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= '''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">As a Cohort, Continue to Seek Out Diverse Perspectives<br/span> '''=

= '''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">As In order to build a Cohorttruly integrative project around innovation and entrepreneurship at the university, Continue it is fundamental to Seek Out Diverse Perspectivesobtain the opinions and perspectives from diverse groups, including students faculty and staff from several fields and also administration alumni and companies.</span>''' =

'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">In order to build a truly integrative project around innovation and entrepreneurship at the university, it is fundamental to obtain the opinions and perspectives from diverse groups, including students faculty and staff from several fields and also administration alumni and companies.</span>''' '''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Strategies</span>'''

<li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Set up booths on the Drillfield (center of campus), to get the community opinion about important topics.</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Promote small town hall sessions in different areas of campus aiming to get input from diverse groups.</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Stimulate discussion through VT official social media channels.</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Create fun events to get faculty, student, and administration together in collaborative challenges.</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Set up online polls asking all segments about their desired future paths for the university.</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Add a comments box to be displayed every time a person logs in on the university computing system so that feedback can be readily received.</span>'''</li>

= '''<brspan style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">2022-2023 Establish UIF's Long-Term Projection/Goals for Virginia Tech</span> '''=<span style="color:#000000">As a cohort, we aim to build long-term relationships between upperclassmen and underclassmen on the Virginia Tech Campus to grow and develop our students professionally, emotionally, and socially.</span>

= '''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-"><span style:normal;="font-variant:normal;text-decorationsize:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;small">2018-2019 Establish UIF’s Long-Term Projection'''Strategies'''</Goals for Virginia Techspan></span>''' =

&nbsp;*Build an app that creates student-mentor pairings guided by a unique algorithm that matches eachother'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">One of s interests and focuses. *Bring awareness to the main goals we app through social media and Virginia Tech news sources.*Work with Virginia Tech Professors to improve as well as promote the 2018-2019 UIF Cohort are trying app via Innovate methods. *Partner with VT Engage to accomplish is making sure whatever we do make the app as our change projects resonate for years to come. &nbsp;We hope to instill directed as possible and add a new type of culture at Virginia Tech, one that involves truly understanding and appreciating innovation and entrepreneurship. What this will do is create an atmosphere roadmap for students goals similar to go and make their ideas into realitysystem.</span>'''

'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Strategies<br /span>'''<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Host events that can help students realize what innovation and entrepreneurship is2020-2021 Establish UIF's Long-Term Projection/Goals for Virginia Tech</span>'''</li>=<li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ask around campus As a cohort, we aim to figure out how the university is currently defining create more awareness of innovation and entrepreneurship</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Work to connect different I&E programs to work together and share ideas</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Inform students through email or social media platform of opportunities within the University amidst the increased emphasis on campus of ways their ideas can be fostered</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Cause a movement on campus to make I&E a lifestyle focus around campusvirtual and remote interaction.</span>'''</li></ul>

<span style= "color:#000000"><span style="font-size:small">'''Strategies'''<br/span></span> =

*<span style= '''"color:#000000">Host or organize an "I&E Week" to highlight programs and opportunities at Virginia Tech.</span>*<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-">Create an application that has comprehensive lists of all courses offered at the university with filters to promote I&E based classes.</span>*<span style="color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-#000000">Work with departments not typically associated with I&E to encourage new connections and provide partnering opportunities (ex. ICAT).</span>*<span style="color:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;#000000">Enhance Communication Effectiveness Involving Collaborative OpportunitiesCreate a mentorship program to pair students with I&E experts.</span>''' =

&nbsp;'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">A prevalent issue across the Virginia Tech campus is that students aren’t aware of the many opportunities that are offered for them. Because Virginia Tech’s campus is so large, it is challenging for all students to be included or even informed about certain opportunities offered; which can be simply because of a specified major. However, it would be beneficial to have a platform to ensure all students are aware of the various opportunities.</span>'''

'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Strategies</span>'''<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial;color:#000000; background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal; font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Develop a quick survey for students to inform them about organizations and opportunities</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-stylenumeric:normal; font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;whiteeast-space:pre-wrap;">Create a poll of students interested in innovation and connect them</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variantasian:normal;text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap;">Distribute information cards in the dining halls</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white2019-space:pre2020 Establish UIF’s Long-wrap;">Create platform with student network inputs<Term Projection/span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Create an online weekly reminder Goals for collaboration openingsVirginia Tech</span>'''</li></ul>=

= '''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Efficient Use One of Existing I&E Spacesthe main goals of the 2019-2020 UIF cohort is to pair holistic development of the student with the university's technical approach to education.</span>''' =

