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===What is an innovation center? How shall it be defined at MC?=== | ===What is an innovation center? How shall it be defined at MC?=== | ||
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'''From the [http://innovationcenter.uic.edu/wordpress/?page_id=475 University of Illinois at Chicago, Innovation Center'''] | '''From the [http://innovationcenter.uic.edu/wordpress/?page_id=475 University of Illinois at Chicago, Innovation Center'''] | ||
:1) ''The Innovation Center is a community of industry entrepreneurs and academic researchers working in partnership to instigate breakthroughs: fusing the uncommon, taking risks, thinking big.'' | :1) ''The Innovation Center is a community of industry entrepreneurs and academic researchers working in partnership to instigate breakthroughs: fusing the uncommon, taking risks, thinking big.'' | ||
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::Education: Our interdisciplinary educational mission seeks to engage faculty and students in close collaboration with corporate partners to develop and commercialize new products. | ::Education: Our interdisciplinary educational mission seeks to engage faculty and students in close collaboration with corporate partners to develop and commercialize new products. | ||
::Incubation: Support innovation activities though the use of the innovation center facilities, capabilities and financial support. | ::Incubation: Support innovation activities though the use of the innovation center facilities, capabilities and financial support. | ||
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===Why does MC need an innovation center?=== | ===Why does MC need an innovation center?=== | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 28 November 2017
What is an innovation center? How shall it be defined at MC?
From the University of Illinois at Chicago, Innovation Center
- 1) The Innovation Center is a community of industry entrepreneurs and academic researchers working in partnership to instigate breakthroughs: fusing the uncommon, taking risks, thinking big.
- 2) The Innovation Center’s mission is to produce Innovation and Innovators through 3 approaches to engagement.
- Collaboration: Bring industry thought leaders together with university experts to seed innovative thinking and to enable collaboration in design, technology, products, services, and business models."
- Education: Our interdisciplinary educational mission seeks to engage faculty and students in close collaboration with corporate partners to develop and commercialize new products.
- Incubation: Support innovation activities though the use of the innovation center facilities, capabilities and financial support.
Why does MC need an innovation center?
- 1) An innovation center will attract students.
- 2) An innovation center will support/appeal to current students.
- 3) An innovation center will allow students and faculty to work together on projects outside of the traditional classroom.
Who (faculty/staff/other) will be involved in an innovation center?
- 1) Connell (PEC)
- 2) Fasano (Physics)
- 3) Bolon (PEC)
- 4) Rothbart (PEC)
- 5) Sturgeon (Chemistry)
What activities will be going on in the MC innovation center?
- 0) ???
- 1) 3D printing
- 2) Glass blowing
- 3) Poster printer
- 4) Virtual Reality gaming