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= <span style="font-size: xx-large;">Overview</span><span style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</span> =

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<span style="font-size: medium;">Utah Valley University is a teaching institution with a unique focus on "engaged learning," or the combination of traditional academic and hands-on education. This mode of teaching goes back to UVU's roots as a vocational school at its inception during World War II and persists today across the institution's full array of university-level programs.</span>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: medium;">Utah Valley University is a school with a rich history of innovation and entrepreneurship. UVU students are passionate about solving the world’s complex problems.</span> <span style="font-size: medium">Utah Valley University’s Business Resource Center offers a wide variety of resources for entrepreneurs including: Business Counselors, Accelerator Programs, New Product Development Training, Prototyping, Tech Commercialization, Government Grants, Tech Transfer, The Vivint SMARTLab, and more.&nbsp; This great abundance of resources drives many student entrepreneurs to utilize the Business Resource Center each year. But how does UVU reach the rest of the students on campus? How can UVU teach students to generate new ideas? How can UVU drive more traffic to the Business Resource Center?</span>&nbsp; <span style="font-size: medium">It is imperative that we engage students in a hands-on learning experience that allows them to identify and solve the problems the world is facing. We must provide students with a cross-disciplinary collaborative environment where they can generate and test new ideas. Our goal is to teach all students about Design Thinking: A human-centered approach to creative problem solving. This knowledge will make students a versatile tool as they enter the workforce. Regardless of major, job, or industry, this knowledge will teach students to solve the unknown problems of tomorrow.&nbsp;</span>&nbsp; =<span style="font-size: xx-large">Strategic Priorities</span>=<br />==Increase Access to and Accessibility of Education for Working Students==- Student success coaches specialized in assisting working students. - Create accommodations through accessibility services for missing class due to work. - Expand competency-based learning allowing students to progress through their courses through their skill level rather than time spent. ==Research to Further Understand the Experience of Students who are Queer/Female/ Struggling with Mental Illness==- Gather research already done in the psychology program centered around students with these identities. - Surveys, polls , interviews and focus group as methods of data collection. - Analysis of qualitative and quantitative data to identify important trends and patterns that can be addressed. ==Mentorship Program Based on Major and Identities==- Identify intersectional identities that could benefit from major and/or identity based mentors, - Support groups and events for mentors and students. - Further research to understand how students are affected by HB 261. ==Leverage Current UVU Talent and Resources to Innovate Classroom Technology==- Build connection between Dx and E2I for innovative classroom technology - Establish a process by which faculty and students can provide feedback. - Conduct initial research for Dx identifying initial areas within which to innovate to further address student need and technology. - Establish and build a classroom technology endowment. ==Career Identity Development==- Create a more engaging strength test. - Create more ways for students to explore identity. - Create clubs or student-led associations for identity exploration within careers. - Interviewing professionals in intro classes. - Pathway and Cognitive function research integration ==Systematic Issue Resolution and Improvement==- Create a list of changes. - Invite them to participate in the solution. - Show survey results to highlight issues. - SkillCo integration with the Course catalogue.

<span style="font-size: medium;">Utah Valley University’s Business Resource Center offers a wide variety of resources Input video presentations for entrepreneurs including: Business Counselors, Accelerator Programs, New Product Development Training, Prototyping, Tech Commercialization, Government Grants, Tech Transfer, The Vivint SMARTLab, and each major providing more.&nbsp; This great abundance of resources drives many student entrepreneurs to utilize the Business Resource Center information on each yearsubject. But how does UVU reach the rest of the students on campus? How can UVU teach students to generate new ideas? How can UVU drive more traffic to the Business Resource Center?</span>&nbsp;

<span style="font-size: medium;">It is imperative that we engage students in Create a hands-on learning experience that allows them to identify and solve the problems the world is facing. We must provide students with a cross-disciplinary collaborative environment where they can generate and test new ideas. Our goal is to teach all students about Design Thinking: A human-centered approach to creative problem solving. This knowledge will make students a versatile tool as they enter the workforce. Regardless of major, job, or industry, this knowledge will teach students to solve the unknown problems of tomorrowproject plan for implementation.&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;

= <span style="font-size: xxInteractive Online Engagement Enhancement==-large;">Strategic Priorities</span><br/> =Brainstorm different ways to engage students through an online platform.

== <span style="font-size:x-large;">Create Identify a Center team or individuals responsible for Excellence & Innovation on Campus</span><br/> ==creating an online platform and administering the survey. This team may include faculty, staff, and students.

