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= Background = <div>The University of Oregon is a public research University located in Eugene Oregon and founded in 1876. Our University is a rated very high on research activity and is the main flagship public university in Oregon. The institution is divided into eight individual schools including: school of architecture and allied arts (AAA), the college of arts and sciences, Charles H Lundquist College of Business, College of Education, Robert D Clark Honors College, School of Journalism and Communication, School of Law, School of Music and Dance. The university has multiple research institutes which include the areas of molecular biology, neuroscience, optics and materials. <br/></div><div><br/></div><div>In the fall of 2018, the UO has broken ground for the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact which aims to provide highly interdisciplinary, world-class science experience to students as well as additional training in innovation, communication and entrepreneurialism. One of the goals of the campus is to face <br/></div><div><br/></div><div>One of the goals of the campus is to face global challenges in a well designed space that supports interactive discovery, leading to research that seeds start-up companies. Additionally the UO has recently offered the Product Design Program, which allows students to learn theories and applied practices of art, architecture and design to creative collaborative opportunities across disciplines. The program is still very new and growing but is deeply rooted in hands on learning where students can learn to develop projects from a personal, local and global perspective. <br/></div><div><br/></div><div>Currently, the entrepreneurship program at Oregon is driven by a mission to educate, inspire and empower the future of entrepreneurs by instilling in students the characteristics of innovation, initiative, accountability and dedication. The Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) combines a foundation of theory with hands-on learning that fosters the mindset of a successful entrepreneur. Oregon believes its students are very career oriented, networked and inspired individuals. A majority of </div><div><br/></div><div>A majority of the curriculum curricula that are defined and structured in LCE are: recognizing and evaluating business opportunities, venture planning and implementation, developing and commercializing new products, legal, financial and operational considerations for startups. Links to our landscape canvas are below: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kiT_ESoDEQzJQ5GcnR8a6XSm1XxlOA06pihhlYSCGBU/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kiT_ESoDEQzJQ5GcnR8a6XSm1XxlOA06pihhlYSCGBU/edit#gid=0] [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zCRjfVST189HpQ_2DkiXK7JwgEKdR2PRvVKNLUWEHkk/edit#gid=0   https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zCRjfVST189HpQ_2DkiXK7JwgEKdR2PRvVKNLUWEHkk/edit#gid=0&nbsp];] [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FtL6wPXB2TdLQOiBZSXUrrwgqmoVHO-U72bcXPs29IU/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FtL6wPXB2TdLQOiBZSXUrrwgqmoVHO-U72bcXPs29IU/edit#gid=0] [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13jiXff2iiII7nvmQqi5vTdxT1FgJ3ZDSThDC5ah0zt8/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_2_14   https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13jiXff2iiII7nvmQqi5vTdxT1FgJ3ZDSThDC5ah0zt8/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_2_14&nbsp] = '''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship''';<br/> = == '''</div><div><br/></div>= Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship = == Programs, Opportunities, Organizations:''' == = === '''1) UO Entrepreneurship Club''' <br/> ==== *''' Background: '''The Entrepreneurship Club was started to promote entrepreneurship through connecting students with local entrepreneurs and business proffessionals. Today the club is going dormant as attendance and member engagment have been dropiing significantly. This came to our attention when leadership possitions opened and no showed any interest in running. *'''<br/>How it works: '''Currently the club meets bi weekly and hosts a speaker and or workshop in the Lunquist College of<span style="font-size:small;">Business.<br/span> *'''Mission: '''"Our mission is to facilitate the development of young proffessionals through the entrepreneurial perspective."<span style="color: rgb(84, 86, 88); font-family: avenir-lt-w01_35-light1475496, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic;"> </span> ==== 2) Alpha Kappa Psi, Professional Business Fraternity <br/> ==== *<span style="font-sizediv>Background:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Background:''' <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Alpha Kappa Psi is the oldest and most well-known business fraternity in the US. It was founded in 1904 by students at New York University.There are 223 chapters worldwide with over 14,400 members<br/span></spandiv></span> *<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"div>How it Works:</span>'''<span style="text-indent: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weekly Weekly chapter meetings with additional hours of community service, fundraising, and professional development hours. Chapter activities allow our members to sharpen skills which lead to success in the business world.</spandiv></spandiv>Mission: Providing resources for enhancing the educational experience of future business leaders.