<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b36f306d-4e35-1f35-6bc7-5a58bd3dde69"><span style="font-size: 25px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How to Guide:</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b36f306d-4e35-1f35-6bc7-5a58bd3dde69"><span style="font-size: 25px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stitching Campus Faculty and Student Relationships to Support Student Innovation</span></span></p>
<br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-b36f306d-4e35-1f35-6bc7-5a58bd3dde69"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Contents<br/span></span><br/span><span style="color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Overview<br/span><br/span><span style="color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Idea<br/span><br/span><span style="color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gaining Support<br/span><br/span><span style="color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finding Success<br/span><br/span><span style="color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sustainability<br/span><br/span><span style="color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Conclusion</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-b36f306d-4e35-1f35-6bc7-5a58bd3dde69"><span style="font-size: 17px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Overview:</span></span>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.15;">The Idea:</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-b36f306d-4e35-1f35-6bc7-5a58bd3dde69"><span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(52, 52, 52); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The cornerstone of most relationships between students and faculty is innovation. For most, it is easier to follow an idea than a person; sharing a passion inspires hard work for the right reasons. As such, the process must start with the big idea.</span></span><br/>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-b36f306d-4e35-1f35-6bc7-5a58bd3dde69"><span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(52, 52, 52); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Albert Einstein remarked that if given an hour to solve a problem, he would spend the first fifty-five minutes thinking about the problem. With this in mind, research is key. Before approaching a faculty member and pitching an idea, the student must clearly identify both the stakeholder and the stakeholder’s problem. Further, the student must develop a plan of action, covering all of his bases. By preparing to such a degree, upon approaching a peer, professor or administrator, the student will appear confident, prepared, and ready to start making progress. If a student approaches a professor with a disorganized plan, without answers to potential conflicts the idea may find, and without a practiced sales pitch, there will be an instant loss of credibility and consequently lower chances of success.</span></span>