= Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration =
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size:medium;"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Though we do not have as many resources on campus as other schools, we have the Maker Space! This is a room set aside for innovation, collaboration, and prototyping. This room was made possible by the Fellows at SPC. So far this room has been used as an example to faculty of what a mobile classroom can look like. Also, it is full of prototyping materials which allows S.E.A.R.Ch club to hold design thinking workshops at least once per semester.</span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;">We are hoping that this room will create a spark amoungst the entire school and eventually lead to collaborating with industry.</span>
= Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts =
<span style="font-size: small;">One of SPC's main goals is to assist in the economic development of the surrounding area. In 2008 SPC commissioned Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. to do a study trying to find the socioeconomic impact of SPC on the surrounding areas. The results were very promising, with SPC stimulating the economy by about 2.3% of the total income. However, these results stem mainly from student spending and employment of former students in the area. If our students were to create a lasting impact on the community through innovative ideas and products, the stimulation of the economy by SPC would increase substantially.</span>
<span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">As a school, we are collaborating with Lubbock Economic Development Alliance by encouraging students to attend Computer Science Seminars that they are hosting for the foreseeable future.</span>
<span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">Below is a link to our Landscape Canvas. This is a list of the resources that are available in or around our area.</span>
= Landscape Canvas 2018 =
[[Marshal Head|<span style="font-size: medium;">Marshal Head</span>]]
[[Ssmith3096|<span style="font-size: medium;">Sarah Smith</span><br/>]]
<span style="font-size:medium;">[[South Plains College Student Priorities]]</span>