University Innovation Fellows: Students as Partners

University Innovation Fellows

Humera FasihuddinNCIIA, Epicenter

January 16, 2014

PATHWAYS TO INNOVATION PROGRAM

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Students As Partners…

• To help address Department’s emerging priorities.• As able to organize around their passion and interest.• As potential emissaries of I&E, able to attract other

students to courses and programs (peer to peer marketing).

• Engaging in extra-curricular and co-curricular activities that demonstrate a demand for I&E to potential partners, alumni and funders.

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Activating Students For Rapid Impact

Focus students on the task of enhancing the Innovation Ecosystem with the goal of creating lasting institutional impact.

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Pictured Above: UI Fellows at Stanford E-Week February 2013



Expanding Network of Student Leaders

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60 to be trained this academic year: Fall and Spring CycleValerie Sherry, University of Maryland College Park Michael Tantum, Wake Forest University Terrence Agbi, Polytechnic Institute of New York University Chen Cui, University of Iowa Andrew Dalman, North Dakota State University Derek Dashti, Tulane University Mary Wilcox, Arizona State University Tempe Nathan Smialek, University of Pittsburgh Brian Rhindress, University of Pittsburgh Christopher Woodward, Western Michigan University Randy Stockman, Florida Institute of Technology Dean Tate, Texas A & M University Graham Leslie, Texas A & M University Yifan Ge, Bucknell University Ellery Addington-White, Beloit College Jennifer Mayo, Oklahoma State University Katelyn Stenger, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Nolan Nicholson, University of Nevada, Reno Breanne Przestrzelski, Clemson University Brittany Wouden, Washington State University Vancouver Mridul Bhandari, Pennsylvania State University Viviana Tran, Washington State University Ian Hamilton, Purdue University Peter Hollender, Duke University Jeffrey Ackerman, Purdue University Gregory Wilson, University of Georgia Andrew Batz, Virginia Commonwealth University Benjamin Johnston, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Karuna Relwani, University of Pittsburgh Elliot Roth, Virginia Commonwealth University Jared Karp, University of California Berkeley Adam Eastman, University of California Berkeley Blake Marggraff, University of Washington St. Louis Kevin Mobolade, Mercer University Alexandra Halbeck, Tufts University Tyler Salem, University of Central Florida Sean Maroni, North Carolina State University Kinshuk Mitra, Ohio State University Isaac Sanchez, University of Texas Austin Jack Goodwin, University of California San Diego Scharang Phadke, Cooper Union Fletcher Richman, University of Colorado Boulder Tayler Swanson, Rochester Institute of Technology Lucas Arzola, University of California Davis



Six Week Online Experiential Training

Hands-on Assignments, One-Hour WebEx

Two Cycles:Spring Deadline February 10th Fall Deadline ~September 22nd

Students Present Their FindingsLearn from one another

Get real-time feedback and analysis

Ongoing Peer Network + One-on-one CoachingAttend OPEN & Pre-conference Day @Google Headquarters

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Technology + Innovation + Entrepreneurship

Students trained to think critically about…

1) National ‘Strategic Resources’, 2) Current Campus Activities, &3) UI Fellow ‘How To’ Strategies

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Sweet Spot



1) National ‘Strategic Resources’

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Match based on campus and individual. Meet, Learn, Write-up & Present



2) Current Campus Activities

…Five Phases of a students journey through campus resources to become smart about I&E

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3) UI Fellows “How To” Strategies

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Student-led Strategies for Change on Campus



How To Guides @ Wiki http://www.universityinnovation.org

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Landscape Canvas: Student Point-of-View

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Not as many ways to become introduced to I&E

Not a lot of ways to strengthen success of ventures

Lots of support for early ideas



Gaps, Recommended Strategies, Action Plan

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WebEx Communities of Practice:

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TeamAwareness

TeamAwareness

TeamSkills

Building

TeamSkills

Building

TeamEurekaTeam

EurekaTeam

Venture ForthTeam

Venture Forth

Meet regularly, share ideas and best practices, invite speakers, etc.



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North Carolina State University



University of Pittsburgh

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University of California Berkeley



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