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<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">'''Priority #1: UIF Involvement with Sankey Hall'''</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Purpose:</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Elon University has announced that they will expand the Love School of Business with the addition of Sankey Hall. This building will house two new academic centers focussed on financial education and design thinking. Elon hopes to encourage students from all disciplines to gather in this space and work collaboratively on projects that incorporate design thinking.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Strategies:</span></span></span>
*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Reach out to Stanford D school faculty while in California to ask which resources they think are necessary in a large design thinking space</span></span></span>
*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Network with other students to ask about their schools' design thinking spaces</span></span></span>
*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Talk to students on-campus across disciplines to determine what resources they think that we need</span></span></span>
*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Work with faculty here to ensure that all disciplines are accomodated in this new space</span></span></span>
*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Inquire about a UIF internship program that allows trained UIFers to have office hours within the design thinking space</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">'''Priority #2: Elon University Crowd Fund'''</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Purpose:</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">''CollegeFundFestival'' is a one day event run by Enactus at Elon University where creators at Elon and in the community get the resources to fund their ideas. The festival is free to the public and students and showcases entrepreneurial projects ranging from Science and Technology, Art, Culture, Education, Social Good, Wellness, Lifestyle or anything in between. The festival is fun for all ages, with all day activities including music, food, and entertainment. At ''CollegeFundFestival'', attendees vote for their favorite projects, give immediate feedback to creators, and can contribute to the project themselves using crowdfunding. Additionally, the crowd decides on projects to get funded; The top entrepreneurs are guaranteed funding based on voting. </span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Strategies:</span></span></span>
*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Reach out to various sources on and off campus for funding and support for the event. </span></span></span>
*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Research other Universities that have a crowdfunding platform already set up. </span></span></span>
*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Create a platform or use existing platform. </span></span></span>
*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Advertise and connect with all involved Elon parties to create large event with many supporters. </span></span></span>
*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Evaluate what could be improved from the event.</span></span></span>
*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Present proof of concept to school and start to market in Alumni circles. </span></span></span>
= <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Priority #3: Consult With and Work on Current I&E Clubs and Organizations on Campus</span></span></span> =
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Purpose: </span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Fortunately, Elon has a lot of programs and organizations that encourages students to explore I&E; however, many of these have either died out within the past couple years, have a lack of leadership or have needed a good push in the right direction. As UIF members we seek to build these programs and organizations back up.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Strategies:</span></span></span>
*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="s3">Identify organizations at Elon that work on I&E.</span><span class="s2"> </span></span></span></span>
*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="s3">Evaluate their current state and future sustainability.</span></span></span></span>
*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="s3">H</span>elp them build stronger leadership teams by involving ourselves in their programs to spur progress and connect different groups.<span class="s2"> </span></span></span></span>
*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="s3">Connect these different organizations with one another to build their recognition on campus and encourage collaboration without competition.</span></span></span></span>
*<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="s3">Connect these organizations with different resources inside and outside of the school that might be helpful for them. </span>Create a group of presidents and UIF leaders that meets once a semester to discuss the current state of I&E.</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">2015 UIF Pitch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGugNRw0iQ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGugNRw0iQ0]</span></span>
= <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Priority #4: Create and Market A University Wide Hackathon</span></span></span> =