</spandiv> *<div><span style="font-size:small;"br/><span style/div>===="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Mission:''' <span style="white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">Providing resources for enhancing the educational experience of future business leaders.3) UO Product Design Program<br/span>====</spandiv></span></div><div><br/><br/></div><br/>=== '''UO Product Design Program''' === *'''Background''': Background: This program provides a strong grounding in the use, invention and production of consumer products. It integrates the theories and applied practices of art, architecture, and design disciplines, creating collaborative opportunities across campus with the business school and anthropology and chemistry departments. *'''<br/></div><div>How it works: '''Students can get a BA or BS in Material and Product Studies in Eugene and a fifth year BFA in Product Design in Portland. *'''<br/></div><div>Mission: '''Provide students with an in-depth knowledge about materials, idea generation, prototyping and manufacturing in order to allow students to design a better world. *'''<br/></div><div>Entrepreneurial Tie: '''In order to provide students with real world opportunities, many studios tie in a competition element allowing students to pitch their designs to industry professionals. In the past competitions have involved Wilsonart Chair designs, which were highlighted at the ICFF, a user interface challenge and a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation competition, etc. === <span style="font-size: larger"br/></div><div><br/> </spandiv>'''==== 4) Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship''' <br/> ==== *'''<div>Background: '''LCE offers real world experiences and mentoring students through investment competitions, consulting projects, internships, and the Venture Launch Pathway Program. *'''<br/></div><div>How it Works: '''Based on student’s area of interest, background and commitment, LCE admits them into one of four centers. *'''<br/></div><div>Mission: '''Experiential learning, curriculum to harness opportunity and strong investor and alumni network. === '''<br/></div><div><br/></div>==== 5) Oregon New Venture Championship''' <br/> ==== *'''<div>Background''': Oregon’s New Venture Championship (NVC) is the original six-round business competition for graduate students. This movement was started at the University of Oregon and provides an opportunity to translate scholastic experiences into real world opportunities. *'''<br/></div><div>How it works''': Students get feedback from judges to help turn their business plan into a successful venture and get the chance to capture the attention of angel investors to get their business of the ground. *'''<br/></div><div>Mission:''' NVC wants to develop skilled and knowledgeable entrepreneurial leaders who will successfully confront the ever-changing business environment with creative and innovative solutions. *'''<br/></div><div>Competitors: '''MBA students from the top business programs worldwide are invited to compete. Students have come from the US and places like Hong Kong and Thailand *'''. <br/></div><div>Outcome: '''In 2013 the 1<sup>st</sup> 1st place prize went to students from Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration for a prebiotic syrup. In 2005, a UO student group placed 3<sup>rd</sup> 3rd for a battery replacement for transceivers and sensors. === TechStars Startup Weekend Eugene<br/> === *'''<span style="font-size:small;"/div><div>Background<br/span>'''<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </spandiv><span style=="background-color== 6) TechStars Startup Weekend Eugene ====<div>Background: transparent; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0In just 54 hours, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In just 54 hours, this event allows people to pitch ideas and learn how to create a real companythis event allows people to pitch ideas and learn how to create a real company, meet the best mentors, investors, co-founders, and sponsors who are eager to help others get startups going.<br/span> *'''</div><div>How it works'''<span style="background-color: transparent; fontStudents, fellow community entrepreneurs, faculty and more are invited to this 3-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"day event to take an idea, pitch the idea, then build the idea to best of your ability in the 3 days. Then the final presentation is given to the panel of judges.<br/>: </spandiv><span style="background-colordiv>Mission: transparent; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0The mission is to learn, 0test your ideas, 0); fontand make new connections at the event. And if things go really well -variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students, fellow community entrepreneurs, faculty this is where these ideas can be taken seriously and more are invited to this 3-day event to take potentially transformed into an idea, pitch the idea, then build the idea to best of your ability in the 3 days. Then the final presentation is given to the panel of judges.actual business.<br/></div><div><br/span> *'''Mission''':<span style/div>=="background-color: transparent; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0== 7); font-variant-numericUO Innovation Summit<br/> ====<div>Background: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The mission is to learn, test your ideas, Innovation Summit was founded by a group of students in early 2017. The first ever Summit was held on campus on October 27th 2017 where 400+ attendees and make new connections at the event. And if things go really well - this is where these ideas can be taken seriously and potentially transformed into an actual businessover 90 different events accumulated for a one day festival.