{"id":1054,"date":"2017-07-07T15:17:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T15:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/visions\/?p=1054"},"modified":"2018-02-07T21:57:13","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T21:57:13","slug":"innovation-entrepreneurship-at-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/visions\/innovation-entrepreneurship-at-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation &#038; Entrepreneurship at Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1055\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1055\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/visions\/files\/2017\/07\/News_Portraits_UIF_MakersSpace_9DEC16_00012.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"597\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000080;font-size: 10pt\">University Innovation Fellow Shelby Williams, a nursing student, in the iMakerSpace.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is an energy coming from recent efforts to enhance something that has been a part of Tech from the beginning: we are a university of makers. The College of Business is the home of the Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship program, which exists to empower students, faculty, staff and the surrounding community to create a brighter future for themselves. Here is a rapid rundown of some of Tech\u2019s I&amp;E efforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eagle Works<\/strong> is a process and competition to showcase students\u2019 innovative business ideas. Students form teams focused around a business idea, develop their idea and pitch it to a panel of judges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Academic Programs<\/strong> include an Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship Certificate (available to all majors), the National Science Foundation I-Corps, Experiential Learning in Entrepreneurship, and a Governor\u2019s School for Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship for rising high school seniors.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>University Innovation Fellows<\/strong> are a global coalition of university students dedicated to spreading I&amp;E on college campuses. Tech is home to 10 of the 600 University Innovation Fellows. Each member of this elite group completes specialized training and implements campus-wide events to create a I&amp;E culture at Tech.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>iMakerSpace<\/strong>, developed by the College of Engineering and the College of Business, provides an interactive and collaborative space for students and faculty to use in pursuit of I&amp;E projects. The space provides a wide variety of resources and technologies that can be used in fabricating prototypes.<\/p>\n<p>More details about Tech\u2019s I&amp;E initiative can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tntech.edu\/innovation\/\">tntech.edu\/innovation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Story:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.tntech.edu\/visions\/features\/a-future-of-innovation\/\">A future of innovation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is an energy coming from recent efforts to enhance something that has been a part of Tech from the beginning: we are a university of makers. 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