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Since the establishment of South Plains College (SPC), the focus of the university has been on the betterment of the student. While many aspects of life have changed since 1957, the college's focus has not. Increasing the capacity of the individual to learn, produce, and be enlightened has always been the focus. To be the first community college in the history to participate in a program such as the University Innovation Fellows Program is something that we take pride in. South Plains College has continued to grow by adding satellite campuses including; Reese Technology Center, Plainview Center, and Lubbock Center. Innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) are not a new concept to SPC, but we have yet to have a catalyst to grow this culture of I&E. With its roots firmly planted in the sense of community, South Plains College is centered on changing to suit the needs and opportunities of the community. Grants and contracts are available to students and faculty in order to pursue projects and research. In 2017, the Math and Engineering department was able to open a maker space for all students to use inside the math building. = Vision for I&E on campus. = We want innovation and entrepreneurship to reach the bulk of the student body. We want to engage students who are just coming into SPC for the first time as well as students who have been attending but haven't been involved. There is a major deficiency in the culture of I&E on campus and we hope that by introducing students an understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship, the culture will spread like wildfire. We want our students to not feel limited by their status or their background. We want them to understand that if they have an idea, all they need is the right mindset and the right tools to bring it from idea to fruition. Not all ideas will succeed, but we want our students to be able to learn from their failures and not feel trapped by them. This will allow them to find out what doesn't work when they fail, and then motivate them to keep trying!   

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Have faculty, volunteer or arrange to teach sections to be covered during the class.

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Provide pamphlets with information covered, allowing students to practice at home.

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Have students advisors set up to schedule appointments to assist one on one with developing personal budget.

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Faculty holds seminar once a semester to ensure all new students have the opportunity.

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== Hold a bi-annual hackathon for students hosted by the Mathematics and Engineering department using school computer labs. ==

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== Math and Engineering instructors encourage classes to join or attend. ==

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== Computer Sc'''ience teacher provides sample projects for students to practice on.''' ==

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== '''Each semester ''' ==

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'''Have an app developed allowing students to enter building and room number they need, then showing a map corresponding to the location they entered all the way down to schematic of building showing which hall to turn down, etc.'''

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===== Have faculty establish a standardized layout of courses =====

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===== Enable Blackboard due date notifications across all classes =====

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===== Give customizability to students =====

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===== Require format standardization for documents uploaded to be used by students. =====

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===== Students we spoke to expressed concerns mainly regarding finances, time, and not knowing what to expect coming to school. With these projects we feel the ne'''w stude'''nts will get to know each other more through events and friendly competition, feel more secure being on their own and managing their own budget, and have an easier time locating information for their classes through blackboard, and the physical locations of their classes through an app. =====

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== Strategy #5: Influence Through Change ==