'''''<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">"It is imperative that Rensselaer students learn about opportunities to get involved in entrepreneurial pursuits early on in their college career in order for Rensselaer to effectively achieve the goals stated in the Rensselaer Plan. </span>Entrepreneurship is a way of life that springs from fundamental education and research programs. We work to infuse understanding and encouragement of entrepreneurship through all schools and programs.<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">" </span>'''''<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">(The Rensselaer Plan - 6.1 Entrepreneurship Education and Research)</span>
<div>= <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 23pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fall 2018 Strategic Priorities</span></div><br/>= === <span id="docs-internal-guid-7dfbc7b8-7fff-27be-8366-36a9b81244a3"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Priority #1 - Expand and market programs to increase freshman participation</span></span>===
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<li><span id="docs-internal-guid-7dfbc7b8-7fff-27be-8366-36a9b81244a3"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One large problem we discovered is that there are not many opportunities on campus to “discover” innovation and entrepreneurship</span></span></li>
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=== <span id="docs-internal-guid-7dfbc7b8-7fff-27be-8366-36a9b81244a3"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Priority #2 - Educate student and faculty leaders on campus about design thinking frameworks and tools</span></span>===
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<li><span id="docs-internal-guid-7dfbc7b8-7fff-27be-8366-36a9b81244a3"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The design thinking model</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is very applicable to clubs and other organizations on campus.</span></span></li>
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<br/>=== <span id="docs-internal-guid-7dfbc7b8-7fff-27be-8366-36a9b81244a3"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Priority #3 - Connect students to campus I&E organizations/groups</span></span>===
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<li><span id="docs-internal-guid-7dfbc7b8-7fff-27be-8366-36a9b81244a3"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A large problem is that students do not know what I&E opportunities exist and how to find/contact organizations that are working on projects in need of student support/help</span></span></li>
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=== <span id="docs-internal-guid-7dfbc7b8-7fff-27be-8366-36a9b81244a3"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Priority #4 - “Expose” I&E</span></span>===
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<li><span id="docs-internal-guid-7dfbc7b8-7fff-27be-8366-36a9b81244a3"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stage 1: Contact Innovators and Entrepreneurs at RPI</span></span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">