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<br/>'''1) IdeaSpace''' - This collaborative space is being created with the idea in mind of it being an area in which students across all disciplines can come and just be.&nbsp; The focus is more on idea-generation and collaboration with only low resolution, basic prototyping.&nbsp; The intention here is to have this area be a feeder that will see students generating ideas with others, branching out of their comfort zones, and then going forth into the myriad of other labs and spaces on campus for more in-depth prototyping.

'''3) STEM Research and B-School Integration''' - Our business school School of Business is very active on the entrepreneurship side.&nbsp; We have an entrepreneurship major and minor, as well as a very active [http://enactus.org/ Enactus] chapter that meets each week.&nbsp; There are a number of businesses started by business students each year. &nbsp;However, there is quite a bit of separation between the business school School of Business and the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.&nbsp; The goal of this strategy is to provide a means for allowing business students to gain hands-on-experience in applying business practices with a scientific or engineering background.&nbsp; It will also give researchers exposure to entrepreneurship.

<br/><span style="font-size:large">'''''1) Engage UnderclassmenThis engagement will be achieved by a number of ways:'''''</span>

Description: Underclassmen have the highest probability a) Prototype activities - Prototype activities are seen as any manner of being interested action in Innovation and Entrepreneurshipwhich students are able to do something.&nbsp; Freshmen enter college with a clear outlook This can manifest itself in things as simple as: written lists or drawings on the learning possibilities and endless opportunities paper or whiteboard that await themcan be iterated upon, test code snippets or mock-ups to express an idea for an app, Raspberry Pi or Arduino creations or any manner of expression from any discipline.&nbsp; This time is ripe for them to A number of things can be exposed to a culture that encourages them to do and inspires their dreams that will fuel these actionsdone in this area.

<span style="fontb) We can have students gather in Leadership Circle meetings and have themed activities such as Build Nights, creative thinking workshops, collaborative thinking through team-size:large">'''''This engagement will be achieved by a number of ways:'''''</span>building games and more.

ac) Prototype activities We can co- Prototype sponsor activities are seen as any manner of action in which students are able to do something.&nbsp; This can manifest itself as things as simple as written lists or drawings be held during meetings for established student organizations on paper or whiteboard that can be iterated uponcampus, test code snippets or mock-ups which will allow us to have targeted activities to reach out directly to express an idea for an app, Raspberry Pi or Arduino creations or any manner of expression from any discipline. A number of things can be done in this areaspecific disciplinary demographics that will support the movement.

bd) We can have students gather Competitions - This category is where Hackathons, Business Plan competitions, Demo Days, Robotic Competitions, etc. come in .&nbsp; This will allow the skills learned from the weekly meetings of the Leadership Circle meetings and have themed activities such as Build Nights, Creative Thinking workshops, Collaborative Thinking through teamthe other organizations we're cross-building games pollinating with to be put to the test so that the greater campus and morecommunity at-large can see what is going on with the movement.

c) We can co<span style="font-sponsor activities to be held during meetings for established student organizations on campus that will allow us to have targeted activities to reach out directly to specific disciplinary demographics that would be helpful to the movement.size:large">'''''Timeline:'''''</span>

d) Competitions - This category is where Hackathons, Business Plan competitions, Demo Days, Robotic Competitions, etc come in.&nbsp; This will allow the skills learned from the weekly meetings of *Initial Leadership Circle Council has been formed and other organizations we're cross-pollinating with to be put to the test so that the greater campus and community at large can see what is going on with the movementstudents have convened.

*Initial Leadership Council Committee consisting of myself, Eric J. Sheppard (Dean of Engineering and Technology), Calvin Lowe (Dean of Science),Trina Coleman (Assistant Provost of Technology) and Otsebele Nare (Director of Business of Engineering) has been formed meeting weekly since early February to complete actionable items in regards to this, as well as all other strategies regarding innovation and students have convenedentrepreneurship on campus.

*Faculty across multiple disciplines As our semester ends in three weeks, we expect to have the activities and schools across campus have been brought on board to be part methods of engagement ready for the movement and Fall semester to share in engaging greet our students.&nbsp; Passionate faculty with patent experience, extensive research experience or extensive industry experience were and are continuously being sought after to participate in this regard.

Description: Our business school School of Business is very active on the entrepreneurship side.&nbsp; We have an entrepreneurship major and minor , as well as a very active &nbsp;Enactus &nbsp;chapter that meets each week.&nbsp; There are a number of businesses started by business students each year.&nbsp; There However, there is quite a bit of separation between the business school School of Business and the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM ) disciplines, however.&nbsp; The goal of this strategy is to provide a means of for allowing business students to build gain hands-on-experience in applying business practices within with a scientific or engineering background.&nbsp; It will also allow give researchers the exposure to entrepreneurship.

a) Current research projects within the School of Science or School of Engineering and Technology will have descriptions , including information such as:

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;i) Basic research, description of research, similarity to (or correlations with ) commercialized products in the marketplace, expected research completion date, what the researchers <br/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; expect to know/have completed upon completion date, etc.

b) Dean of the School of Business and , students, faculty and administrators within the school will put together a team of 1 industry partner and 2-3 business school students to attach to the research team.

c) This business school School of Business team will work with the research team to come up with possible ways of transitioning from basic research to commercialization.

d) If a viable commercialized solution is created, a business will be formed , and seed money from the school School of business Business will be used to fund this transition.

a) School of Business school students are able to learn more about the fields that they will more -than -likely be applying their business skills to upon after graduation.&nbsp; They will see how to analyze the market and find ways of taking unfinished, basic research and finding a way , or ways, it can could address a problem for a wide number of people.

b) Scientists and engineers will be able to gain experience in learning how to build businesses around the solutions they're creating in the lab.&nbsp; This will allow them to gain an entrepreneurial mindset that , which can often be missing from those students with STEM backgrounds.

c) Business industry partners will be able to observe and see firsthand how business students are coming up with ways to monetize solutions within science and engineering.&nbsp; Meanwhile, industry partners that are on the R&D side can see how the engineers and scientists are working through their process R&D processes not only in the lab , but also working on the creative side that looks outside the lab. This allows people to look at how a simple idea can go from basic tinkering and prototyping to having a huge impact.

*Approached Sid H. Credle (Dean of the School of Business) about the idea.

*Prototyped with Dean Credle on how projects would be submitted , and the process for team selection.

*Currently creating lists of projects , so that the first project can be submitted to the School of Business School.

*Will beta-test the process this Summer.

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