

$50 fee waived, gives all teams a FREE opportunity to participate

Cc. Introduce OYEA to TU

Allow teams to give a pecha kucha presentation

Can be presented on ideas previously used in a course

Potential to form teams comprised of students hailing from all the schools of study

Would not require a lot of extra time outside class

Network with faculty and employers (judges) during event

D. April 14, 2018 -Date of competition

Teams present solutions/prototypes to ideas/issues they are passionate about in front of judges-TU faculty, local business partners, esteemed alumni...

Held on TU’s campus-cultivating an innovative campus with students who may one day be undergrads at TU!

In the Great Hall of the Student Union-make the space open to the public to see the presentations, attend the workshops and get inspired

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