== Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==
<span id="docs-internal-guid-d0d54c8097cb2e66-7fff-50c0a544-a4f4b43a-4eb0cb103cb110bb98d0a303"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Michigan State University is at the developing stages of undergraduate student innovation and entrepreneurship and has very few engagements engagement in any graduate student promotion in the field. The bulk of the undergraduate student promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship is occurring in at a much better succession rate compared to last year. We have accumulated many students - underclassmen and upperclassmen - from a variety of stages in their idea coming majors to join the minor in entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship & Innovation as well as utilize the resources we MSU provides.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-d0d54c8097cb2e66-7fff-50c0a544-a4f4b43a-4eb0cb103cb110bb98d0a303"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In terms of undergraduate facilities, Michigan State University sponsors a variety of incubators , such as The Hatch , and has many office spaces for young entrepreneurs to venture forth from , such as the Neo Center and the Technology Innovation Center. From here Michigan State has a variety of sources for funding and continued support such as a wide network of alumni and business relations which the department eagerly connects with promising University university entrepreneurs. As well In addition, we have local businesses such as LEAP, which is another offers free resource to help develop the student’s idea. Before students reach the point of incubators and workspaces, however, Michigan State also has a variety of applied entrepreneurial activities from a "Design Day", a pitch competition and entrepreneurial clubs.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-d0d54c8097cb2e66-7fff-50c0a544-a4f4b43a-4eb0cb103cb110bb98d0a303"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Compared to previous years, Michigan State provides a ton slew of workshops, resources, and classes for early-stage development compared to previous years. While the tools are there for entrepreneurs to realize their concepts and make them a reality , students are sometimes unaware of the resources available to them, intimidated by the idea of entrepreneurship, uneducated in the basics of entrepreneurial efforts , or too strongly encouraged down the industry path to even consider entrepreneurship. This is an area which requires massive improvement on campus. Hackathons, TED talks and entrepreneurial workshops desperately need to be brought into Michigan State's culture while the The tools and accessibility of entrepreneurship need to be better marketed to the students starting early in their academic career. Efforts are currently being made to adjust the curriculum and add more inspirational programs to the university but much more work can still be done in the area.</span></span><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>
== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ==