Changes

The Cooper Union is a rapidly -developing ecosystem for entrepreneureship entrepreneurship and innovation. The school is one of creators, something noticed and expanded upon by University Innovation Fellow Sharang Phadkeprevious fellows and the current leadership circle. As an overview of the continuing plan for expanding this notion of creation on campus, the follwing six following seven points , including the newest plan, '''the Winter Intensive''', will be the vision leading Cooper forward. The link to the Winter Intensive proposal to stakeholders can be found below.

'''UI Fellows 2016 Video Update: '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3r5ms8-tTY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3r5ms8-tTY]

#<span class="s2">Maker Space<'''The 2016 UIF Team proposes Winter Intensive at Cooper Union:'''&nbsp;[https:/span>/goo.gl/kDN2lm https://goo.gl/kDN2lm]

*<span class="s2">There is potential for using a space across the street from Cooper as a = Maker Space due to a connection that the new dean of the Engineering School has</span>*<span class="s2">Currently in talks with professor Yash Risbud about making this happen (early stages)</span>*<span class="s2">No current space open to students for easy prototyping and creation; Labs are locked and most students do not have access</span>*<span class="s2">Would serve as a social hub beyond Frankie’s Kitchen and would allow for inter school projects to have a nurturing place to begin</span>

<span class="s2">2) &nbsp*No current space open to students for easy prototyping and creation; Art Architecture labs are locked, and Engineering</span>most students do not have access

<span class="s2">*Would serve as a social hub beyond Frankie’s Kitchen, and would become a nurturing place for inter- &nbsp; Move course locations to foster interaction</span>school projects

*== <span class="s2">Free up space in the curriculum to take courses in the other schools as electivesArt, Architecture and Engineering</span>==

*<span class="s2">3) Curriculum RestructuringFewer credits, and less time, allocated to unnecessary Physics courses</span>*Eliminate Connect and Professional Development courses, and replace them with An Introduction to Creative Thinking and Problem Solving.

== <span class="s2">- Fewer credits and less time allocated to unnecessary Physics coursesAdditional Courses in I&E, as well as Design</span>==

*<span class="s2">Eliminate connect and professional development and replace them with an introduction Addition of a general I&E course open to all three schools**Last year’s senior gift to Cooper Union was money to start a new course, which may not have been been used yet*Intro to Design Thinking course as a potential alternative, due to creative thinking Art and problem solvingArchitecture school’s hesitation surrounding art-for-profit.</span>Design Thinking would likely draw a much more mixed and interactive crowd at Cooper

*<span class="s2">Addition of a general I&E course open to all three schools</span>**<span class="s2">Last year’s senior gift to Cooper Union was money to start a new course, which may have not been used yet</span>*<span class="s2">Intro to Design Thinking course as a potential alternative due to analysis of Art Potentially integrate with Code Club’s Hack For Pizza event (demoing hardware and Architecture school’s hesitation surrounding art for profit. Design Thinking would likely draw a much more mixed and interactive crowd at Cooper.</span>software projects)

<span class="s2">5) Expansion of *The event would last throughout the idea behind NYU’s Demo Days at Cooper</span>year, and culminate in a competition and award for the best pitches

*<span class="s2">Create a more regular event for create@cooper that doesn't necessarily need a guest speaker or large overhead to hold.</span>*<span class="s2">This will ensure an active set of members to attend larger events beyond just the organizers and leadership roles.</span>*<span classRelated Links =="s2">Potentially integrate with Code Club’s Hack For Pizza event (demoing hardware and software projects)</span>

'''<span classstyle="s2font-size: large;">6) 1000 PitchesLeadership Circle:</span>'''

==[[Christopher Watkins|Christopher Watkins]] [[Zach Tzavelis|Zach Tzavelis]] [[Giovanni Sanchez|Giovanni Sanchez]] [[Mary Dwyer|Mary Dwyer]] [[Ruchi Patel|Ruchi Patel]] [[Pranav Joneja|Pranav Joneja]]   Winter Intensive at Cooper Union Proposal:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[https://goo.gl/kDN2lm https://goo.gl/kDN2lm] [[Category:Student Priorities|c]][[Category:Student Priorities]][[Category:Student Priorities]][[Category:Cooper_Union]][[Category:Student_Priorities]]{{CatTree|Cooper_Union}}