&nbsp;'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-"><span style:normal;="font-variantsize:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;small">A lot of spaces amongst campuses are used in very different ways. One emerging issue that we have seen is that people are not aware of many spaces around campus. If there was a way to spread awareness amongst these spaces throughout campus this will cause people to actually use these spaces more often. In addition to the previous thought, we want to create a space specifically for I&E where multiple different backgrounds can come and share ideas.</span>'''<br/>Strategies'''</span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"></span>'''

'''*<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">StrategiesCreate an app that provides a more user-friendly approach to accessing information related to clubs and organizations. This could be similar to Virginia Tech's webpage for clubs, GobblerConnect.</span>'''<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>'''*<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Analyze existing spaces Create an interdisciplinary course that can focuses on project-based learning. These projects will be improved uponevaluated in a Shark Tank-like manner</span>'''</li><li>'''*<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Get feedback from Create a study abroad program that focuses on collaboration with students , parents, local universities, and faculty to see what and where improvements can be madeservice projects</span>'''</li><li>'''*<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Look into new spaces available for development for student use on campus</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Account for all spaces on campus Create a research and I&E showcase that students use for studying, group work, I+E, etccan attend to learn about resources and innovation outside of their majors while connecting them to faculty and other students</span>'''</li></ul>

= '''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;fontvariant-stylenumeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Design Coursework 2018-2019 Establish UIF’s Long-Term Projection/Goals for Interdisciplinary Collaboration; Students can begin to pair an understanding of I&E with an understanding of the resources Virginia Tech offers</span>''' =

<br/>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">The ultimate goal One of the main goals we as the 2018-2019 UIF Cohort are trying to accomplish is making sure whatever we do as our change projects resonate for years to get students come. &nbsp;We hope to understand the thinking processes that are associated with innovation and entrepreneurship. There is instill a lot new type of groundwork to be done beforehand; convincing the university to commit to this visionculture at Virginia Tech, communicating to students one that these are important skills, laying out what an I&E thinking process is; involves truly understanding and thus we want to include this priority as a multi-year goal. When students ultimately begin the learning process of appreciating innovation and entrepreneurship in the classroom, it . What this will do is imperative that they have a strong understanding of &nbsp;the campus ecosystem, so that they can act on new ideas, feel comfortable collaborating, create an atmosphere for students to go and use make their skills to be </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">productive</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">ideas into reality.</span>'''

<br/>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Strategies</span>'''

<li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Go through the landscape canvas with a specific focus on I&E in the classroom. Identify the stakeholders who we Host events that can build our vision around. Is there someone who is already doing help students realize what we are striving to bring to the university as a whole? How do we involve the professors innovation and teachers in the process?entrepreneurship is</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Get an understanding of Ask around campus to figure out how I&E the university is taught in places like the d.school. We need to know how to teach I&E.currently defining innovation and entrepreneurship</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Draft a vision for teaching Work to connect different I&E at Virginia Tech, taking into account the resources programs to work together and feelings towards I&E specific to our campus.share ideas</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Begin by implementing activities and modules into select classrooms who are well suited to receiving an I&E thought process, we Inform students through email or social media platform of opportunities on campus of ways their ideas can observe what works and what doesn’t.be fostered</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ultimately, integrate ways of thinking about ideation and prototyping and human centered design into every students educational journey.Cause a movement on campus to make I&E a lifestyle focus around campus</span>'''</li>

= '''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Enhance Communication Effectiveness Involving Collaborative Opportunities</span>'''<br/> =

<span style= "font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700400;font-stylevariant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Partnerships With Industry and Research BodiesA prevalent issue across the Virginia Tech campus is that students aren’t aware of the many opportunities that are offered for them. Because Virginia Tech’s campus is so large, it is challenging for all students to be included or even informed about certain opportunities offered; which can be simply because of a specified major. However, it would be beneficial to have a platform to ensure all students are aware of the various opportunities.</span>''' =</span>

'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;fontarial,helvetica,sans-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrapserif;">Establishing more partnerships with industry and external sponsors that offer direct opportunities for students to learn and practice in real-world settings is a key component on a strategy aiming to expand the impact of innovation for students at the university.</span>''' '''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Strategies</span>'''</span>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Create multidisciplinary groupsDevelop a quick survey for students to inform them about organizations and opportunities</span>'''</span>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ask for moneyCreate a poll of students interested in innovation and connect them</span>'''</span>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Brag about company sponsors, include them Distribute information cards in newsletters.the dining halls</span>'''</span>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Allow companies to sponsor more events on campus.Create platform with student network inputs</span>'''</span>

