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= <span style="font-size: xx-large">Overview</span><span style="font-size: 12px">&nbsp;</span> = Fall 2020 {{#Widget:Youtube|id=uO3JNlbMIPc}}

<br/>Fall 2017

<br/>Spring 2016

= <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. - Input video presentations for each major providing more information on each subject. - Create a project plan for implementation. ==Interactive Online Engagement Enhancement==- Brainstorm different ways to engage students through an online platform.  - Identify a team or individuals responsible for 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 =

= Create a Workshop Series about Innovation in Education&nbsp; =

= Create a Teachers For Innovation Club =

= Build a Student Run Pop-Up Shop in the Innovation Lounge&nbsp; =

== <span style="font-size:x-large">Create a Center for Excellence & Innovation on Campus</span><br/> ==

     == <span style="font-size:x-large">Utilize Business Resource Center&nbsp;</span><br/> ==

== Organize Silicon Slopes Business Group ==

== <font size="5">UVU Excellence & Innovation Initiative Launch</font> ==<div><span style="font-size: medium">-Work with President and Cabinet to coordinate announcement of the initiative/center dedicated to innovation in November.</span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size: medium">-Work with President and Cabinet to coodinate official launch of inititative/center for innovation and excellence in April of 2020.&nbsp;</span><br/></div><div><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><br/></div><div><span style="font-size: medium">-Coordinate panel with President and other innovative minds.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div>== <font size="5">Work on Major Innovation Projects</font> ==<div><span style="font-size: medium">-Design and implement project-matching app on campus.</span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size: medium">-Begin work on student-led solar company</span></div><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> ==

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