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== <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">IUPUI Student Efforts</span> ==
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[[File:The Brain Trust at IUPUI.jpeg|thumb|The Brain Trust at IUPUI.jpeg]]</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Students have been pushing for I&E on campus for several years. It has proven difficult to garner sustained interest. In 2017, a new student organization, The Brain Trust, was formed to provide education and an environment for students to bring ideas into action. Although the student organization was only around for one year, the small group of students kickstarted the process of allocating a designated innovation space at IUPUI. Furthermore, they initiated the planning stages with faculty to develop a lasting entrepreneurial structure on campus; they hoped to continue to bring students fromfragmented backgrounds and disciplines together to focus on singular projects to improve and contribute to IUPUI.</p>
In an effort to initiate the improvement of IUPUI's current innovative mindset, The Brain Trust's first goal was to apply to the University Innovation Fellows program to gain the knowlledge and know how to most effectively change the campus landscape. Recently, other student groups have started their own contributions to campus unity and innovation. Most notably, Student Talks, an organization dedicated to student discussions similar to that of Ted talks but on a student basis, has carved a path to begin meaningful discussions on campus. This venue could open the way to a more unified and innovative campus.