<br/></spandiv> === UO Innovation Summit === *<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"div>BackgroundHow it works: Any community and UO member can submit a proposal to showcase their work or share their skills during the one day innovation festival. The event is open to all students and to the public. People can go to any event on the schedule throughout the day.<br/span><span style="font-family/div><div>Mission: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Innovation Summit was founded by a group To spread innovation and entrepreneurial thinking all across the UO campus and throughout Eugene by bringing a variety of students in early 2017. The first ever Summit was held on campus on October 27th 2017 where 400+ attendees and over 90 different events accumulated for a one day festivalevents and activities across departments.<br/></div><div><br/span> *<span style/div>="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0=== 8); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How it works: Spark Grants<br/span>====<span style="font-familydiv>Background: arialA brand new, helvetica, sans-serif; colorsmall funding opportunity of $500 to get a project off the ground. Starting Fall 2017.<br/></div><div>How it works: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Any community Any student can submit an idea with a purpose and UO member can submit a proposal plan. Students then have 6 weeks to showcase develop and prototype their work or share their skills during the one day innovation festivalproject. The event is open to all students and will have to present their product at the public. People can go to any event on end of the schedule throughout the day6 weeks.Possibly have their idea funded further with Rainmaker Grants<br/span> *<span style="font-family/div><div>Mission: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Remove a barrier to starting a project.<br/></div><div><br/>Mission: </spandiv>==== 9) Rainmaker Grants<span stylebr/> ===="font-family<div>Background: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; colorFive yearly grants of $5000 for developed ideas and projects.<br/></div><div>How it works: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Students will need to demonstrate a well constructed and planned project or prototype. Ideally stemming from a Spark Grant.<br/></div><div><br/>To spread innovation and entrepreneurial thinking all across the UO campus and throughout Eugene by bringing a variety of events and activities across departments.</spandiv> ==== 10) Civil War Shark Tank<span stylebr/> =="font-size==<div>Background: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0An annual competition based on the TV show 'Shark Tank', 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"University of Oregon and Oregon State University students compete to pitch their ideas in front of judges and an audience. A $1000 first prize and a place at the Willamette Angel Conference where startups compete for seed money. Also included is an elevator pitch competition.<br/></spandiv><div>Spark Grants === *'''Background''': A brand new, small funding opportunity of $500 to get a project off the ground. Starting Fall 2017. *'''How it works: '''Any student can submit an idea with a purpose Students submit a 2 minute and a plan. Students then have 6 weeks to develop 5 page executive summary and prototype their project. The students will have the best are chosen to present their product represent the school at the end of event. At the 6 weeks. Possibly have event students must defend their idea funded further with Rainmaker Grants *'''Mission''': Remove a barrier to starting a projectand be well prepared for criticism. <br/></div><div><br/></div>==== 11) Entrepreneurship Club<br/> ====== Rainmaker Grants === *'''<div>Background''': Five yearly grants of $5000 for developed ideas The current Entrepreneurship Club is slowly declining in attendance and engagment from current UO students. The club has a speaker come in every meeting to discuss business related topics while also providing inspiration and projectsnetworking opportunities. *'''<br/></div><div>How it works''': Students will need to demonstrate : The club has introduced a well constructed and planned project or prototypebi-weekly newsletter than helps students find underground awesome internships, interesting articles/videos/quotes/podcast episodes our exec team has ran across that week. Ideally stemming from We are looking into introducing a Spark Grant. === Civil War Shark Tank === *'''Background''': An annual competition based on podcast to the TV show 'Shark Tank', University of Oregon club where we reach out to interesting people/alumni that our members what to listen to, members would send in questions mixed with exec team questions then we'd record and Oregon State University students compete share to pitch their ideas in front of judges the club and an audiencethe community. A $1000 first prize and a place at the Willamette Angel Conference where startups compete Potential name for seed money. Also included podcast is an elevator pitch competition"All Innovators Podcast". *'''How it works'''<br/></div><div>Mission: Students