- Clearly communicate the purpose and importance of the survey to students.  - Use learning analytics tools and data tracking to monitor student engagement during online classes. Compile all data.  - Use multiple communication channels to distribute the survey, including email, social media, and announcements in online courses.  - Use UX design to create a very user-friendly platform.  - Test out with a beta class and receive feedback.  - Regularly evaluate and update the technology infrastructure<br />=Freshman Major Outlook Program/App=- Create an innovative web-app that freshman take early in their freshmen year. They will take personality and interest tests, and will be directed to relevant major programs and resources on campus. - Integrate the app with UVU's student success program. - Create the engineering infrastructure for the app to carry on every year. =Improving Campus Energy Efficiency through Aerial Thermal Imagery=- Provide aerial/drone thermal imagery of campus grass areas and rooftops to find locations of improvement energy-wise. - Create reports and insights for where the campus can improve water usage or find rooftop heat leaks. - Train facilities and grounds staff to be able to carry on energy efficient imaging so that these services can be provided years from now. =Healthy and Affordable Food Options on Campus=- Provide affordable/subsidized food options for students. - Create a booth or vending machine where students can easily purchase affordable food. - Coordinate with food services and the culinary school to provide healthy options and meals for  =Innovation Catalysts Program= <span style="font-size:small">-Helps students gain leadership skills</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Finding funding for student scholarships</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Creating the infrastructure and sustainability for the program to go from year to year</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Finding a director over the innovation so that there is someone keeping it whole from year to year</span> =Industry Connections to Campus= <span style="font-size:small">-Working on creating partnerships and donations between industries that want to get involved</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Create partnership classes</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Projects at industry sites worked on by students</span> =Faculty Catalysts Informational Teaching and Research Opportunities= <span style="font-size:small">-Funding for projects and supplementing time</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Bring faculty and professors into innovation catalyst class</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Find ways to bring innovation into specific professors' courses</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Provide a way for professors to bring their projects to innovation catalysts</span> =Project Match Application= <span style="font-size:small">-Creating the interface for the app</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Prototyping the app and incorporate the appropriate analytics</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Beta testing the app to know what works what does not</span> <span style="font -size:small">-Updating the app constantly to fix issues or bugs</span> =Change an Underutilized Computer Lab Into a Innovation Lounge= <span style="3font-size:small">-Work In order to even build an I&E ecosystem, we need to build a community of respect for the profession that starts with Presidential Cabinet the building we are in. We need a place for groups and students to meet and learn Design Thinking</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Interview/collect data about current use of the room.</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Create a full prototye of vision for the room.</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Present data and plan to facilitate the design dean and development admin of the School of Education.</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Present data and plan to Presidential Cabinet.</span> =Create a Workshop Series about Innovation in Education&nbsp;= <span style="font-size:small">-Gage interest from faculty, staff and students.</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Create the curriculum.&nbsp;</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Find presenters & Build curriculum.</span> =Create a Teachers For Innovation Club= <span style="font-size:small">-Form an official club through UVU Center Clubs.</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Recruit at club rush, jump start orientation, in our new lounge and in classes.&nbsp;</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Hold elections for Excellence club officers.</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Plan various activities.</span> =Build a Student Run Pop-Up Shop in the Innovation Lounge& nbsp;= <span style="font-size:small">-Get approval from School of Education Administration as well as Presidential Cabinet</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Find a student to run the pop-up shop.</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Select Inventory based on student interests and needs.</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Create a schedule for the shop.</span> <span style="font-size:small">-Use the money to bridge the Innovationgap in educators.&nbsp;</fontspan>

<font size="3"></font><span style="font-size: medium;small">-Work with adminsitration Use foot traffic in the shop to create sustainable model promote workshop series and policies for the new Centerclub.&nbsp;</span>

<font size="3"></font>=<span style="font-size: medium;x-large">-Secure physical land in Vineyard, Utah. (Completed 09/2019)Create a Center for Excellence & Innovation on Campus</span>==

<span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;3">-Secure temporary space on campus. (Completed 09/2019Work with Presidential Cabinet to facilitate the design and development of the UVU Center for Excellence & Innovation</spanfont>

<span style="font-size: medium;">-Secure temporary space on campus. (Completed 09/2019</span>==<span style="font-size:x-large">Utilize Business Resource Center&nbsp;</span>==

