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<p style="text-align: center;">'''<u><span style="font-size: 12pxx-large;"></span></u>'''</p><p style="text-align: center;">'''<u><span style="font-size:x-large;"></span></u>'''[[File:XULA Logo.jpg|frame]]</p><p style="text-align: center;">'''<u><span style="font-size:x-large;">IMPROVING INNOVATION AND</span></u>'''</p><p style="text-align: center;">'''<u><span style="font-size:x-large;">ENTREPRENEURSHIP ON CAMPUSIMPROVING INNOVATION AND</span></u>'''</p><p style="text-align: center;">'''<u><span style="font-size: 12pxx-large;">ENTREPRENEURSHIP ON CAMPUS</span></u>'''</p>
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2. [[File:file:///C:/Users/Chigozie/Documents/XULA UIF wiki.docx#FRSM|Freshman Seminar]]
3. [[File:file:///C:/Users/Chigozie/Documents/XULA UIF wiki.docx#Colla|Collaborate with SGA and Other Clubs]]
6. [[File:file:///C:/Users/Chigozie/Documents/XULA UIF wiki.docx#Invite|Invite Guest Speakers]]
<span style="font-size:large;">Innovation Club</span>
From there students can make low prototypes and design ways to solve those problems and for those who are committed to furthering their idea, they will have access to resources from Enactus in the Entrepreneurship Institute to pitch their ideas to investors. Local guest speakers will be invited monthly to talk to students about their own venture journeys and passions. Innovation challenges will also take place once a month with main objects as simple as a spoon or shoe and students will be given crafty materials to design prototypes to get them thinking outside of the box with a reward of a cash prize. The club can meet once a week and discuss problems and work in teams to brainstorm ways to solve them. This club will be an avenue to give the students resources such as internships, venture firm capital information, StartUp Weekend info, etc.
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'''<u>Strategy #1:</u>'''
The executive board of the innovation club needs to create social media networks after a charter has been awarded to the organization. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn accounts are very popular ways to convey the message of the group. This will increase the amount of students and professionals aware of the organization create a means of attracting more members who may not be on campus as much, and display the ideas/prototypes that members have created. Social media is changing how the world receives information and that is something that should be taken advantage of. The innovation club has a goal of promoting creativity and entrepreneurial mindsets among college students. This positive vision deserves to be shared via these sites and create an environment where students, innovators, and entrepreneurs can share ideas.
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<span style="font-size:large;">Create a Maker Space</span>
An atmosphere conducive to innovation is important to maintain and not just begin an innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Entrepreneurship Institute has designed an incubator with computers, tables, and chairs for members of Enactus to meet and work on business plans or gain business experience. A similar space is needed for innovation on Xavier’s campus. A space that is set up with white boards, dry erase markers, crafty materials, and tables that student can use to design prototypes and models of their ideas. Having a permanent space allows students to convene on their own time and work on group or independent projects that they might not have otherwise been able to accomplish. An under-utilized classroom or storage area can be transformed into an innovative maker space with the funds gained from fundraising. Approval of this space must also be gained by students, faculty, and administration through petitions or SGA. This will be the long term goal of the innovation club, hopefully to be implemented by 2016.
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The information obtained from the OPEN 2014 conference revealed so many resources that could be brought back to Xavier’s campus. The employees from LinkedIn, Google, and Stanford University were excited to speak with the university innovation fellows and give feedback to improve innovation and entrepreneurship on their campuses. The New Orleans Bio Innovation Center is a local company that is committed to biomedical research and technology. Xavier University places a strong emphasis on health and science and getting people from this organization to speak to Xavier students would encourage creativity. There are local entrepreneurs that currently speak weekly hosted by the Entrepreneurship Institute in the Business Department. However, there are only a small percentage of students that attend. By opening the current gap to include local innovators as well as entrepreneurs, more students might be interested in the NCIIA’s goal and see that this movement is relevant to them as well.
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