submit a 2 minute Connect the school (all departments) through entrepreneurship/innovation and 5 page executive summary try and the best make students/faculty understand that we are chosen to represent the school at the event. At the event students must defend their idea and be well prepared for criticismall entrepreneurs/innovators. <br/></div><div><br/></div>====12) Duck Ventures<br/> = Making the Entrepreneurship Club the Hub for Innovation === *'''<div>Background: '''The current Entrepreneurship Club Duck Ventures is slowly declining in attendance a group focused on teaching and engagment from current UO educating studentsabout early-stage equity investments, venture capital, and angel investing. The club has a speaker come in every meeting to discuss business related topics while also providing inspiration and networking opportunities. *'''<br/></div><div>How it works: '''The club has introduced a bi-weekly newsletter than helps Duck Ventures is partnered with various firms and conferences in the state of Oregon. These firms outsource market research and due dilligence to Duck Ventures students find underground awesome internships, interesting articles/videos/quotes/podcast episodes our exec team has ran across to help minimize the usually lengthy time it takes for firms to conduct dilligence on a startup that weekis seeking potential investment. We are looking into introducing It's also a podcast to the club where we reach out to interesting people/alumni that our members what to listen great way for studens toget directly involved with company valuations, term sheets, and investor relations, members would send in questions mixed gaining real-world experience while doing meaningful work with exec team questions then we'd record and share to the club and the communityfirms. Potential name for podcast is "All Innovators Podcast". *'''Mission''': Connect the school (all departments) through entrepreneurship<br/></div><div><br/innovation and try and make students></faculty understand that we are all entrepreneurs/innovators. div>====12) Job Shadow Program<br/> = Duck Ventures === *'''<div>Background: '''Duck Ventures is The Job Shadow Program is an opportunity for pre-business students to explore a career by observing professionals—many of whom are alumni of the Lundquist College—during a group focused typical day on teaching and educating students about early-stage equity investments, venture capital, and angel investingthe job. *'''<br/></div><div>How it works: '''Duck Ventures is partnered The program pairs you with various firms a host professional and conferences in provides training to help you make the state most of Oregon. These firms outsource market research and due dilligence the experience <br/></div><div><br/></div>== UO Undergraduate Courses<br/> == ==== 1) Intro to Duck Ventures Entrepreneurship BA199 ====<div>Background: The Introduction to Entrepreneurship class exposes students to help minimize the usually lengthy time concepts, tools and principles of entrepreneurship.<br/></div><div>How it takes for firms to conduct dilligence on a works: The class explores the local entrepreneurship ecosystem (both campus and Eugene/Springfield) by touring facilities (makerspaces, accelerators, etc) and talking with local startup that is seeking potential investmentfounders to learn about the resources available to entrepreneurs. It's also Students will have the opportunity to individually build their own entrepreneurial mindset by developing a project plan that will either 1) advance a great way for studens to get directly involved with company valuations, term sheets, and investor relations, gaining real-world experience while doing meaningful work with firmsbusiness idea; 2) advance an internship or job opportunity; 3) or create a club or event on campus. <br/></div><div><br/></div>==== Job Shadow Program 2) Green Product Design CH114 ==== *'''<div>Background: '''The Job Shadow Program Recently, the UO now offers a one hundred level green chemistry course that is an opportunity for pre-business students open to explore a career by observing professionals—many of whom are alumni of the Lundquist College—during a typical day on the joball majors. The class hosts about 50-60 students. *'''How it works: '''The program pairs you with a host professional and provides training Throughout the class, the professor leads the students into hands on group work to help you make the most develop ideas using Green Chemistry. THe class focus changes per term. For example, fall of 2017, the experience == UO Undergraduate Courses == === Intro class focused on green wearables where teams were formed to Entrepreneurship BA199developed a greener wearable using an aspect of technology.<br/> === *<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"/div><span style="font-sizediv>Mission:small;"To expose students to green principles and to start thinking about innovative ways to create a more sustainable world.<br/></div>'''Background:''' <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"div>The Introduction to Entrepreneurship class exposes students to the concepts, tools and principles of entrepreneurship.<br/span></spandiv>= Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship<br/span> *=<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="text-indent: 36pt; color: rgb(0Oregon is a highly research oriented campus, 0with faculty working on their own projects of interest. Within the product design program, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"faculty are developing personal design projects in order to stay actively engaged in the rest of the design world. Within the Science departments faculty gain access to software and lab equipment for projects and research.