== <span style="font-size:x-large;medium">Utilize -Move University Innovation Fellow program into the Business Resource Centerat UVU.&nbsp;</span><br/> ==

<span style="font-size: medium;">-Move University Innovation Fellow program Create sustainable model of growth and development to move into the Business Resource Center at UVUa phyisical dedicated building.&nbsp;</span>

<span style="font-size: medium;">-Create sustainable model of growth comfortable space for students to innovate and development to move into a phyisical dedicated buildingdesign.&nbsp;</span>

<span style="font-size: medium;">-Create comfortable space for students to innovate and design.&nbsp;</span>=Organize Silicon Slopes Business Group==

== <font size="5">UVU Excellence & Innovation Initiative Launch</font> ==<div><span style="font-size: medium;">-Work Regularly meet with President and Cabinet to coordinate announcement of the initiative/center dedicated to innovation in November.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">-Work with President and Cabinet to coodinate official launch of inititative/center this group, as a steering commitee for innovation and excellence in April of 2020.&nbsp;</span><br/></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">-Work with President to invite community organizations, business, and others to the launch.</span><br/></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">-Coordinate panel with President and other innovative minds.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div>

== <span stylefont size="font-size: x-large;5">Facilitate Greater Collaboration Across DepartmentsUVU Excellence & Innovation Initiative Launch</spanfont> ==<div><span style="font-size: medium;">-Finish prototyping Work with President and Cabinet to coordinate announcement of the Innovation Incubator Event Seriesinitiative/center dedicated to innovation in November.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This includes the event design, the ideal place -Work with President and time Cabinet to hold the event, the event frequency, coodinate official launch of inititative/center for innovation and the optimal amount excellence in April of student involvement (March 2018) (Nick Varney)2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;">-Leverage networks of professors and department heads Work with President to identify "lone wolf innovators" invite community organizations, business, and personally invite them others to attend the serieslaunch. The success of the event depends upon getting the right people to attend (March 2018) (Nick Varney).&nbsp;</span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;">-Create digital Coordinate panel with President and print advertisements for the event series (March 2018) (Tim Smith)other innovative minds.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div><br/></div><div>==<font size="35">-Work on Major Innovation Projects</font><span style="font-size: medium;">Work with administration to promote event series through campus digital signage. Digital advertisements on campus are not the most effective way to promote events, but they will hopefully intrigue a couple of professors we otherwise would have missed (March 2018) (Tim Smith).</span><br/></div><div><br/></div>=<div><span style="font-size: medium;">-Establish a socialDesign and implement project-media marketing strategy for the event (April 2018) (Nick Varney)matching app on campus.&nbsp;</span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">-Take pictures and record videos of the events. We will use these pictures and videos to augment our social media advertisements (April 2018) (Nick Varney).&nbsp;Begin work on student-led solar company</span></div><div><br/></div><div>== <span style="font-size:x-large;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b2088f8d-549a-235b-bf2e-c0087077c8ff"><span style="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;">Create a Website that will compound all the resources available for I&E</span></span></span> ==

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b2088f8d-549a-235b-bf2e-c0087077c8ff"><span style="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;">-Increase awareness about the resources available for Innovation and Entrepreneurship through a Website (Wendy - September 2018)</span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b2088f8d-549a-235b-bf2e-c0087077c8ff"><span style="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;">-Introduce the website to Faculty and Students (Wendy - September 2018)</span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b2088f8d-549a-235b-bf2e-c0087077c8ff"><span style="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;">-Promote the use of the website through the discover passport activity (Wendy - September 2018)</span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b2088f8d-549a-235b-bf2e-c0087077c8ff"><span style="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;">-Promote the use of resources through class assignments &nbsp;(Wendy - September 2018)</span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b2088f8d-549a-235b-bf2e-c0087077c8ff"><span style="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;">-Provide a 5 to 10 minutes training about how to use the website to learn about the resources (Wendy -September 2018)</span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b2088f8d-549a-235b-bf2e-c0087077c8ff"><span style="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;">-Include videos, about the use of the resources, on the website to make it more interactive and attractive (Wendy -September 2018- January 2019)</span></span></span>

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">- Create ready to use lesson plans for professors to implement in their courses, that includes engaging with a resource (Khaliun - July 2018)</span>

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">- Create engaging 'Escape Room'-style resource discovery/adventure guides for I&E resources. (Khaliun- July 2018)</span>

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">- Create a Discover Passport for students to mark discovered resources </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Khaliun - July 2018)</span>

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