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= WPI Fall 2017  =

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= Student Priorities - 2017 =

Strategy #1 : Centralize I&E resources on campus and ensure optimal dissemination of information to stakeholders

1.1 - Create and update a database of I&E resources on campus, such as the Landscape Canvas Spreadsheet

1.2 - Design an efficient form of sharing I&E opportunities on the [https://www.facebook.com/wpi.edu/ school's social media] and communication channels

1.3 - Encourage staff, professors, and advisers to share resources with students

Strategy #2: Increase exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship by further integrating modules, courses into the daily lives of students

2.1 - Propose an ETR requirement for all majors

2.2 - Talk to professors about how they can better incorporate I&E into their courses

2.3 - Work with professors to allow former students to show how they have used the skills from the course in an innovative way

2.4 - Collect more data on the lifecycle of students who are required to take ETR courses

2.5 - Create more opportunities on campus for students to be innovative in all majors (like Hackathons are to Computer Science)

2.6 - KEEN Initiate helps create course modules that promote the entrepreneurial mindset in line with existing curriculum; depending on the course

Strategy #3: Motivate Students to Engage in Entrepreneurship Courses

3.1 - Educate students about existing entrepreneurship courses on campus and inform them of the benefits of taking them.

3.2 - Encourage students to take entrepreneurship courses by showing them how to integrate the courses into their schedules.

3.3 - Measure student satisfaction and outcomes from entrepreneurship courses to verify student learning and engagement, improve the courses, and use the data to show more students the benefits of taking the courses.

Strategy #4: Educate Students about the Entrepreneurial Spaces available on campus (Usefulness, Benefit etc):

4.1 - Create an awareness of the spaces on campus available for the purpose of innovative thinking.

4.2 -Employ professors whose job is to man these spaces and serve as an entrepreneurial advisor to students.

4.3 - Maintain a record of usage for the innovative spaces and students withhigh usage should be given a small reward for encouragement.

4.4 - Encourage and involve professors to use these spaces when working on unique projects.

4.5 - Conduct seasonal surveys to gain feedback about changes that need to be made and things that could be improved upon.

Strategy #5: Make Intellectual Property & Innovation Office resources and procedures more accessible to students

4.1 - Make a catalogue/presentation/video of WPI patent success stories

4.2 -Advertise catalogue/presentation/video in WPI classes at least in those within the School of Business. Advertise as well at relevant events that take place on campus.

4.3 - Have a clear process for obtaining a patent and make sure students know about it.

4.4 -Create an actual application for Tech Advisors Network

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