<br/></div><div>How it works: <br/span><span style/div>="text-indent: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color=== 1) Faculty Seed Grants ====<div>Background: transparentFaculty with ideas but lacking funding looked to the school for assitant font-variant-ligatures<br/></div><div>Mission: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The class explores the local entrepreneurship ecosystem (both To give faculty access to funding for their projects while helping expand levels of innovation across campus and Eugene<br/Springfield) by touring facilities (makerspaces, accelerators, etc) and talking ></div><div>Outcome: Grant winning Faculty can be funded with local startup founders up to learn about the resources available to entrepreneurs$2,500 dollars for their projects every term. Students will have the opportunity to individually build their own entrepreneurial mindset by developing a project plan that will either 1) advance a business idea; 2) advance an internship or job opportunity; 3) or create a club or event on campus.<<br/span></spandiv><div><br/span> </div>=== = 2) Green Product Design Network<span stylebr/> ==="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">=<span style="font-size:small;"div><span style="text-indentBackground: 36pt; color: rgb(0The Green Product Design Network began with a group of faculty leaders at UO with interests and expertise in green chemistry, 0product design, 0); background-colorbusiness and journalism and community. *Mission: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Green Product Design CH114Take ideas from invention to the marketplace in a way that has a more expedient and lasting impact on society.<br/span></spandiv></spandiv>Outcome: Selected as one of five key projects that the UO is supporting and highlighting as a major strategic initiative. <br/><br/> === *<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"/div><span style="font-size:small;"div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"br/>Background: </spandiv><span style===="color: rgb(03) Conferences<br/> ====<div>Background: Conferences are hosted at the Business College to unite faculty in business from around the world. For example, 0in 2013, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Recentlythe Lunquist College’s biennial Financial Research Conference drew experts from Shanghai, the UO now offers a one hundred level green chemistry course that is open London and New York to all majors. The class hosts about 50-60 studentsmeet up in Eugene.<br/span></spandiv></spandiv> *<span style="font-familyMission:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;"Focus on institutional investors and the asset management industry to benefit presenters and audience members in complementary ways. Belief that research is a collaborative process so there is a strong emphasis on collaboration where researchers can present and discuss their work with peers in face to face interactions = Actively supporting the university technology transfer function.<br/><span style/div><div><br/></div>==== 4) Innovation Partnership Services<br/> ==="text-indent=<div>Background: 36pt; color: rgbInnovation Partnership Services (0formerly known as Technology Transfer), 0is a part of the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. IPS partners with UO innovators, 0); background-colorthe public and industry to accelerate the adoption of innovations derived from UO research and education Mission: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligaturesas a fundamental extension of UO’s teaching and public benefits missions, IPS strives to employ a diversity of innovation management pathways to connect University research to societal benefit.<br/></div><div>What they do: normal; font-variant-east-asianmoves innovation into public use by identifying and creating channels for relationships between university innovators and industry, for investment and for development of user communities. Services include: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"patent filing, confidentiality/material transfer agreements, and helping UO innovators navigate federal and state policy.<br/></div><div>How it works: <br/span><span style/div>="textFacilitating University-indent: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Industry Collaboration<br/> =<div>Throughout the class, the professor leads the students into hands The example below highlights how Oregon puts efforts on group work interdisciplinary research and teaching and always tries to develop ideas using Green Chemistrycreate deep relationships and partnerships with important key players in education and research. THe class focus changes per term. For example, fall of 2017, the class focused on green wearables where teams were formed to developed a greener wearable using an aspect of technology.<<br/></div><div><br/span></spandiv>==== 1) Shared Research and Student Training in Gabon<br/span> *<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">===<span style="font-size:small;"div><span style="text-indentBackground: 36pt; color: rgb(0The UO entered a groundbreaking research and training partnership with African nation, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; fontGabon. The agreement will result in the creation of the Gabon-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Oregon Transnational Research Center on Environmental Development *Headquartered in Eugene, OR and Libreville, Gabon. The center represents a new partnership that will enable developed and developing countries to benefit equally from shared research and two way training of students from each nation.