The Innovative & Entrepreneurial University: Follow up to the University President’s Letter

1. The Innovative & Entrepreneurial University:Follow up to the University President’s Letter Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship

2. NACIE University President’s Letter • Signed by Mary Sue Coleman, Bud Peterson, Holden Thorp and Michael Crow • Support from AAU & APLU • 138 University President’s Signed • 3 Higher Education Associations • Six Categories in focus: • Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship • Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship • Actively supporting the university technology transfer function • Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration • Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts • Recognition of efforts to promote innovation & entrepreneurship

3. Signatories Map NACIE Letter Signatories Map

4. Replication by other’s in higher ed • National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (170 colleges) • Historically Black Colleges & Universities: • HBCU Deans Summit (50 colleges) • United Negro College Fund (20 colleges) • American Association of State Colleges & Universities (65 colleges) • National Lab Directors Network (15 DOE Labs) + 138 NACIE Signatories __________________________ = 458 universities, colleges & labs committed to innovation and entrepreneurship – a national effort

5. OIE Follow up (April – September) • Directly follow up with NACIE signatories • Interviewed 131 of 138 signatories • Presidents, Vice Presidents & Provost level • Vision for innovation & entrepreneurship • Most exciting programs • Follow up documentation • “5 Buckets” Worksheet • Similar documents from other organizations • “Deep Dives” of 11 colleges and universities • Report on best practices & emerging trends • “The Innovative & Entrepreneurial University” • White House & DOC Auditorium • 400 delegates

6. Objectives of the Report & Event • Identify a broad swath of innovation and entrepreneurship programming across the country factoring in geography, culture, ecosystem and campus size • Identify suggestions, recommendations and ideas for strengthening the bond between universities and the federal government. • Understand how the lessons learned about the university-government relation can be applied to other R&D partnerships, including business, labs and accelerators • Celebration of the prominence of innovation & entrepreneurship as university priorities

7. Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship • Courses: The University of Colorado System’s Innovation and Entrepreneur Degree • Experiential Learning: The University of Illinois Patent Clinic • Business Plan Contests: Florida Atlantic & In-Kind Prizes • Student Challenges: University of Wisconsin’s 100 hour challenge • Entrepreneurial Dorms: Universities of Florida & Maryland • Texas A&M: Student venture fund – attempt to pay out of student fees • Government engagement • Accreditation for entrepreneurship degrees • Replication of Department of Energy National Business Plan Contest • U.S. Department of Treasury rules changes around program related investments

8. Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship • Education: The University of Pittsburgh Innovation Commercialization Course for Faculty. • Entrepreneurial Leave: The University of Cincinnati Research Institute • Connection: California Institute of Technology “Tech Review” for faculty ideas • Celebration: University of Southern California faculty awards • Multiple schools looking at entrepreneurs as factor for tenure process • Government • PRI – use of endowment funds and charitable donations • Crowdfunding for student and faculty ideas

9. Actively supporting the university technology transfer function • 80 applications for i6 Challenge – Proof of Concept • Food, education, drones, dairy, agriculture, social innovation, biotech, clean tech and rural development • University of Minnesota and Arizona State University with multi-disciplinary approaches across schools, sectors and people • University of Delaware “spin in” • University of Central Florida i6 Center • UNC Chapel Hill – students in tech transfer • Penn State – Open IP • University of Utah – Regional Tech Transfer role • Government • I6 Proof of Concept • NHLBI Proof of Concept Challenge

10. Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration • University of Delaware “spin in” – bringing ideas into the university for development • University of Minnesota’s Medical device center innovation fellows program • Georgia Tech Flashpoint Startup Accelerator • Northeastern University Coop & Entrepreneurship Program • Clemson University – innovation with auto industry • Government • EDA Jobs & Innovation Accelerator Challenge • National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centers

11. Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts • Tulane University: Required civic engagement by students and faculty in New Orleans area • North Carolina State University – Centennial Campus • University of Massachusetts High Performance Computing Center (benefiting Holyoke, MA) • University of Missouri Kansas City – White Board to Boardroom (effort to connect ideas to local business) • Government: • Regional Tech Transfer Centers at the State Level • US Department of Education innovation clusters • EDA Regional Innovation Strategies • Startup America Initiative and Partnership

12. OIE Next Steps • Determine synergies with 2011 Presidential Memorandum on Tech Transfer & Commercialization • Forums with Higher Education Associations • AAU, APLU, AASCU, ACE, AUTM • NACCE, ACC • HBCU Deans Summit, UNCF • Follow up with federal agencies • Research agencies: NSF, NIH, DOE, DoD • Business agencies: Commerce, Treasury, SEC, SBA • Talent & Workforce agencies: Labor, Education, USCIS