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Create more job fairs across all majors.an online weekly reminder for collaboration openings</span>'''</span>

</ul> ='''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Efficient Use of Existing I&E Spaces</span>'''= &nbsp;'''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">A lot of spaces amongst campuses are used in very different ways. One emerging issue that we have seen is that people are not aware of many spaces around campus. If there was a way to spread awareness amongst these spaces throughout campus this will cause people to actually use these spaces more often. In addition to the previous thought, we want to create a space specifically for I&E where multiple different backgrounds can come and share ideas.</span>''' '''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Strategies</span>'''<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Analyze existing spaces that can be improved upon</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Get feedback from students and faculty to see what and where improvements can be made</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap">Look into new spaces available for development for student use on campus</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial;color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Build close relationships Account for all spaces on campus that students use for studying, group work, I+E, etc</span>'''</li></ul>  ='''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Design Coursework Promoting Interdisciplinary Collaboration; Students can begin to pair an understanding of I&E with an understanding of the resources Virginia Tech offers</span>'''= <br />'''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">The ultimate goal of UIF is to get students to understand the thinking processes that are associated with innovation and entrepreneurship. There is a lot of groundwork to be done beforehand; convincing the university to commit to this vision, communicating to students that these are important skills, laying out what an I&E thinking process is; and thus we want to include this priority as a multi-year goal. When students ultimately begin the learning process of innovation and entrepreneurship in the classroom, it is imperative that they have a strong understanding of &nbsp;the campus ecosystem, so that they can act on new ideas, feel comfortable collaborating, and use their skills to be </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:italic; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">productive</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">.</span>''' <br />'''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Strategies</span>'''<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Go through the landscape canvas with companies a specific focus on I&E in the classroom. Identify the stakeholders who we can build our vision around. Is there someone who is already doing what we are striving to bring to the university as a whole? How do we involve the professors and teachers in the process?</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Get an understanding of how I&E is taught in places like the d.school. We need to know how to teach I&E.</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Draft a vision for teaching I&E at Virginia Tech, taking into account the resources and feelings towards I&E specific to our campus.</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Begin by keeping alumni involvedimplementing activities and modules into select classrooms who are well suited to receiving an I&E thought process, we can observe what works and what doesn’t.</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Ultimately, integrate ways of thinking about ideation and prototyping and human centered design into every students educational journey. Get </span>'''</li></ul> ='''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Partnerships With Industry and Research Bodies</span>'''= '''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Establishing more partnerships with industry and external sponsors that offer direct opportunities for students access to themlearn and practice in real-world settings is a key component on a strategy aiming to expand the impact of innovation for students at the university.</span>''' '''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Strategies</span>'''<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Create multidisciplinary groups</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Ask for money</span>'''</li><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Brag about company sponsors, include them in newsletters.</span>'''</ulli><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Allow companies to sponsor more events on campus.<u/span>'''</uli><li>'''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Create more job fairs across all majors.<sub/span>'''</subli><supli>'''<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:#000000; background-color:transparent; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre; white-space:pre-wrap">Build close relationships with companies by keeping alumni involved. Get students access to them.</supspan>'''<strike/li></strikeul>

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Supporting Experiential Learning at Virginia Tech:&nbsp;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRXTFV5-Upo https '''Fall 2019''' [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alisha_Bajaj Alisha Bajaj] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Will_Makowski Will Makowski] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Isabela_Nunez_Nova Isa Núñez Nova] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Michael_Rauco Michael Rauco]   '''Fall 2018''' [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Connor_Mulligan Connor Mulligan] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Shafe_Ahmed Shafe Ahmed] [http://wwwuniversityinnovation.youtubeorg/wiki/TJ_Cosby TJ Cosby] [http://universityinnovation.comorg/wiki/watch?v=vRXTFV5-UpoSydney_Miller Sydney Miller]  

<span><span style="font-size: 12ptsmall; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'arial,helvetica,sans-serif; "><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jarrodd_Davis Jarrodd Davis]</span></span></span></span>

<span><span style="font-size: 12ptsmall; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'arial,helvetica,sans-serif; "><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Danielle_jeffers Danielle Jeffers]</span></span></span></span>

<span><span style="font-size: 12ptsmall; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'arial,helvetica,sans-serif; "><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Najla_Mouchrek Najla Mouchrek]</span></span></span></span>

<span><span style="font-size: 12ptsmall; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'arial,helvetica,sans-serif; "><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sunny_Murthy Sunny Murthy]</span></span></span></span>

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