<br/>Mission: </spandiv><span style="text-indentdiv>Mission: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-colorEffort to put priority on interdisciplinary research and teaching. Need to reinforce training programs and establish strong and deep partnerships mimicking those created at Oregon.<br/></div><div>Leaders: transparent; fontUO-variantled, five-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asiancampus Oregon African Studies Consortium: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To expose students to green principles Oregon State University, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland State University, Willamette University and partner with Gabonese Government to start thinking about innovative ways to create fulfill its vision of turning the country into a laboratory for a more sustainable worldnew model of development for Africa.<br/span></spandiv><div><br/span> </div>== '''Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship''' = Oregon = 2) Driven-U.com<br/> ====<div>Background: Driven-U is a highly research oriented campusUO student startup, with faculty working on their own projects of interestfounded by Micah Miller in 2016. Within the product design program, faculty are developing personal design projects in order <br/></div><div>How it works:It’s an online resource that provides university students with connections to other like-minded driven students. If a student is looking for someone to program their app or need someone to stay actively engaged in the rest of the design worldtheir logo but they don’t know who to ask, Driven-U. Within the Science departments faculty gain access com is a geat site to software and lab equipment for projects and researchconnect with people who may be able to help. == '''Faculty Seed Grants'''<br/> == *'''Background</div><div>Mission: '''Faculty To connect students with people with ideas but lacking funding looked the essential skills they need to the school for assitant *'''Mission: '''To give faculty access to funding for their projects while helping expand levels of innovation across campus *'''Outcomehelp create what they want.<br/></div><div><br/></div>==== 3) Product Design Launch Lab ====<div>Background: '''Grant winning Faculty can be funded with up to $2The Product Design Launch Lab is a collaboration between the College of Design and the University of Oregon Innovation Hub,500 dollars a flexible space for their projects every termmeeting, creating, collaboration, and networking in downtown Eugene. == '''Green Product Design Network''' == *'''Background<br/></div><div>How it works:''' The Green Product Design Network began with a group Launch Lab offersa set of faculty leaders at UO with interests design studios and design services that connects UO’s expertise and expertise students in green chemistry, product design, business with entrepreneurs inside and journalism and communityoutside of the university. *'''Mission: '''Take ideas from invention <br/></div><div><br/></div>= Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts<br/> =<div>The example below highlights how University of Oregon likes to work closely with other Oregon universities in order to help the marketplace in a way that has a more expedient and lasting impact on societygreater community of Oregon reach its potential. *'''Outcome: '''Selected as one of five key projects that the UO is supporting Initiatives are very interdisciplinary and highlighting as a major strategic initiativecollaborative. <br/></div><div><br/></div>==== 1) RAIN<br/> == '''Conferences''' == *'''<div>Background''': Conferences are hosted at the Business College to unite faculty Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network (RAIN) connects government, academic and industry resources in business from around the worldcommunity. For example, in 2013, the Lunquist College’s biennial Financial Research Conference drew experts from Shanghai, London and New York to meet up in EugeneThere is both a RAIN Eugene and a RAIN@UO branch. *'''<br/></div><div>Mission: '''Focus on institutional investors advance the formation, growth, and the asset management industry retention of tech-based startups in the South valley in order to benefit presenters triple the current rate of new tech business formation and audience members in complementary waysjob creation. Belief <br/></div><div>Goal: Address five key ingredients that research is a collaborative process so there is a strong emphasis on collaboration where researchers can present and discuss their work with peers in face to face interactions = '''Actively supporting transform innovative ideas into viable thriving business for the university technology transfer function''' = == '''Innovation Partnership Services''' == *Backgroundstate of Oregon #Market opportunities #High quality ideas #Management teams #Access to investment capital #Strong community connections.<br/></div><div>Outcome: Innovation Partnership Services By funding RAIN, Oregon ( formerly known as Technology Transfera state), is a part will enable these key ingredients by mobilizing and expanding the assets of the Office South Valley region: nearly $400M of combined research activity at Oregon State, University of the Vice President for Research Oregon and Innovationlinked regional economic development initiatives. IPS partners with UO innovators, This will grow the public and industry to accelerate the adoption ecosystem of innovations derived from UO research entrepreneurial talent and education tech based companies<br/></div>*MissionRAIN Eugene: as Offers a fundamental extension of UO’s teaching 12 week accelerator program for new businesses and public benefits missions, IPS strives to employ a diversity also part of the RAIN innovation management pathways to connect University research to societal benefitnetwork. *What they doRAIN@UO: moves Allows for students and faculty to learn more about innovation into public use by identifying and creating channels for relationships between university innovators entrepreneurship on campus and industry, for investment and for development of user communitiesin the community. === Services include: patent filing, confidentiality ==== 2) Fertilab Thinkubator<br/material transfer agreements> ==== Background: Fertilab Thinkubator is an incubator for start-ups, a co-working space and helping UO innovators navigate federal a place for events held for those interested in entrepreneurship and state policyinnovation in town. = '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' = The example below highlights how Oregon puts efforts on interdisciplinary research There is a location in Eugene and teaching in Springfield.<br/>Mission: Promote entrepreneurship and always tries to create deep relationships innovation as a way to develop the economy and partnerships with important key players the workforce.<br/>Goal: Build the next generation of businesses in education and researchEugene. == '''Shared Research <br/>Outcome: Promoting entrepreneurship in Eugene and Student Training enhancing the collaboration in Gabon''' the start-up community. =Related Links<br/> = *'''Background [http: '''The UO entered a groundbreaking research and training partnership with African nation, Gabon *The agreement will result in the creation //universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Oregon_Student_Priorities University of the Gabon-Oregon Transnational Research Center on Environmental Development *Headquartered in Eugene, OR and Libreville, Gabon *The center represents a new partnership that will enable developed and developing countries to benefit equally from shared research and two way training Student Priorities]<br/><br/>[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13jiXff2iiII7nvmQqi5vTdxT1FgJ3ZDSThDC5ah0zt8/edit?usp=sharing U of students from each nation *Oregon Landscape Canvas Spring 2016 ]<br/><br/>[http://innovate.uoregon.edu University Innovation Fellows ]<br/><br/>'''Mission: Spring 2019'''Effort to put priority on interdisciplinary research and teaching<br/>[http://universityinnovation. Need to reinforce training programs and establish strong and deep partnerships mimicking those created at Oregonorg/wiki/Maya_Lazaro Maya Lazaro]<br/>[http://universityinnovation. *'''Leadersorg/wiki/Michelle_Sconce_Massaquoi Michelle Sconce Massaquoi]<br/>[http: //universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nisha_Sridhar Nisha Sridhar]<br/>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Raj_Shah Raj Shah]<br/><br/>'''UO-led, five-campus Oregon African Studies Consortium'Spring 2018 '''<br/>[http: Oregon State University, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland State University, Willamette University and partner with Gabonese Government to fulfill its vision of turning the country into a laboratory for a new model of development for Africa//universityinnovation. == Driven-Uorg/wiki/Corina_Pigg Corina Pigg]<br/>[http://universityinnovation.com == *org/wiki/Adam_Faris Adam Faris]<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Backgroundbr/>[http: //universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Freiburger David Freiburger]<br/span><span style="font-family[http: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color//universityinnovation.org/wiki/Elliot_Lofts Elliot Lofts]<br/><br/>'''Spring 2017'''<br/>[http: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color//universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kaheawai_Kaonohi Kaheawai Kaonohi]<br/>[http: transparent; font-variant-ligatures//universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hunter_Sudek Hunter Sudek]<br/><br/>Spring 2016<br/>[http: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Driven-U is a UO student startup, founded by Micah Miller in 2016//universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nick_Capaldini Nick Capaldini ]<br/span> *<span style="font-family[http: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent//universityinnovation.org/wiki/Susan_cooper Susan Cooper]<br/>[http: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How it works//universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brandon_Crockett Brandon Crockett]<br/>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Adam_Jansons Adam Jansons]<br/span><span style="font-family[http: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent//universityinnovation.org/wiki/David_Phillips David Philiips]<br/><br/>Spring 2014<br/>[http: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"//universityinnovation.org/wiki/Claire_Sakaguchi Claire Sakaguchi]<div><br/>It’s an online resource that provides university students with connections to other like-minded driven students. If a student is looking for someone to program their app or need someone to design their logo but they don’t know who to ask, Driven-U.com is a geat site to connect with people who may be able to help.</span</div> *<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mission:</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To connect students with people with the essential skills they need to help create what they want.</span> === <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-indent: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Product Design Launch Lab</span></span></span><br/> === == == *<small><span style="font-size: small;">'''<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Background:</span></span>'''The Product Design Launch Lab is a collaboration between the College of Design and the University of Oregon Innovation Hub, a flexible space for meeting, creating, collaboration, and networking in downtown Eugene.</span></small> *<small><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: 36pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'''How it works: '''The Product Design Launch Lab offers</span></span>a set of design studios and design services that connects UO’s expertise and students in product design with entrepreneurs inside and outside of the university.</span></small> = '''Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts''' = The example below highlights how University of Oregon likes to work closely with other Oregon universities in order to help the greater community of Oregon reach its potential. Initiatives are very interdisciplinary and collaborative. === '''RAIN''' === *<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Background: Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network (RAIN) connects government, academic and industry resources in the community. There is both a RAIN Eugene and a RAIN@UO branch. </span></span> *<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Mission: advance the formation, growth, and retention of tech-based startups in the South valley in order to triple the current rate of new tech business formation and job creation</span></span> *<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Goal: Address five key ingredients that transform innovative ideas into viable thriving business for the state of Oregon</span></span> #<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Market opportunities</span></span> #<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">High quality ideas</span></span> #<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Management teams</span></span> #<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Access to investment capital</span></span> #<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Strong community connections</span></span> *<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Outcome: By funding RAIN, Oregon (as a state) will enable these key ingredients by mobilizing and expanding the assets of the South Valley region: nearly $400M of combined research activity at Oregon State, University of Oregon and linked regional economic development initiatives. This will grow the ecosystem of entrepreneurial talent and tech based companies </span></span> === '''RAIN Eugene''' === <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">• Offers a 12 week accelerator program for new businesses and also part of the RAIN innovation network.</span></span> === '''RAIN@UO''' === • <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small"> Allows for students and faculty to learn more about innovation and entrepreneurship on campus and in the community.</span></span> === '''Fertilab Thinkubator''' === '''Background'''<span style="font-size: 12px">: Fertilab Thinkubator is an incubator for start-ups, a co-working space and a place for events held for those interested in entrepreneurship and innovation in town. There is a location in Eugene and in Springfield.</span> *'''Mission'''<span style="font-size: 12px">: Promote entrepreneurship and innovation as a way to develop the economy and the workforce.</span> *'''Goal'''<span style="font-size: 12px">: Build the next generation of businesses in Eugene.</span> *'''Outcome'''<span style="font-size: 12px">: Promoting entrepreneurship in Eugene and enhancing the collaboration in the start-up community.</span> = Related Links = '''University of Oregon''' [[University of Oregon Student Priorities|University_of_Oregon_Student_Priorities]] [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13jiXff2iiII7nvmQqi5vTdxT1FgJ3ZDSThDC5ah0zt8/edit#slide=id.gded0dd295_2_14 [U of Oregon Landscape Canvas Spring 2016]] University Innovation Fellows Spring 2018 [[Corina Pigg|Corina Pigg]] [[Adam Faris|Adam Farris]] [[David Freiburger|David Freiburger]] [[Elliot_Lofts|Elliot Lofts]] Spring 2017 [[Kaheawai Kaonohi|Kaheawai Kaonohi]] [[Hunter Sudek|Hunter Sudek]] Spring 2016: [[httpCategory://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nick_Capaldini Nick CapaldiniUniversities]] [[httpCategory://universityinnovation.org/Susan%20cooper Susan_cooperSchools]] [http://universityinnovation.org/Brandon%20Crockett Brandon_Crockett] [httpCategory://universityinnovation.org/Adam%20Jansons Adam_JansonsUniversity_of_Oregon] [http://universityinnovation.org/David%20Phillips David Phillips] Spring 2014: [[Claire Sakaguchi{{CatTree|Claire_Sakaguchi]] [[Category:Universities]] <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>University_of_Oregon}}
